What does Sirius mean?

Sirius as a boys' name. Star name: the brightest star seen from earth.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Si-, -ius

ASSOCIATED WITH star, earth

Variations

FEMININE FORM Siria

How popular is Sirius?

Sirius is an uncommonly occurring first name for men and an equivalently unusual last name too for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Similar Names

Sirius is pronounced similarly to Cirrus, Cyrus▲ and Siorus. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Aigeus, Aiolus, Andrius, Argus, Arius, Artus, Caius, Dacius, Darious, Darius▼, Darrius▼, Delius, Derrius, Egidius, Eligius, Fabius, Fergus, Firus, Gaius, Giorgius (see George), Hermus, Hilarius, Jairus, Jarius, Julius▼, Junius▼, Linus, Lucius▼, Marcus▼, Marinus, Marius, Markus, Nereus, Pincus, Pinkus, Pius, Rinus, Sariq, Seamus, Sergios, Sergiu, Sergius, Sergiusz (see Sergio), Servas, Seumus, Sextus, Shamus, Shiriki, Sicily, Silas▲, Sills, Simms, Siors, Siprian, Siprien, Siraj, Sirgio, Sirgios, Sixtus, Sofus, Sophus, Spiros, Stasius, Straus, Strauss, Terrius, Titus▲, Tyrus, Ursus and Vitus. These names tend to be more frequently used than Sirius.