Names of the Stars

“He telleth the number of the stars; He calleth them all by their names”. 

Psalm 147:4 (Bible, King James Version)

 

 

 

 

"Without a name, it is hard to develop a sense of direction. Without a name, it is difficult to set out on your life’s journey and so discover who you are. This is not to say that any name will do, of course. In fact, it’s just the opposite. Every child must be given her or his true and proper name, and this is a task that cannot be rushed. It takes time".

"Winter s Child" (2009), Cameron Dokey

"My name is growing all the time, and I’ve lived a very long, long time; so my name is like a story. Real names tell you the story of the things they belong to in my language, in the Old Entish as you might say".

"The Lord of the Rings", by J.R.R. Tolkien

  Barbol the Ent, illustration for The Lord of the Rings. Alan Lee

“What's your name,' Coraline asked the cat. 'Look, I'm Coraline. Okay?'
'Cats don't have names,' it said.
'No?' said Coraline.
'No,' said the cat. 'Now you people have names. That's because you don't know who you are. We know who we are, so we don't need names.” 

― Neil Gaiman, "Coraline"