Behind the Name: Comments for the name Adela

Comments for ADELA:

Ádela was the Old English word for 'mud'.

-- Anonymous User 11/21/2005

Besides its German origins (deriving from adal - noble) another supposition is that this name comes from ancient Greek, where "adelos" meant hidden, hard to comprehend, secretive.

-- adela_maria 1/22/2008

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