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'''''Stella''''' is the [[Latin]] and [[Italian language|Italian]] word for [[star]].
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==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
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==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
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