Adel
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz. The female name is a rare variant of Adele. The surname is borrowed from German Adel.
Proper noun edit
Adel
- (rare) A female given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Adele.
- A surname from German.
- A suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
- A city, the county seat of Cook County, Georgia, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Owen County, Indiana, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Dallas County, Iowa, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Missouri, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Lake County, Oregon, United States.
Etymology 2 edit
Variant of Adil, from Arabic عَادِل (ʕādil).
Proper noun edit
Adel
- A male given name from Arabic.
Translations edit
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German adal, from Proto-West Germanic *aþal. More at athel. The surname is shortened from male given names beginning with Adel-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Adel m (strong, genitive Adels, no plural)
Declension edit
Declension of Adel [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Estonian: aadel
Proper noun edit
Adel m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Adels or (with an article) Adel, feminine genitive Adel, plural Adels or Adel)
- a surname transferred from the given name
Further reading edit
- “Adel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Adel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Adel” in Duden online
- Adel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Icelandic edit
Proper noun edit
Adel m
- a male given name