# Ella

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɛl.ə/ · frequency rank #12,414

## Definitions
1. A female given name.
2. A diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Ellen, Gabriella, or Daniella.
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## 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.

## Easily confused with
- **era** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ella-vs-era)
- **EPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ella-vs-epa)
- **EVA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ella-vs-eva)
- **eta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ella-vs-eta)
- **elm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ella-vs-elm)
- **ESA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ella-vs-esa)
- **Ely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ella-vs-ely)
- **ESL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ella-vs-esl)
- **EPL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ella-vs-epl)
- **ema** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ella-vs-ema)
- **els** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ella-vs-els)
- **Elo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ella-vs-elo)
- **else** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ella-vs-else)
- **Emma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ella-vs-emma)
- **Ezra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ella-vs-ezra)
- **Elsa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ella-vs-elsa)
- **elon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ella-vs-elon)
- **Elmo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ella-vs-elmo)
- **elms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ella-vs-elms)
- **Etta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ella-vs-etta)

## Common misspellings (3)
`ela`, `elal`, `lela`

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