Adeline is a feminine given name meaning 'noble' or 'nobility'; it is of German origin and derived from Old High German adal "noble."[1] The root lives on in the New High German words Adel "nobility," edel "noble," and adelig "noble." It is related to the given name Adèle.[2] Adeline was introduced to England by the Normans in the 11th century and was very common in the Middle Ages.[3] Its variants include Adelin, Adelina, Adaline, Adalyn, Adalynn, Adelyn, Adalene, Adeleine, Aada, Ada, Alina, Aline, Adelita and Alita, Zélie.
Notable people with the name include:
- Adeline Pond Adams (1859–1948), American writer and wife of Herbert Adams
- Adeline, Countess of Cardigan and Lancastre (1825–1915), wife of James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan
- Adeline André, French fashion designer and the head of one of the ten haute couture design houses in Paris
- Adeline Canac (born 1990), French pair skater, currently skating with Yannick Bonheur
- Adeline Chapman (1847–1931), English campaigner for women's suffrage
- Adeline Genée DBE (1878–1970), Danish/British ballet dancer
- Adeline Geo-Karis (1918–2008), Republican politician and a member of the Illinois Senate for the 31st District
- Adeline Hazan (born 1956), French politician, MEP for the east of France, and mayor of Reims since March 2008
- Adeline Kerrar (1924–1995), infielder and catcher, played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1944
- Adeline Knapp (1860–1909), American journalist, author, social activist, environmentalist, and educator
- Adeline Masquelier (born 1960), Associate professor of anthropology at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Adeline McKinlay, American tennis player of the end of the 19th century
- Adeline Miller, alias Adeline Furman, American madam and prostitute
- Adeline Rittershaus (1876–1924), philologist, a scholar in Old Scandinavian literature, and champion for the equality of women
- Frances Adeline "Fanny" Seward (1844–1866), daughter of United States Secretary of State William H. Seward
- Frances Adeline Seward (1805–1865), born in 1805, the daughter of Judge Elijah Miller and Hannah Foote Miller
- Louise Adeline Weitzel (1862–1934), German-American writer
- Adeline Dutton Train Whitney (1824–1906), American poet and writer of books for girls
- Adeline Virginia Woolf (1882–1941), British modernist author
- Adeline Wuillème (born 1975), French foil fencer who competed in three Olympic games
- Adeline Yen Mah, Chinese-American author and physician
- Adeline Zachert (1876–1965), Russian-born American librarian
- Lisa Adeline Mainiero, American writer and management professor
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Adeline
- All pages with titles containing Adeline
- Adeline (disambiguation)
References
- ^ "▷ Vorname Adeline: Herkunft, Bedeutung & Namenstag". vorname.com (in German). Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford University Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ "Adeline". Nameberry. Retrieved 2022-12-22.