# Ella
## English
### Etymology

A 19th-century shortening of Eleanor or Ellen, later also used for any name ending in -ella, such as Gabriella or Daniella. Similar abbreviations have been formed independently in many European languages, for any name containing the syllable -el-, e.g. Elisabeth.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛl.ə/
* Rhymes: -ɛlə

### Proper noun

Ella (countable and uncountable, plural Ellas)
* A female given name.
** 1936 June 30, Margaret Mitchell, chapter XLII, in Gone with the Wind, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, →OCLC; republished New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, 1944, →OCLC:She was named Ella Lorena, Ella for her grandmother Ellen, and Lorena because it was the most fashionable name of the day for girls […]
** diminutive of Eleanor or Ellen
** Clipping of Gabriella or Daniella.
* A placename
** A town in Uva Province, Sri Lanka.
** An unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky, United States.
** An unincorporated community in Morrow County, Oregon, United States.
** An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States.

#### Related terms

* Elle
* Ellie
* Elly

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Leal, Lela, leal

## Cebuano
### Etymology

From English Ella.

### Proper noun

Ella
* a female given name from English

## Danish
### Proper noun

Ella
* a female given name, similar to English Ella

#### Related terms

* Elly

## Dutch
### Etymology

Shortening of Elisabeth. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛ.laː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: El‧la

### Proper noun

Ella f
* a female given name

## Faroese
### Proper noun

Ella f
* a female given name

#### Usage notes

Matronymics
* son of Ella: Elluson
* daughter of Ella: Elludóttir

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

Originally a diminutive form of Elina, Elisabet, etc.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈelːɑ/, [ˈe̞lːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -elːɑ
* Hyphenation: El‧la

### Proper noun

Ella
* a female given name, similar to English Ella

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Ella (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ellani
Ellani
accusative
nom.
Ellani
Ellani
gen.
Ellani
genitive
Ellani
Ellojeni Ellaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Ellaani
Ellojani
inessive
Ellassani
Elloissani
elative
Ellastani
Elloistani
illative
Ellaani
Elloihini
adessive
Ellallani
Elloillani
ablative
Ellaltani
Elloiltani
allative
Ellalleni
Elloilleni
essive
Ellanani
Elloinani
translative
Ellakseni
Elloikseni
abessive
Ellattani
Elloittani
instructive
comitative
—Elloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ellasi
Ellasi
accusative
nom.
Ellasi
Ellasi
gen.
Ellasi
genitive
Ellasi
Ellojesi Ellaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Ellaasi
Ellojasi
inessive
Ellassasi
Elloissasi
elative
Ellastasi
Elloistasi
illative
Ellaasi
Elloihisi
adessive
Ellallasi
Elloillasi
ablative
Ellaltasi
Elloiltasi
allative
Ellallesi
Elloillesi
essive
Ellanasi
Elloinasi
translative
Ellaksesi
Elloiksesi
abessive
Ellattasi
Elloittasi
instructive
comitative
—Elloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ellamme
Ellamme
accusative
nom.
Ellamme
Ellamme
gen.
Ellamme
genitive
Ellamme
Ellojemme Ellaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Ellaamme
Ellojamme
inessive
Ellassamme
Elloissamme
elative
Ellastamme
Elloistamme
illative
Ellaamme
Elloihimme
adessive
Ellallamme
Elloillamme
ablative
Ellaltamme
Elloiltamme
allative
Ellallemme
Elloillemme
essive
Ellanamme
Elloinamme
translative
Ellaksemme
Elloiksemme
abessive
Ellattamme
Elloittamme
instructive
comitative
—Elloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ellanne
Ellanne
accusative
nom.
Ellanne
Ellanne
gen.
Ellanne
genitive
Ellanne
Ellojenne Ellainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Ellaanne
Ellojanne
inessive
Ellassanne
Elloissanne
elative
Ellastanne
Elloistanne
illative
Ellaanne
Elloihinne
adessive
Ellallanne
Elloillanne
ablative
Ellaltanne
Elloiltanne
allative
Ellallenne
Elloillenne
essive
Ellananne
Elloinanne
translative
Ellaksenne
Elloiksenne
abessive
Ellattanne
Elloittanne
instructive
comitative
—Elloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ellansa
Ellansa
accusative
nom.
Ellansa
Ellansa
gen.
Ellansa
genitive
Ellansa
Ellojensa Ellainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Ellaansa
Ellojaan Ellojansa
inessive
Ellassaan Ellassansa
Elloissaan Elloissansa
elative
Ellastaan Ellastansa
Elloistaan Elloistansa
illative
Ellaansa
Elloihinsa
adessive
Ellallaan Ellallansa
Elloillaan Elloillansa
ablative
Ellaltaan Ellaltansa
Elloiltaan Elloiltansa
allative
Ellalleen Ellallensa
Elloilleen Elloillensa
essive
Ellanaan Ellanansa
Elloinaan Elloinansa
translative
Ellakseen Ellaksensa
Elloikseen Elloiksensa
abessive
Ellattaan Ellattansa
Elloittaan Elloittansa
instructive
comitative
—Elloineen Elloinensa :

