The baby name Novella is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /noʊˈvɛlə/ (noh-VEL-ə); Italian: /noˈvɛlla/ (no-VEL-la).
Novella is Italian in Origin.
The baby name Novella is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /noʊˈvɛlə/ (noh-VEL-ə); Italian: /noˈvɛlla/ (no-VEL-la).
Novella is Italian in Origin.
Novella is an Italian feminine name from Latin novellus, a diminutive of novus, meaning “new, young, fresh.” In Italian, novella also denotes a short prose tale or “news,” a nuance familiar from Boccaccio’s Decameron and echoed in the English literary term “novella.” The name therefore carries senses of newness and storytelling.
Documented as a given name in medieval and Renaissance Italy - famously borne by Novella d’Andrea (14th c.), a learned Bolognese - Novella later traveled through Italian diaspora communities and saw modest use in the United States in the early to mid‑20th century, with occasional contemporary revival. Variants and related forms include the masculine Novello; Italian diminutives like Novellina; modern spellings Novelle or Nouvelle; and nicknames Nella, Vella, or Nova (also an independent name from the same Latin root).
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #101 | 2 | 3,319 |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2015 | #175 | 3 | 1,605 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #262 | 2 | 7,056 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #276 | 3 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #517 | 7 | 11,913 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #557 | 4 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #639 | 1,226 | 9,415 |
| IT | 0 | #640 | 75 | 4,183 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #647 | 4 | 16,104 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #873 | 44 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #983 | 12 | 24,821 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 |
Novella is popular in 30 countries — most recent births per country:
Did we miss something about this name? Let us know!