Meanings
Gemini1
symbol ♊︎
- astronomyA 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.
Synonyms: Heavenly Twins, Twins
- astrologyThe zodiac sign for the twins, ruled by Mercury and covering May 22 – June 21 (tropical astrology) or June 16 – July 15 (sidereal astrology).
Gemini is the third sign of the zodiac, spanning the 60–89th degrees. The Sun is in Gemini from around 21 May to 20 June.
2025 May 16th, “Gemini: May Legendary Wildcard”, in Rise of the Half Moon
plural Geminis
- Someone who has the Gemini star sign.
Danny had decided he was going to try to give things a proper go with Marley’s mum, so was mainly uncontactable because, ironically, as a Gemini, he wasn’t good at focusing on two things at once.
2022, Candice Carty-Williams, People Person, Trapeze, page 304Synonyms: Geminian · Antonyms: Sagittarius
- obsoleteA pair of something.
I haue grated vpon my good friends for three Repreeues for you, and your Coach-fellow Nim; or elſe you had look’d through the grate, like a Geminy of Baboones: […]
c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii], page 45, column 1
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- obsoleteObsolete form of Yamuna (“a tributary of the Ganges”).
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA 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.
proper nounThe twin brothers Castor and Pollux together.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Gemini · proper noun, noun
- Latingeminī
- EnglishGemini
Borrowed from Latin geminī, plural of geminus (“twin”), calque of Ancient Greek Δίδυμοι (Dídumoi), calque of Akkadian 𒀯𒈠𒀸 (māšu), calque of Sumerian 𒀯𒈦𒋰𒁀 (ᵐᵘˡMAŠ.TAB.BA, “the Divine Twins, in Mesopotamia identified as Lugal-irra and Meslamta-ea; name of constellation”). See Lugal-irra and Meslamta-ea.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Gemini · interjection
Perhaps identical with the above (compare Latin ēdepol (“by Pollux”), ēcastor (“by Castor”)), but perhaps more likely distinct in origin: compare Dutch jemenie, jemie, German gemine, jemine, Czech jémine, all ultimately shortened from Latin Iēsū domine (“O Lord Jesus”).
Full word history & related roots →Gemini · proper noun
Phono-semantic matching of Hindi जमना (jamnā), alternative form of यमुना (yamunā).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Tweeling
- Tweelingastrological sign
Ancient Greek Δίδυμοι, Δίδυμοι
- Δίδυμοι (Dídumoi)constellation
- Δίδυμοι (Dídumoi)astrological sign
Arabic بُرْج اَلْجَوْزَاء, اَلْجَوْزَاء
- بُرْج اَلْجَوْزَاء (burj al-jawzāʔ)constellation
- اَلْجَوْزَاء (al-jawzāʔ)constellation
- بُرْج اَلْجَوْزَاء (burj al-jawzāʔ)astrological sign
- اَلْجَوْزَاء (al-jawzāʔ)astrological sign
Bulgarian Близна́ци, Близна́ци
- Близна́ци (Bliznáci)constellation
- Близна́ци (Bliznáci)astrological sign
- близна́ци (bliznáci)someone who has the Gemini star sign
Catalan Bessons, Bessons
- Bessonsconstellation
- Bessonsastrological sign
- gèminissomeone who has the Gemini star sign
- bessonssomeone who has the Gemini star sign
Chinese Mandarin 雙子座 /双子座, 雙子星 /双子星
- 雙子座 /双子座 (Shuāngzǐzuò)constellation
- 雙子星 /双子星 (Shuāngzǐxīng)constellation
- 雙子座 /双子座 (Shuāngzǐzuò)astrological sign
Czech Blíženci, Blíženci
- Blíženciconstellation
- Blíženciastrological sign
Danish Tvillingerne, Tvillingerne
- Tvillingerneconstellation
- Tvillingerneastrological sign
- tvillingsomeone who has the Gemini star sign
Dutch Tweelingen, Tweelingen
- Tweelingenconstellation
- Tweelingenastrological sign
- Tweelingsomeone who has the Gemini star sign
Esperanto Ĝemeloj, Ĝemeloj
- Ĝemelojconstellation
- Ĝemelojastrological sign
Estonian Kaksikud, Kaksikud
- Kaksikudconstellation
- Kaksikudastrological sign
- kaksiksomeone who has the Gemini star sign
Finnish Kaksoset, Kaksoset
- Kaksosetconstellation
- Kaksosetastrological sign
- kaksonensomeone who has the Gemini star sign
