Feminine Names

gender
usage
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.
Shantel f English
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".
Shaquana f African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements sha, qua and na.
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.
Shari f English
Diminutive of Sharon or a variant of Sherry.
Sharifa f Arabic
Feminine form of Sharif.
Sharifah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic شريفة (see Sharifa).
Sharla f English
Variant of Charla.
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.
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).
Shauna f English
Feminine form of Shaun.
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.
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).
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.
Sheela f Marathi, Kannada, Hindi, Tamil
Alternate transcription of Shila.
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.
Sheherazade f Literature
Anglicized form of Shahrazad.
Sheila f Irish, English
Anglicized form of Síle.
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.
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.
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.
Sheng m & f Chinese
From Chinese (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred", (shèng) meaning "victory", or (shèng) meaning "abundant, flourishing". Other characters are also possible.
Sheona f Scottish
Variant of Shona.
Sherah f Biblical
Variant of Sheerah used in the King James Version of the Old Testament.
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.
Sherlyn f English (Modern)
Recently created name, probably based on the sounds found in other names like Sharon, Sherry and Charlene.
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]
Sheryl f English
Variant of Cheryl.
Sheryll f English
Variant of Cheryl.
Shi m & f Chinese
From Chinese (shí) meaning "time, era, season", (shí) meaning "real, honest", (shǐ) meaning "history" or (shí) meaning "stone". Other characters can form this name as well.
Shideh f Persian
Means "bright" in Persian.
Shigeko f Japanese
From Japanese (shige) meaning "flourishing, luxuriant" or (shige) meaning "become" combined with (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.
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.
Shinju f Japanese
From Japanese 真珠 (shinju) meaning "pearl".
Shinobu m & f Japanese
From Japanese (shinobu) meaning "endurance, patience", as well as other kanji or kanji combinations having the same pronunciation.
Shinta f Javanese
Variant of Sinta.
Shion f & m Japanese
From Japanese 紫苑 (shion) meaning "aster". It can also come from (shi) meaning "poem" and (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 (shi) meaning "poem" combined with (ori) meaning "weave". It can also be from (shiori) meaning "bookmark" (usually feminine) or (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.
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.
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 (shizu) meaning "quiet" combined with (ka) meaning "summer" or (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Shizuko f Japanese
From Japanese (shizu) meaning "quiet" and (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.
Shlomit f Hebrew
Means "peaceful" in Hebrew.
Shobha f Kannada, Hindi, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit शोभा (śobhā) meaning "brilliance".
Shohre f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian شهره (see Shohreh).
Shohreh f Persian
Means "famous" in Persian.
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.
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.
Shpresa f Albanian
From Albanian shpresë meaning "hope".
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.
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".
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.
Shu f Chinese
From Chinese (shū) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming", besides other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Shufen f Chinese
From Chinese (shū) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming" combined with (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume". Other character combinations are possible as well.
Shui m & f Chinese
From Chinese (shuǐ) meaning "water", as well as other characters pronounced in a similar way.
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.
Shun 1 f & m Chinese
From Chinese (shùn) meaning "obey, submit" or other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Shun 2 f & m Japanese
From Japanese 駿 (shun) meaning "fast", (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".
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).
Shyamala f Tamil, Telugu, Marathi
Feminine form of Shyamal.
Shyla f English (Modern)
Variant of Sheila, or a combination of the popular phonetic elements shy and la.
Siân f Welsh
Welsh form of Jane.
Siana f Welsh
Diminutive of Siân.
Siani f Welsh
Diminutive of Siân.
Sibéal f Irish
Irish form of Isabel.
Sibel f Turkish
Possibly a Turkish form of Cybele. It was borne by the main character in Refik Halit Karay's novel İkibin Yılın Sevgilisi (1954).
Sibilla f Italian
Italian form of Sibylla.
Sibonakaliso m & f Zulu
From Zulu isibonakaliso meaning "sign, token, proof".
Sibongile f Zulu, Ndebele
Means "we are thankful" in Zulu and Ndebele, from bonga "to thank".
Sibusisiwe f Ndebele
Means "we are blessed" in Ndebele.
Sibyl f English
From Greek Σίβυλλα (Sibylla), meaning "prophetess, sibyl". In Greek and Roman legend the sibyls were female prophets who practiced at different holy sites in the ancient world. In later Christian theology, the sibyls were thought to have divine knowledge and were revered in much the same way as the Old Testament prophets. Because of this, the name came into general use in the Christian world during the Middle Ages. The Normans imported it to England, where it was spelled both Sibyl and Sybil. It became rare after the Protestant Reformation, but it was revived in the 19th century, perhaps helped by Benjamin Disraeli's novel Sybil (1845).
