Definitions

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  • proper noun A female given name borrowed from French.

Etymologies

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Old French "star", originally from Latin stella.Name of a third century martyr.

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Examples

  • When her great-Aunt (an Evil Stepmother) dies, Estelle is under suspicion by the authorities and hopes to be cleared by a member of the Static Society.

    REVIEW: Extraordinary Engines edited by Nick Gevers 2008

  • After Babe's marriage (she insisted that they call her Estelle now) Jo sold the house on Calumet.

    One Basket Edna Ferber 1926

  • After Babe's marriage (she insisted that they call her Estelle now) Jo sold the house on Calumet.

    Cheerful—By Request Edna Ferber 1926

  • After Babe's marriage (she insisted that they call her Estelle now) Jo sold the house on Calumet.

    The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story Various 1915

  • Some of his friendly customers lent him the 'Fables of Florian,' and afterwards Florian's pastoral romance of 'Estelle' -- perhaps his best work.

    Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904 1891

  • If Estelle is in her eighties but looks a good deal younger, then why wouldn’t “Susan” just assume she’s in her sixties or seventies?

    CHECKOUT • by Sonia Suedfeld 2009

  • Lionel Drummond was charming and much appreciated everywhere; he retrieved Winn from the stable yard when no one could guess where he was, and was the first person to call Estelle, Mrs. Staines; he wound up the affair with a white satin slipper.

    The Dark Tower Phyllis Bottome 1923

  • He called Estelle back to him as soon as they came upon any stragglers from the _fête_, and took her hand in a way that neither his mother nor the child ventured to resist.

    Chatterbox, 1906 Various 1873

  • There was a woman in showbusiness, a contortion dancer called Estelle 'Caldonia' Young - she was named after the song Caledonia Caledonia.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Tim Burrows 2011

  • The Estelle was a fine vessel, and her cargo not being all composed of heavy materials, was sufficiently light on the water to sail well.

    Newton Forster The Merchant Service Frederick Marryat 1820

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