At a Glance
- 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
sahr-DON-iksIPA /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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