Names That Mean Star
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Tawera
Maori
"morning star"
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.
Hespero
Greek
"evening, evening star"
Hespero is a more user-friendly version of Hesperos, in Greek mythology the personalification of the Evening Star.
Sitara
Urdu from Persian
"star"
A beautiful Urdu name with a musical sound and a lovely celestial meaning. Sitara got a boost in 2022, potentially from the award-winning 2020 short film "Sitara: Let Girls Dream", bringing awareness…
Hesperios
Greek
"evening, evening star"
One of the many variations of Hesperos, in Greek mythology the personification of the Evening Star.
Esterelle
French
"star"
Esterelle, an antique relative of Estelle and Esther, is the name of a fairy in a medieval French legend who granted fertility and guarded pregnant women.
Essie
English diminutive of Esther, Persian, or Estelle, French
"star"
Cute short form of Esther, now associated with the iconic nail polish brand.
Evenstar
English
"evening star"
Evenstar is an old name for the planet Venus, the "evening star" of astronomy. Lord of the Rings fans may recognize it as a name of Arwen Undómiel.
Astrophil
Greek
"star lover"
Variant of Astrophel
Estel
Catalan variation of Estelle, French
"star"
Sounds just like its cognate Estelle, but with a more streamlined spelling.
Hesperus
Greek
"evening, evening star"
Hesperus or Hesperos is a figure in Greek mythology who is the personification of the Evening Star or Venus, the son of the dawn goddess Eos. There's a Longfellow poem about a tragic shipping voyage…
Esteri
Finnish variation of Esther, Persian
"star"
A vintage Finnish name most common in the early 20th century.
Polaris
Latin
"pole 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, as the daughter of Magneto.…
Stelmaria
English, literary
"star of the sea"
In Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, Stelmaria is the beautiful name of Lord Asriel's snow leopard daemon. It's a pretty and plausible combo name reminiscent of Marian names like…
Elanor
English, Literature, Sindarin
"sun star"
On one hand, Elanor is a spelling variation of the classic Eleanor with a slightly lighter, contemporary look about it. Usually said to derive from the Latin phrase, alia Aenor meaning "other Aenor",…
Astro
Greek
"star"
More common as a dog name than a baby name for now, but that hasn't stopped Milo and Rex rising back up the charts! Lovers of edgy o-ending names like Otto, Arlo and Cosmo might like this starry-eyed…
Hesperos
Greek
"evening, evening star"
Hesperos or Hesperus is the personification of the evening star in Greek mythology; in Roman myth, that role is held by Venus. There's a Longfellow poem called "The Wreck of the Hesperus" about a…
Elrond
Literary name, Sindarin
"star dome"
The elven ruler of Rivendell in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings .
Whetu
Maori
"star"
Whetū means "star" in Maori.
Whetumoana
Maori
"star of the sea"
The title of a Maori poem and also used to reference Mary, mother of Jesus, adapted from the Latin Marian title Stella Maris "star of the sea".
Hoshiko
Japanese
"star child"