Ella

See also ella, Ellá, -ella, eļļa, and eļļā

English

Etymology

19th century diminutive of Eleanor or Ellen, later also used for any name ending in -ella, such as Gabriella or Daniella.

• Similar abbreviations have been formed independently in many European languages, for any name containing the syllable -el-, e.g. Elisabeth.

Proper noun

Ella

1. A female given name.
   • 1936 Margaret Mitchell: Gone With the Wind: Chapter XLII:

     She was named Ella Lorena, Ella for her grandmother Ellen, and Lorena because it was the most fashionable name of the day for girls,

Related terms

• Ellie

Translations

female given name

• Danish: Ella (da)
• Faroese: Ella (fo) f
• Finnish: Ella (fi)
• German: Ella (de)

• Norwegian: Ella (no)
• Swedish: Ella (sv)

Anagrams

• leal
• Lela

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Danish

Proper noun

Ella

1. A female given name, similar to English Ella.

Related terms

• Elly

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈelːɑ]
• Hyphenation: El‧la

Proper noun

Ella

1. A female given name, similar to English Ella.

Declension

Declension of Ella (type kala) singular plural nominative Ella Ellat genitive Ellan Ellojen Ellain1 partitive Ellaa Elloja accusative Ella Ellan Ellat inessive Ellassa Elloissa elative Ellasta Elloista illative Ellaan Elloihin adessive Ellalla Elloilla ablative Ellalta Elloilta allative Ellalle Elloille essive Ellana Elloina translative Ellaksi Elloiksi instructive – Elloin abessive Ellatta Elloitta comitative – Elloineen 1) Rare.

Related terms

• Elli

Anagrams

• alle

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German

Proper noun

Ella

1. A female given name, similar to English Ella.

Related terms

• Elli, Elly

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Ella

1. A female given name, similar to English Ella.

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Swedish

Proper noun

Ella

1. A female given name, similar to English Ella. Also a contraction of Edla.

Related terms

• Elly