Adele

See also: adele, adèle, and Adèle

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French Adèle, equivalent of Adela, from a Germanic root meaning “noble”. Compare athel, German edel, Old English æþele.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈdɛl/

  Rhymes: -ɛl

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Proper noun

Adele (plural Adeles)

1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
   • 1833, E. Littell, “On Grand Christian Names”, in The New Monthly Magazine, volume 1, page 211:

     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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Adele

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

Translations

language spoken in Ghana and Togo

• Adele: Gidire
• Finnish: adele (fi), adelen kieli
• Icelandic: adelska (is) f
• Swahili: Kiadele class ki-vi

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Adele terms
• Ethnologue entry for Adele, ade ⁠

Anagrams

• Edale, deale, leade

Finnish

Etymology

From French Adèle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑdele/, [ˈɑ̝de̞le̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑdele
• Syllabification^(key): A‧de‧le

Proper noun

Adele

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Adele (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		Adele	Adelet
genitive		Adelen	Adelejen
partitive		Adelea	Adeleja
illative		Adeleen	Adeleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Adele	Adelet
accusative	nom.	Adele	Adelet
	gen.	Adelen
genitive		Adelen	Adelejen Adeleinrare
partitive		Adelea	Adeleja
inessive		Adelessa	Adeleissa
elative		Adelesta	Adeleista
illative		Adeleen	Adeleihin
adessive		Adelella	Adeleilla
ablative		Adelelta	Adeleilta
allative		Adelelle	Adeleille
essive		Adelena	Adeleina
translative		Adeleksi	Adeleiksi
abessive		Adeletta	Adeleitta
instructive		—	Adelein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Adele (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Adeleni Adeleni accusative nom. Adeleni Adeleni gen. Adeleni genitive Adeleni Adelejeni Adeleinirare partitive Adeleani Adelejani inessive Adelessani Adeleissani elative Adelestani Adeleistani illative Adeleeni Adeleihini adessive Adelellani Adeleillani ablative Adeleltani Adeleiltani allative Adelelleni Adeleilleni essive Adelenani Adeleinani translative Adelekseni Adeleikseni abessive Adelettani Adeleittani instructive — — comitative — Adeleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Adelesi Adelesi accusative nom. Adelesi Adelesi gen. Adelesi genitive Adelesi Adelejesi Adeleisirare partitive Adeleasi Adelejasi inessive Adelessasi Adeleissasi elative Adelestasi Adeleistasi illative Adeleesi Adeleihisi adessive Adelellasi Adeleillasi ablative Adeleltasi Adeleiltasi allative Adelellesi Adeleillesi essive Adelenasi Adeleinasi translative Adeleksesi Adeleiksesi abessive Adelettasi Adeleittasi instructive — — comitative — Adeleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Adelemme Adelemme accusative nom. Adelemme Adelemme gen. Adelemme genitive Adelemme Adelejemme Adeleimmerare partitive Adeleamme Adelejamme inessive Adelessamme Adeleissamme elative Adelestamme Adeleistamme illative Adeleemme Adeleihimme adessive Adelellamme Adeleillamme ablative Adeleltamme Adeleiltamme allative Adelellemme Adeleillemme essive Adelenamme Adeleinamme translative Adeleksemme Adeleiksemme abessive Adelettamme Adeleittamme instructive — — comitative — Adeleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Adelenne Adelenne accusative nom. Adelenne Adelenne gen. Adelenne genitive Adelenne Adelejenne Adeleinnerare partitive Adeleanne Adelejanne inessive Adelessanne Adeleissanne elative Adelestanne Adeleistanne illative Adeleenne Adeleihinne adessive Adelellanne Adeleillanne ablative Adeleltanne Adeleiltanne allative Adelellenne Adeleillenne essive Adelenanne Adeleinanne translative Adeleksenne Adeleiksenne abessive Adelettanne Adeleittanne instructive — — comitative — Adeleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Adelensa Adelensa accusative nom. Adelensa Adelensa gen. Adelensa genitive Adelensa Adelejensa Adeleinsarare partitive Adeleaan Adeleansa Adelejaan Adelejansa inessive Adelessaan Adelessansa Adeleissaan Adeleissansa elative Adelestaan Adelestansa Adeleistaan Adeleistansa illative Adeleensa Adeleihinsa adessive Adelellaan Adelellansa Adeleillaan Adeleillansa ablative Adeleltaan Adeleltansa Adeleiltaan Adeleiltansa allative Adelelleen Adelellensa Adeleilleen Adeleillensa essive Adelenaan Adelenansa Adeleinaan Adeleinansa translative Adelekseen Adeleksensa Adeleikseen Adeleiksensa abessive Adelettaan Adelettansa Adeleittaan Adeleittansa instructive — — comitative — Adeleineen Adeleinensa

Statistics

• Adele is the 404^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 991 female individuals (and as a middle name to 3,309 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French Adèle, from a Germanic root meaning “noble”. Compare edel and Adel.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /aˈdeːlə/
• Rhymes: -eːlə

Proper noun

Adele f (proper noun, genitive Adeles or Adele or Adelens, plural Adelen or Adeles, diminutive Adelchen n)

1. a female given name from French, equivalent to English Adele or Adela
   • 1864, Friedrich Kaiser, Den Bühnen gegenüber als Manuscript gedrukt.   Auf dem Eis' und beim Christbaum. Posse mit Gesang in drei Acten.   (Am 12. November 1864 zum ersten Mal im k. k. priv. Theater an der Wien gegeben und mit Beifall aufgenommen.), p. 4 & p. 32:
     • Marie (zu Adelen). Aber ich denk' doch, wo mein Vater ist –
       Adele (zu Marien). Ich ersuche Sie, mir nicht zu widersprechen, [...]
     • [...] er hat Adelens Spur verfolgt [...]
   • 1873, “Prozeß gegen Adele Spitzeder und Genossen. (Fortsetzung.)”, in Troppauer Zeitung.   Nr. 167.   Dienstag, den 22. Juli   1873:

     Die Erziehung der Adele sei eine gute gewesen, [...] welche großen Einfluß auf Adele hatte.

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Declension

Declension of Adele [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Adele	die	Adelen, Adeles
genitive	einer	der	Adeles, Adele, Adelens	der	Adelen, Adeles
dative	einer	der	Adele	den	Adelen, Adeles
accusative	eine	die	Adele	die	Adelen, Adeles

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French Adèle, from a Germanic root meaning “noble”. Compare German edel, English athel, Old English æþele.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdɛ.le/
• Rhymes: -ɛle
• Hyphenation: A‧dè‧le

Proper noun

Adele f

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

Walloon

Etymology

Compare French Adèle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈdɛl/

Proper noun

Adele

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