Baby name
STABLE GIRL · ITALIAN
🇮🇹 🇺🇸 Novella
/noh · VEL · ah/
Meaning
“New or young”
Italian name from Latin novellus, meaning 'new' or 'young', a diminutive of novus, 'new'.
Nicknames
nova · vella · ella
How it ages.
A lyrical vintage name that suits bookish families; short forms like Nova and Ella keep it easy to wear.
The cultural moment.
Rare; ranked #2,559 in the United States in 2025, and last in the top 1000 there in 1942.