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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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"I like Adele very much. I think she's a wonderful singer, very good songwriter," she said.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

Last summer, wanting to distract herself from wondering whether she’d be asked back to “SNL,” Padilla wrote a screenplay, which is now being backed by Oscar-winning “Moonlight” producer Adele Romanski.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

Adele, Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar have performed at BST Hyde Park before, with pop singers Olivia Rodrigo and Sabrina Carpenter among those on the bill last year.

From BBC May 18, 2026

Its 600-work trove including Gustav Klimt’s shimmering woman in gold from 1907, “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I,” will remain largely in place.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

Adele had promised to make me a princess costume for Halloween, and I kept hoping I would get back in time—just as we had the year before.

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

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