Ella (name)
Ella Pronunciation EL -ə Gender Female Language(s) Greek , Norman , Hebrew Meaning beautiful , fairy Maiden , Goddess Related names Elah Eleanor Elizabeth Elle Ellen Ellie Alla Ellika , Ellit Illy Elat , Illa Elia Aelia
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] 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] El -, such as Eleanor , Elizabeth , Elle, Ellen, Elaine, Ellie, or Eloise .
The Hebrew word Ella (אלה) has two meanings:
A tree indigenous to the Middle East, of the pistachio family (Pistacia terebinthus 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."
Ella means "goddess" in modern Hebrew . 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] [ 5]
People with the given name
Ella Anderson (born 2005), American child actressElla Aquino (1902–1988), Native American civil rights activistElla Phillips Crandall (1871–1938), American nurseElla Hoag Brockway Avann (1853–1899), American educator, and writerElla Baker (1903–1986), African American civil rights and human rights activistElla Maria Ballou (1852–1937), American stenographer, reporter, essayist, and educatorElla Jay Basco , American actressElla Bennett (2002–2007), American murder victimElla A. Bigelow (1849–1917), American author and clubwomanElla Thomas Foreacre Brantley (1864–1948), American clubwoman and civic leaderElla Bully-Cummings (born 1958), first female police chief of DetroitElla Chen (born 1981), member of the Taiwanese girl group S.H.E.Ella Maria Dietz Clymer (1847–1920), American actress and poetElla Corfield (nee Caird) , British pharmacistElla D. Crawford (1852–1932), American temperance movement organizerElla Cruz (born 1996), Filipina actress, product endorser, host, commercial & promotional model, and dancerElla Cara Deloria (1888–1971), Native American educator, anthropologist, ethnographer, linguist, and novelistElla Hepworth Dixon (1857–1932), English writer, novelist, and editorElla Loraine Dorsey (1853–1935), American author, journalist, and translatorElla Hamilton Durley (1852–1922), American educator, newspaper editor, and journalistElla Emhoff (born 1999), American model, artist, designer, and U.S. Second DaughterElla Endlich (born 1984), German singerElla Eronen (1900–1987), Finnish actressElla Eyre (born 1994), English singerElla Fitzgerald (1917–1996), American jazz singerElla Mae Gallavan (1903–1966), American pathologistElla M. George (1850–1938), American teacher, lecturer, social reformerElla German (born 1937), friend of Lee Harvey OswaldElla T. Grasso (1919–1981), American politician and first woman elected governor of ConnecticutElla Halikas , American model and social media influencerElla Havelka (born 1989), ballet dancer and first Indigenous person to join the Australian BalletElla Gifft (1882–1964), American businesswoman and suffragistElla Gross (born 2008), American model and actress, member of South Korean group MeovvElla Guru (born 1966), American painter and musicianElla Henderson (born 1996), British singerElla Hunt (born 1998), British actressElla Jenkins (1924–2024), American folk singerElla Jones , mayor of Ferguson, Missouri from 2020Ella Junnila (born 1998), Finnish high jumperElla Eaton Kellogg (1853–1920), American philanthropist and pioneer in dieteticsElla B. Kendrick (1849–1928), American temperance activistElla Koon (born 1979), Hong Kong singerElla Lloyd (born 2005), Welsh racing driverElla Logan (1913–1969), Scottish actress and singerElla Mai (born 1994), British singerElla Maillart (1903–1997), Swiss adventurer, travel writer, photographer, and sportswomanElla M. S. Marble (1850–1929), American journalist, educator, activist, and physicianElla Morgan (1876–1958), American school librarianElla Mae Morse (1924–1999), American singerElla Norraikow (1849-1913), Canadian author, metaphysicianElla Pamfilova (born 1953), Russian politicianElla Purnell (born 1996), English actressElla Raines (1920–1988), American actressElla Giles Ruddy (1851–1917), American author, editorElla Smith (born 1983), English actressElla Shields (1879–1952), British music hall singer and male impersonatorElla May Thornton (1885-1971), American librarianElla King Torrey (1957–2003), American scholar, academic administratorElla Yelich-O'Connor (born 1996), New Zealand musician, known by her stage name "Lorde"Ella Young (1867–1956), Irish poet and Celtic mythologistElla Wheeler Wilcox (1850–1919), American poet and authorElla B. Ensor Wilson (1838–1913), American social reformer and writer
People with the surname
Gary Ella (born 1960), Australian rugby union footballerGlen Ella (born 1959), Australian rugby union footballerKrishna Ella (born 1969), Indian scientist and entrepreneurMark Ella (born 1959), Australian rugby union footballerNorman Ella (1910–1987), Australian rowing coxswainSteve Ella (born 1960), Australian rugby league footballer
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