Adele
[əˈdɛl]Meaning
Germanic form of Adela, from a root meaning "noble".
Background Story
Adele is a German, English and Italian form of Adela, borrowed into English from the French Adèle, and it is used in Bulgarian, Czech, French, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak and Spanish. A famous bearer was the dancer and actress Adele Astaire (1896-1981). It was also borne by the British singer Adele Adkins (1988-), known simply as Adele; shortly after she released her debut album in 2008 the name reentered the American top 1000 chart after a 40-year absence.
Related Names
Alair
No documented meaning; recorded as a given name in Brazilian Portuguese and American English
Adelin
Recorded as a given name in Swedish, used for both girls and boys
Adeline
French and English form of Adelina, from a diminutive of Adela or Adèle.
Adelle
Variant of Adele
Adina
From Hebrew ʿaḏin, "delicate"
Adira
Recorded as a rare feminine given name in Hebrew
Alane
Recorded as a feminine given name in Brazilian Portuguese
Alica
Slovak form of Alice.
Alisa
Russian, ukrainian, bosnian, finnish and georgian form of alice
Anais
No documented meaning in the sources checked