Adine as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Adine

What is the meaning of the name Adine ?

The baby name Adine is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced əˈdiːn (uh-DEEN),ˈædɪn (AD-in).

Adine is French, Germanic, Hebrew, Irish in Origin.

Adine is a feminine given name with two main etymologies. In Hebrew it corresponds to Adina (עדינה), meaning gentle or delicate, a biblical name later favored for girls in Jewish and European circles. In French- and German-speaking areas, Adine also functions as a variant or short form of Adeline/Adelina, derived from the Germanic root adal, “noble.” The -ine ending helped the name circulate in the 19th century across France, Germany, and Scandinavia, and it appears in francophone Canada - note Quebec soprano and teacher Adine Fafard-Drolet (1876–1963).

Variants include Adina and the related forms Adeline and Adelina; short forms Addie, Ada, and Dina occur in English and Scandinavian use. Depending on lineage, Adine carries the sense of gentle, delicate or noble, a compact, continental style with deep scriptural and Germanic ties.