Space Names

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I'm attempting to be more active in posting on here again! As a follow up from my last post, I decided to do a name that has an individual theme - and this time, as you probably guessed already, it's space (the photo above this text is a photo manipulation, I didn't actually go to space for the summer, haha). Also in this category will be general sky related names.

Aurora

Aurora is of Latin origins and has a meaning of "dawn". Aurora was also the Roman goddess of the morning, and therefore the sunrise. In England and Wales, Aurora ranked at #200 in the popularity charts in 2014, whilst in the United States, it had a ranking of #79 a year later.

Carina

Carina is a a constellation that consists of Canopus, which is viewed as the second brightest star. The name Carina is of Late Latin origins and has a meaning of "dear; beloved". Saint Carina was also a saint and martyr from the fourth century. 

 Cressida

Cressida is the fourth largest moon of Uranus, and as a name it is of Medieval Literature origins as a form of Chryseis, which itself comes from Chryses, which itself is of Greek origins and has a meaning of "golden". Cressida is a character in Shakespeare's Trolius and Cressida. 

Despina

Despina is the name of an inner satellite of Neptune, and as a given name it is of Greek and Macedonian origins and is a variation of Despoina, which itself is of Greek mythological origins and has a meaning of "mistress; lady". 

Rosalind

Rosalind is a moon of Uranus, and as a name it is of English origins, though is derived from the Germanic elements of hros ("horse") and linde ("soft; tender"). During the Middle Ages, Rosalind's spelling was influenced by the Latin phrase of rosa linda/"beautiful rose". Shakespeare also popularised Rosalind due to his play As You Like It. 

Seren

Seren is of Welsh origins and has a meaning of "star". In England and Wales, it had a ranking of #119 in the popularity charts in 2014.

Luna

Luna is of Roman mythological origins and has a meaning of "moon", as Luna was the goddess of the moon. In England and Wales, Luna ranked at #146 in the popularity charts in 2014, whereas in the United States, it had a ranking of #110 a year later.

Apollo

Apollo is the name of the NASA space programme, but was also the name of the god of sun and light in Greek mythology. As a given name, Apollo is of Greek mythological origins and has an unknown meaning. In the United States, Apollo ranked at #751 in the popularity charts in 2015. 

Atlas

Atlas is a small moon of Saturn. As a name, it is of Greek mythological origins and has a meaning of "not enduring". Atlas was a Titan who became punished by Zeus. In the United States, Atlas ranked at #490 in the popularity charts in 2015.

Cosmo

Cosmo comes from "cosmos" which has a meaning of "the whole universe". As a given name, it is of English origins as a form of Cosmas, which itself is of Greek origins and has a meaning of "order; decency". Cosmo has only been used as a given name in the English language since the eighteenth century, when the third Duke of Gordon was named after Cosimo III de' Medici. 

Janus

Janus is one of saturn's moons. As a given name, Janus is of Roman mythological origins and has a meaning of "archway". Janus was the Roman god of gateways and beginnings and "January" is derived from his name.

Orion

Orion is one of the brightest and famous constellations in the sky. As a given name, Orion is of Greek mythological origins and has a meaning of "boundary; limit". Orion was a legendary Greek hunter who was sent by Gaia. In the United States, Orion ranked at #368 in the popularity charts in 2015.