Ella is a personal name most often used as a feminine given name, but also as a surname, especially in Australia. In
Greek mythology, Ella (
Greek: Ἕλλα) was the daughter of
Athamas and
Nephele.[1] The name may be a cognate with Hellas (Greek: Ἑλλάς), the Greek name for Greece, which is said to have originally been the name of the region around
Dodona.[2]
Another source indicates that Ella is a
Norman version of the
Germanic short name Alia, which was short for a variety of German names with the element ali-, meaning "other".[3] It is also a common short name for names starting with El-, such as
Eleanor,
Elizabeth, Elle, Ellen, Elaine, Ellie, or
Eloise.
A tree indigenous to the Middle East, of the
pistachio family (Pistacia terebinthus). As written in
Isaiah 6–13: "And though a tenth remains in the land, it will again be laid waste. But as the terebinth and oak leave stumps when they are cut down, so the holy seed will be the stump in the land."
In English-speaking countries, Ella was popular during the
Victorian era and again became popular in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Elsewhere, the name is popular in
County Kerry, Ireland,[4] and Israel.[5]
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name or the same
family name. If an
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Ella is a personal name most often used as a feminine given name, but also as a surname, especially in Australia. In
Greek mythology, Ella (
Greek: Ἕλλα) was the daughter of
Athamas and
Nephele.[1] The name may be a cognate with Hellas (Greek: Ἑλλάς), the Greek name for Greece, which is said to have originally been the name of the region around
Dodona.[2]
Another source indicates that Ella is a
Norman version of the
Germanic short name Alia, which was short for a variety of German names with the element ali-, meaning "other".[3] It is also a common short name for names starting with El-, such as
Eleanor,
Elizabeth, Elle, Ellen, Elaine, Ellie, or
Eloise.
A tree indigenous to the Middle East, of the
pistachio family (Pistacia terebinthus). As written in
Isaiah 6–13: "And though a tenth remains in the land, it will again be laid waste. But as the terebinth and oak leave stumps when they are cut down, so the holy seed will be the stump in the land."
In English-speaking countries, Ella was popular during the
Victorian era and again became popular in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Elsewhere, the name is popular in
County Kerry, Ireland,[4] and Israel.[5]
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name or the same
family name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.