At a Glance
- 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
STRIKSIPA /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.
Lists That Include Strix
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