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What does Della mean?
Della 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced DEL-ah. It is of German origin, and the meaning of Della is "noble". Short form of Adela, Adeline, and Adelaide. Used as an independent name since the 1870s. Singer Della Reese. Also form of Alida. Also form of Cordelia. Also form of Delicia.
ASSOCIATED WITH noble
Variations
VARIANTS Dell, Delle, Dellene, Delline
OTHER FORMS VIA ADELA, ADELAIDE, ADELINE Adela, Adelia▼, Adell▼, Adella▼, Adellah, Adelle▼, Ahdella, Dalina, Dallina, Del, Delina, Deline, Delli, Dellina, Delly, Delyne, Edelle
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Delo, ..
(male) Delda, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Della Yvette (D.Y.), ..
How popular is Della?
Della is a very prominent first name for females (#376 out of 4276, Top 9%) and also a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#43955 out of 150436, Top 29%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Della reached its peak rank of #68 in the U.S. in the 1880s, and is currently at #861. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Adela (#1229 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Adelaide (#298), Adelia, Adeline (#78), Adell, Adella, Adelle, Alida, Cordelia (#1039), Delicia, Delina and Dell are the prominent variation forms of Della (#861) listed in the Top 2000. Other forms, like Del, are uncommon. Adoption of these relations of Della was more pronounced among parents in the 1880s (MEDIAN #682) and has become significantly less since (#1500, ▼51%). Adeline has historically been the top pick of parents, although Adelaide appears to be gaining favor too, while forms such as Adelle used to be popular.
Similar Names
Della▼ is alike in pronunciation to Dahlia▲, Daleia, Dalia, Daliah, Daliya, Dalla, Daly, Dalya, Dalyah, Dayla, Deelia, Dela, Delia▼, Delie, Delya, Diella, Dila, Dilla, Dilli, Dola, Dollee, Dolley, Dolli, Dollie▼ and Dolly▼. Other recommended sound-alike names are Bella▲, Billa, Calla, Ceila, Cilla, Dallas▲, Deana▼, Decka, Deka, Delfa, Delila, Delis, Delisa, Dellis, Dellta (see Delta), Delma▼, Delpha, Delta, Dena▼, Denna, Dervla, Detta, Devra, Dielle, Doll, Donella, Dyllan, Galla, Geila, Gelila, Hella, Keala, Keela, Lalla, Leola▼, Leyla▲, Lilla▼, Lolla, Mella, Milla, Neila, Nella, Pella, Raella, Rella, Sela, Shella, Tekla, Verla▼ and Zilla. These names tend to be less frequently used than Della.
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