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Meaning of name Stella

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Meaning

The name Stella has the following meaning:

Refers to "star of the sea". A popular and contemporary choice.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Stella is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 364 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Stella rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 58 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 126 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Stella in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Stella is pronounced as stel-ah

Origins

Stella originates from the Latin language.
See other suggested Latin girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Stella and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Stella: Boys - Cicero, Marcus, Patrick, Roman, Rufus, Sergio, Titus, Girls - Almeta, Ardis, Ava, Belva, Celeste, Clora, Decima, Diva, Gillian, Karlie, Marsha, Maxine, Priscilla, Sabina, Sabine, Sabrina, Selina, Theodosia, Verdie, Both genders - Amanda, Clara

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Stella: Estelle, Estrella (Spanish), Estretla, Steile, Stela, Stelah, Stele, Stellah, Stellina

Style

We think the name Stella should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Stella to be: A pretty and seductive lady

In one word, you might describe Stella as a(n) "seductive" person.

See other "seductive" names for girls.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Stella (or its variants) are:

Stella Soleil, born on 3 November, a famous singer. Stella Soleil's background: An American pop and rock singer best known for her work with 'Sister Soleil' and her 2001 hit 'Kiss Kiss', an English language cover of Turkish singer Tarkan's song '??mar?k'. She has been working in the music industry for over 10 years. She is currently the vocalist for Dirty Little Rabbits.

Stella Parton, born on 4 May, a famous singer. Stella Parton's background: An American Country Music singer and songwriter. She is the younger sister of country music icon Dolly Parton. With the help of her sister, Stella Parton became a successful Country singer in her own right during the late 70s. Her biggest hit was the 1975 song 'I Want to Hold You In My Dreams Tonight'.

Stella Nina McCartney, born on 13 September, a famous fashion designer. Stella Nina McCartney's background: An English fashion designer. She is the daughter of former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney and his first wife, rock photographer and animal rights activist Linda McCartney.
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