Aries

See also: aries, àries, and Áries

Signs of the Zodiac
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Etymology 1

From Latin Aries, from aries (“ram”), calque of Ancient Greek Κριός (Kriós), calque of Akkadian 𒅈𒌺𒊑𒈨 (immeru, “sheep”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɛə.ɹiːz/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈɛɚ.iz/
Audio (US): (file)
Rhymes: -ɛəɹiz
Homophone: Ares

Proper noun

Aries (symbol ♈︎)

(astronomy) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a ram.
- c. 1588–1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii]:
  The Bull, being gall’d, gave Aries such a knock / That down fell both the Ram’s horns in the court.
(astrology) The zodiac sign for the ram, ruled by Mars and covering March 20 – April 20 (tropical astrology) or April 15 – May 15 (sidereal astrology).
Antonym: Libra

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

constellation

Afrikaans: Ram (af)
Arabic: بُرْج اَلْحَمَل m (burj al-ḥamal), اَلْحَمَل m (al-ḥamal)
Egyptian Arabic: برج الحمل m (burg el-ḥamal), الحمل m (el-ḥamal)
Armenian: Խոյ (Xoy)
Azerbaijani: Qoç
Bulgarian: Ове́н m (Ovén)
Catalan: Àries (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 白羊座 (zh) (báiyángzuò), 牡羊座 (zh)
Cornish: an Hordh
Danish: Vædderen
Dutch: Ram (nl) m
Estonian: Jäär
Finnish: Oinas (fi)
French: Bélier (fr) m
German: Widder (de) m
Greek: Κριός (el) m (Kriós)
Ancient: Κριός m (Kriós)
Hebrew: טָלֶה (he) m (talé)
Hindi: मेष (hi) m (meṣ)
Hungarian: Kos (hu) (csillagkép)
Irish: an Reithe m
Italian: Ariete (it) m
Japanese: 牡羊座 (ja) (おひつじざ, ohitsujiza)
Kazakh: Тоқты (Toqty)
Korean: 양(羊)자리 (yangjari), 모양(牡羊)자리 (moyangjari), 백양궁(白羊宮) (ko) (baegyanggung)
Latvian: Auns m
Macedonian: Овен m (Oven)
Malay: Biri-Biri, Hamal, Aries
Maltese: Arjete
Norwegian:
Bokmål: Væren (no) m

Nynrosk: Vêren m
Old English: Ramm m
Ottoman Turkish: قوچ (koç)
Persian: بره (fa) (barre)
Polish: Baran (pl) m
Portuguese: Carneiro (pt) m
Romanian: Berbec (ro)
Russian: О́вен (ru) m (Óven), Ове́н (ru) m (Ovén)
Sanskrit: मेष (sa) m (meṣa)
Scottish Gaelic: an Reithe m
Slovak: (súhvezdie) Baran m
Slovene: Oven (sl) m
Spanish: Aries (es) m
Tagalog: Tupa, Aryes
Telugu: మేషరాశి (te) (mēṣarāśi), మేషము (te) (mēṣamu), మేషం (te) (mēṣaṁ)
Thai: แกะ (th) (gɛ̀)
Tocharian B: Aśviṇi
Turkish: Koç (tr)
Ukrainian: Ове́н m (Ovén)
Urdu: میش m (meṣ)
Welsh: yr Hwrdd

astrological sign

Afrikaans: Ram (af)
Albanian: Dashi m
Arabic: بُرْج اَلْحَمَل m (burj al-ḥamal), اَلْحَمَل m (al-ḥamal)
Armenian: Խոյ (Xoy)
Asturian: Carneru m, Aries
Azerbaijani: Qoç
Bashkir: Ҡуҙы (Quźı)
Bulgarian: Ове́н m (Ovén)
Burmese: မိဿ (my) (mi.ssa.)
Catalan: Àries (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 白羊座 (zh) (báiyángzuò)
Cornish: an Hordh
Czech: Beran (cs) m, Skopec m
Danish: Vædderen
Dutch: Ram (nl) m
Estonian: Jäär
Finnish: Oinas (fi)
French: Bélier (fr)
Georgian: ვერძი (verʒi)
German: Widder (de) m
Greek: Κριός (el) m (Kriós)
Ancient: Κριός m (Kriós)
Hebrew: טָלֶה (he) m (talé)
Hindi: मेष (hi) m (meṣ)
Hungarian: Kos (hu)
Irish: an Reithe m
Italian: Ariete (it) m
Japanese: 白羊宮 (ja) (はくようきゅう, hakuyōkyū)
Kazakh: Тоқты (Toqty)
Khmer: មេសា (km) (meisaa)
Latvian: Auns m
Lithuanian: Avinas m
Luxembourgish: Widder m
Macedonian: овен m (oven)
Malay: Biri-Biri, Hamal, Aries
Maltese: Arjete, Il-Bodbod
Marathi: मेष (meṣ)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: Væren (no) m

Nynrosk: Vêren m
Old English: Ramm m
Ottoman Turkish: قوچ (koç)
Persian: بره (fa) (barre)
Polish: Baran (pl) m
Portuguese: Áries (pt) (Brazil), Carneiro (pt) m (Portugal)
Romanian: Berbec (ro) m
Russian: О́вен (ru) m (Óven), Ове́н (ru) m (Ovén)
Sanskrit: मेष (sa) m (meṣa)
Scottish Gaelic: an Reithe m
Slovak: (znamenie) Baran m
Slovene: Oven (sl) m
Spanish: Aries (es)
Swahili: Hamali, Kondoo
Swedish: Väduren (sv)
Tagalog: Tupa, Aryes
Telugu: మేషరాశి (te) (mēṣarāśi), మేషము (te) (mēṣamu), మేషం (te) (mēṣaṁ)
Thai: เมษ (th) (mêet)
Turkish: Koç (tr)
Ukrainian: Ове́н m (Ovén)
Welsh: yr Hwrdd

Noun

Aries (plural Aries)

Someone with an Aries star sign.
Synonyms: Arian, Arietian

Translations

Someone with an Aries star sign

Bashkir: Ҡуҙы (Quźı)
Bulgarian: ове́н (bg) m (ovén)
Catalan: àries (ca) m or f
Danish: vædder c
Estonian: Jäär
Finnish: oinas (fi)
French: Bélier (fr)
Galician: aries (gl) m, ariete (gl) m, carneiro (gl) m
German: Widder (de) m
Greek: Κριός (el) m (Kriós)
Macedonian: овен m (oven)
Norwegian: vær (no) m
Old English: Ramm m
Polish: Baran (pl) m
Portuguese: ariano (pt) m
Romanian: Berbec (ro) m
Spanish: aries (es) m
Ukrainian: ове́н m (ovén)

Etymology 2

Two main origins:

Scottish habitational surname from either of two minor places in Kirkcudbrightshire.
Borrowed from French Ariès, from the medieval personal name Yrieix.

Proper noun

Aries (plural Arieses)

A surname.

Trivia

According to the 2010 United States Census, Aries is the 39212^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 561 individuals. Aries is most common among Hispanic/Latino (48.84%) and White (43.32%) individuals.