Quick Guides:
Female names: Day, Moon, Night, Sun, Stars, Other
Male names: Moon, Night, Sun, Stars, Other
Both, Planets
(Female Names)
Day
Alaula: hawaiian: Light of daybreak
Aruna: hindu: Dawn
Arunima: hindu: Glow of dawn
Dagna: old german: A splendid day
Dagny: norwegian: Day, brightness
Dawn: old english: Dawn
Duha: muslim: Forenoon
Orianna: latin: Golden, dawning
Sandya: hindu: Sunset time
Seher: turkish: Dawn
Roxana: persian: Dawn
Sonsee-array: apache: Morning star takes away clouds
Zarah: hebrew: Coming of dawn
Zerlinda: hebrew: Beautiful dawn
Zora: greek: Dawn
Moon
Amaris: english: Child of the Moon
Ay: turkish: Moon
Aysel: turkish: Moonlike
Badria: afghani: Moonlike
Chandrika: hindu: moonlight
Chantrea: cambodian: Moonlight
Cynthia: greek: Moon
Dolunay: turkish: Full moon
Hilal: turkish: Cresent
Indu: hindu: moon
Indukala: hindu: moonlight
Indulala: hindu: moonlight
Induma: hindu: moon
Indumukhi: hindu: with moonlike face
Isadora: greek: Gift of the moon
Jyotsna: hindu: moonlight
Kamaria: somali: Like the moon
Kamra: muslim: Moon
Kaumudi: hindu: moonlight
Konane (koh-nah-neh): hawaiian: Bright as the moonlight
Levana: hebrew: Moon
Luna: latin: Moon
Lunula: latin: Half moon
Magena (mah-jeen-ah): native american: The coming moon
Mah: persian: Moon
Mahasti: persian: “You are a moon”
Mahin: persian: Related to the moon
Mahina (mah-heen-nah): hawaiian: Moon
Mahliqua: persian: Moonlike
Mahstai (mah-sah-tee): persian: Moon lady
Mehtap: turkish: Moonlight
Miakoda (migh-yah-koh-dah): native american: Power of the moon
Migina (mi-jee-nah): omaha indian: Moon returning
Mika (mee-kah): japanese: New moon
Mimiteh (meh-meh-teh): native american: New moon
Mitena: native american: Coming moon; new moon
Mitexi: native american: Sacred Moon
Neoma/Neona: greek: New Moon
Nuray: turkish: Moonlight
Ofra: mandinka: Moon
Philomena: greek: Lover of the moon
Quamarah: muslim: The moon
Qamra: arabic: Moon
Selena: greek: Moon
Shashi (shah-shee): hindu: Moonbeam
Soma: indian: Moon
Somatra: indian: Excelling the moon
Tainn: native american: New moon
Yue: chinese: Moon
Night
Koko: native american: Night
Laila (lah-ee-lah): danish: Night
Lailie (lay-lee): hebrew: Born during the night
Leila (lay-lah): arabic: Born at night, black
Lelia: swahili: night
Lila: arabic: Night
Nisha: india: Night
Nyx: greek: Night
Ratri: hindu: Night
Shabanna: muslim: Belonging to the night; young lady
Sun
Cam: english-gypsy: Beloved, refering to the sun
Ghazaalah: persian: Graceful; the sun
Grian (Gree-ahn): scottish: Sun
Grianghath (gree-an-gah-th): scottish: Sunbeam
Kala: hawaiian: Sun; princess
Levana: latin: Rising sun
Savita: indian: Sun
Shamsa: persian: Sun
Solana: spanish: Sunshine
Tanya: greek: Sun
Stars
Ashwini: hindu: name of a star
Asta: greek: Star
Astra: greek: Like a star
Astrid: armenian: Star
Anusha: hindu: beautiful morning, a star
Anuradha: hindu: a bright star
Chandani: hindu: star
Citla (see-tlah or seh-tal-ah): aztec: Star
Citlalmina (sit-lahl-MEEN-ah): aztec: Arrow stars (meteorite)
Danica (dah-nee-kah): slavic: The morning star
Estelle: latin: Star
Ester/Esther: swedish: Star
Falak: arabian: Star
Hesper: greek: Evening star
Hoshi: japanese: A star
Izar: basque: Star
Kira (kigh-rah): persian: Sun
Lani: hawaiian: Sky
Lumen: latin: Star
Mamid: native american: The star dancer
Najmah: arabian: Star
Najum: muslim: Stars
Parvin: persian: Cluster of stars, Pleiades
Roxanna: latin: Sparkling star
Sidra: latin: Like a star
Sitara: sanskrit: Morning Star
Soraya/Suraya: persian: Star; Pleiades constellation; Princess
Spica (spigh-kah): latin: Name of a star
Starlet: etymological: A diminuitive star, or a young aspiring
movie actress.
