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Help[Opinions] Beautiful or cutesy?
A journalist an Italian journalist whose surname is di Mare (literally “of the Sea” recently passed away. Apparently he had an adopted daughter named Stella, thus her full name being Stella di Mare, meaning “Starfish “ or “Star of the Sea.” I can’t decide if this is beautiful or cutesy.
What about the name Stella? I realized I quite like it and would use it. What about Maristella?
“Someone once said that it wasn’t so hard to do right; what was hard was to know what was right to do.”
William X. Kienzle
What about the name Stella? I realized I quite like it and would use it. What about Maristella?
“Someone once said that it wasn’t so hard to do right; what was hard was to know what was right to do.”
William X. Kienzle
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Maristella is a lovely name. And Stella would be a great nickname.
I think that’s beautiful! I also like Maristella!
I think Stella di Mare is beautiful. It would turn to cutesy to me if di Mare was the middle name instead of the surname. I prefer Stella to Maristella.
Actor Bradley Cooper has a daughter called Lea de Seine (a major French river). I'm still on the fence whether I like the name or not.
Actor Bradley Cooper has a daughter called Lea de Seine (a major French river). I'm still on the fence whether I like the name or not.
This message was edited 5/17/2024, 4:05 PM
Stella Di Mare is pretty in meaning and sound, but the whole "star of the sea" thing makes me thik of either a cruise ship or a seafood restaurant. Or canned tuna. lol
Stella is very pretty. Maristella, not so much.
Stella is very pretty. Maristella, not so much.
Stella is nice, don't really like Maristella
I think it's quite beautiful. Stella has always been a favourite of mine, and Maristella ameliorates the feeling.
Where I live, there's a Catholic girls' school on the sea front - beautiful situation, and it's called Star of the Sea. I'm not Catholic, but I've been told that it is a name for or an attribute of the Virgin Mary. If so, I think that should make it unsuitable as a human name, especially in a Catholic country like Italy.
I like Stella very much. Lovely meaning, pleasantly vintage. Much nicer than Estelle. I have a Stella Elizabeth friend who disappoints me slightly by going by Betty! Maristella is rhythmically unpleasing to me; I wouldn't use Stella Marina myself, but it would be better.
I like Stella very much. Lovely meaning, pleasantly vintage. Much nicer than Estelle. I have a Stella Elizabeth friend who disappoints me slightly by going by Betty! Maristella is rhythmically unpleasing to me; I wouldn't use Stella Marina myself, but it would be better.
But a lot of attributes of the Virgin are used as names, Immacolata, Assunta, Annunziata, Addolorata or even Regina.
Thanks for that! I'm particularly astonished by Addolorata.
That’s one that was never very common (though it’s the equivalent of Dolores), these names have mostly fallen out of use as people have become less religious.
There was a church with that same name near me ans yes it is for the Virgin Mary. She is the star.......