Adele (given name)

Adele (also spelled Adèle) is a feminine given name meaning 'nobility'. It derives from German Adel meaning 'nobility' or adal, 'noble'.[1]

Adele
Pronunciation/əˈdɛl/
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameGerman
Meaning'Nobility' in German, from Proto-Germanic aþalą; cf. English athel
Other names
See alsoAdela, Adelaide, Adelheid, Adelia, Adeline

Its male form is the Germanic given name Adel. It should not be confused with the Arabic name ʻAdil (or ʻAdel), which has a different pronunciation and means 'just' in Arabic.

People with the given name

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G–R

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Fictional characters

  • Adele Verans, the young French ward of Mr. Rochester in the novel Jane Eyre and its adaptations
  • Adele Airota, mother-in-law of the narrator Elena in the Neapolitan Novels
    • Elena's daughter, also named Adele Airota, but always called Dede
  • Adèle Blanc-Sec, main character of Les Aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec written by Jacques Tardi
  • Adele Mundy, Communications Officer librarian, and spy in the RCN Series space opera
  • Adele Azupadi, a character in the TV series The Story of Tracy Beaker
  • Adele Stackhouse, Sookie's grandmother in True Blood
  • Adèle Ratignolle, a standard of feminine beauty in the American classic The Awakening by Kate Chopin
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References

  1. Satran, Pamela Redmond; Rosenkrantz, Linda (2007). The Baby Name Bible: The Ultimate Guide By America's Baby-Naming Experts. Macmillan. p. 31. ISBN 9780312352202.
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