Names Categorized "sky"

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AKASH m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
Means "open space, sky" in Sanskrit.

ALIA (1) f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic علياء (see ALYA (1)).

ALYA (1) f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Means "sky, heaven, loftiness" in Arabic.

AMATERASU f Japanese Mythology
Means "shining over heaven", from Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heaven, sky" and 照 (terasu) meaning "shine". This was the name of the Japanese sun goddess, the ruler of the heavens. She was born when Izanagi washed his left eye after returning from the underworld. At one time the Japanese royal family claimed descent from her.

AN (2) m Sumerian Mythology
Means "heaven, sky" in Sumerian. An was the supreme Sumerian god of the heavens, the father of Enlil and Enki. His cuneiform sign 𒀭 (dingir) was prefixed to the names of other deities in writing, though it was not pronounced.

ANANI m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "my cloud" in Hebrew. This name is mentioned in the Old Testament as belonging to a descendant of King David.

ANU (2) m Semitic Mythology
Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian form of AN (2), also adopted by the Hurrians and Hittites.

ARACELI f Spanish
Means "altar of the sky" from Latin ara "altar" and coeli "sky". This is an epithet of the Virgin Mary in her role as the patron saint of Lucena, Spain.

ARACELIS f Spanish
Variant of ARACELI.

ARACELY f Spanish
Variant of ARACELI.

ARCELIA f Spanish
Variant of ARACELI.

AZZURRA f Italian
Means "azure, sky blue" in Italian.

BRIDGET f Irish, English, Irish Mythology
Anglicized form of the Irish name Brighid meaning "exalted one". In Irish mythology this was the name of the goddess of fire, poetry and wisdom, the daughter of the god Dagda. In the 5th century it was borne by Saint Brigid, the founder of a monastery at Kildare and a patron saint of Ireland. Because of the saint, the name was considered sacred in Ireland, and it did not come into general use there until the 17th century. In the form Birgitta this name has been common in Scandinavia, made popular by the 14th-century Saint Birgitta of Sweden, patron saint of Europe.

BRIGID f Irish, Irish Mythology
Irish variant of Brighid (see BRIDGET).

BULUT m Turkish
Means "cloud" in Turkish.

BYEONG-HO m Korean
From Sino-Korean 炳 (byeong) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" combined with 浩 (ho) meaning "great, numerous, vast" or 昊 (ho) meaning "summer, sky, heaven". Other hanja character combinations are possible.

BYUNG-HO m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 병호 (see BYEONG-HO).

CAELESTIS m Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "of the sky, heavenly".

CAELINA f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CAELINUS.

CAELINUS m Ancient Roman
Roman family name that was itself derived from the Roman family name CAELIUS.

CÉLESTE f & m French
French feminine and masculine form of CAELESTIS.

CELESTE f & m Italian, English
Italian feminine and masculine form of CAELESTIS. It is also the English feminine form.

CELESTINA f Spanish, Italian
Latinate feminine form of CAELESTINUS.

CELINA f Polish, Portuguese
Polish and Portuguese feminine form of CAELINUS. This name can also function as a short form of MARCELINA.

CÉLINE f French
French feminine form of CAELINUS. This name can also function as a short form of MARCELINE.

CELINO m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of CAELINUS or a short form of MARCELINO.

CIEL f & m Various
Means "sky" in French. It is not used as a given name in France itself.

ĈIELA f Esperanto
Means "heavenly, from the sky" in Esperanto, from ĉielo "sky", ultimately derived from Latin caelum.

ENFYS m & f Welsh
Means "rainbow" in Welsh.

ENHEDUANNA f Akkadian
From Sumerian En-hedu-anna, derived from 𒂗 (en) meaning "lady, high priestess" combined with 𒃶𒌌 (hedu) meaning "ornament" and the god's name AN (2). This was the Sumerian title of a 23rd-century BC priestess and poet, identified as a daughter of Sargon of Akkad. Presumably she had an Akkadian birth name, but it is unrecorded. She is regarded as one of the earliest known poets.

