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Adela (female)

Variants:Adèle (F)
Diminutive(s):Della (F)
Diminutive for:Adelaide (F)
Pet Name(s):Ada (F)
Derivative(s):Adelinde (F)
Can be spelt:Adella (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English, from Old German "of noble rank"; a Latinate version of the French name Adèle.
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