Adele

== 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 ==== Proper noun ==== Adele (plural Adeles) A female given name from the Germanic languages. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Pronunciation ==== ==== Proper noun ==== Adele A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and neighboring Togo. ===== Translations ===== ==== 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 Hyphenation(key): A‧de‧le === Proper noun === Adele a female given name ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Adele is the 386th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,092 female individuals (and as a middle name to 3,495 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 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 === IPA(key): /aˈdeːlə/ Rhymes: -eːlə === Proper noun === Adele f (proper noun, genitive Adeles or Adele or Adelens, plural Adelen or Adeles, diminutive Adelchen n) 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 [...] ==== Declension ==== == 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 a female given name, equivalent to English Adele or Adela == Walloon == === Etymology === Compare French Adèle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ˈdɛl/ === Proper noun === Adele a female given name, equivalent to English Adele or Adela