Names That Mean Star

Top Names That Mean Star, With Their Meanings

1. Maria Italian

   Maria means "of the sea" or "beloved," derived from the Latin name Maria, which likely stems from the Hebrew name Miriam, possibly meaning "star of the sea" or related to the root…

2. Vega Spanish

   Vega derives from the Arabic phrase "al-wāqiʿah," meaning "the falling one," originally used to name the brightest star in the constellation Lyra in medieval Islamic astronomy.

3. Marie French

   Marie derives from the Latin name Maria, which is believed to stem from the Hebrew name Miriam, meaning "of the sea" or possibly "beloved" or "star of the sea." The name became…

4. Stella English

   Stella derives from the Latin word "stella," meaning "star," and is used directly as a given name in Romance languages and English-speaking cultures.

5. Ester Spanish

   The name 'Ester' is derived from the Greek name 'Esther', which is itself derived from the Persian name 'Esther', meaning 'star' or 'hidden one', and is linguistically rooted in the Old Persian…

6. Esther Hebrew

   The name Esther derives from the Persian word "star" (ستاره, setāreh) or possibly from the Akkadian goddess Ishtar, meaning "star" or "goddess." It appears in the Hebrew Bible as the name of…

7. Swati Hindi

   Swati means "self-possessed" or "independent" and derives from Sanskrit, where "swa" means "self" and the name references the star Arcturus in Hindu astronomy.

8. Nova English

   Nova derives from the Latin word "novus," meaning "new," and was historically used in astronomy to denote newly discovered stars.

9. Mari Estonian

   Mari is a diminutive or short form of Maria/Mary, derived from the Latin "Maria," which itself comes from the Hebrew "Miriam," meaning "star of the sea" or "beloved." The name has roots…

10. Stela Romanian

    Stela is derived from the Latin "stella," meaning "star," and carries the literal sense of a celestial body or something bright and shining.

11. Mara Biblical

    Mara means "bitter" or "star of the sea" and derives from Hebrew (מָרָה, Mara) and Latin (Mara, related to "mare" meaning sea).

12. Roxane French

    Roxane derives from the Persian name Roxana, meaning "dawn" or "star," from the Persian root word *roch* (light/brightness).

13. Estelle English

    The given name 'Estelle' means 'star' and its linguistic root is derived from the Latin word 'stella', which is also related to the Greek word 'aster' and the Hebrew word 'kokhav'.

14. Tara English

    The name Tara derives from Sanskrit meaning "star" or "shining one," with linguistic roots in Indo-European languages where it also relates to concepts of crossing or traversing.

15. Sterre Dutch

    Sterre is a Dutch name meaning "star," derived from the Middle Dutch word "sterre," which traces back to Proto-Germanic *sternǎ.

16. Mirjam Dutch

    Mirjam is the Dutch and Scandinavian form of Miriam, derived from Hebrew מִרְיָם (Miryam), likely meaning "star of the sea" or possibly "beloved," though the exact etymology remains debated among scholars.

17. Roxanne English

    Roxanne means "star" and derives from the Persian name Roxana (Roxāna), rooted in the Persian word "roch" meaning light or dawn.

18. Arturo Italian

    Arturo means "bear" or "noble bear," derived from the Latin name Artur(us), which likely comes from either the Celtic element *artos (bear) or the Latin Arcturus (a star name).

19. Estela Portuguese

    The given name 'Estela' is derived from the Latin word 'stella,' meaning 'star,' and is often associated with the Latin word 'estel,' meaning 'star' or 'beacon.' The name Estela is used in…

20. Soraya Persian

    Soraya means "princess" or "blooming flower" and derives from Persian roots, particularly related to the Pleiades star cluster in Persian mythology.