Probably intended to mean "star lover", from Greek ἀστήρ meaning "star" and φίλος meaning "lover, friend".
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Probably intended to mean “star lover,” from Greek ἀστήρ (aster) meaning “star” and φίλος (philos) meaning “lover, friend.” The name was first used by the 16th-century poet Philip Sidney in his collection of sonnets Astrophel and Stella.
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