#star names

[thestrangedazebouquet]

astronomy names!

making an OC for the Black family? looking for a cool surname? just like looking at lists of names? well, i spent a few days making just the thing for you!

if you'd like me to do a second part with moons and planets involved, lmk!!

Almach - "desert lynx". Star in Andromeda.

Aladfar - A star in Lyra.

Albireo - A star in Cygnus.

Aldebaran - A star in Taurus. 13th brightest star in the sky.

Adhafera - "lock of hair." A star in Leo.

Aljanah - A star in Cygnus.

Alnilam - A star in Orion's Belt.

Alnitak - A star in Orion's Belt. Alphard - "the solitary one." Star in Hydra.

Aludra - "the maiden". A star in Canis Major.

Antares - "the heart" of Hydra.

Aquarius - "water carrier." Zodiac.

Aquila - "eagle." Constelation of the bird that carried Zeus' thunderbolts.

Ara - Constelation of an alter.

Avior - A star in Carina.

Carina - A constilation representing the keel of the Argo Navis ship, another constelation.

Capella - "little she-goat." Brightest star in Auriga.

Caph - A star in Casseopia.

Centaurus - Constelation of a centaur.

Chasoň - A star in Lyra.

Corona - Short form of the constelation Corona Australis.

Corvus - "crow/raven." Constelation of a raven, sail-like in shape.

Crater - Constilation of a cup or a dip in the surface of a moon.

Crux - "cross". Constilation of a Cross.

Cygnus - "the swan." Constelation of a swan.

Delphinus - Constelation of a Dolphin.

Denebola - "lion's tail". A star in Leo.

Ensis - A star in Orion.

Equuleus - "little horse, foul." A faint constelation of a horse.

Euporia - A moon of Jupiter.

Fawaris - A star in Cygnus.

Giennah - A star in Cygnus.

Graffias - A star in Hydra.

Haedus - A star in Auriga.

Hatsya - A star in Orion - the tip of his sword.

Hercules - Constilation and greek hero.

Hydra - "water serpent". Northern constellation and a moon of Pluto.

Kentaurus - Shortened form of Rigel Kentaurus, a star in the constilation Centaurus and the primary star in the nearest star system to Earth, Alpha Centauri.

Leonis - Shortened form of Alpha Leonis, the scientific name of Regulus - "the little king". A star in Leo.

Lerna - A star in Hydra.

Lesath - A star in Hydra.

Lupus - Constilation of a Wolf.

Lyra - Constelation of a harp/lyre containing Vega.

Meissa - A star in Orion.

Menkalinan - A star in Auriga.

Meridionalis - A star in Saggitarius.

Mimosa - A star in Crux.

Mintaka - A star in Orion's Belt.

Navi - A star in Casseopia.

Nebula - a cloud of gas and dust in outer space.

Ophiuchus - "serpent bearer." Constilation of a man grasping the snake constellation, Serpens. Associated with healers.

Palida - A star in Crux. Pectus - Shortened form of 'Pectus Tauri', a star in Taurus - "the bull's chest".

Pleiades - The name of a cluster of stats in Taurus, the most visible to the earth.

Rigel - A star in Orion.

Rubidea - A star in Crux.

Ruchba - A star in Cygnus.

Ruchbah - A star in Casseopia.

Sagitta - Constilation of an arrow, the arrow Hercules used to kill Aquila.

Saiph - A star in Orion.

Sargas - A star in Hydra.

Schnedar - A star in Casseopia.

Scutum - Constilation of a shield.

Segin - A star in Casseopia.

Serpens - Constilation of a snake, being grabbed by Ophiuchus.

Shaula - A star in Hydra.

Sheliak - A star in Lyra.

Sulafat - A star in Lyra.

Ursa - Short form of the constilations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.

Vega - A star in Lyra.

Vulpecula - "little fox." Constilation of a fox.

Xihe - A star in Lyra.

[falling-stars-dont-go-far]

Middle name ideas for me

All stars

For I am a sucker for em

Alcor

Altais (1 person)

Arcturus (really Regulus of me… 2 people)

Corvus

Asterope

Alcyone

Alkes (1 person likes this for me so far)

Antares (1 person)

Alzirr

Lucero (2 person)

I’ll add more

Suggest ideas ig

Some moots who might enjoy giving me ideas (or just might enjoy having ideas)

@allonsy-moony @mairon-goth-minion @noblehouseofgay @bibeantransbean @yesiamprocrastinating @l1ve-l4ugh-lov3craft

[frogshunnedshadows]

Today's accidental discovery of hilarious star names:

Bungula

Mimosa

[vaguelydreaming]

every day. every day i wake up and mourn because there is no official star-naming position at nasa. like you couldn't even pay me to do all the math required to be an astronomer, and i'll leave all the sciencey stuff to the actual scientists, but please. i just want to give all the unnamed stars names of their own. nasa please 😞

[whenimgoodandready]

Did any one notice how Beetlejuice and Lydia’s daughter, Astrid, are both star themed names!?

[macaw-squawks]

Water and space themed name + pronouns for a life series pearlescentmoon fictive!

Requested by; anon

Hope these work!! I tried to balance the themes evenly, but I may have included one theme more than the other lol- let me know if you'd like any changes!!

Names

Ocean

Circe

Bea

Brooke

Marina

Rea

Thalia

Adair

Sirius

Celeste

Nova

Andi (from andromeda)

Calypso

Atlas

Bellatrix

Altair

Stella

Pronouns

Sea/seaself

River/riverself

Brook/brookself

Drop/dropself

Drip/dripself

Ocean/oceanself

Lake/lakeself

Moon/moonself

Star/starself

Con/stellation

Astro/astroself

Constellation/Constellationself

Stardust/stardustself

Star/dust

[ace-aussie-asshole]

I read this wrong…