Adelia
Variation of Adela, German
"noble, nobility"
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Adelia Origin and Meaning
The name Adelia is a girl's name of German origin meaning "noble, nobility".
The super-success of Adele, both the singer and the name, has brought attention to all her cousins — Adela, Adeline, Adelina — and the lovely Adelia. An undiscovered gem just waiting to be discovered.
Some pluses: Adelia is the name of a flowering plant, and of an opera by Donizetti that premiered in 1841.
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# 966 in the US
Adelia Rank in US Top 1000
# 1534 on Nameberry
Adelia Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Popularity of the name Adelia
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Famous People Named Adelia
- Adelia Sarah GatesAmerican illustrator of botanical specimens
- Mary Adelia Rosamond McLeodfirst woman Diocesan Bishop in the Episcopal Church
- Adelia PradoBrazilian writer and poet
- Mary Lua Adelia Davis TreatAmerican naturalist and correspondent with Charles Darwin
- Adelia Armstrong LutzAmerican painter
The name Adelia in Pop Culture
- "Adelia" opera by Gaetano Donizetti
- Adelia Chasecharacter in "The Blind Assassin" by Margaret Atwood
- Adelia Aguilarcharacter in a book series by Ariana Franklin
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