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What does Ella mean?
Ella 
as a girls' name is pronounced EL-ah. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Ella is "other, foreign". Originally a short form of names containing ali (compare Eleanor). Also pet form of Alice, Ellen, Elvira and Isabella. It can also derive from the German name Alja meaning "entire". In Hebrew Ella means "goddess". The name was introduced to Britain by the Normans. Elle is a variant made familiar by supermodel Elle MacPherson. Singer Ella Fitzgerald. Also form of Cinderella. Also form of Helen.
Variations
VARIANTS Alla, Ela, Elladine, Elle▲, Ellee, Ellesse, Elletta, Ellette, Elli, Ellia, Ellie▲, Ellina, Elly
SEE ALSO Aubriella, Ellamae, Floella, Fredella, Luella, Marell, Myrella, Rella
RELATED FORMS VIA ALICE, ELEANOR, ELLE, ELLEN, ELVIRA, ISABELLA Ala, Ali▼, Alica, Alie, Alika, Alis, Alisa▼, Aliz, Alles, Alli▼, Allie, Allis, Ally▼, Allys, Alys, Alysa▼, El, Elan, Elen, Elena▲, Elene, Eleni, Elin, Elissa, Elke, Ellan, Elleen, Ellen▼, Ellena, Ellene, Ellin, Ellissa, Ellon, Ellsa, Ellvira, Ellyn, Elna▼, Elnora▼, Elon, Elora▲, Elsa▼, Elva▼, Elvera▼, Elvie, Elvina, Elvyra, Elwira, Elyn, Elynn, Enora, Ilysa, Lena▼, Lina, Lira, Nelda▼, Nell▼, Nelle▼, Nelli, Nelly, Nora▲
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Ella Johana (E.J.), ..
How popular is Ella?
Ella is a very popular first name for females (#210 out of 4276, Top 5%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#74398 out of 150436, Top 49%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Ella reached its apex position of #12 in the U.S. in 2012, and is at #15 currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Ala, Ali (#1841 FROM RECENT DATA), Alica, Alice (#71), Alisa (#1032), Alla, Alli, Allie (#350), Ally (#1274), Alys, Alysa, Aubriella (#758), Ela (#1458), Eleanor (#32), Elena (#66), Elene, Eleni (#1726), Elin (#1186), Elissa (#1261), Ellamae, Elle (#380), Ellen (#770), Ellena, Ellene, Elli, Ellia (#1738), Ellie (#37), Elly (#1603), Ellyn, Elna, Elnora, Elora (#724), Elsa (#888), Elva, Elvera, Elvie, Elvina, Elvira, Helen (#413), Isabella (#4), Lena (#301), Lina (#760), Luella (#954), Nelda, Nell, Nelle, Nelly (#1982), Nora (#30) and Rella are the prominent varying forms of Ella (#15) appearing in the Top 2000. Other variants, like Nelli, are seldom used. These forms of Ella were at the top of their popularity 108 years ago (ADOPTION OF 6.3%) and are somewhat less common today (ADOPTION 3.2%, DOWN 49%), with versions like Elna becoming less fashionable. The most fashionable girl names here are Aubriella, Elena, Elle, Ellie, Elora, Isabella and Nora.
Similar Names
Ella is alike in pronunciation to Aila▲, Aili, Alah, Alaia▲, Alea, Aley, Aliah▲, Aloe, Ayala, Ayla▲, Eilah, Eiley, Elia▲, Elois, Eula▼, Eulah, Ila▼, Illia, Ola▼, Olia, Olla, Willa▲, Willy, Yula and Yulia. Other recommended sound-alike names are Arla, Cala, Dola, Eda▼, Edra, Efua, Eilat, Elba, Elda▼, Elga, Elida, Elina▲, Eliz, Eliza, Elka, Ellba, Ellga, Ellke, Ellma, Ellsi, Ellyza, Elma▼, Elssa, Elvia, Elysa, Elza, Ema, Enya, Erla, Erma▼, Esta▼, Etna, Euna, Galla, Hella, Isla▲, Jola, Kyla, Lala, Lalla, Lolla, Nela, Nella, Nila, Nola, Nula, Pella, Rilla▼, Vala and Zilla. These names tend to be less commonly used than Ella.
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