Adela (given name)

Adela is a female given name meaning 'noble' or 'serene'.

Adela is also a male name in Ethiopia, which means 'favours'. It is also a feminine name in Arabic (عدله).

Notable people named Adela include:

Saints

 * Adela of Pfalzel (660-c. 735), saint and founder of convent of Pfalzel
 * Adela of France (1009 – 1079), saint, Duchess of Normandy, and Countess of Flanders
 * Adela of Normandy (1062 or 1067–1137), saint, daughter of William I of England
 * Adela, mother of Saint Trudo

Pre-modern world

 * Adela of Champagne (c. 1140–1206), Queen of France as the third wife of King Louis VII, later regent for her son
 * Adela of Flanders(c. 1064–1115), Queen consort of Denmark by marriage to King Canute IV and Duchess of Apulia
 * Adela of France (1009–1063), Duchess of Normandy and Countess of Flanders
 * Adela of Hamaland (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
 * Adela of Normandy (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

Modern world

 * Lady Adela (1847–1924), Kurdish ruler of the Jaff tribe
 * Adela Coit (1863–1932), German women's suffragist
 * Adela Cortina (born 1947), Spanish philosopher
 * Adela Garcia (born 1971), Dominican IFBB Pro Fitness competitor
 * Adela Helić (born 1990), Serbian volleyball 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 (born 1968), Mexican journalist
 * Adela Neffa (1922–2019), Uruguayan-born Argentine sculptor
 * Adela Noriega (born 1969), Mexican actress
 * Adela Pankhurst (1885–1961), British-Australian political activist
 * Adela Peña, American violinist
 * Adela Popescu (born 1986), Romanian actress and singer
 * Adela Raz (born 1986), Afghan politician
 * Adela Sequeyro (1901–1992), Mexican journalist, actress, filmmaker and screenwriter
 * Adela Rogers St. Johns (1894–1988), American journalist, novelist, and screenwriter
 * Adela Świątek (1945–2019), Polish mathematician
 * 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