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Meaning of name Ella

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Meaning

The name Ella has the following meaning:

A beautiful fairy maiden. In German, it means "all".
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Pronunciation

The name Ella is pronounced as el-a

Origins

Ella originates from the English language.
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Related names

The following names are baby names related to Ella and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Ella: Boys - Brenton, Ward, Winston, Crawford, Dayton, Dell, Denver, Derrick, Forrest, Haywood, Kent, Lorne, Morton, Nash, Raleigh  Girls - Addyson, Heaven, Jane, Janice, June, Latonya, Maryann, Maryanne, Unique  Both Genders - Hadley, Tate

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Ella: Ela, Elladine, Ellah, Ellamae, Elle (English), Elletta, Ellette, Elley, Elli, Ellia, Ellina, Elly

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Ella are: Ellie

Style

We think the name Ella should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Ella to be: Happy, likeable and friendly woman

In one word, you might describe Ella as a(n) "likeable" person.

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Popularity

As a baby girl name, Ella is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 48 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2006, the name Ella rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2006, by 2 places. For the Year 2006, it ranked 21 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Ella in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Ella (or its variants) are:

Ella Grasso, born on 10 May, a famous Politician. Ella Grasso's background: An American politician. In 1952, Grasso was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives, and served until 1957.

Ella Jane Fitzgerald , born on 25 April, a famous Musician. Ella Jane Fitzgerald 's background: One of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th Century.

Ella Kovacs, born on 11 December, a famous Athlete. Ella Kovacs's background: A retired Romanian middle distance runner of Hungarian descent.
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