Luella is a Victorian American combination of Lou (Louise) and Ella — possibly from the Old Germanic *hlud* ("famous") + *aelf* ("elf, sprite"). **A top-100 US baby name from 1880 to 1907**. **Luella Bartley (born 1974)** — **British fashion designer; founded the Luella label (1999-2010); creative director of Marc by Marc Jacobs (2014-2015); two-time British Designer of the Year (2008, 2009); her brand was celebrated as one of the defining 2000s indie British labels alongside Christopher Kane and Roksanda**. **Luella Parsons (1881-1972)** — pioneering American gossip columnist; her syndicated Hearst columns appeared in 400 newspapers and influenced movie casting in the 1930s-50s; arch-rival of Hedda Hopper — together they wielded enormous power over Old Hollywood. **Luella Gear (1897-1980)** — Broadway musical-comedy actress; Tony Award nomination. **Luella Bates** — first US woman known to have driven a heavy-duty truck cross-country (1918, for Four Wheel Drive Auto Company). **Luella** is a quintessential Victorian-revival name regaining popularity in the 2010s-2020s as a vintage-classic alternative to Luna, Bella, and Ella. **"Sweet Luella" features in dozens of Victorian-era American hymns and parlor songs**. **Luella Webster** — early Hollywood character actress.
Featured throughout Victorian America and modern fashion.
Luella reduces to six — the number of British Designer of the Year.