Scorpio baby names
Scorpio is the scorpion and the eagle, ruled by red Mars and deep Pluto, born in the heart of autumn. These are names with depth in them: dark water, night, truth, the eagle's sight and the phoenix that rises again, each one checked for its real origin and meaning.
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A Scorpio baby arrives between around 23 October and 21 November, in the deep middle of autumn. This is the sign of the long, steady look and the whole heart given to a few. Its rulers are Mars, the red planet, and Pluto, the planet of what lies hidden underneath. A Scorpio name does not need to be loud. It needs to have something underneath it.
Every name below has its origin and meaning checked, and every one has a reason to be here that belongs to Scorpio and not to any sign at all. Start with the ten, then read on for the threads, so you can test any name you meet yourself.
Ten Scorpio names to start with
- Aquila (any). Latin for “eagle”. The eagle is Scorpio’s high form, the scorpion that learned to fly.
- Arne (boy). Old Norse, from a word for “eagle”. Short, strong and very hard to mispronounce.
- Martin (boy). From Mars, Scorpio’s old ruler, and St Martin’s Day falls on 11 November, right in Scorpio season.
- Douglas (boy). Gaelic, “dark river”. Scorpio’s water is deep and dark, and this name is exactly that.
- Layla (girl). Arabic, “night”. Scorpio is the most night-like of the signs, private and starry.
- Octavia (girl). Latin, “eighth”. Scorpio is the eighth sign of the zodiac.
- Vera (girl). Russian, “faith”, long linked with the Latin word for “true”. Scorpio needs truth more than any comfort.
- Renata (girl). From Latin, “born again”. Scorpio is the sign of change from the inside out.
- Phoenix (any). The bird that rises from its own ashes, one of the three creatures astrology gives Scorpio.
- Rune (boy). Old Norse, “secret lore”. A name for the child who keeps their own counsel.
What makes a name feel like Scorpio
You do not need a name that means “scorpion”, and there are almost none. You need a name that carries one of the threads that run through this sign. Here they are, so you can judge any name against them.
The scorpion, the eagle and the phoenix
The figure of Scorpio is the scorpion. It is small, it keeps to the dark places, it does not waste a move, and when it acts, it acts completely. That is a lot of the Scorpio child in one picture: the watching first, the stillness, then the full commitment.
Astrology has long given Scorpio two more creatures as well. The eagle stands for the sign at its highest, seeing far and clearly from above. The phoenix stands for its power to come back changed after a hard time, burned down and new. So eagle names and rebirth names belong to Scorpio as fully as the scorpion does. That is good news for parents, because the eagle has many lovely names.
The constellation has its own gift too. At the heart of the scorpion shines Antares, a bright red star. Its name comes from Greek and means “rival to Ares”, because its red colour looks like the planet Mars. In the scorpion’s tail sits Shaula, from Arabic for “the raised tail”. Both are used, rarely, as given names.
Mars and Pluto, the rulers
Every sign has a ruling planet that sets its tone. Scorpio has two. In the old tradition its ruler is Mars, the red planet of courage and will. In modern charts it is also given Pluto. The name Pluto is the Latin form of the Greek Plouton, “wealth”, another name for the lord of the underworld. Pluto stands for what is hidden, buried and precious: the gold under the ground, the feeling under the surface.
Mars gives Scorpio its fight and its fierce loyalty. Pluto gives it depth and its gift for change. So names from Mars, and names about hidden wealth and treasure, both fit. Mars also rules Aries, but Aries is Mars in daylight, running at things. Scorpio is Mars at night, waiting, and the names here lean that way.
Water, the element
Astrology sorts the twelve signs into four elements. Scorpio is water, with Cancer and Pisces. Water signs feel first and think second, and they read a room before they read you. The four elements explains the idea.
Scorpio is also a fixed sign, which means it sits in the middle of a season and holds it steady. Put fixed and water together and you get still, deep water: the dark lake, the well, the river at night. Not the shore (that is Cancer) and not the open sea (that is Pisces). Names about dark water, lakes and night belong here. Cardinal, fixed and mutable children says more about what fixed means in a small child.
