Adele

American  

[uh-del] / əˈdɛl /

Also Adela

noun

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

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Example Sentences

I can play a bit of Elton John and Adele and things like that.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

This group fits into a long line of U.K. artists, including Amy Winehouse and Adele before them, who clearly adore old American soul records.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

She dominated the British charts last year, becoming the first British woman since Adele to land three singles simultaneously in the U.K.’s Top 10 charts, and score a No. 1 album and single there.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026

According to the Official Charts Company, Dean was also the first British solo female artist to top both the singles and album charts at the same time since Adele in 2021.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

I had a basin where I would scrub my dolls’ clothes and hang them with tiny clothespins on the wash line Adele strung at my height next to the playhouse.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter