Adeline (given name)

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Adeline is a feminine given name meaning 'noble' or 'nobility'; it is of German origin and derived from Old High German adal "noble". The root lives on in the New High German words Adel "nobility," edel "noble," and adelig "noble." It is related to the given name Adelaide and its diminutive Adèle. Adeline was introduced to England by the Normans in the 11th century and was very common in the Middle Ages. Its variants include Adelin, Adelina, Adaline, Adalyn, Adalynn, Adelyn, Adalene, Adeleine, Adylene, 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 Bourne (1873–1965), Anglo-Indian actress, suffragette, and charity worker Adeline Canac (born 1990), French pair...

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