Sibylla f Late Roman, German
Latinate form of Sibyl.
Sibylle f German, French
German and French form of Sibyl.
Siddhi f Marathi
Means "accomplishment, success, attainment" in Sanskrit, referring to spiritual or psychic powers attained through meditation or yoga.
Siddiqa f Arabic (Rare), Urdu
Feminine form of Siddiq.
Sıdıka f Turkish
Turkish feminine form of Siddiq.
Sidney m & f English
From the English surname Sidney. It was first used as a given name in honour of executed politician Algernon Sidney (1622-1683). Another notable bearer of the surname was the poet and statesman Philip Sidney (1554-1586).... [more]
Sidonia f Late Roman, Georgian
Feminine form of Sidonius. This is the name of a legendary saint from Georgia. She and her father Abiathar were supposedly converted by Saint Nino from Judaism to Christianity.
Sidonie f French
French feminine form of Sidonius.
Sidony f English (Archaic)
Feminine form of Sidonius. This name was in use in the Middle Ages, when it became associated with the word sindon (of Greek origin) meaning "linen", a reference to the Shroud of Turin.
Sidsel f Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish variant form of Cecilia.
Sieghild f German (Rare)
Derived from the Old German elements sigu "victory" and hilt "battle".
Sieglinde f German, Germanic Mythology
Derived from the Old German elements sigu "victory" and lind "soft, flexible, tender". Sieglinde was the mother of Siegfried in the medieval German saga the Nibelungenlied.
Siena f English (Modern)
Variant of Sienna, with the spelling perhaps influenced by that of the Italian city.
Sienna f English (Modern)
From the English word meaning "orange-red". It is ultimately from the name of the city of Siena in Italy, because of the colour of the clay there.
Sierra f English (Modern)
Means "mountain range" in Spanish, referring specifically to a mountain range with jagged peaks.
Sietske f Frisian
Feminine diminutive of Siet.
Sif f Norse Mythology, Danish, Icelandic
Old Norse, Danish and Icelandic form of Siv.
Sigal f Hebrew
Means "violet flower" in Hebrew.
Sigalit f Hebrew
Variant of Sigal.
Sigfrid 2 f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Sigrid.
Sigi m & f German
Diminutive of Siegfried, Sieglinde, and other Old German names beginning with the element sigu meaning "victory".
Sigihild f Germanic
Old German form of Sieghild.
Sigilina f Germanic
Old German form of Ségolène.
Sigilind f Germanic
Old German form of Sieglinde.
Signe f Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Estonian, Latvian
Modern Scandinavian form of Signý.
Signy f Norwegian
Norwegian variant form of Signý.
Signý f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Old Norse name that was derived from the elements sigr "victory" and nýr "new". In Norse legend she was the twin sister of Sigmund and the wife of Siggeir.
Sigourney f English
From an English surname that was derived from the French town of Sigournais, called Segurniacum in medieval Latin, itself of unknown meaning. The American actress Sigourney Weaver (1949-), real name Susan, adopted this name in 1963 after the minor character Sigourney Howard in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby (1925).
Sigrid f Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, German, Estonian, Finnish (Archaic)
From the Old Norse name Sigríðr, which was derived from the elements sigr "victory" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved".
Sigríðr f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Sigrid.
Sigríður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sigríðr.
Sigrún f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements sigr "victory" and rún "secret lore, rune". This was the name of a valkyrie in Norse legend.
Sigrun f Norwegian, German
Norwegian form of Sigrún.
Siiri f Estonian, Finnish
Estonian and Finnish diminutive of Sigrid.
Sıla f Turkish
Means "reunion, arrival" in Turkish.
Síle f Irish
Irish form of Cecilia.
Sìleas f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Cecilia.
Silja f Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian diminutive of Cecilia.
Silje f Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish diminutive of Cecilia.
Silke f German, Dutch
German and Dutch diminutive of Celia or Cecilia.
Sille f Danish
Danish diminutive of Cecilia.
Silpa f Biblical German
German form of Zilpah.
Silva f Bulgarian, Slovene
Short form of Silviya or Silvija.
Silvana f Italian
Italian feminine form of Silvanus.
