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Celestial Names,
Heavenly Names, Planet Names
Planet names and names that mean
asteroid,
comet, heaven, heavenly, sky, Jupiter, Mars, Venus, etc.
Also see Star Names and Moon
names.
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FEMALE NAMES:
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AMATERASU
(天照): Japanese
name composed of the elements ama "heaven, sky" and terasu
"to shine," hence "shining over heaven." In mythology,
this is the name of a sun goddess who rules the heavens.
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AMPHITRITE
(Αμφιτρίτη): Greek name composed of the elements amphi
"around, of both kinds, on both sides," and
the Triton
"sea," hence "around the sea" or
"on both sides of the sea." In mythology, this
is the name of a sea goddess, who became the
consort of Poseidon.
It is also the name of an asteroid.
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ANAHITA
(آناهیتا): Persian name meaning
"immaculate." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of fertility and
water. It is also the Persian name for the planet Venus.
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AMATERASU
(天照): Japanese
name composed of the elements ama "heaven, sky" and terasu
"to shine," hence "shining over heaven." In mythology,
this is the name of a sun goddess who rules the heavens.
- ARACELI:
Spanish name meaning "altar of the sky."
- ARACELIS:
Variant form of Spanish Araceli, meaning "altar of
the sky."
- ARACELY:
Variant spelling of Spanish Araceli,
meaning "altar of the sky."
- ARCELIA:
Variant form of Spanish Araceli, meaning "altar of
the sky."
- CÆLIA: Feminine form of
Roman Latin Cælius, probably meaning "heaven."
- CELESTE:
English form of French Céleste, meaning "heavenly."
- CÉLESTE:
French feminine form of Latin unisex Cælestis,
meaning "heavenly."
- CELESTINA:
Feminine form of Italian/Spanish Celestino,
meaning "heavenly."
- CÉLESTINE:
Feminine form of French Célestin,
meaning "heavenly."
- CELESTINE:
English form of French Célestine, meaning "heavenly."
- CELESTYNA:
Feminine form of Polish Celestyn,
meaning "heavenly."
- CELIA: Italian form of Latin
Cælia, probably
meaning "heaven." Compare with another form of Celia.
- CÉLIA:
Portuguese and Spanish form of Latin Cælia, probably meaning
"heaven."
- CÉLINE: French feminine form of Roman
Cælinus,
meaning "heaven."
- CHIELA:
Esperanto name meaning "heavenly."
- CIEL:
English name derived from the French word for
"sky."
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CORDELIA:
English name which may be an elaborated form of the Latin
word cor, meaning "heart." This is the
name of a legendary queen of the Britons. It is also the name
of a moon of Uranus and an asteroid, both of which were
named after a Shakespeare character who also bore this
name.
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DI:
English short form of Latin Diana
and French Diane,
meaning "divine, heavenly."
- DIANA:
Latin name
meaning "divine, heavenly." In Roman
mythology, this is the name of a goddess of the moon and
hunting.
- DIANE:
French form of Latin Diana, meaning
"divine, heavenly."
- DIANN:
English variant spelling of French Diane,
meaning "divine, heavenly."
- DIANNA:
Variant spelling of Latin Diana, meaning
"divine, heavenly."
- DIANNE:
Variant spelling of French Diane,
meaning "divine, heavenly."
- DIDI:
English short form of Latin Diana,
meaning "divine,
heavenly." Compare with masculine Didi.
- DIVINA:
English name based on the vocabulary word divine, meaning
"goddess-like" or "from heaven."
- DIJANA
(Дијана):
Serbian form of Latin Diana, meaning
"divine, heavenly."
- DYAN:
English variant spelling of French Dianne, meaning
"divine, heavenly."
- HEAVEN:
English name derived from the vocabulary word, from Old English heofon,
meaning "home of God," earlier "sky."
- INANA:
Variant spelling of Sumerian Inanna, meaning "lady of
Heaven."
- INANNA:
Sumerian name, possibly
meaning "lady of Heaven." In Babylonian mythology, this is
the name the daughter of Ea
and sister of Nanshe; she is a goddess of the sky,
earth, love, fertility and war.
- KAILANI:
Hawaiian name meaning "sea and sky."
