Harry Potter Wiki

Welcome to the Harry Potter Wiki. Log in and join the community.

READ MORE

Harry Potter Wiki
Harry Potter Wiki

Ella Black (née Max) was a pure-blood witch who married the pure-blood wizard Cygnus Black (I), one of the early members of the House of Black.

Etymology[]

  • Ella derives from the Old German 'Alia', meaning "all", and is also used as a short form of the names Gabriella, Isabella, and Elizabeth.
  • Max is a short form of a name Maximilian. The name means "greatest".
  • Therefore Ella Max can be translated as "the greatest of all".

Behind the scenes[]

Appearances[]

Notes and references[]

  1. Her husband died this year, so she had to be born before then.
  2. Sirius stated in 1995 that all of the Blacks were deceased, thus Ella was probably dead by then.
  3. It is a safe assumption that Ella was pure-blood given that Cygnus I was not blasted off the tree.
  4. "Black Family Tree" on The Harry Potter Lexicon
  5. "'Empire' Magazine Feature on OotP" from The Leaky Cauldron