However it can explain only the Doric type of the name, which is connected with the Ancient Macedonian word "pella" (Pella), stone.
haʊˈɛvɚɹ ɪt kæn ɛksplˈeɪn ˈoʊnli ðə dˈoːɹɪk tˈaɪp ʌvðə nˈeɪm, wˌɪtʃ ɪz kənˈɛktᵻd wɪððɪ ˈeɪntʃənt mˌæsɪdˈoʊniən wˈɜːd "pˈɛlə" pˈɛlə, stˈoʊn.