Sagittarius

• English:/ˌsadʒɪˈtɛəɹɪəs/●(recorded in a dictionary) from Wiktionary
• Indonesian:/saɡittarius/○(machine-generated) model-generated

Readings marked model-generated were transcribed by a model; the others are quoted from the dictionary named.

Attested across 10 languages in the etymology graph.

Sagittarius is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Arabic given name2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait

  Also written Šağittarìûs

• a separate name2 spellings in the group

  Also written Sâgïttårîùs

29 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Sagittarius is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, constellation, sign of the zodiac

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

• In Latin, armed with a bow and arrows

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Latvian, Strēlnieks, debess dienvidu puslodes zvaigznājs

  as a word·Tēzaurs.lv (Dictionary and Thesaurus of Latvian, AiLab / LU MII)

• In Latvian, Sekretārputnu dzimtas ģints

  as a word·Tēzaurs.lv (Dictionary and Thesaurus of Latvian, AiLab / LU MII)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

• Thomas Sagittariusb. 1577DEGerman jurist, philologer and writer (1577-1621)
• Caspar Sagittariusb. 1597DEGerman educationist and high school teacher
• Johann Christfried Sagittariusb. 1617DELutheran theologian

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Where does the name Sagittarius come from?

A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a centaur who is an archer. It contains the stars Kaus Australis and Nunki. Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).

How do you pronounce Sagittarius?

It depends on the language: in English /ˌsadʒɪˈtɛəɹɪəs/ (Wiktionary); in Indonesian /saɡittarius/. Transcriptions are machine-generated except where a dictionary is named.

Is Sagittarius a male or female name?

Sagittarius is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

What does the name Sagittarius mean?

Recorded meaning: A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a centaur who is an archer.

Which countries have the most people named Sagittarius?

Mondonomo estimates about 73 people named Sagittarius in China, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled sagittarius. After it come Philippines, United States, Germany and United Kingdom; the country table on this page ranks them.

How common is the name Sagittarius?

Mondonomo estimates about 73 people in China have Sagittarius as their first given name, about 1 in 19 million residents. No national register counts it there; the figure is ours, calibrated against the registers that do.