How to pronounce Ella e-lla What does my name mean? Meaning of Ella: Foreign, Beautiful Fairy Woman, True to All, Little Ash-girl, The Name of a Fairy-tale Heroine, All, Completely, Light, Torch, Bright Light, Italian short form of names ending in "ella", Short form of Elizabeth (meaning: my God is perfect) and Eleonora (meaning suggesting the other). Namesake: Ella Fitzgerald, American jazz singer.
Origin and Meaning
Baby name Ella is said to be originated as a short form of any name with the element ali meaning "other, foreign". The name was brought to Britain by Normans during the Norman Conquest. Some believe that it is taken from Greek mythology as this was the name of daughter of Athamas and Nephele. In Hebrew the meaning of the name Ella is "goddess". Few notable bearers of the name are Ella Fitzgerald, an Iconic singer; lla Hoag Brockway Avann, an American educator & writer; Ella Bully-Cummings, the first female police chief of Detroit and Ella Jenkins, an American folk singer. This is also the name of the lead character in the book Ella Enchanted.
Ella definitely is a number one pick when it comes to a shortcuts, as one can never know whether your daughter is named Ellen or Eleanor, or simply Ella. While Ella is certainly a modernized version of the previously mentioned names, we choose it for its profound meaning, as it means a fairy woman, and we all want our daughter to believe she is the fairy, as the positive energy that comes with those tales, according to the recent studies in this field, inspires children to be the as kind as they believe is expected from their idealized given name.
Ella was ranked 919 in 2014 list of US boys name and dropped by 2.57% from its previous ranking of 896 in 2013. Ella was ranked 18 in 2015 list of US girls name and dropped by 5.88% from its previous ranking of 17 in 2014. Emmanuella diminutive. Comes from the Hebrew "immanouel" It means, "God with us" If party on 1 February.. Ella have a sense of justice and morality. Intransigent,Ellado not know half measures. Their apparent severity was quickly tempered by their generosity and their natural tenderness. Active, voluntary, generous,Ellagive lavishly. Sincerity is always in effect. Ella do not lack authority to enforce and easily.
Full form of Ella : Emotional Literary Light-Hearted Aggressive
Ella is a very very popular first name for a girl in England & Wales which is popular since 1996 and ranked 16 in 2014. Around 48859 people wear Ella as their first name. Ella is a very consistent name over the past 18 years.
Ella is a very very popular first name for a girl in United States which is popular since 1880 and ranked 18 (0.198184% bearer) in 2015 in US. Around 281604 people wear Ella as their first name. Ella is a rare first name for a boy in United States which is a rare name since 1883 and ranked 18 (0.198184% bearer) in 2015 in US. Only 281604 people have Ella as their first name. Ella is not a native United States and Ella may be came from another language or is a short form of some other name. 0.078774% of people in US have this given name.
Complete history of Ella| Year | Rank | Occurence |
| Popular girl name in | ||
| 1880 | 13 | 1156 |
| 1881 | 13 | 1148 |
| 1882 | 15 | 1206 |
| 1883 | 16 | 1251 |
| 1884 | 19 | 1374 |
| 1885 | 19 | 1395 |
| 1886 | 19 | 1464 |
History of Ella
Ella is the wife of William Long Sword, brother of Richard the Lion heart, in the thirteenth century. During a storm, the ship that brought him back from Crusade in the Holy Land, he believes see Ella support of his hands the mainmast that threatens to break wind. Convinced that he was saved by his wife Ella, he decided not to deceive. Widowed in 1226, Ella founded a monastery in England. She died a holy death as abbess in 1261.
Expression number of Ella is 3.
Ella are lively, imaginative, enthusiastic and optimistic. Ella are expressive and inspire others wherever they go. Ella possess great verbal skills which make them good comedian, artist or writer.
Popularity of Ella
Updated on: July 6th, 2019 English Girl Names : A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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