斯特拉
Sītèlā
斯特拉 (Sītèlā) is the Chinese way to say the female given name Stella.
斯特拉 is used as a transliteration of the female given name Stella.
Meaning: female given name (name)
Which one should you use?
思特拉 is a formal transliteration of the name Stella.
How do you pronounce it?
Sītèlā
Did you know?
- The character 思 (sī) used in the formal version 思特拉 means 'to think' or 'longing', giving the name a poetic quality that the standard version lacks.
- In professional settings, a Chinese person named Stella may use her English name alone in emails, as English names are common status symbols in international business hubs like Shanghai.
- In Chinese, if you want to name a child 'Stella' to mean 'star', you would not use the transliteration 斯特拉, but instead use a native word like 星 (xīng).
Examples in context
- 很高兴认识你，我叫思特拉。Nice to meet you, my name is Stella.
- 斯特拉很友好。Sītèlā hěn yǒuhǎo.Stella is very friendly.
- 我认识斯特拉。Wǒ rènshi Sītèlā.I know Stella.
- 斯特拉是我的朋友。Sītèlā shì wǒ de péngyǒu.Stella is my friend.
Example conversation
Two colleagues are talking about a new employee.
- 浩然 Haoran晓雯，你认识斯特拉吗？Xiǎowén, nǐ rènshi Sītèlā ma?Xiaowen, do you know Stella?
- 晓雯 Xiaowen我不认识，她是谁？Wǒ bù rènshi, tā shì shéi?I don't know her, who is she?
- 浩然 Haoran斯特拉是新来的设计师。Sītèlā shì xīn lái de shèjìshī.Stella is the new designer.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen我想去认识一下她。Wǒ xiǎng qù rènshi yīxià tā.I want to go and meet her.
