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I have a soft spot for Estella, it was DH's great grandma's name. I think it would get confused with Stella, so if that bothers you, I'd avoid it. This is from the mother of a Cecilia who routinely gets Celia (doesn't bother me, I love them both). So let that be a consideration. Personally I like options, so I tend to go for a longer name and then use nicknames. Estella is great that way b/c you get Estella, Estelle, Stel, Stella.

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I don't know how I'd really rank the names, because I do like them all. At this very moment, I'd probably go-

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Esther
Estella
Estelle
Stella

I've always liked Estella, and I don't think it's too close to Stella.

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1. Estella (favorite)
2. Esther
3. Stella
4. Estelle

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I like all four names.

I think Estella is nice, however I prefer both Estelle and Stella.
Because they are so similar, I think Estella could be confused with Stella, especially if you're saying the name fast.

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Ranked from favorite to least favorite:
Stella
Estelle
Estella
Esther

I love Stella, and this is my favorite of the bunch. My second choice would be Esther or Estelle. I don't like Estella, because I confuse that with Estrella which is a Swedish trademark.

Since it's not an accented syllable, I could see how it could be missed. I don't mind Estella though. I'd prefer the nickname Essie to Stella.

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Ranked:
1 Esther
2 Estella
3 Stella
4 Estelle

I love Estella. It's very icy, but still very beautiful.

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I don't think people would confuse it with Stella, but I think people would want to call her Stella for short.

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My ranking, from best to worst: Estella, Esther, Stella, Estelle

Estella has been my favourite name pretty much all my life. At least as long as I can remember. I'd love to get to use it one day.

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I also really like Estelle and Stella, but Esther sounds kind of slurred to me for some reason so I don't care for it as much.

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The only problem I have with Estelle is that around here a lot of people accent the T too strongly and so they end up saying it ess-TEL and I don't like that because I've always blended the S and T together when I say it so it's more es-STEL.

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I would use Estella in a heartbeat and it's my favourite.
I would rank Stella decond because of the classic feel and all the litereary associations.
Then Estelle.
Esther last.

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Do you like Stelara?
I always think of it with these.

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If I had my way, I'd name a daughter Estella Juliet or Estella Vivienne / Viviana.