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Estell
How to Pronounce Estell
Pronounced eh-STEL /ɛˈstɛl/Medium
Meaning: Estell is a variant of Estelle/Estella, from the Latin 'stella', 'star' (via Old French Estelle). Though the name is usually feminine, this record is a boy's name - part of the early-twentieth-century pattern of star-and-place names crossing between the sexes, especially in the American South.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Estell derives from Estelle/Estella, from Latin stella ('star'). While the name is normally a girl's, it was also given to boys in the early twentieth century, often in Southern families where soft, melodic names crossed gender lines; the clipped '-ll' spelling is a vintage American form.
As a boy's name it was always uncommon, cresting around 1916 with only a couple dozen boys a year and fading by the 1970s. A man named Estell then is now of a great-grandparent generation; the name reads as a gentle, star-rooted antique with an unusual cross-gender history.
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What does the name Estell mean?
Estell is a variant of Estelle/Estella, from Latin 'stella' ('star').
How do you pronounce Estell?
It's said eh-STEL /ɛˈstɛl/, two syllables.
Is Estell a boy or girl name?
Estell is used here as a boy's name (Estelle and Estella are more often girls' names).
How popular is Estell?
Estell has always been uncommon as a boy's name, seen mainly in the early twentieth century.