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 [ 2 syll. el-la, ell-a ] The girl name Ella is pronounced EHLah KEY. 1: Ella's language of origin is Germanic, French, Old Provençal, Old Greek, Gothic, Hebrew. It is predominantly used in English, Italian, and Scandinavian. This evolved as a short form of longer names ending in '-ella' or starting with 'El-'. Alternatively, it could be of Germanic roots. The Normans brought the name to England in the 11th century, but it dropped off in use after the 14th century. It later saw a revival in the 19th century. In recent times, the previously obscure form Elle has been made popular by the supermodel Elle Macpherson (1964-). Forms of the name include the Spanish, English, and Russian Alla and the English Elladine. 2: Ella's origin is Gothic, and its use, German. The name was originally a diminutive of various compound names with the Germanic element al ('all') or ali ('foreign, other'). The old form Alia (Germanic) was itself used as a short form of names containing ali ('foreign, other'). In addition, Ella is a pet form (English and Scandinavian) of the English Eleanor. Ella is also a pet form (English) of the Dutch and English Ellen. Ella is also a pet form (English and Scandinavian) of the English Helen. Ella is also a short form of the English Cinderella. Ella is also a pet form (English) of the English, German, Italian, and Spanish Elvira. Ella is also a pet form (English and Italian) of the Portuguese, Provençal, Spanish, English, French, and German Isabel. Ella is also a form of the English Alja. See also the related forms, the English Ellamae, the English, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, and Romanian Gabriella, the Italian Graziella, the English Louella, and the English Elton. Ella is a very popular baby girl name, and it is also regarded as trendy. In 1900, 0.601% of baby girls were named Ella. It had a ranking of #42 then. The baby name has seen a steep decline in frequency since then. In 2008, it ranked at #19 with a usage of 0.450%, experiencing a small resurgence in the recent decade. Within all girl names in its family, Ella was the most popular. Ella was 56% more widely used than the 2nd most popular name, the English, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, and Romanian Gabriella, in 2008. Baby names that sound like Ella include the Polish Ela, the Hebrew Elah, the Hawaiian Eleele, the English Ellee, the English and German Elli, the English and Scottish Ellie, the English and Dutch Elly, the English and Finnish Aila, the English Ailey, the English and Finnish Aili, the Scottish Ailie, the Gaelic Aillie, the English Aily, the Polish Ala, the Hebrew and English Ayla, the English El, the Hawaiian Ele, the English Elea, the Hawaiian Elele, and the Hebrew Eliya. Details of famous persons named Ella: KEY: English pronunciation for Ella: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
