Stella name - Meaning of Stella

Stella name - Meaning of Stella

Gender

Feminine

Lucky Number

6

Usage

English, Italian, Latin

Pronounced

STEL-ə (English)

Stella Meaning

Means "star" in Latin. This name was created by the 16th-century poet Sir Philip Sidney for the subject of his collection of sonnets 'Astrophel and Stella'. It was not commonly used as a given name until the 19th century. It appears in Tennessee Williams' play 'A Streetcar Named Desire' (1947), belonging to the sister of Blanche DuBois and the wife of Stanley Kowalski. Stella originates in Latin language and means "like a star". As a feminine given name it has been used since the 19th century even though it was popularized in the 16th century already by Sir Philip Sidney in his sonnet collection Astrophel and Stella. Until today, Stella remains a popular name in the United States.

Stella Related Names
Variants: Stela, Stelah, Stellah, Stellina, Estella, Estrella

Stella Celebrities
Stella Atrium - writer, Stella Benson - writer, Stella Cameron - writer, Stella Duffy - writer, Stella Gibbons - published author, Stella Goulet - writer, Stella Maeve - actress, Stella McCartney - fashion designer, Stella Mertens - artist, Stella Phillips - writer, Stella Sole - writer, Stella Stevens - actress, Stella Tennant - model,