"Adele" meaning in English

See Adele in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /əˈdɛl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Adele (girl).wav , En-us-Adele.ogg Forms: Adeles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛl Etymology: Borrowed from French Adèle, equivalent of Adela, from a Germanic root meaning “noble”. Compare athel, German edel, Old English æþele. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Adèle}} French Adèle, {{der|en|gem|-}} Germanic, {{cog|de|edel}} German edel, {{cog|ang|æþele}} Old English æþele Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Adele (plural Adeles)
  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, Languages
    Sense id: en-Adele-en-name-z10~dBQY Disambiguation of Languages: 74 26 Categories (other): Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Swahili translations Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Adele
  1. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and neighboring Togo. Related terms: ade ⁠ Translations (language spoken in Ghana and Togo): Gidire (Adele), adele (Finnish), adelen kieli (Finnish), adelska [feminine] (Icelandic), आडेले (āḍele) [feminine] (Marathi), Kiadele [class-7, class-8] (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-Adele-en-name-3KTPNrpL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Adele translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Swahili translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Adele translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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