Adela
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameGermanic
Meaningnoble, serene
Other names
Related namesAdalia, Adelaide, Adele, Adelheid, Adelia, Adélie, Adelina, Adeline, Adelle, Zélie, Adel
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Adela is a female given name meaning 'noble' or 'serene'.[1][2]

Adela is also a male name in Ethiopia, which means 'favours'. It is also a feminine name in Arabic (عدله).

Notable people named Adela include:

Saints

Pre-modern world

  • Adela of Champagne (c. 1140–1206), Queen of France as the third wife of King Louis VII, later regent for her son
  • Adela of Flanders(c. 1064–1115), Queen consort of Denmark by marriage to King Canute IV and Duchess of Apulia
  • Adela of France (1009–1063), Duchess of Normandy and Countess of Flanders
  • Adela of Hamaland (952–after 1021), sovereign Countess of Hamaland in the Netherlands
  • Adela of Meissen (died 1181), Danish Queen consort, spouse of King Sweyn III of Denmark
  • Adela of Milan (c. 975–after 1012), Margravine of Milan by marriage
  • Adela of Normandy (1062 or 1067–1137), daughter of William I of England and sister of Henry I of England
  • Adela of Pfalzel (660-c. 735), saint and founder of convent of Pfalzel

Modern world

References

  1. 1 2 Campbell, Kelly. <http://wiki.name.com/en/Adela Archived 2009-03-21 at the Wayback Machine> "Adela," Wiki.Name.com
  2. 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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