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Pronounced sit-lah-lee, this fun-to-say girl’s name meaning ‘star’ is of Aztec origin. 93. Galatea. A moon of Neptune and a feminine name of Greek origin meaning ‘one who is milk-white.’ 94.
Meaning a billion clusters of stars held together by gravitational attraction, this rather unique name is destined for a bold baby. We love the shortened nickname, ‘Gal,’ too. 5.
Naming a child is no small feat and there are many factors to consider—the potential for unfortunate rhymes, mispronunciations and less-than flattering meanings. That said, if you opt for a baby ...
In 2016, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) [2] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin, dated July 2016, [3] included a table of 125 stars comprising the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN (on 30 June and 20 July 2016) together with names of stars adopted by the IAU Executive Committee ...
The Dark Star, a 1917 novel by Robert W. Chambers; Dark Star, a 1929 novel by Lorna Moon; The Dark Star, a 1939 novel by Margaret Mackie Morrison, writing as March Cost; Dark Star, a 1969 novel by Norma K. Hemming, writing as Nerina Hilliard
Black star (semiclassical gravity), a theoretical star built using semiclassical gravity as an alternative to a black hole Saturn , referred to as "Black Star" in ancient Judaeic belief Black dwarf , a theoretical stellar remnant formed after cooling of a white dwarf to a sufficient level where heat is no longer emitted
148. Soraya - A strong Persian name meaning "princess of the stars.” 149. Thalia - Greek name meaning "to bloom" or "the flourishing one." 150. Zaria - Slavic name meaning "dawn" or "morning ...
In astronomy, star names, in contrast to star designations, are proper names of stars that have emerged from usage in pre-modern astronomical traditions. Lists of these names appear in the following articles: List of Arabic star names; List of Chinese star names; List of proper names of stars: traditional proper names in modern usage around ...