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  • Ella
    Ella
    noun
    a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”
  • -ella
    -ella
    a suffix used as a formative in taxonomic names, especially genus names of bacteria.

Ella

1 American  
[el-uh] / ˈɛl ə /

noun

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


-ella 2 American  
  1. a suffix used as a formative in taxonomic names, especially genus names of bacteria.

    chorella; pasteurella; salmonella.


Etymology

Origin of -ella

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

Example Sentences

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“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 posted about listening to Ella Langley in the car, so the breakout country artist invited him and his friends backstage at a concert.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

“Less forward guidance means more optionality for the Fed but likely more volatility in future rate path pricing,” notes BNY Investments Newton Head of Fixed Income Ella Gude.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

It’s likely to benefit an artist such as Ella Langley, who had previously submitted several times for new artist but finally had a commercial and critical breakthrough with her single “Choosin’ Texas” and LP “Dandelion.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

He brought out Ella St. Clay’s book and rested it on his lap.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

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