Acrux: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Acrux – Meaning: star name combining 'Alpha' (brightest-star designation) with Crux, Latin for 'cross' – Origin: Modern astronomical coinage (Alpha + Latin Crux, "cross") – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: AY-kruhks


Acrux is a Modern astronomical coinage (Alpha + Latin Crux, "cross") unisex name meaning “star name combining 'Alpha' (brightest-star designation) with Crux, Latin for 'cross'”. It appears in our list of Cosmic Baby Names Inspired by the Universe.

Meaning & Origin of Acrux

Meaning: Star name combining 'Alpha' (brightest-star designation) with Crux, Latin for 'cross'.

Origin: Modern astronomical coinage (Alpha + Latin Crux, "cross").

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Acrux

Phonetic: AY-kruhks   IPA: /ˈeɪkrʌks/

Popularity of Acrux

Acrux doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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