The adel Surname
adel Name Meaning and History
- German: from a short form of any of a number of personal names beginning with Old High German adal ‘noble’. Compare Edel.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from Adel ‘nobility’.
- Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic adil ‘just’, ‘legally competent (as a witness)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 4 - Messages: 11
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| William Adel b1890 SD | Andie Sindt | 0 |
| Wendell Adel |
 rafuhrman
| 5 |
| Katherine Adel (Edel?) |
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| 0 |
| Adel | Sandy | 2 |
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