GÖKHAN m Turkish
From Turkish gök meaning "sky" and han, which is from the title khan meaning "leader".

HANEUL m & f Korean
Means "heaven, sky" in Korean.

HEIRANI f Tahitian
From Tahitian hei "crown, garland" and rani "heaven, sky".

HODEI m Basque
Means "cloud" in Basque.

HŌKŪLANI f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly star" from Hawaiian hōkū "star" and lani "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".

INANNA f Sumerian Mythology
Possibly derived from Sumerian nin-an-a(k) meaning "lady of the heavens", from 𒊩𒌆 (nin) meaning "lady" and the genitive form of 𒀭 (an) meaning "heaven, sky". Inanna was the Sumerian goddess of love, fertility and war. She descended into the underworld where the ruler of that place, her sister Ereshkigal, had her killed. The god Enki interceded, and Inanna was allowed to leave the underworld as long as her husband Dumuzi took her place.... [more]

JACIRA f Indigenous American, Tupi
Means "honey moon", from Tupi îasy "moon" and ira "honey".

JIEMBA m Indigenous Australian, Wiradjuri
Means "star" or perhaps "laughing star" in Wiradjuri.

JOON-HO m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 준호 (see JUN-HO).

JUN-HO m Korean
From Sino-Korean 俊 (jun) meaning "talented, handsome" combined with 鎬 (ho) meaning "stove, bright" or 昊 (ho) meaning "summer, sky, heaven". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.

KAILANI f Hawaiian
From Hawaiian kai "ocean, sea" and lani "sky, heaven".

KAITO m Japanese
From Japanese 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, or 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

KALANI m & f Hawaiian
Means "the heavens" from Hawaiian ka "the" and lani "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".

KSHITIJ m Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Means "born of the earth" or "horizon" in Sanskrit.

LANI f Hawaiian
Means "sky, heaven, royal, majesty" in Hawaiian.

LEILANI f & m Hawaiian
Means "heavenly flowers" or "royal child" from Hawaiian lei "flowers, lei, child" and lani "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".

MAHPIYA m Indigenous American, Sioux
Means "cloud, sky" in Dakota and Lakota. This is the first part of the names of the Dakota chief Mahpiya Wicasta (1780-1863), known as Cloud Man, and the Lakota chiefs Mahpiya Luta (1822-1909), known as Red Cloud, and Mahpiya Iyapato (1838-1905), known as Touch the Clouds.

MEGA f & m Indonesian
Means "cloud" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit मेघ (megha).

MIKU f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 空 (ku) meaning "sky" or 久 (ku) meaning "long time". It can also come from a nanori reading of 未来 (mirai) meaning "future". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.

MİRAY f Turkish
Meaning unknown, possibly from an uncertain Persian element combined with Turkish ay meaning "moon, month".

MOERANI m & f Tahitian
From Tahitian moe "sleep" and rani "heaven, sky".

NĀLANI f & m Hawaiian
Means "the heavens" or "the chiefs" from Hawaiian nā, a definite article, and lani "heaven, sky, chief".

NEFELI f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of NEPHELE.

NEIFION m Welsh
Welsh form of NEPTUNE.

NEIL m Irish, Scottish, English
From the Gaelic name Niall, which is of disputed origin, possibly meaning "champion" or "cloud". This was the name of a semi-legendary 4th-century Irish king, Niall of the Nine Hostages.... [more]

NEILINA f Scottish
Feminine form of NEIL.

NEPHELE f Greek Mythology
From Greek νέφος (nephos) meaning "cloud". In Greek legend Nephele was created from a cloud by Zeus, who shaped the cloud to look like Hera in order to trick Ixion, a mortal who desired her. Nephele was the mother of the centaurs by Ixion, and was also the mother of Phrixus and Helle by Athamus.

