names for a space nerd?
I was wondering if there were some names for those of us who love astronomy. I mean besides the constellations, and other star themed names? I grew up with a neighbors who's dad was an astronomy professor his kids were named Hubble and Hallie, and I always thought that Quasar would make a cool name for a boy? anyway thought? suggestions?
This message was edited 7/14/2014, 5:01 AM
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Astraea -- especially for a Virgo baby. :0) First thing to pop to mind. Quasar is too much for a fn. It's best left as a GP middle name. Other ideas:
Ursula / Ursa
Castor and Pollux (nn Paul?)(I stole this one)
Ganymede (unisex)(GP mn?)
Galileo (nn Leo?)
Aristarchus (nn Sunny / Sonny?)
Ptolemy (nn Tolly?)
Tycho
Celeste / Celestine / Celestino
Ursula / Ursa
Castor and Pollux (nn Paul?)(I stole this one)
Ganymede (unisex)(GP mn?)
Galileo (nn Leo?)
Aristarchus (nn Sunny / Sonny?)
Ptolemy (nn Tolly?)
Tycho
Celeste / Celestine / Celestino
Names of galaxies, planets, nebulas, and other such objects? It's hard to think of astronomy-themed stuff that doesn't include stars...
Galaxies:
Bode
Mayall
Sunflower awww (I actually knew a Sunflower once, true story)
Andromeda
Nebulae:
Dark Doodad. DONE THAT'S THE NAME YOU WANT
Heart awwwwwwwwwwww again
Rosette
Jones-Emberson
Barnard
Eta Carinae
Fleming
Calabash
Frosty Leo!
Gomez
Westbrook
Simeis
Or get creative. You could do something like "Olwen Estelle Nephele" to symbolize the Footprint Nebula (based on the name meanings white footprint-star-cloud). That could be fun!
Galaxies:
Bode
Mayall
Sunflower awww (I actually knew a Sunflower once, true story)
Andromeda
Nebulae:
Dark Doodad. DONE THAT'S THE NAME YOU WANT
Heart awwwwwwwwwwww again
Rosette
Jones-Emberson
Barnard
Eta Carinae
Fleming
Calabash
Frosty Leo!
Gomez
Westbrook
Simeis
Or get creative. You could do something like "Olwen Estelle Nephele" to symbolize the Footprint Nebula (based on the name meanings white footprint-star-cloud). That could be fun!
This message was edited 7/14/2014, 5:33 PM
Edit: didn't notice you didn't want stars and constellations, ah well. That bit goes in square brackets at the end then...
Quasar is awesome too, mainly because quasars are awesome.
Also the obvious Astra, Cosmo, Stella, Lumina, etc.
And besides all that, I think Starlight is really cute. Maybe as a middle name?
[If you go for names of stars and constellations, there are a ton to choose from. That used to be one of my favorite places to look for interesting names.
Maybe... Procyon, Altair, Murzim, Aldebaran, Rastaban, Lesath, Meissa, Vega, Spica, Deneb, etc. Meissa was my favorite name for a while when I discovered it :)
Or mythology names that these days are also associated with stars/constellations: Maia, Electra, Andromeda, Alcyone, Merope, Io...]
Quasar is awesome too, mainly because quasars are awesome.
Also the obvious Astra, Cosmo, Stella, Lumina, etc.
And besides all that, I think Starlight is really cute. Maybe as a middle name?
[If you go for names of stars and constellations, there are a ton to choose from. That used to be one of my favorite places to look for interesting names.
Maybe... Procyon, Altair, Murzim, Aldebaran, Rastaban, Lesath, Meissa, Vega, Spica, Deneb, etc. Meissa was my favorite name for a while when I discovered it :)
Or mythology names that these days are also associated with stars/constellations: Maia, Electra, Andromeda, Alcyone, Merope, Io...]
This message was edited 7/14/2014, 12:30 PM
Aside from astronomers, you could try astronauts.
Loren (Loren Wilber Acton)
Clayton (Clayton Anderson)
Jerome (Jerome III "Jay" Apt, Ph.D.)
Guion (Guion Stewart “Guy” Bluford, Jr.)
Franklin/Story ( Franklin Story Musgrave)
Kenneth ( Kenneth Bowersox)
Leland ( Leland D. Melvin)
Vance ( Vance Brand)
Manley/Sonny ( Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter, Jr.)