Svetlana (svet-lah- nah): russian: Star
Thurrayya: muslim: Star; the Pleiades
Yildiz: turkish: Star
Other
Ambar: hindu: Sky
Azura: english: Clear blue sky
Celeste/Celina/Celene/Celine/Celestia/Celestine/Celestina: jewish-latin:
Heavenly, celestial
Jannah/Jannat: muslim: Heaven, garden
Lani: hawaiian: Sky, heaven
Leilani: hawaiian: Heavenly (Sky) child
Mahirimah (mah-hher-eh-mah): persian: Sun-moon; very beautiful
Menaka: hindu: Celestial damsel
Nalani: hawaiian: Calmness of the heavens(skies)
Okelani: hawaiian: From heaven
Sahira (sah-heer-ah): muslim: Earth, moon, spring which flows
constantly
(Male Names)
Moon
Balachandra: hindu: Young moon
Chander/Chandra: hindu: Moon
Chandrashekhar: hindu: One who holds moon in his hair knot (Shiva)
Chandresh: hindu: Lord of the moon
Divyendu: hindu: Bright moon
Hemachandra: hindu: Golden moon
Jacy: native american: The moon
Lalitchandra: hindu: Beautiful moon
Mayank: hindu: Moon
Phoolendu: hindu: Full moon
Quamar: muslim: The moon
Shashank: hindu: Moon
Shashee: hindu: Moon
Sudhanssu: hindu: Moon
Tungesh: hindu: Moon
Virochan: hindu: Moon
Night
Daren: nigerian: Born at night
Delano: old french: Of the night
Nesf-e-shab: persian: Midnight
Nishit: hindu: Midnight
Yaten: japanese: Night sky
Sun
Aland: english: Bright as the sun
Anshuman: hindu: Sun
Arun: hindu: Sun
Bhaskar: hindu: Sun
Ciro: spanish: Sun
Dinesh: hindu: Sun
Dinkar: hindu: Sun
Divakar: hindu: Sun
Finley: english: Sunbeam
Hari: hindu: Sun
Ishan: hindu: Sun
Jayaditya: hindu: Victorious sun
Khorshid (kohr-sheed): persian: Sun
Lalitaditya: hindu: Beautiful sun
Martand: hindu: Sun
Mihir: hindu: Sun
Prabhakar: hindu: Sun
Samson: hebrew: Like the sun
Sol/Solis: latin: Sun; sunshine
Solisorcasus (soh-leh-sohr-kay-sas): latin: Sun-set
Solisortus (soh-leh-sohr-toos): latin: Sun-rise
Suresh: hindu: Sun
Surya: hindu: Sun
Suryakant: hindu: Loved by the sun
Tapan: hindu: Sun, summer
Stars
Altair: greek: Star
Baran: latin: Form of star Aldebaran
Eous (ee-oh-oos): latin: Morning star
Tarak: hindu: Star
Xihuitl (shee-WHEE-tl): aztec: Comet
Other
Ambar: hindu: Sky
Akash: hindu: Sky
Dag: norwegian: Day
Eos: latin: Dawn
Gagan (gay-gahn): sukhism: Sky, heaven
Gaganvihari: hindu: One who stays in heaven
Hinehr (high-nehr): korean: Sky
Kane (kah-nee): hawaiian: The eastern sky
Nilay: hindu: Heaven
Prabhat: hindu: Dawn
Rakesh: hindu: Lord of the night, sun
Rajanikant: hindu: Sun, lord of night
Taran: hindu: Heaven
Tlanextic (tlan-NEX-tik): aztec: The light of dawn
Yakecan (yah-keh-shen): dene indian: Skysong
Vyomesh: hindu: Lord of the sky
(Both)
Hoshi: japanese: Star
Nichi: japanese: Sun
Ryuuza: japanese: Draco (dragon) constellation
Sei: japanese: Star
Seiya: japanese: Star Field
Shab: persian: Night
Sobh: persian: Morning
Tsukino: japanese: Of the moon
Planets
Dosei: japanese: Saturn; roughly translates “earth star”
Kaiousei: japanese: Neptune; roughly translates “sea/ocean
king star”
Kasei: japanese: Mars; roughly translates “fire star”
Kinsei: japanese: Venus; roughly translates “gold star”
Meiousei: japanese: Pluto; roughly translates “dark king star”
Mokusei: japanese: Jupiter; roughly translates “wood star”
Mushtaree: muslim: Jupiter, planet
Suisei: japanese: Mercury; roughly translates “water star”
Taiyou/Hiyou: japanese: Sun; roughly translates “big sunshine”
or “fire sunshine”
Tennousei: japanese: Uranus; roughly translates “sky/heaven
king star”
Tsuchi: japanese: Earth
Tsuki: japanese: Moon