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;
1222 Adelina (nom) StPaulDom p. 10,
Edelina (nom) ibid. p. 24,
Edeline (gen) ibid. p. 1;
1340xc1450 Adolena (nom) CovGuild-1 p. 14,
Athelyna (nom) ibid. p. 30
- Early Modern 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;
1174 Adelina (abl) ibid. 161;
1179 Adelina (nom) ibid. 176,
Adeline (gen) ibid. 176;
1209 Adelina (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LII;
1231 Edelina (nom) NDParisII 2-CV;
1260 Adelina (nom) ArrestReg-volI II, St. Martin,
Adelinam (acc) ibid. II, St. Martin
- Old French
- ● 1296 Edeline paris1296 p. 19,
Edelot ibid. p. 18;
1313 Edeline Paris1313 p. 6;
1346 Adeline (nom) HAP p. 310
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1164 Aidelina (nom) Livi p. 39,
Aideline (gen) ibid. p. 39
Cite as: J. Pepe, S.L. Uckelman. "Adeline". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Adeline.