Adeline
f.
A hypocoristic of Old High German Adelhaid (cf. Alice) or of Adela, which quickly became established as an independent name in its own right.
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1189 Adeline (gen) GASurv p. 161
- English
- ● 1530 Adelyne LIWill-III p. 86
- France
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- 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
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Adeline". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Adeline.