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Stella

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See also: stella, -stella, and -stellä

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Latin stēlla (star).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Stella

  1. A female given name from Latin.
    • 1933, Eleanor Farjeon, “Girls' Names”, in Over the Garden Wall, Faber and Faber, page 91:
      What lovely names for girls there are! / There's Stella like the Evening Star,
  2. Ellipsis of Stella Artois., a brand of beer; or a serving of such.
    I'm going to have a few Stellas tonight
    • 2006, “Sheila”, performed by Jamie T:
      Sheila goes out with her mate Stella / It gets poured all over her fella
  3. A town in South Africa.
  4. A village in Missouri.
  5. A village in Nebraska.
  6. A town in Wisconsin.
  7. A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ1763). [1]
  8. (US, numismatics) A gold coin with a face value of $4.00 proposed for use in the United States in the 19th century.
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Translations

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Noun

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Stella (plural Stellas)

  1. (Jamaica, slang, derogatory) A black woman who visits Jamaica as a sex tourist; named after the protagonist of How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998).
    Coordinate term: milk bottle
    (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
    • 2018, Bianca C. Williams, The Pursuit of Happiness[1], Duke University Press, →ISBN:
      They often come thinking that Jamaican women are not going to like them, because they have heard from others in the United States that Jamaican women have a bad attitude and are upset that these “Stellas” are taking all of their men.

References

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Anagrams

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Latin stella.

Proper noun

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Stella

  1. a female given name

Dutch

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin stella.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Stella f

  1. a female given name from Latin

Estonian

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Etymology

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From Latin stella.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstelːɑ/, [ˈstelːɑ]

Proper noun

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Stella

  1. a female given name

Faroese

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Proper noun

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Stella f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

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Matronymics

  • son of Stella: Stelluson
  • daughter of Stella: Stelludóttir

Declension

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singular
indefinite
nominative Stella
accusative Stellu
dative Stellu
genitive Stellu

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Latin Stēlla.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstelːɑ/, [ˈs̠te̞lːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -elːɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): Stel‧la

Proper noun

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Stella

  1. a female given name

Declension

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Inflection of Stella (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Stella Stellat
genitive Stellan Stellojen
partitive Stellaa Stelloja
illative Stellaan Stelloihin
singular plural
nominative Stella Stellat
accusative nom. Stella Stellat
gen. Stellan
genitive Stellan Stellojen
Stellain rare
partitive Stellaa Stelloja
inessive Stellassa Stelloissa
elative Stellasta Stelloista
illative Stellaan Stelloihin
adessive Stellalla Stelloilla
ablative Stellalta Stelloilta
allative Stellalle Stelloille
essive Stellana Stelloina
translative Stellaksi Stelloiksi
abessive Stellatta Stelloitta
instructive Stelloin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Stella (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Stellani Stellani
accusative nom. Stellani Stellani
gen. Stellani
genitive Stellani Stellojeni
Stellaini rare
partitive Stellaani Stellojani
inessive Stellassani Stelloissani
elative Stellastani Stelloistani
illative Stellaani Stelloihini
adessive Stellallani Stelloillani
ablative Stellaltani Stelloiltani
allative Stellalleni Stelloilleni
essive Stellanani Stelloinani
translative Stellakseni Stelloikseni
abessive Stellattani Stelloittani
instructive
comitative Stelloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Stellasi Stellasi
accusative nom. Stellasi Stellasi
gen. Stellasi
genitive Stellasi Stellojesi
Stellaisi rare
partitive Stellaasi Stellojasi
inessive Stellassasi Stelloissasi
elative Stellastasi Stelloistasi
illative Stellaasi Stelloihisi
adessive Stellallasi Stelloillasi
ablative Stellaltasi Stelloiltasi
allative Stellallesi Stelloillesi
essive Stellanasi Stelloinasi
translative Stellaksesi Stelloiksesi
abessive Stellattasi Stelloittasi
instructive
comitative Stelloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Stellamme Stellamme
accusative nom. Stellamme Stellamme
gen. Stellamme
genitive Stellamme Stellojemme
Stellaimme rare
partitive Stellaamme Stellojamme
inessive Stellassamme Stelloissamme
elative Stellastamme Stelloistamme
illative Stellaamme Stelloihimme
adessive Stellallamme Stelloillamme
ablative Stellaltamme Stelloiltamme
allative Stellallemme Stelloillemme
essive Stellanamme Stelloinamme
translative Stellaksemme Stelloiksemme
abessive Stellattamme Stelloittamme
instructive
comitative Stelloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Stellanne Stellanne
accusative nom. Stellanne Stellanne
gen. Stellanne
genitive Stellanne Stellojenne
Stellainne rare
partitive Stellaanne Stellojanne
inessive Stellassanne Stelloissanne
elative Stellastanne Stelloistanne
illative Stellaanne Stelloihinne
adessive Stellallanne Stelloillanne
ablative Stellaltanne Stelloiltanne
allative Stellallenne Stelloillenne
essive Stellananne Stelloinanne
translative Stellaksenne Stelloiksenne
abessive Stellattanne Stelloittanne
instructive
comitative Stelloinenne

Statistics

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  • Stella is the 222nd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 2,603 female individuals (and as a middle name to 419 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

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Etymology

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From Latin stella.

Proper noun

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Stella

  1. a female given name

Icelandic

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin stella (star), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Stella f (proper noun, genitive singular Stellu)

  1. a female given name
  2. A female nickname
  3. (colloquial) Stella Artois beer

Usage notes

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As a nickname, this name is frequently used for women with various unrelated and dissimilar given names.

Declension

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Italian

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Latin stella.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstel.la/
  • Rhymes: -ella
  • Hyphenation: Stél‧la

Proper noun

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Stella f

  1. a female given name
  2. A commune of Liguria
  3. A river in Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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From stēlla (star).

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Stēlla m sg (genitive Stēllae); first declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Lucius Arruntius Stella, a Roman senator

Declension

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First-declension noun, singular only.

References

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  • Stella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Latin stella. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1857.

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Stella c (genitive Stellas)

  1. a female given name