Names That Mean Sky

Sema may have hit its peak in its native Turkey in the 1980s, but this simple distinctive name is new in the English-speaking world. Arabic variation Sama ranks in the British Top 1000.

Julisa is an unusual variation of the Latin American Julissa or the international ancient Julia, taken from Julius.

Variant of Julian or Julianne

Khalani debuted on the US Top 1000 in 2020 thanks to the influence of Khalani Simon — known as Lani Love — a child model and budding star.

At first glance, this looks like a name straight from Middle Earth. However, it simply comes from lune et ciel/.

A combination of ata "morning" and rangi "sky", this Māori name has a lovely natural meaning.

Poetic name used among the Cree people.

Class representative in the popular anime series My Hero Academia.

More popular than the original form in Puerto Rico.

A Roman name deriving from Julius, a Roman nomen (family name). Its origin is shrouded in history, but possible roots include Latin iuvenis, meaning "youthfu"; Greek ioulos, meaning "downy-bearded"; or Jovis, a form of Jupiter, which means "sky father".

Variant of Julianne

Juliet and its French version Juliette have become more popular in the US in recent years, which means that more international variations are coming to light.

A combination name of the Spanish Mar, meaning "sea", and Cielo, meaning "sky" — both names that individually rose significantly in 2022.

Spanish diminutive of Juliana