Adela
This variation of Adele sounds somewhat more feminine than the original by virtue of the a- ending. It could join the army of popular A girls' names, especially with its tie to the recent celebrity-related success of Adele.
Adela, which came to England with the Normans in the eleventh century, has a royal pedigree via William the Conqueror's youngest daughter.
Adela Quested is a character in E. M. Foster's novel A Passage to India, and the name also appears in an Agatha Christie story. Journalist/novelist/screenwriter Adela Rogers St. .Johns was a colorful character in Golden Age Hollywood.
Adelia is another appealing variation, an alternative to the rising Amelia.
Gender
Girl
Meaning
noble
Origin
German
Numerology
A is for activities, for you have many.
D is for dream, your beacon ahead.
E is for exotic, no lack of spirit here!
L is for luxury, the luxury of your smile.
A is for advantage, for you are blessed with many.
Lucky
Adela lucky number is 5.
Free-thinking, adventurous, and progressive, 5 is defined by freedom. 5 needs to experience the world by engaging its five senses: For 5, life lessons are acquired through spontaneous acts of bravery. Akin to Sagittarius energy within astrology, 5 is known for its playful, impulsive, and vivacious spirit.
Famous People Named Adela
- Mina Cvetkovic Serbian model
- Mina Shum Canadian film director
- Kwon Mina member of K,Pop girl group AOA
- Mina Bree Sabato daughter of Italian,American actor/model Antonio Sabàto Jr.
- Saint Adela of Pfalzel Anglo,Saxon princess; daughter of Saint Dagobert II
Adela in Pop Culture
- Evelyn Robin character in "Winnie,the,Pooh" series
- Evelyn Mulwray character in 1974 film "Chinatown"
- Evelyn Salt main character in film "Salt"
- Ina Deacon "sister of Miss Lulu Bett who treats her as servant" in Zona Gale's 1920 novel Miss Lulu Bett
- "There was something funny about the child something dark, stand,offish, classy. Ina: classy name, too classy. Cora didn't like it." [H.E. Bates, The Landlady, 1938]
