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You have to look as well at the context in which the name was given. I do not doubt that the name existed in Greece, but I do doubt that the parents in the US who gave this name in the early 20th century (when it was most popular) knew or cared about that--they most likely saw it as a short form of Adelaide. Names come from multiple sources.

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(Would you claim that Naomi isn't a Japanese name because it was used millennia ago in Israel?)

This message was edited 10/13/2005, 5:41 AM