- KAYLA
(קִיילֶע): Variant spelling of Yiddish Kayle,
a form of Latin Cælia, probably
meaning "heaven." Compare with another form of Kayla.
- KAYLE:
Yiddish form of Latin Cælia, probably
meaning "heaven."
- KIANA:
Hawaiian form of Roman Diana, meaning
"divine, heavenly."
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LANI:
Hawaiian name meaning "heaven, sky."
- LEIA: Hawaiian name meaning "child of heaven."
Compare with another form of Leia.
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LEILANI:
Hawaiian name meaning "heavenly flowers."
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LUCINA:
Latin name derived from the word lucus,
meaning "grove." In Roman mythology, this is the name of a goddess of
childbirth. She is equated with Latin Ilithyia
(Greek Eileithyia),
meaning "to relieve." An asteroid was named after her.
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MAPIYA:
Native American Sioux name meaning "sky."
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MARICELA:
Contracted form of Spanish María
Celia, meaning
"rebel-heaven."
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MINOO
(مینو):
Persian name meaning "heaven, paradise."
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MINU
(مینو):
Variant spelling of Persian Minoo, meaning "heaven,
paradise."
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NALANI:
Hawaiian name meaning "the heavens."
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NEVAEH:
Modern English name created by spelling "heaven" backwards.
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NOELANI:
Hawaiian name meaning "heavenly girl; mist of heaven."
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OKELANI:
Hawaiian name meaning "from heaven."
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OTTHILD:
German name composed
of the elements od "fortune, wealth" and hild
"battle," hence "battle of fortune." This name was given to
an asteroid discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in Heidelberg, Germany on
March 18, 1923.
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OURANIA
(Ουρανία): Greek myth name of a muse of astronomy, derived from the word ouranios,
meaning "heavenly."
- QUIANA:
English variant spelling of Hawaiian Kiana,
meaning
"divine, heavenly."
- QUIANNA:
Variant spelling of English Quiana, meaning
"divine, heavenly."
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URANIA:
Latin form of Greek Ourania, meaning
"heavenly."
- VENUS:
Roman myth name of a goddess of love,
meaning "love." Her Greek name is Aphrodite.
This is also the name of the second planet in
our solar system.
MALE
NAMES:
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AN: Sumerian
Mesopotamian name meaning "heaven;
sky." In mythology, this is the name of a god of the
heavens. Also
spelled Anu.
Compare with another form of An.
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ANHUR: Egyptian
myth name of a sky god, meaning "skybearer,"
or "brings back the distant one."
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ANU:
Sumerian Babylonian myth name of a god of the heavens, meaning
"heaven; sky." Also spelled An.
ARISTARCHOS
(Ἀρίσταρχος):
Greek name composed of the elements aristo
"best, excellent" and archo
"chief, leading, ruling," hence "best
ruler." In the bible, this is the name of a
companion of Paul.
It is also the name of an asteroid and a crater on the
Moon.
ARISTARCHUS:
Latin form of Greek
Aristarchos, meaning
"best ruler." In the bible, this is the name of a
companion of Paul.
It is also the name of an asteroid and a crater on the
Moon.
BAHRAM
(بهرام): Persian
name meaning "smiter of resistance" or "victorious."
This is also a name for the planet Mars. In mythology, this is the name of
an angel.
- CÆLESTINUS:
Roman name derived from Latin unisex Cælestis, meaning
"heavenly."
- CÆLINUS:
A derivative of Roman Latin Cælius,
meaning "heaven."
- CÆLIUS:
Old Roman family name, probably derived from Latin
c�lum,
meaning "heaven."
- CÉLESTIN: French form of Latin
Cælestinus,
meaning "heavenly."
- CELESTINO:
Italian and Spanish form of Latin Cælestinus,
meaning "heavenly."
- CELESTYN:
Polish form of Latin
Cælestinus, meaning
"heavenly."
- CELINO:
Italian and Spanish form of Roman Latin Cælinus,
meaning "heaven."
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CELIO:
Italian and Spanish form of Latin Cælius,
meaning "heaven."
DASHIELL
(pron. daSHEEL): Americanized form of the French surname De Chiel
used as a personal name, composed of the French elements de
"of" and chiel "heaven,"
hence "from heaven."
GÖKER:
Turkish name meaning "man of the sky."
