Ella

¹ American  

[el-uh] / ˈɛl ə /

noun

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

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-ella ² American  

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

   chorella; pasteurella; salmonella.

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Etymology

Origin of -ella

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

Example Sentences

She would absorb every cadence of the African American folk genre, transfixed by the bewitching vocals of 1920s blues icons like Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey, as well as luminous jazz ballads by  Ella Fitzgerald,  Billie Holiday and Nina Simone.

From Los Angeles Times

Over the years, famous musicians, politicians and artists like Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald, Mark Bradford and former L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

England are without Manchester United midfielder Ella Toone, who is out with a hip injury until the end of March.

From BBC

Manchester United midfielder Ella Toone is out with a hip issue until the end of March so will not feature against Ukraine or Iceland.

From BBC

Tottenham full-back Ella Morris is close to returning from the ACL injury she suffered last year but will not be back in time.

From BBC