The names of the stars and constellations, compiled from the Latin, Greek, and Arabic; with their derivations and meanings: together with the twenty-eight moonstations, of the zodiac, known to the Arabs.Higgins, W. H
Constellation names, like the names of stars, come from a variety of sources and each has a different story and meaning behind it. The names of ancient constellations mostly come from Greek and Roman mythology, while most of the constellations created more recently were named after scientific ins...
Male and female names related to stars or constellations. Some are the names of actual stars or constellations, others are simply names that contain star in their meanings. This list is all you need to help you find the perfect unique name for your shining light!
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Ian Ridpath’s Star Tales Myths, legends, and history of all 88 constellations plus 24 obsolete ones Proper names of starsIan Ridpath Member, IAU Working Group on Star NamesIn 2016, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) set up a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) to compile a catal...
Ursa Minor, or, the Little Bear, is one of the most well known constellations and is found in the Northern Sky. It's notoriety is due to the ease with which it can be identified and because among the multiple stars that make up the constellation is the North Star, or Polaris. The ...
Most of them refer to the stars’ positions in constellations. For instance, Deneb, Deneb Algedi, Denebola and Aldhanab, all derived from the Arabic word for “tail,” mark the tails of the celestial Swan (Cygnus), Sea Goat (Capricornus), Lion (Leo), and Crane (Grus, or formerly the...
With the rise of mythological names, names that mean star or that are theliteral names of starsare becoming more popular as manygod and goddess nameswere used for stars, constellations, and planets. These stellar names reverberate in several directions. ...
The wordzodiacis used inastronomyandastrologyto refer to the band of sky over which the sun, moon, and planets move—as seen from Earth, at least. The zodiac contains a number ofconstellations, and the sun (or other celestial body) is said to be “in” a constellation when it moves in...