Baby Names That Mean Star
77 baby names meaning star — with origins, popularity, and audio pronunciation on every name.
Looking for a name that means star? Here are 77 baby names whose meaning carries the sense of star. Each links to its full page with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.
Girl Names
Nova#46 in the U.S.New; a nova — a star that suddenly flares in brightnessStella#52 in the U.S.Star; from Latin stellaEsther#119 in the U.S.Possibly from Persian stara (star) or Hebrew seter (hidden); the meaning is disputedLeia#297 in the U.S.Weary; variant of Leah from Hebrew; also influenced by Hawaiian leia (child of heaven) and the Adhara#370 in the U.S.From Arabic 'adhara' (maidens, virgins) — the name of the second brightest star in the constellLyra#435 in the U.S.From Greek lyra meaning lyre, the stringed instrument of Apollo and Orpheus; also the name of aEstella#509 in the U.S.From the Latin stella meaning 'star,' via the Provençal/Spanish form Estela or directly from thEstelle#573 in the U.S.Star; a French and Occitan name derived from the Latin stella, meaning starEstrella#612 in the U.S.From Spanish estrella meaning 'star,' derived from Latin stella ('star'); the Spanish word for Marilyn#761 in the U.S.Star of the sea or beloved; a 20th-century blend of Mary (from Hebrew Miryam) and the suffix -lTara#847 in the U.S.From Irish Gaelic teamhair or tara meaning 'hill' or 'elevated place' (the Hill of Tara was theSoraya#868 in the U.S.From the Persian and Arabic Thurayya (the Pleiades star cluster), meaning 'the Pleiades' or 'riMariel#893 in the U.S.Dutch and German diminutive of Maria, itself from Hebrew Miryam; the meaning of Mary is debatedNovalee#977 in the U.S.A blended name combining Nova from Latin nova meaning new or star with the suffix -lee from OldAdara#1041 in the U.S.Noble; from Hebrew Adara (noble) or Arabic adara (virgin); also the name of a star in Canis MajSterling#1117 in the U.S.Of the highest quality; from Old English steorling (little star), referring to the star symbol Roxanne#1275 in the U.S.Bright, dawn, little starTala#1336 in the U.S.Wolf; also star or golden in different cultural contextsXitlali#1454 in the U.S.Star, shining star in the skyMarissa#1495 in the U.S.Elaborated form of Marisa/Maris, from Latin 'maris' (of the sea), linked to the epithet 'stellaEster#1508 in the U.S.a variant of Esther, generally taken to mean 'star', from Old Persian; possibly linked to the gDanica#1555 in the U.S.From Slavic 'danica' meaning 'morning star' (Venus), derived from 'dan' (day).Citlali#1586 in the U.S."star," from Classical Nahuatl citlalliSidra#1641 in the U.S.From Arabic, referring to the lote tree (sidrah), a tree mentioned in the Quran, symbolizing thLucero#1664 in the U.S.From Spanish 'lucero' meaning 'bright star, morning star', from Latin 'lux' ('light').Estela#1749 in the U.S.StarElanor#1787 in the U.S.Star sunStar#1904 in the U.S.Star (the celestial body)Eisley#2067 in the U.S.Likely from Old English elements meaning 'east meadow/clearing' (east + leah), related to surnaAstraea#2096 in the U.S.StarEsty#2153 in the U.S.StarMaryn#2289 in the U.S.of the sea, star of the seaDanika#2347 in the U.S.morning star, Venus as the morning starAnnemarie#2432 in the U.S.grace and beloved, or grace and star of the seaStarr#2546 in the U.S.starEssie#2718 in the U.S.star (as a pet form of Esther or Estelle)Sitara#2733 in the U.S.StarAster#2745 in the U.S.StarAra#3116 in the U.S.Brings rain in Arabic; also a legendary Armenian king's name meaning eagle, king, or the shininAstra#3167 in the U.S.From Latin and Greek 'astra', the plural of 'astrum/astron', meaning 'star'. Used as a feminineRoxy#3204 in the U.S.Short form of Roxana or Roxanne, from Persian Roshanak or Ruxshana, meaning 'dawn', 'bright', oAralyn#3329 in the U.S.Modern