(adjective) : Pella, ae, and Pellē, ēs, f., = Πέλλα
* A city of remote antiquity in Macedonia, the birthplace of Alexander the Great, now Alaklisi, or Apostolus, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 34; Liv. 44, 46; 36, 7; 42, 51; Cic. Att. 3, 8, 2.— Hence
* Pellaeus, a, um, , of or belonging to Pella, Pelloean.
* Lit.: unus Pellaeo juveni non sufficit orbis,i.e. for Alexander,Juv. 10, 168; also: ductor,Luc. 3, 233: tyrannus,Mart. 9, 44, 7: Pellaeus Eoum qui domuit Porum,Claud. II. Cons. Honor. 373: Pellaeo ponte Niphaten adstrinxit,Sil. 13, 765: Pellaei proles vesana Philippi,Luc. 10, 20.
* Transf.
* Macedonian: gladius,Luc. 9, 1073: sarissae,id. 8, 298: aula,Claud. II. Cons. Stil. 32.
* Alexandrian (because Alexander founded Alexandria, in Egypt): Pellaeae arces,Luc. 9, 153: muri,id. 10, 511: gula (because the Alexandrians were famous gourmands),Mart. 13, 85.
* In a gen. sense, Egyptian: Pellaei gens fortunata Canopi,Verg. G. 4, 287: puer,i.e. Ptolemy,Luc. 8, 607; also: rex,id. 9, 1016; cf. diadema,id. 5, 60: sceptra,Sil. 11, 383: domus,the palace of the Ptolemies,Luc. 8, 475.

Male Personal name
Confirmed occurences in the Roman Empire:

• C. Herennius .. Pella C. Herennius Capella (Masc, senator), ref: PIR H 0115 | PIR ID6889