What names mean sky?
Sky and Cielo are names taken from words for the sky. Sky uses the English word, while Spanish cielo can mean "sky" or "heaven".
Explore the names below and follow any name to its full history.
Lagi Samoan · sky, heaven; a common given name element
Kalani Hawaiian · the sky, the heavens; royal one
Lani Hawaiian · sky, heaven, royal
Skye Scottish · place, sky
Celestine Latin · heavenly, celestial
Sky English · the sky; nature/vocabulary word, ultimately from Old Norse sky
Nalani Hawaiian · from Hawaiian lani: the heavens, or the royal chiefs
Thien Vietnamese · heavenly, divine
Moe Burmese · rain, sky (မိုး); a Thursday-letter name for boys and girls alike. In the US it lands as the friendly American nickname Moe, an easy bridge for a Burmese name
Cielo Spanish · Spanish word meaning 'sky, heaven'
Kailani Hawaiian · sea and sky
Celeste Latin · "heavenly, of the sky"
Aura Greek · breeze, gentle air
Kehlani Hawaiian · "sea and sky"
Sora Japanese · sky
Fah Thai · sky
Anil Sanskrit · wind, air (a name of the wind god Vayu)
Keilani Hawaiian · heavenly glory, from kai (sea) and lani (sky)
Tian Chinese · varies by character: often 天, 'sky, heaven', or 恬, 'calm, tranquil'; a pinyin-era given name
Arpi Armenian · sun, ether: a poetic Armenian word for the bright sky
Vaanam Tamil · sky (Tamil)
Ariya English · variant of Aria (Italian, 'air, melody') or of Arya
Laniyah Hawaiian · modern coinage built on 'lani,' traditionally 'sky, heaven'
Aria Italian · Italian for air; an operatic solo; distinct from the separate Persian name of the same spelling
Ariah Italian · modern variant of Aria, from Italian for 'air, melody'
Meilani Hawaiian · coined name meaning roughly 'heavenly' (lani = sky)
Haneul Korean · sky (a native Korean word name, unisex and hanja-free)
Luna Latin · Latin for moon; also the Roman moon goddess; the same word means moon in Spanish and Italian
Malani Hawaiian · traditionally interpreted as 'peaceful heaven', from Hawaiian malu/malie (calm) and lani (sky)
Kaylani Hawaiian · variant of Kailani, Hawaiian for 'sea and sky'
Ailani Hawaiian · possibly from Hawaiian ʻAilani, a chief’s privileges and duties; a link to Spanish Aylín has also been proposed
Gagandeep Punjabi · lamp of the sky (gagan + deep)
Miku Japanese · meaning depends on the kanji chosen, often glossed as 'beautiful sky'
Ilmatar Finnish · "maiden of the air", the primordial creator-goddess of the Kalevala and mother of Vainamoinen
Skylynn English · modern coinage blending 'sky' with the '-lynn' suffix
Loni Uncertain · Of uncertain origin: sometimes a short form of Yolanda or Leona, sometimes linked to Hawaiian lani, sky; no source is definitive.
Skyla English · modern feminine elaboration of Sky/Skylar
Ilmari Finnish · short form of Ilmarinen, the eternal smith of the Kalevala who forges the sky and the magic Sampo; from ilma, "air, sky"
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