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What does Nella mean?
Nella 
as a name for girls is of Latin and English derivation, and the name Nella means "horn". Nella is an alternate form of Cornelia (Latin). Nella is also a variant of Nelly (English): contraction of Helen.
Variations
VARIANTS Nila, Nellie▼, Nelley, Nelia, Nela, Neely
RELATIONS VIA CORNELIA, NELLY Neel, Nel, Nelida, Nell▼, Nellene, Nellwen, Nellwin, Nellwyn
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Nala, ..
(male) Nelva, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Nella Roselynn (N.R.), ..
How popular is Nella?
Nella is a very prominent first name for women (#1869 out of 4276, Top 44%) but an uncommon surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Nella reached its apex rank of #612 in the U.S. in the 1880s, but is not found in the list at the moment. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Cornelia, Neely, Nelia, Nell, Nellie (#1071 FROM RECENT DATA), Nelly (#1982) and Nila (#1758) are the prominent related forms of Nella. Other forms, like Nel, are uncommon. These forms of Nella were at the peak of their popularity in the 1880s (USAGE OF 1.2%) and are now significantly less common, with versions like Nell becoming less fashionable.
Similar Names
Nella is pronounced similarly to Naila, Nailah▲, Nalea, Neala, Nealla, Neelia, Neelie, Neelya, Neila, Neilla, Nelli, Neola, Noela, Noella, Nola, Noola, Nowla, Nuala, Nualla, Nula, Nyla▲ and Nylah▲. Other recommended sound-alike names are Adella▼, Alla, Bella▲, Beula, Della▼, Dilla, Ella, Geela, Hella, Huella, Jeyla, Keala, Keila, Keyla▲, Leala, Leela▲, Leila▲, Luella▼, Mela, Mella, Merla, Milla, Nanella, Neale, Nedda, Nedra, Neelle (see Neilina), Neile, Neille, Neka, Nelda▼, Nelle▼, Nellsea (see Nelsey), Nelsy, Nenna, Neoma, Nesha, Neta, Nevsa, Neysa, Noell, Noelle▲, Norella, Orella, Pella, Rella, Rilla▼, Seula, Tekla, Tulla, Udella, Yulla and Zilla. These names tend to be less frequently used than Nella.
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