Castor
Castor is a boy name of Greek origin, meaning The shining one; a bright star.
What Castor means
The shining one; a bright star.
Castor sits at 6 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Castor comes from
Greek names often reach back to mythology, philosophy, or the early Church. They tend to be transparently meaningful in the original: many are compounds you can still take apart into their two halves.
Castor is recorded as Greek in origin. Browse other Greek names.
How popular is Castor?
Castor sits outside the top 100 boy names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Castor
Castor spans Star and the stars and sky, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Castor
These share Castor's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Orion — The hunter; a brilliant constellation.
- Astra — Of the stars.
- Hesper — The evening star.
- Lyra — Lyre; harp.
- Dhruv — The pole star; constant.
- Csilla — Morning star.
- Hoshi — Star.
- Nova — New; a blazing star.
- Stella — Star. Shining and celestial.
- Bituin — Star.
- Danica — Morning star.
- Dara — Star; maiden.
More Greek names
- Cassia — Cinnamon; a sweet spice.
- Catherine — Pure.
- Cassandra — Shining upon man; a prophetess.
- Chloe — Young green shoot; blooming.
- Calliope — Beautiful voice; muse of poetry.
- Cleo — Glory; pride.
- Calla — Beautiful; the calla lily.
- Cora — Maiden.
- Calix — Very handsome.
- Cosima — Order; beauty; the universe.