All Names

Shams al-Din m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شمس الدين (see Shams ad-Din).

Shamsuddin m Arabic, Bengali, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic شمس الدين (see Shams ad-Din), as well as the usual Bengali and Malay form.

Shamus m Irish
Anglicized form of Séamus.

Shan f Welsh
Anglicized form of Siân.

Shana 1 f English
Variant of Shanna.

Shana 2 f Yiddish
Alternate transcription of Yiddish שיינאַ (see Shayna).

Shanae f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements sha and nay.

Shandar m Urdu
Means "fabulous" in Urdu.

Shandiin f & m Navajo
From Navajo sháńdíín meaning "sunshine".

Shane m Irish, English
Anglicized form of Seán. It came into general use in America after the release of the western movie Shane (1953).

Shaneka f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shanika.

Shanelle f English (Modern)
Variant of Chanel.

Shanene f English (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements sha and neen.

Shanequa f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shaniqua.

Shani 1 f & m Hebrew
Means "red, scarlet" in Hebrew.

Shani 2 m Hinduism
From the Sanskrit name of the planet Saturn, probably derived from a root meaning "slow-moving". This is the name of a Hindu god who presides over the planet Saturn. He is a son of Surya.

Shania f English (Modern)
In the case of singer Shania Twain (1965-), who chose it as her stage name, it was apparently based on an Ojibwe phrase meaning "on my way".

Shanice f African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements sha and nees.

Shanika f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements sha, nee and ka.

Shaniqua f African American (Modern)
An invented name using the popular phonetic elements sha, nee and qua.

Shaniya f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shania, or simply a combination of the popular phonetic elements sha, ny and ya.

Shankar m Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Nepali
Modern transcription of Shankara.

Shankara m Hinduism
Derived from the Sanskrit elements शम् (śam) meaning "auspicious, lucky" and कर (kara) meaning "maker". This is another name of the Hindu gods Rudra or Shiva. This was also the name of a 9th-century Indian religious philosopher also known as Shankaracharya.

Shanna f English
Possibly a feminine variant of Shannon.

Shannah f English (Rare)
Variant of Shanna.

Shannen f English (Modern)
Variant of Shannon.

Shannon f & m English
From the name of the River Shannon, the longest river in Ireland, called an tSionainn in Irish. It is associated with the legendary figure Sionann and is sometimes said to be named for her. However it is more likely she was named after the river, which may be related to Old Irish sen "old, ancient". As a given name, it first became common in America after the 1940s.

Shanon f & m English
Variant of Shannon.

Shanta f Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
Means "pacified, calm" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic the Ramayana this is the name of a princess of Anga who marries Rishyasringa.

Shantae f African American (Rare)
Variant of Chanté.

Shantanu m Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
Means "wholesome" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic the Mahabharata this is the name of a king of Hastinapura.

Shantel f English
Variant of Chantel.

Shantelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Chantel.

Shanthi f Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada
Southern Indian form of Shanti.

Shanti f Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
From Sanskrit शान्ती (śāntī) meaning "quiet, peace, tranquility".

Shapour m Persian
Modern Persian form of Shapur.

Shapur m History, Persian
From Middle Persian 𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩 (Shahpuhr) meaning "son of the king". This was the name of three Sasanian emperors.

Shaquan m African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements sha and quan.

Shaquana f African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements sha, qua and na.

Shaquila f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shakila.

Shaquille m African American (Modern)
Variant of Shakil. This name is borne by basketball player Shaquille O'Neal (1972-).

Sharad m Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
From Sanskrit शरद् (śarad) meaning "autumn".

Sharada f Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
Means "autumnal, associated with autumn" in Sanskrit, a derivative of शरद् (śarad) meaning "autumn". This is another name for the Hindu goddess Saraswati.

Sharalyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Cherilyn.

Sharar m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "enemy" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the father of Ahiam.

Shareef m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شريف (see Sharif).

