Star baby girl names: the best otherworldly inspo

North - á la Kim Kardashian, after the North StarAstra/Astrid – variations on the Latin, 'of the stars'Aurora – Roman goddess of the sunriseEsther - derived from the Old Persian stāra meaning "star"Celeste – from 'a celestial being'Maren – 'the star of the sea', the old Hebrew version of Mary and all Mary derivativesRay/Rae – in homage to the sunStarr – from the Old English 'steorra', meaning StarStella/Estelle – French for starHailey – a variation on the spelling of Halley, as in Halley's CometSeren – Welsh for starCosmos – the name given to all the stars in the universe as a collectiveAdhara – the Arabic name given to one of the brightest stars in the skySol - a unisex name, the Latin word for Sun

Orion – one of the most recognisable constellations in the northern hemisphereBellatrix - star in the Orion constellationNorma - small constellation seen in the southern hemisphereAndromeda - a large constellation, known for the Andromedids meteor showerLyra – a Harp-shaped constellation seen in the Northern hemisphereCastor – the brightest star in the constellation of Gemini, perfect for babies born in May or JuneWolf - meaning Lupus in Latin, a constellation in the southern skyCarina - a constellation containing the second brightest star in the sky, known as CanopyMaia - a giant blue star in the Taurus constellation

Luna - meaning moon in LatinVenus - second planet from the sunPandora - heavily-cratered moon of Saturn, it was named after the first woman endowed with gifts of gods in Greek mythologyElara – Moon of JupiterFay - name given to stars, attendants of the moon in the night sky in poetryEris – the Tenth Planet, a dwarf planet discovered in 2005Gaia - a name given to Mother EarthOphelia – smallest moon of UranusTitania - largest moon of UranusMiranda - another one of the five moons of UranusJuliet - another one of the five moons of UranusAriel - another one of the five moons of UranusElara - a moon of Jupiter, named after one of the lovers of Zeus in the Greek mythologyBelinda - part of the Portia group of satellitesBianca - one of 13 (yes, 13) inner moons of UranusDespina - an inner moon of Neptune, also known as Neptune V (though not as catchy)Galatea - another inner moon of NeptuneLarissa - the fifth moon of NeptuneDione - a moon of Saturn with giant ice cliffs

Aries - latin for RamLibra - the seventh sign in the ZodiacDelta - Leonis, a constellation in LeoEta - of Leonis, a star in LeoTheta – of Caprioni, a star in CapricornGemini - the third sign in the zodiacLeo - a unisex name and the fourth sign in the zodiacVirgo - the sixth sign in the zodiacSagittarius - the ninth sign in the zodiac

Archer - a skilled bowman reminiscent of the constellation Saggitarius. Astrophel - Astro for short, Astrophel is the name given by poet Sir Philip Sidney to his male star-crossed lover. Caelum - the older cousin of Callum, this name is an ancient word meaning 'stars in heaven'.Cittali - An unusual name with Native American roots, this simply means 'star'. Felis - a cosmic moniker meaning luckyHesperos - in Ancient Greek, Hesperos was the son of Atlas and means 'evening star'Indus - meaning 'star' in ancient Hindu languagesPollux - from the constellation of GeminiCastor - twin of Pollux in the constellation of GeminiRasalas - in Arabic, this means 'the northern star of the lion's head'Samson - Sam for short, Samson is the Hebrew name given to The Sun.Tarak - in ancient Sanskrit, Tarak means 'star' and 'protector'

Rocket - perfect for any big little personalityLynx - a super cool name also given to a major constellation in the Northern HemisphereMehr - The name of the seventh month in the Persian calendar, this name also means 'sun' and 'friendship'.Orion - one of the most recognisable constellations in the northern hemisphereVesper - in Classical Latin, Vesper means 'evening'Dara - in Turkish meaning 'star', but in Ancient Hebrew, meaning 'Pearl of Wisdom'