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Estella (female)

Variants:Estelle (F) Estrella (F) Stella (F)
Diminutive(s):Stella (F)
Pet Name(s):Essie (F) Stella (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Italian and Spanish and occasionally English, from Old French "star".  The more usual English form is Estelle or the short form Stella, which can also be a short form or pet name for Estella in Spanish and Italian communities.