Adeles real name is Adele Laurie Blue Adkins. She was born on May 5, 1988, in Tottenham, London, England. Her father, Marc Evans, left when she was two years old, and she was raised by her mother, Penny Adkins. The name Adele, despite sounding French, derives from the German name Adel meaning nobility, or Adal, which translates to noble. Adele has revealed that her name is pronounced with a slight emphasis on the second syllable: "uh-dale".