Names that mean sky
This list groups names by the literal gloss at the start of each meaning, not the cultural notes that follow. Closely related meanings are gathered under sky. Tap any name for its story, or grow a tree and see which of them belong in your family.
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)
Atlas Greek · the enduring one who holds the 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 · "air," the Italian word that opera turned into the solo song; also read as a Hebrew name from arye, "lion," and as an old Persian name. Musical by definition, it rose from rarity to the American top 30 in a single 2010s decade
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 · "the moon," and the Roman goddess who drove its chariot across the night sky; centuries of use in Spanish- and Italian-speaking families, then a spectacular 2010s ascent across languages. The signature name of the celestial wave
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 · traditionally interpreted as 'high chief', from Hawaiian ali'i (chief) and lani (sky/heaven)
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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