Estella - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Estella \e-stella, es-tella\ is pronounced ess-STEL-ah. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "star". The French variant Estée (ess-TAY) is familiar due to Estée Lauder, co-founder of the cosmetic company.

Estella has 6 variant forms: Estée, Estela, Estelita, Estelle, Estrella and Estrellita.

For more information, see also related names Asta and Stella.

Estella is a very popular female first name and an uncommon surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Estella. Click here to compare Estella with related baby names.