Della (first name)

Della is a female given name .

Origin and meaning

The name is the English diminutive of Adela or Adelaide. Variants are Addie , Addy and Delia .

Well-known namesake

• Della Griffin (* 1925), American jazz singer and drummer
• Della Lee , Singaporean squash player
• Della Miles , singer, interpreter and songwriter.
• Della Reese (1931–2017), American jazz and blues singer and film actress

See also

• Della
• Della Falls
• Della Rovere

Individual evidence

1. ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Della. Retrieved April 30, 2019 .