Ella is a ♀ female name.
Ella is a short version of names beginning with “El-“ or ending with “-ella”, e.g. Elizabeth, Eleanor, Ellen, Gabriella. Besides, Ella is a Norman variant of the Germanic name Alia.
Ella means “my God is an oath” (from Elizabeth), “merciful”, “God is my light” (from Eleanor) or “other”, “another” (from Alia).