GORLASSAR: Old
Welsh epithet belonging to Uther
Pendragon, possibly meaning "above the
blue" or "higher than the sky."
GORLOIS:
French Arthurian legend name of Igraine's
first husband, the Duke of Cornwall, before she married Uther
Pendragon. The name may have been derived from Gorlassar, an Old
Welsh epithet belonging to Uther, possibly meaning "above the
blue" or "higher than the sky."
JUPITER:
Latin name derived from the Indo-European compound
*dyēus-pəter, meaning "God the father." In
mythology, this is the name of the god of the Roman state, in charge of laws and social
order. He is also the god of daylight thunder as opposed to Summanus,
god of night thunder. The
planet Jupiter was named after him. Equated with Greek Zeus
("god").
LANGIT: Chamoru and Tagalog
(Philippine) name
meaning "heaven."
MAHPEE:
Native American Sioux name meaning "sky."
MARS:
In Roman mythology, this is the name of a god of war after whom a planet and the month of March
were named. Mars has no Indo-European derivation and is
most likely derived from the name of the Etruscan god Maris,
meaning "of the sea." Only later did he become associated with Ares,
the Greek god of "war."
MERCURY:
Short form of Roman Mercurius, a name related to the word merx from which we get the words
"mercantile," "merchandise," "mercenary," and
even "mercy." In mythology, Mercury is a messenger god
associated with Greek Hermês.
Originally, though, he was a god of tradesmen and
thieves. The first planet of the solar system was named after him.
NEPTUNE:
Short form of Latin Neptunus, probably meaning
"moist, wet." In mythology, this is the name of a god of horses
and the sea. His Greek name is Poseidon.
The planet Neptune was named after him.
ORION
(Ωρίων): Greek
name, probably meaning "mountain man." But some sources say that the name may actually be of Akkadian origin; if so, it means "light of heaven." In mythology, this is the name of one of the
Titan gods, a primordial hunter who was killed by a
scorpion. A constellation was named after him. Orion had two dogs; their
names were: Arktophonos and Ptoophagos.
ORTZI:
Basque name meaning "sky."
OSKARBI:
Basque name meaning "clear sky."
OURANOS
(Οὐρανός): Greek
name meaning "the heavens." In mythology, this is the name of the husband of Gaia
and father of
the Titans.
PHOBOS
(Φόβος): Greek
name meaning "fear." In mythology, this is the name of a son of Ares.
It is also the name of a moon of
Mars.
PHOIBOS
(Φοίβος): Greek
name meaning "shining
one." In mythology, this is a byname for the sun and for the god Apollo.
PLUTO:
Latin form of Greek Plouton, meaning
"wealth." In mythology, this is the name of a god
of the underworld. The planet Pluto was named after him.
RANGI:
Maori myth name of a sky god, meaning "sky."
SATURN:
Roman name derived from Latin Saturnus, possibly
meaning "to sow." In mythology, this is the name of a god of agriculture, after whom a planet in the solar
system was named.
SVAROG
(Сварог): Slavic myth name of a god of the sky and sun, meaning "clear and
bright."
TXERU:
Basque name meaning "sky."
URANUS: Latin
form of Greek Ouranos, meaning
"the heavens." In mythology, this is the name of
the husband of Gaia
and father of
the Titans.
ZERU:
Basque name meaning
"sky."
UNISEX NAMES:
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CÆLESTIS:
Latin unisex name meaning "heavenly." In Roman
mythology, this is an epithet belonging to the goddess Diana
and the god Jupiter.
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CÆLESTIS: Latin
unisex name meaning "heavenly." In Roman
mythology, this is an epithet belonging to the god Jupiter
(Jupiter Cælestis) and the goddess Diana
(Diana
Cælestis).
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HANEUL:
Korean unisex name meaning "heaven, sky."
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IHUICATL:
Nahuatl unisex name meaning "sky."
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KALANI:
Hawaiian unisex name composed of the elements ka
"the" and lani "heaven, sky," hence "the
heaven, the sky."
- SKY:
English unisex name derived from the vocabulary word, meaning simply
"sky."
- SKYE:
Variant of
English unisex Sky, meaning "sky."
- SORA
(空): Japanese
unisex name meaning "sky."
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XIHUITL: Nahuatl
unisex name meaning "year"
or "comet."
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