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Sirius

/SEER-ee-us/ MasculineGreek

Meaning

Sirius is a masculine name of Greek origin meaning “scorching, glowing”.

Sirius, from a Greek word meaning scorching, names the brightest star in Earth's night sky, the Dog Star whose summer rising gave us the dog days. Harry Potter's godfather Sirius Black introduced the name to a generation, though it remains a daring choice.

At a glance

Origin
Greek
Gender
Masculine
Pronounced
/SEER-ee-us/
Themes
StarFire

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Questions

  • Sirius is a masculine name of Greek origin meaning “scorching, glowing”. Sirius, from a Greek word meaning scorching, names the brightest star in Earth's night sky, the Dog Star whose summer rising gave us the dog days.

  • Sirius is traditionally a masculine (boy) name.

  • The name Sirius comes from Greek. Sirius, from a Greek word meaning scorching, names the brightest star in Earth's night sky, the Dog Star whose summer rising gave us the dog days. Harry Potter's godfather Sirius Black introduced the name to a generation, though it remains a daring choice.

  • Sirius is pronounced SEER-ee-us.

More names that mean star

Names that share this meaning.

  1. Altair MasculineArabic“the flying eagle”
  2. Celeste FeminineLatin“heavenly”
  3. Citlali FeminineNahuatl“star”
  4. Danica FeminineSlavic“morning star”
  5. Esther FemininePersian and Hebrew“star”
  6. Hesper FeminineGreek“evening star”