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The name Adélie is a French feminine form derived from the Old High German name Adalheidis, composed of the elements adal, meaning noble, and heid, meaning kind or type, giving the overall sense of noble nature. It gained particular cultural visibility through Jules Dumont d'Urville, the French explorer who named Adélie Land in Antarctica after his wife Adèle in 1840, lending the name a lasting geographic association. Related forms include Adèle, Adela, Adelaide, and Heidi.