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

He admits it took about a year to get over the reception to “How Do You Know” and in the intervening time, aside from producing 2016’s “The Edge of Seventeen,” 2018’s “Icebox” and 2023’s “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” Brooks at some point began gathering material for what would eventually become “Ella McCay.”

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Ella is fiercely committed to her job, burrowing into the minutiae of legislation to become deeply connected to it emotionally.

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But Ella has no patience for the sort of glad-handing that seems like second nature to her former boss.

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A core subplot in the film involves Ella’s father, played with an unctuous, desperate charm by Harrelson, reappearing in her life after many years with his own agenda.

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Albert’s role as the outgoing governor is a sly send-up of political animals, his barely concealed ambition masked by charisma, with just enough sincerity and genuine affection for Ella to make him conflicted.

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