Details for the forename Della

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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.