# Della

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdɛlə/ · frequency rank #16,684

## Definitions
1. A female given name originating as a coinage.

## Etymology
Possibly a variant of Adela or Delia. First appeared in the 19th century.

## Easily confused with
- **doll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/della-vs-doll)
- **dull** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/della-vs-dull)
- **dill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/della-vs-dill)
- **deva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/della-vs-deva)
- **delta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/della-vs-delta)
- **dwell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/della-vs-dwell)
- **dolly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/della-vs-dolly)
- **delve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/della-vs-delve)
- **Delle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/della-vs-delle)
- **dilly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/della-vs-dilly)
- **dollar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/della-vs-dollar)
- **dwells** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/della-vs-dwells)
- **Delmar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/della-vs-delmar)
- **del** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/del-vs-della)
- **DEA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dea-vs-della)
- **deal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deal-vs-della)
- **dell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dell-vs-della)
- **deli** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deli-vs-della)
- **deals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deals-vs-della)
- **delay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delay-vs-della)

## Common misspellings (4)
`ddella`, `delal`, `dlela`, `edlla`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/della