Gemini

Meaning

Name

1. A constellation of the zodiac traditionally taken to represent the pair of twins Castor and Pollux in Greek mythology. It contains the stars Castor, Pollux, and Alhena.
2. The zodiac sign for the twins, ruled by Mercury and covering May 22 – June 21 (tropical astrology) or June 16 – July 15 (sidereal astrology).
3. (Greek) The twin brothers Castor and Pollux together.

Noun

1. Someone who has the Gemini star sign.
2. (obsolete) A pair of something.

Intj

Obsolete form of jiminy (“an expression of mild surprise or annoyance”).

Opposite of

Sagittarius

Synonyms

Twins

Twin

Gemini the Twins

twins

duplex uterus

double uterus

Aquarius

♒

uterus didelphys

Libra

♎

twin

zodiac

Translations

Gémeaux

♊

Zwillinge

Gemelli

♊

Géminis

♊

Δίδυμοι

Gêmeos

Bessons

♊

İkizler

♊

Gemini

Tweelingen

♊

Gemini

♊

Gemini

♊

Gémeos

♊

Gèminis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒɛmɪnaɪ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin geminī, plural of geminus (“twin”), calque of Ancient Greek Δίδυμοι (Dídumoi), calque of Akkadian 𒈠𒀸 (māšu), calque of Sumerian 𒈦𒋰𒁀 (MAŠ.TAB.BA, “twins; name of constellation”).