Celestial Names:
sun, moon, stars, etc
African
  • Cherika "The moon (Amharic/Ethiopian)"
  • Dunia Earth (Swahili"
  • Duniya "Earth (Hausa)"
  • Hullanta "The universe; everything (Amharic/Ethiopian)"
  • Jata "Celestial star (Kikuyu)"
  • Kiania "Dawn (Kikuyu)"
  • Kianira "The dawn (Kikuyu)"
  • Maleda "Dawn (Amharic/Ethiopian)"
  • Maret "The earth (Amharic/Ethiopian)"
  • Marinda "The evening star (Shona)"
  • Nyika "The earth"
  • Nyota "Star (Swahili)"
  • Onile "Spirit of the earth (Yoruba)"
  • Osumare "Rainbow (Yoruba)"
  • Sama "Heaven, sky (Hausa)"
  • Sarraqa "Celestial rise - the rise of the moon, stars, and sun (Amharic/Ethipoian)"
  • Shanira "Warmed by the sun (Shona)" <
  • Zuvan "The sun (Shona)"
Anglo Saxon
  • Sunn "Gift of the sun"
  • Sunniva "Gift of the sun"
  • Synne "Gift of the sun"
  • Synnove "Gift of the sun"
Arabic
  • Akmar "Lit by the moon"
  • Alawi "Heavenly, celestial"
  • Alhena "A ring: star in the constellation Gemini"
  • Alzubra "A star in the constellation Leo"
  • Aqmar "Lit by the moon"
  • Asia "Lively; The rising sun"
  • Asianne "The rising sun"
  • Bab-El-Sama "Door of Heaven"
  • Badra "Full moon"
  • Badriyyah "Resembling the full moon"
  • Dunya "Earth"
  • Falak "Star"
  • Firdaus "Paradise"
  • Firdaws "Paradise"
  • Firdous "Paradise"
  • Hala "The ring around the moon"
  • Hilal "New moon"
  • Iamar "Moon"
  • Janna "Paradise, garden"
  • Jinan "Paradise, garden"
  • Kamar "Moon"
  • Kamra "Moonlit"
  • Kawkab "Star"
  • Kawthar "River in Paradise"
  • Najm "Star"
  • Najma "Star"
  • Qamar "Moon"
  • Qamra "Moonlit"
  • Sama "Heaven"
  • Shams "Sun"
  • Souhaila "Name of a star in the constellation "Carnia"
  • Suha "Name of a planet in either Ursa Major or Ursa Minor"
  • Suhaila "Name of a star in the constellation "Carina"
  • Suraya "A star in the Taurus constellation"
  • Thuraya "A star in the Taurus constellation"
  • Thwayya "Star"
Armenian
  • Ziazan "Rainbow"
Basque
  • Aizea "Wind"
  • Amalur "Mother earth"
  • Amalurra "Mother earth"
  • Eguskina "Sunshine"
  • Eguskine "Sunshine"
  • Izar "Star"
  • Izarra "Star"
  • Lurra "The earth"
Chinese
  • Lian "Daughter of the sun"
Dutch
  • Zonje "Little sun"
  • Zonnetje "Little sun"
Egyptian
  • Bast "Personification of the heat of the sun"
  • Khepri "Morning sun"
English
  • Liane "Daughter of the sun. Diminutive of Eliana"
  • Lianna "Daughter of the sun. Diminutive of Eliana"
  • Mona "Moon (Old English)"
  • Star "A star"
  • Starlis "Star"
  • Starr "Star"
  • Taurina "An astrological name; feminine of Taurus "the bull"
Finnish
  • Aiti "Earth"
  • Aitimaa "Mother Earth"
  • Paiva "Sun"
  • Paivatar "Sun"
French
  • Celesse "Heavenly"
  • Celeste "Heavenly"
  • Celestia "Heavenly"
  • Celestiel "Heavenly"
  • Celestine "Heavenly"
  • Celestyna "Heavenly"
  • Eliane "Daughter of the sun"
  • Estee "Star"
  • Estelle "Star"
Gaelic
  • Luan "The moon"
  • Lunasa "August, the month of the moon
  • Realta "Star"
Greek
  • Aitheria "The wind"
  • Allita "Earth mother goddess"
  • Apolline "Sunlight"
  • Apollonia "From Apollo, sunlight"
  • Asta "Star"
  • Asterodea "Star-goddess"
  • Astra "Star"
  • Astrea "Star"
  • Damia "Earth goddess"
  • Eleadora "Gift of the sun"
  • Eleana "Daughter of the sun"
  • Electra "Sparkling. The fiery sun. Mythological daughter of Agamemnon."
