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HelpReal Life Estella Sitting!!
Estella is currently one of my favorite girl names that starts with E, and has been for quite some time. The other night, I was out to dinner with a friend when I noticed that our waitress had Estella on her name tag. I double-checked when she returned to the table—just to be sure. She was a dark blonde girl with seafoam green eyes, lots of freckles, and looked to be around 18 years old.
I got so excited that I asked her about her name and mentioned that it’s one of my ideas for a future daughter. She was really sweet and shared the following:
Her mom found the name Estella in a baby name book, saw it as a version of Estelle, and thought it was gorgeous—so she chose it for her daughter.
She doesn’t go by any nicknames. It’s either Estella in full, or something cutesy and familial like “Sweetie.”
She said she’d absolutely recommend the name because she’s gotten a lot of compliments on it over the years, which always makes her happy.
I forgot to ask her middle name, which I regretted—but figured that might have been pushing it with name questions for a stranger at that point, lol
She also mentioned that she had a speech impediment as a child and had trouble pronouncing Estella clearly. Sometimes people misheard her and wrote down the wrong name. But aside from that, she genuinely loves her name. She added, “I can mostly pronounce it correctly now—unless I’m really tired.”
If I were to use this name on a daughter I would call her Estella Clarisse, and if a nickname were being used it would probably be "Essie"
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https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/223226/138473
I got so excited that I asked her about her name and mentioned that it’s one of my ideas for a future daughter. She was really sweet and shared the following:
Her mom found the name Estella in a baby name book, saw it as a version of Estelle, and thought it was gorgeous—so she chose it for her daughter.
She doesn’t go by any nicknames. It’s either Estella in full, or something cutesy and familial like “Sweetie.”
She said she’d absolutely recommend the name because she’s gotten a lot of compliments on it over the years, which always makes her happy.
I forgot to ask her middle name, which I regretted—but figured that might have been pushing it with name questions for a stranger at that point, lol
She also mentioned that she had a speech impediment as a child and had trouble pronouncing Estella clearly. Sometimes people misheard her and wrote down the wrong name. But aside from that, she genuinely loves her name. She added, “I can mostly pronounce it correctly now—unless I’m really tired.”
If I were to use this name on a daughter I would call her Estella Clarisse, and if a nickname were being used it would probably be "Essie"
Please rate my "Names I would Use" list & "Backup Favorites" list. Feel free to rate some of my other lists too if you have the time.
https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/223226/138473
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