Asteris as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Asteris

What is the meaning of the name Asteris ?

The baby name Asteris is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈæs.tə.rɪs/ (AS-tuh-ris); Greek: /aˈste.ris/ (ah-STEH-ris).

Asteris is Greek in Origin.

Asteris is a Greek given name built on ancient aster, “star,” with the -is masculine ending common in Modern Greek, yielding the meaning “starry” or “of the stars.” The aster root resonates across myth and literature - Homer mentions the islet Asteris near Ithaca - and connects to the aster flower, a symbol of elegance and remembrance, which broadens its appeal beyond Greece.

Used primarily as a modern vernacular counterpart to Asterios (Latinized Asterius), the name carries an early Christian pedigree through saints such as Asterius of Caesarea, Amasea, and Petra. Today Asteris remains rare but recognizable in Greece and the diaspora, and may be read as unisex in international contexts due to the parallel English name Aster. Variants and related forms include Asterios/Asterius, Asterio (Romance languages, rare), Asterion (mythic), Aster (short form), Asteria (feminine), and Greek Asteri.