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Adelard
How to Pronounce Adelard
Pronounced AD-uh-lard /ˈæd.ə.lɑrd/Medium
Meaning: Adelard is a Germanic name from adal ('noble') and hard ('brave, hardy, strong'), giving 'noble and hardy'. It came into use through French and was carried especially by French-Canadian and Cajun families in North America.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Adelard is a Germanic name built from adal ('noble') and hard ('brave, hardy'), so 'noble and hardy'. It passed through French and became a heritage name among French-Canadian and Louisiana Cajun families, who kept older French given names alive long after they faded elsewhere; its American record reflects that community.
It was always a modest, regional choice — only a few dozen boys a year at its faint peak around 1919 — and it faded across the twentieth century as families turned to more mainstream names. It reads as a genuine Franco-American heritage name; distinctive and dignified, it has stayed rare rather than revived.
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What does the name Adelard mean?
Adelard is a Germanic name from adal ('noble') and hard ('hardy'), meaning 'noble and hardy'.
How do you pronounce Adelard?
It's said AD-uh-lard /ˈæd.ə.lɑrd/ — three syllables, stress on the first.
Is Adelard a boy or girl name?
Adelard is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Adelard?
Adelard has always been rare in the U.S., a French-heritage name most seen in the early twentieth century.