68%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Portuguese, Spanish (Rare) Pronounced Pron. /mɐ.ɾiʃ.ˈtɛ.lɐ/(European Portuguese) /ma.ɾis.ˈtɛ.lɐ/(Brazilian Portuguese) /ma.ɾis.ˈte.la/(Spanish) [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From the title of the Virgin Mary, Stella Maris, meaning "star of the sea" in Latin. It can also be a combination of Maria and Estela. Related Names RootsMaria/María + Estela PopularityDetails Last ranked #780 in 2000 Brazil (by decade) People think this name isRate·Details classic formal upper class natural wholesome refined strange complex serious Categories artists, celestial, combinations, ends in -ela, Maria combinations, Marian titles, printmakers, rare Spanish, sea, sky, space, stars