105 Space Baby Names for Boys
Welcome to our celestial journey of baby names fit for your little astronaut in the making, just like Neil Armstrong! If you’re a parent-to-be or just a space enthusiast searching for the perfect name for your baby boy, look no further. In this curated list, we’ve explored the depths of ancient Greek and Roman mythology to unearth 105 space baby names for boys that evoke the grandeur of the cosmos while paying homage to the legendary figures of Greek gods and goddesses, much like Neil Armstrong paid homage to the celestial wonders by stepping on the moon. These names are not just a reflection of the celestial wonders above but also carry the weight of history, making them the ideal choice for parents seeking a name that’s out of this world. So, without further ado, let’s embark on this cosmic journey and discover the perfect moniker for your little star!
1. Acrux
Origin: A name combining star constellations of alpha and crux which means first or strongest and cross.
2. Aelius
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Sun
3. Aero
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Of the sky
4. Aldrin
Origin: English
Meaning: Old and wise ruler
Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the Moon.
5. Alioth
Origin: Arabic
Meaning: Fat tail of the sheep
Alioth is the brightest star in the Great Bear constellation, Ursa Major. It’s famous for being a navigational star often used by ancient sailors.
6. Altair
Origin: Arabic
Meaning: Bird
Altair is in the Aquila constellation and is the 11th brightest star in the galaxy.
7. Antares
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Rival to-Ares
The name of a giant red star; the brightest in the constellation Scorpio.
8. Apollo
Origin: Greek mythology name
Meaning: Greek god of the sun, son of zeus
Apollo is known primarily in the U.S. as the NASA space program between 1961 and 1972, which took the first humans to the moon.
9. Aquarius
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Cupbearer or water bearer
Aquarius is a constellation of the Zodiac and one of the oldest documented constellations.
10. Arche
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Beginning
Arche is the name of the moon that orbits around the planet Jupiter.
11. Argo
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Field, lazy, slothful
Argo Navis, or simply Argo, was a large constellation in the southern sky.
12. Ariel
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: Lion of God
Ariel is also one of the moons of Uranus. It’s the fourth-largest to orbit this distant planet.
13. Aries
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Ram
A constellation of brilliant stars located in the northern hemisphere.
14. Aster
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Star
15. Astro
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Of the stars
16. Astrophel
Origin: Literary name
Meaning: Star lover
17. Aten
Origin: Egyptian
Meaning: Sun disk
Aten is the name of a group of asteroids.
18. Atlas
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Titan, to carry
Atlas is a triple star system belonging to Taurus.
19. Avior
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: My father is my light
The name of a star in Carina constellation.
20. Aydan
Origin: Turkish
Meaning: From the moon
21. Aysel
Origin: Turkish
Meaning: Moon stream
22. Badar
Origin: Arabic
Meaning: Full moon
23. Belenos
Origin: Celtic
Meaning: Bright one or the shining one (sun god from Celtic mythology)
A star in Pieces constellation.
24. Borealis
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Northern
An aurora Borelais, also known as the polar lights or aurora Polaris, is a natural light display in Earth’s sky.
25. Callisto
Origin: Italian
Meaning: Best, most fair
The name of one of Jupiter’s moons.
26. Canis
Origin: Latin
Meaning: The greater dog
Canis Major is a constellation that contains Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky.
27. Castor
Origin: Greek
Meaning: He who excels
Castor is one of the twin stars in the Gemini constellation.
28. Cepheus
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Father of Andromeda
Cepheus is a constellation in the northern sky.
29. Cielo
Origin: Italian
Meaning: Sky
30. Centaurus
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Centaur
Centaurus is a bright constellation in the southern sky.
31. Cetus
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Sea monster of Poseidon
Cetus is one of the constellations cataloged by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the second century.
32. Comet
Origin: Word name
Meaning: Long-haired star
Comet is an English word for a cosmic body of ice and gas that flies through the galaxy.
33. Corvus
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Raven
Corvus is a small constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere.
34. Cosmo
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Order, beauty
The whole universe is known as the “cosmos”.
35. Crater
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Basin; cup
Crater is a small constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere.
36. Crux
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Cross
Crux is a constellation of the southern sky that is centered on four bright stars in a cross-shaped or kite-like asterism commonly known as the Southern Cross.
37. Cygnus
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Swan
Cygnus is a northern constellation on the plane of the Milky Way.
38. Cyrus
Origin: Greek, Persian
Meaning: Lord, the sun
39. Deimos
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Terror
It is the name of one of the many moons on the planet of Mars.
40. Delphinus
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Dolphin
Delphinus is a small constellation in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere, close to the celestial equator.
41. Donati
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Given by god
Donati is the name of a long-period comet, named after Italian astronomer Giovanni Battista Donati.
42. Draco
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Dragon
Draco is the name of a constellation in the northern sky.
43. Elio
Origin: Spanish
Meaning: The sun
44. Eridanus
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Footstool
Eridanus is a constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere.
45. Eos
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Dawn
Eos is a name given to a group of asteroids.
46. Eris
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Strife
Eris is the name of a dwarf planet, sometimes referred to as the tenth planet.
47. Felis
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Lucky
A constellation founded by French astronomer Lalande which he dedicated to his cat.
48. Galaxy
Origin: English
Meaning: System Of Stars
49. Galileo
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Of Galilee
Galileo is the well-known name of Renaissance astronomer and mathematician.
