Adele

See also adele, and Adèle

English

Etymology 1

Anglicized form of Adèle, the French equivalent of Adela.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈdɛl/
• Rhymes: -ɛl

Proper noun

Adele

1. A female given name.
   • 1833 The New Monthly Magazine, E. Littell, Vol. 1, January-June 1833, page 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 — see Adela

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Adele

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

Translations

language

• Adele: Gidire

See also

• Adele language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Adele language
• Wiktionary's coverage of Adele terms
• Ethnologue entry for Adele, ade

Anagrams

• deale
• leade

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German

Etymology

From French Adèle.

Proper noun

Adele

1. A female given name.

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈdɛlɛ/

Proper noun

Adele f

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