Message: "Ella" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Ella

by Perrine (Destry)

7/31/2021, 6:39 PM

What are your thoughts on Ella?

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- Zina

8/1/2021, 10:32 PM

I love it, one of the only hyper popular names that i actually like and might use. Its short and sweet and every ella ive ever known has been lovely.

also like it as a nickname for Viella, Elliott, Ellia & at a stretch Wellington

- guasguendi +5

8/1/2021, 4:19 AM

I like it, it's short and sweet and has a better sound than Emma.

However, I wouldn't use it because it's the Spanish word for "she" and that'd be strange. I pronounce it the English way, but people would assume it's written as Ela.

- New_Chloë (New_Chloe) +4

8/1/2021, 4:37 AM

The fact that it means "she" in Spanish actually gives it some cool points: it reminds me of that cheesy 1960's Hammer Horror movie "SHE" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDLRcKYppPI). Although the "she" in question there is Ayesha, I still like that connection! And spelling it Ela also makes it more interesting.

- Perrine (Destry) +3

8/1/2021, 8:50 AM

But the Spanish word is pronounced differently, it sounds more like AY-ya

- guasguendi +2

8/1/2021, 10:13 AM

I'm Spanish and it's pronounced EH-ya.

If it was pronounced like AY-ya then it would be written as "eiya".

- Perrine (Destry) +1

8/1/2021, 10:16 AM

My point was that it doesn't sound like Ella. And yes it does sound more like EH-ya but I feel like many native English speakers do not make a difference between EH and AY in many cases which is why Esmé is said EZ-may and Renée is reh-NAY even though in French they'd be es-MEH and reh-NEH (sort of) and it should be Esmée.

- guasguendi

8/1/2021, 10:38 AM

Right, my bad.

Another example is Elena, even if it doesn't have a diacritical mark, it has two different English pronunciations.

- New_Chloë (New_Chloe)

8/1/2021, 2:03 AM

I liked it 20+ years ago, when it used to be a rare, "old fashioned" name. But now it's become one of those bright, slightly plastic phoenix names that rose from the dead and I find it a bit flimsy and shrill.

- Anneza

8/1/2021, 12:07 AM

Brighter and livelier than Emma, but only just. I prefer it to Emma, but both are trite and tedious.

- Kerilyntaryn21

7/31/2021, 10:16 PM

Don't really like it

- aussiechic04

7/31/2021, 7:41 PM

Boring, insubstantial, overused etc etc…

- Firefly (thehopper124) +1

7/31/2021, 7:17 PM

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- gigibee

7/31/2021, 7:21 PM

It's insubstantial. It does have a certain old-time appeal but just doesn't quite make the grade.

This message was edited 7/31/2021, 7:22 PM

- MasterCiaraXo (ciara23)

7/31/2021, 6:46 PM

Cute, but overused. I somewhat prefer Ella or Elle though. Elle kinda seems like it should be a middle name.

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