Ornella

Ornella is a feminine given name .

Origin and meaning

The name is of Italian origin. It was created by the Italian writer Gabriele D'Annunzio for his novel "La Figlia di Jorio" (1904).

It is derived from the Tuscan-Italian Ornello , which means flowering ash .

Well-known namesake

• Ornella de Santis (* 1984), Italian-Serbian-German pop singer
• Ornella Dumartheray (* 1985), Swiss badminton player
• Ornella Ferrara (* 1968), Italian long-distance runner
• Ornella Micheli (* before 1950), Italian film editor
• Ornella Muti (born 1955), Italian actress
• Elena Ornella Paciotti (* 1941), Italian lawyer and politician
• Ornella Oettl Reyes (* 1991), German-Peruvian ski racer
• Ornella Vanoni (* 1934), Italian singer and actress

Individual evidence

1. ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Ornella. Retrieved May 7, 2019 .