Baby Girl Name Of The Day.

Ella
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: EL-AH
Meaning: 'Other' and 'Foreign'
Origin: Old German

The name Ella is a female name which means 'Other' and 'Foreign', these meanings are not important to the name as they mean nothing in particular, however the name Ella may also mean 'entire' (Hebrew) or 'Goddess', which adds mystery to the name as noone is sure if those are meanings of Ella. The meaning 'Goddess' adds femininity to the name and also adds elegance which means the name would not be suitable on a boy. Ella is of Old German origin which refers to the very beginning of the German language which adds history to the name. Old German covers the period of 500 to around 1050, this too adds mystery to the name as written scriptures or records did not appear until the second half of the eigth century, which makes the name Ella older than writing itself. Ella is a short form of; Alice, Eleanor, Ellen and Elvira, this gives the name individuality in some sense as the name varies from others. Elle is a variant of Ella that was made familiar by Supermodel Elle MacPherson. People may be influenced to use the name Ella for their child after the singer Ella Fitzgerald. Also parents may be drawn to the use of Ella by its incredible feminine, elegant, short sound. Ella was first recorded in the top 1000 in 1800 and was very close to the number one spot, but decreased in popularity hugely between 1940 and 1991, but then it had a huge increase and has never since downfalled and now stands at #19 in the top 1000 baby girl names of 2010, which makes the ancient, feminine name mildly popular.

Other variants of the name Ella:

• Ela
• Ellah
• Elah
• Eller
• Eler

Similar names to Ella: (Way to many to name but here's a few anyway)

• Alla
• Elladine
• Ellie
• Elle
• Ellesse
• Elletta
• Ellette
• Ellia
• Ellina
• Luella
• Myrella
• Isabella
• Annabella
• Rella
• Helen
• Eila
• Olla
• Eula
• Illa
• Ulla

Nicknames for Ella:

• Ell
• La
• Lala
• El El

Middle names that go well with Ella:

• Ella May
• Ella Grace
• Ella Faith
• Ella Rose

Overall I think the name Ella is a beautiful, name with alot of meaning behind it. I think it is seen as a 'trendy' name but once you have studied the name in depth and found out the true meaning it becomes a lovely, ancient name, with a lot of similar names which gives uniqueness to it. I give the name Ella a seven out of ten, five for the actual name and two points added for the meaning and history.