name
Meaning 1
A female given name from Latin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
stella
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈstɛlə/
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rhymes with -ɛlə
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homophone: stella
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homophone: stellar
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homophone: steller
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homophone: Steller (non-rhotic)
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/ˈstɛl.ə/
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homophone: Stella
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CMU ARPABET: S T EH1 L AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
Ellipsis of Stella Artois, a brand of beer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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name
Meaning 3
A town in South Africa.
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name
Meaning 4
A village in Missouri.
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name
Meaning 5
A village in Nebraska.
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name
Meaning 6
A town in Oneida County, Wisconsin.
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name
Meaning 7
A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ1763).
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name
Meaning 8
A gold coin with a face value of $4.00 proposed for use in the United States in the 19th century.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, numismatics
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noun
Meaning 9
A star-shaped structure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 10
Alternative letter-case form of Stella.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, alt-of
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, numismatics
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noun
Meaning 11
A serving of Stella Artois, a brand of beer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I'm going to have a few Stellas tonight.
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noun
Meaning 12
A black woman who visits Jamaica as a sex tourist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Jamaica, derogatory, slang
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noun
Meaning 13
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Frank Stella, Frank Philip Stella
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: painter
History
Etymology
From Latin stēlla (“star”). Noun sense 2 is after the protagonist of How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998).
Borrowed from Latin stēlla (“a star”). Doublet of estoile, étoile, and stelo; related to aster and star.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: Stela — female given name
- French: Estelle — female given name
- Galician: Estela — female given name
- Macedonian: Ѕвездана (Dzvezdana) — female given name
- Polish: Stela — female given name
- Polish: Stella — female given name
- Russian: Стелла — female given name
- Spanish: Estela — female given name
- Spanish: Estrella — female given name
Real reading context