Della is a female given name, a diminutive of
Delia or a variant of
Adela. Notable people with the name include:
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Della Au Belatti (born 1974), Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
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Della Davidson (1951–2012), American modern dancer and choreographer
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Della Ding
Ding Dang ( zh, t=丁噹, s=丁当; born Wu Xian on 17 April 1982), also known as Della, is a Taiwan-based Chinese singer who is known for her wide vocal range and emotive soundtracks for numerous television series.
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(born 1982), or Ding Dang, Chinese pop singer
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Della Hann, American psychologist and research administrator
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Della Jones (born 1946), Welsh opera and concert mezzo-soprano singer
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Della Campbell MacLeod (ca. 1884 – ?), American author and journalist
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Della Moore (c. 1880–1926), American prostitute
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Della Purves (1945–2008), British botanical artist
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Della Reese
Della Reese (born Delloreese Patricia Early; July 6, 1931 – November 19, 2017) was an American singer, actress, television personality, author and ordained minister. As a singer, she recorded blues, gospel, jazz and pop. Several of her singl ...
(1931–2017), American jazz and gospel singer, and actress
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Della Sehorn (1927–2001), competitive breaststroke swimmer
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Della Woods (born 1940), dragster driver
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Della Alexander, a character in the soap opera ''EastEnders''
* Della Dillingham Young, one of the main characters of the short story
The Gift of the Magi
"The Gift of the Magi" is a short story by American writer O. Henry, first published in 1905. The story tells of a young husband and wife and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little mone ...
by
O. Henry
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Della Duck
Della Duck (sometimes named Dumbella Duck) is a cartoon character created in 1937 by Al Taliaferro and Ted Osborne. She is a core member of the Disney Duck family, as the niece of Scrooge McDuck, the younger twin sister of Donald Duck and the ...
, twin sister of Donald Duck and mother of Huey, Dewey, and Louie
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Della Fairchild, mother of Sabrina and cook to the Larrabees in Samuel A. Taylor’s play
Sabrina Fair.
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Della Street, the secretary of Perry Mason
* Della Vacker, a character in the book series "Keeper of the Lost Cities" by
Shannon Messenger
Shannon Messenger is an American author. She is known for writing the middle-grade series ''Keeper of the Lost Cities'', which was a ''New York Times'' bestseller; ''Unlocked'', book 8.5 in the series, reached number 8 on ''USA Today''s list in ...
* Adaline “Della” Bowman, from the movie “Age of Adaline” with
Blake Lively
Blake Ellender Brown (born August 25, 1987), known professionally as Blake Lively, is an American actress. A daughter of actor Ernie Lively, she made her professional debut in his directorial project ''Sandman'' (1998). She had her breakthrou ...
Surname
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George W. Della Jr. (born 1943), American politician
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John Della Volpe, American pollster and writer
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Ralph Della-Volpe
Ralph Eugene Della–Volpe (May 10, 1923 – November 2, 2017) was an American painter, printmaker, and educator, known for his colorful abstract paintings. He taught at the Art Students League of New York and at Bennett College (New York), Ben ...
(1923–2017), American painter, teacher
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Piero della Francesca
Piero della Francesca ( , ; ; ; – 12 October 1492) was an Italian Renaissance painter, Italian painter, mathematician and List of geometers, geometer of the Early Renaissance, nowadays chiefly appreciated for his art. His painting is charact ...
(c. 1415 – 1492), Italian Renaissance painter
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Della Gherardesca family of the republic of Pisa
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Ivan Della Mea (1940–2009), Italian actor, writer and singer
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Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
Giovanni Pico dei conti della Mirandola e della Concordia ( ; ; ; 24 February 146317 November 1494), known as Pico della Mirandola, was an Italian Renaissance nobleman and philosopher. He is famed for the events of 1486, when, at the age of 23, ...
(1463–1494) Italian nobleman and philosopher
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Giambattista della Porta (1535–1615) Neapolitan polymath
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Della Rovere
The House of Della Rovere (; literally "of the oak tree") was a powerful Italian noble family. It had humble origins in Savona, in Liguria, and acquired power and influence through nepotism and ambitious marriages arranged by two Della Rovere p ...
, Italian noble family
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Della Scala, the Scaliger Veronese noble family
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Della Torre
The House of Della Torre (Torriani or Thurn) was an Italian noble family who dominated Lombardy and much of northern Italy between the 12th and 14th centuries. They owned the Lordship of Milan, before being expelled by the Visconti. They were membe ...
or Torriani, Lombard noble family
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