Celestial Names: Moons

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Today's installment of Celestial Names is all about Moons. I love how each planet has a theme for the names of its moons. Uranus's Shakespeare themed moon-set is lovely!

Jupiter
Adrastea
Aitne
Amalthea
Ananke
Callirrhoe
Callisto
Carme
Elara
Euanthe
Europa
Europie
Himalia
Io
Iocaste
Isonoe
Kale
Kalyke
Leda
Lysithea
Thebe

Neptune
Despina
Galatea
Larissa
Naiad
Nereid
Thalassa

Saturn
Atlas
Calypso
Dione
Helene
Janus
Pan
Pandora
Pheobe
Rhea
Skadi
Titan
Ymir

Uranus
Ariel
Belinda
Bianca
Cordelia
Cressida
Desdemona
Juliet
Miranda
Oberon
Ophelia
Portia
Puck
Rosalind
Titania
Umbriel

Celestial Names: Stars

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After a month of middle names, it's time to get back to the sky! Today we're looking at star names. Each star in a constellation has its own name, and I've picked the very best ones to share with you.

Girls

Alya

Ascella

Atria

Azha

Bellatrix

Chara

Deneb

Diphda

Electra

Gatria

Gemma

Giedi

Gienah

Heka

Heze

Kastra

Maia

Meissa

Mira

Nashira

Rana

Shaula

Syrma

Tabit

Talitha

Tania

Tarazet

Thabit

Zosma

Boys

Atlas

Castor

Hamal

Kajam

Nash

Pollux

Either

Garnet

Kuma

Miram

Celestial Names: Constellations

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Ever thought of looking towards the night sky for baby name inspiration? Constellations have wonderful names--I've picked out the best and most useable to list here today.

Girls
Andromeda
Aquila
Ara
Auriga
Carina
Cassiopeia
Columba
Hydra
Lacerta
Libra
Lyra
Norma
Sagitta
Tucana
Ursa
Vela

Boys
Caelum
Crux
Cygnus
Delphinus
Hercules
Leo
Orion
Perseus

Either
Aries
Indus
Phoenix
Pictor
Pyxis
Sculptor