Saturn: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Saturn – Origin: Latin – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: SAT-urn


Saturn is a Latin boy's name. It appears in our list of 150+ Roman Mythology Baby Names — Ancient Power, Unmistakably Modern.

Meaning & Origin of Saturn

Origin: Latin.

A common claim: sowing, the sown Actually: Saturn was traditionally linked to the Latin word for 'sown', but modern scholars consider the name to be of obscure Etruscan origin.

How to Pronounce Saturn

Phonetic: SAT-urn   IPA: /ˈsætərn/

Popularity of Saturn

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1996–2024.

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