Work, industrious
Idella is an elaborated form of the Germanic name Ida. It combines the root 'id', meaning work or labor, with the popular diminutive suffix '-ella', giving it a more lyrical and feminine quality than its shorter predecessor.
Less common today
Idella isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,563 in 2020.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Early 20th-century stage and silent film actress
Memoirist known for 'Idella: Mother of the South'