Randolph (Randolph James "Komrade" Bresnik)
Leroy ( Leroy Chiao)
Virgil/Gus ( Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom)
Byron/Kurt (Byron Kurt Lichtenberg)
Bonnie (Bonnie J. Dunbar)
Tamara ( Tamara E. Jernigan)
Mae ( Mae Jemison)
Sally (Sally Ride)
Tracy ( Tracy Caldwell Dyson)
Marsha (Marsha Ivins)
Nancy ( Nancy Jan Davis/Nancy J. Currie)
Pamela (Pamela Melroy)
Loren (Loren Wilber Acton)
Clayton (Clayton Anderson)
Jerome (Jerome III "Jay" Apt, Ph.D.)
Guion (Guion Stewart “Guy” Bluford, Jr.)
Franklin/Story ( Franklin Story Musgrave)
Kenneth ( Kenneth Bowersox)
Leland ( Leland D. Melvin)
Vance ( Vance Brand)
Manley/Sonny ( Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter, Jr.)
Randolph (Randolph James "Komrade" Bresnik)
Leroy ( Leroy Chiao)
Virgil/Gus ( Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom)
Byron/Kurt (Byron Kurt Lichtenberg)
Bonnie (Bonnie J. Dunbar)
Tamara ( Tamara E. Jernigan)
Mae ( Mae Jemison)
Sally (Sally Ride)
Tracy ( Tracy Caldwell Dyson)
Marsha (Marsha Ivins)
Nancy ( Nancy Jan Davis/Nancy J. Currie)
Pamela (Pamela Melroy)
Evren.
It's one of my favoriye names and means "universe".
I prefer it on boys, but it's unisex.
Seren is a female Welsh name that means "star" and Bituin is a tagalog name that means "star". (Bituin also is my daughter's middle name).
I am sure there are tons more, but those popped to mind right away.
It's one of my favoriye names and means "universe".
I prefer it on boys, but it's unisex.
Seren is a female Welsh name that means "star" and Bituin is a tagalog name that means "star". (Bituin also is my daughter's middle name).
I am sure there are tons more, but those popped to mind right away.
I think Quasar would be too weird on a child. How about naming after astronomers?
Boys:
-Johannes (Kepler)
-Galileo (Galilei)
-Giovanni (Cassini)
-William (Herschel)
-Giuseppe (Piazzi)
-Charles (Messier)
-Thomas (Henderson)
-Daniel (Kirkwood)
-Edward Charles (Pickering)
-Karl (Schwarzchild)
-Edwin (Hubble)
-Gerard (Kuiper)
-Otto (Struve)
-Clyde (Tombaugh)
-Nicolaus (Copernicus)
-Richard (Proctor)
Girls:
-Caroline (Herschel)
-Henrietta (Swan Leavitt)
-Vera (Rubin)
-Maria (Mitchell)
-Jocelyn (Bell Burnell)
-Hypatia
-Violeta (Ivanova)
-Joan (Horvath)
-Elisabeth (Hevelius)
-Beatrice (Tinsley)
-Virginia Louise (Trimble)
-Rosemary (Wyse)
-Carolyn (Porco)
-Heidi (Hammel)
-Agnes (Giberne)
-Rebecca (Elson)
-Venetia (Burney) (not an astronomer; she was the one who named Pluto when it was first discovered)
Boys:
-Johannes (Kepler)
-Galileo (Galilei)
-Giovanni (Cassini)
-William (Herschel)
-Giuseppe (Piazzi)
-Charles (Messier)
-Thomas (Henderson)
-Daniel (Kirkwood)
-Edward Charles (Pickering)
-Karl (Schwarzchild)
-Edwin (Hubble)
-Gerard (Kuiper)
-Otto (Struve)
-Clyde (Tombaugh)
-Nicolaus (Copernicus)
-Richard (Proctor)
Girls:
-Caroline (Herschel)
-Henrietta (Swan Leavitt)
-Vera (Rubin)
-Maria (Mitchell)
-Jocelyn (Bell Burnell)
-Hypatia
-Violeta (Ivanova)
-Joan (Horvath)
-Elisabeth (Hevelius)
-Beatrice (Tinsley)
-Virginia Louise (Trimble)
-Rosemary (Wyse)
-Carolyn (Porco)
-Heidi (Hammel)
-Agnes (Giberne)
-Rebecca (Elson)
-Venetia (Burney) (not an astronomer; she was the one who named Pluto when it was first discovered)
Great list. :0)