Στέλλα

Greek

Alternative forms

  • Στέλα (Stéla) — less common

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Στυλιανή (Stulianḗ). The association with Italian stella (“star”) is folk etymology but has influenced the spelling to use two L's instead of one.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstela/
  • Hyphenation: Στέ‧λλα

Proper noun

Στέλλα • (Stélla) f

  1. informal form of Στυλιανή (Stylianí)

Declension

Declension of Στέλλα
singular
nominative Στέλλα (Stélla)
genitive Στέλλας (Stéllas)
accusative Στέλλα (Stélla)
vocative Στέλλα (Stélla)
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