Pella

Used in: 2 countries

Origin: Greek

From Latin Pella from Ancient Greek Πέλλα (Pélla), from Ancient Greek πέλλα (pélla) (presumably from an earlier *πέλσα) from Proto-Indo-European *pels- (“stone”). Cognates include Irish aill (“boulder, cliff”), Pashto پرښه (parša, “rock, rocky ledge”), Sanskrit पाषाण m (pāṣāṇa) / पाषी f (pāṣī, “stone”), Proto-Germanic *falisaz, English fell (“rocky ridge”), Old Norse fell / fjall (“mountain”), German Fels (“rock, cliff”)

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Pellar Derived from Pella
Pellae Derived from Pella
Pellat Derived from Pella
Pellay Derived from Pella
Pellam Derived from Pella
Pellaz Derived from Pella
Pellan Derived from Pella
Pellas Derived from Pella
Aaron Greek origin
Abdias Greek origin

Popularity by Country

Pella

Rank #40265

Frequency 512 people (0.19 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 91.41% Hispanic 7.62%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Pella

Rank #187740

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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