Ella

Ella is a Germanic name derived from the element alja, meaning other or foreign, though it has also long functioned as a short form of names beginning with the element el, such as Eleanor and Elizabeth. It was common among medieval English and Norman women and was borne by several minor royals in early England. The name spread widely across Europe and the English-speaking world, gaining renewed popularity in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Related forms include Elle, Ellie, and the Latinate Ella-derived compound names such as Ellamae and Ellabelle.