Stella at a glance
- Meaning
- “star”
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Latin
- Pronunciation
- STEL-uh
- Other forms
- Estelle, Estela, Stelle
Where the name Stella comes from
Stella is the Latin word for a star. The English poet Sir Philip Sidney used it in the 16th century in his love poems Astrophel and Stella, which made it a name. It is popular again in the US.
Famous people named Stella
- Stella McCartney (fashion designer)