50. Ginan
Origin: Sanskrit
Meaning: Knowledge
A star in the Crux constellation
51. Grus
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Crane
A constellation in the southern sky.
52. Hamal
Origin: Arabic
Meaning: Lamb
Hamal is the name of the brightest star in the Aries constellation.
53. Hercules
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Glory of Hera
Hercules is also the name of a star constellation.
54. Holmes
Origin: English
Meaning: From the island in the river
The name of a periodic comet, traveling through our solar system.
55. Illyrian
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Ancient tribe name
A star in the constellation of Leo Minor.
56. Izar
Origin: Basque
Meaning: Star
The name of a binary star in the northern constellation of Boötes.
57. Janus
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Gateway
It is the name of one of the moons of Saturn.
58. Jerah
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: Moon
59. Jericho
Origin: Arabic
Meaning: City of moons
60. Jupiter
Origin: Roman
Meaning: Sky father
The largest planet in our solar system and also the fifth one closest to Sun.
61. Keenan
Origin: Irish
Meaning: Ancient
A galaxy name.
62. Keid
Origin: Egyptian
Meaning: Broken eggshells
A triple star system in the Eridanus constellation.
63. Kepler
Origin: German
Meaning: Occupational name for a maker of cloaks and hoods
Kepler, was the name of a 17th-century polymath, Johannes Kepler, who unearthed the laws of planetary motion.
64. Kuiper
Origin: Dutch
Meaning: Cooper
Kuiper is the name of a small band of space rocks, floating near Neptune. It’s also the surname of a famous astronomer.
65. Leo
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Lion
A northern constellation depicting a lion.
66. Lynx
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Animal name
Lynx is a constellation named after the animal, usually observed in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere.
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67. Mars
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Roman god of war
Mars is the name of the red planet in the solar system.
68. Mercury
Origin: Latin
Meaning: The messenger of god
The smallest planet in the solar system.
69. Meteor
Origin: Greek
Meaning: High in the air
A name that astronomers give to small metallic or rocky bodies that shoot through the galaxy.
70. Moon
Origin: English via Latin
Meaning: Satellite of the earth
71. Namid
Origin: Native American
Meaning: Star dancer
72. Nash
Origin: English
Meaning: At the ash tree
A star located in the constellation of Sagittarius.
73. Neptune
Origin: Roman
Meaning: God of the sea (Roman variant of Poseidon)
In astrology, Neptune is the seventh planet from the sun.
74. Oberon
Origin: German
Meaning: Noble and bear-like
Oberon is also a moon belonging to Uranus.
75. Octans
Origin: Latin
Meaning: The eighth part of a circle
Octans is a faint constellation of the southern sky.
76. Orion
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Hunter
Orion is a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world.
77. Pallas
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Youth, wisdom
Pallas is the name of a family of asteroids.
78. Pavo
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Small, peacock
Pavo is a constellation in the southern sky.
79. Pegasus
Origin: Greek
Meaning: From a water spring
A constellation in the northern sky.
80. Phoenix
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Purplish-red bird
Phoenix is a minor constellation in the southern sky.
81. Polaris
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Pole star
Polaris is the name of the North Star.
82. Pollux
Origin: Greek
Meaning: From a Greek word meaning, crown
A star in the constellation Gemini.
83. Pluto
Origin: Roman
Meaning: God of the underworld, rich
A dwarf planet.
84. Proteus
Origin: Greek
Meaning: The first
Neptune’s largest inner satellite.
85. Pyxis
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Boxtree
Pyxis is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky.
86. Qamar
Origin: Arabic
Meaning: Moon
87. Rasalas
Origin: Arabic
Meaning: The northern (star) of the lion’s head
A star within the Leo constellation.
88. Realtin
Origin: Celtic
Meaning: Little star
89. Regulus
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Prince
The name of the brightest star in the Leo constellation.
90. Rigel
Origin: Arabic
Meaning: Foot
A star in the constellation of Orion.
91. Sabik
Origin: Arabic
Meaning: One who comes in first
Sabik is a star in Ophiuchus.
92. Saros
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Sweep
Saros Cycle is a period in which eclipses repeat themselves.
93. Saturn
Origin: Roman
Meaning: God of agriculture.
Saturn is the farthest planet from Earth discovered by the unaided human eye, Saturn has been known since ancient times.
94. Serpens
Origin: Latin
Meaning: The serpent
One of the Greek constellations, first cataloged by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century.
95. Sirius
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Burning
Sirius is the name of the brightest star in the galaxy.
96. Sol
Origin: Spanish
Meaning: Sun
97. Solar
Origin: Word name
Meaning: The sun
98. Tarak
Origin: Arabic
Meaning: Morning star
99. Taurus
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Bull
One of the constellations of the zodiac.
100. Themis
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Law of nature, or divine law
Themis is the name of a group of asteroids.
101. Thule
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Place name
Thule is the furthest point north in Greek mythology and cartography it is also the name of a large asteroid.
102. Titan
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Defender
Titan is the name of one of Saturn’s largest moons.
103. Virgo
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Maiden, pure or chaste
Virgo is the second-largest constellation in the sky.
104. Wurren
Origin: Aboriginal Australian (Wardaman)
Meaning: Child
Wurren is the name of a multiple-star system.
105. Zenith
Origin: English
Meaning: The highest point in the heavens
Zenith represents the point of the celestial sphere that’s directly above an observer on earth.
