Aster

English; Amharic
"star"

Aster Origin and Meaning

The name Aster is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "star".

This is a fresh new addition to the botanical list; comedian Gilbert Gottfried made it a real bouquet when he named his daughter Lily Aster. And the name of the little girl on television's Dexter sounds like Aster, but is actually spelled Astor, which brings it more high society name. Aster relates to the Greek word for star. In Ethiopia, Aster is pronounced "ah-STAIR", and is the Amharic variation of Biblical Esther.

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Famous People Named Aster

  • Aster Aweke
    Ethiopian,American singer
  • Aster Fissehatsion
    Eritrean politician, ex,wife of former Vice,President Mahmoud Ahmed Sherifo
  • Aster Ganno
    Ethiopian Bible translator
  • Aster Guinness (b. 1984)
    daughter of Jonathan Guinness, 3rd Baron Moyne, and half,sister of Daphne Guinness
  • Aster Yohannes
    Eritrean political activist; wife of politician Petros Solomon
  • Lily Aster Gottfried (b. 2007)
    daughter of American comedian Gilbert Gottfried
  • Nian Aster aka Blaze Lovejoy
    American filmmaker
  • Jeannette Aster
    Canadian opera director

Aster in Pop Culture

  • Aster Phoenix
    character from the anime Yu,Gi,Oh! GX
  • Astor Bennett
    character on TV's "Dexter"
  • Molly Aster
    character from the Peter Pan series
  • Sajit Aster
    character from the Japanese manga Waltz in a White Dress
  • Aster
    shortened version of Greek Asteria, meaning "star"
  • Aster
    birth flower for the month of September, symbolizing daintiness, love and magic
  • Aster Flores
    character from Netflix's "The Half Of It"