My wife and I are both space nuts but not so good with names. We would like to name our son and/or daughter after the beauty of the cosmos, any thoughts or ideas would be much appreciated by us thank you!!
For girls there are plenty that mean ‘star’, e.g.:
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] (or variants [name_f]Estella[/name_f]/[name_f]Estelle[/name_f])
[name_f]Esther[/name_f] (possibly meaning star, but it’s not certain)
[name_u]Seren[/name_u]
[name_f]Astra[/name_f]
For boys [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] comes to mind, which is etymologically linked to the word cosmos.
Or there are a lot of names for both sexes that have meanings to do with the sun or moon, but I’m not sure whether that is spacey enough for you, e.g.
[name_m]Samson[/name_m]
[name_f]Soleil[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_u]Jericho[/name_u] (possibly related to word for moon, although possibly not)
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Selene[/name_f]
Mythology names often have links with the planets or other celestial bodies ([name_f]Venus[/name_f], [name_m]Apollo[/name_m], [name_m]Helios[/name_m]), although they can be a bit ‘far out’ depending on your taste.
Martin is also a form of Mars.
I think girls are easier than boys on this one!
For girls there are plenty that mean ‘star’, e.g.:
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] (or variants [name_f]Estella[/name_f]/[name_f]Estelle[/name_f])
[name_f]Esther[/name_f] (possibly means star, not certain)
[name_u]Seren[/name_u]
[name_f]Astra[/name_f]
For boys [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] comes to mind, which is etymologically linked to the word cosmos.
Or there are a lot of names for both sexes that have meanings to do with the sun or moon, but I’m not sure whether that is spacey enough for you, e.g.
[name_m]Samson[/name_m]
[name_f]Soleil[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_u]Jericho[/name_u] (possibly related to word for moon, although possibly not)
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Selene[/name_f]
Mythology names often have links with the planets or other celestial bodies ([name_f]Venus[/name_f], [name_m]Apollo[/name_m], [name_m]Helios[/name_m]), although they can be a bit ‘far out’ depending on your taste.
I think girls are easier than boys on this one!
Boys:
[name_m]Cosmo[/name_m]/[name_m]Cosimo[/name_m]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]
[name_m]Jupiter[/name_m]
[name_m]Atlas[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]
[name_m]Sirius[/name_m]
Girls:
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassiopeia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Andromeda[/name_f]
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f]
[name_f]Venus[/name_f]
[name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] or I prefer Cosmos or Cosimos
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]
[name_m]Atlas[/name_m]
[name_m]Galileo[/name_m]
[name_u]Neil[/name_u] (after DeGrasse [name_u]Tyson[/name_u])
[name_u]Sky[/name_u]/[name_u]Skylar[/name_u]
[name_m]Apollo[/name_m]
Caelum
[name_m]Perseus[/name_m]
[name_u]Oberon[/name_u]
[name_m]Leonid[/name_m]
[name_m]Aries[/name_m]
[name_m]Zeke[/name_m]
Girls -
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Nova[/name_f]
[name_f]Atlantis[/name_f] (space shuttle)
Either:
Endeavour (shuttle)
Boys -
[name_u]Rigel[/name_u]
[name_m]Apollo[/name_m]
[name_m]Alan[/name_m]
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m]
[name_m]Virgil[/name_m]
[name_u]Gus[/name_u]
Grissom
[name_u]Glenn[/name_u]
[name_m]Gordon[/name_m]
[name_m]Cooper[/name_m]
[name_m]Deke[/name_m]
Schirra
[name_m]Armstrong[/name_m]
[name_m]Buzz[/name_m]
Aldrin