🔥Sirius

Latin from Greek

"burning"

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.

Sirius Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 923 on Nameberry

Sirius Popularity

• 923 Nameberry 2024

20 Names Similar to Sirius

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Sirius.

• Remus
• Draco
• Orion
• Severus
• Lucius
• Bellatrix
• Mercury
• Aries
• Andromeda
• Cedric
• Sky
• Jupiter
• Io
• Narcissa
• Atlas
• Calypso
• Minerva
• Castiel
• Cassiopeia
• Caspian

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

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