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Stella
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stella -stella -stellä
English
+ (given name)
Etymology
From en la stēlla star.
en black woman who visits Jamaica as a sex tourist 1 is after the protagonist of How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998).
Pronunciation
en /ˈstɛlə/
en En-au-Stella.ogg AU
en ɛlə 2
en stella ; stellar steller Steller<aa:non-rhotic>
en Stel la
Proper noun
en female Latin.
en 1933 w:Eleanor Farjeon Over the Garden Wall Faber and Faber 91 Girls' Names What lovely names for girls there are! / There's Stella like the Evening Star,
en w:Stella Artois a brand of beer.
en 2006 w:Jamie T Sheila Sheila goes out with her mate Stella / It gets poured all over her fella
en
en town c/South Africa.
en village s/Missouri.
en village s/Nebraska.
en town co/Oneida County s/Wisconsin.
en suburban area in the metbor/Gateshead co/Tyne and Wear cc/England OS grid ref NZ1763. Ordnance Survey
en coin en US numismatics historical y A gold coin with a face value of $4.00 proposed for use in the United States in the 19th century.
Related terms
en stella Stella Maris
Translations
female given name
Czech: cs Stela f
French: fr Estelle f
Galician: gl Estela f
Macedonian: mk Ѕвездана f
Polish: pl Stela f, pl Stella f
Russian: ru Стелла f
Spanish: es Estela f, es Estrella
Noun
A serving of Stella Artois, a brand of beer.
en I'm going to have a few Stellas tonight.
en black woman who visits Jamaica as a sex tourist en Jamaica slang derogatory A black woman who visits Jamaica as a sex tourist.
en milk bottle
en
en https://books.google.com/books?id=jdxJDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT148&dq=%22stellas+are+taking+all%22 The Pursuit of Happiness Bianca C. Williams Duke University Press 9780822372134 2018 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
Anagrams
en aellst sallet Tealls all set
Category:American English
en eponyms
en People Coins Historical currencies History of the United States
Danish
Etymology
From da la stella.
Proper noun
da proper noun
da female
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from nl la stella.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈstɛ.laː/
nl Nl-Stella.ogg
nl Stel la
nl ɛlaː
Proper noun
f
nl female Latin
Estonian
Etymology
From et la stella.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
et proper noun
et female
Faroese
Proper noun
fo proper noun f
fo female
Usage notes
f Stelluson Stelludóttir
Declension
Stella Stellu Stellu Stellu
Finnish
Etymology
From fi la Stēlla star.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi female
Declension
Stell a
Statistics
dvv_20250813 2901 469 208
References
German
Etymology
From de la stella.
Proper noun
de proper noun
de female
Icelandic
Etymology
Ultimately from is la stella star, from is ine-pro *h₂stḗr.
Pronunciation
[ll:]
is ɛlːa 2
is stella
Proper noun
@@
is female
A female nickname
is colloquial Stella Artois beer
Usage notes
As a nickname, this name is frequently used for women with various unrelated and dissimilar given names.
Declension
f
Italian
it:
Etymology
From it la stella.
Pronunciation
Stélla
Proper noun
f
it female
it commune r/Liguria
it river r/Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Anagrams
it aellst stalle
Latin
Etymology
From la stēlla star.
Pronunciation
Stēlla
Proper noun
Stēlla<1> m
A Roman en cognomen — famously held by:
Lucius Arruntius Stella, a Roman senator
Declension
Stēlla<1>
References
la cognomina
Swedish
Etymology
From sv la stella. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1857.
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Stella.wav
Proper noun
c
sv female
Tagalog
Etymology
tl :bor en:Stella + 1
Pronunciation
stela
Noun
stela
tl female English < Latin