Adela

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

Adela is a short form of Adelaide, a Teutonic name meaning noble. ^[1] The name is most commonly used in English, Spanish, Polish, German and Romanian

St. Adela was a 7th century Frankish princess. She was responsible for founding a monastery at Pfazel, France. The daughter of William the Conqueror also had this name. ^[1]

POPULARITY

• The name Adela was most popular in 1911, where it was number 522 on the U.S. government’s Social Security Administration’s list of most popular baby names.^[1] This is possibly because of U.S. journalist, Adela Rogers.
• It was least popular from 1958 to 2008. In that 50-year period, it did not make the list of the top 1000 names in the US.^[1]

FACTS

• A group with chapters nationwide that sings traditional harmony music is called the Sweet Adelaides.

NAMESAKES

• Adela’s Place, Detroit Bar
• Adela Place, road in Sydney, Australia
• Casa Adela, Mexican restaurant in NYC
• Adela’s Restaurant, Apache Junction
• La Adela Restaurant, 5th Avenue, Playa del Carmen, Mexico

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Adela Noreiga, Mexican Actress, October 24th, 1969
• Adela Garcia, IFBB Pro Fitness competitor, December 1st, 1971
• Romanian Actress and singer Adela Popescu, October 8, 1988^[1]

OTHER ADELA'S

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Author: Kelly Campbell

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