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Della (female)

Diminutive for:Adela (F)
Derivative of:Delia (F) Delilah (F)
Masculine form:Dell (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Late Victorian English. The origin is unclear. It could be from Delia or Delilah or be a feminine form of Dell [q.v.].  It might be a short form of Adela.
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