Ella (name)
.jpg) Ella Fitzgerald is one well-known Ella. | |
| Pronunciation | El-AH |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | English, German, Hebrew. |
| Meaning | all, completely, other, fairy maiden, goddess, foreign, Pistachio Tree |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Eleanor, Elizabeth, Elle, Ellen, Ellie, Alla |
Ella is a feminine given name with multiple origins. One source gives its meaning as "all, completely," from German.[1] Another source indicates the name 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."[2] It is also a common short name for names starting with El-, such as Eleanor, Elizabeth, or Ellen. The word אלה (Ella) in Hebrew means goddess, but due to religious restrictions cannot be used as a name for a good Jew in this meaning. However, this word also means pistachio tree, and indeed, is used as a feminine name among secular Israelis.
Ella became used again during the Victorian era in English-speaking countries and has been revived in the last decade, becoming a popular given name for baby girls born in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States and other English-speaking countries.[3] One well-known bearer of the name was singer Ella Fitzgerald. Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia, a Russian grand duchess and saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, was commonly known as Ella.
Notes
ella is the sex.
- ^ Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2007). Baby Name Bible. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 978-0-312-35220-2
- ^ http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?nmd=n&terms=Ella
- ^ http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=ella