Estella
[ɛˈstɛl.ə]Meaning
latinate form of Estelle, a French feminine name meaning star
Background Story
Estella is the Latinate and Italian form of the French feminine given name Estelle, which means star. It is used in Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak and Spanish. It is the name of the heroine Estella Havisham in Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations (1860).
Variations
Estelle, Stella
Related Names
Estelle
From an Old French name meaning "star", ultimately from Latin stella
Estrella
Spanish form of Stella, coinciding with the Spanish word for "star".
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A feminine given name recorded in Maghrebi Arabic, Sicilian and English use.
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