Adeleide pronunciation

libbyj06 · November 24, 2012, 2:29pm

Is Adeleide/[name]Adelaide[/name] always only pronounced [name]Add[/name]-uh-laid? Is Adeleide an accepted spelling?

Quince · November 24, 2012, 2:35pm

If I saw Adeleide I would pronounce it [name]Add[/name]-uhh-leed

libbyj06 · November 24, 2012, 2:55pm

I have always thought it was spelled Adeleide and pronounced add-uh-lide(rhyme with hide.) Thus the diminutive [name]Heidi[/name].([name]German[/name] Adelheide)

Mischa · November 24, 2012, 2:58pm

I believe the [name]German[/name] version is spelled [name]Adelheid[/name] (pronounced hide).

system · November 24, 2012, 3:03pm

[name]Adelaide[/name] - add-ah-layd

[name]Adelheid[/name] - addle-hide

sugarplumfairy · November 24, 2012, 3:40pm

The Portuguese pronunciation of [name]Adelaide[/name] is [uh-d-LIED]. In French [name]Ad[/name]élaïde is [ah-deh-lah-EED]

system · November 24, 2012, 4:26pm

This. In English anyway.

catheyc · November 24, 2012, 5:51pm

If I ran into any of these spellings (maybe except [name]Adelheid[/name] or Adelheide), I would pronounce it [name]Add[/name]-uh-laid. Of course, I would alter that prn if the parent or child corrected me, but since that pronunciation is the only one I’ve ever heard, I would use it for almost any version of that name. With the “h” to me, it signals more of a “heidi” pronunciation.

libbyj06 · November 24, 2012, 8:45pm

So Adeleide pronounced [name]Add[/name]-uh-lide is not a name technically? My sisters name is [name]Heidi[/name] and I kind of wanted to use Adeleide/[name]Adelaide[/name] to honor her, but I don’t really care for the Layd pronunciation. I thought I had heard the lide pronunciation before but maybe not… Could I spell it [name]Adelheid[/name] and make the h sound really soft and quick? I don’t really like the strong h sound. Or is that just completely “ruining” the name?