Stella
Stella is a Portuguese female given name.
Meaning: female given name (name)
Which one should you use?
Stellinha and Estelinha are used as affectionate or informal variations of the name.
Did you know?
- The diminutive Estelinha can be used as a term of endearment for a child even if their legal name is not Stella or Estela, meaning 'little star'.
- Because Portuguese usually avoids starting words with 'S' followed by a consonant, the variant Estela feels more natural to the native tongue.
- In Brazil, the use of -inha in Stellinha can sometimes be used playfully to tease someone, rather than just to show affection.
Examples in context
- A Stella está morta mesmo!Stella really is dead!This sentence shows how to emphasize a statement about Stella.Tatoeba #734440 by lenon_perez, translation #51895 by orcrist
- Durante o almoço, a garota chamada Stella desmaiou na sala de jantar do hotel, e quando o Dr. Steward a examinou, disse…During lunch in the hotel dining room, the girl named Stella collapsed, and when Dr. Stewart examined the body he said…This sentence illustrates the use of the name in a descriptive narrative.Tatoeba #1729876 by alexmarcelo, translation #33374 by papabear
- Todas estas sementes foram cuidadosamente plantadas nos novos canteiros entre a piscina e o pomar, onde as podíamos regar abundantemente, e a Stella, com os instintos de uma verdadeira jardineira, mimava e cuidava daquelas plântulas quase como se elas fossem humanas.All these seeds were carefully planted in the new beds between the pool and the orchard, where we could water them plentifully, and Stella, with the instincts of the true gardener, babied and tended those seedlings almost as if they were human.This sentence shows the name being used in a context describing a character's actions.Tatoeba #11820498 by Cangarejo, translation #11820497 by Cangarejo
- Eu gostaria de apresentar a você a Stella, minha colega de trabalho.I would like to introduce Stella to you, my colleague.
Example conversation
Mariana and Lucas are talking on the phone about a friend.
- MarianaVocê falou com a Stella hoje?Did you talk to Stella today?
- LucasNão, eu ainda não liguei para ela.No, I haven't called her yet.
- MarianaA Stella disse que quer te ver.Stella said she wants to see you.
- LucasVou ligar para ela agora mesmo.I will call her right now.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
