The baby name Adelajda is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /adɛˈlajda/ (Polish: ah-deh-LAI-dah).
The baby name Adelajda is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /adɛˈlajda/ (Polish: ah-deh-LAI-dah).
Adelajda is in Origin.
Adelajda is the Polish form of the medieval Germanic Adelheid/Adalheidis, built from adal "noble" and heid "kind, type, rank," yielding the sense "noble sort" or "of noble nature." The spelling reflects Polish phonology; in usage it often sits alongside the shorter cognate Adela.
Carried through Europe by Saint Adelaide of Burgundy, a 10th-century empress of the Holy Roman Empire, the name flourished among royalty and convents and entered Polish records with the szlachta in the Middle Ages, later seeing modest revivals in the 19th-20th centuries. International variants include Adelaide (English), Adélaïde (French), Adelheid (German), Adelaida (Spanish, Russian), and Alida (Dutch/Scandinavian), with related forms Adela and Adelia. Familiar diminutives and nicknames are Ada, Adelka (especially in Slavic usage), and Heidi in German; in Poland, Ala also appears informally. Adelajda preserves a dignified, historical aura while feeling distinctive and melodic in contemporary Polish.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 0 | #69 | 8 | 2,372 | |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #165 | 59 | 4,141 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #176 | 2 | 2,769 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #245 | 5 | 6,293 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #293 | 2 | 3,687 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #298 | 57 | 5,096 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #346 | 6 | 5,378 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #541 | 5 | 8,334 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,416 | 31 | 9,415 |
Adelajda is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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