Feminine Names

gender
usage
Slavěna f Czech
Derived from Czech slavná meaning "glorious", a derivative of Old Slavic slava "glory".
Slavica f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
From the Slavic element slava meaning "glory" combined with a diminutive suffix. It was originally a diminutive of names containing that element.
Slavitsa f Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Slavica.
Slávka f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak feminine form of Slavko.
Slavomíra f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak feminine form of Sławomir.
Sława f Polish
Short form of names containing the Slavic element slava meaning "glory".
Sławomira f Polish
Polish feminine form of Sławomir.
Sloan f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Sloane.
Sloane f English (Modern)
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Sluaghadháin, itself derived from the given name Sluaghadhán.
Slobodanka f Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of Slobodan.
Smadar f Hebrew
Means "blossom" in Hebrew.
Smaragda f Greek
Feminine form of Smaragdos.
Smiljana f Croatian, Serbian
From the Serbo-Croatian word smilje, a type of plant, known as everlasting or immortelle in English (genus Helichrysum).
Smilla f Danish, Swedish, Literature
Invented by the Danish author Peter Høeg for the heroine of his novel Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow (1992). In the book the name is explained as a short form of Smillaaraq, a blend of Danish smil "smile" and the Greenlandic name Miillaaraq.
Smiltė f Lithuanian
Means "sandwort" in Lithuanian, referring to flowering plants from the genus Arenaria.
Snædís f Icelandic
Means "snow goddess", derived from the Old Norse elements snær "snow" and dís "goddess".
Sneewittchen f Literature
Older form of Schneewittchen (see Snow White). This was the Low German form originally used by the Brothers Grimm for their adaptation of the folktale Snow White.
Sneha f Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada
Means "love, tenderness" in Sanskrit.
Snežana f Serbian, Macedonian, Slovene
Serbian, Macedonian and Slovene form of Snježana.
Snezhana f Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Russian and Bulgarian form of Snježana, as well as an alternate transcription of Macedonian Снежана (see Snežana).
Snieguolė f Lithuanian
From Lithuanian sniegas meaning "snow" and a diminutive suffix. As a word, snieguolė can also mean "snowdrop flower", while Snieguolė is also the Lithuanian name for Snow White.
Snježana f Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the Serbo-Croatian word snežan meaning "snowy".
Snow f English (Rare)
From the English word, derived from Old English snāw.
Snow White f Literature
English translation of German Sneewittchen, derived from Low German Snee "snow" and witt "white" combined with the diminutive suffix -chen. This is the name of a girl who escapes her evil stepmother and takes refuge with seven dwarfs in an 1812 story recorded by the Brothers Grimm, who based it on earlier European folktales. The High German translation would be Schneeweißchen, but this was used by the Grimms for an unrelated character in another story (Snow-White and Rose-Red). The modern German form is typically the hybrid Schneewittchen. The story was adapted into a film by Walt Disney in 1937.
Sobiesława f Polish (Rare)
Polish feminine form of Sobiesław.
Socheat m & f Khmer
Variant of Socheata.
Socheata f & m Khmer
Means "well-born" in Khmer, a Khmer form of Sujata.
Socorro f Spanish
Means "succour, help, relief" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary María del Socorro meaning "Mary of Perpetual Succour".
Soffía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sophia.
Sofi f Armenian, Swedish, Spanish
Armenian form of Sophie, as well as a Swedish and Spanish short form of Sofia.
Sofía f Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Sophia.
Sofie f German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, Czech
Form of Sophie in several languages.
Sofija f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Latvian, Lithuanian
Form of Sophia in several languages.
Sofiya f Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian form of Sophia.
Sofya f Russian, Armenian
Russian and Armenian form of Sophia.
Soheila f Persian
Persian feminine form of Suhail.
Sohvi f Finnish
Finnish form of Sophia.
Soile f Finnish
Possibly from Finnish soilu meaning "glimmer, blaze".
Soili f Finnish
Variant of Soile.
Sok m & f Khmer
Means "healthy, peaceful, happy, pleasant" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit सुख (sukha).
