Ella

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

The name Ella has origins in Old English, German and Greek. In German its source could be Alja (meaning "entire"), an Ancient Germanic name, or any of the various names containing the Germanic element ali (meaning "foreign", "other"). It is unknown in which language the name Ella first appeared. Ella is also a diminutive of feminine names beginning with El or ending with -ella (Eleanor, Ellen, Elvira, etc).

POPULARITY

Ella is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname. It was the 21st most popular name for girls in the US in 2006. In the UK Ella held the 9th spot in 2007. It is also a very popular name in Australia, Canada, Sweden, Norway, and New Zealand. However the popularity of the name Ella in the US hasn't been steady, from being popular at the beginning of the 20th century it became completely unpopular in the 60s-90s, than it gained back its popularity. In the recent years Ella has been in top 100 names. One of the reasons for that could be the famous serial medical drama "ER". The episode where Dr. Greene and his wife name their newborn daughter Ella was first aired in 2001. And the popularity of the name suddenly rose from low #192 in 2001 all the way to #89 in 2002 and #44 in 2003.

FACTS

• According to one of the versions Cinderella's real name is Ella.
• In numerology this name's number is 3. People with this name Ella tend to be filled with the joy of life. They are quite imaginative and enthusiastic. They may fear routine and might lack self*discipline. Professionally, they can be successful as a press secretary, planner, or small business promoter.

NAMESAKES

• "Ella" is one of the albums by famous jazz vocalist Ella Fitzgerald. It was released in 1969.
• Ella is a psychic thriller by Uri Geller about a fourteen-year-old girl named Ella who has paranormal powers that can be used for good or evil. The book was published in 1998.
• Ella Enchanted is a novel written by Gail Carson Levine and published in 1997. It is about a girl named Ella who was given a gift of "obedience" at birth by a fairy. The story is a lot like Cinderella's, featuring various mythical creatures including elves, ogres, dwarfs and giants. There is also a movie "Ella Enchanted" based on this novel.
• You can also find Lake Ella in Tallahassee, Florida.

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Ella Reeve Bloor (born July,8 1862) was an American leader in fighting for the rights of those she characterized as the world's unfortunate. She worked tirelessly as a labor organizer, Communist leader, and social activist. Ella Reeve Bloor was also a writer.
• Ella Chen (born 18 June 1981) is the oldest member of the Taiwanese girl group S.H.E.
• Ella Cara Deloria (born January 30, 1888) was an educator, anthropologist, ethnographer, linguist, and novelist of Native American background.
• Ella Jane Fitzgerald (born April 25, 1917), also known as Lady Ella and the First Lady of Song, is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th Century.
• Ella Keighery Hooper (born 30 January 1983) is an Australian rock music singer-songwriter.
• Elle Macpherson (born 29 March 1963) is an Australian supermodel and actress. Her name at birth is Eleanor Nancy Gow.
• Ella Raines (born August 6, 1920) was an American actress.
• Ella Wheeler Wilcox (born November 5, 1850) was an American author and poet. Her best-known work was "Poems of Passion," and her autobiography The Worlds and I.
• Ella D'arcy (a British author of novels and short stories of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century)
• Ella Koon (Hong Kong singer)
• Ella Miriam Wood (American Modernism artist)
• Ella Young (an Irish writer and poet)

OTHER ELLA'S

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Author: Olga Nicholson