Sardonyx: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Sardonyx – Meaning: compound of 'sard' (a reddish-brown stone, named for the ancient city of Sardis) and Greek 'onyx' (fingernail/claw, describing the stone's nail-colored bands) – Origin: Greek (via Latin) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: sahr-DON-iks


Sardonyx is a Greek (via Latin) girl's name meaning “compound of 'sard' (a reddish-brown stone, named for the ancient city of Sardis) and Greek 'onyx' (fingernail/claw, describing the stone's nail-colored bands)”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Sardonyx

Meaning: Compound of 'sard' (a reddish-brown stone, named for the ancient city of Sardis) and Greek 'onyx' (fingernail/claw, describing the stone's nail-colored bands).

Origin: Greek (via Latin).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Sardonyx

Phonetic: sahr-DON-iks   IPA: /sɑːrˈdɒnɪks/

Popularity of Sardonyx

Sardonyx 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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