Sixtus is a Latin corruption of the Greek Ξυστος (Xystos) meaning “polished.” It has often been confused with the Latin, Sextus (the sixth). The name was borne by 5 Roman Catholic Popes, (3 of whom are saints), several notable bishops and most recently in history, Prince Sixtus of Bourbon-Parma (1886-1934); Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma (b. 1940) also bears the name.
In 2017, British Conservative Politician, Jacob Reese-Mogg chose this name for his son.
The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican gets its name from Pope Sixtus IV (1477-1480_, who was responsible for revamping the apostolic chapel.
Its female form of Sixtine has been in the French Top 500 Most Popular Female Names since 1991, which was also the same year it peaked the highest in its popularity, coming in at #286. It currently ranks in at #376 (2018).
In 1998, actor Sylvester Stallone and his wife, Jennifer Flavin bestowed this name Sistine on their daughter, which is perhaps a watered-down version of the Italian, Sistina.
Other forms of the name include
Male
- Sistu (Asturian/Sicialian)
- Sixt (Catalan/German)
- Siksto (Croatian)
- Sixtinus (Dutch/German/Latin)
- Sixtus (Dutch/English/German/Latin/Scandinavian)
- Sixte (French)
- Sixtin (French)
- Sisto (Galician/Italian/Portuguese)
- Xykstus (German)
- Sixtos Σίξτος (Greek)
- Sziktusz (Hungarian)
- Sükösd (Hungarian)
- Sistino (Italian)
- Siksts (Latvian)
- Sikstas (Lithuanian)
- Sykstus/Sykst (Polish)
- Sixto (Spanish)
Female forms include
- Sixta (Dutch/German/Latin/Spanish)
- Sixtina (Dutch/German/Latin/Spanish)
- Sista/Sistina (Italian)
- Szixtin/Szixtina (Hungarian)
- Sykstyna (Polish)
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