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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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The movie also stars his daughter Ella Bleu Travolta.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The 72-year-old said he had been hugely surprised to have his directorial debut, which stars his daughter Ella Bleu as an air hostess, accepted at the world's most prestigious film festival.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

John’s wife left him and he lives unhappily with her elderly mother, Ella, who owns the property.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

It’s the day of the Netherfield Ball and Ella Bruccoleri is nervous.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Ella clapped her hands to disperse the light.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

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