Shari f English
Diminutive of Sharon or a variant of Sherry.

Sharia m Arabic (Rare)
Means "divine law, noble law" in Arabic, from the root شرع (sharaʿa) meaning "to go, to enact".

Shariah m Arabic (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شريعة (see Sharia).

Sharif m Arabic, Urdu, Pashto, Persian, Tajik, Uzbek, Malay
Means "noble, eminent" in Arabic, a derivative of شرف (sharufa) meaning "to be noble, to be illustrious". This was a title used by the descendants of Muhammad.

Sharifa f Arabic
Feminine form of Sharif.

Sharifah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic شريفة (see Sharifa).

Sharise f English (Rare)
Variant of Charisse.

Sharla f English
Variant of Charla.

Sharleen f English
Variant of Charlene.

Sharlene f English
Variant of Charlene.

Sharma m Hindi
From Sanskrit शर्मन् (śarman) meaning "protection, comfort, joy".

Sharmaine f English (Rare)
Variant of Charmaine.

Sharmila f Tamil, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit शर्मन् (śarman) meaning "protection, comfort, joy".

Sharon f & m English, Hebrew
From an Old Testament place name, in Hebrew שָׁרוֹן (Sharon) meaning "plain", referring to a fertile plain on the central west coast of Israel. This is also the name of a flowering plant in the Bible, the rose of Sharon, a term now used to refer to several different species of flowers.... [more]

Sharona f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Sharon.

Sharonda f African American (Modern)
An invented name, a combination of the popular phonetic prefix sha and the name Rhonda.

Sharron f English
Variant of Sharon.

Sharru-Ukin m Akkadian, Ancient Assyrian
Original Akkadian form of Sargon.

Sharyl f English
Variant of Cheryl.

Sharyn f English
Variant of Sharon.

Shashi m & f Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu
Traditional name for the moon, it literally means "having a hare" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form शशि and the feminine form शशी (spelled with a long final vowel).

Shaukat m Urdu
Urdu transcription of Shawkat.

Sha'ul m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Saul.

Shaul m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Saul.

Shaun m English
Anglicized form of Seán. This is the more common spelling in the United Kingdom and Australia, while Shawn is preferred in the United States and Canada (though it got a boost in America after the singer Shaun Cassidy released his debut album in 1976).

Shauna f English
Feminine form of Shaun.

Shaunte f African American (Rare)
Variant of Chanté.

Shavkat m Uzbek, Tajik
Uzbek and Tajik form of Shawkat.

Shavon f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Variant of Shavonne.

Shavonne f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Anglicized form of Siobhán. In some cases it might be considered a combination of the phonetic element sha and Yvonne.

Shaw m English (Rare)
From a surname. As an English surname it is derived from Old English sceaga meaning "thicket". As a Scottish surname it is derived from the Gaelic byname Sitheach meaning "wolf".

Shawkat m Arabic, Bengali
Derived from Arabic شوكة (shawka) meaning "bravery, valour, power".

Shawn m & f English
Anglicized form of Seán, occasionally used as a feminine form. This is the most common spelling of this name in the United States and Canada, with Shaun being more typical in the United Kingdom and Australia.

Shawna f English
Feminine form of Shawn.

Shawnda f English
Variant of Shonda.

Shawnee f English (Modern)
Means "southern people" in the Algonquin language. The Shawnee were an Algonquin tribe who originally lived in the Ohio valley.

Shay 1 m & f Irish
Anglicized form of Séaghdha, sometimes used as a feminine name.

Shay 2 m & f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew שַׁי (see Shai).

Shaye f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Shea.

Shayla f English
Invented name, based on the sounds found in other names such as Sheila and Kayla.

Shaylyn f English (Rare)
Invented name, based on Shayla and using the popular name suffix lyn.

Shayma f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima).

Shayna f Yiddish
From Yiddish שיין (shein) meaning "beautiful".

