Vega
Vega is a girl name of Arabic origin, meaning The falling star.
What Vega means
The falling star.
Vega is short — 4 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Vega comes from
Arabic names are built from three-consonant roots, so related names share an audible family resemblance and a related field of meaning. Many describe qualities the parents hope for.
Vega is recorded as Arabic in origin. Browse other Arabic names.
How popular is Vega?
In the girl name rankings we track, Vega falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Vega
Two ideas meet in Vega: Star and the stars and sky. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Vega
These share Vega's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Hoshi — Star.
- Nova — New; a blazing star.
- Stella — Star. Shining and celestial.
- Astra — Of the stars.
- Bituin — Star.
- Csilla — Morning star.
- Danica — Morning star.
- Dara — Star; maiden.
- Estelle — Star.
- Haruse — Star.
- Hesper — The evening star.
- Lyra — Lyre; harp.
More Arabic names
- Tariq — Morning star; night visitor.
- Yara — Small butterfly; beloved.
- Sana — Radiance; brilliance.
- Zahara — Flower; radiant and shining.
- Samira — Companion in evening talk.
- Zara — Radiance; blooming flower.
- Sami — Elevated; sublime.
- Zariah — Princess; a flower.
- Salma — Safe; peaceful.
- Rayan — Gates of heaven; lush.