# Stella
## English
### Etymology

From Latin stēlla (“star”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈstɛlə/
* Audio (General Australian):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛlə
* Homophones: stella; stellar, steller, Steller (non-rhotic)
* Hyphenation: Stel‧la

### Proper noun

Stella
* A female given name from Latin.
** 1933, Eleanor Farjeon, “Girls' Names”, in Over the Garden Wall, Faber and Faber, page 91:What lovely names for girls there are! / There's Stella like the Evening Star,
* Ellipsis of Stella Artois., a brand of beer; or a serving of such.
    I'm going to have a few Stellas tonight
** 2006, “Sheila”, performed by Jamie T:Sheila goes out with her mate Stella / It gets poured all over her fella
* A town in South Africa.
* A village in Missouri.
* A village in Nebraska.
* A town in Wisconsin.
* A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ1763).
* (US, numismatics) A gold coin with a face value of $4.00 proposed for use in the United States in the 19th century.

#### Related terms

* stella
* Stella Maris

#### Translations
### Noun

Stella (plural Stellas)
* (Jamaica, slang, derogatory) A black woman who visits Jamaica as a sex tourist; named after the protagonist of How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998).
    Coordinate term: milk bottle
    (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
** 2018, Bianca C. Williams, The Pursuit of Happiness‎, Duke University Press, →ISBN: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

* ↑ Ordnance Survey

### Anagrams

* sallet, Tealls, all set

## Danish
### Etymology

From Latin stella.

### Proper noun

Stella
* a female given name

## Dutch
### Etymology

Ultimately from Latin stella.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈstɛ.laː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Stel‧la
* Rhymes: -ɛlaː

### Proper noun

Stella f
* a female given name from Latin

## Estonian
### Etymology

From Latin stella.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈstelːɑ/, [ˈstelːɑ]

### Proper noun

Stella
* a female given name

## Faroese
### Proper noun

Stella f
* a female given name

#### Usage notes

Matronymics
* son of Stella: Stelluson
* daughter of Stella: Stelludóttir

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Latin Stēlla.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈstelːɑ/, [ˈs̠te̞lːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -elːɑ
* Hyphenation: Stel‧la

### Proper noun

Stella
* a female given name

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Stella (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Stellani
Stellani
accusative
nom.
Stellani
Stellani
gen.
Stellani
genitive
Stellani
Stellojeni Stellaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Stellaani
Stellojani
inessive
Stellassani
Stelloissani
elative
Stellastani
Stelloistani
illative
Stellaani
Stelloihini
adessive
Stellallani
Stelloillani
ablative
Stellaltani
Stelloiltani
allative
Stellalleni
Stelloilleni
essive
Stellanani
Stelloinani
translative
Stellakseni
Stelloikseni
abessive
Stellattani
Stelloittani
instructive
comitative
—Stelloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Stellasi
Stellasi
accusative
nom.
Stellasi
Stellasi
gen.
Stellasi
genitive
Stellasi
Stellojesi Stellaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Stellaasi
Stellojasi
inessive
Stellassasi
Stelloissasi
elative
Stellastasi
Stelloistasi
illative
Stellaasi
Stelloihisi
adessive
Stellallasi
Stelloillasi
ablative
Stellaltasi
Stelloiltasi
allative
Stellallesi
Stelloillesi
essive
Stellanasi
Stelloinasi
translative
Stellaksesi
Stelloiksesi
abessive
Stellattasi
Stelloittasi
instructive
comitative
—Stelloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Stellamme
Stellamme
accusative
nom.
Stellamme
Stellamme
gen.
Stellamme
genitive
Stellamme
Stellojemme Stellaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Stellaamme
Stellojamme
inessive
Stellassamme
Stelloissamme
elative
Stellastamme
Stelloistamme
illative
Stellaamme
Stelloihimme
adessive
Stellallamme
Stelloillamme
ablative
Stellaltamme
Stelloiltamme
allative
Stellallemme
Stelloillemme
essive
Stellanamme
Stelloinamme
translative
Stellaksemme
Stelloiksemme
abessive
Stellattamme
Stelloittamme
instructive
comitative
—Stelloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Stellanne
Stellanne
accusative
nom.
Stellanne
Stellanne
gen.
Stellanne
genitive
Stellanne
Stellojenne Stellainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Stellaanne
Stellojanne
inessive
Stellassanne
Stelloissanne
elative
Stellastanne
Stelloistanne
illative
Stellaanne
Stelloihinne
adessive
Stellallanne
Stelloillanne
ablative
Stellaltanne
Stelloiltanne
allative
Stellallenne
Stelloillenne
essive
Stellananne
Stelloinanne
translative
Stellaksenne
Stelloiksenne
abessive
Stellattanne
Stelloittanne
instructive
comitative
—Stelloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Stellansa
Stellansa
accusative
nom.
Stellansa
Stellansa
gen.
Stellansa
genitive
Stellansa
Stellojensa Stellainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Stellaansa
Stellojaan Stellojansa
inessive
Stellassaan Stellassansa
Stelloissaan Stelloissansa
elative
Stellastaan Stellastansa
Stelloistaan Stelloistansa
illative
Stellaansa
Stelloihinsa
adessive
Stellallaan Stellallansa
Stelloillaan Stelloillansa
ablative
Stellaltaan Stellaltansa
Stelloiltaan Stelloiltansa
allative
Stellalleen Stellallensa
Stelloilleen Stelloillensa
essive
Stellanaan Stellanansa
Stelloinaan Stelloinansa
translative
Stellakseen Stellaksensa
Stelloikseen Stelloiksensa
abessive
Stellattaan Stellattansa
Stelloittaan Stelloittansa
instructive
comitative
—Stelloineen Stelloinensa :

#### Statistics

* Stella is the 222nd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 2,603 female individuals (and as a middle name to 419 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

## German
### Etymology

From Latin stella.

### Proper noun

Stella
* a female given name

## Icelandic
### Etymology

Ultimately from Latin stella (“star”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈstɛlːa/
    Rhymes: -ɛlːa
    Homophone: stella

### Proper noun

Stella f (proper noun, genitive singular Stellu)
* a female given name
* A female nickname
* (colloquial) Stella Artois beer

#### Usage notes

As a nickname, this name is frequently used for women with various unrelated and dissimilar given names.

#### Declension
## Italian
### Etymology

From Latin stella.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈstel.la/
* Rhymes: -ella
* Hyphenation: Stél‧la

### Proper noun

Stella f
* a female given name
* A commune of Liguria
* A river in Friuli-Venezia Giulia

### Anagrams

* stalle

## Latin
### Etymology

From stēlla (“star”).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈsteːl.la/, [ˈs̠t̪eːlːʲä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈstel.la/, [ˈst̪ɛlːä]

### Proper noun

Stēlla m sg (genitive Stēllae); first declension
* A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
** Lucius Arruntius Stella, a Roman senator

#### Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

### References

* Stella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Latin stella. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1857.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Stella c (genitive Stellas)
* a female given name