Ella

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛl.ə/ Rhymes: -ɛlə === Proper noun === Ella (countable and uncountable, plural Ellas) A female given name. A diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Ellen, Gabriella, or Daniella. A placename: 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. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Leal, Lela, leal == Cebuano == === Etymology === From English Ella. === Proper noun === Ella a female given name from English == Danish == === Proper noun === Ella a female given name, similar to English Ella ==== Related terms ==== Elly == Dutch == === Etymology === Shortening of Elisabeth. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛ.laː/ Hyphenation: El‧la === Proper noun === Ella f a female given name == Faroese == === Proper noun === Ella f a female given name ==== Usage notes ==== Matronymics son of Ella: Elluson daughter of Ella: Elludóttir ==== Declension ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === Originally a diminutive form of Elina, Elisabet, etc. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈelːɑ/, [ˈe̞lːɑ̝] Rhymes: -elːɑ Syllabification(key): El‧la Hyphenation(key): El‧la === Proper noun === Ella a female given name, similar to English Ella ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Elli ==== Statistics ==== Ella is the 51st most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 12,208 female individuals (and as a middle name to 3,068 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === Anagrams === alle == German == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Ella a female given name, equivalent to English Ella ==== Related terms ==== Elli, Elly == Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛlːɒ] Hyphenation: El‧la Rhymes: -lɒ === Proper noun === Ella a female given name ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛl.la/ Rhymes: -ɛlla Hyphenation: Èl‧la === Pronoun === Ella f (formal, polite, uncommon) alternative letter-case form of ella (“you”) Synonyms: Lei, (Southern Italy) Voi ==== Usage notes ==== Highly elevated variant of Lei. ==== See also ==== === Anagrams === alle == Norwegian == === Proper noun === Ella a female given name, similar to English Ella == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈel.lɑ/, [ˈeɫ.ɫɑ] === Proper noun === Ella m a male given name === References === == Old Norse == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Proper noun === Ella m a male given name ==== Inflection ==== Note that even though Ella is a feminine ōn-stem proper noun, its natural gender is masculine. == Plautdietsch == === Noun === Ella n (plural Ellren) age == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Ella c (genitive Ellas) a female given name, similar to English Ella; contraction of Edla ==== Related terms ==== Elly === Anagrams === alle