Deep autumn: the season and the months
In the northern hemisphere Scorpio is mid-autumn, when the leaves fall, the nights draw in and the year turns inward. October and November names fit, and so do autumn names. October comes from the Latin for “eight” and November from the Latin for “nine”, because they were the eighth and ninth months of the old Roman year. That gives Scorpio, the eighth sign, a neat pair of number names. St Martin’s Day, 11 November, is a traditional autumn feast that falls right in Scorpio season.
In the southern hemisphere a Scorpio baby is born in late spring, with the days getting longer. If you live there, lean on the eagle, night and truth names rather than the autumn ones.
Colours, stones and flowers
The colours astrology most often gives Scorpio are deep red, burgundy and black. The metal is iron, the metal of Mars. The stone most often named is topaz, and the traditional birthstones of the two months are opal for October and topaz for November. The flowers most often given are the geranium and the gardenia, and the birth flowers of the months are the marigold for October and the chrysanthemum for November.
The heart of the sign
Underneath all of it, Scorpio is deep, loyal, private, honest and intense. It trusts slowly and completely. It wants the truth, even the hard kind. It keeps its own secrets. It changes from the inside, and comes back stronger. A name that means “true”, “faithful”, “steadfast” or “born again” carries the sign’s heart even with no eagle in it at all. You can read the full picture on the Scorpio child’s page.
Scorpio baby names, in themed groups
Each group has a short note and a table. The gender mark shows how the name is mostly used, and “any” means it is used for both.
Eagle and phoenix names
The eagle is Scorpio’s high form and the phoenix its rebirth. Eagle names come mostly from Latin and the Norse languages.
| Name | Origin | Meaning | Why it fits a Scorpio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquila (any) | Latin | “eagle” | The plainest eagle name. Strong for a boy, graceful for a girl. |
| Aquilina (girl) | Latin, Spanish | from Aquila, “eagle” | The eagle made long and pretty. |
| Arne (boy) | Old Norse | short form of names built on a word for “eagle” | One clean syllable, with the eagle’s look in it. |
| Arna (girl) | Icelandic, Norwegian | feminine form of Arne, “eagle” | Short and quiet, with a strong core. |
| Ari (boy) | Old Norse | “eagle” | In Old Norse it is the eagle. (In Hebrew, Ari is a different name meaning “lion”.) |
| Arnold (boy) | Germanic | “eagle power” | An old name that is coming back, with Scorpio’s power plain in its meaning. |
| Phoenix (any) | Greek | the bird that rises from its own ashes | The rebirth Scorpio is known for. Bright and warm in sound. |
Names from the scorpion’s stars
These are rare as given names, and that is part of their appeal. Both stars are part of the constellation itself.
| Name | Origin | Meaning | Why it fits a Scorpio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antares (any) | Greek | “rival to Ares” | The red heart star of the scorpion, named for its likeness to Mars, Scorpio’s old ruler. |
| Shaula (girl) | Arabic | “the raised tail” | The star in the scorpion’s raised tail. Soft in sound, sharp in meaning. |
Mars names
Many names come from Mars, because he was one of the most honoured Roman gods. These are the Mars names with the most depth for a Scorpio child.
| Name | Origin | Meaning | Why it fits a Scorpio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin (boy) | Latin | from Martinus, “of Mars” | The Mars name with its own Scorpio feast: St Martin’s Day, 11 November. |
| Martina (girl) | Latin | feminine of Martinus, “of Mars” | The same Mars and the same November feast, for a girl. |
| Marcus (boy) | Latin | probably from the name of Mars | One of the great Roman names. Steady and strong. |
| Marcel (boy) | French | from Marcellus, a small form of Marcus | Mars made gentle and French. |
| Marcella (girl) | Latin, Italian | feminine of Marcellus, from Marcus | A warm Mars name with a vintage glow. |
| Marcia (girl) | Latin | feminine of the Roman name Marcius, also used for Marcus | Quiet, classic, and Mars underneath. |
Pluto names: hidden wealth
Pluto’s name means “wealth”, the treasure under the ground. These names hold wealth and fortune, or belong to the world Pluto rules.
