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Ella (name)

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 (Ancient Greek: Ἕλλα) was the daughter of Athamas and Nephele.[1] The name may be a cognate with Hellas (Ἑλλάς), the Greek name for Greece, which is said to have originally been the name of the region around Dodona.[2]

Ella
Pronunciation/ˈɛlə/ EL-ə
GenderFemale
Origin
LanguagesGreek, Norman, Hebrew
Meaningbeautiful, fairy, Maiden, Goddess
Other names
Related namesAlia, Eleanor, Elle, Ellen, Ellie
Stolperstein for an Ella Jacob, murdered in the Holocaust

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] It is also a common short name for names starting with El-, most commonly Eleanor.

The Hebrew word Ella (אלה) has two meanings:

  • A tree indigenous to the Middle East, of the pistachio family (Pistacia terebinthus). As written in 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] and Israel.[5]

People with the given name

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People with the middle name

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People with the surname

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  • Armand Ken Ella (born 1993), Cameroonian footballer
  • Gary Ella (born 1960), Australian former rugby union player
  • Glen Ella (born 1959), Australian former rugby union player and coach
  • John Ella (1802–1888), English classical violinist and director of concerts
  • Krishna Ella (born 1969), Indian scientist and entrepreneur
  • Mark Ella (born 1959), Indigenous Australian former rugby union footballer
  • Norman Ella (1910–1987), Australian Olympic rowing coxswain
  • Steve Ella (born 1960), Australian former rugby league footballer

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Ἕλλα, William J. Slater, Lexicon to Pindar, on Perseus
  2. ↑ Ἑλλάς, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek–English Lexicon, on Perseus
  3. ↑ Behind the Name: Name Search
  4. ↑ Behind the Name: Popularity for Ella
  5. ↑ (Israel Hayom): Popular names by cities
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