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Undomiel
Literary name
"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…
Stellar
English word name
"of the stars"
This cosmological name is given to a handful of boys and girls each year in the USA. Likely to get confused with Stella, but definitely edgier and likely to start a conversation.
Steren
Cornish
"star"
A sweet Cornish word name with a celestial meaning.
Izar
Basque
"star"
A bright and sparky Basque name with a lovely celestial meaning.
Realtin
Irish
"little star"
Properly written with accents: Réaltín. This increasingly popular Irish name is derived from réalta , meaning "star". Réiltín is a variant spelling.
Reiltin
Irish
"little star"
Variant of Realtin
Hoshiko
Japanese
"star child"
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.
Esty
Diminutive of Esther, Persian
"star"
A sweet short form of Esther that was recently seen as the name of the protagonist who leaves her ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in the Netflix series Unorthodox . The Esti spelling was recently…
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".
Essi
Finnish diminutive of Esteri, Elisabet
"star; pledged to God"
A Finnish nickname for names such as Esteri, Elisabet, or any name starting with Es-.
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.…
Morningstar
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…
Esfir
Russian variation of Esther, Persian
"star"
Esfir is a warm and traditional Russian name that derives from Esther. It might appeal to parents with Russian ancestry or those looking for a rarer alternative to Esther.