Della is a female given name, a diminutive of Delia or a variant of Adela. Notable people with the name include:
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Given name
Della Au Belatti (born 1974), Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
Della Davidson (1951–2012), American modern dancer and choreographer
Della Ding (born 1982), or Ding Dang, Chinese pop singer
Della Hann, American psychologist and research administrator
Della Jones (born 1946), Welsh opera and concert mezzo-soprano singer
Della Campbell MacLeod (ca. 1884 – ?), American author and journalist
Della Moore (c. 1880–1926), American prostitute
Della Purves (1945–2008), British botanical artist
Della Reese (1931–2017), American jazz and gospel singer, and actress
Della Sehorn (1927–2001), competitive breaststroke swimmer
Della Warrior (born 1946), Native American tribal leader
Della Woods (born 1940), dragster driver
Fictional characters
Della Alexander, a character in the soap opera EastEnders
Della Dillingham Young, one of the main characters of the short story The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
Della Duck, twin sister of Donald Duck and mother of Huey, Dewey, and Louie
Della Fairchild, mother of Sabrina and cook to the Larrabees in Samuel A. Taylor’s play Sabrina Fair.
Della Street, the secretary of Perry Mason
Della Vacker, a character in the book series "Keeper of the Lost Cities" by Shannon Messenger
Adaline “Della” Bowman, from the movie “Age of Adaline” with Blake Lively
Surname
George W. Della Jr. (born 1943), American politician
John Della Volpe, American pollster and writer
Ralph Della-Volpe (1923–2017), American painter, teacher
Surname component
Piero della Francesca (c. 1415 – 1492), Italian Renaissance painter
Della Gherardesca family of the republic of Pisa
Ivan Della Mea (1940–2009), Italian actor, writer and singer
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463–1494) Italian nobleman and philosopher
Giambattista della Porta (1535–1615) Neapolitan polymath
Della Rovere, Italian noble family
Della Scala, the Scaliger Veronese noble family
Della Torre or Torriani, Lombard noble family