Adela is a female given name meaning noble or serene. Adela is also a male name in Ethiopia. It means favours. People named Adela include:

Pre-modern world

Adela of Champagne Adela of Champagne (french: Adèle; c. 1140 – 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 ...

(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 *

Adela of France Adela of France,Other forms of her name are Adèle, Adélaïde, Adelheid, Aelis and Alix. known also as Adela the Holy or Adela of Messines; (1009 – 8 January 1079, Mesen, Messines), was, by marriage, Duchess of Normandy (January – August 10 ...

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

Adela of Hamaland Adela of Hamaland (also Adela of Elten) (952 – died after 1021), was countess of Hamaland in 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 claim on the in ...

(952–after 1021), sovereign Countess of Hamaland in the Netherlands *

Adela of Meissen Adela of Meissen (also ''Adelheid'' or ''Adele'') (died 23 October 1181) was a Danish Queen consort, spouse of King Sweyn III of Denmark. She was the daughter of Conrad, Margrave of Meissen, and Luitgard of Ravenstein. Adela was born in Meiss ...

(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 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 Roman ...

(1062 or 1067–1137), daughter of William I of England and sister of Henry I of England *

Adela of Pfalzel Saint Adela (? - 735) and her sister Irmina of Oeren (? - c. 716) were possibly two princesses who may have been the daughters of Saint Dagobert II and his Anglo-Saxon wife, but this has largely been disproved. Some have also said Adela was the dau ...

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

Modern world

Lady Adela Lady Adela Jaff or Adela Khanem, called the ''Princess of the Brave'' by the 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 in Kurdistan an ...

(1847–1924), Kurdish ruler of the Jaff tribe *

Adela Coit Adela Stanton Coit (also known as Fanny Adela Coit and Adela Wetzlar, née von Gans, September 11, 1863 – October 7, 1932) was a women's suffragist and social reformer. She was a large proponent of the Ethical Movement, which was a movement that ...

(1863–1932), German women's suffragist * Adela Cojab (born 1996), Mexican-born Israeli activist *

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 thes ...

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

Adela Helić Adela Helić (born 24 February 1990) is a Serbian volleyball player. She was part of the Serbia women's national volleyball team. She participated in the 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix. On club level she played for OK Crvena Zvezda in 20 ...

(born 1990), Serbian volleyball player * Adella Prentiss Hughes (1869–1950), American pianist *

Adela Jušić Adela Jušić (born 1982 Sarajevo) is a Bosnian contemporary visual artist. She was born in Sarajevo. She is known for her socially engaged art on the subject of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the role of partisan women during the Second Wor ...

(born 1982), visual artist from Bosnia and Herzegovina *

Adela Micha Adela Micha Zaga (born May 25, 1963) is a Mexican journalist notable for conducting several radio and TV newscasts and pioneering the Big Brother reality show in Mexico. She is a graduate of the Universidad del Nuevo Mundo (currently closed by ...

(born 1963), Mexican journalist *

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 (magazine), Zeta''. ''Zeta'', which was founded in 1980, is one of the few publications tha ...

(born 1968), Mexican journalist *

Adela Neffa Adela Neffa (June 15, 1922 – June 9, 2019) was an Argentine-born Uruguayan sculptor. Biography Of Lebanese origin, Neffa and her parents moved from Argentina to Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay. In 1942 she was admitted to the Escuela de Artes ...

(born 1922), Uruguayan-born Argentine sculptor *

Adela Noriega Adela Amalia Noriega Méndez (; born October 24, 1969), professionally known as Adela Noriega, is a Mexican retired actress. She came to prominence after starring in many teen-oriented coming-of-age telenovelas produced by Televisa, including '' ...

(born 1969), Mexican actress *

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 WSPU in Scotland. In 1914 she moved to Australia where she continued her activism and was co-found ...

(1885–1961), British-Australian political activist *

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 *

Adela Popescu Adela Elena Popescu (born 8 October 1986 in Șușani, Vâlcea County) is a Romanian actress and singer. Popescu is notable for being among the original cast in the first Romanian soap opera, ''Numai Iubirea'' (Only Love), where she was paired ...

(born 1986), Romanian actress and singer *

Adela Raz Adela Raz (born 1986) is an Afghan politician who served as the last ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the United States from July 2021 to February 2022. Raz was also the first woman to hold the office of Permanent Representat ...

(born 1986), Afghan politician *

Adela Sequeyro Adela Sequeyro Haro (March 11, 1901 – December 24, 1992) was a Mexican journalist, actress, filmmaker and screenwriter. She was a pioneer of Mexican cinema both during the silent era and the talkies. Early life Adela Sequeyro was born March 11, ...

(1901–1992), Mexican journalist, actress, filmmaker and screenwriter *

Adela Rogers St. Johns Adela Nora Rogers St. Johns (May 20, 1894 – August 10, 1988) was an American journalist, novelist, and screenwriter. She wrote a number of screenplays for silent movies but is best remembered for her groundbreaking exploits as "The World's Grea ...

(1894–1988), American journalist, novelist, and screenwriter *

Adela Verne Adela Verne (27 February 18775 February 1952) was a distinguished English pianist of German descent, born in Southampton. She was considered the greatest woman pianist of her era, ranked alongside the male keyboard giants of the time. She toured w ...

(1877–1952), English pianist *

Adela Vinczeová Adela Vinczeová (; born 12 October 1980) is a Slovakia, Slovak radio and television presenter. She has presented television shows such as Česko Slovenská SuperStar 2009, the Anděl Awards and the Czech Lion Awards. She is a daughter of Slovak w ...

(born 1980), Slovak television presenter *

Adella Wotherspoon Adella Liebenow Wotherspoon (November 28, 1903 – January 26, 2004) was the youngest and last living survivor of the ''General Slocum The PS ''General Slocum''"PS" stands for "Paddle Steamer" was a sidewheel passenger steamboat built i ...

(1903–2004), youngest and last living survivor of the ''General Slocum'' ship disaster * Adela Xenopol (1861–1939), Romanian feminist and writer

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