Ella
noun
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”
Ella
1 American
[el-uh]
/ ˈɛl ə /
noun
-ella
2
American
Etymology
Origin of -ella
< New Latin, Latin, feminine of -ellus; see -elle
Example Sentences
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Ella Vallverdu, 14, learned in May that her camp, Pine Forest, in Pennsylvania near the Delaware Water Gap, would be hosting a two-day mahjong clinic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
George, 65, Amal, 48, and their 9-year-old twins, Alexander and Ella, live in the town of Brignoles in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region of southeastern France.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Adwoa, 11, and Ella, 10, are both in year six at St Margeret's Primary School in Ipswich and were given a preview of the painting on Friday.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
“I was with my partner the night before, and we were listening to birds on YouTube,” Ella Bruccoleri told Salon.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
He had linked together Ella St. Clay’s story of the Red Woods with a real location in New York City.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
‘The Umbrellas of Cherbourg’ You can stand under Catherine Deneuve’s umbrella, -ella, -ella in this swoon-worthy 1964 musical romance directed by Jacques Demy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2022
‘Singin’ in the Rain’ You can stand under Gene Kelly’s umbrella, -ella, -ella in this classic 1952 MGM musical set in the early days of Hollywood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2021
‘Singin’ in the Rain’ You can stand under Gene Kelly’s umbrella, -ella, -ella in this classic 1952 MGM musical co-directed by Kelly and Stanley Donen and co-starring Debbie Reynolds and Donald O’Connor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2021
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