Meaning: Star; Greek Stella can also shorten Styliani
The story
Stella is a Latin star name with a literary naming history. Greek Stella can independently shorten Styliani, a pillar-related name; the shared spelling does not require one origin.
Also means
What Stella means in its other languages.
- Greekshort form of Styliani, a pillar-related name
Nicknames
- Stell
- Stellie
- Stel
Spellings & variants
- Estelle
- Stela
Popularity
One of the 100 most popular names in the US.
Similar position in the latest US rankings
Style
Origins
Stella comes from Latin, Italian, and Greek.
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Meaning unknown; flow and earth are proposed connections
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Gem; precious stone
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Associated with blessed; possibly from voyager
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Diminutive of Marcus; probably related to Mars
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Form of Helen; older meaning uncertain
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