Adele (given name)

For other uses, see Adele (disambiguation).

Adele
Pronunciation	/əˈdɛl/
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Germanic
Meaning	noble, kind, and tender
Other names
See also	Adela, Adelaide, Adelheid

Adele (also spelled Adèle, or Adelle) is a female given name of Germanic origin used in English, French, German, and Italian with a meaning of noble, kind, and tender. It should not be confused with the male Arabic name Adel, which has a different pronunciation, although rarely Adele may be spelled without the "e" on the end, as with Adel Rootstein. An Arabic female name which is even used in Persian, is Adeleh. It is also used as a spelling variant of the Yiddish name Edel.

Given name

• Adelais (wife of Ingelger), name also given as Adele
• Adele (born 1988), English singer-songwriter
• Adèle of Champagne (1140–1206), French queen consort
• Adèle of Dreux, French countess
• Adele of Meaux (950–980), French countess
• Adele of Valois, French countess
• Adele of Vermandois (910–960), French countess
• Adele Addison (born 1925), American singer
• Adèle Anderson (born 1952), British singer
• Adele Anthony (born 1971), Australian musician
• Adele Arakawa (born 1958), American news anchor
• Adele Astaire (1897–1981), American singer and dancer
• Adelle August (1934–2005), American movie actress
• Adèle Bayer (1814–1892), Belgian missionary
• Adele Carles (born 1968), Australian politician
• Adèle Christiaens, Belgian fencer
• Adelle Davis (1904–1974), American author
• Adele DeGarde (1899–1972), American actress
• Adele DeLeeuw (1899–1988), American writer
• Adele Diamond, Canadian psychologist
• Adele Dixon (1908–1992), English actor
• Adele Duttweiler (1892–1990), Swiss philanthropist
• Adèle Exarchopoulos, French actress
• Adele Faccio (1920–2007), Italian politician
• Adele Farina (born 1964), Australian politician
• Adele Fifield (born 1966), Canadian director
• Adele Garrison, American writer
• Adèle Geras (born 1944), English writer
• Adele Girard (1913–1993), American jazz harpist
• Adele Givens, American actress
• Adele Goldberg (born 1963), American linguist
• Adele Goldberg (born 1945), American computer scientist
• Adele Goldstine (1920–1964), American computer scientist
• Adele Khoury Graham (born 1938), Lebanese educator
• Adele Griffin (born 1970), American writer
• Adèle Haenel (born 1989), French actress
• Adele Holness, English singer
• Adele C. Howells (1886–1951), American general president of the Primary
• Adèle Hugo (1830–1915), French diary writer
• Adèle Isaac (1854–1915), French opera singer
• Adele Jergens (1917–2002), American actress
• Adèle Kindt (1804–1884), Belgian painter
• Adele King (born 1951), Irish entertainer
• Adèle Caby-Livannah (born 1957), African writer
• Adelle Lutz (born 1948), German model
• Adele Mara (1923–2010), American actress
• Adele Marcus (1906–1995), American pianist
• Adelle McDonnell, Irish television personality
• Adele Megann (born 1962), Canadian writer
• Adele Morales (born 1925), American painter and memoirist
• Adele Aus der Ohe (1864–1937), German pianist and composer
• Adele Parks (born 1969), English novelist
• Adele W. Paxson (1913–2000), American socialite
• Adele Ramos, Belizean poet, author, journalist and publisher
• Adele Reinhartz, Canadian academic
• Adele Roberts (born 1979), British past Big Brother participant
• Adel Rootstein (1930–1992), British mannequin designer
• Adele Rose, British soap writer
• Adele Rova, (born 1996) Fiji National Team Athlete Swimming
• Adele Sandé (born 1988), Scottish R&B and Soul artist
• Adele Sandrock (1863–1937), German actress
• Adele Scheele, American writer
• Adele Silva (born 1980), British soap actress
• Adele Simpson (1903–1995), American fashion designer
• Adele Stolte (born 1932), German soprano singer
• Adelle Stripe (born 1976), English poet
• Adèle de Batz de Tranquelleon (1789–1828), French nun
• Adele Ann Wilby (born 1950), Australian activist
• Adele Wiseman (1928–1992), Canadian author
• Adele Wong (born 1983), Singaporean actress