Across the world, Ella (Ella 
, Элла 
, Елла 
, and others...) is a widespread primarily girly, but very infrequently masculine first name. The forename Ella is habitual in Macao, where it is quite a common girly name, Croatia, and Hong Kong (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United States, Indonesia, and Russia. Much less frequently, Ella is the last name as well as the forename.
Ella is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
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| Ella | Germany, Indonesia, United States, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Элла | Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine |
| Елла | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| אלה | Israel |
| エラ | Japan |
| Ела | Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria |
| إيلا | Sudan, Syria |
| 艾拉 | China |
Daniella, Ela, Eleanor, Elha, Elisabeth, Elle, Ellegar, Ellen, Ellie, Elliga, Ellingham, Elly, Ellà, Ellá, Ellâ, Ellā, Ellą, Elyang, Eĺla, Ełła, Ełłã, Gabriella, Illa, Ille, Jala, Olle, Èlla, Èllà, Èllá, Èllâ, Èllã, Èllā, Élla, Éllà, Éllá, Éllâ, Éllã, Éllā, Êlla, Êllà, Êllá, Êllâ, Êllã, Êllā, Ëlla, Ëllâ, Ëllã, Ëllā, Ēlla, Ēllã,
Ella is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ella Lopez , character in Lucifer; Ella du Toit , character in The South African; Ella Dee , the fictional character, Hex; Cinderella , the character from 2015 film 'Cinderella' and Ella Simms , character in Melrose Place, and in many other works.
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ella elvira gibson chaplain in the United States military, US (b. 1821) |
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ella rodman church Ella Rodman Church was an American author born in New York in 1831., US (b. 1831) |
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| ella young (1782-1836) (b. 1782) |
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ella b. ensor wilson American social reformer, writer, US (b. 1838) |
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ella wesner Male impersonator (b. 1841) |
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ella dare American lecturer and journalist, US (b. 1842) |
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ella virginia bristol dering (1842-1929) (b. 1842) |
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ella flagg young American suffragette (1845-1918), US (b. 1845) |
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ella ferris pell American painter, US (b. 1846) |
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ella dietz American actress and poet (1847-1920), US (b. 1847) |
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ella bagnell kendrick American journalist, temperance, education, and women's rights reformer, US (b. 1849) |
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ella augusta bigelow American writer (1849-1917), US (b. 1849) |
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ella frances braman American lawyer, business woman, US (b. 1850) |
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ella m. s. marble American journalist, educator, activist, physician., US (b. 1850) |
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ella wheeler wilcox American author and poet, US (b. 1850) |
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