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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Adeline f. A hypocoristic of Old High German Adelhaid which quickly became established as an independent name in its own right.

England
English
1530 Adelyne LIWill-III p. 86
France
Latin
1135 Adelina (nom) clairvaux-12thc 7, Adeline (gen) ibid. 7; 1138x62 Adelina (nom) ibid. 84; 1147 Adelina (nom) ibid. 14, Adeline (gen) ibid. 14; 1147x62 Adelina (nom) ibid. 45, Adeline (gen) ibid. 46; 1163 Adeline (gen) ibid. 99; 1163–64 Adelina (nom) ibid. 106, Adeline (gen) ibid. 118; 1164 Adelina (nom) ibid. 120; 1209 Adelina (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LII; 1260 Adelina (nom) ArrestReg-volI II, St. Martin, Adelinam (acc) ibid. II, St. Martin
Old French
1296 Edeline paris1296 p. 19; 1313 Edeline Paris1313 p. 6
1296 Edelot paris1296 p. 18
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