Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

estelle

/ɛˈstɛl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables: es-telle
IPA: /ɛˈstɛl/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from French

Etymology

Borrowed from French Estelle, from Occitan estela (“star”), from Latin stēlla. Doublet of étoile, estoile, stella, and stelo. Name of a third century martyr.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₂eHs-, estela, stēlla

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce estelle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛˈstɛl/.
What does estelle mean?: A female given name from French
Where does estelle come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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