Bella, Stella or Ella?

Which one would you pick and why?

They give me different images, even though they sound similar.

What are your images and associations?

[name_f]Bella[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]

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I love [name_f]Stella[/name_f]! Definitely my favorite. It feels vintage while also being modern! [name_f]Ella[/name_f] lacks substance to me. [name_f]Bella[/name_f] Iā€™m kind of in the middle about, I prefer [name_f]Belle[/name_f]!

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[name_f]Ella[/name_f] is the sweetest to me! Iā€™m drawn to her soft pinks and cozy imagery while still being an extremely versatile, familiar name. All the options are lovely, though! [name_f]Stella[/name_f] is a little offbeat and vintage while [name_f]Bella[/name_f] feels very y2k and maybe a bit sporty.

[name_f]My[/name_f] true favorite would be [name_f]Nella[/name_f], which is one of my most favorite names. Funny how different such similar sounding names can feel to a person!

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[name_f]Bella[/name_f] has always felt heavy and clumsy to me.
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] makes me think of stars, and a Streetcar Named [name_u]Desire[/name_u].
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] feels jazzy and fairy-like.

[name_f]My[/name_f] favourite is [name_f]Ella[/name_f].

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[name_f]My[/name_f] favourite here is [name_f]Stella[/name_f]. Vibrant, Old Hollywood, diva, full of elegance.

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[name_f]Stella[/name_f] (if it was usable for me)

I love the starry, bright feel, but the way it also sounds simple and grounded too

[name_f]Ella[/name_f] would be my next pick - familiar and solid, with a sweet, bright meaning.

[name_f]Bella[/name_f] is sort of cosy too

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Ella is my favourite :woman_fairy:t2:

Ella is sweet, bright and feminine. I associate Ella with fairies and nymphs which makes her feel magical with a whimsy flair. However I also think Ella has this down town jazz player vibe I can envision Ella wearing a sparkly jumpsuit with big curly Afro hair and dark skin playing the saxophone on stage. I think either imagery that is conjured up depends on the name Ella is paired with. My daughterā€™s name Lilia Elizabeth Ella feels more fairylike but I think if Ella was paired with Violet, Tamsin or Avalon sheā€™d be more jazzy. Ella is beautiful.

My second favourite is Bella which feels warm, cosy and relaxed. For me Bella has a European coastal holiday destination feel. I also think Bella paired with something like Evangeline could feel Christmassy.

Stella is my least favourite but still a lovely option. Stella feels fashionable, she has that ā€˜itā€™ girl feel sheā€™s moody, cool, wears Doc Martins and black clothes with star earrings. I donā€™t think Iā€™m cool enough to pull of Stella.

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I really like [name_f]Ella[/name_f]! I think itā€™s very classic and beautiful. Has some slight variation for nickname potential but works great on itā€™s own too.

[name_f]Bella[/name_f] feels very overdone to me at this point. It also feels more like a nickname for [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] than a stand alone name to me.

[name_f]Stella[/name_f] there was some movie where they yelled STELLLLLLLAAAAAAAA I canā€™t remember the name of it but I always yell [name_f]Stella[/name_f] in my head like that when I see it. So you may get some people saying the same thing with that name.

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[name_f]Ella[/name_f] is my favorite!! Itā€™s sweet and sparkly for a baby girl then wearable and romantically dreamy for a grown up. [name_u]Love[/name_u] it!! :two_hearts:

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[name_f]Stella[/name_f]! I love her celestial feel and how she treads the familiar vintage yet modern and uncommon line.

[name_f]Ella[/name_f] is a close second, a lot more common at least in the UK, but pretty, bordering on classic with a bit of a [name_u]Southern[/name_u] US, prairie feel.

Not a fan of [name_f]Bella[/name_f] at all. I canā€™t shake the ā€˜beautifulā€™ meaning which I find princessy and hard to live up to.

