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11/20/2020, 10:29 PM Mike C novella added (from user-submitted name 29619)
2/11/2020, 9:10 AM Frollein Gladys 29619
2/11/2020, 9:08 AM Mike C 29619
2/24/2018, 1:02 AM Frollein Gladys 29619
8/23/2016, 4:05 AM Frollein Gladys 29619
5/23/2015, 7:55 AM Frollein Gladys 29619
1/5/2015, 6:01 AM Frollein Gladys 29619
1/5/2015, 2:49 AM LMS 29619
5/6/2014, 4:11 AM Frollein Gladys 29619
5/6/2014, 3:59 AM Frollein Gladys 29619
5/6/2014, 3:39 AM Frollein Gladys 29619
10/11/2012, 9:51 AM SeaHorse15 29619
2/29/2012, 6:57 PM SeaHorse15 29619
6/25/2009, 9:51 PM anonymous

Gender Feminine
Usage Italian
Pronounced Pron. /no.ˈvɛl.la/

Meaning & History

Derived from Latin novellus meaning "new, young, novel", a diminutive of novus "new". This name was borne by the 14th-century Italian scholar Novella d'Andrea, who taught law at the University of Bologna.