Adela
Noble; from the Germanic adal element
Adela began as a short form of Germanic names starting with adal, noble. Unlike a two-element compound, it retains one clear name-element as an independent form.
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- Adela♀Noble; from the Germanic adal element
- Alexandra♀Feminine of Alexander: defending men
- Anna♀Grace or favour
- Armand♂Army man
- Carolina♀Latinate feminine of Carolus, in the Charles family
- Conrad♂Bold counsel
- Cristina♀Feminine form of Christian; belonging to Christ
- César♂Spanish form of the Roman name Caesar
- Eduard♂Guardian of wealth
- Elisa♀Form of Elisabeth; God is my oath
- Ernest♂Seriousness or vigor; from German Ernst
- Francesca♀French or Frankish; feminine of Francesco
- Frederic♂Peace and ruler
- Gerard♂Spear and boldness
- Gil♂Form of Giles, short form of Gilbert, or Hebrew joy
- Jan♂♀Form of Johannes, in the John name family
- Jesús♂The Lord is salvation; Spanish form of Jesus
- Joana♀Source record
- Joel♂Yahweh is God
- Josep♂Source record
- Magdalena♀Of Magdala
- Marc♂French, Catalan, or Welsh form of Marcus
- Marcel♂French form of Marcellus, a Marcus-family diminutive
- Marina♀Of the sea
- Onofre♂He who is good; through Egyptian Onuphrius
- Paulina♀Feminine form of Paulinus; in the Paul family
- Pilar♀Pillar, from Our Lady of the Pillar
- Rita♀Short form of Margherita and other -rita names
- Roger♂Famous spear
- Sandra♀Short form of Italian Alessandra
- Sara♀Lady or princess
- Víctor♂Victor or conqueror
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Alexandra
Feminine of Alexander: defending men
Alexandra is the feminine form of Alexander, from Greek Alexandros. The compound concerns defending or helping and men or people.
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Grace or favour
Anna comes through Greek and Latin from Hebrew Hannah, associated with grace or favour. Biblical and Christian figures named Anna or Anne helped carry it across many languages.
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Army man
Armand is a French and Catalan form in the Herman name family. The older Germanic components concern an army and a person or man.
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- 29 Dictionary evidence
- 32 Wikidata
- 19 Philippine source records
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