The pella Surname
pella Name Meaning and History
- Italian: possibly a reduced form of Iacopella, a pet form of the personal name Iacopa, feminine form of Iacopo (see Jacob), or of Filippella, a pet form of Filippa, feminine form of Filippo.
- Italian: habitational name from Pella in Novara province.
- possibly Catalan: from old Catalan pella ‘used clothes’, perhaps a nickname for someone poorly dressed.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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