Written in the Stars
Celestial Girl Names
267 names, each with its meaning, U.S. popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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Celestial girl names reach for the stars — luminous, dreamy, and full of wonder. The starry favorites lead: Celeste, Lyra, Estelle and Selene.
For something ethereal there’s Seraphina, Elora, Adhara and Maia, while Skye, Aylin, Celine and Ailani feel bright and modern.
Every name below opens to its full page — its sourced meaning, U.S. popularity, and a clear audio pronunciation so you can hear it before you choose.
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Eclipse#13905 in the U.S.The English word eclipse, from Greek ekleipsis, 'an abandonment; a failing to appear' — used of▶Galaxi#14145 in the U.S.A modern name from the English word galaxy (from the Greek galaxias, 'the Milky Way'), respelle▶Hadar#14180 in the U.S.From the Hebrew hadar, 'splendour; glory; adornment; beauty'; also the name of a bright star. A▶Heavenli#14207 in the U.S.A modern respelling of the word heavenly, 'of heaven; celestial; divine,' with an -i ending. A ▶Kamar#14268 in the U.S.From the Arabic qamar, 'moon' — a word of great warmth in Arabic poetry, where calling someone ▶Kamariah#14270 in the U.S.An elaborated spelling of Kamaria, a Swahili name from the Arabic qamar, 'moon,' usually glosse▶Lunamaria#14605 in the U.S.A compound of two names written as one: Luna, Latin for 'moon,' and Maria, the Latin form of Mi▶Mialuna#14635 in the U.S.A modern blend of two much-loved names: Mia (Italian 'mine', and a short form of Maria) and Lun▶Novayah#14657 in the U.S.A modern coinage built on Nova (Latin, 'new'; also an exploding star) with the fashionable -aya▶Moona#14669 in the U.S.Moona has several plausible homes. To English ears it simply reads as 'moon' with a soft ending▶Novalise#14686 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining Nova ('new'; a star that suddenly brightens) with the -lise ending of ▶Novalina#14767 in the U.S.A modern elaboration of Nova — Latin nova, 'new', and the astronomer's word for a suddenly brig▶Saleena#14916 in the U.S.A phonetic spelling of Selena/Selina, from Greek Selene ('moon'), the Greek goddess who drove t▶Savita#14936 in the U.S.From Sanskrit Savita, feminine of Savitr — a Vedic solar deity, the 'impeller' or 'vivifier' wh▶Sayara#14939 in the U.S.From Arabic sayyara, 'planet' — literally 'the traveller; the one that moves', from sara, 'to t▶Selenia#14945 in the U.S.An extended form of Selene/Selena, from Greek selene ('moon') — the goddess who drove the moon ▶Suha#14956 in the U.S.From Arabic Suha, the traditional name of a very faint star near Mizar in the Big Dipper (Ursa ▶Surayah#14960 in the U.S.A form of the Arabic Thurayya (Suraya), the name of the Pleiades star cluster. A luminous celes▶Soroya#14964 in the U.S.A modern spelling echoing Soraya, the Persian name for the Pleiades ('the seven sisters'). As s▶Starlette#14994 in the U.S.Starlette is a word-name from starlet — 'a young actress on the way up' — coined in Hollywood f▶Afsheen#15230 in the U.S.Afsheen is a Persian name meaning 'sparkling,' 'glittering,' or 'a star,' from a word tied to s▶Zuhra#15236 in the U.S.From the Arabic Az-Zuhra, 'the planet Venus,' and from zuhra, 'brilliance; radiance; the shinin▶Citlalic#15243 in the U.S.Citlalic builds on the Nahuatl citlalin, 'star,' the same root as Citlali; the added ending giv▶Aadhirai#15245 in the U.S.A Tamil name tied to Aadhirai (Ardra/Arudhra), a lunar mansion (nakshatra) and star in Tamil tr▶Alhena#15283 in the U.S.The name of a star in the constellation Gemini, from the Arabic al-han'ah, 'the brand; the mark▶Aynur#15582 in the U.S.Aynur is a Turkish name compounding ay, 'moon', with nur, 'light' (a word borrowed from Arabic)▶Danyka#15680 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Danica, a Slavic name meaning 'morning star' — the traditional name for th▶Ourania#15755 in the U.S.From the Greek Ourania, 'heavenly' (from ouranos, 'sky; heaven') — the name of Urania, the Muse▶Elyra#15876 in the U.S.Elyra is a modern invented name. It reads as an El- prefix on Lyra — the constellation named fo▶Seleena#15928 in the U.S.Seleena is a spelling variant of Selena (or Selina), which traces to Greek Selene, the personif▶Emmaluna#16022 in the U.S.Emmaluna is a newly emerging compound name joining Emma — a Germanic name from an element meani▶Hilal#16069 in the U.S.From the Arabic hilal, 'the crescent moon' - the new moon that marks the