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Re: Estella
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What do you think ?
- An elegant name. Much better than Estelle. I like the est-part and Estella has many nickname possibilities - Essie, Stella, Ella, Ellie, Stelleta, Estelle, El, Esté, Steren, Stacie, Esti, Esta, Elsie...I know that Stella is getting popular. Estella hasn't been in the top 1000 for several decades but do you think it will come back ?
- I've no idea. That's completely possible, but I don't believe it will arrive in the top 300 for a long time.
Could it ever make the top 100 ?
- ? In 80 years, for sure. Much earlier, if it'll be "rediscivered" because of Dickens-trend or some kind of film, celebrity... Do you think if Stella will get really popular that people will always just hear "Stella" when she introduces herself ?
- I don't believe so and even if something semilar will happen, I don't believe it it a huge problem, if Estella will only like hear name. (I hate my first name and espeially the fact it gets mixed with other forms it has. At the same time I like my middle name, and it doesn't bother me at all that people mix it sometimes.) I can see the risk Estella will get called Stella for short all the time, though. That could make problems if you don't like Stella.Do you think an Estella is always a bit too sure of herself or mean to others or a bit stuck up ?
- Well, -ella/-elle names tend to have such an image, at least to me. Do you think the name is too harsh or too hard to say ?
- Estella is very clear and easy to say. :) Maybe there could be problems with the pronunciation of "E" at the beginning. I say authomatically e-STEL-lah, but someone might say uh-STEL-ah or i-STEL-a. :P
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