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Estelle

American  
[ih-stel] / ɪˈstɛl /
Also Estella

noun

  1. a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “star.”


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She then met her music partner Steve Jones and A Man Called Adam clinched big record deals throughout the 80s and 90s, thanks to hits such as Barefoot in the Head, Easter Song and Estelle.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

He cast his mother, Estelle Reiner, to top off Ryan’s “faking it” performance with one of moviemaking’s most quoted lines: “I’ll have what she’s having.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

Estelle Dehon KC, for Cagne, had asked the court for the challenge to be heard in February or March due to barristers for the group being unavailable in January, resulting in an "inequality of arms".

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

Valued at $11 billion in 2024, it is set to triple to $35 billion by 2030, Estelle David, South Asia Director at Business France said.

From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025

Often, a second figure materialized alongside Estelle, once so suddenly, that Kate reportedly “cried out in fear.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock