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Greek
"evening, evening star"
Hesper is a feminine form of Hesperus, the name of the Greek mythological personification of the Evening Star. The Hesperides are daughters of nymphs of the evening. Hesper may be related to the name…
Hesperia is the name of one of the Hesperides, known as the daughters of Hesperus or evening. Hesperus is the personification of the evening star in Greek mythology, better known as Venus in Roman…
Hespera is a variation of Hesperia, the feminine form of Hesperus. In Greek mythology, Hesperus is the Evening Star or the planet Venus. Hesperus is the son of the dawn goddess Eos or her Roman…
Literary name
"star lover"
Invented by 16th-century English poet Sir Philip Sidney for the hero of his sonnet sequence Astrophel and Stella , this name is derived from the Greek elements aster "star" and philos "lover".…
Indian
"feminine star"
Tarabai is an Indian name with a lot of feminist clout. Tarabai Bhosale was a 17th century Maratha queen who was a skilled military leader in her own right and successfully resisted the Mughal empire…
"evening star"
A title given to the elf Arwen in Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings , meaning "evening star" and usually rendered poetically as Evenstar. Like her revered ancestor Lúthien, Arwen chooses to become mortal…
Cornish
"star"
A sweet Cornish word name with a celestial meaning.
Berber
Basque
A bright and sparky Basque name with a lovely celestial meaning.
Irish
"little star"
Properly written with accents: Réaltín. This increasingly popular Irish name is derived from réalta , meaning "star". Réiltín is a variant spelling.
Variant of Realtin
Armenian
Astghik is a popular baby girl name in Armenia as well as the name of the Armenian goddess of love, beauty, and water. Her name is derived from astġ , the Armenian word for "star".
English from German
"morning star"
As a name, Morningstar is the English translation of Morgenstern, a German-Jewish surname. The planet Venus is called Morningstar when it is visible before sunrise. Several brands are associated with…
Hungarian
A radiant celestial name given in Hungary, meaning "shining star". It was invented by the Hungarian author András Dugonics for his 1803 novel, 'Jólánka, Etelkának leánya' (who also invented…
"little star, of the stars"
A starry Greek name which may appeal to those who like Aster and Orion, Asterion is borne by a number of figures in Greek mythology, including a king of Crete, one of Jason's Argonauts, and a river…
Incan
The goddess of dawn, twilight, and dusk, is also the patron goddess of beauty, virgin women, and flowers in Incan mythology.
French
This French word for star sounds like even more of a celebrity-worthy choice than Star or Esther or Estella or Stella. But count on English speakers who never took high school French to stumble over…
Latin
"north star"
The astronomical Polaris is better known as the North Star, the brightest star in the Ursa Minor constellation. It's also the name of a character in the Marvel Universe, the daughter of Magneto.…
Maori
The Māori name for Venus as a night or morning star – the brightest celestial object after the sun and moon. A notable bearer is rugby player Tawera Kerr-Barlow.