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Help[Opinions] Celeste or Adelaide?
which name do you prefer?
my husband is french and the baby will have a french surname..
would greatly appreciate some opinions!
my husband is french and the baby will have a french surname..
would greatly appreciate some opinions!
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Celeste. Adelaide isn't my style, and Celeste is a lot prettier.
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Celeste
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I love Celeste. Adelaide is nice too, though. I especially prefer the meaning of Celeste.
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I strongly prefer Adelaide. It's a beautiful, strong name.
Celeste always makes me think of the word molest.
Celeste always makes me think of the word molest.
This message was edited 9/5/2008, 2:49 PM
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Adelaide
Celeste sounds trashy to me. Adelaide is very sweet and pretty.
Celeste sounds trashy to me. Adelaide is very sweet and pretty.
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Adelaide
I love Adelaide. Like others have said, the nns are great, but my favorite is Lady. Yes, Lady, but I think Addie or Ada are very cute, too.
I love Adelaide. Like others have said, the nns are great, but my favorite is Lady. Yes, Lady, but I think Addie or Ada are very cute, too.
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Adelaide. You could call her Ada, Addie, etc.
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Celeste!
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Celeste
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Adelaide
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My vote goes for Celeste. It's rather pretty and very underused. I've only known one Celeste, and that was years ago in high school. It does make me think of Babar the Elephant's Queen, but I don't think that's an association many would make.
I'm not a fan of Adelaide at all. I don't think it's an attractive name, and I don't understand its popularity here.
I'm not a fan of Adelaide at all. I don't think it's an attractive name, and I don't understand its popularity here.
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Celeste, no contest
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Adelaide!
Gooorgeous name with so many rad nickname possibilities (if you're into that). Celeste is nice, but not as versatile.
Gooorgeous name with so many rad nickname possibilities (if you're into that). Celeste is nice, but not as versatile.
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Adelaide.
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Eek, I can't decide!
I love both of these names so much! Will Adelaide be pronounced with the French pronunciation or English pronunciation? I don't really care for the French pronunciation, so if that's the case, I'd choose Celeste. If you plan to use the English pronunciation, the decision gets much more difficult for me. Solution? Have twin girls! ;-) No, but really, I suppose it depends on how each sounds with the surname. And whether or not you would like to use a NN. Adelaide has a nice NN attached, but Celeste is pretty NN-free.
I love both of these names so much! Will Adelaide be pronounced with the French pronunciation or English pronunciation? I don't really care for the French pronunciation, so if that's the case, I'd choose Celeste. If you plan to use the English pronunciation, the decision gets much more difficult for me. Solution? Have twin girls! ;-) No, but really, I suppose it depends on how each sounds with the surname. And whether or not you would like to use a NN. Adelaide has a nice NN attached, but Celeste is pretty NN-free.
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Celeste. It's so elegant & not over popular either.
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Adelaide
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Adelaide
I adore Adelaide, it's one of my favourite girls names and hopefully a future DD's name. It has great nickname options, Addie being my personal favourite.
Celeste is lovely too. How about Adelaide celeste as a combo?
I adore Adelaide, it's one of my favourite girls names and hopefully a future DD's name. It has great nickname options, Addie being my personal favourite.
Celeste is lovely too. How about Adelaide celeste as a combo?
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Lol
Sorry for unintentionally stealing your combo (don't worry, my own Addie combo is already set in stone ;) Just goes to show, you have fantastic taste- Adelaide Celeste is a stunning combo.
Acutally now that I think about it, I remember seeing you post it before. I probably even commented on it. Oops. Great name.
Sorry for unintentionally stealing your combo (don't worry, my own Addie combo is already set in stone ;) Just goes to show, you have fantastic taste- Adelaide Celeste is a stunning combo.
Acutally now that I think about it, I remember seeing you post it before. I probably even commented on it. Oops. Great name.
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we live in australia where Adelaide is one of our capital cities... are you in australia? do you think it makes a difference?
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I'm in Australia too
Not in Adelaide, thankfully. I live in Perth, and I have heard of a few Adelaide's around here and they seem to get along fine. I long ago made peace with the fact that we are going to be asked alot if she is named after the city. that I can deal with. I plan on politely explaining that Adelaide was a persons name first- in fact, Adelaide the city was named after Queen Adelaide. And what little girl is going to complain about having the same name as a queen?
There are loads of place names being used these days that weren't even names in the first place, so I really don't think it's a big deal. One of my favourite boys names is Sidney, and I'd consider using Adelaide and Sidney in the same sibset. Don't think I'm brave enough though ;)
One of our other posters here (causegirl) has a gorgeous little girl named Adelaide who just turned 6.
Not in Adelaide, thankfully. I live in Perth, and I have heard of a few Adelaide's around here and they seem to get along fine. I long ago made peace with the fact that we are going to be asked alot if she is named after the city. that I can deal with. I plan on politely explaining that Adelaide was a persons name first- in fact, Adelaide the city was named after Queen Adelaide. And what little girl is going to complain about having the same name as a queen?
There are loads of place names being used these days that weren't even names in the first place, so I really don't think it's a big deal. One of my favourite boys names is Sidney, and I'd consider using Adelaide and Sidney in the same sibset. Don't think I'm brave enough though ;)
One of our other posters here (causegirl) has a gorgeous little girl named Adelaide who just turned 6.
This message was edited 9/5/2008, 2:38 AM
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thanks for replying - i like your names - Delphine was one of my other favourites...
out of interest - did it come into your mind at all that celeste rhythms with molest?
out of interest - did it come into your mind at all that celeste rhythms with molest?
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Celeste
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