Ella
\ɛ.la\♀French girl's name
A French girl's name of English origin, first recorded around début XXᵉ siècle.
At a glance
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| First recorded | début XXᵉ siècle |
| Pronunciation | \ɛ.la\ |
Origin and meaning
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.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- United States
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- East Frisia
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Iceland
- Denmark
Around the world
- RussianЭлла
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).