  • Elektra "The fiery sun. Mythological daughter of Agamemnon"
  • Eliana "Daughter of the sun"
  • Elianna "Daughter of the sun"
  • Elianne "Daughter of the sun"
  • Eustella "Fair star"
  • Helia "Of the sun"
  • Hester "Evening star"
  • Idalia "Behold the sun"
  • Iris "Rainbow"
  • Irisa "Rainbow"
  • Maia "Star goddess of the Pleiades"
  • Pleione "Mother star-goddess"
  • Selena "Moon goddess"
  • Selene "Moon goddess"
  • Selenia "In the moonlight"
  • Urania "Heavenly"
Hawaiian
  • Hina "Goddess of the moon"
  • Honua "The earth"
  • Kalani "The heavenly girl"
  • Kealani "White heaven"
  • Lani "Sky, heaven"
  • Lanika "Heaven"
  • Leilani "Heavenly flower"
  • Leolani "Voice of heaven"
  • Loni "Sky"
  • Polani "Heavenly night"
  • Weilani "Heavenly water"
Hebrew
  • Chamania "Sun or sunflower"
  • Chamaniya "Sun, or sunflower"
  • Cochava "Star"
  • Ester "Star"
  • Esther "Star"
  • Estrela "Star"
  • Eszter "Star"
  • Levana "The moon"
  • Sheiramoth "From heaven"
  • Tal "Dew of heaven"
  • Talia "Dew of heaven"
  • Taliya "Heaven's dew"
  • Talora "Morning's dew"
  • Talori "Morning's dew"
  • Talya "Dew of heaven"
Hindi
  • Chandra "Moon"
  • Chandrani "Moon woman"
  • Chandrika "Little moon"
  • Medini "The earth"
  • Purnima "Full moon; completion"
  • Sitara "Star"
  • Tarika "Little star"
Hungarian
  • Eszti "Star"
Indian
  • Indu "Moon"
  • Indukala "Moonlight"
  • Indulala "Moonlight"
  • Indulekha "Moon"
  • Induma "Moon"
  • Indumati "Full moon"
  • Indumukhi "With a moonlike face"
  • Jyotsna "Moonlight"
Italian
  • Cira "Sun"
  • Lunetta "Little moon"
Japanese
  • Daichi "The earth"
  • Hoshi "Star"
  • Hoshiko "Star child"
  • Hoshiyo "Generation of the star"
  • Mikazuki "New moon"
  • Niji "Rainbow" <
  • Nijina "Rainbow town"
  • Tenshi "Heaven's child; like an angel"
  • Teruko "Sunshine girl"
  • Tukiko "Child of the moon"
  • Tukiyo "Generation of the moon"
Latin
  • Acidalia "Named for Venus"
  • Apollonia "Belonging to Apollo"
  • Asteria "Star"
  • Astra "Star"
  • Caelestra "Heavenly"
  • Caeli "Sky"
  • Caelia "Sky"
  • Calva "A name referring to Venus"
  • Celaeno "One of the Pleiades"
  • Celesse "Heavenly"
  • Celesta "Of the heavens"
  • Celeste "Of the heavens; Heavenly"
  • Celestia "Heavenly"
  • Celestiel "Heavenly"
  • Celestina "Of the heavens"
  • Celestine "Of the heavens. Heavenly"
  • Celestyna "Heavenly"
  • Celia "Of the heavens"
  • Celine "Hammer or of the heavens"
  • Eleana "Daughter of the sun"
  • Eliana "Daughter of the sun"
  • Elianna "Daughter of the sun"
  • Elianne "Daughter of the sun"
  • Essie "Star"
  • Estella "Star"
  • Estelle "Star"
  • Luna "The moon"
  • Oriana "Rising sun"
  • Sidra "Star"
  • Stanislava "Star"
  • Star "A star"
  • Stella "Star"
  • Stelle "Star"
  • Tefia "Earth"
  • Tellus "Earth"
  • Teralyn "The planet earth"
  • Terra "Earth"
  • Terrecea "Earthy woman"
  • Terrena "Earth"
  • Terrene "Earth"
  • Terricia "Earthy woman"
  • Vanessa "Named for Venus"
