Etymology

Adel

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Today it means: A female given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Adele. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *aþalaz ← German Adel
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Adel · proper noun1

  1. German · borrowed fromAdel
  2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*aþalaz
  3. English todayAdel

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz. The female name is a rare variant of Adele. The surname is borrowed from German Adel.

Adel · proper noun2

  1. Arabic · borrowed fromعَادِل
  2. English todayAdel

Variant of Adil, from Arabic عَادِل (ʕādil).

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*aþalaz all →

ElmiraAdelaAdell

Arabicعَادِل all →

Adil

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