Adele

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See also: adele, adèle, and Adèle

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French Adèle, equivalent of Adela, from a Germanic root meaning “noble”. Compare athel, German edel, Old English æþele.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Adele (plural Adeles)

  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
    • 1833, E. Littell, “On Grand Christian Names”, in The New Monthly Magazine, volume 1, page 211:
      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.
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Adele

  1. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and neighboring Togo.
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Finnish

Etymology

From French Adèle.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Adele

  1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Adele (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative Adele Adelet
genitive Adelen Adelejen
partitive Adelea Adeleja
illative Adeleen Adeleihin
singular plural
nominative Adele Adelet
accusative nom. Adele Adelet
gen. Adelen
genitive Adelen Adelejen
Adelein rare
partitive Adelea Adeleja
inessive Adelessa Adeleissa
elative Adelesta Adeleista
illative Adeleen Adeleihin
adessive Adelella Adeleilla
ablative Adelelta Adeleilta
allative Adelelle Adeleille
essive Adelena Adeleina
translative Adeleksi Adeleiksi
abessive Adeletta Adeleitta
instructive Adelein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Adele (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Adeleni Adeleni
accusative nom. Adeleni Adeleni
gen. Adeleni
genitive Adeleni Adelejeni
Adeleini rare
partitive Adeleani Adelejani
inessive Adelessani Adeleissani
elative Adelestani Adeleistani
illative Adeleeni Adeleihini
adessive Adelellani Adeleillani
ablative Adeleltani Adeleiltani
allative Adelelleni Adeleilleni
essive Adelenani Adeleinani
translative Adelekseni Adeleikseni
abessive Adelettani Adeleittani
instructive
comitative Adeleineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Adelesi Adelesi
accusative nom. Adelesi Adelesi
gen. Adelesi
genitive Adelesi Adelejesi
Adeleisi rare
partitive Adeleasi Adelejasi
inessive Adelessasi Adeleissasi
elative Adelestasi Adeleistasi
illative Adeleesi Adeleihisi
adessive Adelellasi Adeleillasi
ablative Adeleltasi Adeleiltasi
allative Adelellesi Adeleillesi
essive Adelenasi Adeleinasi
translative Adeleksesi Adeleiksesi
abessive Adelettasi Adeleittasi
instructive
comitative Adeleinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Adelemme Adelemme
accusative nom. Adelemme Adelemme
gen. Adelemme
genitive Adelemme Adelejemme
Adeleimme rare
partitive Adeleamme Adelejamme
inessive Adelessamme Adeleissamme
elative Adelestamme Adeleistamme
illative Adeleemme Adeleihimme
adessive Adelellamme Adeleillamme
ablative Adeleltamme Adeleiltamme
allative Adelellemme Adeleillemme
essive Adelenamme Adeleinamme
translative Adeleksemme Adeleiksemme
abessive Adelettamme Adeleittamme
instructive
comitative Adeleinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Adelenne Adelenne
accusative nom. Adelenne Adelenne
gen. Adelenne
genitive Adelenne Adelejenne
Adeleinne rare
partitive Adeleanne Adelejanne
inessive Adelessanne Adeleissanne
elative Adelestanne Adeleistanne
illative Adeleenne Adeleihinne
adessive Adelellanne Adeleillanne
ablative Adeleltanne Adeleiltanne
allative Adelellenne Adeleillenne
essive Adelenanne Adeleinanne
translative Adeleksenne Adeleiksenne
abessive Adelettanne Adeleittanne
instructive
comitative Adeleinenne

Statistics

  • Adele is the 404th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 991 female individuals (and as a middle name to 3,309 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

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Etymology

Borrowed from French Adèle, from a Germanic root meaning “noble”. Compare edel and Adel.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Adele f (proper noun, genitive Adeles or Adele or Adelens, plural Adelen or Adeles, diminutive Adelchen n)

  1. a female given name from French, equivalent to English Adele or 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
    • 1873, “Prozeß gegen Adele Spitzeder und Genossen. (Fortsetzung.)”, in Troppauer Zeitung.   Nr. 167.   Dienstag, den 22. Juli   1873:
      Die Erziehung der Adele sei eine gute gewesen, [...] welche großen Einfluß auf Adele hatte.
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Declension

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Italian

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Etymology

Borrowed from French Adèle, from a Germanic root meaning “noble”. Compare German edel, English athel, Old English æþele.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈdɛ.le/
  • Rhymes: -ɛle
  • Hyphenation: A‧dè‧le

Proper noun

Adele f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Adele and Adela

Walloon

Etymology

Compare French Adèle.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Adele

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Adele and Adela