  • Vega "Star"
  • Venessa "Named for Venus"
  • Vespera "Eveningstar"
  • Vesperia "Eveningstar"
  • Vespira "Eveningstar"
Native American
  • Almika "The sky (Ixil Maya)"
  • Chaska "Star, star goddess (Quechua/Inca)"
  • Chava "Earth (Ixil Maya)"
  • Chipara "Rainbow (Inca)"
  • Donoma "Sight of the sun (Omaha)"
  • Fochik "Celestial stars (Chickasaw)"
  • Hakidonmuya "Time of waiting moon (Hopi)"
  • Intina "Sun eye (Inca)"
  • Ixkin "She of the sun, pronounced eesh-keen (Yucateco Maya)"
  • Kiche "Sky spirit (Cree)"
  • Magena "Moon"
  • Mapiya "Sky (Sioux)"
  • Miakoda "Power of the moon"
  • Migina "Returning moon (Omaha)"
  • Mimiteh "New moon (Omaha)"
  • Misae "White sun (Osage)"
  • Namid "Star dancer (Cheyenne)"
  • Namid "Star dancer (Chippewa)"
  • Ooljee "Moon (Navajo)"
  • Oota Dabun "Day star (Algonquin)"
  • Pachama "Mother earth (Inca)"
  • Pachamama "Mother earth (Inca)"
  • Pamuya "Water moon (Hopi)"
  • Qoylurani "Star (Inca)"
  • Sanuye "Red cloud at sundown (Miwok)"
  • Shoteka "Sky (Chickasaw)"
  • Tadewi "Wind (Omaha)"
  • Taigi "Returning moon (Omaha)"
  • Taima "Thunder"
  • Taini "Returning moon (Omaha)"
  • Tuwa "Earth (Hopi)"
  • Wicapiwakan "Holy star (Dakota)"
  • Yaxeka "New star (Yucateco Maya)"
  • Yaxkin "New sun (Yucateco Maya)"
Norse
  • Gimle "New heaven"
  • Nymaane "New moon (pronounced nye-mohn-ah)"
  • Sola "The sun"
  • Solveig "The way of the sun"
Persian
  • Akhtar "Star; also the name of a flower"
  • Aydogdu "A moon is born"
  • Ayishik "Moonlight"
  • Aykut "Happy moon, fortunate moon"
  • Aymelek "Moon angel"
  • Ayperi "Moon fairy"
  • Aysel "Like the moon"
  • Ayten "Moon body"
  • Baddur "Little full moon"
  • Badri "Of the full moon"
  • Badrya "Of the full moon"
  • Budur "Full moon"
  • Esther "Star" also "Myrtle leaf"
  • Hester "Star; Myrtle leaf"
  • Hestia "Star"
  • Hetty "Star"
  • Jannat "Paradise"
  • Khorshed "Sun"
  • Khorsheed "Sun"
  • Khorshid "Sun"
  • Khurshid "Shining sun"
  • Khurshidbanu "Lady as radiant as the sun"
  • Kira "Sun"
  • Kokab "A star, celestial body"
  • Kowkab "A star, celestial body"
  • Mah "Moon"
  • Mahafrin "Blessing of the moon"
  • Mahafsin "Blessing of the moon"
  • Mahasti "The moon's being"
  • Mahbanu "Moon-like lady"
  • Mahchehr "Has features like the moon"
  • Mahdokht "Daughter of the moon"
  • Mahin "Like the moon"
  • Mahinbanu "Lady like the moon"
  • Mahkhurshid "Moon and sun"
  • Mahlegha "Face of the moon"
  • Mahnaz "The moon's glory"
  • Mahpaekar "Face like the moon"
  • Mahpari "Moon fairy"
  • Mahparvin "Moon Pleiades"
  • Mahpervis "Excellent like the moon"
  • Mahperviz "Excellent like the moon"
  • Mahrokh "Face like the moon"
  • Mahrokh "Whose face os like the moon; beautiful"
  • Mahru "Face like the moon"
  • Mahsheed "Moon, moonlight"
  • Mahshid "Moon, moonlight"
  • Mahta "Moon-like"
  • Mahtab "Moonlight"
  • Mahtab "Shining moon"
  • Mahvash "Moon-like, a beauty"
  • Mahzarin "Golden moon"
