Meaning & Origin
Celest is a girl's baby name of Latin origin, a variant of Celeste, from the Latin caelestis (heavenly), from caelum (sky, heaven), meaning 'heavenly' — an airy, aspirational name that evokes the beauty of the sky and the stars.
With over 1,081 recorded births, Celest is the streamlined form of Celeste — dropping the final -e for a cleaner written shape while maintaining the same luminous meaning. The name carries the same celestial quality as Luna, Aurora, and Nova, but with a softer, more understated elegance. It has a timeless, translucent quality — weightless and sky-touched.