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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

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Burn and Kane, meanwhile, have also been to see country artist Ella Langley in concert.

From BBC Jun. 26, 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 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

He thought of his favorite Ella St. Clay story, about a guinea pig who catches the tail of a star and uses it to get to a place called the Cliffs of Nowhere.

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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