Star/Heavenly Names
By Haili73
Updated Thu May 25 2023
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Names having to do with stars, heaven, constellations, outer space. From the obscure to the obvious, take your pick.
And by no means feel bound to what gender I put down. Some names will work well for either gender. If I had any question if it was a boy or girl name, I left it as boy. I was lazy, what can I say?
These would be best for sci-fi/fantasy stories. Some might be better suited for last names. They are all names of stars, planets, or constellations, or have to do with them.
- Alcyone
Origin:
Greek mythology nameMeaning:
"kingfisher"Description:
Alcyone was the wife of Ceyx, but the happy pair angered the gods by calling each other Zeus and Hera. Ceyx's ship was sunk, Alcyone hurled herself into the sea, but then in sympathy for their grief the gods made the lovers halcyon birds or kingfishers.
- Altair
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"falcon"Description:
The eleventh brightest star in the sky has a celestial feel, but also could be the name of a commercial airline.
- Alula
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"first leap"Description:
Alula, the palindromic name of the first double star to be identified as physically related to its twin, would make the perfect name for a first-born twin. Ideas (we're only half joking) for the second born: Aviva, Aziza, Otto. Alula is reminiscent of the unusual name chosen by Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen for their second daughter: Elula, a month name from the Hebrew calendar.
- Alya
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"heavens, highborn, exalted"Description:
Alya is most familiar in the US in its much-more-complicated form Aaliyah, the spelling used by the later singer. The traditional name of the star system Theta Serpentis, Alya is also an established Muslim first name and a Turkish place-name. It may also be a Russian short form for Alexandra or any other Al- name.
- Andromeda
Origin:
Greek mythology nameMeaning:
"advising like a man"Description:
One of the stellar unique baby names from mythology, Andromeda was the beautiful daughter of Cassiopeia who, like her mother, literally became a star--the constellation that bears her name.The Bohemian Andromeda makes a dramatic and adventurous choice in a time when four-syllable mythological names are gradually making their way into the mainstream.
- Ara
Origin:
ArmenianMeaning:
"king"Description:
Simple and yet distinctive, Ara is a mythological name of a famously handsome king. Although it originated as a boys' name, in the contemporary US, it's now much more commonly used for girls.
- Ascella
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"armpit"Description:
A star system in Sagittarius, so one of the most appropriate names for December babies.
- Astrea
- Atria
Origin:
Star name, LatinMeaning:
"entry hall"Description:
A star in the constellation Triangulum Australe, also the name of a publishing imprint and an assisted living corporation, probably because it has that streamlined corporate I-could-be-a-car-name feel. Atria is the plural of the more familiar term for an entry hall or foyer, atrium.
- Azha
Origin:
PersianMeaning:
"the breeding place"Description:
Star name that could also be another spelling of Asia or Aja.
- Acamar
- Achernar
- Acrab
- Acrux
- Acubens
- Adhafera
- Ahara
- Ain
- Aladfar
- Alamak