Sextans

Gender
Unisex (Masculine & Feminine | Boys and Girls)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Sextans is a Latin word that means "sixth part".
Pronunciation
SEHK-stənz
The name Sextans is pronounced "SEKS-tans".

cartoon of the name Sextans
Cartoon of Sextans

Sextans Name meanings & History

Sextans is a Latin word that means "sixth part". Sextans is one of the constellations introduced by the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius. It represents the astronomical sextant. Hevelius named the constellation after the sextant he used to measure star positions. The constellation’s original name was Sextans Uraniae, but it was later shortened to simply Sextant. Sextans is an uncommon baby name that is rarely used.

Zodiac Sign of Sextans: Success Capricorn

Synonyms of Sextans:

S: Security,Sensuality,Social Standing,Status,Solidity,Success,Sex

E: Expressive,Exaggerate,Enlighten,Enliven,Entertain,Environment

X: Exhaustive,Extravagant,Extreme,Extensive,X marks' the spot,Exaggeration,Excitement

T: Doubting Thomas,Tireless,Tacky,Testy,Touchy,Truth,Talkative

A: Argumentative,Assertive,Ambitious,Aggressive,Action,Angry

N: Neurosis,Neat,Nagging,Nutrition,Nice,Nervous,Nitpicking

Sextans is:

  • a Common name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name