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Sopheap f & m Khmer
Means "gentle, proper" in Khmer.

Sophia f English, Greek, German, Ancient Greek
Means "wisdom" in Greek. This was the name of an early, probably mythical, saint who died of grief after her three daughters were martyred during the reign of the emperor Hadrian. Legends about her probably arose as a result of a medieval misunderstanding of the phrase Hagia Sophia "Holy Wisdom", which is the name of a large basilica in Constantinople.... [more]

Sophie f French, English, German, Dutch
French form of Sophia.

Sophocles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Σοφοκλῆς (Sophokles), which was derived from Greek σοφός (sophos) meaning "skilled, clever" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". Sophocles was a celebrated 5th-century BC dramatist from Athens.

Sophokles m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Sophocles.

Sophonisba f Phoenician (Latinized), History
From the Punic name 𐤑𐤐𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋 (Ṣapanbaʿl) probably meaning "Ba'al conceals", derived from Phoenician 𐤑𐤐𐤍 (ṣapan) possibly meaning "to hide, to conceal" combined with the name of the god Ba'al. Sophonisba was a 3rd-century BC Carthaginian princess who killed herself rather than surrender to the Romans. Her name was recorded in this form by Roman historians such as Livy. She later became a popular subject of plays from the 16th century onwards.

Sophos m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Sophus.

Sophron m Ancient Greek
Means "self-controlled, sensible" in Greek. This name was borne by the 5th-century BC writer Sophron of Syracuse.

Sophronia f Literature, Late Greek
Feminine form of Sophronius. Torquato Tasso used it in his epic poem Jerusalem Delivered (1580), in which it is borne by the lover of Olindo.

Sophronios m Late Greek
Greek form of Sophronius.

Sophronius m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Σωφρόνιος (Sophronios), which was derived from Greek σώφρων (sophron) meaning "self-controlled, sensible". Saint Sophronius was a 7th-century patriarch of Jerusalem.

Sophus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Σόφος (Sophos) meaning "skilled, clever".

Sophy f English (Rare)
Variant of Sophie or a diminutive of Sophia.

Sopio f Georgian
Georgian form of Sophia.

Sora f & m Japanese
From Japanese 空 (sora) or 昊 (sora) both meaning "sky". Other kanji with the same pronunciations can also form this name.

Soraia f Portuguese
Portuguese variant of Soraya.

Soraya f Persian, Spanish, French, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Persian form of Thurayya. It became popular in some parts of Europe because of the fame of Princess Soraya (1932-2001), wife of the last Shah of Iran, who became a European socialite.

Sorcha f Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Means "radiant, bright" in Irish. It has been in use since late medieval times. It is sometimes Anglicized as Sarah (in Ireland) and Clara (in Scotland).

Sören m Swedish, German
Swedish and German form of Søren.

Søren m Danish
Danish form of Severinus. Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) was a Danish philosopher who is regarded as a precursor of existentialism.

Soren m English (Modern)
English form of Søren.

Sorin m Romanian
Possibly derived from Romanian soare meaning "sun".

Sorina f Romanian
Feminine form of Sorin.

Sorley m Scottish
Anglicized form of Somhairle.

Sorne f Basque (Rare)
Means "conception" in Basque. It was coined by Sabino Arana in 1910 as an equivalent of the Spanish name Concepción.

Soroush m Persian Mythology, Persian
Modern Persian form of Avestan 𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬱𐬀 (Sraosha) meaning "obedience". In Zoroastrianism this was the name of a Yazata (a holy being), later equated with the angel Gabriel.

Sorrel f English (Rare)
From the name of the sour tasting plant, derived from Old French sur "sour", a word of Frankish origin.

Sosigenes m Ancient Greek
Means "born safely" from Greek σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" and γενής (genes) meaning "born". This was the name of an astronomer from Alexandria employed by Julius Caesar to correct the Roman calendar.

Sosimo m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Zosimus.

Soslan m Ossetian
Ossetian form of Sosruko.

Soso m Georgian
Diminutive of Ioseb.

Sosruko m Caucasian Mythology
Derived from Turkic suslä meaning "menacing". This is the name of a trickster god in Caucasian mythology. He is the hero of the Nart sagas.

