エラ
Era
エラ (Era) is the Japanese transliteration of the female given name Ella.
エラ is used as a female given name.
How do you pronounce it?
Era
Did you know?
- If you use the name エラ in a conversation about anatomy, you might accidentally say 'gill' instead of the name. This is because エラ is the standard Japanese word for the gills of a fish.
- In Japanese pop culture, names written in Katakana like エラ are often used to signify that a character is foreign or even non-human, such as an alien or an artificial intelligence.
- An English speaker might assume エラ is a purely Western name, but in a Japanese context, a person could actually be named 'Ella' using the Kanji 絵羅, which literally translates to 'painted silk'.
Examples in context
- エラはとても親切な人です。Era wa totemo shinsetsu na hito desu.Ella is a very kind person.
- エラの新しいバッグを見ましたか？Era no atarashii baggu o mimashita ka?Did you see Ella's new bag?
- エラは日本料理が好きです。Era wa nihon ryouri ga suki desu.Ella likes Japanese food.
Example conversation
Himari and Ren are talking about their classmate.
- 陽葵 Himariエラさんと話しましたか？Era-san to hanashimashita ka?Did you talk to Ella?
- 蓮 Renいいえ、まだです。Iie, mada desu.No, not yet.
- 陽葵 Himariエラさんはとても親切ですよ。Era-san wa totemo shinsetsu desu yo.Ella is very kind.
- 蓮 Renそうなんですね。Sou nan desu ne.I see.
