An Ancient Greek word for dragon or serpent Castor.

Baby names of stars and constellations. Thus Phecda a. Ophiuchus Holder of serpent. Here are some starry names for your baby.

Cassiopeia is one of the hottest constellation baby names. For those who find themselves enchanted by the magic of the night skies here are names of stars and constellations which could be used as baby names. It would also be an awfully cute baby boy name.

Although many stars received proper names and we must admit that the ancients were very creative when it came to thinking up a name of stars and constellations in 1603 Bayer published a star catalogue in which the bright stars were represented by small letters of the Greek alphabet. Its name comes from the Arabic for fat tail of the sheep. 76Vesper Latin Origin meaning evening star.

Here are some suggestions if you want to name your baby after a star. Greek Letters and Star Names. A hunter in Greek mythology.

88 Officially Recognized Star Constellations 1 Andromeda Royal Sea Monster Bait. A list of names derived from constellations makes some really good baby names. 2 Antlia Air Pump.

Many star names are in origin descriptive of the part of the constellation they are found in. Adi is the perfect nickname for Adhara. Its name comes from the Arabic word alyah meaning fat tail of the sheep.