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[Opinions] Astrela?
by Wish Fish (WishFish)
5/30/2025, 6:24 AM
I heard this recently- it is greek for star, and I love it, I like it better than Estella actually. What do you think?

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- dreaming_lion
6/1/2025, 8:35 AM
It's interesting. I like it.
- guasguendi
6/1/2025, 1:54 AM
I like Estelle, Stella and Estella better than Astrela, but it's certainly a good name.
- Name Collector (Annonymous2024)
5/31/2025, 10:35 AM
I still like Estella better, but it's surprisingly nice.
- Andrew (AndrewJKD)
5/30/2025, 6:50 AM
I'm not a fan, there are too many sounds at the beginning and I don't love most -ela or -ella names.
- Anya Mel’nik or Mel’nyk (Tovaryshka_Anya)   +4
5/30/2025, 6:33 AM
It is not greek for star. It is derived from greek for star "aster". It also isn't greek name. It was name used in Soviet era with mostly communist intent. I prefer Zirka, Zvezda. But Zirka more than Zvezda :)
I also like "zvizka" but I think it's too obscure variant word for be name. It's varairt word for star in Surzhyk.
Though Astrela is very nice name :)Eta Astrela reminds me of "shoot" strelyat'

This message was edited 5/30/2025, 6:34 AM

- Wish Fish (WishFish)   +3
5/30/2025, 6:47 AM
What was the communist association?
- Wish Fish (WishFish)   +1
5/30/2025, 6:58 AM
Ok, I think that ruined it!
- Anya Mel’nik or Mel’nyk (Tovaryshka_Anya)
5/30/2025, 7:01 AM
I feel like it could be used as name in modern English, it would not have communist connotation there and sounds like trendy name Some of communist soviet names are ok (like Astrela, it isn't related to 100% horrible part of communism and could be not communist in other places of world) and some are well ... not, to say the least.