Ella
Pronunciation: /ˈɛl.ə/
The English word “Ella” has 3 meanings listed here.
proper noun
- An unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Morrow County, Oregon, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Etymology
A 19th-century shortening of Eleanor or Ellen, later also used for any name ending in -ella, such as Gabriella or Daniella. Similar abbreviations have been formed independently in many European languages, for any name containing the syllable -el-, e.g. Elisabeth.
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