Names That Mean Sky

Wide, open and full of possibility, sky names have an airy freedom and a touch of the heavens about them — a lovely wish for a child with a boundless spirit. The sky has always meant limitlessness, wonder and the divine, and the names that honour it feel light and uplifting. Many mean “sky” or “heaven” directly in their own language: the Sanskrit Akash, the Turkish Sema and Gök, the Hawaiian Lani, the Japanese Sora and the Latin Caelum (which gives us Celeste, “heavenly”). Others name the blue of the sky, the dawn horizon or a heavenly place, and a few belong to sky gods and goddesses of world myth. Sky names feel serene and expansive, spanning cultures from Hawaii to India to Japan, and suit a child you imagine as free and full of dreams. Here are real baby names that mean sky or heaven, each with its genuine meaning and origin.