Adele
/əˈdɛl/noun
A feminine given name, originally a short form of Germanic names containing the element meaning “noble.”
Did you know?Adele belongs to the old Germanic *adal-* name element, the same noble root behind names like Adelaide and Adeline, which spread across medieval Europe through aristocratic naming traditions.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*aþalaz
“noble; of noble birth”
Old High German
OHG
adal
“noble, aristocratic”
Old French
OF
Adele
“a feminine personal name from Germanic noble-name elements”
Middle English
ME
Adele
“a personal name used in England through French and continental influence”
Modern English
English
Adele
“a feminine given name”