Adelina
Meaning of Adelina
Adelina is a velvet-gloved sparkler—born from the Old German “adal,” meaning “noble,” then whisked through Romance-language sunshine to pick up that lilting “-ina” ending. Picture a medieval princess slipping into a modern subway: that’s how effortlessly Adelina blends time periods and cultures, appearing in Spanish telenovelas, Italian lullabies, and English storybooks alike. Opera buffs still swoon over 19th-century diva Adelina Patti, while history buffs nod to Saint Adelina, a feisty 12th-century abbess who led her own order. Stateside, the name has been quietly polishing its crown for decades, climbing from the outer ranks in the ’90s to a confident #313 in 2024—proof that parents crave its mix of vintage grace and upbeat rhythm. With its bright, bell-like pronunciation (ah-deh-LEE-nuh/nah) and built-in nicknames Lina, Addie, or Del, Adelina feels like a sunlit hallway: instantly warm, slightly grand, and wide open to whatever story a little girl decides to write next.
Pronunciation
Spanish,Italian
- Pronunced as ah-deh-LEE-nah (/aðeˈlina/)
English
- Pronunced as ah-deh-LEE-nuh (/əˌdɛliːnə/)
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Notable People Named Adelina
| Adelina Patti was a Spanish Italian soprano famed for her pure bel canto voice, one of the most celebrated sopranos in history, who earned huge fees across Europe and America and performed from 1851 to 1914. |
| Adelina Otero-Warren - Nina Otero-Warren was an American suffragist, educator, and politician who broke barriers in New Mexico as Santa Fe Superintendent of Instruction from 1917 to 1929 and became the first Latina to run for Congress in 1922. |
| Adelina von Fürstenberg - Countess Adelina von Furstenberg-Herdringen is a Swiss curator who pioneered multicultural, socially engaged contemporary art exhibitions in unconventional spaces worldwide. |
| Adelina Kondrátieva - Adelina Kondratieva was an Argentine-born Russian translator and Spanish Civil War Brigadista who later led the Archive War and Exile Association and received a Spanish passport in 2009. |
| Adelina Boguș - Adelina Maria Bogus is a Romanian rower who competed in the women's eight at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, winning a bronze medal. |
| Adelina Paschalis-Souvestre was a Polish soprano and music teacher. |
| Adelina Murio-Celli d'Elpeux was a Polish opera singer, composer, and music teacher. |
| Adelina Rodriguez - Adelina Galang Santos Rodriguez was the first woman mayor of Quezon City from 1976 to 1986 and a noted leader in Philippine Red Cross charity work. |
| Adelina Zagidullina is a Russian foil fencer of Tatar origin who is a two time team European and world champion and the 2021 Olympic team champion, representing the Russian Armed Forces. |
| Adelina Gavrilă - Adelina Gavrila is a Romanian athlete specializing in the triple jump. |
| Adelina Thaçi - Adelina Thaci is a Kosovar singer and vocal teacher who mainly performs in Albanian. |
| Adelina Dorina Pastor is a Romanian 400 meter sprinter who won 4x400 relay bronze at the 2016 World Indoor Championships, competed at the 2013 World Championships and earlier World Indoors, and holds bests of 52.44 outdoors and 53.22 indoors. |
| Adelina González - Adelina Gonzalez Munoz is a former Spanish sailor who represented Spain in the womens 470 at the 1988 Summer Olympics. |
| Adelina Covián is a Spanish painter of bright, optimistic landscapes who debuted in Madrid in 1964 and later exhibited widely in Spain and abroad, including Paris. |
| Adelina Chilica is an MPLA politician serving in the National Assembly of Angola. |
