Adela

ah-DELL-ah

German

"noble"

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.

Adela Rank in US Top 1000

# 936 in the US

Adela Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1364 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Adela

• 1364 Nameberry 2025
• 127 Unique 2023
• 858 Future 2028
• 936 England 2019
• 98 Poland 2021

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Famous People Named Adela

• Saint Adela of Pfalzel Anglo,Saxon princess; daughter of Saint Dagobert II
• Adela of Meissen Queen consort of Sweyn III of Denmark
• Adela of Normandy daughter of William the Conqueror
• Adela Amalia Noriega Mexican actress
• Adela Cortina Spanish philosopher
• Adela Micha Mexican journalist
• Adela Florence Nicolson English poet [Laurence Hope]
• Adela Constantia Mary Pankhurst British,Australian suffragette & political organizer
• Adela Pena American violinist of the Eroica Trio
• Adela Elena Popescu Romanian actress and singer
• Adela Nora Rogers St. Johns American journalist and novelist
• Adela Elizabeth Zuniga Honduran politician
• Adela a beauty and fashion Youtuber
• Adéla Čech (b. 2008) daughter of footballer Petr Čech

The name Adela in Pop Culture

• Adela character in the 1927 silent film "It"
• Adela Corinthos minor character on American soap "General Hospital"
• Adela Quested young Englishwoman in E.M. Forster's "A Passage to India"
• Adela Trefoyle Lord Polperro's daughter in "The Town Traveller"
• Adela genus of moths