Estrella

See also: estrella and estrellá

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Estrella.

Proper noun

Estrella

1. A surname from Spanish.

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Es‧tre‧lla
• IPA^(key): /ʔesˈtɾelja/ [ʔes̪ˈt̪ɾ̪il̪.jɐ]

Proper noun

Estrella

1. a surname from Spanish
2. a female given name from Spanish

Spanish

Etymology

From estrella (“star”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /esˈtɾeʝa/ [esˈt̪ɾe.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): /esˈtɾeʝa/ [esˈt̪ɾe.ʝa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain)
• IPA^(key): /esˈtɾeʎa/ [esˈt̪ɾe.ʎa] (rustic northern Spain, northern and central Andes Mountains (except central Ecuador), Bolivia, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /esˈtɾeʃa/ [esˈt̪ɾe.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /esˈtɾeʒa/ [esˈt̪ɾe.ʒa] (central Ecuador, Santiago del Estero and environs, elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /esˈtɾea/ [esˈt̪ɾe.a] (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama))

 

• Rhymes: -eʝa

• Rhymes: -eʝa (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain)
• Rhymes: -eʎa (rustic northern Spain, northern and central Andes Mountains (except central Ecuador), Bolivia, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eʃa (Buenos Aires and environs)
• Rhymes: -eʒa (central Ecuador, Santiago del Estero and environs, elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)
• Rhymes: -ea (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama))

• Syllabification: Es‧tre‧lla

Proper noun

Estrella f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Stella
2. a surname

Descendants

• → Cebuano: Estrella
• → English: Estrella
• → Tagalog: Estrella

Statistics

According to official data by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística in 2016, Estrella occurs in Spain as a first surname by 2,641 individuals, and as a second surname by 2,493 individuals. It is prevalent in Madrid, Barcelona, and Jaén.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Estrella.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔesˈtɾelja/ [ʔɛsˈt̪ɾɛl.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -elja
• Syllabification: Es‧trel‧la

Proper noun

Estrella (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)

1. a surname from Spanish