| Name | Origin | Meaning | Why it fits a Scorpio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otto (boy) | Germanic | “wealth, fortune” | Pluto’s own meaning in four letters, the same forwards and backwards. |
| Ottilie (girl) | German | from Odilia, “heritage” or “wealth, fortune” | Inheritance and treasure, kept safe. Very pretty spoken aloud. |
| Edith (girl) | Old English | “wealth” and “battle” | Pluto’s wealth and Mars’s battle in one old name. Very Scorpio. |
| Edgar (boy) | Old English | “wealth” and “spear” | Treasure and a weapon to guard it. |
| Cora (girl) | Greek | from Kore, “maiden” | Kore was another name for Persephone, who reigned beside Pluto as queen of the underworld for part of each year. |
Dark water and night names
Scorpio’s water is still and deep, and its hours are the night ones. These names hold dark rivers, lakes, ravens and night.
| Name | Origin | Meaning | Why it fits a Scorpio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas (boy) | Scottish Gaelic | “dark river” | Deep, dark water, which is Scorpio’s element exactly. |
| Dougal (boy) | Scottish Gaelic | “dark stranger” | For the baby who watches a new person for a long time first. |
| Lachlan (boy) | Scottish Gaelic | from Lochlann, “land of the lakes” | Still, deep lakes. Popular, but with real depth in it. |
| Kieran (boy) | Irish | from Ciarán, a small form of Ciar, “black” | The little dark one. Gentle and Irish. |
| Ciara (girl) | Irish | feminine of Ciar, “black” | Dark and clear at once, said KEER-a. |
| Melanie (girl) | Greek, through French | “black, dark” | A familiar name with Scorpio’s darkness at its root. |
| Layla (girl) | Arabic | “night” | The night hours, when Scorpio feels most itself. |
| Tariq (boy) | Arabic | “visitor, knocker at the door” | It is also the Arabic name for the morning star, the light that comes at the end of the night. |
| Raven (any) | English | the bird | The dark, clever bird of the night sky. |
| Bran (boy) | Irish | “raven” | The raven in a single strong syllable. |
Deep autumn names
For the season Scorpio holds: October, November and the turning of the year.
| Name | Origin | Meaning | Why it fits a Scorpio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Octavia (girl) | Latin | feminine of Octavius, “eighth” | Scorpio is the eighth sign, and October was the old eighth month. |
| Octavius (boy) | Latin | “eighth” | The same number, for a boy, with Tavi for short. |
| Nona (girl) | Latin | “ninth” | November was the old ninth month. A Roman goddess of pregnancy had this name too, which suits a baby name. |
| Autumn (girl) | English | the season | Scorpio is the very middle of autumn. |
| Hazel (girl) | English | the tree, or the light brown colour | The autumn nut and the autumn colour. |
| Rowan (any) | Irish | from Ruadhán, “little red one”, also the rowan tree | The rowan’s red berries are an autumn sight, and red is Scorpio’s colour. |
Deep red, stone and flower names
Scorpio’s colours, stones and flowers, as names.
| Name | Origin | Meaning | Why it fits a Scorpio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlett (girl) | English | from a surname for a maker or seller of scarlet cloth | Scorpio’s deep red, with a strong sound. |
| Rory (any) | Irish | from Ruaidhrí, “red king” | Red and royal, and Mars is the red planet. Mostly a boy’s name. |
| Rufus (boy) | Latin | “red-haired” | Red again, in a cheerful old name. |
| Opal (girl) | English, from Sanskrit | the gemstone, from a word meaning “jewel” | The birthstone of October. It holds deep fire inside a quiet surface. |
| Topaz (girl) | English, from Greek | the gemstone | The traditional birthstone of November, and the stone most often given to Scorpio. Rare and bold. |
| Onyx (any) | Greek | the gemstone, from a word meaning “claw, nail” | A dark stone with the scorpion’s claw in its meaning. |
| Jett (boy) | English | from jet, the intense black colour | Scorpio’s black, short and modern. |
| Kiku (girl) | Japanese | “chrysanthemum” | The chrysanthemum is November’s birth flower. |
| Marigold (girl) | English | from Mary and gold | October’s birth flower, with a little gold in it for Pluto. |
Truth, loyalty and rebirth names
These carry the heart of the sign: truth, faithfulness, steadiness, secrets kept and the power to begin again.
