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I came across this name while reading a newspaper article about Adlay "Adi" Gideon Stenroth, a Finnish officer who served in the French Foreign Legion in 1920-1930. Adlay was also his father's middle name, his full name being Otto Adlay. (And just for a fun fact: Adi Stenroth had a sister Helena "Nelly" Adelaide while their mother was simply Mary.)
Adlay seems to be a variant of Adlai (pronounced as AD-lay in English and AHD-lie in Finnish). I think the spelling with a Y makes it look more like an surname and thus quite trendy looking as the names with "ley" and "lay" suffixes are currently popular in the English speaking countries.
So all the anglophones here: does Adlay give you more Biblical or surname-y vibes? Could it be used in modern times?
Adlay seems to be a variant of Adlai (pronounced as AD-lay in English and AHD-lie in Finnish). I think the spelling with a Y makes it look more like an surname and thus quite trendy looking as the names with "ley" and "lay" suffixes are currently popular in the English speaking countries.
So all the anglophones here: does Adlay give you more Biblical or surname-y vibes? Could it be used in modern times?
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Adlay definitely seems more like a surname than a Biblical name. I strongly prefer Adlai.
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Adlai Stevenson, a largish name in American history.
Pronounced ADD-lie in the US.
I always sort of assumed it was Biblical ... it's Hebrewy, like Sarai or Boaz.
Never heard of it as a surname.
Definitely usable, but Adlay maybe not. It reminds me more of Finlay or Lindsay and I first read it like Hadley without the H. Seems surnamey.
Pronounced ADD-lie in the US.
I always sort of assumed it was Biblical ... it's Hebrewy, like Sarai or Boaz.
Never heard of it as a surname.
Definitely usable, but Adlay maybe not. It reminds me more of Finlay or Lindsay and I first read it like Hadley without the H. Seems surnamey.
This message was edited 6/9/2019, 3:08 PM
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Hi !!!
Unfortunately I'm not anglophone...
I much prefer Adi because Adlay reminds me the word medley (e.g. songs).
An interesting thought: if I were not a namenerd I would guess that Adlay is the English form of Adelaide as you can see:
Maria > Mary
Cecilia > Cecily
Lucia > Lucy
Adelaide > Adlay
Obviously isn't but it would not be so absurd!
Unfortunately I'm not anglophone...
I much prefer Adi because Adlay reminds me the word medley (e.g. songs).
An interesting thought: if I were not a namenerd I would guess that Adlay is the English form of Adelaide as you can see:
Maria > Mary
Cecilia > Cecily
Lucia > Lucy
Adelaide > Adlay
Obviously isn't but it would not be so absurd!
This message was edited 6/9/2019, 1:40 AM
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More a surname type name. Yes I think it could be used, lots of similar names around
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