Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Obscure Meaning & History Possibly derived from Greek ἀστήρ (aster) meaning "star".
Save Gender Feminine Usage Literature Pronounced Pron. AS-tree-el [key] Meaning & History In the Sindarin (Elvish) language of JRR Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” series, this name is translated to “princess of ash”, derived from “ast” (meaning “ash, dust, sand”) & “-riel” (a common, feminine suffix meaning “princess”).