Sostrate f Ancient Greek
Means "safe army" from Greek σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" and στρατός (stratos) meaning "army".

Sōta m Japanese
From Japanese 颯 (sō) meaning "sudden, sound of the wind" and 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big, great". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations.

Sota m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 颯太 (see Sōta).

Soterios m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek σωτήρ (soter) meaning "saviour, deliverer", an epithet of Zeus.

Soth m Khmer
Means "pure, clean" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit शुद्ध (śuddha).

Sothy m & f Khmer
Means "intelligence, wisdom" in Khmer.

Sotiria f Greek
Feminine form of Sotirios.

Sotirios m Greek
Derived from Greek σωτήρ (sotir) meaning "saviour, deliverer", referring to Jesus, or σωτηρία (sotiria) meaning "salvation, deliverance".

Sotiris m Greek
Variant of Sotirios.

Sotiroula f Greek
Diminutive of Sotiria.

Sotos m Greek
Short form of Sotirios.

Souad f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سعاد (see Suad).

Soudeh f Persian
Means "touched" or "painted" in Persian.

Souleymane m Western African
Form of Sulayman used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Souma m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 颯真 (see Sōma).

Sousanna f Biblical Greek
Greek form of Susanna.

Souta m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 颯太 (see Sōta).

Sovann m & f Khmer
Means "gold" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit सुवर्ण (suvarṇa).

Sovanna f & m Khmer
Variant of Sovann.

Sparrow m & f English (Rare)
From the name of the bird, ultimately from Old English spearwa.

Spartacus m History
Means "from the city of Sparta" in Latin. Spartacus was the name of a Thracian-born Roman slave who led a slave revolt in Italy in the 1st century BC. He was eventually killed in battle and many of his followers were crucified.

Spartak m Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Albanian, Armenian, Georgian
Form of Spartacus in several languages.

Spas m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian спасен (spasen) meaning "saved".

Špela f Slovene
Diminutive of Elizabeta.

Spencer m English
From an English surname that meant "dispenser of provisions", derived from Middle English spense "larder, pantry". A famous bearer was American actor Spencer Tracy (1900-1967). It was also the surname of Princess Diana (1961-1997).

Sperantia f Late Roman
Latin form of Esperanza.

Speranza f Italian
Italian cognate of Esperanza. Edmund Spenser used it in his epic poem The Faerie Queene (1590) for the sister of Fidelia. It was also assumed as a pen name by the Irish poet Lady Wilde (1821-1896), the mother of Oscar Wilde.

Spes f Roman Mythology
Means "hope" in Latin. In Roman mythology this was the name of the personification of hope.

Spike m English
From a nickname that may have originally been given to a person with spiky hair.

Spiridon m Greek, Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Serbian and Croatian form of Spyridon, as well as an alternate transcription of the Greek name.

Spirit f English (Rare)
From the English word spirit, ultimately from Latin spiritus "breath, energy", a derivative of spirare "to blow".

Spiro m Greek (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Spyros.

Spiros m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Σπύρος (see Spyros).

Spock m Popular Culture
The name of a half-Vulcan, half-human Starfleet officer on the Star Trek television series (1966-1969), later appearing in several movies. His name was invented by the writers, based on their rules that Vulcan names must start with an S and end with a k. In a 1985 tie-in novel his full name is said to be S'chn T'gai Spock (S'chn T'gai is the family name, since it is also borne by his father S'chn T'gai Sarek; this is despite the fact that he is often addressed as Mr. Spock by characters on the show).

Spomenka f Croatian
From Croatian spomenak meaning "forget-me-not (flower)".

Spring f English
From the name of the season, ultimately from Old English springan "to leap, to burst forth".

Sprita f Esperanto
Means "witty, lively" in Esperanto, ultimately from Latin spiritus "breath, energy".

Spurius m Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, which is of uncertain meaning, probably of Etruscan origin. It may be related to the Late Latin word spurius "of illegitimate birth", which was derived from Etruscan srural "public".

Spyridon m Greek, Late Greek
Late Greek name derived from Greek σπυρίδιον (spyridion) meaning "basket" or Latin spiritus meaning "spirit". Saint Spyridon was a 4th-century sheep farmer who became the bishop of Tremithus and suffered during the persecutions of Diocletian.

