Antares - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Antares \a-nta-res, an-tares\ is pronounced an-TARE-ees, an-TAHR-ees. It is of Greek origin. The name of a giant red star, the brightest in the constellation Scorpio.

Baby names that sound like Antares are Andres, Anders, Andris, Andrey, Andreus, Andrej, Andrei, Andreas, Andras, Andrew, Antero, Andros, Andries, Andrews, Andresj, Andrea and Andre. Other similar baby names are Antaeus and Antaios.

Antares is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Antares. Click here to compare Antares with related baby names.