Sokha m & f Khmer
Means "health" in Khmer, ultimately derived from Sanskrit सुख (sukha).
Sol 1 f Spanish, Portuguese
Means "sun" in Spanish or Portuguese.
Solange f French
French form of the Late Latin name Sollemnia, which was derived from Latin sollemnis "religious". This was the name of a French shepherdess who became a saint after she was killed by her master.
Solbjørg f Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Salbjǫrg, from the elements salr "room, hall" and bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".
Sóldís f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Saldís.
Sole f Italian
Means "sun" in Italian.
Soledad f Spanish
Means "solitude" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, María de la Soledad, meaning "Mary of Solitude".
Soleil f Various
Means "sun" in French. It is not commonly used as a name in France itself.
Solène f French
Variant of Solange.
Sóley f Icelandic
Means "buttercup (flower)" in Icelandic (genus Ranunculus), derived from sól "sun" and ey "island".
Solfrid f Norwegian
From the Old Norse elements sól "sun" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved". This name was coined in the 19th century.
Soliha f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Saliha.
Soline f French
Variant of Solange.
Sólja f Faroese
Means "buttercup (flower)" in Faroese (genus Ranunculus). The buttercup is the national flower of the Faroe Islands.
Sollemnia f Late Roman
Latin form of Solange.
Solmaz f Turkish, Azerbaijani, Persian
Means "unfading, unwilting" in Turkish and Azerbaijani, a negative form of the Turkic root sol "to fade, to wilt".
Solomiya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Salome.
Solongo f Mongolian
Means "rainbow" in Mongolian.
Sólveig f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Solveig.
Solveig f Norwegian, Swedish, Danish
From an Old Norse name, which was derived from the elements sól "sun" and veig "strength". This is the name of the heroine in Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt (1876).
Solveiga f Latvian, Lithuanian
Latvian and Lithuanian form of Solveig.
Solvej f Danish
Danish form of Solveig.
Sølvi f Norwegian
Norwegian variant of Solveig. It is also used as a short form of Silvia.
Solvig f Swedish
Swedish variant form of Solveig.
Soma 2 m & f Hinduism, Bengali, Hindi
From Sanskrit सोम (soma), the name of a ritual drink appearing in the Vedas. It is probably derived from an Indo-Iranian root meaning "to press out, to extract". As a Vedic god, Soma is a personification of this drink. He is sometimes equated with the moon god Chandra.... [more]
Somaya f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سميّة (see Sumayya).
Somayeh f Persian
Persian form of Sumayya.
Sommer f English (Modern)
Variant of Summer, coinciding with the German word for summer.
Soňa f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Sonya.
Sona 1 f Hindi
Means "gold" in Hindi, derived from Sanskrit सुवर्ण (suvarṇa) meaning literally "good colour".
Sona 2 f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Suna.
Sona 3 f Armenian
Meaning unknown.
Sonal f Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
From Hindi सोना (sonā), Marathi सोन (son) or Gujarati સોનું (sonum) meaning "gold", all derived from Sanskrit सुवर्ण (suvarṇa) meaning literally "good colour".
Sonam f & m Tibetan, Bhutanese, Hindi, Marathi
Means "virtuous, good karma, fortunate" in Tibetan.
Sondra f English
Variant of Sandra. It was popularized in the English-speaking world by a character in Theodore Dreiser's novel An American Tragedy (1925) and the subsequent movie adaptation (1931).
Songül f Turkish
From Turkish son meaning "last, final" and gül meaning "rose".
Sònia f Catalan
Catalan form of Sonya.
Sonje f German (Rare)
German variant of Sonja.
Sonnhild f German (Rare)
From German Sonne meaning "sun" combined with the Old German element hilt meaning "battle". This name was created in the modern era.
Sons-ee-ah-ray f Apache
Possibly means "morning star" from Apache sons-ee-ah-ray. This name was featured in the western movie Broken Arrow (1950).
Sonsoles f Spanish
From a Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Sonsoles, meaning "Our Lady of Sonsoles". Sonsoles is a sanctuary in the Spanish province of Ávila, which contains a famous statue of Mary.
