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Suella
How to Pronounce Suella
Pronounced soo-EL-ah /suหษl.ษ/Medium
Meaning: Suella joins Sue, a short form of Susanna from the Hebrew Shoshannah meaning lily, to the graceful -ella ending, creating a coined name that reads as a fuller, more ornamental Sue.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880โpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Suella is a decorative elaboration of Sue, the everyday short form of Susanna, dressed up with the popular -ella tail. It belongs to the early-twentieth-century taste for turning plain nicknames into softer, feminine full names.
The name stayed genuinely rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak, and it slipped from use after mid-century. A woman named Suella from that era would be in her late seventies today. It reads as a vintage, gently Southern-sounding choice.
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What does the name Suella mean?
It is a blend of Sue, from Susanna meaning lily, with the ornamental -ella ending.
How do you pronounce Suella?
It is said soo-EL-ah /suหษl.ษ/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Suella a boy or girl name?
Suella is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Suella?
It has always been rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the late nineteen-forties.