Vella

== Translingual == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Proper noun === Vella f A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – native to the western Mediterranean. ==== Synonyms ==== (genus): Boleum ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids – clades; Brassicales – order; Brassicaceae – family; Brassiceae - tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Vella pseudocytisus - type species; for others see Vella on Wikispecies.Wikispecies === References === Vella (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Vella on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Vella (Brassicaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Vella at National Center for Biotechnology Information Vella at Germplasm Resources Information Network Vella at Tropicos Vella at Brassibase == English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian and Maltese Vella. === Proper noun === Vella (plural Vellas) A surname from Maltese. A surname from Italian. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Vella is the 8189th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4051 individuals. 86.87% of individuals with the surname are White. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Vella”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. == Italian == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Proper noun === Vella m or f by sense a surname == Maltese == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Proper noun === Vella a surname