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.

Aster Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 261 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Aster

• 261 Nameberry 2025
• 439 Unisex 2022

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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

The name 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"