Spyridoula f Greek
Feminine form of Spyridon.

Spyro m Greek (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Spyros.

Spyros m Greek
Short form of Spyridon.

Sraosha m Persian Mythology
Avestan form of Soroush.

Srbuhi f Armenian
Means "holy woman, female saint" in Armenian, derived from սուրբ (surb) meaning "holy, sacred".

Srećko m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian cognate of Srečko.

Srečko m Slovene
Derived from Slovene sreča meaning "luck".

Sree m & f Telugu, Tamil
Alternate transcription of Telugu శ్రీ or Tamil ஸ்ரீ (see Sri).

Sri m & f Telugu, Tamil, Indonesian
Indonesian and southern Indian form of Shri. It is sometimes a short form of longer names containing this element.

Sridevi f Telugu, Tamil
Variant of Shridevi.

Srinivas m Telugu, Kannada, Tamil
Southern Indian form of Shrinivas.

Sriyani f Sinhalese
From Sanskrit श्रेयस् (śreyas) meaning "best, superior".

Sroel m Yiddish (Rare)
Short form of Yisroel.

Srosh m Persian Mythology
Middle Persian form of Soroush.

Ssanyu f Ganda
Means "joy" in Luganda.

Staas m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch short form of Anastasius or Eustachius.

Stace m & f Medieval English, English
Medieval short form of Eustace. As a modern name it is typically a short form of Stacy.

Stacee f English (Rare)
Feminine variant of Stacy.

Stacey f & m English
Variant of Stacy.

Staci f English
Feminine variant of Stacy.

Stacia f English
Short form of Anastasia or Eustacia.

Stacie f English
Feminine variant of Stacy.

Stacy f & m English
As a feminine name it is commonly considered a diminutive of Anastasia, though it was originally used independently of that name, which was rare in America in the 1950s when Stacy began becoming popular. It had earlier been in use as an uncommon masculine name, borrowed from the surname Stacy or Stacey (derived from Stace, a medieval form of Eustace).

Staffan m Swedish
Swedish variant form of Stephen.

Stafford m English
From a surname that was from a place name meaning "landing-place ford" in Old English.

Ståle m Norwegian
From the Old Norse byname Stáli, which was derived from stál meaning "steel".

Stáli m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Ståle.

Stamatia f Greek
Feminine form of Stamatios.

Stamatios m Greek
Derived from medieval Greek σταματώ (stamato) meaning "stop".

Stamatis m Greek
Variant of Stamatios.

Stamen m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Derived from Bulgarian and Macedonian стамен (stamen) meaning "firm".

Stan 1 m English
Short form of Stanley. A famous bearer was British comedian Stan Laurel (1890-1965).

Stan 2 m Polish, Romanian
Short form of Stanisław (non-traditional) or Stanislav.

Stan 3 m Dutch
Short form of Constant or Constantijn.

Stáňa f Czech
Short form of Stanislava.

Stana f Serbian, Croatian
Short form of Stanislava.

Stane m Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Stanislav.

Stanford m English
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "stone ford" in Old English.

Stanimir m Bulgarian, Serbian
Derived from the Slavic elements stati "stand, become" (in an inflected form) and mirŭ "peace, world".

Stanimira f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stanimir.

Stanislao m Italian
Italian form of Stanislav.

Stanislas m French
French form of Stanislav.

Stanislau m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Stanislav.

Stanislaus m Medieval Slavic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Stanislav.

Stanislav m Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the Slavic element stati "stand, become" (inflected forms in stan-) combined with slava "glory". This name was borne by a few medieval saints (typically called by the Polish form Stanisław or Latinized form Stanislaus), including a bishop of Krakow who was martyred in the 11th century.

Staņislava f Latvian
Latvian form of Stanislava.

Stanislava f Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Russian, Ukrainian
Feminine form of Stanislav.

Staņislavs m Latvian
Latvian form of Stanislav.

Stanislavŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Stanislav.

Stanisław m Polish
Polish form of Stanislav. Two kings of Poland have borne this name, as well as a few saints.

Stanisława f Polish
Feminine form of Stanisław.

Stanislova f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Stanislava.

