Adela
ah-DELL-ah
German
"noble"Share
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Adela Origin and Meaning
The name Adela is a girl's name of German origin meaning "noble".
A vibrant variation of Adele, with a bit of extra flair from that "-a" ending. It could join the army of popular A girls' names, especially with its tie to the success of singer Adele.
Adela, which came to England with the Normans in the eleventh century, has a royal pedigree via William the Conqueror's youngest daughter.
Adela Quested is a character in E. M. Foster's novel A Passage to India, and the name also appears in an Agatha Christie story. Journalist/novelist/screenwriter Adela Rogers St. .Johns was a colorful character in Golden Age Hollywood.
Adelia is another appealing variation, an alternative to the rising Amelia, and entered the UK Top 1000 in 2022.
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# 936 in the US
Adela Rank in US Top 1000
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Adela Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
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Famous People Named Adela
- Saint Adela of PfalzelAnglo,Saxon princess; daughter of Saint Dagobert II
- Adela of MeissenQueen consort of Sweyn III of Denmark
- Adela of Normandydaughter of William the Conqueror
- Adela Amalia NoriegaMexican actress
- Adela CortinaSpanish philosopher
- Adela MichaMexican journalist
- Adela Florence NicolsonEnglish poet [Laurence Hope]
- Adela Constantia Mary PankhurstBritish,Australian suffragette & political organizer
- Adela PenaAmerican violinist of the Eroica Trio
- Adela Elena PopescuRomanian actress and singer
- Adela Nora Rogers St. JohnsAmerican journalist and novelist
- Adela Elizabeth ZunigaHonduran politician
- Adelaa beauty and fashion Youtuber
- Adéla Čech (b. 2008)daughter of footballer Petr Čech
Adela in Pop Culture
- Adelacharacter in the 1927 silent film "It"
- Adela Corinthosminor character on American soap "General Hospital"
- Adela Questedyoung Englishwoman in E.M. Forster's "A Passage to India"
- Adela TrefoyleLord Polperro's daughter in "The Town Traveller"
- Adelagenus of moths