Novella

See also: novella

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian or Catalan Novella.

Proper noun

Novella (plural Novellas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Novella is the 39419^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 558 individuals. Novella is most common among Hispanic/Latino (48.75%) and White (48.21%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Novella”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 681.

Italian

Etymology

From novella, feminine form of novello (“new, early”).

Proper noun

Novella f

1. a female given name

Proper noun

Novella m or f by sense

1. a surname originating as a matronymic

Anagrams

• vallone, vanello, vellano