Gender: Feminine
Usage: English Spanish
Pronounced: a-DEL-a

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

 
 
 

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First Name Origin. Behind the Name. Copyright © Mike Campbell 1996-2005.  Read more

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