star for a girl?

[claire103]

I'm only 9 weeks pregnant with my 5th child but keep getting signs for the name star if it's a girl. what does anyone think??

Celeste? I used to babysit a little girl (who is no longer a little girl) called Aurora Celeste - which translates to Dawn Star, but is so much prettier.

One of my Dc goes to school with a Scarlet Star. Nice kid but the parents...! I know the names of all her kids because they are tattooed on her back and she only wears vests and looks bloody scary.

Not keen myself. How about Steren (Cornish for star) or Aster (Greek for star). Astrid actually has nothing to do with stars, it just sounds like that to English speakers.

wow!!! what a negative response. knew it was different but didn't think people would hate it that much. the only other girls name I have is Nokia. any thoughts?

OMG my stupid phone. not Nokia lol that would be stupid. it meant to say Nikita.

Nikita's ok - bit trendy a few years back. What about Anouk?

I prefer Nokia

I knew a Star, it was (like all names) just her, and suited her because the name becomes associated with the person. I say, if you like it, go for it.

But I love Aurora! (In fact, I've written it down!) Also Aster. Stella to a lesser extent.

I know where PP are coming from with Nova, and I love the principal of it. But to me I'd constantly think Vauxhall! (As in Vauxhall Nova, teenagers first car of choice in the 90s!)

I love star. And Stella. They were both on my girl lists, but I ended up with 4 dss.

I know a female Nikita but it's actually a Russian boys name so you v may want to bare that in mind.

More I think about it, more I like Star(!)

What do you mean by 'getting signs'?

Many of the names meaning 'star' are nice, as are the various constellation suggestions (isn't there a star called Maia in the Pleiades?) but 'Star' to me is the kind of thing a ten-year-old calls her imaginary pony.

Nikita for me is either N. Khrushchev or that whiny Elton John song about how the stony, blonde border guard 'will never KNOW/ Anything about my HOME'. Like she cares.

Estelle/Estella are beautiful and much nicer than Star. Star is the kind of name I imagine someone called Louise gives themselves when they throw it all in to become a new age traveller (if new age travellers still exist that is!).

It's a very Brighton name. I don't hate it but I do struggle to imagine a 40 year old Star with kids, husband, mortgage and "ordinary" responsible job. I do like Seren but wouldn't choose it myself because it doesn't reflect my background.

What 'signs' are you getting for calling her Star?

I don't like Star, sorry. lol at Nokia though.

Love Star, but more importantly if you love it you should go with it
Prefer Star to Nikita personally (and Stella is bloody awful)

I quite like it. Theres a girl in my ds class called Star. Its cute, bit hippyish, unusual, but not way out there.

I think it's one of those pseudo hippy names, and now a bit obvious and old hat. I'd more imagine it used by the performing arts/dance parents (a case of wishful thinking?).

OP, call your child Tara, Estelle/Estella or Aster and nickname her Star (I don't like Seren).

For the people saying 'Nikita' is a Russian boys' name, it is also an (unrelated) Indian girls' name.

know this is going to sound weird but here goes. just after I found I was pregnant my doorbell went off for no reason at night playing tune twinkle twinkle little star, this is not it's normal tune it's set too and no one was there. 2 days later no joke we saw a rat out the back, rats spelt backwards is star. it went away and never came back. never had rats before ever or since. then my 4 year old said at the shops ' I can see a beautiful star ' whilst looking at nothing next to him. loads of other stars seen but freaky don't you think? or am I insane lol

I think it would be a lovely middle name or nickname, but I wouldn't use it as a first name. I love the suggestions of Stella, Aurora or Estelle though.

2 days later no joke we saw a rat out the back, rats spelt backwards is star.

You're overthinking it a bit I think OP, the doorbell thing is probably a glitch or kids playing chap door run, my 4 year old says random stuff all the time and the rats thing is just a bit mental.

Star is OK as a name but I like the previous suggestions of Stella, Seren or Astrid if you want a star themed name and they would all suit an adult much better than Star.

Oh OP, I love you . Love the idea of choosing your child's name by thinking of a backwards rat...

Oh, the rats are there. You just don't see them. And, there's never just one. Could it be twins?

My niece is called star....I wasn't crazy about it at first but I love it now. It suits her so much!!