Adeline is a feminine given name meaning 'noble' or 'nobility'. It is of
German origin and derived from Old High German "adal" which means noble. It lives on in the Modern High German words Adel (nobility), edel (noble) adelig (noble). It is a related to
Adèle.
Adeline was introduced to England by the Normans in the 11th century and was very common in the Middle Ages.
Its variants include Adelin,
Adelina Adelina may refer to:
Geography
* Adelina, Opole Lubelskie County, Poland
* Adelina, Maryland, U.S.
* Adelina, Hrubieszów County, Poland Other
* Adelina (name), including a list of people with the name
* ''Adelina'' (Apicomplexa), a genus of para ...
, Adaline, Adalyn, Adalynn, Adelyn, Adalene, Adeleine, Aada,
Ada,
Alina,
Aline,
Adelita and
Alita,
Zélie.
Notable people with the name include:
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Adeline Pond Adams
Adeline Valentine Pond Adams (1859–1948) was an American writer and the wife of Herbert Adams. The chief subjects of her writings were American fine artists and art history. She published at least seven texts. On December 14, 1930, she was aw ...
(1859–1948), American writer and wife of Herbert Adams
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Adeline, Countess of Cardigan and Lancastre (1825–1915), wife of James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan
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Adeline André, French fashion designer and the head of one of the ten haute couture design houses in Paris
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Adeline Canac (born 1990), French pair skater, currently skating with Yannick Bonheur
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Adeline Genée
Dame Adeline Genée DBE (born Anina Kirstina Margarete Petra Jensen; 6 January 1878 – 23 April 1970) was a Danish-British ballet dancer.
Early years
Anina Kirstina Margarete Petra Jensen was born in Hinnerup north of Aarhus, Denmark. ...
DBE (1878–1970), Danish/British ballet dancer
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Adeline Geo-Karis (1918–2008), Republican politician and a member of the Illinois Senate for the 31st District
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Adeline Hazan (born 1956), French politician, MEP for the east of France, and mayor of Reims since March 2008
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Adeline Kerrar
Adeline Kerrar ("Addie") (August 31, 1924 – July 4, 1995) was an American infielder and catcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the season. Listed at , 130 pounds, she was a switch-hitter and threw ...
(1924–1995), infielder and catcher, played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1944
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Adeline Knapp (1860–1909), American journalist, author, social activist, environmentalist and educator
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Adeline Masquelier (born 1960), Associate Professor of Anthropology at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana
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Adeline McKinlay, American tennis player of the end of the 19th century
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Adeline Miller, alias Adeline Furman, American madam and prostitute
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Adeline Rittershaus (1876–1924), philologist, a scholar in old Scandinavian literature, and champion for the equality of women
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Frances Adeline "Fanny" Seward
Frances Adeline Seward (December 9, 1844 – October 29, 1866) was the daughter of United States Secretary of State William H. Seward and his wife Frances Adeline Miller. The last of five children born to the Sewards, she was their only daughte ...
(1844–1866), daughter of United States Secretary of State William H. Seward
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Frances Adeline Seward (1805–1865), born in 1805, the daughter of Judge Elijah Miller and Hannah Foote Miller
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Louise Adeline Weitzel
Louise Adeline Weitzel (December 2, 1862 – May 6, 1934) was an American writer of German descent. She was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Her family moved to Lititz, Pennsylvania while she was still young.
Given the socio-cultural context in whi ...
(1862–1934), German-American writer
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Adeline Dutton Train Whitney (1824–1906), American poet and writer of books for girls
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Adeline Virginia Woolf (1882–1941), British modernist author
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Adeline Wuillème (born 1975), French foil fencer who competed in three Olympic games
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Adeline Yen Mah, Chinese-American author and physician
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Lisa Adeline Mainiero, American writer and management professor
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