The rella Surname
rella Name Meaning and History
- Italian: from a pet form (with the ending -ella) of a personal name ending in -ro, all other trace of which has been lost.
- Greek: reduced form of Rellas or Rellakis, an occupational name for an embroiderer, a derivative of Greek reli ‘hem’, ‘border’, from Italian reglio.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 5 - Messages: 15
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| RELLA FAMILY | ROSEMARY CAMPOREALE | 6 |
| Rella from near Bari | PChiocco | 2 |
| Rella | Allison | 1 |
| Mrs. Joseph Rella, W. Tiffin St., Fostoria, Ohio |
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| Mary Rella | jonathan1155 | 0 |
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