Shaynah f Yiddish (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Yiddish שיינאַ (see Shayna).

Shayne m English
Variant of Shane.

Shazi f Arabic
Means "fragrant" in Arabic.

Shazia f Urdu
Meaning unknown, possibly of Arabic origin meaning "rare, unusual".

Shea m & f Irish
Anglicized form of Séaghdha, sometimes used as a feminine name.

She'alti'el m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Shealtiel.

Shealtiel m Biblical
Means "I have asked of God" in Hebrew, from the roots שָׁאַל (shaʾal) meaning "to ask" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". According to the Old Testament this was the name of the father of Zerubbabel. It was also borne by a son of King Jeconiah of Judah (he is called Salathiel in some translations).

Sheamus m Irish
Anglicized form of Séamus.

Sheard m English (Rare)
From a surname that was originally from a place name meaning "gap between hills" in Old English.

Sheba m Biblical
Probably from the name of the Sabaean people, who had a kingdom in the southern Arabian Peninsula and eastern Ethiopia. Sheba is a place name in the Old Testament, famous as the home of the Queen of Sheba, who visited King Solomon after hearing of his wisdom. This name is also borne by several male characters in the Bible.

Sheela f Marathi, Kannada, Hindi, Tamil
Alternate transcription of Shila.

Sheelagh f English (Rare)
Variant of Sheila.

Sheena f Scottish, English
Anglicized form of Sìne. This name was popularized outside of Scotland in the 1980s by the singer Sheena Easton (1959-).

Sheenagh f Scottish
Variant of Sheena.

She'era f Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Sheerah.

Sheerah f Biblical
Means "kinswoman" in Hebrew. This is the name of a daughter of Ephraim in the Old Testament.

Shefqet m Albanian
Albanian form of Şevket.

Sheherazade f Literature
Anglicized form of Shahrazad.

Shehu m Hausa
From Arabic شيخ (shaykh) meaning "elder, chief, sheikh", a title of Usman dan Fodio (1754-1817), the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate.

Sheila f Irish, English
Anglicized form of Síle.

Sheine f Yiddish (Rare)
Variant of Shayna.

Shekhar m Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati
From Sanskrit शेखर (śekhara) meaning "crest, crown, peak".

Shekinah f Various
From the Hebrew word שׁכִינה (sheḵina) meaning "God's manifested glory" or "God's presence". This word does not appear in the Bible, but later Jewish scholars used it to refer to the dwelling place of God, especially the Temple in Jerusalem.

Shel m English
Short form of Sheldon.

Shela m Biblical Hebrew
Means "petition, request" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a son of Judah. In English Bibles it is usually written as Shelah.

Shelach m Biblical Hebrew
Means "dart, weapon" or "plant shoot" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a grandson of Shem who is an ancestor of Abraham. In English Bibles it is written as Salah or Shelah.

Shelagh f English (Rare)
Variant of Sheila.

Shelah m Biblical
This name is used in the English Bible to represent two unrelated Hebrew names: שֵׁלָה (see Shela) and שֵׁלָח (see Shelach).

Shelby m & f English
From an English surname, which was possibly a variant of Selby. Though previously in use as a rare masculine name, it was popularized as a feminine name by the main character in the movie The Woman in Red (1935). It was later reinforced by the movie Steel Magnolias (1989) in which Julia Roberts played a character by this name.

Sheldon m English
From an English surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "valley with steep sides" in Old English. Sheldon is the name of several locations in England.

Shelena f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic prefix sha and the name Lena.

Shelia f English
Variant of Sheila.

Shell f English
Short form of Michelle or Shelley. It can also be simply from the English word shell (ultimately from Old English sciell).

Shelley f & m English
From an English surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "clearing on a bank" in Old English. Two famous bearers of the surname were Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), a romantic poet whose works include Adonais and Ozymandias, and Mary Shelley (1797-1851), his wife, the author of the horror story Frankenstein. As a feminine given name, it came into general use after the 1940s.

