Definition of "Stella"

Stella

/ˈstɛlə/

proper noun
1. A female given name from Latin.
  Quotations
  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
2. Ellipsis of Stella Artois., a brand of beer; or a serving of such.
  Quotations
  Sheila goes out with her mate Stella / It gets poured all over her fella
  2006, “Sheila”, performed by Jamie T
3. A town in South Africa.
4. A village in Missouri.
5. A village in Nebraska.
6. A town in Wisconsin.
7. A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ1763).
8. (US, numismatics) A gold coin with a face value of $4.00 proposed for use in the United States in the 19th century.
noun
plural Stellas
1. (Jamaica, slang, derogatory) A black woman who visits Jamaica as a sex tourist; named after the protagonist of How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998).
  Quotations
  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