Etymology

Estelle

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Today it means: A female given name from French Full definition →

French Estelle ← Occitan estela ← Latin stēlla
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromstēlla
  2. Occitan · derived fromestela“star”
  3. French · borrowed fromEstelle
  4. English todayEstelle

Borrowed from French Estelle, from Occitan estela (“star”), from Latin stēlla. Doublet of étoile, estoile, stella, and stelo. Name of a third century martyr.

Words from the same roots

FrenchEstelle all →

Estella

Latinstēlla all →

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