Stella

proper nounnouncommon in dialogue

//ˈstɛlə//

A female given name from Latin.

proper noun

1
A female given name from Latin.
What lovely names for girls there are! / There's Stella like the Evening Star,
2
A town in South Africa.
3
A village in Missouri.
4
A village in Nebraska.
5
A town in Oneida County, Wisconsin.
6
A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ1763).
7
historicalA gold coin with a face value of $4.00 proposed for use in the United States in the 19th century.
8
Variant of Stella ArtoisEllipsis of Stella Artois, a brand of beer.
Sheila goes out with her mate Stella / It gets poured all over her fella

Etymology

From Latin stēlla (“star”). Noun sense 2 is after the protagonist of How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998).

noun

1
A serving of Stella Artois, a brand of beer.
I'm going to have a few Stellas tonight.
2
slangA black woman who visits Jamaica as a sex tourist.
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.

Forms

plural: Stellas

Stein · A surname originating as a patronymic from a Scots diminutive…Steiner · A surname from German.stella · A star-shaped structure.

Stella · A female given name from Latin.

stellar · Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of stars.stem · The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.Stem · A surname.

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