Baby Names Meaning Star

Names meaning star shine with aspiration, brilliance and guidance — the wish that a child will light up the world and find their way by their own inner compass. Star names have a timeless glamour and a celestial softness at once. Gathered from Latin, Arabic, Greek, Persian and beyond, these names mean 'star' or name specific stars and constellations, each noted with its origin. From the vintage Stella to exotic finds, here are the most beautiful star names for a baby.

Star names divide between the word for star (Stella, Sitara, Estelle) and the names of specific bright stars (Sirius, Vega, Capella). The first feel classic and warm; the second feel adventurous and distinctive.

They pair naturally with moon, light and sky names, making them a favourite for parents building a celestial sibling set.

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EstherStar — timeless and effortless to sayPersian · Numerology 3NovaNew; a new star — a classic with a fresh edgeLatin · Numerology 7StellaStar — a name with quiet staying powerLatin · Numerology 6AldebaranThe follower; (a red giant star) — soft-sounding with strong rootsArabic · Numerology 4AlgolA guardian; (a star in Perseus) — timeless and effortless to sayArabic · Numerology 2AlphardThe solitary one; (a star in Hydra) — understated and quietly elegantArabic · Numerology 33AltairThe flyer; (the bright star in Aquila) — memorable across culturesArabic · Numerology 7AndromedaRuler of men; (the princess and constellation) — memorable across culturesGreek · Numerology 3AshwiniA horsewoman; (the first lunar mansion) — full of character and easy to loveSanskrit · Numerology 11AsterA star; (Esther) — memorable across culturesAfrican · Numerology 9AsteropeStarry-faced; (a Pleiad) — full of character and easy to loveGreek · Numerology 9AstraStar — full of character and easy to loveGreek, Latin · Numerology 5Astraea(the star maiden, goddess of justice) — distinctive without trying too hardGreek · Numerology 2BharaniThe bearer; (a lunar mansion) — rooted yet ready to travelSanskrit · Numerology 8BintangA star — timeless and effortless to sayIndonesian · Numerology 4BirrongA star — full of character and easy to loveAboriginal Australian · Numerology 11BituinStar — distinctive without trying too hardFilipino · Numerology 3CaelestisHeavenly — memorable across culturesLatin · Numerology 3CaeliaHeavenly — full of character and easy to loveLatin · Numerology 22CapellaA little she-goat; (a bright star) — warm, characterful and easy to wearLatin · Numerology 5CassiopeiaShe whose words excel; (the constellation) — full of character and easy to loveGreek · Numerology 7CastorBeaver; a bright star in Gemini — a classic with a fresh edgeGreek · Numerology 22CelesteHeavenly, of the sky — memorable across culturesLatin, French · Numerology 6CelestineHeavenly — understated and quietly elegantLatin · Numerology 11CelestinoHeavenly — soft-sounding with strong rootsSpanish, Latin · Numerology 3ChaskaThe morning star — timeless and effortless to sayQuechua, Andean · Numerology 7CholponThe morning star, Venus — full of character and easy to loveKyrgyz · Numerology 11CitlaliStar — soft-sounding with strong rootsNahuatl · Numerology 3CitlalminaThe shooter of stars — a classic with a fresh edgeNative American · Numerology 4CsillaMorning star; sparkle — warm, characterful and easy to wearHungarian · Numerology 2DanicaThe morning star — a classic with a fresh edgeSlavic · Numerology 5DaovyA precious star — timeless and effortless to sayLao · Numerology 22DaraA star — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulKhmer, Cambodian · Numerology 6DenebThe tail; (a bright star in Cygnus) — a classic with a fresh edgeArabic · Numerology 3DhruvPole star; firm, steadfast — rooted yet ready to travelSanskrit · Numerology 1EstelleStar — a small name carrying real depthFrench · Numerology 6EstrellaStar — a small name carrying real depthSpanish · Numerology 11EtoileStar — a classic with a fresh edgeFrench · Numerology 3EunbyeolA graceful star — rooted yet ready to travelKorean · Numerology 9EunhaThe Milky Way — distinctive without trying too hardKorean · Numerology 22FalakSky; star, celestial body — memorable across culturesArabic · Numerology 4FetuA star — a classic with a fresh edgeSamoan · Numerology 7FomalhautThe mouth of the fish; (a bright star) — timeless and effortless to sayArabic · Numerology 7GingaThe galaxy — understated and quietly elegantJapanese · Numerology 11HamalThe ram; (a star in Aries) — a name with quiet staying powerArabic · Numerology 8HanbyulOne star — a name with quiet staying powerKorean · Numerology 11HesperEvening star — full of character and easy to loveGreek · Numerology 8HesperiaEvening; the western land — a name with quiet staying powerGreek · Numerology 9HesperusThe evening star; the west — timeless and effortless to sayGreek · Numerology 3HesterStar — timeless and effortless to sayPersian, Greek · Numerology 3HokuA star; the night of the full moon — distinctive without trying too hardHawaiian · Numerology 1HokulaniA heavenly star — full of character and easy to loveHawaiian · Numerology 1HoshiStar — rooted yet ready to travelJapanese · Numerology 5ItriStar — a small name carrying real depthBerber · Numerology 11KahokuThe star — a name with quiet staying powerHawaiian · Numerology 22KartikBestowing courage; named for a star — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulSanskrit · Numerology 7Keyvan(the planet Saturn) — understated and quietly elegantPersian · Numerology 6Krithika(a