Adelia Name Meaning & Origin
Adelia
Origin of the name Adele:
A name that originated as a shortened form of Adelheid and Adelaide (nobility) but is not bestowed as an independent given name. It was borne by the youngest daughter (c. 1062 - 1137) of William the Conqueror. Var: Adela.
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3/27/19 - Lots of annoying nicknames since people can never pronounce it. No you cannot just give me a different name, especially not Addy.
4/8/11
Adi (pronounced Ay-dee)
Adi (pronounced Ah-dee)
Dee
Dilly
Lia (pronounced Leah)
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4/8/11
from Adele (German) "Noble" and Leah (Hebrew) "Bringer of the Gospel""Adelia" is a genus of flowering plants in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, with subfamily Acalyphoideae.
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- Famous real-life people named Adelia
Adelia "Ada" Clooney Zeidler, American actor George Clooney's sister.
- Adelia in song, story & screen
"Adelia, O La Figlia Dell'Arciere" ("Adelia, or The Archer's Daughter") is an opera in three acts, by Gaetano Donizetti.
The book "Remembering Adelia: Quilts Inspired By Her Diary" by Kathleen Tracy.