Given name & surname
Sixtus
“the sixth-born child”
Sixtus is a variant of Sextus. One Latin interpretation is “the sixth-born child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sixtus is a variant of Sextus. One Latin interpretation is “the sixth-born child.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sixtus is a variant of Sextus. An origin associated with Sextus is Latin.
Explained through its name family
Sixtus’s family of names
In German usage, Sixtus has a short form in SIXT. In German usage, Sixtus has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Sisto. Sixtus has a related form in Sextus.
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Around the world
Sixtus has relatives in 4 languages.
5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Sixtus
- Pope Sixtus I7th Pope of the Catholic Church42–126
- Pope Sixtus IIBishop of Rome from 257 to 258215–258
- Pope Sixtus IIIPope and bishop of Rome from 432 to 440390–440
- Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-ParmaParmese Royalborn 1940
- Prince Sixtus of Bourbon-ParmaParmese Royal (1886–1934)
- Sixtus of ReimsFrench saint
- Sixtus of TannbergGerman Prince-Bishop of Freising1500–1495
- Sixtus Josef ParzingerAustrian priest (1931–2023)
- Joseph Siegmund BachmannGerman organist, composer1754–1825
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