What does Fella mean?
Definitions for Fella
ˈfɛl əfel·la
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Fella.
Princeton's WordNet
chap, fellow, feller, fella, lad, gent, blighter, cuss, blokenoun
a boy or man
"that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke"
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fella
A fella is an informal term often used for referring to a male person, similar to "guy" or "man". It is typically used in casual or colloquial conversation. Though its origins are British English, it is widely understood and used in various English-speaking countries.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
FELLA
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fella is ranked #60636 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Fella surname appeared 332 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Fella.
93% or 309 total occurrences were White.
3% or 10 total occurrences were Black.
1.5% or 5 total occurrences were Asian.
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British National Corpus
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Fella' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3392
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Fella in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Fella in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Fella in a Sentence
Young fella, if you're lookin' for trouble I'll accommodate ya
I'd like to teach the Negro fella if it's alright with you.
I’m an ol’ crusty fella, and I’m going to stick with Trump, no matter what.
The story was that he refused the medal because the fella he tried to save -- and risked his life saving -- died, that's the beginning, middle and end. The rest of you guys can take it and do what you want with it.
By all accounts he’s an honest fella, he’s smart, but he doesn’t have any experience in federal court, and as I said at the time, just because you’ve seen ‘Judge Judy’ or ‘My Cousin Vinny’ doesn’t make you qualified to be a federal judge.
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