Gemini
/ˈd͡ʒɛmɪnaɪ/
Gemini proper noun: a 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. Also the obsolete form of jiminy.
Proper noun
Gemini
- A 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
- The 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
- The twin brothers Castor and Pollux together.
- Synonyms:
- Dioscuri, Heavenly Twins
Noun
Gemini (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 304
- Synonyms:
- Geminian
- Antonyms:
- Sagittarius
- A 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]...
Also used as
Gemini is also the obsolete form of jiminy.
Gemini is also the obsolete form of Yamuna.
Gemini meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Telugu
Gemini in Hindi
- constellation
- मिथुन तारामंडल mithun tārāmaṇḍal
- astrological sign
- मिथुन mithun
Gemini in Marathi
- constellation
- मिथुन mithun
- astrological sign
- मिथुन mithun
Gemini in Urdu
- constellation
- متھن mithun
Gemini in Telugu
- constellation
- మిథునరాశి mithunarāśi, మిథునము mithunamu, మిథునం mithunaṁ
- astrological sign
- మిథునరాశి mithunarāśi, మిథునము mithunamu, మిథునం mithunaṁ
More languagesFewer languages
- Gemini in Odia
- ମିଥୁନ mithuna
- Gemini in Sanskrit
- मिथुन mithuna, द्वंद्व dvaṃdva
- Gemini in Tagalog
- Kambal, Heminis
- Gemini in Arabic
- بُرْج اَلْجَوْزَاء burj al-jawzāʔ, اَلْجَوْزَاء al-jawzāʔ
- Gemini in Malay
- Kembar, Jauza, Gemini
- Gemini in Persian
- دوپیکر do-peykar
- Gemini in Thai
- คนคู่ kon-kûu, เมถุน mee-tǔn, มิถุน mí-tùn
- Gemini in Vietnamese
- Song Tử, Song Nam, Song Sinh
- Gemini in Myanmar
- မေထုန် mehtun
Synonyms of Gemini
Antonyms
Forms of Gemini
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| symbol | ♊︎ |
| Noun | |
| plural | Geminis |
Origin of Gemini
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.
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”).
Phono-semantic matching of Hindi जमना (jamnā), alternative form of यमुना (yamunā).
Words formed from Gemini
Questions about Gemini
- What does Gemini mean?
- Gemini means a 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.
- What is Gemini in Hindi?
- Gemini in Hindi is मिथुन तारामंडल (mithun tārāmaṇḍal), मिथुन (mithun). See Gemini meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Gemini?
- Gemini can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Gemini?
- Gemini is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛmɪnaɪ/.
Words near Gemini in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Gemini (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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