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Estrela as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Estrela

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The baby name Estrela is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced pt-BR: es-TREH-lah (IPA: /esˈtɾɛ.la/); pt-PT: ish-TREH-luh (IPA: /ɨʃˈtɾɛ.lɐ/).

Estrela is Portuguese in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Portuguese
Pronunciation: pt-BR: es-TREH-lah (IPA: /esˈtɾɛ.la/); pt-PT: ish-TREH-luh (IPA: /ɨʃˈtɾɛ.lɐ/)

What is the meaning of the name Estrela ?

The baby name Estrela is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced pt-BR: es-TREH-lah (IPA: /esˈtɾɛ.la/); pt-PT: ish-TREH-luh (IPA: /ɨʃˈtɾɛ.lɐ/).

Estrela is Portuguese in Origin.

Estrela is a Portuguese and Galician feminine name meaning “star,” taken directly from the everyday word estrela, itself from Latin stella via Iberian Romance (compare Spanish estrella). It appears in Portugal, Brazil, and Galicia, its luminous imagery tied to guidance and hope. The cult title Nossa Senhora da Estrela (“Our Lady of the Star,” related to Stella Maris) gave the word devotional resonance in medieval Iberia, though Estrela as a given name remained comparatively rare until sporadic modern adoption and a modest 21st‑century revival alongside other nature and word names.

Close variants and cognates include Spanish/Catalan Estrella, Portuguese/Spanish Estela (sometimes used as a parallel given name), French Estelle, Italian/International Stella, and English/Italian Estella. Diminutive forms in Portuguese include Estrelinha; brief nicknames such as Ela also occur. Related meaning‑mates across languages include Basque Izar and Occitan Estela/Estèla, all carrying the same celestial sense.

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Estrela – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
AO 0 #73 5 2,729
GE Girls 0 #108 1 1,564
PH 0 #110 1 5,607
MU 0 #135 3 3,613
AO Girls 0 #156 54 4,575
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
LU Girls 0 #185 6 4,850
LU Boys 0 #219 2 4,970
AL Girls 0 #225 3 4,141
AO Boys 0 #230 13 5,568
PT 0 #245 6 4,161
JP Girls 0 #248 4 6,592
PT Girls 0 #248 248 7,952
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
MO Girls 0 #260 4 7,056
MU Girls 0 #292 60 8,539
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
GT 0 #338 1 5,948
PT Boys 0 #347 21 7,951
BR 0 #352 9 5,969
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
MU Boys 0 #368 2 8,477
France Girls 2019 #409 3 3,279
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
CM Girls 0 #554 7 11,671
KW Girls 0 #561 1 19,177
BH 0 #587 1 17,937
AR Girls 0 #630 1 8,289
SG Girls 0 #632 1 18,916
HK Girls 0 #650 1 16,104
BO Girls 0 #651 1 9,488
BR Boys 0 #712 40 12,213
BR Girls 0 #767 176 12,708
TN 0 #864 2 13,765
CL Girls 0 #913 3 14,098
Spain Girls 0 #968 16 5,561
CO Boys 0 #981 1 15,656
NG Boys 0 #1,001 1 16,906
PE Girls 0 #1,009 2 14,861
MA 0 #1,109 20 20,986
ZA Girls 0 #1,129 13 25,928
CO Girls 0 #1,150 3 16,140
DZ 0 #1,163 14 20,130
TR 0 #1,254 1 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,261 7 17,781
ZA Boys 0 #1,270 3 25,619
IT Girls 0 #1,422 25 9,415

Estrela is popular in 35 countries — most recent births per country:

France
AL
AO
AR
BH

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People also ask about Estrela

Estrela is predominantly a girl's name.
Estrela is a 3 syllable name, pronounced pt-BR: es-TREH-lah (IPA: /esˈtɾɛ.la/); pt-PT: ish-TREH-luh (IPA: /ɨʃˈtɾɛ.lɐ/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Estrella, Estela, Estelle, Stella, Estrelle and Estrelinha.
Across languages, Estrela has these equivalents: Stella (Latin/Italian/English), Estrella (Spanish), Estela (Spanish/Portuguese), Estelle (French), Star (English), and 1 more.
Yes — Estrela ranked #409 in France in 2019.
Estrela's popularity is declining. It moved from #404 in 2009 to #409 in 2019 in France.