Adelita

Adelita is a Spanish diminutive form of Adela, itself derived from the Germanic element adal, meaning noble. The name gained particular cultural resonance in Mexico through La Adelita, a popular revolutionary ballad of the early twentieth century celebrating a soldadera, a woman who fought alongside the troops during the Mexican Revolution, making the name a symbol of female courage and patriotism in Latin American tradition. Adela, Adele, and Adelaide are closely related forms sharing the same Germanic root.