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bella is arguably my favorite, because sheā€™s so nostalgic for me, but i prefer the sound of ella and the vibe of stella

ella is my ultimate favorite :milky_way::bouquet::ribbon::kiss:

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I adore the name [name_f]Ella[/name_f]. Itā€™s so fairytale and dreamlike. I could not care less if it is common. It is beautiful.

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[name_f]Stella[/name_f] is a beautiful name, energectic, warm and colorful with a wonderful meaning. International and familiar but not extremely popular. [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite from your list! I love the connection to the sky, universe and stars :star2:

[name_f]Bella[/name_f] is sweet, romantic and delicate. It has a lovely meaning too, but I prefer it as a nickname. I adore the name [name_f]Bella[/name_f], but I speak a latin language, which means that I see [name_f]Bella[/name_f] more as a word than I see it as a girlā€™s name. Itā€™s the equivalent to use [name_f]Beautiful[/name_f] as a first name in a [name_f]English[/name_f] speaking country. Itā€™s a wonderful yet brave choice from my point of view, depending where you live and whatā€™s your ancestry.

[name_f]Ella[/name_f] sounds adorable but incomplete at the same time. [name_f]Ella[/name_f] works as a nickname for so many other names that it always lacks something to me. Itā€™s meaning and origin are uncertain. For example, [name_f]Ella[/name_f] in Spanish means ā€œSheā€, which is a quite impersonal meaning.

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Depends on if itā€™s a full name or just a nn for me, I think. If a nn, [name_f]Bella[/name_f] for sure, Iā€™m a huge fan of [name_f]Isobel[/name_f] and if I ever used it, she would probably be [name_f]Bella[/name_f] for short. I do love [name_f]Ella[/name_f], though; would either do [name_f]Ella[/name_f] as a standalone or as a nn for [name_f]Helena[/name_f] or [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f].

[name_f]Stella[/name_f] Iā€™ve never been fond of, I want to because of the tie to stars and I love astronomyā€¦ but [name_f]Stella[/name_f] just doesnā€™t do anything for me, sorry.

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[name_f]Bella[/name_f] - Frilly, ballerina, soft
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] - Elegant, feminine, proper
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] - Spunky, optimistic, versatile

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[name_f]Ella[/name_f] - soft, whimsical, fairy-like. I think of the movie ā€œElla enchantedā€. I also love [name_f]Elle[/name_f]. A very girly name. [name_f]My[/name_f] favourite from the list.

[name_f]Stella[/name_f] - I know 2 Stellas and they both are artsy cool girls, rather tomboyish. I wouldnā€™t use it myself since I have heard itā€™s a very popular dog name? I do know way more dog Stellas than human Stellas :sweat_smile:

[name_f]Bella[/name_f] - a very popular nn for a super popular Isabella/ [name_f]Isabel[/name_f]. But very pretty and princessy.

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[name_f]My[/name_f] favourite is [name_f]Stella[/name_f]. Sheā€™s just so sweet and starry. I love [name_f]Bella[/name_f] too but I prefer the longer variants (Isabelle/Isabella, [name_f]Annabella[/name_f], etc). [name_f]Ella[/name_f] is pretty too, but I just prefer the other two.

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[name_f]Ella[/name_f]! :studio_microphone::crescent_moon:

Thatā€™s the most classic one to me. Reminds me of [name_f]Cinderella[/name_f] and [name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_m]Fitzgerald[/name_m]. So vintage and very at home with modern name trends.

For my own baby, Iā€™d choose [name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] (double first name) if I used one of these three.

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For me it is hard to pick or decipher a difference among them only because all three happened to become exceptionally popular at the same. They are not only similar sounding, but all those I know with these names are all so similar too. Cannot go wrong with any of them

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OMG MY NAME IS STELLA!! I love it so much and it has such a pretty yet simple meaning as well. [name_f]My[/name_f] family call me ā€˜Starā€™ for short because that is what it means!

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