Pella as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Pella

What is the meaning of the name Pella ?

The baby name Pella is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced PEL-ə (IPA: /ˈpɛlə/).

Pella is Aramaic, Biblical, Dutch, Greek, Scandinavian in Origin.

Pella (Πέλλα) is a Greek toponym turned given name, best known as the Macedonian capital and birthplace of Alexander the Great. The name likely derives from a Doric word for “stone” or “rocky ground,” extending to “citadel,” so it suggests firmness and protection; another Pella in the Decapolis was famed as a Christian refuge.

As a personal name Pella is rare in English but used in Greece and the diaspora as a heritage choice. In Scandinavia it also serves as a familiar form of Petronella or Pernilla and as a feminine counterpart to Pelle (a diminutive of Per/Peter). This creates a neat semantic echo with the Greek root petros, “rock,” behind Peter and Petra. Related or variant forms include Petra, Petroula, Pernilla, Petronella, and Pélla (transliteration).