Adelyn
Meaning of Adelyn
Adelyn is a streamlined, 21st-century offshoot of the Old German Adeline, itself rooted in “adal,” meaning “noble.” While its spelling hints at contemporary creativity—swapping Adeline’s classic “-ine” for the lighter “-yn”—the core idea of nobility remains intact, giving the name an appealing mix of modern flair and time-tested substance. In the United States, Adelyn lingered on the fringes for decades, surfacing sporadically in the record books before gathering steady momentum in the early 2000s; by 2016 it had climbed into the national Top 200, a respectable ascent for a name that once appeared only in a genealogist’s footnotes. Its current ranking around the low 300s suggests it has settled into the comfortable space between familiar and overused—recognizable on the playground yet unlikely to share a classroom with five namesakes. Pronounced AD-uh-lin, Adelyn offers parents a brisk, gently lyrical alternative to Madelyn or Addison while still nodding to the venerable European tradition of “noble” names—proof that even in baby-naming, the old aristocracy can learn new tricks.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as AD-uh-lin (/ˈædəlɪn/)
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Notable People Named Adelyn
| Adelyn Dohme Breeskin was an American curator, museum director, and art historian known for leading the Baltimore Museum of Art and advancing Mary Cassatt scholarship. |
