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Names meaning “Star”

Celestial names that sparkle.

170 names

Stella

Latin

“Star”

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Estelle

Old French

From Latin stella “star”

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Aster

Greek

“Star”

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Tara

Sanskrit

Tārā — “star”

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Sitara

Persian / Urdu

“Star”

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Najma

Arabic

“Star”

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Estella

Spanish

“Star”

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Estrella

Spanish

“Star”

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Esther

Persian / Hebrew

Possibly from Persian stāra “star”

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Astra

Latin

“Stars”

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Tarak

Sanskrit

“Star”

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Dhruv

Sanskrit

Dhruva — “fixed, constant”; the Pole Star

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Setareh

Persian

“Star”

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Najm

Arabic

“Star”

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Hoshi

Japanese

星 — “star”

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Hoku

Hawaiian

“Star”

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Hokulani

Hawaiian

“Star of heaven”

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Seren

Welsh

“Star”

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Zvezdana

Slavic

From zvezda “star”

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Yıldız

Turkish

“Star”

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Yulduz

Uzbek

“Star”

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Hester

Persian

Star

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Asteria

Greek

Starry one

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Thurayya

Arabic

The Pleiades

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Suhail

Arabic

Canopus, a bright star

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Xing

Chinese

Star

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Nyota

Swahili

Star

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Csilla

Hungarian

Star

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Estela

Spanish

Star

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Yildiz

Turkish

Star

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Citlali

Nahuatl

Star

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Naledi

Sotho

Star

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Garvan

Irish

rough

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Martha

Aramaic

lady

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Nova

Latin

new

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Neala

Scottish

champion

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Naoise

Irish

radiance

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Mairianna

Scottish Gaelic

sea of bitterness

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Heledd

Welsh

splendid

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Nerys

Welsh

lady

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Saran

Welsh

star

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Cosima

Greek

order, harmony

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Estel

Catalan

star

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Margarida

Greek

pearl

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Ester

Persian

star

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Stina

Scandinavian

Christian

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Siri

Norse/Scandinavian

victory, beautiful

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Sterre

Dutch

star

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Ster

Dutch

star

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Marten

Latin

of Mars

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Konstantin

Latin

constant

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Ulyana

Latin

from Julius

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Estera

Persian

star

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Zoriana

Ukrainian

starry

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Simona

Hebrew

he has heard

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Stela

Latin

star

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Hvězdoslav

Czech

glory of the stars

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Astero

Greek

star

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Asterios

Greek

starry

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Asterope

Greek

star face

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Mordechai

Persian

Worshiper of Marduk

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Hadassah

Hebrew

myrtle

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Kochava

Hebrew

star

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Nujum

Arabic

stars

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Najat

Arabic

salvation

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Estar

Persian

star

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Soraya

Arabic

Pleiades

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Aslı

Turkish

origin, essence

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Leyla

Arabic

night

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Selin

Turkish

torrent, flood

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Zehra

Arabic

bright, shining

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Yıldırım

Turkish

lightning

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Sezen

Turkish

one who senses, perceives

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Nakshatra

Sanskrit

star, constellation

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Keerthi

Sanskrit

fame, glory

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Nandhini

Sanskrit

delight, daughter

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Sujatha

Sanskrit

well-born

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Subaru

Japanese

to unite, cluster

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Sitaarah

Persian

star

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Sitwat

Arabic

splendor, majesty

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Xingchen

Chinese

star, morning

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Xingyu

Chinese

star, universe

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Byeol

Korean

star

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Seol-ah

Korean

snow and elegant

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Sao

Vietnamese

star

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Tinh

Vietnamese-Sino-Vietnamese

star, essence

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Uyên

Vietnamese-Sino-Vietnamese

deep pool; graceful, refined

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Chantra

Thai/Sanskrit

moon

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Duangkamol

Thai/Sanskrit

heart, soul

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Duangporn

Thai/Sanskrit

celestial blessing

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Nattapong

Thai/Sanskrit

born of merit

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Pichai

Thai/Sanskrit

victory

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Dararat

Pali-Sanskrit

star, gem

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Daw

Thai

star

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Duang

