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Greek
"evening, evening star"
Hespero is a more user-friendly version of Hesperos, in Greek mythology the personalification of the Evening Star.
One of the many variations of Hesperos, in Greek mythology the personification of the Evening Star.
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.
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.
"star lover"
Variant of Astrophel
Catalan variation of Estelle, French
Sounds just like its cognate Estelle, but with a more streamlined spelling.
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…
Finnish variation of Esther, Persian
A vintage Finnish name most common in the early 20th century.
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.…
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…
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…
Literary name, Sindarin
"star dome"
The elven ruler of Rivendell in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings .
Maori
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".