Appearance
Use device theme  
Dark theme
Light theme

What does Adelaide mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word Adelaide? Here's what it means.

Proper noun
  1. A female given name
  2. The state capital of South Australia, named for Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV.
  3. A river in Northern Territory, Australia, known for its large population of saltwater crocodiles.
Name
  1. A female given name of German and Old German origin.
    1. (meaning, history) Noble and kind. Also see Adele.
Find more words!
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder
Examples
Even when overlanders Joseph Hawdon and Charles Bonney drove cattle from NSW to Adelaide in 1838, they had more men than saddle horses.
Mr Reynolds, an able seaman from 1944 to 1946 in corvettes and LST 3035, came from Adelaide to attend the reunion.
Luksa eventually became a mess supervisor and later successfully applied for the job of meter reader in Adelaide.
The subjects were 16 male hooded Wistar rats supplied by the Laboratory Animal Services Branch of the University of Adelaide, Australia.
By July the only thing that had not changed in that plan was the match in Adelaide.
Meanwhile, Adelaide believing Nathan to have welched on his promise to finally marry her, walks out on him.

See Also

Nearby Definitions
Find Definitions
go
Word Tools Finders & Helpers Apps More Synonyms
Copyright WordHippo © 2025