stella: Meaning and Definition of

stel•la

1. a four-dollar pattern coin of the U.S. having a metal content based on the metric system, issued 1879–80: designed to be used as an international coin.

Stel•la

1. born 1936, U.S. painter.
2. 1887–1946, U.S. painter, born in Italy.
3. a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “star.”