NEPTUNE m Roman Mythology (Anglicized)
From the Latin Neptunus, which is of unknown meaning, possibly related to the Indo-European root *nebh "wet, damp, clouds". Neptune was the god of the sea in Roman mythology, approximately equivalent to the Greek god Poseidon. This is also the name of the eighth planet in the solar system.

NEPTUNUS m Roman Mythology
Latin form of NEPTUNE.

NETUNO m Roman Mythology (Portuguese-style)
Brazilian Portuguese form of NEPTUNE.

NOELANI f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly mist" from Hawaiian noe "mist" and lani "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".

NOVA f English
Derived from Latin novus meaning "new". It was first used as a name in the 19th century.

OFEK m Hebrew
Means "horizon" in Hebrew.

ORTZI m Basque
Means "sky" in Basque.

OURANIA f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek οὐράνιος (ouranios) meaning "heavenly". In Greek mythology she was the goddess of astronomy and astrology, one of the nine Muses.

OURANOS m Greek Mythology
Greek form of URANUS.

PILVI f Finnish, Estonian
Means "cloud" in Finnish and Estonian.

PUALANI f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly flower" or "royal offspring" from Hawaiian pua "flower, offspring" and lani "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".

PYONG-HO m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 병호 (see BYEONG-HO).

QUETZALCOATL m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Means "feathered snake" in Nahuatl, derived from quetzalli "feather" and coatl "snake". In Aztec and other Mesoamerican mythology he was the god of the sky, wind, and knowledge, also associated with the morning star. According to one legend he created the humans of this age using the bones of humans from the previous age and adding his own blood.

RANGI m Maori, Polynesian Mythology
Means "sky" in Maori. In Maori and other Polynesian mythology Rangi or Ranginui was a god of the sky, husband of the earth goddess Papa. They were locked in a crushing embrace but were eventually separated by their children, the other gods.

SKY f & m English (Modern)
Simply from the English word sky, which was ultimately derived from Old Norse sky "cloud".

SKYE f English (Modern)
From the name of the Isle of Skye off the west coast of Scotland. It is sometimes considered a variant of SKY.

SKYLER m & f English (Modern)
Variant of SCHUYLER. The spelling was modified due to association with the name Tyler and the English word sky.

SORA f & m Japanese
From Japanese 空 (sora) or 昊 (sora) both meaning "sky". Other kanji with the same pronunciations can also form this name.

TIAMAT f Semitic Mythology
From Akkadian tâmtu meaning "sea". In Babylonian myth Tiamat was the personification of the sea, appearing in the form of a huge dragon. By Apsu she gave birth to the first of the gods. Later, the god Marduk (her great-grandson) defeated her, cut her in half, and used the pieces of her body to make the earth and the sky.

TSISANA f Georgian
Probably derived from Georgian ცის (tsis) meaning "of the sky", the genitive case of ცა (tsa) meaning "sky, heaven". This is also an alternative Georgian word for the forget-me-not flower.

TSISIA f Georgian
Derived from Georgian ცის (tsis) meaning "of the sky", the genitive case of ცა (tsa) meaning "sky, heaven".

TSIURI f Georgian
Means "heavenly, celestial" in Georgian, a derivative of ცა (tsa) meaning "sky, heaven".

UʻILANI f & m Hawaiian
Means "heavenly beauty" or "royal beauty" from Hawaiian uʻi "youth, beauty" and lani "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".

URANIA f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of OURANIA.

VÂN f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 雲 (vân) meaning "cloud".

XIA m & f Chinese
From Chinese 夏 (xià) meaning "summer, great, grand", 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds", or other characters that are pronounced similarly.

YAWEN f Chinese
From Chinese 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" combined with 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns". This name can be formed of other character combinations as well.

YUN f & m Chinese
From Chinese 云 (yún) meaning "cloud" or 允 (yǔn) meaning "allow, consent", as well as other Chinese characters that are pronounced in a similar way.

ZERU m Basque
Means "sky" in Basque.