| Name | Origin | Meaning | Why it fits a Scorpio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vera (girl) | Russian | “faith”, linked with Latin verus, “true” | Truth and faith together. Short, serious and kind. |
| Verity (girl) | English | “truth” | A Scorpio child can always tell when they are being handled. This name honours that. |
| Alethea (girl) | Greek | “truth” | The Greek word for truth, said al-eh-THEE-a. |
| Constance (girl) | Latin, through Norman French | from Constans, “constant, steadfast” | Scorpio is a fixed sign, and once it chooses, it stays. |
| Constantine (boy) | Latin | from Constans, “constant, steadfast” | The same steadfastness, grand enough to grow into. |
| Fidel (boy) | Spanish | from Fidelis, “faithful” | Scorpio’s loyalty, which once given is given for good. |
| Valentina (girl) | Latin | from Valens, “strong, vigorous, healthy” | Strength with a warm heart. |
| Valentine (boy) | Latin | from Valens, “strong, vigorous, healthy” | The same strength, with a gentle sound. |
| Renata (girl) | Latin | from Renatus, “born again” | The phoenix in a name you can say every day. |
| René (boy) | French | from Renatus, “born again” | Rebirth in two soft syllables. |
| Renée (girl) | French | from Renatus, “born again” | The same, for a girl. |
| Anastasia (girl) | Greek | from Anastasios, “resurrection” | Rising up again, which is the whole of Scorpio’s change. |
| Rune (boy) | Old Norse | “secret lore, rune” | For a child with a private inner world. |
| Runa (girl) | Norwegian, Danish, Swedish | feminine of Rune | The same secret lore, for a girl. |
Choosing well
Test it out loud
A name is said thousands of times before it is ever written. Try these tests before you decide.
- Say it with the surname. Say the full name five times, fast and slow. Watch for names that run into the surname: Arne Smith is crisp, Arne Nelson blurs. Long names often sit best beside short surnames, and short names beside long ones.
- Find the nickname. Constance becomes Connie, Octavia becomes Tavi, Lachlan becomes Lachie, Anastasia becomes Ana or Stasia. If you dislike the obvious nickname, think again.
- Check the initials. Write out all the initials and make sure they spell nothing unkind.
- Call it across a park. Arne and Bran carry a long way. Shaula and Alethea need a clear voice. Ciara can be heard as “Sierra” by people who do not know it.
- The Scorpio test: does it hold up seriously? Scorpio children dislike being made cute for an audience. A name that can be said with weight, in full, as well as softly at home, gives them room. Edith, Douglas and Constance all have that. So does Vera, which is short already and needs no cute version.
First and middle pairs for a Scorpio
A good pair often puts one thread in each name: the eagle with the night, truth with dark water.
| First and middle | The threads |
|---|---|
| Layla Opal | night and the October stone |
| Octavia Rune | the eighth sign and secret lore |
| Vera Marigold | truth and the October flower |
| Edith Aquilina | hidden wealth and the eagle |
| Renata Kiku | rebirth and the November flower |
| Arne Douglas | the eagle and the dark river |
| Martin Phoenix | Mars and rebirth |
| Otto Lachlan | treasure and deep lakes |
| Kieran Fidel | the little dark one, faithful |
| Rowan Aquila | red autumn and the eagle, for any gender |
For a middle name alone, short Scorpio words do the most work: Vera, Opal, Rune, Runa, Cora and Arna for girls; Arne, Ari, Bran, Otto and Jett for boys.
