ADELAIDE

From the Francés forma de the Germanic name Adalheidis, which was composed of the elements adal noble and heid kind, sort, type. It was borne in the 10th century by Saint Adelaide, the wife of the Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great. The name became common in Britain in the 19th century due to the popularity of the Alemán-born wife of King William IV, for whom the city of Adelaide in Australia was named in 1836.

“A-də-layd (English), a-de-LIE-de (Italian), ə-də-LIED (Portuguese)”