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Stella is a female given name. It is derived from the Latin word for star . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It has been in use in English-speaking countries since it was first used by Philip Sidney in Astrophel and Stella , his 1580s sonnet sequence .
Stella is a surname meaning star in Latin and Italian. Notable persons with the surname include: ... Peruvian pathologist who discovered the eponymous "Arias-Stella ...
Meaning: star: Other names; Related names: Stella, Estella, Esther: Estelle is a female given name of Occitan origin, and means star. [1]
Stella (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters bearing the name Stella (surname) , including a list of people and fictional characters bearing the name Stella (singer) (born 1980), Singaporean singer
Csillag, Stella, Eszter Csilla ( Hungarian: [ˈt͡ʃillɒ] ) is a Hungarian feminine given name that comes from the Hungarian word csillag , literally meaning star . Notable people with the name include:
Maris is a given name with various origins. It can be derived from the Latin phrase Stella Maris ("star of the sea"), an epithet for the Virgin Mary. Because of its derivation, the name Maris is also related to other names that connote the ocean. [1]
The name can be derived from the Old Persian stāra (NPer. ستاره setāra, meaning "star") although some scholars identify Esther with the name of the Babylonian goddess of love Ishtar, given its association with the planet Venus (in its role as the Morning Star and the Evening star; see also the Star of Ishtar). [2]
The Irish surnames Costello and Costellow are anglicized forms of the Gaelic surname Mac Oisdealbhaigh, itself a Gaelicized form of an Anglo-Norman name. This was the first example of a Norman family assuming a Gaelic name.