Della
Short for Adelaide
Della is a feminine given name, often a shortened form of Adela or Adella.
It was more common in the late 19th and early 20th centuries: Della was my grandmother's name.
The name appears in O.
Henry's story "The Gift of the Magi," where Della sells her hair to buy her husband a gift.
literary
American short story writer
- magiPersian priest-sorcerers
- giftItem given freely
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- ChristmasWinter nativity celebration
hair · combs · watch · chain · poverty · love · selflessness · irony
O. Henry
American short story writer
Christmas · hair · combs · watch · chain · poverty · love · selflessness · irony · twist
Victorian
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- classicOf lasting excellence
nostalgic · heirloom · timeless · bygone · heritage · antique · retro · traditional · period · grandmother
Adele
British singer, one name
- AdelaideAustralian state capital
- CordeliaName meaning "heart" in Latin
- ArabellaClassical feminine given name
Isabella · Gabriella · Marcella · Stella · Ella · Bella · Cinderella · Estella · Luella