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Adele

American  
[uh-del] / əˈdɛl /
Also Adela

noun

  1. a first name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”


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Four years ago, Montell Douglas became GB's first female summer and Winter Olympian, while this year, track and field internationals Adele Nicoll and Ashleigh Nelson are in their squad.

From BBC

Radio 1's Adele Roberts on living with her stoma Audrey.

From BBC

Jerome Saint-Marc, a managing director in the food business; Sinead Bell, chief commercial officer; and Adele Balmforth, propositions director, have all left the business in the last six months.

From BBC

She turned to singing instead and landed on America’s Got Talent, covering Bruno Mars and Adele with fellow classmates from the Oakland School for the Arts.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her golden gramophone trophy marks her out as one of pop's most promising new names, joining former best new artist winners like Amy Winehouse, Billie Eilish, Adele and Olivia Rodrigo.

From BBC