Thoughts on Stella?

[name_f]Stella[/name_f], to me, sounds positively luminescent. Beautiful. I love it for both its sound and its meaning. It has a certain magical shine to it that makes me think of fairies :slight_smile: I believe that [name_f]Stella[/name_f]'s are born under the most luminous stars and that they carry amazing old souls. I also love that it’s a name that would suit her throughout her whole life.

A little history behind [name_f]Stella[/name_f]:The name derives from the Latin title of the Virgin [name_f]Mary[/name_f], ā€œstella marisā€ meaning ā€œstar of the sea.ā€ The Spanish [name_f]Estella[/name_f], and thus the English and [name_m]French[/name_m] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f], also derives from the Latin ā€œstellaā€ meaning ā€œstar.ā€

This name was created by the 16th-century poet Sir [name_m]Philip[/name_m] [name_u]Sidney[/name_u] for the subject of his collection of sonnets ā€˜Astrophel and [name_f]Stella[/name_f]’. It was not commonly used as a given name until the 19th century.

Obviously I really like [name_f]Stella[/name_f]! What are everyone else’s thoughts?

What nicknames do you like best? I personally love [name_f]Ella[/name_f] and [name_f]Ellie[/name_f].

Would also like some ideas on middles. Last name is [name_m]Farmer[/name_m].

Thanks! :slight_smile:

I adore [name_f]Stella[/name_f]. It’s everything I love in a name - versatile, spunky, feminine yet strong, magical. I personally like it nickname-free, though like it a lot as a nickname for the Dickensian name [name_f]Estella[/name_f].

I love it too! I also really love [name_f]Estelle[/name_f].

It’s beautiful! With [name_m]Farmer[/name_m], what about

[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Liana[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Lilian[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Maxine[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Nathalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Ophelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]

I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_f]Stella[/name_f]! It’s such a beautiful name and I prefer it without a nickname.

[name_f]Stella[/name_f] is great!

[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Filippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]

I think [name_f]Stella[/name_f] is okay, though it reminds me of the dog in Disney’s The [name_f]Princess[/name_f] and the Frog. I’ve only known one [name_f]Stella[/name_f] and she is in her 20’s. I personally prefer it without a nickname and would stay away from the [name_f]Ella[/name_f]/[name_f]Elle[/name_f]/[name_f]Ellie[/name_f] nicknames because they are so so popular especially right now. I think that one of the pros of the name [name_f]Stella[/name_f] is that it is different from all the little [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]'s :slight_smile:

I love [name_f]Stella[/name_f]. She is the perfect blend of vintage, hipster cool, sweet, spunky, romantic, naturey, literary. Etc etc. I would use it for a daughter if I hadn’t already used it or my cat. :slight_smile:

[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_m]Farmer[/name_m]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] [name_m]Farmer[/name_m]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_m]Farmer[/name_m]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Mireille[/name_f] [name_m]Farmer[/name_m]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Maria[/name_f] [name_m]Farmer[/name_m]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_u]Vivian[/name_u] [name_m]Farmer[/name_m]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_m]Farmer[/name_m]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Magdalene[/name_f] [name_m]Farmer[/name_m]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_m]Farmer[/name_m]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f] [name_m]Farmer[/name_m]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] [name_m]Farmer[/name_m]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] [name_m]Farmer[/name_m]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Miranda[/name_f] [name_m]Farmer[/name_m]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Theresa[/name_f] [name_m]Farmer[/name_m]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f] [name_m]Farmer[/name_m]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_m]Farmer[/name_m]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Mariel[/name_f] [name_m]Farmer[/name_m]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Muriel[/name_f] [name_m]Farmer[/name_m]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] [name_m]Farmer[/name_m]

I love [name_f]Stella[/name_f], but I wouldn’t ruin it with a nickname. I think it is already short enough not to be given a nickname. It’s so beautiful, to shorten it to a nickname is just tragic.

Oh I love [name_f]Estella[/name_f]! I will never be able to use it again since I named my guinea pig stella, I’ve got to stop using all my names on pets. [name_m]Levi[/name_m] is out too he’s my dog lol darn!

[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Stella[/name_f]! [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_m]Farmer[/name_m] is a great name! I know a [name_f]Stella[/name_f] and she’s 11! I don’t think [name_f]Stella[/name_f] has any nicknames, and with [name_f]Stella[/name_f], you don’t really need one! [name_m]Don[/name_m]'t use [name_f]Ella[/name_f] or [name_f]Ellie[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f] is so much prettier! The [name_f]Stella[/name_f] I know, her older sister sometimes calls her Stells (and apparently their family does), but that’s it for nicknames. [name_f]Stella[/name_f] is so pretty!

[name_f]Stella[/name_f] is a great name but I like [name_f]Estella[/name_f] or [name_f]Estelle[/name_f] even more. [name_u]Lucky[/name_u] girl to get those names. :slight_smile:

I like [name_f]Stella[/name_f] too, and also prefer it ā€œas isā€.
[name_f]My[/name_f] personal preference though is the addition of the ā€œEā€ in front: [name_f]Estelle[/name_f] and [name_f]Estella[/name_f].

As for mns, i wouldn’t choose one with an ā€œLā€ in it.

I think [name_f]Stella[/name_f] is a great choice, very pretty :slight_smile: I like [name_f]Elle[/name_f] for a nickname.

[name_f]Stella[/name_f] AmƩlie (A-may-lee) [name_m]Farmer[/name_m]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Michelle[/name_f] [name_m]Farmer[/name_m]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_m]Farmer[/name_m]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Lark[/name_f] [name_m]Farmer[/name_m]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_u]Vivian[/name_u] [name_m]Farmer[/name_m]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_m]Farmer[/name_m]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Lucia[/name_f] [name_m]Farmer[/name_m]

I love [name_f]Stella[/name_f]! It is so beautiful and its meaning is perfect! I also love the nickname [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] but I think that [name_f]Stella[/name_f] is perfect by itself.

Completely agree!

I love [name_f]Stella[/name_f]! It’s one of my favorite names at the moment. I like it nickname free, but I do love the nicknames [name_f]Ella[/name_f] and [name_f]Ellie[/name_f], I also like the nickname Stell. Here are some suggestions of middle names that I would put with it…[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_u]Paisley[/name_u], [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Autumn[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Willow[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_u]Harper[/name_u], [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Briar[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Faith[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Camille[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Faye[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Gracelyn[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Zoey[/name_f].

I never really liked [name_f]Stella[/name_f] much however speaking of luminosity or so it reminded me, I read the name Stellaluna on here just today and fell in love with it, so yeah, it’s good.