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What does Donella mean?
Donella 
as a name for girls is an Italian name, and Donella means "lady". Donella is an alternate spelling of Denelle. Donella is also a variant of Donna (Italian).
ASSOCIATED WITH lady (noble)
Variations
VARIANTS Donnella, Donnalee, Donalie
RELATIONS VIA DENELLE, DONNA Danell, Denell, Dinelle, Dona▼, Donell, Donelle, Donetta, Donia, Donica, Donielle, Donisha, Donita, Donnell, Donnelle, Donnica, Donya
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Donella Maryam (D.M.), ..
How popular is Donella?
Donella is a somewhat prominent first name for females (#3657 out of 4276, Top 86%) but an unusual last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Donella was first listed in 1940-1949 and reached its highest position of #1796 in the U.S. in the 1940s, but is not found in the list currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Dona, Donetta, Donia, Donielle, Donisha, Donita, Donna (#1567 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Donnalee and Donya are the popular related forms of Donella. Adoption of these relations of Donella reached its most widespread 68 years ago (MEDIAN #1466) and has become much reduced since (#1956, ▼99%).
Similar Names
Donella is alike in pronunciation to Danella, Danelley, Daniela, Daniella▲, Danila, Danniella and Danyella. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Agnella (see Agnes), Corella, Cornella, Daanelle, Damalla, Danele, Danelle▼, Danielle▼, Danille, Dannell, Dannelle, Danyell, Danyelle▼, Dawnelle, Della▼, Diella, Donalda, Doneille, Donelda, Dorelia, Dorelle, Fenella, Finella, Fynella, Ginella, Janella, Jenella, Jinella, Joella, Johnella, Jonell, Jonella, Jonelle, Jowella, Korella, Loella, Louella▼, Lovella, Morella, Mosella, Nanella, Noella, Norella, Novella▼, Onella, Robella, Romella, Ronella, Ronelle, Ronnella, Rosella▼, Rozella and Tonell. These names tend to be less frequently used than Donella.
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