Shelly f & m English
Variant of Shelley.

Shelomit f & m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Shelomith.

Shelomith f & m Biblical
Means "peaceful" in Hebrew, from שָׁלוֹם (shalom) meaning "peace". This is the name of several characters in the Old Testament, both female and male.

Shelomo m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Solomon.

Shelton m English
From a surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "shelf town" in Old English.

Shem m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "name" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Shem is one of Noah's three sons (along with Japheth and Ham) and the ancestor of the Semitic peoples.

Shemaiah m Biblical
Means "heard by Yahweh" in Hebrew, from שָׁמַע (shamaʿ) meaning "to hear" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. This name is borne by many characters in the Old Testament including a prophet in the reign of Rehoboam.

Shema'ya m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Shemaiah.

Shemer m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Possibly means "preserved" in Hebrew, derived from שָׁמַר (shamar) meaning "to guard, to watch". In the Old Testament this is the name of the owner of the hill upon which Samaria was built.

Shemu'el m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Samuel.

Shena f English (Modern)
Variant of Sheena.

Shenandoah m Oneida (Anglicized)
Variant of Skenandoa, or from the name of the Shenandoah River (names that may or may not be connected). The traditional American folk song Oh Shenandoah may refer to the Oneida chief Skenandoa or to the river; it is unclear.

Sheng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred", 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory", or 盛 (shèng) meaning "abundant, flourishing". Other characters are also possible.

Sheona f Scottish
Variant of Shona.

Shepherd m English
From an English occupational surname meaning "sheep herder, shepherd".

Sher m Urdu, Pashto
Means "lion" in Persian. A famous bearer of this name was Sher Shah, a 16th-century Mughal ruler.

Sheraga m Jewish
Means "light, candle" in Aramaic.

Sherah f Biblical
Variant of Sheerah used in the King James Version of the Old Testament.

Sherali m Uzbek, Tajik
From Uzbek and Tajik sher meaning "lion" (of Persian origin) combined with the name Ali 1.

Sheree f English
Variant of Sherry or Cherie. This particular spelling was popularized by American actress Sheree North (1932-2005), who was born Dawn Shirley Crang.

Shereen f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian شیرین (see Shirin).

Sheri f English
Variant of Sherry.

Sheridan m & f English
From an Irish surname (Anglicized from Irish Gaelic Ó Sirideáin), which was derived from the given name Sirideán possibly meaning "searcher".

Sherie f English
Variant of Sherry or Cherie.

Sherif m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شريف (see Sharif).

Sherill f English (Rare)
Variant of Cheryl.

Sherilyn f English
Variant of Cherilyn.

Sherisse f English (Rare)
Variant of Charisse.

Sherley f English (Rare)
Variant of Shirley.

Sherlock m Literature
Used by Scottish author Arthur Conan Doyle for his character Sherlock Holmes, who was a detective in Doyle's mystery stories beginning in 1887. The character's name was from an English surname meaning "shear lock", originally referring to a person with closely cut hair.

Sherlyn f English (Modern)
Recently created name, probably based on the sounds found in other names like Sharon, Sherry and Charlene.

Sherman m English
From an English surname meaning "shear man", originally denoting a person who cut cloth. Famous bearers of the surname include American politician Roger Sherman (1721-1793) and American Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891).

Sherri f English
Variant of Sherry.

Sherrie f English
Variant of Sherry.

Sherry f English
Probably inspired by the French word chérie meaning "darling" or the English word sherry, a type of fortified wine named from the Spanish town of Jerez. This name came into popular use during the 1920s, inspired by other similar-sounding names and by Collette's novels Chéri (1920, English translation 1929) and The Last of Chéri (1926, English translation 1932), in which it is a masculine name.... [more]

Sherwood m English
From an English place name (or from a surname that was derived from it) meaning "bright forest". This was the name of the forest in which the legendary outlaw Robin Hood made his home.

