Gender Feminine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. DEHL-ə  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Diminutive of Adela or Adelaide. A famous bearer was American actress and singer Della Reese (1931-2017).

Related Names

VariantsAddie, Addy, Delia
Other Languages & CulturesAlisa(Bosnian) Adelina(Bulgarian) Alícia(Catalan) Adéla, Alice(Czech) Alice, Heidi(Danish) Alice, Ada, Adelheid, Aleid, Aleida, Alida(Dutch) Aliisa, Alisa, Aada, Ada, Heidi(Finnish) Adélaïde, Adèle, Adélie, Adeline, Alice, Alicia, Alix, Alison(French) Elke(Frisian) Alisa(Georgian) Adele, Adelheid, Alice, Ada, Alida, Heida, Heide, Heidi(German) Adalhaid, Adalheidis, Adela, Adelais, Adelina, Ada(Germanic) Aliki(Greek) Adél, Aliz, Alida(Hungarian) Ailís, Ailish(Irish) Adelaide, Adele, Adelina, Alice, Ada(Italian) Alise(Latvian) Adelė(Lithuanian) Elke(Low German) Aalis(Medieval French) Alice, Ada, Heidi(Norwegian) Azalaïs(Occitan) Adela, Adelajda, Alicja, Ada(Polish) Adelaide, Adelina, Alice, Alícia(Portuguese) Adela, Adelina(Romanian) Alisa(Russian) Aileas, Ailis(Scottish Gaelic) Adela, Alica(Slovak) Adela, Adelaida, Adelia, Adelina, Alicia, Ada(Spanish) Adelita(Spanish (Latin American)) Alice, Alicia, Heidi(Swedish) Alisa(Ukrainian) Alis(Welsh)

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Entry updated April 5, 2022