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I once knew a girl named Star. She's the only one, so my impression of the name is her. She was a capable, business-like girl, lived on a farm and could boss cows around and milk them, and ride a horse.

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Her mother was the kind of person, perhaps, who would name a child Star,sort of a child-like person.

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I doubt if I'd use the name, but it's a nice nature-y one.

See, I know a girl named Star so that has influenced my take on the name. She's pretty young (18 or 19). She's also known for being a good athlete as well as extremely smart and nice to everyone.

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So even though most people will consider it trashy, I have a positive take on it. And I guess Star could be a nn for Estelle, though it's kinda reaching.

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Celeste, Vega, and Luna also have a star feel to them.

It's on the fence. One second it's a great nature-name; the next it's over-the-top try-too-hard lame. Sadly, that last part is what's winning.

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As a nickname for Estelle or Starla, it could certainly work.

I don't like Star - neither as a given name, nor as a nickname. Sorry.
Just a little note - in Sweden, "Stjärna" (pr. SHARE-nuh, "star") is a common name for cows! I've never seen it on a person, but Stella is popular and now we also have little crown princess Estelle!
My personal favorite star names are Astraea, Vega and Seren.

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It's very tacky. It's also a stretch as a nn for Estelle.

I've seen it used, with an extra R which makes it a ln. Starr. I don't find it trashy at all, but it is a lot to live up to and would have to be constantly explained.

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I also have knowledge of a woman, daughter of neighbours, whose ln is Knight. Her given names are Paige Starry. I wish I'd made this up, but it's real all right.

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In South African history, there was a real idiot of an Englishman, Leander Starr Jameson, who detonated a whole imperialist war through his own and Cecil John Rhodes's ambition and stupidity. Not a role model.

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So, best avoided. It can of course be a nn for anyone, based on the person and your feelings about her; not all nns are fn-related by any means. And of course there's always Esther or Stella if it's the meaning you fancy.

I think it's definitely usable, as I work with a Starr, and nobody seems to think anything of her name.

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I guess some people would find it "trashy" because it seems too self-promoting, like, "Look at me, I'm a star!" But there's no logical reason it should be any more trashy than Sunshine or Sunny.

My first name is Starla and I'm sometimes called Star as a nickname. I don't particularly like either Starla or Star, but if pressed I'd say I prefer Starla over Star any day.

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Star is tacky-sounding in that it's in-your-face-wannabe-glamorous, the kind of name a certain type of girl might choose for herself as a stage name, or to make herself seem more glamorous than she really is. It's kind of like the old adage that "People who really shop at Tiffany's don't usually name their daughters Tiffany" (which is why it was so odd that Donald Trump's daughter is named Tiffany.)
Estelle and Stella are both very pretty names, and Star might work as a nn in purely the name-nerdy sense, but really, Star as a nn for those seems too nerdy and self-conscious.

Star might make more sense as a nn for Steren than Estelle. Seren is another name that means star. You could also go for the name of a star, like Soleil, Adhara, Altair, Astra, Astraea, Hoshi, Izar.

I spent my entire time at primary school with a girl named Star, that would make her 18 coming 19 soon. Because we were so young, 5-11 yrs old, I didn't think Star was that weird, there were quite a few unusual names in my class from Miriam to Saul and Ariella to Alix, so while Star didn't exactly fit in, she didn't stand out either.

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Estelle "Star" seems false and just even more odd than Star on its own. Star is doing good now, she wasn't bullied because of her "weird" name, and went on to be a popular, if not a little pompous young woman.

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That said I don't like Star. I prefer Luna.

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First of all, Estelle is gorgeous.

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But, I think Star is the sort of nickname that doesn't need a related name for it to be a nickname - it's more of a personality nickname. Like, Margaret nn Star, or Sarah nn Star, because the girls themselves feel like Stars. Estelle nn Star actually feels a little cutesy, because it feels more planned out ahead of time (still awesome though! I like it).

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Other starry names: Astraea, Asteria, Nova, Celestine.

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Other names that sound starry to me but not actually star-related: Elsa, Odilia, Tatiana.

As you probably know, I do think it is quite usable. Yes it does have a slightly "trashy" vibe, but Star is dated and also a "nature name" so it seems like more of a deliberate style choice, and it's not "stripperish" like Bliss or Peaches.

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Starlet would be over-the-top trashy, but Star is vaguely surnamey and more astronomical than it is Hollywood. It's a little bit harsh sounding.

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I think it's artificial as a nick for Estelle, honestly. Like calling a Margaret "Pearl" or a Letitia "Joy." Estelle's meaning is not obvious enough, and the sound of Star is not similar enough.

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I like Stelara though, and Star for Stelara seems more natural.

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I don't think of a trashy woman when I see the name Star - I think of ponies!

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Star as a nn for Estelle is cute. It's not odd - just not obvious.

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I like Stelara nn Star. It kinda works!