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.

# 936 in the US

Adela Rank in US Top 1000

# 1364 on Nameberry

Adela Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Adela

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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

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