Stanislovas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Stanislav.

Stanka f Slovene, Croatian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stanko.

Stanko m Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian
Originally a diminutive of Stanislav and other names derived from the Slavic element stati meaning "stand, become".

Stanley m English
From an English surname meaning "stone clearing" (Old English stan "stone" and leah "woodland, clearing"). A notable bearer of the surname was the British-American explorer and journalist Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), the man who found David Livingstone in Africa. As a given name, it was borne by American director Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999), as well as the character Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire (1947).

Star f English
From the English word for the celestial body, ultimately from Old English steorra.

Starla f English
Elaborated form of Star.

Starr f English
Variant of Star.

Stas m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian diminutive of Stanislav.

Staša f Serbian, Slovene, Croatian
Diminutive of Anastasija or Anastazija.

Stasė f Lithuanian
Short form of Stanislova.

Stasia f Polish
Diminutive of Stanisława or Anastazja.

Stasya f Russian
Diminutive of Stanislava or Anastasiya.

Stasys m Lithuanian
Short form of Stanislovas.

Stathis m Greek
Short form of Efstathios.

Stav f & m Hebrew
Means "autumn" in Hebrew.

Stavros m Greek
Means "cross" in Greek, referring to the cross of the crucifixion.

Stavroula f Greek
Feminine form of Stavros.

Ste m English
Short form of Stephen.

Steafán m Irish
Irish form of Stephen.

Steaphan m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Stephen.

Steen m Danish
Danish cognate of Sten.

Steenie m Scots
Scots diminutive of Stephen.

Stef m Dutch
Short form of Stefanus.

Štefa f Croatian
Short form of Štefanija.

Štefan m Slovak, Slovene
Slovak and Slovene form of Stephen.

Ștefan m Romanian
Romanian form of Stephen.

Stefán m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Stephen.

Stefan m German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian
Form of Stephen used in several languages. Famous bearers include the Serbian rulers Stefan Nemanja, Stefan Nemanjić, and Stefan Lazarević, who are all considered saints in the Orthodox Church.

Ștefana f Romanian
Romanian feminine form of Stephen.

Stefana f Bulgarian, Serbian
Feminine form of Stefan.

Stefani f English, Bulgarian
English variant and Bulgarian form of Stephanie. A notable bearer is Stefani Germanotta (1986-), an American singer better known as Lady Gaga.

Štefánia f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Štefan (see Stephen).

Ștefania f Romanian
Romanian feminine form of Ștefan (see Stephen).

Stefánia f Hungarian
Hungarian feminine form of Stephen.

Stefania f Italian, Polish, Greek
Italian, Polish and Greek feminine form of Stephen.

Stefanie f German, Dutch, Danish
Variant of Stephanie.

Štefanija f Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian feminine form of Stephen.

Stefanija f Lithuanian, Macedonian
Lithuanian and Macedonian feminine form of Stephen.

Stefaniya f Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Russian, Bulgarian and Ukrainian feminine form of Stephen.

Stefano m Italian
Italian form of Stephen.

Stefanos m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Στέφανος (see Stephen).

Stefans m Latvian
Latvian form of Stephen.

Stefanu m Corsican
Corsican form of Stephen.

Stefanŭ m Old Church Slavic
Old Church Slavic form of Stephen.

Stefanus m Dutch
Official Dutch form of Stephen, used on birth certificates but not commonly in daily life.

Stefcia f Polish
Diminutive of Stefania.

Stefek m Polish
Polish diminutive of Stefan.

Steffan m Welsh
Welsh form of Stephen.

Steffen m Low German, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch
Low German and Danish form of Stephen.

Steffi f German
Diminutive of Stephanie.

Steffie f German (Rare)
Diminutive of Stephanie.

Štefica f Croatian
Croatian diminutive of Štefanija.

Štefka f Slovene
Diminutive of Štefanija.

Stefka f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Stefaniya.

Stein m Norwegian
Norwegian cognate of Sten.

Steinar m Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Steinarr, derived from the elements steinn "stone" and herr "army, warrior".

Steinarr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Steinar.

Steingrímr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Steingrímur.

Steingrímur m Icelandic
From the Old Norse name Steingrímr, derived from the elements steinn "stone" and gríma "mask".

