Old High German origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “noble” + “eagle”
Old High German, from adal (“noble”) + aro (“eagle”).
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- Wiktionary: AdelarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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“noble” + “eagle”
01 / Meaning & origin
Adelar is a masculine given name documented in German. English Wiktionary traces it to Old High German, from the components “noble” + “eagle”.
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Meaning: “noble” + “eagle”
Old High German, from adal (“noble”) + aro (“eagle”).
Nebenform von Adalar
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ADELAR— “noble eagle”
ADELAR, _m._ _Ger._ Teu. noble eagle, 412
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
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