  • Malagha "Face of the moon"
  • Masha "Like the moon"
  • Meher "Sun, love, friendship, kindness, justice"
  • Meherafriz "Blessings of the sun"
  • Meherchehr "Has features like the sun"
  • Meherohk "Face like the sun"
  • Meherpaekar "Face like the sun"
  • Mehrnaz "The sun's glory"
  • Mehry "Sun; also affectionate, kind"
  • Minau "Heaven"
  • Minoo "Heaven"
  • Minu "Heaven"
  • Nahid "Venus"
  • Nekahktar "Of good stars"
  • Nekahtar "Of good stars"
  • Oldooz "Star (Azerbaijani)"
  • Olduz "Star (Azerbauijani)"
  • Oranous "The palnet Uranus"
  • Parveen "Name of a constellation"
  • Parvin "Pleiades, pearls"
  • Senay "Happy moon"
  • Setareh "Star"
  • Shams "Sun"
  • Talayeh "Golden rays of sun"
  • Tara "A star"
  • Touba "Name of a tree in Paradise; excellent, best"
  • Zohreh "The planet Venus"
Portuguese
  • Eliana "Of the sun"
Russian
  • Danica "Morning star"
  • Danifa "Morning star"
  • Danika "Morning star"
  • Dannica "Morning star"
  • Dannika "Morning star"
  • Irisa "Rainbow"
  • Raiya "Heaven"
  • Raiyana "Heaven"
  • Sonste "Sun"
  • Zemlia "Earth"
Sanskrit
  • Anila "The wind"
  • Bhanumati "Lustrous like sunshine"
  • Chandra "Shining moon"
  • Dakini "Walking in the sky"
  • Dhara "The earth"
  • Drisana "Daughter of the sun"
  • Kalynda "The sun"
  • Kinnara "Celestial musician"
  • Mandara "Mystical celestial flower
  • Purnima "Full moon"
  • Raveena "The sun"
  • Ravina "The sun"
  • Rodasi "Heaven and earth"
  • Suria "The sun"
  • Suriya "The sun"
  • Suvana "The sun; fire"
  • Udaya "Rising of the sun and moon"
  • Udayana "Celestial rise"
Scandinavian
  • Iris "Rainbow"
  • Martina "Mars"
  • Sunniva "A gift of the sun (soo-NEE-vah)"
  • Synnove "A gift of the sun"
Serbian
  • Nebesa "The heavens"
  • Sunce "Sun"
  • Suncey "Sun"
  • Zora "Dawn"
Spanish
  • Araceli "Altar of heaven"
  • Aracelia "Altar of heaven"
  • Aracely "Altar of heaven"
  • Arcelia "Treasure. Altar of heaven"
  • Arcilla "Altar of heaven"
  • Celesta "Heavenly"
  • Celestina "Heavenly"
  • Eleadora "Gift of the sun"
  • Estela "Star"
  • Estelita "Star"
  • Estella "Star"
  • Estrella "Star"
  • Estrellita "Star"
  • Izar "Star"
  • Izarra "Star"
  • Izarre "Star"
  • Saturnina "Gift of Saturn"
  • Solana "Sunshine"
  • Tierra "Earth"
Swedish
  • Stella "Star"
  • Vega "Star"
Teutonic
  • Sonnehilda "Sun battle maiden"
  • Sonnehilde "Sun battle maiden"
  • Sunhild "Sun battle maiden"
  • Sunhilda "Sun battle maiden"
  • Sunhilde "Sun battle maiden"
Tibetan
  • Khadroma "Celestial beings"
  • Khalama "Sky path"
  • Michewa "A name for one of the heavens"
  • Nima "The sun"
  • Nyima "The sun"
  • Sashi "The world"
Turkish
  • Ayishik "Moonlight"
  • Cennet "Paradise (pronounced JEH-net)"
  • Dolunay "Full moon"
  • Gul Jennet "Rose-paradise (Gul Cennet)"
  • Gulay "Rose moon"
  • Jennet "Paradise. (Turkish spelling: Cennet)"
  • Kevser "Name of a river in Paradise"
  • Sureyya "The Pleiades"
  • Tulay "Veil of the moon"
Welsh
  • Seren "Star"