Vella

See also: vella

Translingual

Vella spinosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Vella f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – native to the western Mediterranean.

Synonyms

• (genus): Boleum

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids – clades; Brassicales – order; Brassicaceae – family; Brassiceae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Vella pseudocytisus - type species; for others see Vella on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Vella (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Vella on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Vella (Brassicaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Vella at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Vella at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Vella at Tropicos
• Vella at Brassibase

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian and Maltese Vella.

Proper noun

Vella (plural Vellas)

1. A surname from Maltese.
2. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Vella is the 8189^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4051 individuals. 86.87% of individuals with the surname are White.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Vella”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Italian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Vella m or f by sense

1. a surname

Maltese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Vella

1. a surname