Ella
f.
Proto-Germanic *allaz 'all, whole, every' or Latin alia 'other'.
The name is also sometimes used as a pet form of Ellen and Eleanor.
- Germany
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- Early New High German
- ● 1497 Ella Nurn1497 151
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Ella". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Ella.