Save Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek (Latinized) Scripts Ξυστος(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. ZIE-stəs(English) [key] Other Forms FormsXyste (French) Meaning & History Latinized form of the Greek name Ξυστος (Xystos), which meant "scraped (smooth), polished" (from xyein "to scrape"). This was the birth name of the pope Saint Sixtus I. It was also borne by a Kemetian martyr saint.