Steinn m Icelandic, Old Norse
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Sten.

Steinunn f Icelandic, Old Norse
Derived from the Old Norse elements steinn "stone" and unnr "wave".

Stela f Romanian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Slovak
Form of Stella 1 in several languages, derived from Latin stella meaning "star" (modern Romanian stea).

Stelara f Esperanto
From Esperanto stelaro meaning "constellation", ultimately from Latin stella "star".

Stelian m Romanian
Romanian form of Stylianos.

Steliana f Romanian
Romanian feminine form of Stylianos.

Stelios m Greek
Variant of Stylianos.

Stella 1 f English, Italian, Dutch, German
Means "star" in Latin. This name was created by the 16th-century poet Philip Sidney for the subject of his collection of sonnets Astrophel and Stella. It was a nickname of a lover of Jonathan Swift, real name Esther Johnson (1681-1728), though it was not commonly used as a given name until the 19th century. It appears in Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire (1947), belonging to the sister of Blanche DuBois and the wife of Stanley Kowalski.

Stella 2 f Greek
Diminutive of Styliani, with the spelling influenced by that of Stella 1.

Stellan m Swedish
Meaning unknown, perhaps related to Old Norse stilling "calm", or perhaps of German origin.

Sten m Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Estonian
Derived from the Old Norse name Steinn meaning "stone".

Štěpán m Czech
Czech form of Stephen.

Stepan m Russian, Ukrainian, Armenian
Russian, Ukrainian and Armenian form of Stephanos (see Stephen).

Stepane m Georgian
Georgian form of Stephanos (see Stephen).

Štěpánka f Czech
Czech feminine form of Stephen.

Steph f & m English
Short form of Stephanie or Stephen.

Stephan m German, Dutch
German and Dutch form of Stephen.

Stéphane m French
French form of Stephen.

Stephani f English (Modern)
Variant of Stephanie.

Stephania f English
Latinate feminine form of Stephen.

Stéphanie f French
French feminine form of Stephen.

Stephanie f English, German
Feminine form of Stephen.

Stephano m Literature
Variant of Stefano used by Shakespeare for a drunken butler in his play The Tempest (1611).

Stephanos m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Greek
Greek form of Stephen. In Modern Greek it is usually transcribed Stefanos.

Stephanus m Biblical Latin
Latin form of Stephen.

Stephany f English
Variant of Stephanie.

Stephen m English, Biblical
From the Greek name Στέφανος (Stephanos) meaning "crown, wreath", more precisely "that which surrounds". Saint Stephen was a deacon who was stoned to death, as told in Acts in the New Testament. He is regarded as the first Christian martyr. Due to him, the name became common in the Christian world. It was popularized in England by the Normans.... [more]

Steponas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Stephen.

Steren f Cornish
Means "star" in Cornish.

Sterling m English
From a Scots surname that was derived from city of Stirling, which is itself of unknown meaning. The name can also be given in reference to the English word sterling meaning "excellent". In this case, the word derives from sterling silver, which was so named because of the emblem that some Norman coins bore, from Old English meaning "little star".

Sterre f Dutch
Derived from Dutch ster meaning "star".

Stetson m English (Modern)
From an English surname that was originally derived from the name of the village of Stidston in Devon, meaning "Stithweard's town". This is a type of wide-brimmed hat, originally made by the John B. Stetson Company.

Stevan m Serbian
Serbian form of Stephen.

Steve m English
Short form of Steven. A notable bearer was American technology entrepreneur Steve Jobs (1955-2011).

Steven m English, Dutch
Medieval English variant of Stephen, and a Dutch variant of Stefan. The filmmaker Steven Spielberg (1946-), director of E.T. and Indiana Jones, is a famous bearer of this name.

Stevie m & f English
Diminutive of Stephen or Stephanie. A famous bearer is the American musician Stevie Wonder (1950-).

Stevo m Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Diminutive of Stevan.

Stew m English
Short form of Stewart.

Stewart m English, Scottish
From a surname that was a variant Stuart.

Stian m Norwegian
Modern Norwegian form of Stígandr.

Stien f Dutch
Dutch short form of Christine and other names with similar endings.

