Adela

ah-DELL-ah

German

"noble"

Adela Origin and Meaning

The name Adela is a girl's name of German origin meaning "noble".

This variation of Adele sounds somewhat more feminine than the original by virtue of the a- ending. It could join the army of popular A girls' names, especially with its tie to the recent celebrity-related success of 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.

Adela Rank in US Top 1000

# 936 in the US

Adela Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1258 on Nameberry

Adela Popularity

• 1258 Nameberry 2024
• 110 Unique 2022
• 858 Future 2028
• 936 England 2019
• 98 Poland 2021

20 Names Similar to Adela

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Adela.

• Adele
• Adelia
• Adelina
• Adalia
• Adah
• Abilene
• Aida
• Delia
• Alessia
• Amabel
• Adriana
• Alina
• Alva
• Helen
• Adelpha
• Adrienne
• Alessandra
• Inez
• Abelia
• Aine

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

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