Thai

star, constellation

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Duangchan

Thai

moon, constellation

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Ekachai

Pali-Sanskrit

one, victory

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Darin

Thai/Sanskrit

gift of wealth

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Saron

Amharic

plain, fertile field

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Nohea

Hawaiian

lovely, handsome

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Matariki

Māori

Pleiades

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Hayk

Armenian

ancestor, founder

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Astghik

Armenian

little star

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Astghine

Armenian

star-like

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Kincső

Hungarian

treasure

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Estelita

Spanish

little star

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Dianne

Latin

divine

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Bintang

Malay

star

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Nestor

Spanish/Greek

traveler, returning home

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Sayan

Bengali

evening

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Ayan

Arabic

gift of God

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Madhurima

Sanskrit

sweetness

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Taraka

Sanskrit

star

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Nakshathra

Sanskrit

star, constellation

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Nakshani

Sanskrit

star

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Nalin

Sanskrit

lotus

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Nishantha

Sinhala/Sanskrit

end of night; dawn

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Nay

Burmese

sun, day

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Pan Ei

Burmese

flower star

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Sokun

Khmer

luck, fortune

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Chanra

Khmer

moonlight

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Dany

Khmer

little star

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Rithy

Khmer

power, strength

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Od

Mongolian

star

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Odgerel

Mongolian

star light

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Odmaa

Mongolian

star mother

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Odontuya

Mongolian

star ray

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Odnoo

Mongolian

star flower

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Odonsuren

Mongolian

star beauty

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Phengsavanh

Lao

bright glory

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Sengphachanh

Lao

victorious moonlight

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Phoxay

Lao

glorious victory

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Bounthong

Lao

golden merit

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Odbayar

Mongolian

star joy

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Odkhuu

Mongolian

star flow

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Lela

Georgian

not securely established

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Lali

Georgian

ruby

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Yllka

Albanian

little star

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Ylli

Albanian

star

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Stanimira

Slavic

to become peace

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Estreya

Latin

star

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Esteban

Spanish

crown

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Saulė

Lithuanian

sun

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Santa

Latin

holy

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Sigita

Germanic

victory

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Nína

Spanish

little girl

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Riina

Finnish

queenly

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Stjarna

Icelandic

star

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Esti

Basque

star

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Ainara

Basque

swallow

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Ngāire

Māori

bright star

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Saado

Arabic

good fortune

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Sagal

Somali

morning mist

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Khwezi

Xhosa/Zulu

morning star

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Nkosazana

Zulu/Xhosa

princess

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Tazrut

Amazigh

small star

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Setara

Persian

star

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Stêrk

Kurdish

star

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Sitêr

Kurdish

star

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Estay

Kazakh

true star

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Sitora

Uzbek

star

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Najwa

Arabic/Coptic

secret whisper

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Nayla

Arabic/Coptic

attainer

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Najla

Arabic

wide-eyed

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Makya

Hopi

eagle

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Cheyenne

Cheyenne

unintelligible

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Hinto

Dakota

blue

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Matoaka

Powhatan

flower between two streams

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Kanti

Native American usage

sweet song

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Onawa

Native American usage

wide awake

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Every name began as a word

Long before a name belonged to a person, it belonged to the language. Lucy and Lucian both grew from the Latin lux, “light.” Noor shines with the Arabic word for light, Jyoti with the Sanskrit. Across continents and centuries, parents have reached for the same handful of hopes — light, courage, peace, love, grace — and dressed them in the sounds of their own tongue. That is why a name finder organised by meaning is really a map of human wishes.

Our library groups 9,542 names into 58 meanings, drawing on Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Japanese, Yoruba, Irish, Slavic and many other traditions. For each name we give the culture it comes from and the literal root it grew out of — not a vague “feeling,” but the actual word an ancestor once spoke. Choosing a meaning first lets you compare how very different peoples expressed the same idea, and often reveals that two names you thought were unrelated are, at heart, the same wish.

How to use this finder

Pick a meaning that matters to you — say, “brave” or “light” — and browse the names gathered under it. You can filter by whether a name is traditionally given to boys, girls, or used for any child, and you can search by a name or an origin to see what it means. When a name catches your eye, open it for the fuller story of where it came from and how it travelled. A good name is one whose sound you love and whose meaning you are proud to explain — and the second half of that is exactly what NameWise is here to help with.