Sheryl f English
Variant of Cheryl.

Sheryll f English
Variant of Cheryl.

Sherzod m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of the lion", derived from Persian شیر (shīr) meaning "lion" and the suffix زاد (zād) meaning "son of".

Shet m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Seth 1.

Shevaun f English (Rare)
Variant of Shavonne.

Shevon f English (Rare)
Variant of Shavonne.

Shi m & f Chinese
From Chinese 时 (shí) meaning "time, era, season", 实 (shí) meaning "real, honest", 史 (shǐ) meaning "history" or 石 (shí) meaning "stone". Other characters can form this name as well.

Shib m Bengali
Bengali form of Shiva 1.

Shichiro m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 七郎 (see Shichirō).

Shichirō m Japanese
From Japanese 七 (shichi) meaning "seven" and 郎 (rō) meaning "son". This was traditionally a name given to the seventh son. Other kanji combinations can be possible.

Shichirou m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 七郎 (see Shichirō).

Shideh f Persian
Means "bright" in Persian.

Shifra f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Shiphrah.

Shigeko f Japanese
From Japanese 繁 (shige) meaning "flourishing, luxuriant" or 成 (shige) meaning "become" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Shigeo m Japanese
From Japanese 茂 (shige) meaning "lush, luxuriant" or 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds" combined with 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly" or 男 (o) meaning "male, man". Many other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Shigeru m Japanese
From Japanese 茂 (shigeru) meaning "lush, luxuriant", as well as other kanji having the same reading. A famous bearer is the Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto (1952-).

Shihab m Arabic
Means "shooting star, meteor" in Arabic.

Shikha f Hindi
From Sanskrit शिखा (śikhā) meaning "crest, plume".

Shikoba m & f Choctaw
Means "feather" in Choctaw.

Shila f Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit शील (śīla) meaning "conduct, disposition, character".

Shiloh m & f Biblical
From an Old Testament place name possibly meaning "tranquil" in Hebrew. It is also used prophetically in the Old Testament to refer to a person, often understood to be the Messiah (see Genesis 49:10). This may in fact be a mistranslation.... [more]

Shimaa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima).

Shim'at f Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Shimeath.

Shimeath f Biblical
From Hebrew שֵׁמַע (shemaʿ) meaning "report, news, fame". In the Old Testament Shimeath is the mother of one of the assassins of King Joash of Judah.

Shimei m Biblical
From Hebrew שָׁמַע (shamaʿ) meaning "to hear, to listen". This is the name of many characters in the Old Testament.

Shim'i m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Shimei.

Shimmel m Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish diminutive of Shimon.

Shimon m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Simeon (and Simon 1).

Shimshon m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Samson.

Shin m Japanese
From Japanese 真 (shin) meaning "real, genuine" or other kanji with the same pronunciation.

Shingo m Japanese
From Japanese 真 (shin) meaning "real, genuine" or 慎 (shin) meaning "prudent, careful" combined with 吾 (go) meaning "I, me". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.

Shin'ichi m Japanese
From Japanese 真 (shin) meaning "real, genuine" or 新 (shin) meaning "fresh, new" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Shinji m Japanese
From Japanese 真 (shin) meaning "real, genuine" combined with 司 (ji) meaning "officer, boss" or 二 (ji) meaning "two". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.

Shinju f Japanese
From Japanese 真珠 (shinju) meaning "pearl".

Shinobu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 忍 (shinobu) meaning "endurance, patience", as well as other kanji or kanji combinations having the same pronunciation.

Shinsuke m Japanese
From Japanese 伸 (shin) meaning "extend, stretch, open" or 真 (shin) meaning "real, genuine" combined with 介 (suke) meaning "help, assist". This name can also be formed from other combinations of kanji characters.

Shinta f Javanese
Variant of Sinta.

