Ella

¹

[el-uh]

noun

1. a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”

-ella

²

1. a suffix used as a formative in taxonomic names, especially genus names of bacteria.

   chorella; pasteurella; salmonella.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ella¹

< New Latin, Latin, feminine of -ellus; -elle

Example Sentences

While it is illegal for under 18s to vape in the UK, Ella, 15, started using one when she was 12.

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The BBC spoke to both girls and their mums - whose names have all been changed - at Ella's home on a newly built estate in Warwickshire.

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Both Ella and Sophie's mums, Sarah and Dawn, said they grew scared for their daughters as their behaviour became erratic.

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Sarah said Ella was coming home in extreme moods, sometimes angry, sometimes very emotional.

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Sarah said being hospitalised overnight was the wake-up call Ella needed to stop.

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