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→Venetian language: Vella
*Zunino. Usage: Italian. Derived from the given name Giovanni.
*Zunino. Usage: Italian. Derived from the given name Giovanni.
*'''Vella''' is a municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
*'''Vella''' is a municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
* Andorra la '''Vella'''. Wikipedia:'' "Andorra la Vella is the capital of the Co-principality of Andorra, and is located high in the east Pyrenees between France and Spain. It is also the name of the parish that surrounds the capital."''
* "1: vello, vella & c. meaning, See him, or her, & c." ''taken'' from [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=dvAsAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA322&dq=Vella+its+meaning+in+italian+language&hl=en&ei=9kQmTdidMMLMcPXuhYsB&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CD4Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Vella%20&f=false Grammar and exercises in twenty-four lectures on the Italian language] by Mr. Galignani (Giovanni Antonio) & Antonio Montucci
* noun
A genus of plants, of the order Cruciferæ and tribe Brassiceæ. It is characterized by a short, turgid, gibbous silique with a broad tongue-like beak, and only one or two seeds in each cell. The 3 species are all natives of Spain; ''taken'' from [http://www.wordnik.com/words/vella www.wordnik.com]
* '''Last name''': Vella
(a) This is a surname of Germanic origins which would seem to be a developed form of the early pre 6th century word "welle" through the later Wella to Vella. ''taken'' from [http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Vella www.surnamedb.com]
(b) This French surname of VELLA was an occupational name for a watchman, originally derived from the Old French word VEILLE, and rendered in medieval documents in the Latin form VIGILIA (to watch). The name is also spelt VEELE, VEALE, VEALL, VEAIL, VEIL, VELA, VEILLETT and VEILLOT. ''taken'' from [http://www.4crests.com/vella-coat-of-arms.html Vella Coat of Arms / Vella Family Crest]
(c) Surname: VELLA from Sicily ''taken'' from [http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.weurope.italy.sicilia.general/1139/mb.ashx ancestry.com]
(d) Like so many Maltese surnames, the name Vella is ultimately of Italian origin. In this instance, the name is variant of more well-known surname Bella and is derived from the Calabrian and Sicilian. ''taken'' from [http://www.searchmalta.com/surnames/vella/index.shtml www.searchmalta.com]
* Albanian: zhurmë [ʒuɾmə] meaning ''"noise"''.
* Albanian: zhurmë [ʒuɾmə] meaning ''"noise"''.