American blend of Ara — a name linked to an Armenian legendary king and a constellation,Maris#3468 in the U.S.Of the sea; from Latin maris, drawn from the Marian title Stella Maris, 'star of the sea'Xitlaly#3498 in the U.S.Star; X-spelled variant of Citlali, from Nahuatl citlalli, 'star'Leiah#3537 in the U.S.Variant of Leah, the Genesis matriarch, traditionally 'weary' — also echoing Star Wars' LeiaNovalyn#3617 in the U.S.Modern blend of Nova — Latin 'new', the astronomical brightening star — with -lyn, 'lake'Saroya#3679 in the U.S.Variant of Soraya — from Persian Sorayya, the Pleiades star cluster — via Arabic ThurayyaMaribella#3723 in the U.S.Blend of Maria/Mari ('beloved' or 'star of the sea') with bella, 'beautiful' — 'beautiful Mary'Anova#3751 in the U.S.Modern coinage building an A- opening onto Nova — Latin novus, 'new', the astronomer's 'new staStarla#3801 in the U.S.Mid-century American elaboration of Star — Old English steorra — with the friendly -la endingLeyah#3847 in the U.S.Modern spelling of Leah — Hebrew, traditionally 'weary', possibly 'delicate' or 'wild cow' (herStiorra#3868 in the U.S.From Old English steorra, 'star' — popularized by Uhtred's daughter in The Last KingdomIzara#3902 in the U.S.From Basque izar, 'star' (as in Izarra); also read in West African use as 'section of a tree/clTwila#3942 in the U.S.American name likely from 'twilight' — or from French étoile, 'star', or 'twill', woven double-Vega#3944 in the U.S.From Arabic al-waqi, 'the swooping (eagle)' — the brilliant star in Lyra — and Spanish vega, 'fBellatrix#3961 in the U.S.From Latin bellatrix, 'female warrior' — the Amazon Star in Orion's shoulder; Potter-famousCitlaly#3971 in the U.S.-y spelling of Citlali — Nahuatl citlalin, 'star' — a proud Aztec-heritage name
Boy Names
Sterling#346 in the U.S.Possibly from Old English 'steorling' (little star) or from the English town of Stirling in ScoKylo#402 in the U.S.Modern invented name, coined for the Star Wars villain Kylo Ren; possibly combining Kyle (from Anakin#648 in the U.S.Coined by George Lucas for the Star Wars character Anakin Skywalker; possibly influenced by AnaAries#661 in the U.S.From Latin aries meaning ram; the name of the first sign of the zodiac (March 21–April 19) and Dhruv#1088 in the U.S.The Pole Star; unwavering; fixed; from Sanskrit dhruva (fixed, firm, unwavering) — the Pole StaNova#1177 in the U.S.New; from Latin nova (new, feminine of novus); in astronomy, a star that undergoes a sudden briTariq#1406 in the U.S.Night visitor; one who knocks at night; morning starStellan#1441 in the U.S.Star, stellar, of the starsAstro#2233 in the U.S.starAster#2786 in the U.S.StarYandel#3317 in the U.S.Modern Puerto Rican coinage popularized by reggaeton star Yandel (Llandel Veguilla Malavé), of Rion#3368 in the U.S.Variant of Ryan — from Irish Ó Riain, 'descendant of Rian', often glossed 'little king' — or a Tarik#3377 in the U.S.Variant of Tariq — the night visitor, the morning star of Surah At-Tariq — from the Arabic rootDrako#3463 in the U.S.K-styled spelling of Draco — Greek 'dragon, serpent' — the constellation, the harsh lawgiver, aKhylo#3554 in the U.S.Kh-styled spelling of Kylo — a modern coinage (popularized by Star Wars' Kylo Ren), blending a Agasthya#3591 in the U.S.From Sanskrit Agastya — a great Vedic sage; the name is linked to 'one who humbled the mountainTyriq#3766 in the U.S.Ty- styling of Tariq — Arabic 'the night visitor/morning star, he who knocks at the door'Oryan#3855 in the U.S.Y-styled Orion — the mythic hunter and his constellation; 'light of heaven' folk readingsYichen#3877 in the U.S.Mandarin given name — common characters read 'resolute/joyful' (yi) plus 'morning/star' (chen);Roczen#3953 in the U.S.From German motocross star Ken Roczen's surname — given-name use is fan-sparked; etymology info