Adela (given name)
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Germanic |
| Meaning | noble, serene |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Adalia, Adelaide, Adele, Adelheid, Adelia, Adélie, Adelina, Adeline, Adelle |
| [1] | |
Adela is a female given name meaning noble or serene.[1][2]
Adela is also a male name in Ethiopia. It means favours.
Famous persons
- Adela of France, Countess of Flanders (1009–1063)
- Adela of France, Countess of Nevers (c. 1003–1063) or Hedwig or Advisa
- Adela of Meissen (died 1181), Danish Queen consort, spouse of King Sweyn III of Denmark
- Adela of Normandy (1062 or 1067–1137), daughter of William I of England and sister of Henry I of England
- Adela of Pfalzel (660- ca.735), saint and founder of convent of Pfalzel
- Adela bint Abdulla Al-Saud daughter of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and women's rights activist
- Adela Coit (1863–1932), German women's suffragist
- Adela Cojab, Jewish activist
- Adela Cortina, Spanish philosopher
- Adela Garcia (born 1971), IFBB Pro Fitness competitor
- Adela Helić (born 1990), Serbian volleyball player
- Adella Prentiss Hughes (1869–1950), American pianist
- Adela Jušić (born 1982), visual artist from Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Adela Micha, Mexican journalist
- Adela Navarro Bello, Mexican journalist
- Adela Neffa (born 1922), Uruguayan-born Argentine sculptor
- Adela Noriega (born 1969), Mexican actress
- Adela Ostrolúcka (1824–1853), daughter of the royal judge in Habsburgh monarchy, muse of Slovak poet, grammarian and codifier of Slovak grammar Ľudovít Štúr
- Adela Pankhurst (1885–1961), British-Australian political activist
- Adela Papiez (born 2001), Polish soccer player
- Adela Peña, American violinist
- Adela Popescu (born 1986), Romanian actress and singer
- Adela Raz (born 1986), Afghan politician
- Adela Sequeyro
- Adela Rogers St. Johns (1894–1988), American journalist, novelist, and screenwriter
- Adela Verne, English pianist
- Adela Vinczeová (born 1980), Slovak television presenter
- Adella Wotherspoon (1903–2004), youngest and last living survivor of the General Slocum ship disaster
References
- ^ a b Campbell, Kelly. <http://wiki.name.com/en/Adela Archived 2009-03-21 at the Wayback Machine> "Adela," Wiki.Name.com
- ^ Varnhorn, Beate; Lexikoninstitut Bertelsmann (2008). Bertelsmann, Das grosse Lexikon der Vornamen (in German). Gütersloh: Wissen-Media-Verlag. p. 12. ISBN 978-3-577-07694-4. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
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