Adelaide

Meaning

1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
2. Places named for Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV.
3. A town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
4. A river in the Northern Territory, Australia, known for its large population of saltwater crocodiles.
5. The state capital and largest city in South Australia, Australia.

Etymology / origin

Borrowed from French Adélaïde, from Old High German Adalheid (from adal (“noble”) + heit (“nature, character”)), modern German Adelheid; doublet of Alice.

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