Strix: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Strix – Meaning: a screech owl (also a mythic vampiric night-bird in Roman folklore) – Origin: Latin (from Greek) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: STRIKS


Strix is a Latin (from Greek) boy's name meaning “a screech owl (also a mythic vampiric night-bird in Roman folklore)”. It appears in our list of 200+ Modern Short Boy Names We’re Obsessing Over.

Meaning & Origin of Strix

Meaning: A screech owl (also a mythic vampiric night-bird in Roman folklore).

Origin: Latin (from Greek).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Strix

Phonetic: STRIKS   IPA: /strɪks/

Popularity of Strix

Strix 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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