Della - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Della \d(el)-la\ is pronounced DEL-ah. It is of German origin, and its meaning is "noble". Short form of Adela, Adeline, and Adelaide. Used as an independent name since the 1870s. Singer Della Reese.

Della has 4 variant forms: Dell, Delle, Dellene and Delline.

For more information, see also related names Alida, Cordelia and Delicia.

Baby names that sound like Della are Delly, Delli, Dilla, Dela, Delia, Dalla, Delya and Diella.

Della is a very popular female first name and a common surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Della. Click here to compare Della with related baby names.