From Latin stēlla (“star”).
Noun sense 2 is after the protagonist of How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998).
Meanings
A serving of Stella Artois, a brand of beer.
I'm going to have a few Stellas tonight.
(Jamaica, derogatory, slang) A black woman who visits Jamaica as a sex tourist.
They often come thinking that Jamaican women are not going to like them, because they have heard from others in the United States that Jamaican women have a bad attitude and are upset that these “Stellas” are taking all of their men. 2018, Bianca C. Williams, The Pursuit of Happiness, Duke University Press, →ISBN:
From Latin stēlla (“star”).
Noun sense 2 is after the protagonist of How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998).
Meanings
A female given name from Latin.
What lovely names for girls there are! / There's Stella like the Evening Star, 1933, Eleanor Farjeon, “Girls' Names”, in Over the Garden Wall, Faber and Faber, page 91:
(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Stella Artois, a brand of beer.
es Estela (female given name) · pl Stella (female given name) · mk Ѕвездана (female given name) · cs Stela (female given name) · gl Estela (female given name) · pl Stela (female given name) · es Estrella (female given name) · ru Стелла (female given name) · fr Estelle (female given name)