Adela (also spelled Adéla or Adella) is a female given name, the latinate form of Adele, meaning 'noble' or 'serene'. Adela is a male name in Ethiopia, meaning 'favours', and a female name in Arabic (عدله).
Notable people named Adela include:
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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 Louvain (died 1083) (died 1083), German noblewoman
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
Adela of Ponthieu (c. 1110 – 1174), Countess of Surrey
Adela of Saluzzo (c. 995 – after 1055), Italian noblewoman
Adela de Warenne (born c. 1170), Anglo-Angevin noblewoman
Modern world
Adéla (singer) (born 2003), Slovak singer-songwriter and dancer
Lady Adela (1847–1924), Kurdish ruler of the Jaff tribe
Adela Marion Adam (1866–1944), English classicist
Adela Adamova (born 1927), Argentine ballet dancer
Adela Kanasya Adies
Adela Akers (1933–2023), American textile artist
Adela Humood Alaboudi (born 1967), Iraqi politician
Adela Cabezas de Allwood (born 1918), Salvadoran pediatrician
Adela Andea (born 1976), Romanian American artist
Adela Azcuy (1861–1914), Cuban nurse and poet
Adella Brown Bailey (1860–1937), American politician and suffragist
Adela Balderas (born 1969), Basque university professor
Adela Paulina Baltoi (born 1992), Romanian long-distance runner
Adela Cerezo Bautista (born 1961), Mexican politician
Adela Navarro Bello (born 1968), Mexican journalist
Adela Ben-Yakar, Israeli biomedical engineer
Adela Breton (1849–1923), English archaeological artist and explorer
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Adéla Bruns (born 1987), Czech sports shooter
Adela Calderón (born 1959), Chilean actress
Adela Graniel Campos (born 1954), Mexican politician
Adela Cantalapiedra (born 1945), Spanish TV presenter
Adela Carboné (1884–1960), Italian-born actress
Adela Castell (1864–1926), Uruguayan teacher, essayist, and poet
Adéla Cernousek (born 2003), French golfer
Adela Chaljub de Char (1943–1994), First Lady of the Atlántico from 1984 to 1987
Adela Coit (1863–1932), German women's suffragist
Adela Cojab (born 1996), Mexican-American activist and writer
Adela Yarbro Collins (born 1945), American author and academic
Adella Colvin, American yarn dyer
Adela Cortina (born 1947), Spanish philosopher
Adela Dankowska (born 1935), Polish aviator and politician
Adela Demetja (born 1984), Albanian curator
Adela (Ada) Dundas (1840–1887), Scottish churchwoman and artist
Adela Elad (born 1987), Cameroonian movie actress
Adela Fernández y Fernández (1942–2013), Mexican folk writer and teacher of theater
Adela Forestello (1923–2021), Argentine educator and human rights activist
Adela Gáborová (1940–2007), Slovak actress
Adela Galiana (born 1825), Spanish writer and poet
Adela García (born 1971), Dominican fitness competitor
Adela Garcia (born 1971), Dominican IFBB Pro Fitness competitor
Adéla Hanzlíčková (born 1994), Czech freestyle wrestler
Adela Helić (born 1990), Serbian volleyball player
Adela Hernández (born 1962), Cuban politician
Adéla Holubová (born 2002), Czech mountain biker
Adella Prentiss Hughes (1869–1950), American pianist and impresario
Adela Peralta Leppe (1929–2018), Mexican actress and union activist
Adella Hunt Logan (1863–1915), American writer, educator and suffragist
Adela de la Torre de Lope, Spanish politician
Adéla Lehovcová (born 1991), Czech field hockey player
Adela Jušić (born 1982), visual artist from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Adela Maddison (1862–1929), British composer
Adela Medina (born 1978), Argentine footballer
Adela Micha (born 1963), Mexican journalist
Adela Milčinović (1878–1968), Croatian feminist author, critic and suffragette
Adela Mohseni (born 1950), Afghan activist
Adela Montes (1928–2024), Argentine journalist
Adela Robles Morales (born 1965), Mexican politician
Adela Ruiz de Royo (1943–2019), Panamanian mathematics academic
Adela Rogers St. Johns (1894–1988), American journalist, novelist, and screenwriter
Adela Šajn (born 1990), Slovenian artistic gymnast
Adela Edwards Salas (1874–1939), Chilean teacher and philanthropist
Adéla Šapovalivová (born 2006), Czech ice hockey player
Adela Riek Scharr (1907–1998), American aviator
Adela Sequeyro (1901–1992), Mexican journalist, actress, filmmaker and screenwriter'
Adela Serra-Ty, Filipino politician
Adela Van Severen (1909–2007), Salvadoran politician
Adéla Škrdlová (born 2001), Czech ice hockey player
Adela Smajic (born 1993), Swiss television presenter
Adela Blanche Stewart (1846–1910), New Zealand homemaker and writer
Adéla Stříšková (born 2000), Czech handball player
Adela Świątek (1945–2019), Polish mathematician
Adela de la Torre, American writer
Adela de Torrebiarte (1949–2020), Guatemalan politician
Adella Turner (1856–1938), American activist
Adela Úcar (born 1980), Spanish journalist, host and producer
Adela Vázquez (1958–2024), Cuban-American transgender activist and performer
Adela Sloss Vento (1901–1998), American writer
Adela Verne (1877–1952), English pianist
Adela Vinczeová (born 1980), Slovak television presenter
Adela Ber Vukić (1888–1966), Bosnian painter
Adella Wotherspoon (1903–2004), American, youngest and last living survivor of the General Slocum ship disaster
Adela Xenopol (1861–1939), Romanian feminist and writer
Adela Zaharia (born 1987), Romanian operatic soprano
Adella Kean Zametkin (1863–1931), American writer and activist
Adela Zamudio (1854–1928), Bolivian poet, feminist, and educator
Adela Žgur (1909–1992), Slovene germanist and translator
Adela Elizabeth Zúñiga (born 1942), Honduran politician
Adela is a female given name, the latinate form of Adele, meaning 'noble' or 'serene'. Adela is a male name in Ethiopia, meaning 'favours', and a female name in Arabic (عدله).