#### Related terms

* Elli

#### Statistics

* Ella is the 58th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 11,820 female individuals (and as a middle name to 2,954 more), and also belongs to 6 male individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* alle

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Ella
* a female given name, equivalent to English Ella

#### Related terms

* Elli, Elly

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɛlːɒ]
* Hyphenation: El‧la
* Rhymes: -lɒ

### Proper noun

Ella
* a female given name

#### Derived terms

* Elli
* Ellus

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛl.la/
* Rhymes: -ɛlla
* Hyphenation: Èl‧la

### Pronoun

Ella f
* (formal, polite) Alternative letter-case form of ella (“you”)
    Synonym: Lei

#### Usage notes

* Highly elevated variant of Lei.

#### See also

| Number | Person | Gender | Nominative | Reflexive | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Genitive | Disjunctive |
| Singular | third | m | esso$^1$, egli, elli$^3$ | si, s' | lo, l' | gli | vi, v' | ne, n' | esso, sé |
| Singular | third | f | essa, ella, Ella$^2$ | si, s' | la, l' | le, ella$^3$ | vi, v' | ne, n' | essa, sé |
| Plural | third | m | essi, eglino$^3$, ellino$^3$, elli$^3$ | si, s' | li | loro | vi, v' | ne, n' | essi, sé |
| Plural | third | f | esse, elle$^3$, elleno$^3$ | si, s' | le | loro | vi, v' | ne, n' | esse, elle,$^3$ sé |
| $^1$ | Refers predominantly to non-humans. | Refers predominantly to non-humans. | Refers predominantly to non-humans. | Refers predominantly to non-humans. | Refers predominantly to non-humans. | Refers predominantly to non-humans. | Refers predominantly to non-humans. | Refers predominantly to non-humans. | Refers predominantly to non-humans. |
| $^2$ | Highly elevated variant of Lei. | Highly elevated variant of Lei. | Highly elevated variant of Lei. | Highly elevated variant of Lei. | Highly elevated variant of Lei. | Highly elevated variant of Lei. | Highly elevated variant of Lei. | Highly elevated variant of Lei. | Highly elevated variant of Lei. |
| $^3$ | Archaic. | Archaic. | Archaic. | Archaic. | Archaic. | Archaic. | Archaic. | Archaic. | Archaic. |

### Anagrams

* alle

## Norwegian
### Proper noun

Ella
* a female given name, similar to English Ella

## Old English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈel.lɑ/, [ˈeɫ.ɫɑ]

### Proper noun

Ella m
* a male given name

### References

* ↑ Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ellington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 523.

## Old Norse
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Proper noun

Ella m
* a male given name

#### Inflection

Note that even though Ella is a feminine ōn-stem proper noun, its natural gender is masculine.

## Plautdietsch
### Noun

Ella n (plural Ellren)
* age

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Ella c (genitive Ellas)
* a female given name, similar to English Ella. Contraction of Edla.

#### Related terms

* Elly

### Anagrams

* alle