Brief Life History of Adele
When Adele Sorensdatter was born about 1710, in Hjortshøj, Øster Lisbjerg, Randers, Denmark, her father, Soren Jensen, was 36 and her mother, Else Andersdatter, was 34.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Adele Sorensen, "Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923"
Parents and Siblings
1676–1756 Male
1678–1727 Female
Siblings (6)
1706–1801 Male
1710– Female
1711– Female
1714–1775 Male
1719– Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1713 · Royal Danish Military Academy
Age 3
1729
Age 19
1742 · Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
Age 32
Name Meaning
From French Adèle , an ancient name popular in medieval Europe because of the fame of a 7th-century saint, a daughter of the Frankish king Dagobert II. It is of Germanic origin, from adal ‘noble’ (a short form of a two-element name such as Adelheid; see Adelaide ). It was the name of William the Conqueror's youngest daughter ( c.1062–1137 ), who became the wife of Stephen of Blois. However, it died out in England in the later Middle Ages. It was revived in the 19th century, being the name of a character in Johann Strauss's opera Die Fledermaus. Its popularity was further reinforced in the 1930s as the name of a character in the novels of Dornford Yates .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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