Details for the forename Adèle

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Adèle (female)


Variants:	Adela (F)
Diminutive(s):	Adalina (F) Adeline (F)
Pet Name(s):	Ada (F)
Pet Name for:	Adelaide (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	French, from the Old German "of noble rank" The French name, Adèle is derived from the first element of several Old German names with a first element Adal-. The English form is unaccented, Adele, or Adela but Whyte considers that the former, although comparatively rare, is now more popular in Scotland than in England.