This strikes me as an overlooked name which deserves more attention, especially since -ella names are so "in" at the moment.
Ive only ever heard of one real-life Fenella - English actress Fenella Fielding. The stress is on the middle syllable -FuhNELuh.
The only reason that I can think of for its lack of popularity (apart from the fact that it is perhaps not well-known) is that it might remind some people of vanilla. This struck me for the first time today, when I was saying it over and over in my head in the early hours, wondering whether to add it to my shortlist!
This message was edited 1/23/2008, 8:40 AM