Meaning and Origin
What does the name Aries mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- 2 people from Texas, U.S. agree the name Aries is of English origin and means "God of war".
- A user from Sweden says the name Aries is of Greek origin and means "He was a god of war in greek mythology".
- According to 2 people from Canada and the United States, the name Aries is of Greek origin and means "The ram".
- A user from the United States says the name Aries is of Greek origin and means "Ram or ram's head".
- A submission from Australia says the name Aries means "A zodiac" and is of Fiction origin.
- [Astron]
- The Ram; the first of the twelve signs in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the vernal equinox, about the 21st of March.
- A constellation west of Taurus, drawn on the celestial globe in the figure of a ram.
- The Ram; the first of the twelve signs in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the vernal equinox, about the 21st of March.
- [Rom. Antiq] A battering-ram.
Etymology: L
- The first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19
- A small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Pisces and Taurus
- (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries
From Latin aries (“ram”).
- (astronomy) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a ram.
- (astrology) The zodiac sign for the ram, ruled by Mars and covering March 20 - April 20 (tropical astrology) or April 15 - May 15 (sidereal astrology).
- Someone with an Aries star sign.
Aries was also found in the following language(s): Spanish