100%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Greek Mythology (Latinized) Scripts Αἰθήρ(Ancient Greek) Meaning & History Latinized form of Greek Αἰθήρ (Aither) meaning "ether, heaven", derived from αἴθω (aitho) meaning "to burn, to ignite". In Greek mythology this was the name of the god of the upper sky. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantAither Categories air, celestial, English nouns, fire, sky