Adhara is the name of one of the brightest stars in the sky. Also known as Adara, this name is perfectly suitable for a child. 
 
Adhara leaped into the US top 1000 for the first time in 2023, rising 812 spots, making it one of the fastest rising girl names of the year. It currently ranks at number 769.
 
Adhara Pérez Sánchez is an engineer from Mexico, best known for having an IQ higher than Einstein and for pursuing her Master's degree at just 11 years old.

Adhara

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.

Alcyone

The third-brightest star in the Gemini constellation.

Alhena

The brightest star in Ursa Major, this is one of the major navigational stars used by ships.

Alioth

The eleventh brightest star in the sky has a celestial feel, but also could be the name of a commercial airline. 

Altair

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.
 Andromeda Tonks (nee Black), is a Harry Potter character
 Cousin name Andromache belonged to the tragic wife of the Trojan Hector, appeared in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida and was the subject of plays by Euripedes and Racine.

Andromeda

Antares is a star in the Scorpio constellation, making it an interesting choice for babies born under that zodiac sign. It is the fifteenth-brightest star in the night sky, appearing as a reddish star when viewed with the naked eye. This reddish tint is what lent the star its name, whcih mean "equal to Ares" who is the god of war and associated with the red planet Mars.The sky's other name is Alpha Scorpii, but Antares is a far more romantic choice.

Antares

Astrological name retains a hippielike Age of Aquarius feel.

Aquarius

An evocative ancient word that's used as a first name in the New Testament, among other places. It's also the name of an eagle-shaped constellation. 
That said, contemporary interest in the name Aquila probably stems from its use as the name of Facebook's secretive drone project. If that takes off, and its name doesn't change, Aquila could take a hit, like Siri and Alexa before it.

Aquila

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.
 Ara was one of the many vowel-heavy two-syllable names popular at the end of the nineteenth century and into the twentieth--it went as high as Number 481 in 1884. It's also used as a nickname for Arabella.

The brightest star in the constellation Boötes, and the third-brightest in the night sky. According to Greek myth, Arcturus was placed in the sky by Zeus to protect the two bears — the adjacent constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor — hence the name’s meaning of "bear guardian".
 A notable fictional bearer is Regulus Arcturus Black: an important figure in the Harry Potter universe.

Arcturus

Better than Capricorn or Cancer, not as usable as Leo, the name of the Roman god of war becomes more possible as a baby name every day, as mythological names take the place of biblical names. 

Aries

Atlas is one of those names that was previously thought too powerful for a baby boy, who would have to be strong enough to carry the world on his shoulders. Now Atlas has joined the pantheon of Greek and Roman god and goddess names in the realm of possibility, along with Mars, Zeus and Apollo.

 Atlas was one of the fast-rising names on the list in recent years in the USA, jumping from oblivion in 2012 into the Top 500 in 2015, and climbing several hundred places higher since then. Anne Heche was one of the first to make this audacious choice, but several celebrity parents have followed suit.

 As well as the mythological connection, Atlas is a cool geographical word name – perfect for the child of parents who love traveling or who hail from different parts of the globe.

Atlas

Despite being a male character in Greek Mythology, we think Auriga wears better on a girl. It's the name of one of the 88 main constellations.

Auriga

Acamar

Achemar

Achernar

Achird

Acrux

Acubens

Adhafera

Adhil

Aladfar

Albireo

Alchibah

Alcor

Aldebaran

Alderamin

Alfirk

Algol

Alnilam

Alnitak

Alzir

Antlia

Apus

Athfar

Australe

Australis

Austrinus

Evokes picture-postcard image of colorful Indonesia.  Bali Barret is a Paris fashion insider who oversees women's style for Hermes.  Bali rhymes with tally or galley.

Bali

J.K. Rowling is a modern master of naming who brought a whole constellation of ancient and celestial names to modern parents. Bellatrix, of one of the stars of Orion, combines fashionable names Bella and Beatrix to make a convivial and original name. The down side: the Harry Potter character Bellatrix, played by Helena Bonham Carter, is a character so evil she's called a Death Eater, killing one beloved character and being murdered by another. And the name Bellatrix is so closely associated with that character that it might be challenging to sidestep the association.

