Scorpius suna ne da ya dace kuma yana nufin sunan ƙungiyar taurari a yankin kudanci. Kalmar Scorpius ta samo asali ne daga kalmar Latin "scorpio," wanda ke nufin kunama. A cikin tarihin Girkanci, Scorpius yana wakiltar kunama wanda allahiya Hera ta aiko don ya kashe maharbi Orion. Kunamar ta yi nasarar kashe Orion, amma Zeus ya sanya kunama da Orion a sararin sama a matsayin taurari. Scorpius kuma wani lokaci ana kiransa Scorpio.