Shin'ya m Japanese
From Japanese 真 (shin) meaning "real, genuine" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also", as well as other kanji combinations having the same pronunciation.

Shion f & m Japanese
From Japanese 紫苑 (shion) meaning "aster". It can also come from 詩 (shi) meaning "poem" and 音 (on) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Shiori f & m Japanese
As a feminine name it can be from Japanese 詩 (shi) meaning "poem" combined with 織 (ori) meaning "weave". It can also be from 栞 (shiori) meaning "bookmark" (usually feminine) or 撓 (shiori) meaning "lithe, bending" (usually masculine), as well as other kanji or kanji combinations.

Shiphrah f Biblical
Means "beautiful" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of one of the midwives (the other being Puah) who disobeys the Pharaoh's order to kill any Hebrew boys they deliver.

Shir 1 f Hebrew
Means "song" in Hebrew.

Shir 2 m Persian (Rare)
Modern Persian form of Sher.

Shira f Hebrew
Means "singing" in Hebrew.

Shireen f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian شیرین (see Shirin).

Shiri f Hebrew
Means "my song" in Hebrew.

Shirin f Persian
Means "sweet" in Persian. This was the name of a character in Persian and Turkish legend.

Shirlee f English
Variant of Shirley.

Shirley f & m English
From an English surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "bright clearing" in Old English. This is the name of a main character in Charlotte Brontë's semi-autobiographical novel Shirley (1849). Though the name was already popular in the United States, the child actress Shirley Temple (1928-2014) gave it a further boost. By 1935 it was the second most common name for girls.

Shirli f Hebrew
Means "song for me" in Hebrew.

Shiro m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 四郎 (see Shirō).

Shirō m Japanese
From Japanese 四 (shi) meaning "four" and 郎 (rō) meaning "son". This was traditionally a name for the fourth son. Other kanji combinations are possible.

Shirou m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 四郎 (see Shirō).

Shiv m Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi
Northern Indian form of Shiva 1.

Shiva 1 m Hinduism, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit शिव (śiva) meaning "benign, kind, auspicious". Shiva is the Hindu god of destruction and restoration, the husband of the mother goddess Parvati. Though he does not appear in the Vedas, Shiva nevertheless incorporates elements of Vedic deities such as the storm god Rudra. He is often depicted with four arms and a third eye, and has both fierce and gentle aspects.... [more]

Shiva 2 f Persian
Means "charming, eloquent" in Persian.

Shivali f Hindi
Possibly means "beloved of Shiva 1".

Shivani f Hinduism, Hindi
Means "wife of Shiva 1" in Sanskrit. This is an epithet of the Hindu goddess Parvati.

Shizuka f Japanese
From Japanese 静 (shizu) meaning "quiet" combined with 夏 (ka) meaning "summer" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Shizuko f Japanese
From Japanese 静 (shizu) meaning "quiet" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Shkëlqim m Albanian
Means "shining, blaze" Albanian.

Shlomit f Hebrew
Means "peaceful" in Hebrew.

Shlomo m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Solomon.

Shmuel m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Samuel.

Sho m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 翔 or 奨 or 祥 (see Shō).

Shō m Japanese
From Japanese 翔 (shō) meaning "soar, glide" or 奨 (shō) meaning "prize, reward" or 祥 (shō) meaning "good luck, good omen". Other kanji with identical pronunciations can also form this name.

Shobha f Kannada, Hindi, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit शोभा (śobhā) meaning "brilliance".

Shōhei m Japanese
From Japanese 翔 (shō) meaning "soar, glide" and 平 (hei) meaning "level, even, peaceful", in addition to other combinations of kanji that are pronounced the same way.

Shohre f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian شهره (see Shohreh).

Shohreh f Persian
Means "famous" in Persian.

Shōji m Japanese
From Japanese 昌 (shō) meaning "flourish, prosper, good" or 昭 (shō) meaning "bright, luminous" combined with 二 (ji) meaning "two". Other combinations of kanji with the same pronunciation can also form this name.

