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Sirius? from the greek? Seirios ?glowing burning?
Dont know if this is any help but in one of my name books i found this
SIRIOS- female name-from the greek, Seirios,glowing, burning.
the book goes on to mention the star sirius
i expect one of our resident Greek experts can tell you if this is correct or not:) as name books are not always reliable lol
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Indees, Sirius is the Latin form of the Greek Seirios meaning "scorcher". "Seirios kyon" is indeed the Dog Star. Seirios is used as an adjective for the sun ("aktis seiria" = ray of sun)and of things that are warm ("seirion himation" = a light summer garment).
I could go in forever, but I'm sure you had enough :)
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