Adelina

Adelina is a Romance-language embroidery of the Germanic Adela, from adal, meaning noble. You hear it in Italian opera houses, Spanish grandmothers' kitchens, and Romanian lullabies, four syllables with a soft central L, a-de-LEE-na. It shares roots with Adeline and Adelaide but wears them more lushly, a name that seems to carry lace. It has climbed in American usage alongside a general revival of ornate, vowel-rich girl's names, especially among Hispanic families. The name feels old-world without being dusty, the kind that sounds lovely whispered or sung. Adelina suits a girl who charms easily and remembers every song she has ever heard.