Where is Adela from?

Origins of the name Adela

Origins English, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, Slovak, Ancient Germanic

Pronounced ə-DEHL-ə(English)

Gender Feminine

Traits include: classic, formal, upper class, natural, wholesome, refined, strange, serious, nerdy

Originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element adal meaning "noble". Saint Adela was a 7th-century Frankish princess who founded a monastery at Pfazel in France. This name was also borne by a daughter of William the Conqueror.

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