30 Sky Inspired Names

Sky names add a bit of whimsey and celestial beauty to any project you’re working on. Whether you’re writing some sky based fantasy where your flying character has to have a sky based name, or their personality just screams a connection to the open air, here’s a list of 30 girls and 30 boys names inspired by the big blue sky.

Below each name is the origin, the meaning, and any other tidbit I found interesting.

Female Sky Names

1. Alba
   1. Spanish/Italian
      1. Dawn
2. Aliezah
   1. Persian
      1. Wind
3. Amaya
   1. Japanese
      1. Night Rain
4. Atria
   1. Star Name
5. Callisto
   1. Greek Mythology
      1. Most Beautiful
      2. One of the moons of Jupiter named after a nymph
6. Celine
   1. French
      1. Heaven
7. Cyra
   1. Persian or Greek
      1. Sun or Throne or Lord
8. Danique
   1. French
      1. Morning Star
9. Eos
   1. Greek
      1. Greek Goddess of the Dawn
10. Étoile
    1. French
       1. Star
11. Helia
    1. Greek
       1. Sun
12. Io
    1. Greek Mythology
       1. One of the moons of Jupiter
13. Itzel
    1. Mayan
       1. Rainbow lady
14. Kiran
    1. Sanskrit
       1. Sunbeam
15. Leila
    1. Arabic
       1. Night
    2. Hebrew
       1. Night, or Dark Oriental Beauty
16. Lucina
    1. Latin
       1. Grove, Roman Goddess of Childbirth
       2. An asteroid is named after the goddess
17. Makani
    1. Hawaiian
       1. Wind
18. Mirri
    1. Australian Aboriginal
       1. The sun
19. Moon
    1. Word name
20. Nalani
    1. Hawaiian
       1. The Heavens
21. Nephele
    1. Greek
       1. Cloudy
22. Nisha
    1. Hindi
       1. Night
23. Nyx
    1. Greek
       1. Night
       2. Goddess of the Night
24. Roxana
    1. Latin
       1. Dawn
       2. Name of Alexander the Great’s wife
25. Scirocco
    1. Italian from Arabic
       1. Warm Wind
26. Sema
    1.  Turkish
       1. Star
27. Solana
    1. Spanish
       1. Sunshine
28. Tempest
    1. Word Name
       1. Turbulent, Stormy
29. Ziazan
    1. Armenian
       1. Rainbow
30. Zora
    1. Serbian
       1. Light of Dawn

Male Sky Names

1. Aaron
   1. English
      1. Light-Bringer
2. Anatole
   1. French
      1. East, Sunrise
3. Atlas
   1. Greek Mythology
      1. The Titan condemned to hold up the sky for all of the eternity
4. Bayu
   1. Indonesian
      1. Wind
5. Cielo
   1. Italian
      1. Sky
6. Coro*
   1. Venezuelan Indigenous
      1. Wind
7. Diya
   1. Arabic
      1. Glow, Splendor
8. Dritan
   1. Albanian
      1. Light
9. Enfys*
   1. Welsh
      1. Rainbow
10. Enver
    1. Albanian
       1. Radiant
11. Hanish
    1. Literary Name
       1. One who forewarns of storms
12. Hesperos
    1. Greek
       1. Personification of the Evening Star, Venus
13. Izar
    1. Basque
       1. Star
14. Jalus
    1. Tibetian
       1. Rainbow
15. Keyne
    1. Cornish
       1. Man of the Eastern Sky
16. Lucian
    1. Romanian
       1. Light
17. Melchoir
    1. Hebrew
       1. King of Light
       2. A name early Christians assigned to one of the three Magi
18. Neal
    1. Irish
       1. Cloud
19. Niall
    1. Irish
       1. Cloud
20. Oran
    1. Aramaic
       1. Light
21. Orion
    1. Greek Mythology
       1. A rising star
       2. Also the Hunter in Greek mythology that pursued the daughters of Atlas
    2. Akkadian
       1. Light of Heaven
22. Ostadar
    1. Basque
       1. Rainbow
23. Rasalas
    1. Arabic
       1. The Northern Star of the Lion’s Head
24. Ravi
    1. Hindi
       1. Conferring, A title of the Hindu Sun God
25. Tarak
    1. Sanskrit
       1. Star, protector
26. Vega*
    1. Arabic
       1. Swooping Eagle
       2. One of the most brilliant stars in the sky
27. Vesperus
    1. Roman
       1. Evening
28. Walken
    1. Australian Aboriginal
       1. Rainbow
29. Zeru
    1. Basque
       1. Sky
30. Zoran
    1. Serbian
       1. Light of dawn

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