The star Ardra (Tiruvathirai); from Sanskrit ārdrā
Names meaning star
Baby names whose dictionary or scripture meaning relates to star, with the source shown on every name.
74 names: 49 for girls, 22 for boys and 3 for both girls and boys. Most meanings are checked in Monier-Williams' Sanskrit–English Dictionary, Lane's Arabic–English Lexicon and Steingass's Persian–English Dictionary. A few to start: Ashwani ("first nakshatra; the Ashvins"), Mithun ("a pair; Gemini") and Tabinda ("shining, radiant").
74 names
"Star"; the Ardra nakshatra, Tamil atirai
Victorious; Sanskrit abhijit, also the star Vega
A celebrated sage; traditionally "mountain-thrower"
Star; Persian akhtar
"Starry"; from Persian akhtar, "a star"
"Stars"; Arabic anjum, plural of najm
Anuradha, one of the 27 nakshatras of Indian astronomy
A nakshatra; also "moist, tender-hearted"
Arundhati, the star Alcor and wife of the sage Vasishtha
"Embrace"; also one of the 27 nakshatras
The first nakshatra; the twin Ashvin gods
Ashwini, the first of the 27 nakshatras
"The first star", the nakshatra Ashwini
The Vedic sage Atri; Sanskrit atri
"Maiden, pure"; Arabic ʿadhrāʾ
The star Bharani; also a Tamil genre of war poetry
"Picture, bright" in popular use; also the star Spica
The Dhanishta nakshatra; literally "very rich"
"Light of the pole star"; Sanskrit dhruva + jyotis
"Firm, constant"; the pole star
"Part of the pole star"; Sanskrit dhruva + aṃśa
"Steadfast"; feminine of Dhruva, the pole star
"Steadfast"; a modern feminine of Dhruva, the pole star
"Shining like a pearl"; Arabic durriyya
"Star" in popular use; a Persian name of uncertain meaning
"Sky, the heavens"; Arabic falak
"The Phalguni star"; the full moon of Phalguna
"Sparkling, twinkling"
Full of light, brilliant; Sanskrit jyotirmaya
"Full of light"
"Radiant" in popular use; Sanskrit kārttika, "of the Pleiades"
"Star"; Arabic kawkab
"The Milky Way, galaxy"; Persian kāh-kashān
"The Pleiades", the star cluster
"Lion"; Latin leo
"Lyre", the stringed instrument; also a constellation
A pair or couple; the sign Gemini
The planet Jupiter; Arabic al-mushtarī
The planet Venus; Persian nāhīd
Star; Arabic najm
Star; Arabic najma
Star of the faith; Arabic najm al-dīn
"Star"
"Star of the eye"
"Dew drops" or "nebula"; Sanskrit nīhāra, "mist, dew"
"New"; Latin nova, as in a new star
The Pleiades, a cluster of bright stars
"Zodiac sign" or "collection"
The nakshatra Revati; wife of Balarama
The lunar asterism Rohini; Sanskrit rohiṇī, "the red one"
A star; Lane identifies al-Rumayṣāʼ as Procyon
"The seven sages"; also the stars of the Great Bear
Shining brightly; Arabic thāqib, a star that pierces the dark
"The starry night"; Sanskrit śarvarī
A star; Hindi and Urdu sitārā
A faint star (Alcor); Arabic al-Suhā
The star Canopus; Arabic suhayl
"Canopus" star; also "gentle, easy"; Arabic Suhayla
"Star"; Latin stella
"The Pleiades" star cluster; Arabic al-Thurayyā
The bright star Arcturus, a lunar mansion
"Shining, radiant"; Persian tābanda
"A star"
"Star and moon"; Hindi from Sanskrit tārā + candra
"Saviour, one who carries across"; also "a star"
Shiva as "lord who carries across"; popularly "lord of the stars"
Queen of the truthful King Harishchandra; from Sanskrit tārā, "star"
"Lord of the stars", the moon; Sanskrit tārā + nātha
"Star"; Sanskrit tārikā
Night visitor; the star of the night, or morning star
The starlit night; literally "shining"
A name of Kartikeya; Sanskrit viśākha, "branched"
The lunar star Vishakha; literally "branched"
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