Ella
/ˈɛl.ə/
Ella proper noun: a female given name.
Proper noun
Ella (countable and uncountable, plural Ellas)
- 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 […]1936 June 30, Margaret Mitchell, chapter XLII, in Gone with the Wind, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, →OCLC
- A diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Ellen, Gabriella, and Daniella.
- A town in Uva Province, Sri Lanka.
- An unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Morrow County, Oregon, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Frankfort, Pepin County, Wisconsin.
Forms of Ella
| plural | Ellas |
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Origin of Ella
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.
Words formed from Ella
Phrases with Ella
Words that rhyme with Ella
- stella
- columella
- cinderella
- umbrella
- stracciatella
- a cappella
- fella
- ambarella
- citronella
- Coachella
- columnella
- hella
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- lamella
- micella
- mozzarella
- nigella
- predella
- salmonella
- Tudela
- varicella
- zooxanthella
- acanthella
- Adela
- amborella
- Bella
- brucella
- candela
- canella
- capitella
- castella
- cella
- cerebella
- chlorella
- clitella
- favela
- fellah
- flabella
- flagella
- fraxinella
- Gabriella
- haustella
- klebsiella
- labella
- mistella
- moraxella
- mortadella
- novella
- paella
- panatela
- petronella
- portabella
- prunella
- quinella
- rostella
- rubella
- scutella
- selaginella
- shigella
- subumbrella
- tarantella
Questions about Ella
- What does Ella mean?
- Ella means a female given name.
- What part of speech is Ella?
- Ella is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Ella?
- Ella is pronounced /ˈɛl.ə/.
Words near Ella in the dictionary
Source and license
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