Stella Name Meaning, Origin & Pronunciation

Stella means a star. From the Latin stella, meaning star.

Stella is the Latin word for star. It was first used as a poetic name by Sir Philip Sidney in the sixteenth century for the beloved in his sonnet sequence Astrophel and Stella, and it became a given name after that. In the nineteenth century it was also a title for Mary, called Stella Maris, meaning star of the sea. Related names include Estella, Estelle, and Esther, which may also mean star. Stella is brief, bright, and celestial, and it appears in Italian, Spanish, French, and German. Stella McCartney is a modern bearer.

Variants of Stella

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Well-known people named Stella

Stella McCartney.

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