Estella Bolger

Estella Brandybuck (nee Bolger) is an unseen character in The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings.

History
Born in SR 1382, Estella Bolger was the younger sister of Fredegar "Fatty" Bolger. Merry and Estella married each other during the Fourth Age.

Name

 * Estella has been compared with the Spanish name Estrella by Jim Allen, from the Spanish element, stella,  meaning "Star"
 * The name Brandybuck was originally Oldbuck before it was changed to its current name by Gordenhad Brandybuck. It was a combination of Brandywine and Oldbuck. Brandybuck itself was a translation of the Westron word, Brandagamba It contains the element branda-, meaning "borderland," referring to Buckland beign on the Borders of the easter edge of the Shire and evokes Branda-nin, meaning "border water." Branda-nin was also the early hobbitsh name for the Brandywine River). It's second element, gama comes from the older name of Oldbuck in the sense of a male deer.