Ella Name Meaning & Origin
Ella
Origin of the name Ella:
Brought to England by the Normans, Ella originated as a short form of any of the various names containing the Germanic element ali (foreign, other). Alternatively, Ella is now taken as a variant of Ellen (light).
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- Nicknames for Ella
Ellie, Ella Bella, Elsa, Ells, El, Elsie, Nell, Nellie, Ell Bell, Elly
- Meanings and history of the name Ella
Of Germanic origin. Derived from (name) prefix "alia-" meaning 'alien/other'. It can also be a short form of Elizabeth, meaning "covenant with God", or Eleanor/Ellen, meaning "light". Elfin or beautiful fairy woman.
It can also mean "silly fish" depending on where they are from, (this is common in Austria)German: All, complete; also familiar form of Eleanor and Ellen
The word ella is the spanish word for 'she' and is pronounced like ay-yuh.
In Hebrew Ella אלה has two meanings. 1) A tree indigenous to the middle east, Pistacia Terebinth, from the pistaccio family. As written in Isiah 6-13: And though a tenth remains in the land, it will again be laid waste. But as the terebinth and oak leave stumps when they are cut down, so the holy seed will be the stump in the land." 2) Ella means goddess in modern Hebrew.
Ella इला means earth in Sanskrit
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