🔥Sirius

Latin from Greek
"burning"
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Sirius Origin and Meaning

The name Sirius is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "burning".

Yes, it's the name of the brightest star in the sky, but can't you just hear people saying, "Are you serious?" Singer Erykah Badu used it as a middle name for son Seven.

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Famous People Named Sirius

  • R. U. Sirius (born Ken Goffman)
    American author and politician
  • Seven Sirius Benjamin (b. 1997)
    son of musicians Erykah Badu and Andre 3000

The name Sirius in Pop Culture

  • Sirius Orion Black
    character in the Harry Potter series
  • Sirius Mérou
    baby in Pierre Boulle's "Planet of the Apes"
  • Sirius Amory
    main character in Claudio Sanchez's The Armory Wars
  • James Sirius Potter
    character in the Harry Potter series