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摘要
- No one named Estelle appears in the Bible; the name is Old French, from the Latin stella, “star.”
- The Latin word is in the Bible: the Vulgate uses stella for the Magi’s star (Matthew 2:2) and for “the bright morning star” (Revelation 22:16).
- Estelle is not a form of Esther, though Esther’s name possibly means “star” in Persian.
- Mary’s title Stella Maris, “Star of the Sea,” probably began as a copyist’s change of stilla maris, “a drop of the sea.”
- Saint Estelle, originally Eustelle, is a legendary third-century martyr of Saintes whose feast is 11 May; Frédéric Mistral gave her the name Estelle.
- Estelle peaked at 27th among French girls’ names in 1994.
参考书目（点击显示）
- Behind the Name, “Estelle,” “Estella,” “Estela,” “Stella” and “Esther,” with popularity figures for the United States (Social Security Administration) and France. https://www.behindthename.com/name/estelle
- Nominis (Conférence des évêques de France), “Sainte Estelle.” https://nominis.cef.fr/contenus/saint/1133/Sainte-Estelle.html
- “Estelle de Saintes” and “Félibrige,” Wikipédia (French), including Frédéric Mistral’s account in Mémoires et récits. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estelle_de_Saintes
- “Our Lady, Star of the Sea,” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady,_Star_of_the_Sea
- 安东尼·马斯（Anthony Maas），“玛丽的名字”（The Name of Mary）， 《天主教百科全书》, vol. 15 (New York: Robert Appleton, 1912), on Stella Maris 和 stilla maris. https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15464a.htm
- Blue Letter Bible, Strong’s H3556, kôḵāḇ, “star.” https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3556/kjv/wlc/0-1/
- “étoile,” Wiktionary, on its descent from Latin stella. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%C3%A9toile
- Scripture: Matthew 2:2 and Revelation 22:16 in the Latin Vulgate, the King James Version (Matthew 2:2), the English Standard Version (Revelation 22:16) and the Louis Segond; reference: Esther 2:7.