Brother and sister names across the zodiac
If the family already has a name, look for a thread that links the two signs.
- A Taurus sibling. Taurus sits opposite Scorpio, the garden above and the treasure below. A Scorpio Otto beside a Taurus sibling with an earthy name is a lovely balance. See Taurus baby names.
- An Aries sibling. Aries shares Scorpio’s old ruler, Mars. A Scorpio Martin and an Aries sibling with a bright Mars or fire name share a planet and keep their own style. See Aries baby names.
- An Aquarius or Leo sibling. These are the other fixed signs, so they share Scorpio’s staying power. See Aquarius baby names and Leo baby names.
- Another water sign. Cancer names lean to the Moon and the shore, Pisces names to the open sea and dreams. A Scorpio Douglas with a Cancer or Pisces sibling keeps the water in the family. See Cancer baby names and Pisces baby names.
The chart is bigger than the Sun
Your baby’s Sun sign is only the start. A birth chart also has a Moon sign and a rising sign, and either can be Scorpio even when the Sun is somewhere else. Sun, Moon and rising explains the three together.
A Scorpio Moon
The Moon in Scorpio is in its fall, opposite its seat of honour in Taurus. That does not mean less feeling. It means feeling that goes deep and stays guarded until trust is earned. The Scorpio Moon child needs, above all, people who are honest and who stay. The truth and loyalty names fit this Moon best of all: Vera, Verity, Constance and Fidel would honour it even for a child whose Sun is in a light, quick sign. Read more on the Scorpio Moon child page.
Scorpio rising
The rising sign is the face a child shows the world first. With Scorpio rising, that face is the long, level look from the edge of the room. The eagle names suit it: Aquila, Arne, Ari and Arna all carry that watchful first sight. The rising sign in children explains how to find it.
Due near a cusp, or early, or late
Babies keep their own calendar. If your due date falls around 21 to 24 October or around 20 to 23 November, your baby may arrive as a Libra or a Sagittarius instead. The exact moment the Sun changes sign moves by about a day from year to year, so born on the cusp is worth reading once the baby is here.
The simple answer is a shortlist that works either way.
- Due around 22 to 24 October (Libra or Scorpio). Opal is the October stone for both signs. Octavia holds October’s own number, and Autumn and Hazel belong to the whole season.
- Due around 20 to 23 November (Scorpio or Sagittarius). Topaz is the November stone for both. Kiku is November’s flower. Nona names November itself, the old ninth month.
- Keeping the water. If you want a water name whatever the date, Douglas and Lachlan still feel right beside a Libra or Sagittarius Sun, because a lake and a river sit happily in any chart.
If you want to see the whole chart before you name, how to read a child’s birth chart walks through it step by step.
A name to grow into
A Scorpio child may one day look at their own name the way they look at everything, for a long time and all the way down. Give them one with something underneath it: a meaning they can find, a story they can keep. Names given with that much care tend to be carried the way Scorpio carries everything it loves: completely.
When the name is chosen, the Scorpio child, double Scorpio and Scorpio baby gifts are good next pages, and the Scorpio parent is there if the sign runs in the family.
Sources and references
- Behind the Name: Aquila, Arne (1), Ari (2), Arnold and Phoenix, for the eagle and phoenix names
- Antares and Shaula, for the names of the scorpion’s stars
- Behind the Name: Martin, Marcus and Marcellus, for the Mars names
- Behind the Name: Pluto, Otto, Odilia, Edith and Kore, for Pluto and the hidden wealth names
- Behind the Name: Douglas, Lochlainn, Ciar, Layla and Tariq, for the dark water and night names
- Behind the Name: Octavius, Nona (1) and Rowan, for the autumn names
- Behind the Name: Opal, Topaz, Onyx and Kiku, for the stones and flowers
- Behind the Name: Vera (1), Constans, Renatus, Anastasius and Rune, for the truth and rebirth names
- St Martin’s Day, the 11 November feast
- The Old Farmer’s Almanac: birth month flowers, for the October and November flowers