The first name Estelle

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About the first name Estelle

Meaning

The name Estelle traditionally means “star”.

Historical origin

The name Estelle comes from Latin stella “star” and developed in French as a Christian and literary given name.

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The use of Estelle shows how names from Roman antiquity entered the European given-name repertoire.

Pronunciation:es-tellɛst.ɛl

Frequency of the first name Estelle by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Estelle by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name EstelleLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Estelle in baptisms by year.201510501825185818911924195719901825–1829 2 baptisms1840–1844 2 baptisms1865–1869 2 baptisms1870–1874 2 baptisms1875–1879 4 baptisms1890–1894 4 baptisms1895–1899 4 baptisms1900–1904 2 baptisms1905–1909 10 baptisms1910–1914 16 baptisms1915–1919 10 baptisms1920–1924 12 baptisms1925–1929 6 baptisms1930–1934 8 baptisms1935–1939 4 baptisms1940–1944 8 baptisms1945–1949 2 baptisms1950–1954 2 baptisms1955–1959 6 baptisms1960–1964 4 baptisms1970–1974 2 baptisms1985–1989 4 baptisms1990–1994 2 baptisms

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