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Names of the sky: star, moon, sun and dawn
Names that look up: stars, the moon and its halo, the sun, the dawn and the rainbow. From the Turkish Aylin to the Latin Aurora and Stella. 236 names so far, each with its own page, story and name art.
Aamu
“morning”
Finnish
Aarush
may mean “perhaps first ray of the sun”
Sanskrit
Aditya
“the sun; son of Aditi”
Sanskrit
Afërditë
“dawn”
Albanian
Agim
“dawn”
Albanian
Agimor
may mean “dawn”
Albanian
Ahana
may mean “first rays of the sun”
Sanskrit
Aibek
“moon lord”
Turkic
Aidana
“moon + wise”
Turkic
Aigerim
may mean “beauty of the moon”
Kazakh
Ainur
“moonlight”
Turkic + Arabic
Aisulu
“beautiful as the moon”
Turkic
Aiyla
may mean “halo of light around the moon”
Turkish
Akash
“sky”
Sanskrit
Akhtar
“star”
Persian
Akinyi
“born in the morning”
Luo
Alba
“dawn; white”
Latin
Amshuman
“radiant, the sun”
Sanskrit
Anshuman
“radiant, the sun”
Sanskrit
Arpi
may mean “sun; heavenly”
Armenian
Arun
“dawn”
Sanskrit
Arunee
“dawn”
Sanskrit, via Thai
Arunim
“glow of dawn”
Sanskrit
Arush
may mean “first ray of the sun”
Sanskrit
Asahi
“morning sun”
Japanese
Aster
“star”
Greek
Asterio
“star”
Greek, via Italian
Astghik
“little star”
Armenian
Astra
“stars”
Latin
Asuman
“sky”
Persian, via Turkish
Athit
“sun”
Sanskrit, via Thai
Auroora
“dawn”
Latin, via Finnish
Aurora
“dawn”
Latin
Aurore
“dawn”
Latin, via French
Ausma
“dawn”
Latvian
Aušra
“dawn”
Lithuanian
Austra
“dawn”
Latvian
Austris
may mean “dawn”
Latvian
Aygül
“moon flower”
Turkic + Persian
Aygün
may mean “moon and sun”
Turkish
Ayla
“halo of light around the moon”
Turkish
Aylin
“moon halo”
Turkish
Aynur
“moonlight”
Turkic + Arabic
Aysel
“flood of moonlight”
Turkic
Aysima
“moon-faced”
Turkish
Aytaç
“moon crown”
Turkish
Aytan
may mean “perhaps moon + dawn”
Turkic
Ayyıldız
“moon and star”
Turkish
Badr
“full moon”
Arabic
Balachandra
“young moon”
Sanskrit
Balchandra
“young moon”
Sanskrit
Bedri
“full moon”
Arabic, via Albanian and Turkish
Begimai
“lady moon”
Turkic
Bituin
“star”
Tagalog
Chandra
“moon”
Sanskrit
Chandraprabha
“moonlight”
Sanskrit
Chandrika
“moonlight”
Sanskrit
Cholpon
“Venus, morning star”
Turkic
Citlali
“star”
Nahuatl
Citlalli
“star”
Nahuatl
Csilla
“star”
Hungarian
Cyrus
may mean “sun; or throne”
Old Persian
Danguolė
“sky”
Lithuanian
Danica
“morning star”
Slavic
Danika
“morning star”
Slavic
Dao
may mean “star”
Thai and Vietnamese
Dawa
“moon; Monday”
Tibetan
Dawna
“dawn”
English
Dhruv
“fixed, constant; the pole star”
Sanskrit
Divyendu
“divine moon”
Sanskrit
Dolunay
“full moon”
Turkish
Drityll
“light of a star”
Albanian
Elio
may mean “sun”
Greek and Latin, via Italian
Eòs
“dawn”
Greek
Essie
“star”
Persian, via Hebrew
Estela
“star”
