Given name

Adéla

Adéla is a feminine given name. It is used in Czech.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Adéla comes from German.

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How it developed

From German Adele.

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Adéla’s family of names

In Czech usage, Adéla has a diminutive in Adelinka. In Czech usage, Adéla has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Adela. In Czech usage, Adéla has a diminutive in Adka.

Walk Adéla’s family in the name graph

AdélaAdèlaÁjaAdélkaÁďaAdelinkaÁjinkaAdkaAdeleAdelaAdèleAdél

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Adéla has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its German roots to each of them.

German

8 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 4

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Adéla

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German

Ekola

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German

Adelmann

Adelmann is a surname from German.

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German

Krankkala

Krankkala is a surname from Middle High German. It is used in Finnish.

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German

Ackermann

“plowman”

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German

Appelt

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German

Apfelbeck

Apfelbeck is a surname from German. It is used in Czech.

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German

Alícia

Alícia is a feminine given name. It is used in Portuguese.

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German

Andrle

Andrle is a surname from German. It is used in Czech.

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Sibling ideas

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