The sky is everything that lies above the surface of the Earth, including the atmosphere and outer space.
If you are big nature lovers, or you spend a lot of time staring at the sky and watching sunrises, sunsets, and starry nights, or you find immense joy in taking in all of its infinite, mysterious, enchanting existence, then names that mean sky may be great choices to look at as you’re searching for that perfect name for your baby girl or boy.
Names that mean sky are every bit as lovely, deep, and memorable as the sky itself. Check out and be inspired by these awesome names that mean sky for your baby. Pickthenames.com gives the beautiful collection of Names that Mean Sky/ Boy names that mean sky/ Girl names that mean sky
Names that mean Sky or Heaven
- Akash: Means “open space, sky” in Sanskrit.
- Alya: Means “sky, heaven, loftiness” in Arabic.
- Amaterasu: Means “shining over heaven”, from Japanese 天 (ama) meaning “heaven, sky” and 照 (terasu) meaning “shine”.
- An: Means “heaven, sky” in Sumerian. An was the supreme Sumerian god of the heavens, the father of Enlil and Enki.
- Araceli: Means “altar of the sky” from Latin ara “altar” and coeli “sky”. This is an epithet of the Virgin Mary in her role as the patron saint of Lucena, Spain.
- Asuman: Means “sky” in Turkish.
- Azure: From the English word that means “sky blue”.
- Azzurra: Means “azure, sky blue” in Italian.
- Byeong: From Sino-Korean 炳 (byeong) meaning “bright, luminous, glorious” combined with 浩 (ho) meaning “great, numerous, vast” or 昊 (ho) meaning “summer, sky, heaven”. Other hanja character combinations are possible.
- Caelestis: Late Latin name meaning “of the sky, heavenly”.
- Ciel: Means “sky” in French. It is not used as a given name in France itself.
- Ĉiela: Means “heavenly, from the sky” in Esperanto, from ĉielo “sky”, ultimately derived from Latin caelum.
- Göker: From Turkish gök meaning “sky” and er meaning “brave man”.
- Gökhan: From Turkish gök meaning “sky” and han, which is from the title khan meaning “leader”.
- Göksu: From Turkish gök meaning “sky” and su meaning “water”.
- Haneul: Means “heaven, sky” in Korean.
- Heirani: From Tahitian hei “crown, garland” and rani “heaven, sky”.
- Hōkūlani: Means “heavenly star” from Hawaiian hōkū “star” and lani “heaven, sky, royal, majesty”.
- Inanna: Possibly derived from Sumerian nin-an-a(k) meaning “lady of the heavens”, from 𒊩𒌆 (nin) meaning “lady” and the genitive form of 𒀭 (an) meaning “heaven, sky”.
- Jove: From Latin Iovis, derived from the stem of Iuppiter (see Jupiter). This was another name of the Roman god Jupiter.
- Jun-Ho: From Sino-Korean 俊 (jun) meaning “talented, handsome” combined with 鎬 (ho) meaning “stove, bright” or 昊 (ho) meaning “summer, sky, heaven”.
- Jupiter: From Latin Iuppiter, which was ultimately derived from the Indo-European *Dyeu-pater, composed of the elements Dyeus (see Zeus) and pater “father”. Jupiter was the supreme god in Roman mythology.
- Kahurangi: From the name of a type of green gemstone found in New Zealand, meaning “sky blue” in Maori.
- Kailani: From Hawaiian kai “ocean, sea” and lani “sky, heaven”.
- Kalani: Means “the heavens” from Hawaiian ka “the” and lani “heaven, sky, royal, majesty”.
- Kamalani: Means “heavenly child” or “royal child” from Hawaiian kama “child” and lani “heaven, sky, royal, majesty”.
- Lani: Means “sky, heaven, royal, majesty” in Hawaiian.
- Leilani: Means “heavenly flowers” or “royal child” from Hawaiian lei “flowers, lei, child” and lani “heaven, sky, royal, majesty”.
- Mahpiya: Means “cloud, sky” in Dakota and Lakota.
- Miku: From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning “beautiful” combined with 空 (ku) meaning “sky” or 久 (ku) meaning “long time”.
- Moerani: From Tahitian moe “sleep” and rani “heaven, sky”.
- Nālani: Means “the heavens” or “the chiefs” from Hawaiian nā, a definite article, and lani “heaven, sky, chief”.
- Noelani: Means “heavenly mist” from Hawaiian noe “mist” and lani “heaven, sky, royal, majesty”.
- Ortzi: Means “sky” in Basque.
- Pualani: Means “heavenly flower” or “royal offspring” from Hawaiian pua “flower, offspring” and lani “heaven, sky, royal, majesty”.
- Rangi: Means “sky” in Maori. In Maori and other Polynesian mythology Rangi or Ranginui was a god of the sky, husband of the earth goddess Papa. They were locked in a crushing embrace but were eventually separated by their children, the other gods.
- Sky: Simply from the English word sky, which was ultimately derived from Old Norse ský “cloud”.
- Sora: From Japanese 空 (sora) or 昊 (sora) both meaning “sky”. Other kanji with the same pronunciations can also form this name.
- Tsisana: Probably derived from Georgian ცის (tsis) meaning “of the sky”, the genitive case of ცა (tsa) meaning “sky, heaven”.
- Tsisia: Derived from Georgian ცის (tsis) meaning “of the sky”, the genitive case of ცა (tsa) meaning “sky, heaven”.
- Tsiuri: Means “heavenly, celestial” in Georgian, a derivative of ცა (tsa) meaning “sky, heaven”.
- Tyr: From Týr, the Old Norse form of the name of the Germanic god Tiwaz, related to Indo-European dyeus (see Zeus
- Uʻilani: Means “heavenly beauty” or “royal beauty” from Hawaiian uʻi “youth, beauty” and lani “heaven, sky, royal, majesty”.
- Wukong: Means “awakened to emptiness”, from Chinese 悟 (wù) meaning “enlightenment, awakening” and 空 (kōng) meaning “empty, hollow, sky”.
- Zeru: Means “sky” in Basque.
- Zeus: The name of a Greek god, related to the old Indo-European god *Dyeus, from a root meaning “sky” or “shine”.