Adel

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Adel may refer to:

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  • Adel is a female German name meaning "noble" or "good".
  • Adel is an Arabic name. Adel in Arabic means "fair", as in just to all parties. (Male: Adel, Female: Adeela)
  • Adelle is a French name. Adelle in French means "noble". Other forms are Adel, Adele, Adela, Adelaide, Adelina, Adeline.

[edit] People with forename Adel

[edit] People with surname Adel

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  • Adel means nobility in Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, German, Norwegian and Swedish.
  • Adel may refer to a division of German nobility
    • Uradel (ancient Nobility): Nobility that dates back to at least the 1500s
    • Briefadel (newer nobility): Nobility by patent
    • Hochadel (high nobility or princes): Nobility that was sovereign
    • Niederer Adel (lower nobility): Nobility that had a lower degree of sovereignty.

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