Bellatrix

Berenices

Betelgeuse

Bootes

Borealis

Boötes

A constellation name that could have broad appeal beyond astronomers and astrophysicists.

Although they bear similarity, Caelum is unrelated to the Scottish name Callum.

Caelum

Capella, the eleventh brightest star in the sky, carries much mythological and astrological significance.  In Roman mythology, Capella represented the goat that suckled Jupiter, whose horn became the Cornucopia or horn of plenty.  In Hindu mythology, Capella is called the heart of Brahma, while English legend calls it the shepherd's star.  Australian Aboriginal myth calls it the kangaroo, while in Persian mythology it's a metaphor for both great distance and the color light red.  Astrologically, Capella symbolizes wealth and military honor.  As if that wasn't enough, CapPella (two p's) also has a musical reference to a cappella singing.


Capella

Carina is a pretty feminissima name whose fall from popularity may be speeded by similarity to (hurricane name) Katrina. 

Carina

Cassiopeia, the name of a mythological mother who became a stellar constellation, is challenging but intriguing, and has all those softening Cass nicknames available. And with all names Cass-related trending, Cassiopeia may be an unusual route to a stylish name.

With the rise of other otherworldly and mythical choices, from Apollo to Jupiter to Juno, Cassiopeia may just feel more possible for mortals now than ever before in its long history.

Some sources say the meaning relates to the cassia berry or tree, and may be "cassia juice," making this a botanical as well as a mythological name.

Cassiopeia

Forget the oil. It's one of the twins that make up the constellation Gemini, and a mythological name on the cutting-edge of fashion; used by Metallica's James Hetfield. 

Castor

Columba is an early saint's name that rhumbas to a modern beat. While the original St. Columba is male, the name sounds more appropriate for a girl in the modern world. Leave variations Colm and Callum for the boys.

Columba

Corona was once an improbable choice due to the beer brand. After the coronavirus pandemic of 2020, its firmly cemented its status as a nonviable baby name.

Corona

Cygnus is a northern constellation of the Milky Way, derived from the Latin word for "swan".

Cygnus

Camelopardalis

Canis

Canopus

Capricorn

Capricornus

Centaurus

Cepheus

Cetus

Chamaeleon

Circinus

Corvus

Crater

Crux

A first-magnitude star in the Cygnus constellation.

Deneb

A gilded name that calls to mind the legendary lost city of El Dorado, the promise of which drew conquistadors into the rainforests and mountains of South America. But the mythical city has never been found.

 Dorado is also the Spanish name for the mahi-mahi or dolphinfish, and for a constellation in the southern sky.

Dorado

For as long as we all shall live, Harry Potter's sneering nemesis. 

Draco

Delphinus

Denebola

Dhanab

Equuleus

Eridanus

Fomalhaut

Fornax

After Leo, this is one of the most usable names in the zodiac: part ancient, part new-age, part high-tech. In the night sky, the constellation Gemini is present all year round in both hemispheres. It has been associated with twins since ancient times, and its two brightest stars are named Castor and Pollux after the twins of Greek mythology. It also has STEM connections: Project Gemini was a NASA spaceflight program before Apollo.

Gemini

Gieba

Giedi

Grus

Any boy with this name, a synonym for power via the Greek mythology figure, better be strong of body, and of psyche. 

Hercules

Hydra is the largest of the 88 constellations, whose name was inspired by Hydra of Lerna, a serpentine, multi-headed monster of Greek mythology who resided in Lake Lerna.

Hydra

Haud

Horologium

Hydrus

From the name of the river which flows through Pakistan, India, and Tibet.

Indus

Used more for girls in Europe, but definitely sounds masculine enough for a boy here. 

Izar

Kaitos

alyshadragonfriend's list "Constellation And Star Names " of 160 great name ideas: Adhara - Vulpecula!

Constellation And Star Names 

The names of the constellations and some stars in the night sky. From common to unique.