Latin, via Spanish
Estell
“star”
Latin, via English
Estella
“star”
Latin, via Spanish
Estelle
“star”
Occitan, via French
Ester
may mean “star”
Persian, via Hebrew
Esteri
“star”
Persian, via Finnish
Esther
may mean “star”
Persian, via Hebrew
Estrella
“star”
Spanish, Ladino
Estrellita
“little star”
Spanish
Eszter
may mean “star”
Persian, via Hebrew and Hungarian
Fajar
“dawn”
Arabic, via Indonesian
Giedrė
“clear sky, fair weather”
Lithuanian
Göker
“man of the sky”
Turkish
Gökhan
“sky khan”
Turkic
Günay
“sun and moon”
Turkic
Hajna
“dawn”
Hungarian
Hajnal
“dawn”
Hungarian
Hajnalka
“little dawn”
Hungarian
Hajni
“dawn”
Hungarian
Haneul
“sky, heaven”
Korean
Haruto
may mean “sun, soaring”
Japanese
Hester
may mean “star”
Persian, via Latin
Hilal
“crescent moon”
Arabic, via Turkish
Himari
may mean “sun and hollyhock”
Japanese
Hina
may mean “sun / vegetable greens”
Japanese and Urdu
Hōkūlani
“star of heaven”
Hawaiian
Hoshi
may mean “star”
Japanese
Hvězdoslava
“star glory”
Slavic, via Czech
Iiris
“rainbow”
Greek, via Finnish
İlkay
“first moon”
Turkish
Indu
“moon”
Sanskrit
Inti
“sun”
Quechua
Iride
“rainbow”
Greek, via Italian
Iris
“rainbow”
Greek
Itri
“star”
Amazigh
Jasy
“moon”
Guaraní
Jericho
may mean “city of the moon; or fragrant”
Hebrew
Jupiter
“sky father”
Latin
Jyldyz
“star”
Turkic
Jyotsna
“moonlight”
Sanskrit
Kahurangi
“treasured; sky blue”
Māori
Kailani
“sea and sky”
Hawaiian
Karma
“action, deed; star”
Sanskrit, via Tibetan
Karthik
“of the Pleiades; month of Kartika”
Sanskrit, via Tamil and Telugu
Kartika
“the Pleiades”
Sanskrit, via Indonesian
Kaumudi
“moonlight”
Sanskrit
Keao
“the daylight, the dawn”
Hawaiian
Kehlani
may mean “sea and sky”
Hawaiian-inspired, American
Killa
“moon”
Quechua
Koidu
“of the dawn”
Estonian
Koit
“dawn”
Estonian
Koray
may mean “ember + moon”
Turkish
Lani
“sky, heaven”
Hawaiian
Luna
“moon”
Latin
Lusine
“moon”
Armenian
Māhealani
“the full moon”
Hawaiian
Mahina
“moon”
Hawaiian
Mahsa
“like the moon”
Persian
Marisol
“sea and sun”
Spanish
Maristela
“star of the sea”
Latin, via Portuguese
Marysol
may mean “Mary and sun”
Spanish
Meher
“kindness, love; sun”
Persian
Mehran
may mean “kind; or like the sun”
Persian
Mehtap
“moonlight”
Persian, via Turkish
Miray
may mean “moon princess”
Turkish
Mòrag
may mean “great; or sun”
Scottish Gaelic
Naledi
“star”
Sotho and Tswana
Naran
“sun”
Mongolian
Nyima
“sun; Sunday”
Tibetan
Parvina
“the Pleiades”
Persian, via Tajik
Pegah
“dawn, early morning”
Persian
Poonam
“full moon”
Sanskrit, via Hindi
Prachi
“east, dawn”
Sanskrit
Purnima
“full moon”
Sanskrit
Quilla
“moon”
Quechua
Rangi
“sky”
Māori
Ravi
“sun”
Sanskrit
Roxanna
may mean “bright, little star”
Persian, via Greek
Roxanne
may mean “bright, little star”
