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Stella
StellaSay it STEL-uh
- Meaning
- Star; Latin stella Online Etymology Dictionary
- Say it
- STEL-uh
- Other spellings
- Stela
Stella
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Stella meaning
Stella is an international girl's name of Latin origin.
Star; Latin stella
Stella is the Latin word for a star. The Online Etymology Dictionary gives it as a feminine name from Latin stella, related to English star and to constellation, "a collection of stars". It is famous in English from Sir Philip Sidney's Elizabethan sonnets Astrophel and Stella, in which Astrophel, "star-lover", writes to his beloved Stella, "star". In Catholic tradition the Virgin Mary is honoured as Stella Maris, "star of the sea". Stella is said STEL-uh, and its meaning matches Indian names such as Tara and Sitara.
Source: Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com) · entry Stella · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Online Etymology Dictionary, Stella · Lewis & Short, stella (Logeion)
Famous namesakes
- Stella, the beloved in Sir Philip Sidney's Astrophel and Stella
- Stella McCartney, British fashion designer
Popularity abroad
- #52 United States, girls 2025 (down 3 from 49 in 2024)
US Social Security Administration - #333 England and Wales, girls 2025
Office for National Statistics
Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.
Spellings
Stella · Stela