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GirlPronounced English /ə.ˈdɛl.ə/; Spanish /a.ˈðe.la/; Polish /a.ˈdɛ.la/; Slovak /ˈa.dɛ.la/Galician language family

Adéla

A name meaning "noble".

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Adéla is a girl name meaning "noble".

Pronunciation: English /ə.ˈdɛl.ə/; Spanish /a.ˈðe.la/; Polish /a.ˈdɛ.la/; Slovak /ˈa.dɛ.la/.

GenderGirl
Meaningnoble
PronunciationEnglish /ə.ˈdɛl.ə/; Spanish /a.ˈðe.la/; Polish /a.ˈdɛ.la/; Slovak /ˈa.dɛ.la/
Language familyGalician

Meaning and history

Originally a short form of names beginning with the Old German element adal meaning "noble" (Proto-Germanic * aþalaz ). Saint Adela was a 7th-century Frankish princess who founded a monastery at Pfalzel in France. This name was also borne by a daughter of William the Conqueror.

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Usage: english, spanish, romanian, polish, slovak, germanic

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