BABY NAMES 2017
Names inspired by film & TV
Which popular films and TV shows are influencing parents-to-be?Here are some suggestions for names inspired by the solar system and all things cosmic.
Baby boy names inspired by the solar system
| Name | Inspiration |
|---|---|
| Aten | asteroid group |
| Apollo | Greek god of the sun and light, famous NASA space programme |
| Arche | moon orbiting Jupiter |
| Atlas | tiny smooth-surfaced moon of Saturn |
| Caelum | faint constellation of stars in the southern hemisphere |
| Comet | |
| Cosmo | from cosmos, meaning the whole universe |
| Deimos | one of the moons of Mars |
| Draco | constellation |
| Eos | family name of a belt of asteroids |
| Halo | galactic halo |
| Hercules | constellation |
| Janus | one of Saturn's moons |
| Jupiter | fifth planet from the sun and largest planet in the solar system |
| Kale | moon orbiting Jupiter |
| Mars | the red planet, named after the Roman god of war |
| Mercury | smallest of the eight planets, surface similar to Earth's moon |
| Neptune | 17 times the mass of earth, with visible weather patterns |
| Nysa | group of asteroids in the Main Belt |
| Orion | brightest and best-known constellation, also called The Hunter |
| Pallas | family of asteroids |
| Perseus | constellation with an annual meteor shower |
| Phoenix | constellation |
| Pluto | a dwarf planet with five moons |
| Proteus | one of Neptune's moons |
| Rigel | brightest star in the constellation of Orion |
| Rocket | |
| Themis | asteroid family |
| Thule | large asteroid discovered in 1888 |
| Triton | moon orbiting Neptune |
| Vulcan | hypothetical planet whose existence was disproved in 1915 |
| Wolf | Lupus in Latin, constellation in the southern sky |
Baby girl names inspired by the solar system
| Name | Inspiration |
|---|---|
| Ariel | moon of Uranus, made of ice and rocky material |
| Amalthea | moon of Jupiter, surface of large craters and mountains |
| Astrid | Swedish Space Corporation's first microsatellite |
| Aurora | Roman goddess of the sunrise |
| Belinda | ninth moon of Uranus, part of the Portia group of satellites |
| Bellatrix | star in the Orion constellation |
| Bianca | one of 13 inner moons of Uranus |
| Carina | constellation containing Canopus, the second-brightest star in the sky |
| Cassiopeia | northern constellation with a distinctive W shape |
| Celeste | from celestial, meaning heavenly |
| Ceres | dwarf planet in the inner solar system, may contain pure water ice |
| Cordelia | inner moon of Uranus |
| Cressida | fourth-largest moon of Uranus |
| Despina | inner satellite of Neptune, also called Neptune V |
| Elara | moon of Jupiter, named after one of Zeus's lovers |
| Esther | star |
| Fay | stars, attendants of the moon in the night sky in poetry |
| Galatea | inner satellite of Neptune |
| Galaxy | |
| Gemini | a constellation of the zodiac, Latin for twins |
| Halley | comet visible to the human eye every 75 years |
| Helene | moon of Saturn, discovered in 1980 |
| Juliet | moon of Uranus, belongs to Portia group of satellites |
| Larissa | fifth moon of Neptune |
| Leda | moon of Jupiter, one of Zeus's lovers |
| Luna | Latin for moon |
| Lyra | small constellation, principal star Vega |
| Maia | a blue-giant star in the Taurus constellation |
| Miranda | smallest of the major moons of Uranus |
| Norma | small constellation in the southern hemisphere |
| Nova | nuclear explosion in a white dwarf star |
| Ophelia | second moon of Uranus, a shepherd satellite with Cordelia |
| Pandora | heavily-cratered moon of Saturn |
| Phoebe | moon of Saturn, first satellite discovered |
| Portia | moon of Uranus, heads Portia group of satellites |
| Rhea | one of Saturn's moons |
| Rosalind | moon of Uranus, discovered in 1986 |
| Seren | Welsh origin, means star |
| Stella | Latin for star, variations Estelle, Estella |
| Thebe | red-coloured inner satellite of Jupiter |
| Titania | largest of Uranus' moons, queen of the fairies in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| Vega | one of the brightest stars in the sky, in the Lyra constellation |
| Venus | brightest object in the night sky after the moon, Roman goddess of beauty |
Baby boy or girl names inspired by the solar system
| Name | Inspiration |
|---|---|
| Andromeda | large constellation, Andromedids meteor shower |
| Aries | constellation of the zodiac, Latin for ram |
| Callisto | moon of Jupiter, nymph transformed into a bear and set amongst the stars in Greek myth |
| Charon | largest moon of Pluto, discovered in 1978 |
| Dione | moon of Saturn with a surface of ice cliffs |
| Europa | smooth-surfaced moon of Jupiter |
| Io | moon of Jupiter, has 400 active volcanoes |
| Libra | faint constellation of the zodiac, means weighing scales, or balance of heaven |
| Oberon | moon of Uranus, consists of ice and rock |
| Polaris | bright star above the North Pole, also called North Star, or Pole Star |
| Sol | Latin name for the sun |
| Sirius | brightest star in the sky |
| Urania | daughter of Zeus, Greek muse in charge of astronomy |
| Vega | brightest star in the Lyra constellation |
| Zeke | shooting star in Arabic |
Unisex baby names
Are you looking for a name that suits a boy or girl? Check out this video for great unisex name ideas.More baby name videos