start of the Islamic m▶Celica#16238 in the U.S.Celica comes from the Spanish and Latin celica, 'heavenly' or 'celestial,' the feminine of a wo▶Knovah#16500 in the U.S.Knovah is a modern coinage built on Nova (Latin, 'new'; a star that suddenly brightens), with a▶Lunaray#16640 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining Luna (Latin, 'moon') with Ray ('a beam of light'), reading as 'moon-ra▶Louna#16654 in the U.S.A French form standing beside Luna, from Latin luna, 'moon' - also the name of the Roman moon g▶Lunarae#16672 in the U.S.A modern coinage built on Luna (Latin, 'the moon,' the Roman moon goddess) with a -rae ending (▶Lyria#16684 in the U.S.A modern coinage echoing the lyre (an ancient stringed instrument) and Lyra, the constellation ▶Moonie#16863 in the U.S.An affectionate nickname-style coinage built on the word moon, with a sweet -ie ending. No docu▶Nahida#16885 in the U.S.From the Persian Nahid, the planet Venus and the ancient goddess Anahita (of water and fertilit▶Novalea#16973 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining Nova (Latin, 'new'; also 'a new star') with a -lea/-leah ending. Celes▶Novasky#17099 in the U.S.A modern smoosh of Nova (Latin, 'new'; also an astronomical nova, a suddenly-bright star) and t▶Rohini#17132 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Rohini, the name of a lunar mansion (nakshatra) and, in Hindu tradition, a wi▶Midhuna#17207 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Mithuna, the zodiac sign Gemini, 'a pair; a couple; the twins.' Used in Malay▶Sema#17213 in the U.S.From the Turkish Sema, 'the sky; heaven' (from Arabic sama); the word also names the sema, the ▶Sedna#17232 in the U.S.From Sedna, the Inuit goddess of the sea and marine animals, ruler of the underworld Adlivun; a▶Seleni#17239 in the U.S.Seleni sits in the cluster of Selena and Selene, girls' names that trace to the Greek Selene, t▶Siria#17267 in the U.S.Siria is used in Spanish and Italian as a girl's name. It is generally connected either to the ▶Romaisa#17271 in the U.S.From the Arabic Rumaysa (Al-Rumaysa), a name for a star in the sky. In tradition it is also lin▶Starlit#17301 in the U.S.From the English word 'starlit,' 'lit by the light of the stars.' A luminous, poetic word-name ▶Soreya#17313 in the U.S.A modern spelling echoing Soraya, the Persian name for the Pleiades star cluster ('the seven si▶Starlight#17321 in the U.S.The English word 'starlight' — the light shed by the stars — used as a given name, in the natur▶Tishya#17420 in the U.S.Tishya appears to draw on Sanskrit Tishya, the name of an auspicious star or lunar mansion (nak▶Zuraya#17507 in the U.S.An Arabic-styled name whose sound echoes Thurayya (Surayya), the Arabic name for the Pleiades s▶Yildiz#17510 in the U.S.From the Turkish yildiz, 'star.' A luminous, well-loved Turkish name, noted honestly.▶Hang#18628 in the U.S.Hang is a Vietnamese girls' name (Hang) meaning 'the moon', linked to Hang Nga, the moon goddes▶Sitlaly#18904 in the U.S.Sitlaly is a Mexican given name from the Nahuatl citlali, 'star,' the language of the Aztecs; t▶Sitlali#19192 in the U.S.Sitlali is a phonetic respelling of Citlali, from the Nahuatl citlalin, 'star'; the sit- spelli▶AdaharaA name tied to the star Adhara (Adara) in the constellation Canis Major, from the Arabic al-adh▶AhdaraA spelling of Adara — Arabic for 'virgin,' Hebrew for 'noble; exalted,' and the name of a star ▶LuneFrom the French lune, 'moon' (from Latin luna). A soft, celestial word-name in one beat. Noted ▶MooneMoone reads as a spelling that echoes the word 'moon,' the night's bright orb; it is also an Ir▶NovaskyeA modern compound joining Nova (Latin, 'new'; a brightening star) with Skye (the sky; the Scott▶RumeysaA Turkish name from the Arabic Rumaysa, the name of a star (in Canis Minor) and, in Islamic tra▶TulinFrom the Turkish Tulin, 'the halo around the moon.' A soft, poetic nature name, noted honestly.▶VyomikaFrom the Sanskrit vyoma, 'sky; heaven; open space,' with the feminine -ika ending — so 'of the ▶YaraceliA form of Araceli, from the Latin ara caeli, 'altar of heaven' — a Marian title. The devotional▶
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What are popular celestial girl names?
Popular celestial girl names include Celeste, Lyra, Selene, Estelle, Aylin and Seraphina. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
What girl name means star or moon?
Selene is the Greek goddess of the moon, Lyra is a constellation, and Estelle means star — all luminous celestial girl names.