Silver m & f English (Rare)
From the English word for the precious metal or the colour, ultimately derived from Old English seolfor.
Sílvia f Portuguese, Catalan
Portuguese and Catalan form of Silvia.
Silvia f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, German, Dutch, English, Late Roman, Roman Mythology
Feminine form of Silvius. Rhea Silvia was the mother of Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. This was also the name of a 6th-century saint, the mother of the pope Gregory the Great. It has been a common name in Italy since the Middle Ages. It was introduced to England by Shakespeare, who used it for a character in his play The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1594). It is now more commonly spelled Sylvia in the English-speaking world.
Silvie f Czech
Czech form of Silvia.
Silvija f Latvian, Lithuanian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Form of Silvia in several languages.
Silviya f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Silvia.
Sima 1 f Persian
Means "face, visage" in Persian.
Sima 2 f Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
From Sanskrit सीम (sīma) meaning "boundary, limit".
Simay f Turkish
Means "silver moon" in Turkish, from sim meaning "silver, glitter" and ay meaning "moon".
Simcha f & m Hebrew
Means "happiness, joy" in Hebrew.
Simge f Turkish
Means "symbol" in Turkish.
Simin f Persian
Means "silvery" in Persian.
Simisola f Yoruba
Means "rest in wealth" in Yoruba.
Šimona f Czech (Rare)
Czech variant of Simona.
Simone 1 f French, English, German, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese
French feminine form of Simon 1. A famous bearer was Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986), a French feminist and philosopher.
Simonetta f Italian
Diminutive of Simona.
Simonne f French
Variant of Simone 1.
Simran f & m Punjabi, Hindi
Means "continuous remembrance" in Punjabi, derived from Sanskrit स्मरण (smaraṇa) meaning "recollection".
Sincere m & f English (Modern)
From the English word meaning genuine or heartfelt.
Sinclair m & f English (Rare)
From a Scottish surname that was derived from a Norman French town called "Saint Clair". A notable bearer was the American author Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951).
Síne f Irish
Irish form of Jeanne or Jane.
Sìne f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Jeanne or Jane.
Sinéad f Irish
Irish form of Jeannette.
Sìneag f Scottish Gaelic
Diminutive of Sìne.
Sinem f Turkish
Means "my bosom, my breast" in Turkish.
Sini f Finnish
Means "blue" in Finnish. More specifically, sini is a poetic term for the colour blue.
Sinikka f Finnish
Elaborated form of Sini, also meaning "bluebird".
Sinta f Indonesian, Javanese
Javanese and Indonesian and Javanese form of Sita.
Sintija f Latvian
Latvian form of Cynthia.
Siobhán f Irish
Irish form of Jehanne, a Norman French variant of Jeanne.
Síofra f Irish
Means "elf, sprite" in Irish. This name was created in the 20th century.
Síomha f Irish (Rare)
Modern Irish form of Síthmaith.
Sionann f Irish Mythology
In Irish legend this was the name of a granddaughter of the sea god Lir who went to Connla's Well, which was forbidden. The well burst and drowned her, leaving her body in the river thereafter known as the Sionainn (see Shannon).
Sioned f Welsh
Welsh form of Janet.
Siphosethu m & f Zulu, Xhosa
Means "our gift" in Zulu and Xhosa.
Siqiniq f Inuit
Means "sun" in Inuktitut.
Sira f Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian feminine form of Syrus.
Siran f Armenian
Short form of Siranush.
Siranush f Armenian
Means "lovely" in Armenian.
Siri f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Short form of Sigrid.
Siria f Italian
Italian feminine form of Sirius. It also coincides with the Italian name for the country of Syria.
Şirîn f Kurdish
Kurdish form of Shirin.
Şirin f Turkish
Turkish form of Shirin.
Siriporn f Thai
Derived from Thai ศิริ (sir) meaning "glory, splendour" and พร (phon) meaning "blessing".
Sirje f Estonian
Possibly from Estonian sinisirje meaning "blue-feathered", a word associated with a magical bird in the Estonian national epic Kalevipoeg (1857) by Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald. Apparently this name was suggested by the linguist Julius Mägiste in the 1920s. It was subsequently used in the 1945 opera Tasuleegid by Eugen Kapp.
Sirpa f Finnish
Derived from Finnish sirpale meaning "small piece, fragment".
Sirvard f Armenian
Means "love rose" in Armenian.
Sirvart f Armenian
Western Armenian transcription of Sirvard.
Sisko f Finnish
Means "sister" in Finnish.
