"Stella" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈstɛlə/ Audio: En-au-Stella.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɛlə Etymology: From Latin stēlla (“star”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|stēlla||star}} Latin stēlla (“star”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Stella
  1. A female given name from Latin. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, Historical currencies Translations (female given name): Stela [feminine] (Czech), Estelle [feminine] (French), Estela [feminine] (Galician), Ѕвездана (Dzvezdana) [feminine] (Macedonian), Stela [feminine] (Polish), Stella [feminine] (Polish), Стелла (english: Stella) [feminine] (Russian), Estela [feminine] (Spanish), Estrella (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Stella-en-name-gQoJTTk- Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 14 21 3 1 1 0 8 22 14 8 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 11 2 1 1 0 37 30 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 90 2 1 1 0 0 3 4
  2. Ellipsis of Stella Artois., a brand of beer; or a serving of such. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Stella Artois (extra: a brand of beer; or a serving of such) Categories (topical): Historical currencies
    Sense id: en-Stella-en-name-w36proWP Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 14 21 3 1 1 0 8 22 14 8 8 Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 11 2 1 1 0 37 30
  3. A town in South Africa. Categories (topical): People Categories (place): Places in South Africa, Towns in South Africa
    Sense id: en-Stella-en-name-8b-ko~LI Disambiguation of People: 3 2 13 13 2 2 11 12 8 17 17
  4. A village in Missouri. Categories (topical): People Categories (place): Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in Missouri, USA, Villages in the United States
    Sense id: en-Stella-en-name-tD4rHVTd Disambiguation of People: 3 2 13 13 2 2 11 12 8 17 17
  5. A village in Nebraska. Categories (place): Places in Nebraska, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in Nebraska, USA, Villages in the United States
    Sense id: en-Stella-en-name-kBosb4gi
  6. A town in Wisconsin. Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Wisconsin, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Stella-en-name-6Y4NjgLG
  7. A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ1763). Categories (topical): People Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Tyne and Wear, England, Suburbs in Tyne and Wear, England
    Sense id: en-Stella-en-name-jeRk6gcq Disambiguation of People: 3 2 13 13 2 2 11 12 8 17 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 11 2 1 1 0 37 30 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 21 6 1 0 0 0 30 14 9 10 10
  8. (US, numismatics) A gold coin with a face value of $4.00 proposed for use in the United States in the 19th century. Tags: US Categories (topical): Coins, Historical currencies, History of the United States, People
    Sense id: en-Stella-en-name-en:coin Disambiguation of Coins: 10 16 4 1 1 1 9 29 12 9 9 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 14 21 3 1 1 0 8 22 14 8 8 Disambiguation of History of the United States: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 31 1 29 34 Disambiguation of People: 3 2 13 13 2 2 11 12 8 17 17 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of American English: 8 1 5 2 2 1 4 24 3 22 26 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 11 2 1 1 0 37 30 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, numismatics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: stella, Stella Maris

Noun

IPA: /ˈstɛlə/ Audio: En-au-Stella.ogg [Australia] Forms: Stellas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛlə Etymology: From Latin stēlla (“star”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|stēlla||star}} Latin stēlla (“star”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Stella (plural Stellas)
  1. (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). Tags: Jamaica, derogatory, slang Categories (topical): Historical currencies
    Sense id: en-Stella-en-noun-1CxVqiY4 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 14 21 3 1 1 0 8 22 14 8 8 Categories (other): Jamaican English
  2. 2018, Bianca C. Williams, The Pursuit of Happiness, Duke University Press, →ISBN: Categories (topical): History of the United States, People
    Sense id: en-Stella-en-noun--5yzqCW6 Disambiguation of History of the United States: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 31 1 29 34 Disambiguation of People: 3 2 13 13 2 2 11 12 8 17 17 Categories (other): American English Disambiguation of American English: 8 1 5 2 2 1 4 24 3 22 26
  3. 2018, Bianca C. Williams, The Pursuit of Happiness, Duke University Press, →ISBN: Categories (topical): History of the United States, People
    Sense id: en-Stella-en-noun-SA4Sclui Disambiguation of History of the United States: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 31 1 29 34 Disambiguation of People: 3 2 13 13 2 2 11 12 8 17 17 Categories (other): American English Disambiguation of American English: 8 1 5 2 2 1 4 24 3 22 26

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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