Noctis: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Noctis – Meaning: of the night – Origin: Latin (grammatical form of nox, 'night') – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: NOK-tis


Noctis is a Latin (grammatical form of nox, 'night') boy's name meaning “of the night”. It appears in our list of 175+ Color-Inspired Baby Names From Azure to Indigo.

Meaning & Origin of Noctis

Meaning: Of the night.

Origin: Latin (grammatical form of nox, 'night').

A common claim: sometimes believed to be an authentic ancient Roman name Actually: there's no record of 'Noctis' as a real ancient Roman personal name; it's a modern name built from the Latin word for 'night,' popularized mainly by the video-game character Noctis Lucis Caelum.

How to Pronounce Noctis

Phonetic: NOK-tis   IPA: /ˈnɒktɪs/

Popularity of Noctis

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 2017–2024.

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