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View Name: Estella


ESTELLA
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: es-TEL-ə   [key]
Meaning & History
Latinate form of ESTELLE. This was the name of the heroine, Estella Havisham, in Charles Dickens' novel 'Great Expectations' (1860).
Related Names
DIMINUTIVE: Essie
OTHER LANGUAGES: Estelle (French), Estela (Portuguese), Estela (Spanish)
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