Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, How I Wonder What You’re Called

The first ever photograph of a star was taken 176 years ago today! We’re celebrating with a list of names taken from the stars. Plus, learn how to personalise your name labels for your little stars.

Be Inspired By The Night Sky With Names Inspired By Stars

Since ancient times, people around the world have named the stars visible to them in the night sky. As astronomers began to explore the universe beyond the limits of the naked eye, they began to classify and log stars under scientific naming systems.

Since then, many efforts have been made to introduce designation systems that allow astronomers to use common codes to refer to the stars. These codes have been based on a star’s constellation, brightness, position, type or class, or a combination of these properties.

However, some stars have also been given “official” proper names – based on ancient and modern names used around the world. We compared this list to the names we've printed recently to see how many stars have made it onto our stick on name labels. Check out our list of names inspired by stars below and see if you can think of any more names that are also the names of stars. 

Names Inspired By Stars

• Adhara - from the constellation Canis Major
• Alhena - from the constellation Gemini
• Alya - from the constellation Serpens
• Atlas - from the constellation Taurus
• Bellatrix - from the constellation Orion
• Castor - from the constellation Gemini
• Deneb - from the constellation Cygnus
• Diya - from the constellation Fornax
• Electra - from the constellation Taurus
• Gaja - from the constellation Taurus
• Hadar - from the constellation Centaurus
• Irena - from the constellation Hercules
• Keid - from the constellation Eridanus
• Maia - from the constellation Taurus
• Mira - from the constellation Cetus
• Moriah - from the constellation Delphinus
• Naledi - from the constellation Dorado
• Natasha - from the constellation Vela
• Nihal - from the constellation Lepus
• Paloma - from the constellation Auriga
• Petra - from the constellation Aquila
• Rana - from the constellation Eridanus
• Safina - from the constellation Aquarius
• Sika - from the constellation Sagittarius
• Sirius - from the constellation Canis Major
• Suhail - from the constellation Vela
• Taika - from the constellation Lacerta
• Talitha - from the constellation Ursa Major
• Vega - from the constellation Lyra
• Zaniah - from the constellation Virgo

Personalise Your Name Labels For Your Little Stars

When you order Stikins® name labels, it’s entirely up to you how you personalise your name labels. Most of our customers request a simple first name and surname but we have also printed:

• Nicknames
• Initials & Names
• School Name / Year Group / Class Name
• Room Number
• Contact Information (e.g. mobile number)
• Medical / Allergy Information
• Friendly Message (“I Belong To…” and “Please Return To…”)

We offer one or two lines of text and you can fit up to 18 characters per line. If you aren’t sure which option to choose, we recommend using one only if you need to use 12 characters or fewer – otherwise the font will get quite small. Our online Print Preview will give you an idea of how your name labels will look once they are printed; you will find this Print Preview on our order page. 

You can order online or by phone. We print and post name labels every week day up to 3pm, which means we despatch every order on the same or next working day. We use Royal Mail's first class service as standard and delivery is free. Around 96% of first class post arrives within three days but some items can take up to seven working days to arrive.