Sixtus

Latin from Greek

"sixth born"

Sixtus Origin and Meaning

The name Sixtus is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "sixth born".

The name of several popes and saints, Sixtus is certainly unusual but would have trouble making it in the modern world outside the Vatican. Even worse is its brother Sextus. Try making it through seventh grade with that name.

Popularity of the name Sixtus

• 1864 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Sixtus

• Sixtus I V, popes
• Saint Sixtus of Reims first bishop of Reims, France
• Sixtus of Tannberg Bishop of Gurk and Prince,Bishop of Freising, Austria
• Sixtus of Siena Italian theologian
• Edmund Sixtus "Ed" Muskie 58th U.S. Secretary of State

The name Sixtus in Pop Culture

• Originally written Xystus this is ultimately from the Greek xyst, "scraped" (and since it belonged to the sixth pope, was later confused with Sextus)