My Suggested Names (PART 1)

Space Inspired Names

These Space-Inspired Baby Names Are Out Of This World

ERIKA W. SMITH

APRIL 17, 2019, 11:15 PM

Whether you’re fascinated with black holes, rising signs, or sci-fi movies, the stars can be a great source of inspiration for baby names. There are many beautifully-named stars, constellations, and astrological phenomenons — whether as big as a galaxy (Andromeda), as rare as the Northern Lights (Aurora), or as everyday as the sunrise (Dawn).

Take your cue from JK Rowling, who named a whole family of characters after constellations. Or from Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, whose three-year-old daughter, Luna, shares her name with the Latin word for the moon.

If you're looking for inspiration, we've chosen some of our favorite space-inspired names here:

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Andromeda: In Greek mythology, Andromeda is a woman who, along with her mother Cassiopeia, was turned into a constellation — and it’s also the name of an entire galaxy.

Apollo: In Greek mythology, Apollo is the god of the sun. There’s also NASA’s Apollo program, responsible for putting the first men on the moon.

Ariel: This name has Hebrew origins and means “lion of God.” Along with sharing a name with the Little Mermaid and Shakespeare’s sprite, it’s the name of one of the moons of Uranus.

Artemis: In Greek mythology, Artemis is the goddess of the moon.

Aurora: This Latin name means “dawn.” In mythology, Aurora is the Roman goddess of the sunrise. The name for the Northern Lights is “aurora borealis," and the name for the Southern Lights is “aurora australis.”

Bellatrix: This Latin name meaning “warrior” is also the name of one of the stars in Orion… and the name of a Harry Potter villain.

Bianca: Meaning “white” in Italian, Bianca is also the name of one of Uranus’ moons.

Cassiopeia: In Greek mythology, Cassiopeia, along with her daughter Andromeda, was turned into a constellation.

Celeste: Meaning "heavenly" in Latin, Celeste refers to the night sky.

Celestial: A variation of “Celeste.”

Celestina: An Italian and Spanish variation of “Celeste.”

Celestine: A French variation of "Celeste."

Celia: This Latin name means “heavenly."

Ciro: This name is an Italian variation of “Cyrus,” meaning “sun.”

Cordelia: A name of Latin and Celtic origin meaning “daughter of the sea,” Cordelia is also one of Uranus’ moons.

Cressida: Meaning “gold” in Greek, Cressida is Trojan prince Troilus' lover in mythology (and Shakespeare). In space, Cressida is the name of one of Uranus’ moons.

Cyrus: This Persian name means “sun.”

Dawn: This name means (obviously) dawn — and it's also the name of a NASA spacecraft.