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 [ 3 syll. a-de-la, ad-ela ] The girl name Adela is pronounced ahDEHLah KEY. Adela has its origins in the Germanic language. It is used largely in Czech, English, German, Polish, Romanian, and Spanish. Derived from the word adal which is of the meaning 'noble, honorable'. Adela is sometimes used as the short form of names beginning with 'Adel-', such as 'Adelheid'. These names were often bestowed by early Frankish nobility to emphasize their daughters' lineage and marriageability. The distinct name was introduced to England by the Normans in the 11th century. Adela was the name of the youngest daughter of William the Conqueror, while the mother of William the Conqueror was named Adelicia or Adeliza. The name was also borne by Saint Adela, a 7th-century Frankish princess who founded a monastery in France. Adela is the feminine version of the German Adal. The name Adela is used to a great extent; it has 39 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include Adal, Adala (used in German as well), Adalee, Adali, Adalia, Adalie, Adalin, Adaline, Adalyn, Addal, Addala, Adelaida (used in Spanish as well), Adele (used in Czech, French, German, and Italian as well), Adelia (used in Spanish as well), Adelina (used in French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish as well), Adelinde, Adeline (used in French as well), Adella, Adelle, Aleida (used in German and Dutch as well), Alene (used in Czech as well), Alida (used in Hungarian, Dutch, German, Italian, and Greek as well), Alina (used in French as well), Aline (used in French, Russian, Irish, and Scottish as well), Alita (used in Spanish as well), Daline, Dela (used in Czech and Spanish as well), Edeline, and Lela (used in Spanish as well). Other English variants include the pet forms Ada (used in Czech, German, Hungarian, Polish, and Romanian as well), Addi, Addie (used in Irish as well), Addy, and Della. Forms of Adela used in foreign languages include the Czech Adelka, the French Adèle, the Czech Adéla, and the Hawaiian Akela. The pet form Adelita (Spanish) is another foreign variant. In addition, Adela is a short form (Czech, English, Polish, and Spanish) of the English and Italian Adelaide. Adela is rare as a baby girl name. At the modest peak of its usage in 1911, 0.014% of baby girls were named Adela. It was #522 in rank then. The baby name has substantially slipped in popularity since then, and is currently used only on a very light scale. In 2008, out of the family of girl names directly related to Adela, the English and French Alina was the most regularly used. Baby names that sound like Adela include the Czech Adéla, the English and German Adala, the English Adalee, the English Adali, the English Adalie, the English Addala, the French Adelais, the English Adella, the English and Hebrew Adiel, the Arabic Adila, the Yoruban Ayodele, the English, German, Italian, and Spanish Idalia, the English Idella, the Italian Itala, the French and German Ottilie, the English Adal, the English Adalia, the English Addal, the Czech, English, French, German, and Italian Adele, and the English Adelei. KEY: Pronunciation for Adela: AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
