Ella

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Also, do you know any Ellas?
What do you associate with the name?
What could Ella be a nickname for? I know it can be a stand alone name.

It’s nice but very popular. My son’s class (yr 5) has 2 Ellas, Ellie, Bella, a Daniella (goes by Ella) and an Eleanor!

Ella is a very well-established short form of Elizabeth or Elisabeth. See here:

www.behindthename.com/name/elizabeth

I have also met an Ela (short for Elzbieta, the Polish form of Elizabeth).

Do you like Libby? That’s an NN for Elisabeth.
I’m not a huge fan of Ella, but just because I know so many of them, not because it isn’t a nice name xx

I love Ella, much nicer than Ellie IMO

Ella is very very popular in the age group 10-15. I feel it's going to sound dated soon.

And no, I don't think it's a natural nickname for Elizabeth. Ellie or Beth possibly.

I know in total 12 Ella/Elle/Ellie's.

I know an Ella who's about 11. Don't know any others but know a few Ellies and an Elle. One of the Ellies and the Elle are both Eleanor on their BC.

I think you can have Ella as a nickname for Elizabeth. If Elizabeth is meaningful to you then it sounds like a winner to me

In England and Wales Ella is the 9th most popular girls name - 2,326 were born in 2018.

Elizabeth is the 47th most popular name with 1,076 born in 2018.

How about Della? I've fallen in love with this name recently, it's a lovely and much less popular alternative to Ella. It could be short for Adela or Adelaide too.

just my opinion but I doubt it as a " noise name "
Josh, Lilly etc. sound like a noise you'd make.

Eleanor or Ellen is much better

Eliza. I’m this was on my shortlist.

I really don't like it. I think it's actually quite a hard name to say. It's also very popular both as a name and a nickname. I'd pick something else.

Gabriella could be Brie or Gabby.

Oh, there are so many gorgeous short forms for Elizabeth: Beth, Betty, Betsy, Eliza...

I know 2 Ella's.

Could be short for Eleanor?

Fenella is a great under used name.
Or Elizabeth with Etta as nn?
If you can have Betty from Elizabeth Etta's not much different.

Hmmm I know eight at work (FE) age
I know two Ellie's, one Ella and two Ellie-Mae age 14 to 15
I know one Ella Rose age 3
So popular it seems near me (NE Eng)

I don't mind the name though

Really lovely name......but....I work in a primary school where every other girl is an Ella, Elinor, Ellie, Eleanor, Elle, Gabriella, Daniela.....

I think Ella from Elizabeth is nice, definitely fine as a short form.

The only Ella I know is Eleanor on her birth certificate.

My sister is called Ela, she's 14 and an absolute star.

Oh I'd like to add it's only one L as Ela is shortened to be like our grandmas name Pamela if that makes sense.

I know at least 7 Ella’s. I’m not keen on the name, probably due to the popularity of it. Just think there’s much nicer girls names out there.

I have a 20 year old Ella. It wasn't a massively popular name then. It definitely became much more popular 10-15 years ago. I also know a few Eleanor's who go by Ella as a diminutive. I'm obviously biased but I still like it.

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