Sonya f Russian, English
Russian diminutive of Sophia. This is the name of a character in Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace (1869, English translation 1886).
Soo-Ah f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 수아 (see Su-A).
Soodeh f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سوده (see Soudeh).
Soo-Hyun f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 수현 (see Su-Hyeon).
Soo-Jin f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 수진 (see Su-Jin).
Sookie f English
Diminutive of Susanna or Susan.
Sopdet f Egyptian Mythology
From Egyptian spdt meaning "triangle", derived from spd meaning "to be sharp" and a feminine t suffix. This was the name of the Egyptian goddess of the star Sirius.
Sophea f & m Khmer
Means "judge, lawyer" in Khmer.
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.
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.
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.
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 (sora) or (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).
Sorina f Romanian
Feminine form of Sorin.
Sorne f Basque (Rare)
Means "conception" in Basque. It was coined by Sabino Arana in 1910 as an equivalent of the Spanish name Concepción.
Sorrel f English (Rare)
From the name of the sour tasting plant, derived from Old French sur "sour", a word of Frankish origin.
Sostrate f Ancient Greek
Means "safe army" from Greek σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" and στρατός (stratos) meaning "army".
Sothy m & f Khmer
Means "intelligence, wisdom" in Khmer.
Sotiria f Greek
Feminine form of Sotirios.
Sotiroula f Greek
Diminutive of Sotiria.
Souad f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سعاد (see Suad).
Soudeh f Persian
Means "touched" or "painted" in Persian.
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.
Špela f Slovene
Diminutive of Elizabeta.
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.
Spirit f English (Rare)
From the English word spirit, ultimately from Latin spiritus "breath, energy", a derivative of spirare "to blow".
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".
Spyridoula f Greek
Feminine form of Spyridon.
Srbuhi f Armenian
Means "holy woman, female saint" in Armenian, derived from սուրբ (surb) meaning "holy, sacred".
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.
Sriyani f Sinhalese
From Sanskrit श्रेयस् (śreyas) meaning "best, superior".
Ssanyu f Ganda
Means "joy" in Luganda.
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).
Stamatia f Greek
Feminine form of Stamatios.
Stáňa f Czech
Short form of Stanislava.
Stana f Serbian, Croatian
Short form of Stanislava.
Stanimira f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stanimir.
Staņislava f Latvian
Latvian form of Stanislava.
Stanisława f Polish
Feminine form of Stanisław.
Stanislova f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Stanislava.
Stanka f Slovene, Croatian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stanko.
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.
Stasė f Lithuanian
Short form of Stanislova.
Stasia f Polish
Diminutive of Stanisława or Anastazja.
Stasya f Russian
Diminutive of Stanislava or Anastasiya.
Stav f & m Hebrew
Means "autumn" in Hebrew.
Stavroula f Greek
Feminine form of Stavros.
Štefa f Croatian
Short form of Štefanija.
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.
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.
Stefcia f Polish
Diminutive of Stefania.
Steffi f German
Diminutive of Stephanie.
Štefica f Croatian
Croatian diminutive of Štefanija.
Štefka f Slovene
Diminutive of Štefanija.
Stefka f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Stefaniya.
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".
Steliana f Romanian
Romanian feminine form 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.
Štěpánka f Czech
Czech feminine form of Stephen.
Steph f & m English
Short form of Stephanie or Stephen.
Stephania f English
Latinate feminine form of Stephen.
Stéphanie f French
French feminine form of Stephen.
Stephanie f English, German
Feminine form of Stephen.
Steren f Cornish
Means "star" in Cornish.
Sterre f Dutch
Derived from Dutch ster meaning "star".
Stevie m & f English
Diminutive of Stephen or Stephanie. A famous bearer is the American musician Stevie Wonder (1950-).
Stien f Dutch
Dutch short form of Christine and other names with similar endings.
Stiina f Finnish
Finnish short form of Christina.
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.
Stoja f Croatian
Croatian feminine form of Stoyan.
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.
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.
Stoyanka f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stoyan.
Styliani f Greek
Feminine form of Stylianos.
Su 1 f Turkish
Means "water" in Turkish.
