Unique Space Names for Girls

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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.

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