Stella 444168 225670815 2008-07-14T20:47:41Z Jet0425 7467193 {{Wiktionarypar|stella}} {{TOC_right}} '''''Stella''''' is the [[Latin]] and [[Italian language|Italian]] word for [[star]]. <!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------> <!-- MoS:Disambiguation - prefer ONE LINK per entry, short descriptions. --> <!-- Avoid piping, external links, and red links with little article potential --> <!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------> ==Financial== *[[Stella (U.S. coin)]], with a face value of four dollars ($4) Stella is the female version of the male Greek name Stelios which probably originates from the Greek "stylos" or "styli" > style. ==People== *[[Antonietta Stella]], an Italian soprano *[[Diego de Estella]], a 16th century Spanish theologian and writer *[[Frank Stella]], an American minimalist painter *[[Joseph Stella]], an American futurist painter *[[Martina Stella]], an Italian actress *[[Stella Voce]], a southern California DJ and rock journalist *[[Esther Johnson]], English friend of Jonathan Swift, known as "Stella" *[[Stella (Karen Scioli)]], a Philadelphia television horror movie hostess during the 1980s *Stella Liebeck, who [[McDonald's coffee case|sued McDonald's]] after scalding herself with hot coffee *[[Stella McCartney]], British fashion designer and daughter of Beatles member Paul McCartney *[[Stella Nickell]], the "Excedrin murderer" *[[Stella Obasanjo]], First Lady of The Federal Republic of Nigeria *[[Stella Tennant]], a British supermodel *[[Stella Reid]], a British nanny known as Nanny Stella on the television show ''Nanny 911'' *[[Stella Adler]], a North American actress and acting teacher *[[Stella Banyenza]], The first lady to became an electronics and telecommunication engineer in Tanzania *[[Stella Hudgens]], an American actress. ==Places== *[[Stella, Italy]], a town in Liguria *[[Stella, South Africa]], a town in the North West Province *[[Cucq|Stella-Plage]], a seaside resort in northern France *[[Stella de Marie]], a seaside resort on the Red Sea in Ain El Sokhna, Egypt *[[Stella, England]], a village in the North East in Gateshead ==In popular culture== *"[[Stella Kowalski|Stella]]!", a memorable line from the film ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' *[[Stella (comedy group)]], a comedy troupe consisting of Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black and David Wain **[[Stella shorts]], a series of short films by the Stella comedy troupe **[[Stella (TV series)]], a half-hour comedy program by the Stella troupe that aired on Comedy Central *[[List of Cowboy Bebop characters#Roco Bonnaro|Stella Bonnaro]], a character from Cowboy Bebop *[[Stella Loussier]], a fictional character from Gundam Seed Destiny *[[Stella (magazine)]], magazine supplement for the Sunday Telegraph *[[Stella (Winx Club)]], a fictional character from the [[Winx Club]] animated series *[[Stella by Starlight]], a known [[Jazz standard]] ===Film=== *[[Stella (1943 film)]], with Zully Moreno (Argentina) *[[Stella (1950 film)]], with Ann Sheridan and Victor Mature *[[Stella (1955 film)]], directed by Michael Cacoyannis *[[Stella (1983 film)]], directed by Laurent Heynemann *[[Stella (1990 film)]], starring Bette Midler *[[Stella (2008 film)]], starring Seema Biswas ===Music=== *[[Stella (album)]], by Swiss electronica band Yello *[[Stella (band)]], a Finnish pop band *[[Stella (Dutch singer)]], a Dutch singer *[[Stella (Singaporean singer)]], a Singaporean singer ===Novels=== *''[[Stella (novel)| Stella]]'' written by [[Jan de Hartog]] ==Brands and products== *[[Stella (beer)]], an Egyptian beer *[[Stella Artois]], a Belgian beer *[[Stella D'Oro]], an American brand of cookies *[[Stella (bicycles)]], a French bicycle manufacturer *[[Stella (yacht)]], a class of yacht designed in the UK by C.R. (Kim) Holman in 1959 *[[Stella (guitar)]], a brand of a guitar *[[Stella (cheese)]], an Italian brand of cheeses *[[Stella (scooter)]], a vintage scooter brand introduced by the Chicago-based Genuine Scooter Company *[[STELLA (language courses)]], online language courses ==Computing== *[[Stella (emulator)]], multiplatform Atari 2600 game-console emulator. *[[Stella (software)]], polyhedra modeling software *A time-driven programming environment *The graphics chip of the [[Atari 2600]], named after the CEO's bicycle *The IBM [[Blue Gene|Blue Gene-L]] supercomputer used with the [[LOFAR]] radio telescope project <!--possible spam -- *Stella; numerical-model-building and simulation software, by [http://www.iseesystems.com ISEE Systems], formerly High Performance Systems--> ==Other== *Stella, a gene expressed by [[primordial germ cells]] *[[Stella Awards]], given to people who file ridiculous lawsuits for huge financial gain *Stella, the ideal woman in the poetry of [[Henrik Wergeland]], Norwegian poet. *[[Subaru Stella]], a car produced by [[Subaru]] ==See also== *[[Stela]], singular ''stele'', a stone or wooden slab erected for funerary or commemorative purposes {{disambig}} [[Category:Italian given names]] [[de:Stella]] [[fr:Stella]] [[hu:Stella]] [[nl:Stella]] [[pl:Stella]] [[pt:Stella]] [[ru:Стелла]] [[sk:Stela]] [[sv:Stella]] [[vo:Stella]]