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Space and star cat names

Celestial names have quietly become some of the most popular cat names around, led by Luna, which means moon. There's plenty beyond it: bright stars (Sirius, Vega, Polaris), constellations (Orion, Lyra, Cassiopeia's neighbour Andromeda) and the planets.

Star in other languages makes for short, easy names too: Stella, Hoshi, Estrella and Étoile.

36 names below, each with its meaning and origin.

Girl names 19

  • Andromeda

    A galaxy and a princess

    Greek origin, female, 4 syllables

  • Artemis

    Goddess of the hunt and the moon

    Greek origin, female, 3 syllables

  • Aurora

    "Dawn"

    Latin origin, female, 3 syllables

  • Celeste

    "Heavenly"

    Latin origin, female, 2 syllables

  • Chandra

    "Moon"

    Sanskrit origin, female, 2 syllables

  • Estrella

    "Star"

    Spanish origin, female, 3 syllables

  • Étoile

    "Star"

    French origin, female, 2 syllables

  • Hoshi

    "Star"

    Japanese origin, female, 2 syllables

  • Luna

    "Moon"

    Latin origin, female, 2 syllables

  • Lyra

    The lyre constellation

    Greek origin, female, 2 syllables

  • Moonstone

    Milky gem with a blue sheen

    English origin, female, 2 syllables

  • Nebula

    "Mist, cloud"

    Latin origin, female, 3 syllables

  • Nova

    "New"; a star that suddenly brightens

    Latin origin, female, 2 syllables

  • Nyx

    Goddess of the night

    Greek origin, female, 1 syllable

  • Selene

    Goddess of the moon

    Greek origin, female, 3 syllables

  • Stella

    "Star"

    Latin origin, female, 2 syllables

  • Tsuki

    "Moon"

    Japanese origin, female, 2 syllables

  • Vega

    Bright star in Lyra; "swooping"

    Arabic origin, female, 2 syllables

  • Venus

    Planet and goddess of love

    Latin origin, female, 2 syllables

Boy names 11

  • Apollo

    God of music and light

    Greek origin, male, 3 syllables

  • Astro

    "Star"

    Greek origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Cosmo

    From kosmos, "the ordered universe"

    Greek origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Helios

    The sun god

    Greek origin, male, 3 syllables

  • Jupiter

    Largest planet; king of the Roman gods

    Latin origin, male, 3 syllables

  • Leo

    "Lion"

    Latin origin, male, 1 syllable

  • Lucero

    "Bright star"

    Spanish origin, male, 3 syllables

  • Nimbus

    "Rain cloud"

    Latin origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Orion

    The hunter constellation

    Greek origin, male, 3 syllables

  • Saturn

    The ringed planet

    Latin origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Sirius

    The brightest star; "scorching"

    Greek origin, male, 3 syllables

Unisex names 6

  • Comet

    "Long-haired" star

    Greek origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Eclipse

    When the sun goes dark

    English origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Midnight

    The darkest hour

    English origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Polaris

    The North Star

    Latin origin, unisex, 3 syllables

  • Sol

    "Sun"

    Latin origin, unisex, 1 syllable

  • Sora

    "Sky"

    Japanese origin, unisex, 2 syllables

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