Persian, via Greek and French
Roxy
may mean “bright, little star”
Persian, via English
Sabanur
may mean “morning breeze light”
Arabic, via Turkish
Şafak
“dawn”
Turkish
Sahar
“dawn”
Arabic and Persian
Samson
“of the sun”
Hebrew
Sasikala
“crescent moon”
Sanskrit
Saulutė
“little sun”
Lithuanian
Savita
“sun”
Sanskrit
Selena
may mean “moon; or heavenly”
Greek and Latin
Selene
“moon”
Greek
Selina
may mean “moon”
Greek or Latin
Sema
may mean “sky, heaven”
Arabic, via Turkish
Seren
“star”
Welsh
Shashiprabha
“moonlight”
Sanskrit
Sitora
“star”
Persian, via Tajik
Sky
“sky”
Old Norse
Soheil
“the star Canopus”
Arabic, via Persian
Sol
“sun”
Latin, via Spanish
Solbjørg
“sun help”
Old Norse
Solbritt
may mean “sun and Britt”
Swedish
Sóldís
“sun goddess”
Old Norse
Solfrid
“beautiful sun”
Old Norse
Solfryd
“beautiful sun”
Old Norse
Solgull
“sun gold”
Old Norse
Soline
may mean “sun; or solemn”
French
Solveig
may mean “house strength; or sun path”
Old Norse
Solveigh
“sun strength”
Old Norse
Solvejg
“sun strength”
Old Norse
Sora
“sky”
Japanese
Soraya
“the Pleiades”
Arabic, via Persian
Sorin
may mean “linked to soare, sun”
Romanian
Starla
may mean “star”
English
Starr
“star”
English
Stella
“star”
Latin
Sterling
may mean “little star; or of high quality”
English
Sterre
“star”
Dutch
Sudhakar
“moon”
Sanskrit
Suha
“a faint star”
Arabic
Suhail
“the star Canopus”
Arabic
Sunnefa
“sun gift”
Old English, via Icelandic
Sunniva
“sun gift”
Old English, via Norwegian
Suraj
“sun”
Sanskrit
Surya
“sun”
Sanskrit
Swati
“the star Arcturus”
Sanskrit
Synnöve
“sun gift”
Old English, via Norwegian
Taeyang
may mean “sun”
Korean
Tähti
“star”
Finnish
Taivo
may mean “sky”
Estonian
Tala
“star”
Tagalog
Taner
“dawn man”
Turkish
Tansu
may mean “dawn water”
Turkish
Tara
“star”
Sanskrit and Irish
Tarek
“night visitor; morning star”
Arabic
Tariq
“morning star; one who knocks”
Arabic
Tiziri
“moonlight”
Amazigh
Tonatiuh
“the sun”
Nahuatl
Trang
may mean “elegant; or moonlike”
Vietnamese
Uday
“rising, dawn”
Sanskrit
Ülker
“the Pleiades”
Turkish
Usha
“dawn”
Sanskrit
Vega
“meadow (Spanish); the bright star Vega”
Spanish and Arabic
Vibhavari
“starlit night”
Sanskrit
Vibhawari
“starlit night”
Sanskrit
Vihaan
may mean “dawn, morning”
Sanskrit
Vivaan
may mean “full of life; rays of morning sun”
Sanskrit
Wulan
“moon”
Javanese
Ylber
“rainbow”
Albanian
Yllbardhë
“white star”
Albanian
Ylldrita
“starlight”
Albanian
Ylli
“star”
Albanian
Ylljeta
“star of life”
Albanian
Yllka
“little star”
Albanian
Yllkuq
“red star”
Albanian
Yllkuqe
“red star”
Albanian
Yllmira
“good star”
Albanian
Zeus
“sky, bright”
Greek
Zora
“dawn”
Slavic
Zoran
“dawn”
Slavic
Zorana
“dawn”
Slavic
Zoriana
“star; dawn”
Slavic
Zorka
“dawn”
Slavic
Zornitsa
“morning star”
Slavic