Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Στυλιανή (Stulianḗ). The association with Italian stella (star) is folk etymology but has influenced the spelling to use two L's instead of one.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstela/
  • Hyphenation: Στέ‧λλα

Proper noun

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Στέλλα (Stéllaf

  1. Informal form of Στυλιανή (Stylianí).

Declension

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