Message: "Ella" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Ella

by Sparrow (Andrew Sparrow)

6/9/2020, 2:19 PM

I am suddenly head-over-heels loving the hugely popular name Ella. I realized this yesterday while I was talking to my grandmother (Alice), and she was talking about the woman who used to live by the field behind her house, her cousin Ella, who was unmarried and wealthy; people called her “Miss Ella.” I used to play in that field, and even though she had long passed before my birth, my cousins and I used be out in that field every day, which everyone called “Miss Ella’s.” Around 2005, they built a highway over that field, and we were all so forlorn and miss the beautiful buttercup-filled pasture that used to be there.

So, Ella would be a lovely choice if I had a daughter. Though two of my close childhood friends have daughters named Ella. It just seems perfect for me. I am not too deterred by popularity,

My grandmother’s cousin was Ella Virginia. I would actually consider the full combo.

Would you consider Ella?

✧ Sparrow ✧

#Ella

This message was edited 6/9/2020, 2:35 PM

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- ari.

6/13/2020, 10:19 AM

Ella is very sweet in a jazzy 1920s way, I'd consider using it.

- HaySkyNat

6/13/2020, 7:30 AM

I like it.

- Somebody random (guest)

6/10/2020, 9:33 AM

Ella is incredibly bland. It’s practically the new Bella: a banal, overly cutesy and girly name that’s already becoming overused in its first years of popularity.
If you wanna use this, I would suggest something fuller and more complete of a name, like Elena or Eleanor, with Ella as a nickname.

- Cake or Death (queenv)

6/10/2020, 6:34 AM

It always has and always will make me think of an elephant. I didn't like the name Ella when I encountered it in "Gone With The Wind" approximately fifty years ago and I still don't like it.

- Anneza

6/10/2020, 12:05 AM

I wouldn't consider Ella. It seems unfinished, amputated even.

- Katrine

6/9/2020, 11:18 PM

I think you should go for it. You have a lovely family history with that name.

Ella is also quite popular in Denmark and I already know a kid by that name so I wouldn’t use it. But considering your family history, I think it would be lovely if you did. :) Ella Virginia is a great combination.

- erb816

6/9/2020, 8:15 PM

Ella is... nice. Kind of just "there," though. I do prefer her to the uber-popular Emma, which I compare because they have similar vibes. I actually find the monosyllabic Elle far stronger and more eye-catching.

Ella Virginia as a combo, however, is intriguing. Virginia has more heft and helps tether Ella to the earth.

This message was edited 6/9/2020, 8:15 PM

- Martha (CarolineCarolina)

6/9/2020, 6:47 PM

I wouldn't use Ella, but it has grown on my tremendously since it became really popular. And usually popularity dissuades me. I just find it kind of spunky in a way that appeals to me.

Ella Virginia is very nice.

- Kerilyntaryn21 (guest)

6/9/2020, 5:56 PM

Yes

- cnmuffintops (guest)

6/9/2020, 4:20 PM

It's a nice name, though I would prefer it as a nickname for Eleanor and would not use it personally. However, I think that Ella Virginia is a beautiful combination. It makes it all the more classic and vintage to me.

- NameNinja

6/9/2020, 4:07 PM

Yes, I seriously considered it as it was my grandma’s name. If still alive, she would be 106 today. It was her first name and not a nn for something else. As a young girl I thought it was so pretty and unknown. When a huge surge of baby girls were being named Ella, I knew I didn’t want my daughter to have the same name as so many other girls her age no matter how beautiful the name is.

This message was edited 6/9/2020, 4:13 PM

- Raven Briar (Constant)

6/9/2020, 3:27 PM

It is a bit insubstantial and nicknamey for my taste, but it is sweet and soft. I really like Eleanor despite its rising popularity, so I can see using Ella or Nora as potential nicknames.

- Wordsmith

6/9/2020, 3:00 PM

Not for me

I find it insubstantial, and it comes off as very pronominal to me.

I like your personal association, though.

- Amparo

6/9/2020, 2:32 PM

I really like Ella. It's not a name I would consider using, but it's lovely.

Love Ella Virginia and other ending-in-a middle names for Ella.

- honeypie.

6/9/2020, 2:25 PM

I absolutely would not consider it, it bores me to death. Not only is the name incredibly overused, but so is just about every name containing it. Nothing about it appeals to me, except for maybe the association with Ella Fitzgerald.

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