Ella

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English

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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

Proper noun

Ella (countable and uncountable, plural Ellas)

  1. A female given name.
    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.

Translations

Anagrams

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

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:(file)
  • 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

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

Statistics

  • Ella is the 58th 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

German

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ella

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Ella

Hungarian

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ella

  1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Ella Ellák
accusative Ellát Ellákat
dative Ellának Elláknak
instrumental Ellával Ellákkal
causal-final Elláért Ellákért
translative Ellává Ellákká
terminative Elláig Ellákig
essive-formal Ellaként Ellákként
essive-modal
inessive Ellában Ellákban
superessive Ellán Ellákon
adessive Ellánál Elláknál
illative Ellába Ellákba
sublative Ellára Ellákra
allative Ellához Ellákhoz
elative Ellából Ellákból
delative Elláról Ellákról
ablative Ellától Elláktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
Elláé Elláké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
Elláéi Ellákéi
Possessive forms of Ella
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Ellám Elláim
2nd person sing. Ellád Elláid
3rd person sing. Ellája Ellái
1st person plural Ellánk Elláink
2nd person plural Ellátok Elláitok
3rd person plural Ellájuk Elláik

Derived terms

Diminutive forms

Italian

Pronunciation

Pronoun

Ella f

  1. (formal, polite) Alternative letter-case form of ella (you)
    Synonym: Lei

Usage notes

  • Highly elevated variant of Lei.

See also

Anagrams

Norwegian

Proper noun

Ella

  1. a female given name, similar to English Ella

Old English

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ella m

  1. a male given name[1]

References

  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ellington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 523.

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

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

Proper noun

Ella c (genitive Ellas)

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

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