Su 2 f & m Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "plain, simple" or () meaning "respectful", besides other characters pronounced in a similar way.
Su-A f Korean
From Sino-Korean (su) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" combined with (a) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" or (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.
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.
Su-Bin f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean (su) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" combined with (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).
Sudarshana f Hindi
Feminine form of Sudarshan.
Sude f Turkish
Turkish form of Soudeh.
Sudenaz f Turkish (Modern)
Combination of Sude and Naz.
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.
Suha f Arabic
Means "forgotten, overlooked" in Arabic. Al-Suha (also called Alcor) is the name of a star in the constellation Ursa Major.
Suhaila f & m Arabic, Malay
Feminine form of Suhail.
Süheyla f Turkish
Turkish feminine form of Suhail.
Su-Hyeon f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean (su) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" and (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able". Other combinations of hanja characters can also form this name.
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.
Su-Jin f Korean
From Sino-Korean (su) meaning "gather, harvest" or (su) meaning "long life, lifespan" combined with (jin) meaning "real, genuine" or (jin) meaning "precious, rare". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.
Sukhdeep m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit सुख (sukha) meaning "pleasant, happy" and दीप (dīpa) meaning "lamp, light".
Sukhon f Thai
Means "fragrance, pleasant smell" in Thai, ultimately of Pali origin.
Sukhwinder m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit सुख (sukha) meaning "pleasant, happy" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.
Suki f English
Diminutive of Susanna or Susan.
Sukie f English
Diminutive of Susanna or Susan.
Suk-Ja f Korean
From Sino-Korean (suk) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming" and (ja) meaning "child". Other hanja characters can form this name as well. Korean feminine names ending with the character (a fashionable name suffix in Japan, read as -ko in Japanese) declined in popularity after 1945 when Korea was liberated from Japanese rule.
Şükriye f Turkish
Turkish form of Shukriyya.
Sulabha f Marathi
Means "easy, simple, natural" in Sanskrit.
Şule f Turkish
Means "flame" in Turkish.
Sultan m & f Arabic, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Urdu, Bengali, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Avar, Indonesian
Means "ruler, king, sultan" in Arabic. In the Arab world this name is typically masculine, but Turkey it is given to both boys and girls.
Sultana f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Feminine form of Sultan.
Sumaiya f Bengali
Bengali form of Sumayya.
Suman m & f Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Nepali
Means "well-disposed, good mind", derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with मनस् (manas) meaning "mind".
Sumati f Hinduism, Hindi
Means "wise, good mind", derived from Sanskrit सु (su) meaning "good" and मति (mati) meaning "mind, thought". According to Hindu tradition this was the name of King Sagara's second wife, who bore him 60,000 children.
Sumaya f Arabic, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic سميّة (see Sumayya) or Bengali সুমাইয়া (see Sumaiya).
Sumayya f Arabic
Means "high, elevated, lofty" in Arabic, derived from سما (samā) meaning "to be high". This was the name of the first martyr for Islam.
Sumeja f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Sumayya.
Sümeyye f Turkish
Turkish form of Sumayya.
Sumiko f Japanese
From Japanese (sumi) meaning "clear" and (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sumire f Japanese
From Japanese (sumire) meaning "violet (flower)". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well. It is often written using the hiragana writing system.
Summer f English
From the name of the season, ultimately from Old English sumor. It has been in use as a given name since the 1970s.
Sun f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul (see Seon).
Suna f Turkish
From the Turkish word for a type of duck, the shelduck (genus Tadorna).
Sunan m & f Thai
Possibly means "good word" in Thai.
Sunčana f Croatian
From Croatian sunčan meaning "sunny", a derivative of sunce meaning "sun".
Sunčica f Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian sunce meaning "sun".
Sunday m & f English
From the name of the day of the week, which ultimately derives from Old English sunnandæg, which was composed of the elements sunne "sun" and dæg "day". This name is most common in Nigeria and other parts of Africa.
Sung m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul (see Seong).
Sung-Hyun m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 성현 (see Seong-Hyeon).
