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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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Hoppock said Estelle was detained on a layover, as she traveled home from visiting her ailing father in France.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

Estelle told the officer during questioning that she thought she could vote in local elections because a state motor vehicles department employee had told her when she renewed her driver’s license that she was eligible.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

A successful merchant and middleman, Jacob married Marie Estelle Berthelot, a Catholic Cajun woman who later converted to Judaism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Estelle Sandhaus, director of conservation and science at the Santa Barbara Zoo, called it “a signal of hope” for a population to be established in Northern California, part of their historic range.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Estelle found a newspaper in the train car and checked the radio listings.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

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