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Adel¹

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

  1. rare A female given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Adele.
  2. A surname from German.
  3. A suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
  4. A city, the county seat of Cook County, Georgia, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Owen County, Indiana, United States.
  6. A city, the county seat of Dallas County, Iowa, United States.
  7. An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Missouri, United States.
  8. An unincorporated community in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, United States.
  9. An unincorporated community in Lake County, Oregon, United States.

Adel²

Where it comes from

Variant of Adil, from Arabic عَادِل (ʕādil).

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Arabic.

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name male given name

हिन्दीआदिल ādil

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MLA

"Adel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/adel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Adel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/adel

Chicago

"Adel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/adel.

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@misc{adel_2026,
  title = {Adel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/adel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}