Adeline (given name)

Adeline is a feminine given name meaning 'noble' or 'nobility'. It is of French origins and is a diminutive Adèle. It's variants include Adelina, Adalyn, Adalynn, Adelyn, Aada, Ada, Alina, Aline, Adelita and Alita.

People

• 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 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 Lee Zhia Ern, Malaysian and was born in 1991
• 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
• 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 Wuillème (born 1975), French foil fencer who competed in three Olympic games
• Adeline Yen Mah, Chinese American author and physician