Adela

Gender Feminine
Usage English, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, Slovak, Germanic [1]
Pronounced Pron. ə-DEHL-ə(English) a-DHEH-la(Spanish) a-DEH-la(Polish) A-deh-la(Slovak)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Originally a short form of names beginning with the Old German element adal meaning "noble" (Proto-Germanic *aþalaz). Saint Adela was a 7th-century Frankish princess who founded a monastery at Pfazel in France. This name was also borne by a daughter of William the Conqueror.

Related Names

VariantsAdelia, Adella, Adele(English) Adelia(Spanish) Adelina(Germanic)
DiminutivesDelia, Della(English) Adelita(Spanish (Latin American))
Other Languages & CulturesAlina(Belarusian) Adelina(Bulgarian) Adéla(Czech) Ada(Dutch) Aada, Ada(Finnish) Adèle, Adélie, Adeline, Aline, Lina, Line, Lyna(French) Adele, Ada, Alina(German) Adél, Ada(Hungarian) Adele, Adelina, Ada, Alina(Italian) Alīna(Latvian) Adelė(Lithuanian) Ada(Norwegian) Adelina(Portuguese) Aline(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Alina(Russian) Alina(Slovene) Alina(Ukrainian)
Same SpellingAdéla
User SubmissionsAdèla, Adelä

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   refined   strange   serious   nerdy  

Name Days

Croatia: December 16
Poland: November 23
Poland: December 24
Slovakia: December 22
Spain: December 16
Sweden: September 5

Categories

currently out of the US top 1000, Dishonored characters, ends in -ela, English princesses, famous Kurds, nobility, princesses, saints, short forms, virtues

Sources & References

  1. Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 159.
Entry updated December 7, 2022