Spanish

Estrella

Pronounced es-TREH-yahShare

Meaning: Star

  • Girl
  • Familiar
  • 3 syllables

The story

Estrella is the Spanish form of Stella and also the Spanish word for star. The shared celestial association links the vocabulary word with an established personal-name family.

Nicknames

  • Estre
  • Ella

Spellings & variants

Popularity

Familiar

In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.

Similar position in the latest US rankings

Style

Origins

Estrella comes from Spanish.

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