Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 星沙, 星紗, 星夜, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. SUU-TAH-SHAH [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 星 (suta) meaning "star" combined with 沙 (sha) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the word shooting star.