Aline
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Aline is a graceful French name associated with nobility and literary elegance.
Meaning
In the excerpted name books, Aline is treated as the French form used for Edith, and also linked to the German element meaning “noble.” More broadly, it belongs to the long European family of names associated with nobility and refinement. The sources also note its literary use in French as a stylish alternative to Alice.
Origin
FrenchGermanOld High Germanfeminine
Fun fact
One source says Aline was used in French polite literature and poetry as a synonym for Alice.
Confidence: mixed. Sources: History of Christian Names, Girls' Names and Name-Day and Birthday Book.