Sister Morphine
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While Adélaïde seems a very royal name (although I am still not fully sure how to pronounce it); I don't think it is likely given that Henri's grandmother became queen because her elder sister grand duchess Marie-Adélaïde was 'forced' to abdicate over her supposed support for the German occupation during World War I.
You pronounce it Ah-de-laid. It's a beautiful name. Very old-fashioned by today's standards, but I don't mind old-fashioned. I think my names (Elizabeth Alexandra) are old-fashioned considering the names of most of my sister's students. You don't see a lot of Elizabeths, Roses, Josephines, Henrys, Williams, or Alberts anymore. Well, maybe in other parts of the world, but here in the US, they're probably considered frumpy by younger parents.