Stig m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Modern form of Stigr.

Stígandr m Old Norse
Means "wanderer" in Old Norse.

Stigr m Old Norse
Means "path" in Old Norse.

Stiina f Finnish
Finnish short form of Christina.

Stijn m Dutch
Short form of Constantijn or Augustijn.

Stina f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Scandinavian short form of Christina and other names ending in stina.

Stine f Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian short form of Christine and other names ending in stine.

Stiofán m Irish
Irish form of Stephen.

Stipan m Croatian
Croatian form of Stephen.

Stipe m Croatian
Croatian diminutive of Stjepan.

Stipo m Croatian
Croatian diminutive of Stjepan.

Stirling m English (Rare)
From a surname that was a variant Sterling. This is the name of a city in Scotland.

Stithulf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements stiþ "hard, stiff" and wulf "wolf".

Stjepan m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Stephen.

St John m English (British, Rare)
From the title and name of Saint John the Baptist or Saint John the Evangelist (see John).

Stoja f Croatian
Croatian feminine form of Stoyan.

Stojan m Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian and Slovene form of Stoyan.

Stojko m Macedonian
Diminutive of Stojan.

Stone m English (Modern)
From the English vocabulary word, ultimately from Old English stan.

Storm m & f English (Modern), Dutch (Modern), Danish (Modern), Norwegian (Modern)
From the vocabulary word, ultimately from Old English or Old Dutch storm, or in the case of the Scandinavian name, from Old Norse stormr. It is unisex as an English name, but typically masculine elsewhere.

Stormi f English (Modern)
Variant of Stormy.

Stormy f English (Modern)
From the English word meaning "stormy, wild, turbulent", ultimately from Old English stormig.

Stošija f Croatian (Rare)
Form of Anastazija, used in particular to refer to the saint.

Stoyan m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian стоя (stoya) meaning "to stand, to stay".

Stoyanka f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stoyan.

Stoyko m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Stoyan.

Straton m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek στρατός (stratos) meaning "army". This was the name of a 3rd-century BC Greek philosopher.

Stribog m Slavic Mythology
Possibly from Old Slavic sterti "to extend, to spread" and bogŭ "god". Alternatively it could come from strybati "to flow, to move quickly". Stribog was a Slavic god who was possibly associated with the wind.

Stu m English
Short form of Stuart.

Stuart m English, Scottish
From a Scottish occupational surname originally belonging to a person who was a steward. It is ultimately derived from Old English stig "house" and weard "guard". As a given name, it arose in 19th-century Scotland in honour of the Stuart royal family, which produced several kings and queens of Scotland and Britain between the 14th and 18th centuries.

Sture m Swedish, Medieval Scandinavian
Derived from Old Norse stura meaning "to be contrary". This was the name of three viceroys of Sweden.

Styliani f Greek
Feminine form of Stylianos.

Stylianos m Greek, Late Greek
Derived from Greek στῦλος (stylos) meaning "pillar". Saint Stylianos was a 7th-century hermit from Adrianopolis in Asia Minor who is regarded as a patron saint of children.

Styopa m Russian
Diminutive of Stepan.

Su 1 f Turkish
Means "water" in Turkish.

Su 2 f & m Chinese
From Chinese 素 (sù) meaning "plain, simple" or 肃 (sù) meaning "respectful", besides other characters pronounced in a similar way.

Su-A f Korean
From Sino-Korean 秀 (su) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" combined with 雅 (a) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" or 娥 (a) meaning "good, beautiful". Other combinations of hanja characters can also form this name.

Sua f Basque
Derived from Basque su meaning "fire".

Su'ad f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سعاد (see Suad).

Suad f & m Arabic, Bosnian, Albanian
Means "happiness, luck" in Arabic, from the root سعد (saʿida) meaning "to be happy, to be lucky". In Arabic it is typically feminine, while in Bosnia and Albania it is typically masculine.

Suada f Bosnian, Albanian
Bosnian and Albanian feminine form of Suad.

Suarius m Germanic (Latinized)
Latin form of Suero.

Subhadra f Hinduism, Odia, Marathi, Hindi
Means "good fortune", derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with भद्र (bhadra) meaning "fortune, prosperity". According to the Hindu epic the Mahabharata she was the sister of Krishna and the wife of Arjuna.

