Save Gender Feminine Usage American (Rare), Literature Pronounced Pron. may-EL-ə(American) [key] Meaning & History Possibly a variant of Majella or a combination of May and Ella 1. Harper Lee used this name in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird (1960).
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