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Star

Stars appear in naming traditions on every continent.

169 names · 59 traditions

The same root, across a whole language family

These are attested shared morphemes — not coincidences of spelling. Where we are not confident a root is shared, we say nothing and simply list the names.

tara
star (Sanskrit)
Sanskrit, Hindi
Tara, Taraka, Tarakini, Taramayi
stella
star (Latin)
Latin, Italian, Spanish
Estella, Estelle, Estrela, Estrella, Estrellita, Stella, Stellina
aster-
star (Greek)
Greek
Aster, Asteria, Asterope, Astra, Astraea

Every tradition, side by side

Sanskrit 23
Aarambhi Arundhati Arya Deepika Dhruva Dhruvamayi Dhruvani Krithika Nakshatra Nakshatramala Nakshatrapati Nayantara Nayanthara Padmé Rekha Revi Rohini Sitara Tara Taraka Tarakini Taramayi Vibhavarimayi
Arabic 16
Adhara Alcor Alhena Anjum Meissa Mizar Najma Nashira Rumaisa Soha Suha Suhayla Suheir Suraya Thuraya Vega
Other 15
Alira Astghik Catelyn Cholpon Dara Najmeh Rica Soheila Solbon Soraia Steluta Swathi Syldys Taina Wara
Greek 11
Alcyone Asteria Asterope Astra Astraea Celaeno Dike Erigone Hesperia Lyra Orion
Latin 8
Capella Estella Nova Novabelle Novah Stella Vesper Vespera
English 6
Astoria Marilynne Mindy Nichelle Starla Yvaine
Persian 5
Akhtar Hester Parveen Roxanne Setareh
Spanish 5
Estrela Estrella Estrellita Mariela Marisela
Hebrew 4
Ayelet Esther Etti Kochava
Hawaiian 4
Hoku Hokulani Hokulei Leia
Korean 3
Choboroo Eunbyeol Youngji
Nahuatl 3
Citlali Citlalmina Citlaly
Hungarian 3
Csilla Esti Eszter
French 3
Dax Estelle Estée
Kurdish 3
Estere Shevin Ster
German 3
Hedy Marleen Marlene
Indonesian 2
Bintang Kartika
Quechua 2
Chaska Coyllur
Slavic 2
Danica Zorya
Bulgarian 2
Denitsa Zornitsa
Albanian 2
Dua Yllka
Italian 2
Esterina Stellina
Samoan 2
Fetu Fetuao
Swahili 2
Nyota Tarana
Turkish 2
Rumeysa Yildiz
Lakota 2
Tala Wichahpi
Ukrainian 2
Zoriana Zoryana
Ethiopian 1
Aster
Lithuanian 1
Aušrinė
Filipino 1
Bituin
Native American 1
Cheyenne
Telugu 1
Chukka
Tatar 1
Chulpan
Thai 1
Duang
Occitan 1
Estela
Ladino 1
Estrea
Japanese 1
Hoshi
Berber 1
Itri
Basque 1
Izar
Kyrgyz 1
Jyldyz
Amharic 1
Kokeb
Armenian 1
Lilit
Scottish 1
McCoy
Tswana 1
Naledi
Yoruba 1
Oyinkansola
Irish 1
Réaltín
Chechen 1
Seda
Welsh 1
Seren
Tajik 1
Sitora
Cornish 1
Steren
Hausa 1
Suwaiba
Hindi 1
Swati
Marathi 1
Tarabai
Azerbaijani 1
Ulduz
Oromo 1
Urjii
Germanic 1
Vilma
Mapuche 1
Wangulen
Maori 1
Whetu
Kazakh 1
Zhuldyz
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