Estelle

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From an Old French name which was derived from Latin stella, meaning "star". It was rare in the English-speaking world in the Middle Ages, but it was revived in the 19th century, perhaps due to the character Estella Havisham in Charles Dickens' novel 'Great Expectations' (1860).

EQUIVALENTS
DUTCH: Stella
ENGLISH: Estella, Estelle, Stella
FRENCH: Estelle
GERMAN: Stella
ITALIAN: Stella
PORTUGUESE: Estela
ROMANIAN: Stela
SPANISH: Estela, Estrella
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Essie
OTHER FORMS
GREEK: Stella