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, meaning 'noble' or 'serene'.Campbell, Kelly. "Adela," Wiki.Name.com Adela is a male name in

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(عدله). Notable people named Adela include:

Saints

* Adela of Pfalzel (660-c. 735), saint and founder of convent of Pfalzel *

Adela of France Adela of France, known also as Adela the Holy or Adela of Messines; (1009 – 8 January 1079, Messines) was, by marriage, Duchess of Normandy (January – August 1027), and Countess of Flanders (1035–1067). Family Adela was the second dau ...

(1009–1079), saint, Duchess of Normandy, and Countess of Flanders *

Adela of Normandy Adela of Normandy, of Blois, or of England (c. 1067 – 8 March 1137),LoPrete, Kimberly. "Adela of Blois". ''Women and Gender in Medieval Europe: An Encyclopedia''. Ed. Margaret Schaus. New York: Routledge, 2006. 6–7. also known as in the C ...

(1062 or 1067–1137), saint, daughter of William I of England * Adela, mother of Saint Trudo

Pre-modern world

Adela of Champagne Adela of Champagne (; – 4 June 1206), also known as Adelaide, Alix and Adela of Blois, was Queen of France as the third wife of Louis VII. She was regent of France from 1190 to 1191 while her son Philip II participated in the Third Crusad ...

(c. 1140–1206), Queen of France as the third wife of King Louis VII, later regent for her son *

Adela of Flanders Adela of Flanders (also Ala and Alana in southern Italian sources) (c. 1064 – April 1115), was Queen consort of Denmark by marriage to King Canute IV and duchess of Apulia by marriage to Duke Roger Borsa, and then regent of Apulia from 1111 to ...

(c. 1064–1115), Queen consort of Denmark by marriage to King Canute IV and Duchess of Apulia *

(1009–1063), Duchess of Normandy and Countess of Flanders *

Adela of Hamaland Adela of Hamaland (also Adela of Elten) (c. 952 – died after 1021), was countess of Hamaland in what is now the Netherlands in about 973–1021. She was also the regent of Renkum in circa 983–?, likely as regent for her son Dirk of Renkum. Her ...

(952–after 1021), sovereign Countess of Hamaland in the Netherlands * Adela of Meissen (died 1181), Danish Queen consort, spouse of King Sweyn III of Denmark * Adela of Milan (c. 975–after 1012), Margravine of Milan by marriage *

(1062 or 1067–1137), daughter of William I of England and sister of Henry I of England * Adela of Pfalzel (660-c. 735), saint and founder of convent of Pfalzel * Adela of Ponthieu (c. 1110 – 1174), Countess of Surrey

Modern world

* Adéla (singer) (born 2003), Slovak singer-songwriter and dancer *

Lady Adela Lady Adela Jaff or Adela Khanem, called the ''Princess of the Brave'' by the British Empire, British was a Kurdish ruler of the Jaff tribe and one of the first famous woman leaders in the history of Kurdistan. The Jaff tribe is the biggest tribe i ...

(1847–1924), Kurdish ruler of the Jaff tribe * Adella Brown Bailey (1860–1937), American politician and suffragist * Adéla Bruns (born 1987), Czech sports shooter * Adéla Cernousek (born 2003), French golfer * Adela Coit (1863–1932), German women's suffragist * Adella Colvin, American yarn dyer *

Adela Cortina Adela Cortina (born 1947, Valencia) is a Spanish philosopher. Biography After studying philosophy and letters in the Universidad de Valencia, she was admitted into the department of metaphysics in 1969. In 1976, she defended her doctoral thesi ...

(born 1947), Spanish philosopher * Adela Garcia (born 1971), Dominican IFBB Pro Fitness competitor *

Adéla Hanzlíčková Adéla Hanzlíčková (born 4 May 1994) is a Czech freestyle wrestler competing in the 68 kg division. Wrestling career Hanzlíčková competed in the women's freestyle 63kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which she was eliminate ...

(born 1994), Czech freestyle wrestler * Adela Helić (born 1990), Serbian volleyball player * Adéla Holubová (born 2002), Czech mountain biker * Adella Hunt Logan (1863–1915), American writer, educator and suffragist *

Adéla Lehovcová Adéla Lehovcová (born 11 June 1991) is a Czech indoor and field hockey player. Life Lehovcová was born on 11 June 1991. Career Domestic league In the Czech National League, Lehovcová represents HC Slavia Praha. Indoor hockey Lehovcová mad ...

(born 1991), Czech field hockey player * Adella Prentiss Hughes (1869–1950), American pianist * Adela Jušić (born 1982), visual artist from Bosnia and Herzegovina * Adela Micha (born 1963), Mexican journalist * Adela Milčinović (1878–1968), Croatian feminist author, critic and suffragette *

Adela Navarro Bello Adela Navarro Bello (born 1968 in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico) is a Mexican journalist and the general director of the Tijuana weekly magazine ''Zeta''. ''Zeta'', which was founded in 1980, is one of the few publications that frequently repo ...

(born 1968), Mexican journalist * Adela Neffa (1922–2019), Uruguayan-born Argentine sculptor *

Adela Noriega Adela Amalia Noriega Méndez (; born 24 October 1969) is a retired Mexican actress. She came to prominence after starring in teen-oriented coming-of-age telenovelas in the 1980s, ''Quinceañera'' (1987–1988) and ''Dulce desafío'' (1988–1989 ...

(born 1969), Mexican actress * Adéla Matasová (born 1940), Czech sculptor * Adéla Odehnalová (born 1990), Czech former football defender * Adella Kean Zametkin (1863–1931), American writer and activist *

Adela Pankhurst Adela Constantia Mary Walsh ( Pankhurst; 19 June 1885 – 23 May 1961) was a British-born suffragette who worked as a political organiser for the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) in Scotland. In 1914 she moved to Australia where she co ...

(1885–1961), British-Australian political activist * Adella M. Parker (1870–1956), American suffragist and politician *

Adela Peña Adela Peña is an American violinist best known as a founding member of the Eroica Trio. She was born in New York City and began playing the violin at age 4. In New York, she studied at the Henry Street Music School with violin/viola teacher Roch ...

, American violinist * Adéla Pivoňková, Czech former football midfielder * Adela Popescu (born 1986), Romanian actress and singer * Adella Prentiss Hughes (1869–1950), American pianist and impresario * Adela Raz (born 1986), Afghan politician * Adéla Šapovalivová (born 2006), Czech ice hockey player * Adela Sequeyro (1901–1992), Mexican journalist, actress, filmmaker and screenwriter' * Adéla Škrdlová (born 2001), Czech ice hockey player * Adéla Stříšková (born 2000), Czech handball player * Adela Rogers St. Johns (1894–1988), American journalist, novelist, and screenwriter * Adela Świątek (1945–2019), Polish mathematician * Adella Turner (1856–1938), American activist * Adela Verne (1877–1952), English pianist * Adela Vinczeová (born 1980), Slovak television presenter * Adella Wotherspoon (1903–2004), American, youngest and last living survivor of the ''General Slocum'' ship disaster * Adela Xenopol (1861–1939), Romanian feminist and writer

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