People have looked to the sky for inspiration for thousands of years, so why not look to the cosmos for a baby name. With a vast universe full of stars, galaxies, and planets, you’ve got plenty to choose from. Here are some unique baby girl names inspired by space, which we think are out of this world!
Alcyone
Origin: Greek mythology name
Alcyone is the brightest star in the Pleiades star cluster.
Alhena
Origin: Arabic
Meaning: A ring
A Star in the Constellation Gemini.
Alya
Origin: Russian, Turkish, and Arabic
Meaning: Heavens, exalted, and highborn
The name from the star system, Theta Serpentis.
Amalthea
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Tender goddess
Amalthea is the largest of the inner satellites of Jupiter.
Antila
Origin: Greek and Latin
Meaning: Pump
A constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere.
Aquila
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Eagle
Aquila is a constellation on the celestial equator. It represents the bird that carried Zeus/Jupiter’s thunderbolts in Greek-Roman mythology.
Aruna
Origin: Sanskrit
Meaning: Dawnlight or rising sun
Ascella
Origin: Italian
Meaning: Armpit
Ascella is a star system in part of the Sagittarius constellation.
Asterope
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Starry-faced
Asterope is a blue-white sequence star located in the constellation Taurus.
Atria
Origin: Persian
Meaning: Brightness
The brightest star that’s part of the Triangulum Australe.
Auriga
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Charioteer, or wagoner
Auriga is a lesser-known constellation neighboring Gemini and Taurus that is visible in the northern hemisphere during the winter months.
Capella
Origin: Italian
Meaning: Chapel
The name of the eleventh brightest star in the sky.
Cassini
Origin: Italian
Meaning: A small dwelling place
The gap in Saturn’s ring is known as “Cassini’s division”.
Columba
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Dove
Columba constellation is located in the southern sky.
Cosima
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Order
Feminine form of Cosmo from the Greek name Kosmas.
Cybele
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Mother of all gods
Astronomers gave the name to the largest asteroid in our solar system.
Despina
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Lady
Despina refers to the inner satellite of the planet Neptune.
Felis
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Lucky
A constellation founded by French astronomer Lalande which he dedicated to his cat.
Galatea
Origin: Greek
Meaning: She who is milk-white
Galatea is also the name of a moon circling Neptune.
Gemini
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Twins
Gemini is one of the constellations of the zodiac and is located in the northern celestial hemisphere.
Gomeisa
Origin: Arabic
Meaning: Bleary-eyed one
The second brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor.
Helia
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Sun
Hydra
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Water serpent
Hydra is the largest of the 88 modern constellations, its southern end borders Libra and Centaurus, and its northern end borders Cancer.
Indu
Origin: Hindi
Meaning: Moon
Jacira
Origin: Brazilian
Meaning: Honey and moon
Kamaria
Origin: Swahili
Meaning: Moonlight
Lacerta
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Lizard
Lacerta constellation lies in the northern sky, between Andromeda and Cygnus.
Libra
Origin: Latin
Meaning: The scales
Libra is a constellation of the zodiac and is located in the Southern celestial hemisphere.
Livana
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: Moon
Lucine
Origin: Armenian
Meaning: Moon
Lynx
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Animal name
Lynx is a constellation named after the animal, usually observed in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere.
Mahina
Origin: Hawaiian
Meaning: Moon
Meissa
Origin: Arabic
Meaning: Shining one
The name of a star in Orion’s belt.
Nashira
Origin: Arabic
Meaning: Bearer of good news
Nashira is a giant star found in the Capricorn constellation.
Navi
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: To name
A star in the Cassiopeia constellation.
Neoma
Origin: Greek
Meaning: New moon
Orana
Origin: Australian Aboriginal
Meaning: Moon
Sidra
Origin: Arabic
Meaning: Goddess of the stars
Sihana
Origin: Albanian
Meaning: Like the moon
Talitha
Origin: Aramaic
Meaning: Young girl
It is a star in the Ursa Major constellation.
Thalassa
Origin: Greek
Meaning: The sea
Thalassa is one of the moons of Neptune.
Thebe
Origin: Greek mythology name
Thebe is the fourth of Jupiter’s moons by distance from the planet.
Titania
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Land of giants
A moon of the planet Uranus.
Vela
Origin: Latin, Sanskrit
Meaning: Shore, coast
Vela is a constellation in the southern sky, which contains the Vela Supercluster.
Volana
Origin: Madagascar
Meaning: Moon
Zaniah
Origin: Arabic
Meaning: Corner
Zaniah is a triple star system in the constellation of Virgo.
Zosma
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Girdle
A star in the constellation of Leo.
