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Stella

/STEL-ah/Luganda & Kikuyu & Lingala & Shona · a girl’s name

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In Luganda

How to say it
STEL-ah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Uganda
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Stella

Nicknames & short forms

Stelly

In Kikuyu

How to say it
STEL-ah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Stella

Nicknames & short forms

Stell

In Lingala

How to say it
STEL-ah
Given to
Girls
Used in
DR Congo, Congo-Brazzaville
How common
common

In Shona

How to say it
STEL-ah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Zimbabwe
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Stella

Nicknames & short forms

Stelly