Sübhan m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Subhan.

Subhan m Arabic, Urdu
Means "glory, praise" in Arabic.

Subhash m Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali
Means "eloquent", derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with भाषा (bhāṣā) meaning "speech".

Su-Bin f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 秀 (su) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" combined with 斌 (bin) meaning "refined". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.

Subira f Swahili
Means "patience" in Swahili, from Arabic صبر (ṣabara).

Subrahmanya m Hinduism, Telugu
From the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" and ब्रह्मन् (brahman) meaning "devout worshipper". This is another name for the Hindu god Skanda.

Subramaniam m Tamil
Tamil variant of Subrahmanya.

Subramanian m Tamil
Tamil variant of Subrahmanya.

Suchart m Thai
Means "born into a good life" in Thai.

Sudarshan m Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada
Means "beautiful, good-looking" in Sanskrit, derived from the prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with दर्शन (darśana) meaning "seeing, observing".

Sudarshana f Hindi
Feminine form of Sudarshan.

Sude f Turkish
Turkish form of Soudeh.

Sudenaz f Turkish (Modern)
Combination of Sude and Naz.

Sudheer m Telugu, Kannada
Alternate transcription of Telugu సుధీర్ or Kannada ಸುಧೀರ್ (see Sudhir).

Sudhir m Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu
Derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good, very" combined with धीर (dhīra) meaning "wise, considerate".

Sue f English
Short form of Susanna.

Suellen f English
Contraction of Susan and Ellen 1. Margaret Mitchell used this name in her novel Gone with the Wind (1936), where it belongs to Scarlett's sister.

Su'en m Semitic Mythology
Variant of Sin.

Suero m Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of Suarius, possibly a Latinized form of a Germanic (perhaps Suebian or Visigothic) name derived from *swēraz meaning "heavy, serious".

Suha f Arabic
Means "forgotten, overlooked" in Arabic. Al-Suha (also called Alcor) is the name of a star in the constellation Ursa Major.

Suhail m Arabic, Urdu
Derived from Arabic سهل (sahl) meaning "level, even, smooth". This is the Arabic name of the second brightest star in the sky, known in the western world as Canopus. It is also the official (IAU) name of the third brightest star in the constellation Vela.

Suhaila f & m Arabic, Malay
Feminine form of Suhail.

Suharto m Javanese
From Sanskrit सु (su) meaning "good" and अर्थ (artha) meaning "wealth, property" (borrowed into Indonesian as harta). This was the name of an Indonesian general (1921-2008) who seized power to become the country's second president.

Suhayl m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهيل (see Suhail).

Süheyl m Turkish
Turkish form of Suhail.

Süheyla f Turkish
Turkish feminine form of Suhail.

Su-Hyeon f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 秀 (su) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" and 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able". Other combinations of hanja characters can also form this name.

Suibhne m Irish Mythology
From Old Irish Suibne, possibly derived from subae meaning "joy, pleasure". This was the name of several figures from early Irish history, including a 7th-century high king and an 8th-century saint. It also appears in the Irish legend Buile Suibhne (meaning "The Madness of Suibhne") about a king who goes insane after being cursed by Saint Rónán Finn.

Suibne m Irish Mythology, Old Irish
Old Irish form of Suibhne.

Suijin m Japanese Mythology
From Japanese 水 (sui) meaning "water" and 神 (jin) meaning "god, spirit". This is the name of the god (or gods) of water, lakes and pools in Japanese mythology.

Sujata f Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Buddhism
Means "well-born", derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" and जात (jāta) meaning "born, grown". According to Buddhist lore this was the name of the woman who gave Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) a bowl of pudding, ending his period of severe asceticism.

Sujatha f Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Sinhalese
South Indian and Sinhala form of Sujata.

Sujay m Bengali, Marathi
Means "great victory", derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with जय (jaya) meaning "victory".

Su-Jin f Korean
From Sino-Korean 收 (su) meaning "gather, harvest" or 壽 (su) meaning "long life, lifespan" combined with 眞 (jin) meaning "real, genuine" or 珍 (jin) meaning "precious, rare". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.