Meaning & History
Diminutive of Adela or Adelaide. A famous bearer was American actress and singer Della Reese (1931-2017).
Related Names
Other Languages & CulturesAlisa(Bosnian) Adelina(Bulgarian) Alícia(Catalan) Adéla, Alice(Czech) Alice, Heidi(Danish) Alice, Ada, Adelheid, Aleid, Aleida, Alida(Dutch) Aliisa, Alisa, Aada, Ada, Heidi(Finnish) Adélaïde, Adèle, Adélie, Adeline, Alice, Alicia, Alix, Alison(French) Elke(Frisian) Alisa(Georgian) Adele, Adelheid, Alice, Ada, Alida, Heida, Heide, Heidi(German) Adalhaid, Adalheidis, Adela, Adelais, Adelina, Ada(Germanic) Aliki(Greek) Adél, Aliz, Alida(Hungarian) Ailís, Ailish(Irish) Adelaide, Adele, Adelina, Alice, Ada(Italian) Alise(Latvian) Adelė(Lithuanian) Elke(Low German) Aalis(Medieval French) Alice, Ada, Heidi(Norwegian) Azalaïs(Occitan) Adela, Adelajda, Alicja, Ada(Polish) Adelaide, Adelina, Alice, Alícia(Portuguese) Adela, Adelina(Romanian) Alisa(Russian) Aileas, Ailis(Scottish Gaelic) Adela, Alica(Slovak) Adela, Adelaida, Adelia, Adelina, Alicia, Ada(Spanish) Adelita, Aleida, Aleyda(Spanish (Latin American)) Alice, Alicia, Heidi(Swedish) Alisa(Ukrainian) Alis(Welsh)