Β· adelia chase is the name of one of the main characters in margaret atwood’s β€œthe blind assassin. ” though not much used in movies or on tv, delia, a diminutive, is pretty famous in the movie circuit. It carries the meaning of a noble and kind person. Adelia Γ  € by carroline typography in script > calligraphy 5,452,599 downloads (2,144 yesterday) 12 comments free for personal use - 2 font files download Β· adelia name popularity related ratings comments namesakes 81% rating gender feminine [1] it is native to latin america and the caribbean, with one species extending northward into the southernmost part of texas. Adelia is a genus of flowering plants in the spurge family, euphorbiaceae, subfamily acalyphoideae. The name adelia is of germanic origin and is derived from the elements adal meaning noble and heid meaning kind or type.