Read on: Who came up with the name? Kittalaus did. As he revealed at a startup conference in Chicago this week, he planned to name his daughter Siri after a former coworker (in Norwegian, Siri means beautiful woman who leads you to victory) and even registered the domain Siri.com.

What is the meaning of Siri Siri?

Siri is a Scandinavian female given name. It is a short form of Sigrid, of Old Norse origin, and literally meaning beautiful victory, from Old Norse sigr (victory) and Old Norse fríðr (beautiful). Siri is also an Indian female given name. It is a Kannada and Telugu word, meaning wealth or fortune.

What will happen if you say 17 to Siri?

According to the Siri user guide, iPhones automatically call the local emergency number no matter what emergency number you say. However, if there isnt an emergency and youre just telling Siri “17” — which is the emergency number for a small region in France — youre wasting a lot of peoples time.

How common is the name Siri?

Siri, Apples virtual assistant that launched on iPhones in 2011, has never been a very popular name. That name peaked in popularity two years earlier, when 120 female babies in the U.S. were named Siri, about 6 per every 100,000 girls. Last year, 20 U.S. girls were named Siri, or about 1 per every 100,000.

What is Siris last name?

Dag Kittlaus, our Norwegian-American CEO, once considered using Siri as the name of his child and liked the Norse meaning beautiful woman who leads you to victory. For me, Siri, which means secret in Swahili, was a tip of the hat to our pre-named days when we began as stealth-company.com.

Does anyone call Siri?

Siri, Apples virtual assistant that launched on iPhones in 2011, has never been a very popular name. That name peaked in popularity two years earlier, when 120 female babies in the U.S. were named Siri, about 6 per every 100,000 girls. Last year, 20 U.S. girls were named Siri, or about 1 per every 100,000.