Adeline (given name) explained

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: ▷ Vorname Adeline: Herkunft, Bedeutung & Namenstag. 2023-02-11. vorname.com. de.
2. Book: Patrick Hanks

   . Hanks. Patrick. Patrick Hanks. Hardcastle. Kate. Hodges. Flavia. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. Oxford paperback reference. 2006. 978-0-19-861060-1. 2018-11-19. 45.

3. Web site: Adeline. Nameberry. 2022-12-22.