Shokoufeh f Persian
Means "blossom" in Persian.

Shokufeh f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian شکوفه (see Shokoufeh).

Sholpan f Kazakh
Means "Venus (the planet)" in Kazakh. Sholpan and Aiman are sisters in a 19th-century Kazakh epic poem, adapted into the play Aiman-Sholpan (1934) by Mukhtar Auezov.

Sholto m Scottish
Probably an Anglicized form of Gaelic sìoltaich meaning "sower, propagator". It has occasionally been used in the Douglas family since the 17th century, after David Hume of Godscroft claimed it was the name of the 7th-century founder of the clan.

Shon m English
Variant of Shawn.

Shona f Scottish
Anglicized form of Seonag or Seònaid. Though unconnected, this is also the name of an ethnic group who live in the south of Africa, mainly Zimbabwe.

Shonda f English
Invented name, probably based on the sounds found in Shawna and Rhonda.

Shoshana f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Susanna.

Shoshanna f Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Susanna.

Shōta m Japanese
From Japanese 翔 (shō) meaning "soar, glide" and 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big, great". Other combinations of kanji are also possible.

Shota m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 翔太 (see Shōta).

Shou m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 翔 or 奨 or 祥 (see Shō).

Shouhei m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 翔平 (see Shōhei).

Shouji m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 昌二 or 昭二 (see Shōji).

Shouta m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 翔太 (see Shōta).

Shpëtim m Albanian
From Albanian shpëtim meaning "rescue, relief, salvation".

Shpresa f Albanian
From Albanian shpresë meaning "hope".

Shprintza f Yiddish (Rare)
Variant of Shprintze.

Shprintze f Yiddish (Rare)
Possibly a Yiddish form of Esperanza. This is the name of Tevye's fourth daughter in the musical Fiddler on the Roof (1964), based on the late 19th-century Yiddish stories of Sholem Aleichem.

Shprintzel f Yiddish (Rare)
Diminutive of Shprintze.

Shqipe f Albanian
From Albanian shqip meaning "Albanian". Additionally, the word shqipe means "eagle" in modern Albanian, a variant of older shkabë. These interrelated words are often the subject of competing claims that the one is derived from the other. The ultimate origin of shqip "Albanian" is uncertain, but it may be from shqipoj meaning "to say clearly".

Shraga m Jewish
Alternate transcription of Hebrew שְׁרַגָא (see Sheraga).

Shrek m Popular Culture
Derived from German Schreck or Yiddish שרעק (rek) meaning "fright". This is the name of a large green ogre in the animated movie Shrek (2001) and its sequels.

Shresth m Hindi
Means "most excellent, best" in Sanskrit.

Shreya f Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati
From Sanskrit श्रेयस् (śreyas) meaning "superior, better".

Shri f Hinduism
Means "diffusing light, radiance, beauty" in Sanskrit, a word used as a title of respect in India. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.

Shridevi f Hinduism
From the name of the Hindu goddess Shri combined with Sanskrit देवी (devī) meaning "goddess". This is another name of Lakshmi.

Shrinivas m Marathi
Means "the abode of Shri" from the name of the Hindu goddess Shri combined with Sanskrit निवास (nivāsa) meaning "abode, house".

Shripati m Hinduism
Means "husband of Shri" from the name of the Hindu goddess Shri combined with Sanskrit पति (pati) meaning "husband, lord". This is another name of the Hindu god Vishnu.

Shriram m Hindi, Marathi
From the Sanskrit honorific श्री (śrī) meaning "radiance, splendour" combined with the name of the Hindu deity Rama 1.

Shrivatsa m Hindi (Rare)
Means "beloved of Shri" from the name of the Hindu goddess Shri combined with Sanskrit वत्स (vatsa) meaning "beloved, dear". This is the name of a mark on Vishnu's chest.

