Gender Feminine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. ehs-TEHL-ə  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Latinate form of Estelle. This was the name of the heroine, Estella Havisham, in Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations (1860).

Related Names

DiminutiveEssie
Other Languages & CulturesStela(Bulgarian) Estel(Catalan) Stela(Croatian) Stela(Czech) Stella(Dutch) Estelle(French) Stella(German) Stella(Italian) Estela(Portuguese) Stela(Romanian) Stela(Slovak) Estela, Estrella(Spanish)
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Entry updated November 16, 2019