French Gémeaux, Gémeaux
- Gémeauxconstellation
- Gémeauxastrological sign
- Gémeauxsomeone who has the Gemini star sign
German Zwillinge, Zwillinge
- Zwillingeconstellation
- Zwillingeastrological sign
- Zwillingsomeone who has the Gemini star sign
Greek Δίδυμοι, Δίδυμοι
- Δίδυμοι (Dídymoi)constellation
- Δίδυμοι (Dídymoi)astrological sign
- Δίδυμος (Dídymos)someone who has the Gemini star sign
Hebrew תְּאוֹמִים, תְּאוֹמִים
- תְּאוֹמִים (teomím)constellation
- תְּאוֹמִים (teomím)astrological sign
Hindi मिथुन तारामंडल, मिथुन
- मिथुन तारामंडल (mithun tārāmaṇḍal)constellation
- मिथुन (mithun)astrological sign
Hungarian Ikrek, Ikrek csillagkép
- Ikrekconstellation
- Ikrek csillagképconstellation
- Ikrekastrological sign
- ikreksomeone who has the Gemini star sign
Irish an Cúpla, an Cúpla
- an Cúplaconstellation
- an Cúplaastrological sign
Italian Gemelli, Gemelli
- Gemelliconstellation
- Gemelliastrological sign
Japanese 双子座, ふたご座
- 双子座 (Futagoza)constellation
- ふたご座 (Futagoza)constellation
- 双児宮 (Sōjikyū)astrological sign
Korean 쌍(雙)둥이자리, 쌍아궁
- 쌍(雙)둥이자리 (Ssangdung'ijari)constellation
- 쌍아궁 (Ssang'agung)astrological sign
- 쌍자궁 (Ssangjagung)astrological sign
Latvian Dvīņi, Dvīņi
- Dvīņiconstellation
- Dvīņiastrological sign
Lithuanian Dvyniai
- Dvyniaiastrological sign
Malay Kembar, Jauza
- Kembarconstellation
- Jauzaconstellation
- Geminiconstellation
- Kembarastrological sign
- Jauzaastrological sign
- Geminiastrological sign
Norwegian Bokmål Tvillingene, Tvillingene
- Tvillingeneconstellation
- Tvillingeneastrological sign
- tvillingsomeone who has the Gemini star sign
Persian دوپیکر, دوپیکر
- دوپیکر (do-peykar)constellation
- دوپیکر (dopeykar)astrological sign
Polish Bliźnięta, Bliźnięta
- Bliźniętaconstellation
- Bliźniętaastrological sign
Portuguese Gémeos, Gêmeos
- Gémeosconstellation
- Gêmeosconstellation
- Geminiconstellation
- Gémeosastrological sign
- Gêmeosastrological sign
- geminianosomeone who has the Gemini star sign
Romanian Gemeni, Gemeni
- Gemeniconstellation
- Gemeniastrological sign
Russian Близнецы́, Близнецы́
- Близнецы́ (Bliznecý)constellation
- Близнецы́ (Bliznecý)astrological sign
- близне́ц (bliznéc)someone who has the Gemini star sign
Scottish Gaelic Gaolag is Gràdhag na Caiginn, na Leth-aonan
- Gaolag is Gràdhag na Caiginnconstellation
- na Leth-aonanastrological sign
Spanish Géminis, Géminis
- Géminisconstellation
- Géminisastrological sign
Swahili Mapacha, Jauza
- Mapachaastrological sign
- Jauzaastrological sign
Swedish Tvillingarna
- Tvillingarnaastrological sign
Tagalog Kambal, Heminis
- Kambalconstellation
- Heminisconstellation
- Kambalastrological sign
- Heminisastrological sign
Thai คนคู่, เมถุน
- คนคู่ (kon-kûu)constellation
- เมถุน (mee-tǔn)constellation
- มิถุน (mí-tùn)constellation
- เมถุน (mee-tǔn)astrological sign
- มิถุน (mí-tùn)astrological sign
Turkish İkizler, İkizler
- İkizlerconstellation
- İkizlerastrological sign
Ukrainian Близня́та, Близнюки́
- Близня́та (Blyznjáta)constellation
- Близнюки́ (Blyznjuký)constellation
- Близня́та (Blyznjáta)astrological sign
- Близнюки́ (Blyznjuký)astrological sign
- близня́ (blyznjá)someone who has the Gemini star sign
- близню́к (blyznjúk)someone who has the Gemini star sign
Urdu متھن
- متھن (mithun)constellation
Vietnamese Song Tử, Song Nam
- Song Tửconstellation
- Song Namconstellation
- Song Sinhconstellation
- Song Tửastrological sign
- Song Namastrological sign
- Song Sinhastrological sign
Welsh yr Efeilliaid
- yr Efeilliaidconstellation
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Cite this entry
Gemini. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gemini
“Gemini.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gemini. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gemini,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gemini.
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