Adela

Gender Feminine
Usage English, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, Slovak, Ancient Germanic [1]
Pronounced Pron. ə-DEHL-ə(English)
 a-DHEH-la(Spanish)
 a-DEH-la(Polish)
 A-deh-la(Slovak)
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Meaning & History

Originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element adal meaning "noble". 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, Alda(Ancient Germanic)
DiminutivesDelia, Della(English) Adelita(Spanish (Latin American)) Ada(Ancient Germanic)
Masculine FormAldo(Ancient Germanic)
Other Languages & CulturesAlina(Belarusian) Adelina(Bulgarian) Adéla(Czech) Aada, Ada(Finnish) Adèle, Adélie, Adeline, Aude, Aline, Lina, Line, Lyna(French) Adele, Ada, Alina(German) Adél, Ada(Hungarian) Adele, Adelina, Alda, Ada, Alina(Italian) Alīna(Latvian) Adelė(Lithuanian) Adelina, Alda, Aldina, Dina(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
Sweden: September 5

Categories

Sources & References

  1. Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 159.

Entry updated February 4, 2020