Estella

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Estella

Say it: eh-STEL-uh

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Meaning

From Latin stella 'star', in a Spanish and Provençal form.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Known to English readers through Estella in Dickens's Great Expectations (1861).

Its wave through time

Fading since the 1880s

In the United States

40,196 babies given this name since 1880
At its height in 1883, about 1 in 482 girls
370 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

American English Spanish

The family of the name

Spanish	Estela
French	Estelle

Names worth a look

TriciaGirlA short form of Patricia, from Latin patricius 'patrician, of the noble class'.Modern · peak 1971

DelaneyGirlFrom an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Dubhshláine (dubh 'dark' plus a second element of uncertain meaning);…Modern · peak 2004

TrishaGirlA short form of Patricia, from Latin patricius 'patrician, of the noble class'.Modern · peak 1979

MckennaGirlFrom the Irish surname Mac Cionaodha 'son of Cionaodh'. Cionaodh is often said to mean 'born of fire', but its…Modern · peak 2002

EssieGirlA pet form of Esther, a Persian-derived name usually linked to 'star' or to the goddess Ishtar; neither is certain.Victorian · peak 1904 · forgotten

AlondraGirlUsually taken from Spanish alondra 'lark'. It is also sometimes explained as a form of Alessandra.Modern · peak 2005

EastonBoyFrom an English surname taken from place names, from Old English east 'east' and tun 'settlement'.Modern · peak 2018

EstelleGirlFrom Old French estelle 'star', from Latin stella.Victorian · peak 1908

Where this comes from

Well-known works of literature
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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