Stella

Meaning

Means "star".

Origin and History

· From Latin stella, "star". It is used in the Marian title Stella Maris, "star of the sea", patron of sailors.
· It is the Latin form behind both Estela in Spanish and Stella in English and Italian.

Traits and personality

Under Pythagorean numerology, the initials A, J and S map to the number 1: an independent, self-sufficient personality with a natural leader's instinct — goal-driven, more inclined to blaze a trail than follow one. These are traditional readings, not a rule: everyone ends up becoming who they choose to be, whatever name they carry.

Initial: S
Syllables: 2

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