Ella

See also: Appendix:Variations of "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)

1. A female given name.
   • 1936 June 30, Margaret Mitchell, chapter XLII, in Gone with the Wind, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, →OCLC; republished New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, 1944, →OCLC:

     She was named Ella Lorena, Ella for her grandmother Ellen, and Lorena because it was the most fashionable name of the day for girls […]

   1. diminutive of Eleanor or Ellen
   2. Clipping of Gabriella or Daniella.
2. A placename
   1. A town in Uva Province, Sri Lanka.
   2. An unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky, United States.
   3. An unincorporated community in Morrow County, Oregon, United States.
   4. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Related terms

• Elle
• Ellie
• Elly

 

Translations

female given name

• Danish: Ella
• Faroese: Ella f
• Finnish: Ella (fi)
• German: Ella (de)
• Hebrew: אֵלָה (he) f (éla)
• Hungarian: Ella (hu)
• Norwegian: Ella (no)
• Swedish: Ella (sv)

Anagrams

• Leal, Lela, leal

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Ella.

Proper noun

Ella

1. a female given name from English

Danish

Proper noun

Ella

1. 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/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: El‧la

Proper noun

Ella f

1. a female given name

Faroese

Proper noun

Ella f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Ella: Elluson
• daughter of Ella: Elludóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Ella
Accusative	Ellu
Dative	Ellu
Genitive	Ellu

Finnish

Etymology

Originally a diminutive form of Elina, Elisabet, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈelːɑ/, [ˈe̞lːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -elːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): El‧la

Proper noun

Ella

1. a female given name, similar to English Ella

Declension

Inflection of Ella (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Ella	Ellat
genitive		Ellan	Ellojen
partitive		Ellaa	Elloja
illative		Ellaan	Elloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Ella	Ellat
accusative	nom.	Ella	Ellat
	gen.	Ellan
genitive		Ellan	Ellojen Ellain rare
partitive		Ellaa	Elloja
inessive		Ellassa	Elloissa
elative		Ellasta	Elloista
illative		Ellaan	Elloihin
adessive		Ellalla	Elloilla
ablative		Ellalta	Elloilta
allative		Ellalle	Elloille
essive		Ellana	Elloina
translative		Ellaksi	Elloiksi
abessive		Ellatta	Elloitta
instructive		—	Elloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Ella (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ellani Ellani accusative nom. Ellani Ellani gen. Ellani genitive Ellani Ellojeni Ellaini rare partitive Ellaani Ellojani inessive Ellassani Elloissani elative Ellastani Elloistani illative Ellaani Elloihini adessive Ellallani Elloillani ablative Ellaltani Elloiltani allative Ellalleni Elloilleni essive Ellanani Elloinani translative Ellakseni Elloikseni abessive Ellattani Elloittani instructive — — comitative — Elloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ellasi Ellasi accusative nom. Ellasi Ellasi gen. Ellasi genitive Ellasi Ellojesi Ellaisi rare partitive Ellaasi Ellojasi inessive Ellassasi Elloissasi elative Ellastasi Elloistasi illative Ellaasi Elloihisi adessive Ellallasi Elloillasi ablative Ellaltasi Elloiltasi allative Ellallesi Elloillesi essive Ellanasi Elloinasi translative Ellaksesi Elloiksesi abessive Ellattasi Elloittasi instructive — — comitative — Elloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ellamme Ellamme accusative nom. Ellamme Ellamme gen. Ellamme genitive Ellamme Ellojemme Ellaimme rare partitive Ellaamme Ellojamme inessive Ellassamme Elloissamme elative Ellastamme Elloistamme illative Ellaamme Elloihimme adessive Ellallamme Elloillamme ablative Ellaltamme Elloiltamme allative Ellallemme Elloillemme essive Ellanamme Elloinamme translative Ellaksemme Elloiksemme abessive Ellattamme Elloittamme instructive — — comitative — Elloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ellanne Ellanne accusative nom. Ellanne Ellanne gen. Ellanne genitive Ellanne Ellojenne Ellainne rare partitive Ellaanne Ellojanne inessive Ellassanne Elloissanne elative Ellastanne Elloistanne illative Ellaanne Elloihinne adessive Ellallanne Elloillanne ablative Ellaltanne Elloiltanne allative Ellallenne Elloillenne essive Ellananne Elloinanne translative Ellaksenne Elloiksenne abessive Ellattanne Elloittanne instructive — — comitative — Elloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Ellansa Ellansa accusative nom. Ellansa Ellansa gen. Ellansa genitive Ellansa Ellojensa Ellainsa rare partitive Ellaansa Ellojaan Ellojansa inessive Ellassaan Ellassansa Elloissaan Elloissansa elative Ellastaan Ellastansa Elloistaan Elloistansa illative Ellaansa Elloihinsa adessive Ellallaan Ellallansa Elloillaan Elloillansa ablative Ellaltaan Ellaltansa Elloiltaan Elloiltansa allative Ellalleen Ellallensa Elloilleen Elloillensa essive Ellanaan Ellanansa Elloinaan Elloinansa translative Ellakseen Ellaksensa Elloikseen Elloiksensa abessive Ellattaan Ellattansa Elloittaan Elloittansa instructive — — comitative — Elloineen Elloinensa

Related terms

• Elli

Statistics

• Ella is the 58^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 11,820 female individuals (and as a middle name to 2,954 more), and also belongs to 6 male individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• alle

German

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Ella

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Ella

Related terms

• Elli, Elly

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛl.la/
• Rhymes: -ɛlla
• Hyphenation: Èl‧la

Pronoun

Ella f

1. (formal, polite) Alternative letter-case form of ella (“you”)

   Synonym: Lei

Usage notes

• Highly elevated variant of Lei.

See also

Italian personal pronouns (alternate)

Number	Person	Gender	Nominative	Reflexive	Accusative	Dative	Locative	Genitive	Disjunctive
Singular	third	m	esso1, egli, elli3	si, s'	lo, l'	gli	vi, v'	ne, n'	esso, sé
		f	essa, ella, Ella2		la, l'	le, ella3			essa, sé
Plural	third	m	essi, eglino3, ellino3, elli3	si, s'	li	loro	vi, v'	ne, n'	essi, sé
		f	esse, elle3, elleno3		le				esse, elle,3 sé
1	Refers predominantly to non-humans.
2	Highly elevated variant of Lei.
3	Archaic.

Anagrams

• alle

Norwegian

Proper noun

Ella

1. a female given name, similar to English Ella

Old Norse

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Ella m

1. a male given name

Inflection

  Declension of Ella (weak ōn-stem, indefinite singular only)

feminine	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Ella
accusative	Ellu
dative	Ellu
genitive	Ellu

Note that even though Ella is a feminine ōn-stem proper noun, its natural gender is masculine.

Plautdietsch

Noun

Ella n (plural Ellren)

1. age

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Ella c (genitive Ellas)

1. a female given name, similar to English Ella. Contraction of Edla.

Related terms

• Elly

Anagrams

• alle