Sissel f Norwegian
Norwegian variant form of Cecilia.
Sissie f English
Variant of Sissy.
Sissinnguaq f Greenlandic
Means "squirrel" in Greenlandic.
Sissy f English
Diminutive of Cecilia, Frances or Priscilla. It can also be taken from the nickname, which originated as a nursery form of the word sister.
Sita f Hinduism, Hindi, Nepali
Means "furrow" in Sanskrit. Sita is the name of the Hindu goddess of the harvest in the Rigveda. This is also the name of the wife of Rama (and an avatar of Lakshmi) in the Hindu epic the Ramayana. In this story Sita is abducted by the demon king Ravana, with her husband and his allies attempting to rescue her.
Sitara f Urdu
Means "star" in Urdu, ultimately from Persian.
Sithembile f & m Zulu
Means "we trust" in Zulu.
Síthmaith f Old Irish
From Old Irish síd meaning "peace" or "fairy mound, tumulus" and maith meaning "good".
Siti f Malay, Indonesian
Malay form of Sita.
Sitora f Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Sitara.
Sitti f Maguindanao, Tausug, Malay, Indonesian
Maguindanao and Tausug form of Siti, as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.
Si-U m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean (si) meaning "begin, start" combined with (u) meaning "divine intervention, protection" or (u) meaning "rain". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.
Siv f Swedish, Norwegian, Norse Mythology
From Old Norse Sif, which meant "bride, kinswoman". In Norse mythology she was the wife of Thor. After the trickster Loki cut off her golden hair, an angry Thor forced him to create a replacement.
Sivan f Hebrew
From the name of the ninth month of the Hebrew calendar (occurring in late spring). It was adopted from the Babylonian calendar, derived from Akkadian simānu meaning "season, occasion".
Sive f Irish
Anglicized form of Sadhbh.
Siw f Swedish, Norwegian
Variant of Siv.
Siwan f Welsh
Welsh form of Joan 1.
Si-Woo m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 시우 (see Si-U).
Sixta f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Sixtus.
Sixtine f French
French feminine form of Sixtus.
Siyana f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian сияние (siyanie) meaning "glow, shine, light".
Skaidrīte f Latvian
Derived from Latvian skaidrs meaning "clear, bright".
Skaistė f Lithuanian
Means "pure, chaste" in Lithuanian.
Skaði f Norse Mythology
Means "damage, harm" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology she was a giantess (jǫtunn) associated with the winter, skiing and mountains. After the gods killed her father, they offered her a husband from among them as compensation. She ended up marrying Njord.
Skuld f Norse Mythology
Means "debt, obligation" in Old Norse. She was one of the three Norns, or goddesses of destiny, in Norse mythology. She was also one of the valkyries.
Sky f & m English (Modern)
Simply from the English word sky, which was ultimately derived from Old Norse ský "cloud".
Skye f English (Modern)
From the name of the Isle of Skye off the west coast of Scotland. It is sometimes considered a variant of Sky.
Skyla f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Skyler, formed using the popular name suffix la.
Skylar f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Skyler. Originally more common for boys during the 1980s, it was popularized as a name for girls after it was used on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless in 1989 and the movie Good Will Hunting in 1997. Its sharp rise in the United States in 2011 might be attributed to the character Skyler White from the television series Breaking Bad (2008-2013) or the singer Skylar Grey (1986-), who adopted this name in 2010 after previously going by Holly Brook.
Skyler m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Schuyler, based on the pronunciation of the surname but respelled as if it was a blend of the English word sky with names such as Tyler. It was rare before 1980, and first gained popularity as a name for boys. It is now more common for girls, though it is more evenly unisex than the mostly feminine variant Skylar.
Skylynn f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Sky using the popular name suffix lyn.
Slađana f Serbian, Croatian
Derived from Serbian and Croatian sladak meaning "sweet".
Sladjana f Serbian
Alternate transcription of Serbian Слађана (see Slađana).
Sláine f & m Old Irish, Irish Mythology
From Old Irish slán meaning "health, safety". This was the name of a legendary high king of Ireland, one of the Fir Bolg. It was also the name of a daughter of the 11th-century high king Brian Boru.
Slàine f Scottish Gaelic (Rare)
Scottish Gaelic form of Sláine.
Slava m & f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Croatian, Slovene
Short form of names containing the Slavic element slava meaning "glory". It is typically masculine in Russia and Belarus, unisex in Ukraine, and feminine the South Slavic countries.