Adela

I’m really loving the name [name_f]Adela[/name_f]/[name_f]Adella[/name_f] recently, but I’ve been struggling to find a middle name! What would you pair [name_f]Adela[/name_f] with?

I love it! It’s funny you posted this today, I was going to later! I love the association between this name and the movie Woman in [name_m]Gold[/name_m].

Adela Ruth
Adela Prim
Adela Orin
Adela Quinn
Adela Beatrice
Adela Sabine
Adela Maeve
Adela Arwen

I’ve also been in love with [name_f]Adela[/name_f]/[name_f]Adella[/name_f] since I saw The Woman in [name_m]Gold[/name_m]! [name_f]Adela[/name_f] works so well with long or short names, so I feel like your options are wide open. Not sure of your style, so here are some suggestions that pop out at me:

[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_u]Reese[/name_u]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Josette[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]

I love [name_f]Adela[/name_f]/[name_f]Adella[/name_f], maybe the latter spelling a little more

[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Cosette[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Mavis[/name_f]

Oooh, I love the name [name_f]Adela[/name_f]! It’s so elegant yet down-to-earth. I think a sleek yet melodic middle is the way to go.

[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Sabine[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Justine[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Birdie[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]

[name_f]Adela[/name_f] seems so versatile, I can see it working with long and short middle, tailored and frilly middles, unisex middles, so many possibilities!

[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Nadine[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Briony[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Clover[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Bea[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Corisande[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_u]Finch[/name_u]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Sigrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Winry[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Fawn[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Lark[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Yvaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_m]Coriander[/name_m]

A few ideas:

[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Giovanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_u]Eloise[/name_u]

Admittedly, most of these are based on my favorite [name_f]Adele[/name_f] combos–[name_f]Adele[/name_f] [name_f]Sofia[/name_f] [name_u]Eloise[/name_u], [name_f]Adele[/name_f] [name_f]Clementina[/name_f], [name_f]Adele[/name_f] [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f], and [name_f]Adele[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]–but I think [name_f]Adela[/name_f] is lots of fun to work with! Good luck!

[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Avalon[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_m]Augustine[/name_m]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] Saiorse (pronounced sare sha)

Sometimes names ending in the “lee” sound are very cute, but I believe there is a pretty fine line between cute and just made up. Names such as Tinsleigh, [name_f]Ainsleigh[/name_f], etc really aren’t my cup of tea. Opinions?

[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]

That’s too funny! I couldn’t find any posts about [name_f]Adela[/name_f], so I decided to make my first official post. :smiley: I’ve never seen that movie, I’ll have to look it up! I love all your suggestions, especially [name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]! [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] and [name_f]Maeva[/name_f] are some of my favourite middle names as of lately :slight_smile:

I love your suggestion of [name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_u]Reese[/name_u] and [name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]! I really like your signature, especially [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m]! So beautiful:D

Winry, [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f], [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f], and [name_m]Augustine[/name_m] are some great names! I was thinking of [name_f]Rosemonde[/name_f]/[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] and had it written down, funny a few of you mentioned it!