76%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Literature Meaning & History Probably intended to mean "star lover", from Greek ἀστήρ (aster) meaning "star" and φίλος (philos) meaning "lover, friend". This name was first used by the 16th-century poet Sir Philip Sidney in his collection of sonnets Astrophel and Stella. People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class natural wholesome refined strange complex serious nerdy Categories celestial, friendship, invented, light, literature, love, stars