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RESEARCHED ENTRY NAME IN THE PHILIPPINES

Adlai.

Biblical Hebrew name, compared with Adalia

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Gender context
Not classified
Letters
5
Words
1
Syllables / divisions
Not verified
First letter
A
Sources
6

Synthetic Filipino reading. Personal and regional pronunciations can differ.

MEANING & HISTORY

What does Adlai mean?

Adlai is a Hebrew biblical name, borne by the father of one of King David’s herdsmen. The onomastic account treats it as a contracted form of Adalia, whose own ultimate meaning is unknown.

That specific name comparison is more secure than confidently translating Adlai as God is just. The biblical occurrence anchors the exact form.

References for this explanation

  1. Wiktionary: Adlai ↗
  2. Behind the Name: adlai ↗
  3. Behind the Name: adalia ↗

Pronunciation & syllables

A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.

Origin and name formation

Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.

Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads

Use in Philippine-linked records

Public-record transcription

1

eligible source records · 2001

This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.

OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗

PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS

Adlai in the birth records

Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.

No exact-spelling count for Adlai appears in the PSA name tables included here. This does not mean zero births or prove that the name is rare.

Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →

Similar names to Adlai

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What rhymes with Adlai?

No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.

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Follow the sources

  1. OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)

    Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.

  2. COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)

    Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.

  3. Wiktionary contributors — Adlai (English) (opens in a new tab)

    Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.

  4. Wiktionary: Adlai (opens in a new tab)

    Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.

  5. Behind the Name: adlai (opens in a new tab)

    Independent onomastic comparison and qualifications to the proposed origin.

  6. Behind the Name: adalia (opens in a new tab)

    Independent exact source-name relationship and etymological qualifications.