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Estella?

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IsItADream · 24/06/2025 08:04

I posted a while ago asking for opinions on the name Flavia. Turns out my partner doesn't like it, nor any of the other 20ish names I suggested. So I made a new list and the only name he had a positive comment for was Estella. He actually said he had been thinking of Estella or Stella, but I immediately shot down Stella because I know my sister's immediate association will be the lager and I just can't get that out of my head.

What do people think of Estella? Still too close to Stella or does the extra E help?

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NormaSears · 24/06/2025 10:46

@Sudename , Silvia is OK. Nowhere near as nice as Estella though.
I don't like Sylvia.

Sudename · 24/06/2025 10:40

What about Sylvia

AnneMarieW · 24/06/2025 10:34

Estella is gorgeous - for some reason far more elegant sounding than Estelle or Stella to me, although I can appreciate the simplicity of Stella. I also love Estella’s cute nn “Esti” for a child, although obviously you also have Essie or uber popular Ella.

Most people will probably think Great Expectations as Estella isn’t that commonplace a name - but does that really matter? As if you read the book then imo Estella was more sinned against than sinner (she was trained as a child to become the cold and manipulative person she was - and on the positive side though the character is also associated with great beauty and elegance).

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IsItADream · 24/06/2025 10:33

Ididntmeantoyou · 24/06/2025 10:11

Stella Artois isn’t that big in Germany so I think Stella would be fine over here - if your sister can contain herself! That said, Estella is also lovely.

My sister definitely can't contain herself. She was determined for her best friend's child's first word to be beer or something related so kept saying to her "Say beer. Say Stella. Stel-la. Stel-la", so now that's all I hear in my head when I think of the name Stella!

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Bbq1 · 24/06/2025 10:33

What about Estelle? I know one.

NormaSears · 24/06/2025 10:31

Estella is great, @IsItADream . I know a young one and it makes me think of Great Expectations.

ginasevern · 24/06/2025 10:30

Estella is pretty but I much prefer Flavia. Shame your DH shot it down.

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IsItADream · 24/06/2025 10:30

Gall10 · 24/06/2025 10:11

As he likes Estella and Stella (he’s playing you) he’d probably like Magner, Bulmer, Jack D, Carling, Madri (boy or girl) and Malbec if you ever have a boy. Pinot & Grigio sound good for twins of either sex!

Actually Stella Artois isn't even available where we live and he doesn't drink crap lager anyway so he didn't even notice the association until I pointed it out.

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IsItADream · 24/06/2025 10:29

Mulledjuice · 24/06/2025 09:59

I am not a fan of Estella (I also prefer Stella).

Marina
Astrid
Fiona
Agatha (would be Agata in German)
Gerda
Matilda
Cora
Elisabeth (slight pronunciation difference for the "th" but not material enough to make it feel like a different name ) or Elisabeta

I'm not a fan of Agatha in either language. I don't like the way Germans pronounce Elisabeth, plus I have an Aunty Liz. Fiona is my cousin. Astrid was on my list but again he said no.
Gerda sounds awful, sorry. Most German names sound awful to me to be honest - Helga, Mechthild, Gisela, the German pronunciation of Iris and Ada (and the English pronunciation of Eva - I just think of Wall-E saying Ee-Va, Ee-Va!)

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Pemba · 24/06/2025 10:28

I like Estella. it's beautiful and fairly unusual. Much nicer than Estelle somehow. The Great Expectations association is a touch of glamour imo, of course it doesn't mean she'll grow up to hate men!

Stella is lovely too, but people always pop up with the Stella Artois beer reference. I wish manufacturers wouldn't use girls names so much! There's also a thread about the name Octavia where somebody just said they can only think of the car (a Skoda?). Trouble is the general population are not particularly educated, so with a slightly more unusual name a product is often the only association they have, and they don't seem to be able to let it drop.

BootballJoy · 24/06/2025 10:25

I really like Estella. Much prefer it to Stella.

Gall10 · 24/06/2025 10:11

As he likes Estella and Stella (he’s playing you) he’d probably like Magner, Bulmer, Jack D, Carling, Madri (boy or girl) and Malbec if you ever have a boy. Pinot & Grigio sound good for twins of either sex!

Ididntmeantoyou · 24/06/2025 10:11

Stella Artois isn’t that big in Germany so I think Stella would be fine over here - if your sister can contain herself! That said, Estella is also lovely.

SupposesRoses · 24/06/2025 10:11

Estella is very nice.
Though I would be very tempted by Stella Maris.
Estrella is pronounced with a y sound not an l sound so I can’t see many people making the association.
I don’t think there’s a name in the world that has only perfect associations. There will always be a Korean suppository or a Rwandan toilet cleaner brand or something with the same name. People will get over it.

Berlinlover · 24/06/2025 10:02

I think it’s a beautiful name. Immediately I would think of Estella in Great Expectations but it still wouldn’t put me off the name.

Mulledjuice · 24/06/2025 09:59

Beata

Mulledjuice · 24/06/2025 09:59

I am not a fan of Estella (I also prefer Stella).

Marina
Astrid
Fiona
Agatha (would be Agata in German)
Gerda
Matilda
Cora
Elisabeth (slight pronunciation difference for the "th" but not material enough to make it feel like a different name ) or Elisabeta

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IsItADream · 24/06/2025 09:54

MammaTo · 24/06/2025 09:35

Estella reminds me of the beer Estrella. Maybe Estelle.

Estelle is pretty but doesn't flow with the surname, and would be pronounced Estell-uh in German anyway.

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MammaTo · 24/06/2025 09:35

Estella reminds me of the beer Estrella. Maybe Estelle.

Shabanimother · 24/06/2025 09:34

I love it 💓

Orphlids · 24/06/2025 09:29

Estella is gorgeous. Sophisticated and elegant. I’d like to be named Estella.

crossstitchingnana · 24/06/2025 09:28

i think beer.

IChooseToBlameYourMum · 24/06/2025 09:27

2chocolateoranges · 24/06/2025 08:07

For me Estella is too close to the Spanish beer Estrella.

much prefer Stella.

Stella is much closer to the Stella Artois beer than Estella with Estrella 😂

im not a fan of either though. Too harsh sounding.

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IsItADream · 24/06/2025 08:49

Lifestooshort71 · 24/06/2025 08:32

Ella?

Ella is literally everywhere here - I've met 3 under 3 in the past week. Plus my cousin just named her baby Ella!
Every girl here seems to be called Mia, Mila, Ella or Sofia/Sophia. Linnea is getting really popular as well.

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Enko · 24/06/2025 08:34

Estella is a beautiful name. I would go for it if you both like it.