constellation, the Pleiades star cluster) — timeless and effortless to saySanskrit · Numerology 6LhakpaWednesday; (the planet Mercury) — timeless and effortless to sayTibetan · Numerology 22LuceroA bright star, the morning star — warm, characterful and easy to wearSpanish · Numerology 11LyraLyre; the constellation Lyra — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulGreek · Numerology 2MarkabA saddle, a vessel; (a star in Pegasus) — a classic with a fresh edgeArabic · Numerology 1MizarA girdle, a wrapping; (a star) — distinctive without trying too hardArabic · Numerology 4NahidThe planet Venus; immaculate — understated and quietly elegantPersian · Numerology 9NakshatraA star, a constellation — timeless and effortless to saySanskrit · Numerology 3NalediStar — distinctive without trying too hardAfrican · Numerology 9NayantaraThe pupil of the eye; a star-flower — full of character and easy to loveSanskrit · Numerology 5NganSilver; the Milky Way — warm, characterful and easy to wearVietnamese · Numerology 9NiharikaGalaxy; dewdrop — full of character and easy to loveSanskrit · Numerology 8OrionThe hunter; a constellation — timeless and effortless to sayGreek · Numerology 8OuraniaHeavenly; (the muse of astronomy) — a name with quiet staying powerGreek · Numerology 7PembaSaturday; (the planet Saturn) — a name with quiet staying powerTibetan · Numerology 1PolarisThe pole star, the guiding North Star — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulLatin · Numerology 9QuyllurA star — warm, characterful and easy to wearNative American · Numerology 9RespatiA lord; (the planet Jupiter) — a small name carrying real depthIndonesian · Numerology 7RevatiProsperous; (the last lunar mansion) — full of character and easy to loveSanskrit · Numerology 3RigelThe foot; (a bright star in Orion) — memorable across culturesArabic · Numerology 33Rohini(a bright star); ascending — a name with quiet staying powerSanskrit · Numerology 1RyuseiA shooting star — full of character and easy to loveJapanese · Numerology 7SaebyeolThe morning star — soft-sounding with strong rootsKorean · Numerology 3SeiyaA starry night — timeless and effortless to sayJapanese · Numerology 5SengdaoThe light of a star — full of character and easy to loveLao · Numerology 11SerenStar — full of character and easy to loveWelsh · Numerology 7SetarehStar — a small name carrying real depthPersian · Numerology 4ShinseiA new star — memorable across culturesJapanese · Numerology 11SinagtalaThe light of the stars — warm, characterful and easy to wearFilipino · Numerology 3SiriusGlowing, scorching; the brightest star — a name with quiet staying powerGreek · Numerology 5SitaraStar — soft-sounding with strong rootsSanskrit · Numerology 5SitoraA star — warm, characterful and easy to wearTajik · Numerology 1SorayaThe Pleiades star cluster; gem — distinctive without trying too hardPersian · Numerology 7SravaniBorn in Sravan; (a star) — a classic with a fresh edgeTelugu · Numerology 3StarA star — warm, characterful and easy to wearEnglish · Numerology 4Subaru(the Pleiades); to unite — warm, characterful and easy to wearJapanese · Numerology 1SuhailThe star Canopus; gentle, easy — soft-sounding with strong rootsArabic · Numerology 7SwatiIndependent; (the star Arcturus) — understated and quietly elegantSanskrit · Numerology 9TalaStar; (the goddess of the morning star) — understated and quietly elegantFilipino · Numerology 7TaraStar — soft-sounding with strong rootsSanskrit · Numerology 4TariqMorning star; one who knocks — timeless and effortless to sayArabic · Numerology 11ThurayaThe Pleiades star cluster — soft-sounding with strong rootsArabic · Numerology 4TirdadGiven by the rain star; (a king) — understated and quietly elegantPersian · Numerology 11Tishtrya(the star divinity of rain; Sirius) — a small name carrying real depthPersian · Numerology 3VegaFalling star; one of the brightest stars — memorable across culturesArabic · Numerology 8VesperEvening star; evening — memorable across culturesLatin · Numerology 4VishakhaBranched, forked; (a lunar mansion) — a name with quiet staying powerSanskrit · Numerology 7WaraA star — memorable across culturesNative American · Numerology 7WhetuA star — rooted yet ready to travelMaori · Numerology 5WichahpiStar — distinctive without trying too hardNative American · Numerology 5XingchenThe stars — understated and quietly elegantChinese · Numerology 3XinghaoVast as the stars — soft-sounding with strong rootsChinese · Numerology 6XitlaliA star; the starry sky — full of character and easy to loveNative American · Numerology 33YaoguangA star of the Dipper — a name with quiet staying powerChinese · Numerology 1YildizA star — a name with quiet staying powerTurkish · Numerology 4YllkaA little star — memorable across culturesAlbanian · Numerology 7YuseiA gentle star — rooted yet ready to travelJapanese · Numerology 7ZornitsaThe morning star — soft-sounding with strong rootsBulgarian · Numerology 5ZuhuraThe planet Venus, the bright one — full of character and easy to loveAfrican · Numerology 5

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Frequently Asked Questions

+What name means star?

Stella and Estelle (Latin and French for 'star'), Esther (Persian, 'star') and Sitara (Sanskrit) are the most beloved. Tara also means 'star' in Sanskrit, making star a richly cross-cultural theme.

+Are there star names for boys?

Yes — Sirius ('the brightest star'), Castor (a star in Gemini) and Vega (a brilliant summer star) all work as distinctive, celestial boys' names with a touch of adventure.