Dog Names Meaning Celestial

55 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all meaning categories.

Alkor

The name of a star in the constellation of Carina.

Antares

From greek Ἀντάρης (Antares), traditionally said to mean "opposing Ares"

Askara

Assie

A diminutive form of 'Aster' which means 'star' in Greek

Asteria

A name derived from Greek mythology, meaning 'starry one' or 'of the stars'

Asterix

A pun on French ast risque, "asterisk, little star", with the Gaulish element rix, "king"

Asther

Asther is a surname.

Astra

Means "star", from Greek ἀστήρ (aster)

Astria

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in english

Astro

From Greek astron, star

Capella

A star in the constellation Auriga and also means 'little cup' in Italian.

Cosmic

Csilla

Hungarian feminine name derived from csillag, meaning "star"

CéLeste

Dajana

Danica

From a Slavic word meaning "morning star, Venus"

Danika

Variant of Danica, a Slavic female given name

Dara

Anglicized form of Dáire; also means "star" in Khmer and "wealthy" in Persian

Estella

Latinate form of Estelle, a French feminine name meaning star

Estelle

From an Old French name meaning "star", ultimately from Latin stella

Estrella

Spanish form of Stella, coinciding with the Spanish word for "star".

Etoile

Hoku

Recorded as a given name in Hawaiian, feminine and masculine

Hoshi

From Japanese 星 (hoshi), meaning "star", or other kanji with the same pronunciation

Hoshiko

From Japanese 星 (hoshi) "star" and 子 (ko) "child"

Itzel

Izar

Means "star" in Basque.

Lonestar

Lyra

The name of the northern constellation containing the star Vega

Mari

A form of Maria in Estonian, Finnish, Welsh, Breton, Scandinavian, Georgian and Armenian

Merilee

Recorded as a feminine given name in popular culture

Naledi

Means "star" in Tswana and Sotho

Nyota

Star in Swahili and Lingala

Olympe

French form of olympias

Orion

A prominent constellation named after a hunter in Greek mythology.

Polaris

From Latin stella polaris, "pole star"

Polux

Rigel

A star in the constellation Orion, representing the 'foot' of the hunter.

Sirus

Derived from the name of the brightest star in the night sky.

Spica

Star

The English word for a celestial body, from Old English steorra

Stardust

English word for cosmic dust, particles in space

Starfire

A compound of the English words star and fire

Starlight

English starlight, the light emitted by stars

Starly

Recorded as a feminine given name in obscure use

Starr

A variant of Star

Stellar

English word meaning anything related to one or more stars

Stellina

Italian diminutive of stella, 'star'

Tala

A given name with several unrelated meanings, including gold in Persian and bright star in Tagalog