Astrea as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Astrea

What is the meaning of the name Astrea ?

The baby name Astrea is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /əˈstriːə/ (uh-STREE-ə); also /æsˈtreɪə/ (as-TRAY-ə).

Astrea is Greek in Origin.

Astrea is the Latinized form of Greek Astraia (Αστραία), built on aster/astron “star” with the feminine suffix -aia, yielding the sense “star‑maiden” or “starry one.” In classical myth she personifies Justice and Innocence, sometimes named as the daughter of Astraeus and Eos (later conflated with Zeus and Themis). Celebrated as the last immortal to depart the earth at the dawning of the Iron Age, she was set among the constellations as Virgo.

The name resurfaced in Renaissance and early modern Europe as an allegory of righteous rule and legal fairness. It appears in Spenser’s The Faerie Queene and in Honoré d’Urfé’s pastoral L’Astrée; the playwright Aphra Behn also signed and was codenamed “Astrea.” Variants include Astraea (scholarly English), Astraia (modern Greek), Astrée (French), and Astrea in Spanish and Italian. Contemporary use is uncommon but growing, carrying connotations of purity, balance, and celestial brightness.