Linked by meaning
Adelaide 侯
hóu
Adelaide (nobility) and 侯 (marquis) are related in meaning.
The English name
- Meaning
- Germanic adal 'noble' + heid 'kind, sort'Well attested
- Origin
- Germanic, via French
The Chinese character
- Meaning
- marquis
- Source
- Unicode Unihan
Sources
Inspired by Chinese naming. The two are linked by what they mean, never by sound or letters.