Adela (name)

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Gender Female Meaning noble, serene		Word/name Germanic
Related names Adalia, Adelaide, Adele, Adelheid, Adelia, Adélie, Adelina, Adeline, Adelle

Adela is a female given name meaning noble or serene.

Adela is also a male name in Ethiopia. It means favours.

Famous persons

Adela of Normandy (1062 or 1067–1137), daughter of William I of England and sister of Henry I of England

Adela of France, Countess of Flanders (1009–1063)

Adela of France, Countess of Nevers (c. 1003–1063)

Adela of Meissen (died 1181), Danish Queen consort, spouse of King Sweyn III of Denmark

Adela of Pfalzel (660- ca.735), saint and founder of convent of Pfalzel

Adela Cortina, Spanish philosopher

Adela Garcia (born 1971), IFBB Pro Fitness competitor

Adela Micha, Mexican journalist

Adela Noriega (born 1969), Mexican actress

Adela Pankhurst (1885–1961), British-Australian political activist

Adela Peña, American violinist

Adela Popescu (born 1988), Romanian actress and singer

Adela Rogers St. Johns (1894–1988), American journalist, novelist, and screenwriter.

Adela Verne, English pianist

Adella Prentiss Hughes (1869–1950), American pianist

Adella Wotherspoon (1903–2004), youngest and last living survivor of the General Slocum ship disaster

Adela bint Abdulla Al-Saud daughter of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and women's rights activist

Adela Stylized "AdELA", American Singer/Rapper.

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