Estelle - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Estelle \e-

is pronounced ess-STEL. It is of Old French and Latin origin, and its meaning is "star". See Astra, Esther and Stella. Literary: Estella is the name of a character in Charles Dickens' novel "Great Expectations". The French variant Estée (ess-TAY) is familiar due to Estée Lauder, co-founder of the cosmetic company.

Estelle has 12 variant forms: Essie, Estee, Estel, Estela, Estele, Estelita, Estell, Estella, Estrella, Estrellita, Stella and Stelle.

A baby name that sounds like Estelle is Eustolia.

Estelle is a very common first name for women (#417 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#17362 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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