Stella

I don't connect it with beer - it's Latin for star and a lovely name.

Ignore those silly people.

Stella is my cousin's name. She is gorgeous and so is the name :)

Why did you get so shirty? That's not a very nice way to do things. Don't ask for opinions then pm people who don't agree with you.

Stella is one of my favourite names. It clashes horribly with our last name, and that is the only reason it isn't top of our list for this baby.

It's beautiful. Feminine, simple in its pronunciation and spelling, lovely meaning and not overused!

One of my best friends daughters is Stella and I love it! She is amazing and I love the Star connotations xx

Ok so to me there are several connotations for the name Stella.

I think of the drink and it being called 'wife beater' - I don't drink it, don't think I ever have but the reminder is still there.

I also think of Stella McCartney which actually makes me think of sausages and old men.

I then think of how people say it in different accents and voices. An East London accent makes it sound paticularly harsh but most other accents and it sounds like a softer name.

I then think of stars and constellations and how beautiful they are. This is my last thought which is nice because it's the nicest.

So if I meet a Stella all of those things rush through my head but I'm left thinking of stars.

Well OP, people will think of Stella Artois when they hear the name. Not all, but some. That's something you have to accept when you pick a name - that it could remind them of a beer/the neighbours dog/ various celebs. That's true with any name.

Anyway Stella imo is perfectly grand, I've taught two of them so it must be rising in popularity.

The PMing is rude and as said above, I think you'll back on it in a while and cringe.

Rose, I think I'm a few months you will look back and realise that no-one was trying to be nasty to you.

But, really - if people were willing to make unpleasant comments to your face, did you really think they'd be kinder on an anonymous Internet forum?

Perhaps you should stay away from the baby names board for now. Your DD has a beautiful name and I'm sure she is a beautiful little girl.

It's a great name. However sending horrible PMs to people is not cool, tired mum or not.

To me Stella just means star, it's a nice name. Stella McCartney may pop into my head but that's it!
I'm not a larger drinker and don't associate with anyone who is so that brand would never be top of my thought process.
My own child has a name associated with a cat food. Nobody has ever mentioned it to my face. But when I picked it I was aware and it really doesn't bother me.
You need to relax it is a nice name just smile and ignore those who think larger rather than star, see it a a bit of a class test!

Don't PM me, OP, I really don't appreciate that kind of language

It is a lovely name.

A guy at work has a GF with this name. Unfortunately, when he kept saying "I love Stella " we thought he meant his beer!

Wow OP, cheers for the abusive PM entitled 'you're a wanker.' Standing firm on the moral high ground there...

My point was that if you name a child something which is very synonymous with something else, in this instance a brand of notorious lager, surely you would have thought of this before, and been prepared for the odd smirk, no matter how much you like the name.

It probably won't be the last time it's mentioned, and taking massive offence and getting abusive probably isn't the way to go.

I was in this situation a year ago, albeit with a different name.
It's the implied criticism that is the problem, not your daughter's name (which is beautiful, not that my - or anyone else's- opinion matters).
Do not listen to anyone who tries to tell you how to be a parent or what you should name your child. The only people who pass judgement on these kinds of things are people who are insecure in their own choices and decisions.
YOU are her mother. YOU know what's best for her. Sod everyone else

It's a beautiful name. It's also closely related to a brand of lager for many, many people. You will get the odd comment, and so will she while she's growing up. But as her personality develops she will grow into her name and people will associate it more and more with her, and less with the beer.

It's a lovely name! I know a toddler Stella and it really suits her. It is definitely getting more popular (not so much that it's overused but definitely enough that people shouldn't be raising eyebrows at it twats).

Replied to your other thread, but if their first association is "Stella Artois" that just shows they like crappy lager. Ignore.

My friend called her baby Margot, and someone said "As in Chateau?" Obviously a higher class of alkie

I think it's a really lovely name and until I read your post I never even connected it to the lager.

I love love love the name Stella , dd3 was almost going to be called it, but she's a Disney princess instead . People always say things about names. I've 3 daughters and have had comments along the lines of "oh she'll be one of hundreds", "why did you spell it that way?" and various Disney princess comments about each of them.

It's a great name, cool and strong, but also pretty. Unfortunately you'll always get a twat along the way with something to say, ignore them or tell them to go fuck themselves!

Your baby, your name choice.

Anyone who comments here a swift 'gonfuck yourself' and smile. It'll do wonders in relieving your upset!!!

Stella is a beautiful name by the way and on my list for DC2

I work in schools and I've come across this name a few times..not once have I ever associated it with lager....in fact whenever I hear it I think of stars in the sky...

Ignore them, they're idiots, it's a lovely name. How rude of them.

That's kind of you CleverNN