Name Stateira

Greek name (Στάτειρα) comes from the Persian word (ستاره) means - "star, asterisk, aster, shiner".

Stateira - the eldest daughter of the Persian king Darius III. The name of the first wife of Alexander the Great, who was killed by his second wife Roxana after the death of the commander. The name became popular after Cavalli 's opera "Stateira."