Adele

This article is about the name. For the singer, see Adele (singer). For other uses, see Adele (disambiguation).

Adele
Pronunciation	/əˈdɛl/
Gender	Female
Origin
Meaning	noble, kind, and tender
Other names
See also	Adela

Adele (also spelled Adèle, or Adelle) is a female given name of European origin used in English, French, German and Italian with a meaning of noble, kind, and tender. It should not be confused with the male Arabic name Adel, which has a different pronunciation, although rarely Adele may be spelled without the "e" on the end, as with Adel Rootstein.

Given name

• Adele (born 1988), English singer-songwriter
• Adèle of Champagne (1140–1206), French queen consort
• Adèle of Dreux, French countess
• Adele of Meaux (950–980), French countess
• Adele of Valois, French countess
• Adele of Vermandois (910–960), French countess
• Adele Addison (born 1925), American singer
• Adèle Anderson (born 1952), British singer
• Adele Anthony (born 1971), Australian musician
• Adele Arakawa (born 1958), American news anchor
• Adele Astaire (1897–1981), American singer and dancer
• Adelle August (1934–2005), American movie actress
• Adèle Bayer (1814–1892), Belgian missionary
• Adele Carles (born 1968), Australian politician
• Adèle Christiaens, Belgian fencer
• Adele Ramos-Daly, Belizean poet, author, journalist and publisher
• Adelle Davis (1904–1974), American author
• Adele DeGarde (1899–1972), American actress
• Adele DeLeeuw (1899–1988), American writer
• Adele Diamond, Canadian psychologist
• Adele Dixon (1908–1992), English actor
• Adele Faccio (1920–2007), Italian politician
• Adele Farina (born 1964), Australian politician
• Adele Fifield (born 1966), Canadian director
• Adele Garrison, American writer
• Adèle Geras (born 1944), English writer
• Adele Girard (1913–1993), American jazz harpist
• Adele Givens, American actress
• Adele Goldberg (born 1963), American linguist
• Adele Goldberg (born 1945), American computer scientist
• Adele Goldstine (1920–1964), American computer scientist
• Adele Khoury Graham (born 1938), Lebanese educator
• Adele Griffin (born 1970), American writer
• Adèle Haenel (born 1989), French actress
• Adele Holness, English singer
• Adele C. Howells (1886–1951), American general president of the Primary
• Adèle Hugo (1830–1915), French diary writer
• Adèle Isaac (1854–1915), French opera singer
• Adele Jergens (1917–2002), American actress
• Adèle Kindt (1804–1884), Belgian painter
• Adele King (born 1951), Irish entertainer
• Adèle Caby-Livannah (born 1957), African writer
• Adelle Lutz (born 1948), German model
• Adele Mara (1923–2010), American actress
• Adele Marcus (1906–1995), American pianist
• Adelle McDonnell, Irish television personality
• Adele Megann (born 1962), Canadian writer
• Adele Morales (born 1925), American painter and memoirist
• Adele Aus der Ohe (1864–1937), German pianist and composer
• Adele Parks (born 1969), English novelist
• Adele W. Paxson (1913–2000), American socialite
• Adele Reinhartz, Canadian academic
• Adele Roberts (born 1979), British past Big Brother participant
• Adel Rootstein (1930–1992), British mannequin designer
• Adele Rose, British soap writer
• Adele Sandé (born 1988), Scottish R&B and Soul artist
• Adele Sandrock (1863–1937), German actress
• Adele Scheele, American writer
• Adele Silva (born 1980), British soap actress
• Adele Simpson (1903–1995), American fashion designer
• Adele Stolte (born 1932), German soprano singer
• Adelle Stripe (born 1976), English poet
• Adèle de Batz de Tranquelleon (1789–1828), French nun
• Adele Ann Wilby (born 1950), Australian activist
• Adele Wiseman (1928–1992), Canadian author
• Adele Wong (born 1983), Singaporean actress

Surname

• Deborah Adele (born 1949), American author
• Jan Adele (1936–2000), Australian actor