Meaning and Origin
What does the name Taurus mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
- [Astron]
- The Bull; the second in order of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 20th of April; -- marked thus [♉] in almanacs.
- A zodiacal constellation, containing the well-known clusters called the Pleiades and the Hyades, in the latter of which is situated the remarkably bright Aldebaran.
- The Bull; the second in order of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 20th of April; -- marked thus [♉] in almanacs.
- [Zoöl] A genus of ruminants comprising the common domestic cattle.
Etymology: L., akin to Gr. tay^ros, and E. steer. See Steer a young ox
- The second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20
- A zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere near Orion; between Aries and Gemini
- (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus
- Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From Latin taurus (“bull”).
- (astronomy): A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a bull and containing the star Aldebaran.
- (astrology): The zodiac sign for the bull, ruled by Venus and covering April 21 - May 21 (tropical astrology) or May 16 - June 15 (sidereal astrology).
- (automobile) An automobile model produced by the Ford Motor Company (1986-present).
- Someone with a Taurus star sign
From Latin Taurus, from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος (Taûros)
- A mountain range in southern Anatolia, almost 4000 metres high and running parallel to the Mediterranean coast
Taurus was also found in the following language(s): Portuguese