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Star girl names

27 replies

d1157230986361b000875 · 18/07/2015 12:43

I have two children Charlie and Tilly, and TTC baby number 3.
After two miscarriages in the last 7 months, I want to choose a name with a special meaning. I went to the GP, and she said the most beautiful and reassuring words; That there was a little star waiting for me to choose them to be my baby. So with these words I wanted the baby to mean star.
We are OK for boys names, but we struggle for girls names.
My name also means star so I thought this would also be a lovely connection

My and my husband like the name Seren.

Do you like it with my other children's names?
Does it matter if they don't go well together?

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SkyWasMadeOfAmethyst · 18/07/2015 12:45

I think Seren is lovely

ch1134 · 18/07/2015 12:51

The only ones I can think of are Stella and Gaia, which both go with your other children's names I think.

CultureSucksDownWords · 18/07/2015 12:54

Thinking of Stella, what about Estellle/Estella or other variants?

Maya15 · 18/07/2015 12:58

I prefer Stella. Luna is also nice (means moon).
Congrats and all the best for your pregnancy. Star

JimmyCorkhill · 18/07/2015 13:00

Seren is lovely.

Suraya - but I don't think it goes with your other DC's names
Astra
Esther
Estelle
Vega - means falling star in Arabic
Hetty

Maya15 · 18/07/2015 13:01

Celeste could also work but I think Stella works best with your daughters's names.

AlfAlf · 18/07/2015 13:03

I love Seren and Stella.
Also in keeping with the celestial theme, I think Sunny would go well with your other dc's names. Or, I know of a little Spanish girl named Sol - although here people might think of the lager :) it's very pretty though IMO.

TinyManticore · 18/07/2015 13:07

I used to know someone named Astra but you might be put off by the car association. Seren is lovely Smile

AlfAlf · 18/07/2015 13:10

I know a little girl called Steli through my work; I don't know what it means though?

Generalconstant · 18/07/2015 13:20

Lyra, a constellation rather than a star?

I think it sounds like Liar, personally, but I know people who love it.

Soleil is lovely.

Sophronia · 18/07/2015 13:21

Steren (Cornish version of Seren)
Starla
Estelle/Estella/Estrella
Danica (means "morning star")
Sitara (means "star" in Hindi)
Astraea/Astraia
Esther
Stella
Tara (means "star" in Sanskrit)

OnlyLovers · 18/07/2015 13:25

How do you say Seren/Steren? They look lovely written down but I don't know how they sound.

I love Astrid.

Also Sitara and Lyra. And Asta and Hesper.

florascotia · 18/07/2015 15:34

Venus (morning star, as well as a planet)

Cassiopeia, Andromeda, Carina, Callisto (all constellations)

Maristela 'star of the sea' (ie the Virgin Mary, but Maris is used as a girl's name, as well.)

Nova (bright new star)

Bellatrix (a star in Orion constellation; means female warrior)

this article is also interesting waltzingmorethanmatilda.com/2011/12/11/girls-names-from-stars-and-constellations/

reynoldsnumber · 18/07/2015 16:04

Aurora?

Sophronia · 18/07/2015 16:10

Seren is 'seh-ren' and Steren 'steh-ren'

CakeRattleandRoll · 18/07/2015 17:12

Seren is lovely. It's a bit different from your other DC, but I really don't think that is an issue. The one thing all 3 names have in common is that you love them, and that is all that matters.

OnlyLovers · 18/07/2015 17:52

Thanks, Sophronia.

MarinaCoyle · 18/07/2015 17:56

My parents called our DD "little star" when she was but a flickering pixel. We used Seren in her name. My mum cried. Smile

villainousbroodmare · 18/07/2015 18:48

Seren is an utterly gorgeous name. I think it does sound a bit different from Charlie and Tilly but sure, so what?

Lucaslovesfelicity · 18/07/2015 20:22

Seren is perfect :-) Also really love a Estelle

susurration · 18/07/2015 20:51

Hester is greek for Star.

Edna1969 · 18/07/2015 20:56

Many congratulations :-)

Callista would be my favourite.

I know a lovely Seren so predisposed to like this name but know she always gets called Sarah by mistake which is v.v. annoying.

ShadowFire · 18/07/2015 21:09

Seren is lovely.

I like Stella but the Stella Artois connection puts me off it.

magentastardust · 18/07/2015 21:14

Estrella is spanish for Star, I love Seren and also like Celeste.

florascotia · 18/07/2015 21:21

Hester is a lovely name but it is not Greek for star. That would be something like 'asteri'.

Do not believe what you read on baby name websites.

Esther/Hester might just perhaps be Hebrew/Anglicised Hebrew versions of a Persian word for star, but on the other hand they might be versions of the name of the pagan goodess Ishtar.