Ella

proper nouncommon in dialogue

//ˈɛl.ə//

A female given name.

proper noun

1
A female given name.
She was named Ella Lorena, Ella for her grandmother Ellen, and Lorena because it was the most fashionable name of the day for girls […]
2
A diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Ellen, Gabriella, or Daniella.
3
A placename: A town in Uva Province, Sri Lanka.
4
A placename: An unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky, United States.
5
A placename: An unincorporated community in Morrow County, Oregon, United States.
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A placename: An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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A placename: An unincorporated community in the town of Frankfort, Pepin County, Wisconsin.

Etymology

A 19th-century shortening 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.

Forms

plural: Ellas

Elk · A member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, an…ell · The name of the Latin script letter L/l. (more commonly el)Ell · A surname.

Ella · A female given name.

Elle · A diminutive of the female given name Eleanor and other names…ellen · Strength vouchsafed; comfort; grace.Ellen · A female given name from Ancient Greek.

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