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Re: the meaning of Adelina???
The site says it's a diminutive of Adela, which comes from a Germanic word meaning "noble". ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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it's the sunset and glory of 1850
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Adelina is the diminutive of Adele, a popular short form of Adelaide. Adela is more of a Spanish name (but is also a quite rare Italian variant).
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Cool! Thanks
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