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Adele
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English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from en fr Adèle, equivalent of en Adela, from a en gem - root meaning “noble”. Compare en athel, de edel, ang æþele.
Pronunciation
en /əˈdɛl/
en ɛl
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Adele (girl).wav Southern England
en En-us-Adele.ogg US
Proper noun
s
+ (given name)
+ language
en female Germanic languages.
en The New Monthly Magazine E. Littell 1 1833 211 On Grand Christian Names The beauty and simplicity of names are altogether arbitrary: Mary and Elizabeth, and Judith, may suit a taste formed on the Puritan model, that is to say, an English and Scottish taste: the French consider Victoire, Adele, Adriane, or any other such “fanciful and romantic” names, quite as simple, and perhaps as beautiful, as Mr. Stuart does Mary and Jane.
Translations
female given name Adela
Etymology 2
en
Pronunciation
en topic:Africa
en
Proper noun
A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and neighboring Togo.
Translations
language spoken in Ghana and Togo
Adele: ade Gidire
Finnish: fi adele, fi adelen kieli
Icelandic: is adelska f
Marathi: mr आडेले f
Swahili: sw Kiadele cki-vi
See also
ade
ade
Anagrams
en adeel Edale deale leade
en Languages
Finnish
Etymology
From fi fr Adèle.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi female
Declension
Adel a
Statistics
dvv_20250813 1092 3495 386
References
German
de:
Etymology
de fr Adèle, from a de gem - root meaning “noble”. Compare de edel and de Adel.
Pronunciation
de LL-Q188 (deu)-Frank C. Müller-Adele.wav
de /aˈdeːlə/
de De-Adele.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de eːlə
Proper noun
f,n:s.gen:s:-:ns Adelchen
de female French Adele,Adela
1864, Friedrich Kaiser, Den Bühnen gegenüber als Manuscript gedrukt. Auf dem Eis' und beim Christbaum. Posse mit Gesang in drei Acten. (Am 12. November 1864 zum ersten Mal im k. k. priv. Theater an der Wien gegeben und mit Beifall aufgenommen.), p. 4 & p. 32:
Marie (zu Adelen). Aber ich denk' doch, wo mein Vater ist – Adele (zu Marien). Ich ersuche Sie, mir nicht zu widersprechen, [...]
[...] er hat Adelens Spur verfolgt [...]
de 1873 Prozeß gegen Adele Spitzeder und Genossen. (Fortsetzung.) Troppauer Zeitung. Nr. 167. Dienstag, den 22. Juli 1873 Die Erziehung der Adele sei eine gute gewesen, [...] welche großen Einfluß auf Adele hatte.
Declension
de lacks dat., acc. de Adelen, and possible the different inflections should be separated
f,n:s.gen:s:-:ns
Italian
it:
Etymology
it fr Adèle, from a it gem - root meaning “noble”. Compare de edel, en athel, ang æþele.
Pronunciation
Adèle
Proper noun
f
it female Adele,Adela
Walloon
Etymology
Compare fr Adèle.
Pronunciation
wa /a.ˈdɛl/
Proper noun
wa proper noun
wa female Adele,Adela