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Latin
"sixth born"
Just think about those inescapable "sexy" nicknames. The related Sixtus is not a huge improvement. Sextus was one of a handful of first names used by the ancient Romans, and was often given to a…
Latin from Greek
The name of several popes and saints, Sixtus is certainly unusual but would have trouble making it in the modern world outside the Vatican. Even worse is its brother Sextus. Try making it through…
Japanese
"sixth son"
Akan
"sixth born child"
West African naming tradition dictated that children were named for their time of birth or birth order — Nsia would have been given to a sixth-born baby girl.
Used by the ancient Romans to distinguish a sixth daughter from her sisters of the same name. The first three letters make it pretty much unusable today.