Baby Names Meaning Star

Star-names cluster around the idea of guidance: a light fixed in the dark, something to steer by. This hub collects names from cultures around the world whose root meaning is star or starlight.

Stella (Latin), Estelle and Esther (the Persian for 'star'), Hoshi (Japanese), Tara (Sanskrit), Citlali (Nahuatl), Sirius (Greek), and Nova (Latin, 'new star') all sit in this cluster. The Hebrew Esther and the Sanskrit Tara are both ancient and both still in active use.