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[Opinions] Star?
How usable do you think Star is as a girl's name?I really like it, but I expect the general opinion will be that it's a "trashy" name. Not that I have ever really understood what people mean by that... if anyone feels like they can explain it, please feel free ;)What would you think of Star as a nickname for Estelle? More usable, or just odd?
Any names that would take the nickname Star?
Any names (other than Estelle and Stella) that have a star kind of feeling?Thank you :)-----------
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I once knew a girl named Star. She's the only one, so my impression of the name is her. She was a capable, business-like girl, lived on a farm and could boss cows around and milk them, and ride a horse. Her mother was the kind of person, perhaps, who would name a child Star,sort of a child-like person. I doubt if I'd use the name, but it's a nice nature-y one.
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See, I know a girl named Star so that has influenced my take on the name. She's pretty young (18 or 19). She's also known for being a good athlete as well as extremely smart and nice to everyone. So even though most people will consider it trashy, I have a positive take on it. And I guess Star could be a nn for Estelle, though it's kinda reaching.Celeste, Vega, and Luna also have a star feel to them.
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Yay. I always like it when people know people with the names I like :)Celeste is really nice. Vega I didn't know about until someone else suggested it. That one is pretty cool too.
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It's on the fence. One second it's a great nature-name; the next it's over-the-top try-too-hard lame. Sadly, that last part is what's winning.As a nickname for Estelle or Starla, it could certainly work.
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This is also what keeps happening to me. I curse the double-meaning of this word! :DI feel a little that using it as a nn for Estelle keeps the nature association..
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I don't like Star - neither as a given name, nor as a nickname. Sorry.
Just a little note - in Sweden, "Stjärna" (pr. SHARE-nuh, "star") is a common name for cows! I've never seen it on a person, but Stella is popular and now we also have little crown princess Estelle!
My personal favorite star names are Astraea, Vega and Seren.

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For cows! That's so cool. Where I live, Clara is a name for cows. That's why I always giggle when I see people suggesting Clara for names.Princess Estelle sounds really lovely... lucky her ^_^I'm loving Seren now, too. Thanks :)
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It's very tacky. It's also a stretch as a nn for Estelle.
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I would've been very surprised if no one gave this answer. Thank you for your reply :)
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I've seen it used, with an extra R which makes it a ln. Starr. I don't find it trashy at all, but it is a lot to live up to and would have to be constantly explained. I also have knowledge of a woman, daughter of neighbours, whose ln is Knight. Her given names are Paige Starry. I wish I'd made this up, but it's real all right. In South African history, there was a real idiot of an Englishman, Leander Starr Jameson, who detonated a whole imperialist war through his own and Cecil John Rhodes's ambition and stupidity. Not a role model.So, best avoided. It can of course be a nn for anyone, based on the person and your feelings about her; not all nns are fn-related by any means. And of course there's always Esther or Stella if it's the meaning you fancy.
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Paige Starry Knight... :(Using the last-name version might take some explaining. I'd expect to have to explain Estelle nn Star a lot if I used it, but at least it's an easy explanation.Thanks for your reply :)
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I think it's definitely usable, as I work with a Starr, and nobody seems to think anything of her name.I guess some people would find it "trashy" because it seems too self-promoting, like, "Look at me, I'm a star!" But there's no logical reason it should be any more trashy than Sunshine or Sunny.
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I guess the logical reason to find it more 'trashy' than Sunny is the double-meaning of Star.
But, to hear you work with a Starr is so cool! Thanks for your answer :)
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My first name is Starla and I'm sometimes called Star as a nickname. I don't particularly like either Starla or Star, but if pressed I'd say I prefer Starla over Star any day.Star is tacky-sounding in that it's in-your-face-wannabe-glamorous, the kind of name a certain type of girl might choose for herself as a stage name, or to make herself seem more glamorous than she really is. It's kind of like the old adage that "People who really shop at Tiffany's don't usually name their daughters Tiffany" (which is why it was so odd that Donald Trump's daughter is named Tiffany.)
Estelle and Stella are both very pretty names, and Star might work as a nn in purely the name-nerdy sense, but really, Star as a nn for those seems too nerdy and self-conscious.