Sunita f Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
Means "well conducted, wise", derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with नीत (nīta) meaning "conducted, led". In Hindu legend this is the name of the wife of King Anga of Bengal and the mother of Vena.
Sunitha f Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam
Southern Indian form of Sunita.
Suniti f Hindi
Means "good conduct" from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with नीति (nīti) meaning "guidance, moral conduct".
Sunngifu f Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Sunniva.
Sunniva f Norwegian
Scandinavian form of the Old English name Sunngifu, which meant "sun gift" from the Old English elements sunne "sun" and giefu "gift". This was the name of a legendary English saint who was shipwrecked in Norway and killed by the inhabitants.
Sunny f & m English
From the English word meaning "sunny, cheerful".
Sunshine f English
From the English word, ultimately from Old English sunne "sun" and scinan "shine".
Sun-Woo m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 선우 (see Seon-U).
Suoma f Finnish
Derived from Finnish Suomi meaning "Finland".
Suraya f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic ثريّا or ثريّة (see Thurayya), as well as the usual Malay form.
Surayya f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ثريّا or ثريّة (see Thurayya).
Süreyya f Turkish
Turkish form of Thurayya.
Suri f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Sarah.
Surinder m & f Indian (Sikh)
Variant of Surendra used by Sikhs.
Susan f English
English variant of Susanna. This has been most common spelling since the 18th century. It was especially popular both in the United States and the United Kingdom from the 1940s to the 1960s. A notable bearer was the American feminist Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906).
Susana f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Susanna.
Susanita f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish diminutive of Susana.
Susann f German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
German and Scandinavian short form of Susanne.
Susanna f Italian, Catalan, Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Ukrainian, Dutch, English, Armenian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic
From Σουσάννα (Sousanna), the Greek form of the Hebrew name שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (Shoshanna). This was derived from the Hebrew word שׁוֹשָׁן (shoshan) meaning "lily" (in modern Hebrew this also means "rose"), perhaps ultimately from Egyptian sšn "lotus". In the Old Testament Apocrypha this is the name of a woman falsely accused of adultery. The prophet Daniel clears her name by tricking her accusers, who end up being condemned themselves. It also occurs in the New Testament belonging to a woman who ministers to Jesus.... [more]
Susannah f Biblical
Form of Susanna found in some versions of the Old Testament.
Susanne f German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, English
German and Scandinavian form of Susanna.
Suse f German
German diminutive of Susanne.
Susheela f Hindi
Alternate transcription of Hindi सुशीला (see Sushila).
Sushila f & m Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
Means "good-tempered, well-disposed", derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with शील (śīla) meaning "conduct, disposition". This is a transcription of both the feminine form सुशीला (long final vowel, borne by a consort of the Hindu god Yama) and the masculine form सुशील (short final vowel).
Susi f German
German diminutive of Susanne.
Susie f English
Diminutive of Susan.
Sutton f & m English (Modern)
From a surname, itself derived from the name of numerous English towns, of Old English origin meaning "south town".
Suus f Dutch
Dutch short form of Susanna.
Suvi f Finnish
Means "summer" in Finnish.
Suz f English
Short form of Susan.
Suzan 1 f English
Variant of Susan.
Suzan 2 f Turkish
From Persian سوزان (sūzān) meaning "burning".
Suzanna f English
Variant of Susanna.
Suzanne f French, English, Dutch
French form of Susanna.
Suze f Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Suzanne.
Suzette f French
French diminutive of Susanna.
Suzi f English
Diminutive of Susan.
Suzie f English
Diminutive of Susan.
Suzu f Japanese
From Japanese (suzu) meaning "bell" or other kanji having the same pronunciation.
Suzume f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese (suzume) meaning "sparrow", as well as other kanji or kanji combinations that are pronounced the same way.
Suzy f English
Diminutive of Susan.
Svajonė f Lithuanian
Means "dream" in Lithuanian.
Svana f Icelandic
Short form of Svanhildur.
Svanhild f Norwegian, Norse Mythology
From Old Norse svanr "swan" and hildr "battle", a Scandinavian cognate of Swanhild. In the Norse epic the Völsungasaga she is the daughter of Sigurd and Gudrun.