Urania
Pronounced yoo-RAY-nee-ah
girl
Not found in the KJV text — No — the name Urania does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Heavenly; Celestial; Muse of astronomy", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Urania.
- Meaning
- "Heavenly; Celestial; Muse of astronomy"
- Origin
- Greek
Urania looks to the heavens — and Abraham was told to count the stars. 'And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.' Urania sees God's promises in every star.
Spiritual meaning
Urania counts the stars with Abraham — each one named, promises innumerable, the heavenly muse who sees God's covenant written across the sky.
Related verses (KJV)
"And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be."
Genesis 15:5 (KJV) →"He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names."
Psalm 147:4 (KJV) →