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Starla. I think it's very pretty :)Thank you for your opinion. I thought that people might think of famous kind of stars rather than stars in the sky. To me, it is very sad that this word has the two different meanings. But, oh well.Too name-nerdy? Impossible! :D
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Star might make more sense as a nn for Steren than Estelle. Seren is another name that means star. You could also go for the name of a star, like Soleil, Adhara, Altair, Astra, Astraea, Hoshi, Izar.
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Ohh, Seren is nice! I really like that. It's going on the list!
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I spent my entire time at primary school with a girl named Star, that would make her 18 coming 19 soon. Because we were so young, 5-11 yrs old, I didn't think Star was that weird, there were quite a few unusual names in my class from Miriam to Saul and Ariella to Alix, so while Star didn't exactly fit in, she didn't stand out either.Estelle "Star" seems false and just even more odd than Star on its own. Star is doing good now, she wasn't bullied because of her "weird" name, and went on to be a popular, if not a little pompous young woman.That said I don't like Star. I prefer Luna.
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Thanks for your reply :) I haven't known anyone who has know a Star.
Thanks that you can say it's a reasonable name without much liking it yourself.:)
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First of all, Estelle is gorgeous.But, I think Star is the sort of nickname that doesn't need a related name for it to be a nickname - it's more of a personality nickname. Like, Margaret nn Star, or Sarah nn Star, because the girls themselves feel like Stars. Estelle nn Star actually feels a little cutesy, because it feels more planned out ahead of time (still awesome though! I like it).Other starry names: Astraea, Asteria, Nova, Celestine.Other names that sound starry to me but not actually star-related: Elsa, Odilia, Tatiana.
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Isn't it ^_^ I've loved Estelle for years.I guess... I would rather have the excuse of having a similar-to-Star real name, though. Because I wouldn't want the connection to be a "little star" connection over the celestial stars connection.I like Celestine! I hadn't heard that before. Tatiana is nice too, and Elsa does sound kind of starry. Odilia is unfortunately one of my great dislikes ;)Thanks for replying :)
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As you probably know, I do think it is quite usable. Yes it does have a slightly "trashy" vibe, but Star is dated and also a "nature name" so it seems like more of a deliberate style choice, and it's not "stripperish" like Bliss or Peaches.Starlet would be over-the-top trashy, but Star is vaguely surnamey and more astronomical than it is Hollywood. It's a little bit harsh sounding.I think it's artificial as a nick for Estelle, honestly. Like calling a Margaret "Pearl" or a Letitia "Joy." Estelle's meaning is not obvious enough, and the sound of Star is not similar enough.I like Stelara though, and Star for Stelara seems more natural.
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I'm so happy you put "stripperish" in rabbit's ears. When I read people saying names are that, I always want to narrow my eyes and say, "You KNOW what is a stripper's name? How?"
But, anyway.I agree that Starlet is less nice. It goes away from nature stars and towards famous stars. Starling, though, I think is nicer.
Starr can be a surname (I know from reading Emily of New Moon) but I wonder how many people would know? Or... wait, isn't there a Beatle with the last name Star?So you think Star is artificial as a nickname for Estelle. I can see how it might be thought... hmmm. I would totally nickname Margaret "Pearl", though!Thanks for replying ^_^
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I once heard and saw a young father describe how he had talked his wife out of the name Autumn by saying it was a "stripper name". I say I "saw" it in addition to hearing it because he re-created the stripper-walk-down-the-runway act he had performed for his wife when designating Autumn a "stripper-name". The name they ultimately chose was Heather. I completely failed to see how Autumn was any more of a "stripper name" than Heather is, and I told him so.
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Aw, how unfair is that? Autumn is entirely cooler than Heather. Plus, I agree. I don't see either why one should be a "stripper name" and one should not.Acting it out to mar someone's opinion of the name seems kind of mean. You could destroy even something like Elizabeth that way, if you chose.
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Ringo Starr. Then there's Bart Starr who played for the Packers back in the first two Super Bowls- you can tell where I'm from, can't you?
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:D
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even Ringo Starr's last name is self-given ...His real name is Richard Starkey.
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I don't think of a trashy woman when I see the name Star - I think of ponies!Star as a nn for Estelle is cute. It's not odd - just not obvious. I like Stelara nn Star. It kinda works!
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Ponies! Well, that is a good connection to have!I'm liking Estelle nn Star more and more. Then I get to use Star, but if anyone makes rolling-eyed comments I can say, "Well, her real name is Estelle."Stelara is very interesting. It's sounds kind of high fantasy. I like it :)Thanks for your comment ^_^
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