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Over 100 unique goddess and celestial names, specifically to instill strength and power into your baby girl's name.
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Some of its moons have got Norse names. They are called "the Norse group" and belong to the irregular moons of Saturn.
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Finding the perfect baby name can feel like it's so tough - but don't worry, we've got you covered.
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Stellar astronomy baby names
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Choosing a name for your baby can be tough. These great baby names are inspired by space, the moon, and stars and will be perfect choices.
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If you're looking to nature for inspiration in choosing a name for your baby, there's nothing quite like the night's sky and space.
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Craters on Mars can be named for towns with 100,000 people or fewer. Everything on Venus is named for a woman. There are asteroids for every member of the Beatles -- but don't try to name one after your pet.
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Origin: Lyra derives from the Greek lýra (λύρα) meaning "a lyre." Similar to a small harp, the lyre was an important instrument in Ancient Greece. It was used to accompany recitations of lyric poetry (the word lyric literally meant "singing to the lyre" in Greek) and was considered t
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Cosmo is a variant form of Cosimo, the Italian form of Latin Cosmas which comes from Ancient Greek kosmas meaning "order; lawful order, government; world, universe" deriving from a PIE source. It also has a secondary meaning of "to order, to arrange; ornaments, decorations (of a woman's dress)" from which the word cosmetic comes from. Cosmo is also an Italian surname originating…
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I've already done a post on named stars, as well as one on names that mean 'star'. However, that overlooks one very narrow category of stellar names: those referring to one specific star--in this case, the morning and evening star (both are actually Venus, but let's not get too semantic). ;)
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Thank you again to all those who entered last week's giveaway and suggested ideas for ways to honor St. Anne in a boy's name! I'll compile them into one post soon! I had the privilege of posting a birth announcement for Lynda's fourth baby almost exactly two years ago, and I'm thrilled that today's baby…
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While drawing moon craters, artist Bettina Forget made a startling discovery: only 32 out of 1,578 moon craters have been named for women. Read more about Bettina’s work and the “Women with Impact” project in this recent profile in the New York Times.
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The first exoplanet discovered by Chinese astronomers and its host star have been named "Wangshu" and "Xihe," which mean moon goddess and sun goddess respectively in Chinese mythol
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In October of 2011, a 45 billion-year-old, 88-gram meteorite happened to crash through the roof of a home in suburban Paris — an extremely unlikely event. Even more unlikely? The family livin…
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Legit.ng News ★ Are you considering giving your newborn one of the mind-blowing ⭐ SPACE NAMES ⭐that exist? If you fancy uniqueness and standing out, choose from the wide variety of space names available.
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Belinda | Belinda is the name of a moon of Uranus, named after the heroine of a poem by Pope. It belongs to the 'Portia group of satellites,' which ha
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Take inspiration from the stars with these baby names, from Andromeda to Zora.
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Make scientific history by enter this contest to name the newly-discovered moons of Jupiter.
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Saturn is the name of the Roman god of agriculture and fertility in Roman mythology (the equivalent of Greek god Kronos) as well as the name of the sixth planet in the Solar System (the second largest planet after Jupiter). The name seems to be derived from Latin satus (sowing, planting) which ultimately derives from PIE root word *seh₁- (to…
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Tycho is the Latinized form of Danish Tyge, itself the Danish form of Tóki which comes from Old Norse element Þórr meaning "thunder" which comes from Proto-Germanic *Þunraz (thunder) which derives from a PIE root word. I've also seen it listed as possibly being a Latinized form of Greek Tychon meaning "to hit a target; hitting the mark" deriving from PIE root word *dʰewgʰ- (to…
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Outer space is a fascinating thing. After the past few chaotic years on Earth, outer space is also a really hopeful thing. There's gotta be life on other planets, right? And like... can we go there? After all, in the wise words of William S.…
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Venetia Burney suggested the name to her grandfather after being inspired by the Roman god of the underworld. Her grandfather, Falconer Madan, was the Librarian of the Bodleian Library of the University of Oxford.
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