Shu f Chinese
From Chinese 淑 (shū) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming", besides other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Shubham m Hindi, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit शुभ (śubha) meaning "splendid, bright, auspicious".

Shufen f Chinese
From Chinese 淑 (shū) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming" combined with 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume". Other character combinations are possible as well.

Shug m Scots
Scots diminutive of Hugh.

Shuhrat m Uzbek, Tajik
From Persian شهرت (shohrat), derived from Arabic شهرة (shuhra) meaning "fame, reputation".

Shui m & f Chinese
From Chinese 水 (shuǐ) meaning "water", as well as other characters pronounced in a similar way.

Shukhrat m Tajik
Alternate transcription of Tajik Шӯҳрат (see Shuhrat).

Shukra m Hinduism
From Sanskrit शुक्र (śukra) meaning "clear, bright". This is the name of a Hindu god who presides over the planet Venus.

Shukri m Arabic
Means "thanking" in Arabic, derived from شكر (shakara) meaning "to thank".

Shukriya f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شكريّة (see Shukriyya).

Shukriyya f Arabic
Feminine form of Shukri.

Shula f Arabic
Means "flame" in Arabic.

Shulamit f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Shulammite.

Shulamite f Biblical
Variant of Shulammite used in some versions of the Bible.

Shulamith f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew שׁוּלַמִּית (see Shulamit).

Shulammit f Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Shulammite.

Shulammite f Biblical
Derived from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalom) meaning "peace". This name occurs in the Song of Songs in the Old Testament.

Shulmanu m Semitic Mythology
Possibly cognate with the Western Semitic god Shalim. Shulmanu was an Eastern Semitic (Mesopotamian) god associated with battle.

Shulmanu-Ashared m Ancient Assyrian
Original Akkadian form of Shalmaneser.

Shun 1 f & m Chinese
From Chinese 顺 (shùn) meaning "obey, submit" or other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Shun 2 f & m Japanese
From Japanese 駿 (shun) meaning "fast", 俊 (shun) meaning "talented", or other kanji that are pronounced the same way.

Shura f & m Russian
Russian diminutive of Aleksandra or Aleksandr.

Shweta f Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati
From Sanskrit श्वेत (śveta) meaning "white".

Shyam m Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali, Nepali
Modern masculine form of Shyama.

Shyama m & f Hinduism, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma) meaning "dark, black, blue". This is a transcription of both the masculine form श्याम (another name of the Hindu god Krishna) and the feminine form श्यामा (another name of the goddess Kali).

Shyamal m Bengali
From Sanskrit श्यामल (śyāmala), a derivative of श्याम (śyāma) meaning "dark, black, blue".

Shyamala f Tamil, Telugu, Marathi
Feminine form of Shyamal.

Shyanne f English (Modern)
Variant of Cheyenne.

Shyla f English (Modern)
Variant of Sheila, or a combination of the popular phonetic elements shy and la.

Shylock m Literature
Used by Shakespeare, possibly from the Hebrew name Shelach, for the primary antagonist in his play The Merchant of Venice (1596). Shylock is a Jewish moneylender who demands a pound of Antonio's flesh when he cannot repay his loan. Subsequent to the play, the name has been used as an ethnic slur for a Jewish person and a slang term for a loan shark.

Siamion m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Simon 1.

Siân f Welsh
Welsh form of Jane.

Siana f Welsh
Diminutive of Siân.

Siani f Welsh
Diminutive of Siân.

Siarhei m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Sergius.

Siarl m Welsh
Welsh form of Charles.

Siavash m Persian, Persian Mythology
Persian form of Avestan 𐬯𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬀𐬥 (Siiāuuarshan) meaning "possessing black stallions". This was the name of a virtuous prince in Iranian mythology. He appears briefly in the Avesta, with a longer account recorded in the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh.

Siavush m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سیاوش (see Siavash).

Sib m Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali শিব (see Shib).