Robert Duvall: What I've Learned. The actor on DeNiro, Pacino, Brando, Coppola, Caine, and the smell of napalm in the morning. Seeing your name on the list for KP or guard duty when you're in the Army is like reading a bad review. When I knew nothing, I thought I could do anything.
This female name could either be considered a modern-day spin on Adeline or a truncated form of Madeline (Madelyn). In the case of Adeline, which is a diminutive of Adele, the name comes from the Germanic element âadalâ meaning ânobleâ.Alternately, Madelyn comes from the French Madeleine which originated as a name honoring Mary Magdalene from the Bible (meaning âof Magdalaâ).his female name could either be considered a modern-day spin on Adeline or a truncated form of Madeline (Madelyn). In the case of Adeline, which is a diminutive of Adele, the name comes from the Germanic element âadalâ meaning ânobleâ.
1 ADELITA: Probably a Mexican variant spelling of Italian/Spanish Adelina, meaning noble.. 2  This name was used for the heroine of the Mexican folk song La Adelita, one of the most famous corridos to come out of the Mexican Revolution. 3  The song tells the story of a young woman in love with a sergeant. ABELLA: From the Spanish surname, of uncertain etymology. 2  The name was originally a Catalan byname for a bee-keeper or small and active (as a bee) person. 3  It may, therefore, have been derived Latin apicula, meaning bee.. 4  ADALINA: Variant spelling of Italian/Spanish Adelina, meaning little noble..