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** Hey, "Stella" is a reasonably common name.

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** Hey, "Stella" is a reasonably common name.
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* '''Deconstructed''':'''Deconstructed''': Miaplacidus, named after one of the stars in the constellation Carina[[note]]More specifically, Beta Carinae[[/note]], is bullied in school for having a "ridiculous" name.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character named after something in the night sky.
* '''Straight''': There's a character named Stella.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Her full name is Stella Andromeda Luna Starr.
** Stella's parents are Sirius and Andromeda, and she has sisters named Luna, Astra, and Celeste.
* '''Downplayed''':
* '''Justified''':
** Hey, "Stella" is a reasonably common name.
** Stella's parents named her because she was born at night when the stars were out.
** Stella's parents are superstitious and believe astronomical names are good luck.
* '''Inverted''': There's a character named after something found underground, such as Earth or Magma.
* '''Subverted''': Alice gives birth to a baby girl and considers naming her Stella, but Bob the father turns it down.
* '''Double Subverted''': He wants to name her Nova instead.
* '''Parodied''':
* '''Zigzagged''': While Alice is pregnant, she and Bob think up various names, including Stella, Mary, Nova, and Gwen.
* '''Averted''': No one is named after anything celestial.
* '''Enforced''': "This character's an astronomer, so let's name her Stella, see if the viewers catch on."
* '''Lampshaded''': "We're going to the planetarium. Your name is Stella, so you'd fit right in!"
* '''Invoked''': Alice and Bob look for sky-related names for their baby.
* '''Exploited''':
* '''Defied''': Alice and/or Bob has a [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes fear of the night sky]], so refuses to name the baby something related to it.
* '''Discussed''': "How about 'Stella' for a name? It means 'star' in Latin."
* '''Conversed''': "How come that character named Stella is an astronomer? Were her parents psychic?"
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* '''Played for Laughs''':
* '''Played for Drama''':
* '''Played for Horror''':
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