Girl

Adelina

Of noble birth

Origin

Germanic

Used in

itesdero

Origin and meaning of Adelina

Adelina is an affectionate diminutive of Adele, from the Germanic adal, 'noble, of illustrious lineage,' softened by the ending -ina. The name evokes belonging to a distinguished house and the worth that comes with it. Common in Italy since the nineteenth century, it appears in related forms across Spain and the German-speaking world, where it stays tied to medieval aristocratic tradition. It keeps an elegant, gently old-fashioned charm many parents adore.