Name of the Day: Celeste
December 4
Celeste
On December 4, 1872, the Mary Celeste — a Canadian and American merchant ship on a voyage from New York to Italy — was discovered adrift and deserted in the Atlantic Ocean.
The ship was described as “disheveled”, but still in “sea-worthy position”, and the lifeboat was missing. The crew was never seen or heard from again, and to this day the happenings of the Mary Celeste remain a mystery, but popular theories include piracy, crew rebellion, and natural phenomena.
Celeste is a soft and pretty name meaning “heavenly” — giving the name an angelic undertones. The word “celestial” is also associated with anything to do with the sky and space, putting the name Celeste in the running of Space Names like Luna, Aurora, and Nova, which are attracting today’s parents.
Celeste has charted as long as name data has been taken, but has never cracked the Top 200 — the epitome of a sweet-spot name. Today Celeste is at #292 and climbing.
Other variations worth considering are Celestine and Celestia. And Celia is another heavenly name amongst our predictions for the Top Names We’re Watching for 2024.
I have loved this name since I was little! And I had never heard Celestine or Celestia. So magical!