Pollux

Greek

"crown"

Pollux Origin and Meaning

The name Pollux is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "crown".

Castor's twin in the constellation Gemini. That final x makes this name modern and cool.

Popularity of the name Pollux

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20 Names Similar to Pollux

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• Xanthos
• Janus
• Midas
• Voltaire
• Rigel
• Cicero
• Narcissus
• Xerxes
• Asriel
• Aegis
• Viridian
• Hesperos
• Achilleus
• Archimedes
• Astrophel
• Zephyrus
• Endymion
• Vesper
• Silvanus
• Nicomedes

The name Pollux in Pop Culture

• Pollux character in Suzanne Collins' "Mockingjay"
• Pollux character in Rick Riordan's "Percy Jackson" series, twin brother to Castor