Ella

¹

[ el-uh ]

noun

1. a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”

-ella

²

1. a suffix used as a formative in taxonomic names, especially genus names of bacteria:

   chorella; pasteurella; salmonella.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ella¹

< New Latin, Latin, feminine of -ellus; -elle

Example Sentences

And less research has been done on Ella, the week-after pill, though data indicate it works like Plan B.

From The Daily Beast

Ella Panfilova was the human rights adviser to the president.

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From The Novel Cure: From Abandonment to Zestlessness: 751 Books to Cure What Ails You by Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin.

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Born Ella Yelich-O'Connor, Lorde grew up on the North Shore of New Zealand.

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Turns out different countries date differently, reports Ella Delany.

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“Yes, yes,” cried Ella huskily; and she took a formal-looking letter, that had evidently been hurriedly torn open.

From Project Gutenberg

“Yes, yes; I must go,” said Ella huskily; and raising her hands to her face, she would have left the room.

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“Yes,” said Ella again abstractedly, as he held her cold hand in his, her face being turned towards the door.

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“Pray take me out, Charley,” whispered Ella; and for the first time he noticed her pallor.

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The train drew up at a platform, and as Max started back into his seat, the carriage-door opened, and Ella Bedford fainted.

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