Names That Mean Star
Baby names that mean “star,” from Latin, Greek and Persian roots — bright, aspirational choices.
Unisex
Aster
AS-ter
Star · greek
Girl Astra
AS-truh
Of the stars · latin
Girl Citlali
see-TLAH-lee
Star · nahuatl
Girl Csilla
CHEE-lah
Star · hungarian
Girl Danica
DAH-nee-kah
Morning star · slavic
Boy Dhruv
DHROOV
Pole star; constant, steadfast · sanskrit
Girl Estella
es-TEL-uh
Star · latin
Girl Estelle
es-TEL
Star · french
Girl Esther
ES-ter
Star (disputed) · persian
Girl Estrella
es-TREH-yah
Star · spanish
Girl Hester
HES-ter
Star (disputed) · persian
Unisex Hoku
HOH-koo
Star · hawaiian
Boy Itri
EE-tree
Star · berber
Boy Najm
NAJM
Star · arabic
Girl Najma
NAJ-mah
Star · arabic
Girl Nova
NOH-vah
new · latin
Boy Orion
oh-RY-un
Hunter · Greek
Boy Rigel
RYE-jel
Named for the star Rigel · arabic
Girl Seren
SEH-ren
Star · welsh
Girl Setareh
seh-tah-REH
Star · Persian
Boy Sirius
SEER-ee-us
Named for the Dog Star · greek
Girl Soraya
soh-RY-ah
The Pleiades · Persian
Girl Stella
STEL-uh
Star · latin
Boy Suhail
su-HAYL
the star Canopus · arabic
Girl Tara
TAH-rah
star · sanskrit
Boy Tariq
TAA-riq
night-visitor; morning star · arabic
Unisex Vega
VAY-guh
Named for the star Vega · arabic
Girl Yildiz
yil-DUZ
Star · turkish