Type Word & Element
Usage Old High German [1]
Meaning & History
Old High German word meaning "noble".
Related Items
Other Languages & Culturesæðele(Anglo-Saxon) aþal(Frankish) aþals(Gothic) aþalaz(Old Germanic) aðal(Old Norse)
Given Name DescendantsAlbert(Albanian) Æþelbeorht, Æðelberht, Æðelmær, Æðelwine, Æthelwine, Æðelwulf(Anglo-Saxon) Alisa(Bosnian) Albert, Alícia(Catalan) Adéla, Adolf, Albert, Alice(Czech) Adolf, Albert, Alberte, Alice(Danish) Adolf, Albert, Aldegonda, Aldert, Alice, Allard, Alwin, Adelbert, Adelheid, Albertus(Dutch) Adela, Adelaide, Adele, Adelia, Adella, Adelle, Adolph, Albert, Alberta, Alease, Alecia, Alesha, Alesia, Alice, Alicia, Alisha, Alissa, Alvena, Alvin, Alvina, Alyce, Alycia, Alys, Alysa, Alyse, Alysha, Alysia, Alyssa, Alyssia, Elmer, Elvin, Elvina, Elvis, Elwin, Elwyn, Ethelbert, Ethelinda, Aleesha, Alise, Alishia, Alisia, Alisya, Allissa, Allycia, Aylmer, Elicia(English) Albert, Aliisa, Alisa, Aadolf, Alpertti(Finnish) Adélaïde, Adèle, Adélie, Adolphe, Albert, Alberte, Alice, Alicia, Alix, Aubert, Aude, Azélie(French) Adélard(French (Quebec)) Adde, Ade, Aike, Aldert, Ale, Alle, Atse(Frisian) Alberte(Galician) Alisa(Georgian) Adalbert, Adelbert, Adele, Adelheid, Adolf, Albert, Albrecht, Alice, Alwin, Edelgard, Elmar, Adelinde, Alwine(German) Adalberht, Adalbern, Adalbert, Adalfarus, Adalgard, Adalgund, Adalhaid, Adalhard, Adalheidis, Adalindis, Adallinda, Adalwin, Adalwolf, Adela, Adelais, Adelgundis, Adelmar, Adolf, Adolphus, Alard, Albert, Albertus, Alda, Aldegund, Aldegundis, Aldo, Alwin(Germanic) Athaulf, Aþawulfs(Gothic) Aliki(Greek) Adél, Adolf, Albert, Alíz, Aliz(Hungarian) Albert(Icelandic) Ailís, Ailish, Eilís, Eilish(Irish) Adalberto, Adelaide, Adele, Adolfo, Alberta, Alberto, Alda, Aldo, Alice, Adelardo(Italian) Alberts, Alise, Elmārs(Latvian) Albaer(Limburgish) Adelė, Adolfas, Albertas(Lithuanian) Aalis(Medieval French) Adolf, Albert, Alice(Norwegian) Azalaïs(Occitan) Aþalaberhtaz, Aþalawulfaz(Old Germanic) Adela, Adelajda, Adolf, Albert, Alicja(Polish) Adalberto, Adelaide, Alberta, Alberto, Alda, Aldina, Alice, Alícia, Etelvina(Portuguese) Adela, Albert(Romanian) Albert, Alisa(Russian) Aileas, Ailis(Scottish Gaelic) Adela, Alica(Slovak) Adalberto, Adela, Adelaida, Adelia, Adolfo, Alberta, Alberto, Alicia, Edelmira, Edelmiro, Etelvina, Adelardo(Spanish) Adolf, Albert, Alice, Alicia(Swedish) Alisa(Ukrainian) Alis(Welsh)
Surname DescendantsAlbert(Catalan) Albertsen(Danish) Aalders, Addens, Adolfs, Alberda, Albers, Alberts, Alders, Alles, Aalmers(Dutch) Albert, Alberts, Albertson, Alvin, Aylmer, Elmer, Elwin, Elwyn(English) Albert, Allard, Aubert(French) Adema, Aikema, Alma, Atsma(Frisian) Albert, Albrecht, Aleshire, Alscher(German) Albert(Hungarian) Albertsson(Icelandic) Alberto, Alfero, Aliberti, Altimari, Adelardi(Italian) Ahlers(Low German) Albertsen(Norwegian) Alberto(Portuguese) Albert(Romanian) Alberto(Spanish) Adolfsson, Albertsson, Albrechtsson, Albrecktsson, Albrektson, Albrektsson, Elmersson, Adolvsson(Swedish)
Sources & References
- Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry adal, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.
