Meaning

Names meaning Star

Celestial names for a child who already seems to have come from somewhere further than the maternity ward. The category has had a remarkable run in the last fifteen years: Stella, Luna, Aurora, Nova, Estella, Astra, Astrid, Seren (Welsh for star), Esther (possibly from the Persian for star), Sirius. Many of these are Latin or Greek in origin, though the broader category pulls in Arabic (Najma), Persian (Setareh), and Sanskrit (Tara). The full collection is below — some of the most-loved girls' names of the current decade are in here.