Masculine Names

gender
usage
Sina m Persian
From the Persian name for Mount Sinai or the Sinai Peninsula.
Sin-Ahhi-Eriba m Ancient Assyrian
Original Akkadian form of Sennacherib.
Sinan m Arabic, Turkish
Means "spearhead" in Arabic.
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).
Sindre m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Sindri.
Sindri m Norse Mythology, Old Norse, Icelandic
Means "sparkle" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology this was the name of a dwarf, also named Eitri. With his brother Brokkr he made several magical items for the gods, including Odin's ring Draupnir and Thor's hammer Mjölnir.
Singh m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit सिंह (siṃha) meaning "lion". In 1699 Guru Gobind Singh gave all his male Sikh followers the surname Singh, and it is now a very common surname or a middle name. The female equivalent is Kaur.
Siniša m Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian sin meaning "son".
Sinjin m English (British, Rare)
Phonetic variant of St John.
Siôn m Welsh
Welsh form of John.
Sione m Tongan, Samoan
Tongan and Samoan form of John.
Siôr m Welsh
Welsh form of George.
Siors m Welsh
Welsh form of George.
Siorus m Welsh
Welsh form of George.
Siothrún m Irish
Irish form of Geoffrey.
Sipho m Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele
Means "gift" from Zulu, Xhosa and Ndebele isipho.
Siphosethu m & f Zulu, Xhosa
Means "our gift" in Zulu and Xhosa.
Sirio m Italian
Italian form of Sirius.
Sirius m Astronomy
The name of a bright star in the constellation Canis Major, derived via Latin from Greek σείριος (seirios) meaning "burning".
Siro m Italian, Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Syrus.
Sisay m Amharic
Means "good omen" in Amharic.
Sisto m Italian
Italian form of Sixtus.
Sisu m Finnish
Means "willpower, determination, strength" in Finnish.
Sitaram m Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Bengali
Combination of the names of the Hindu deities Sita and Rama 1.
Sítheach m Medieval Irish
Means "peaceful" or "fairy-like" in Irish, from Old Irish síd. Alternatively, it could be from sídach "wolf".
Sithembile f & m Zulu
Means "we trust" in Zulu.
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.
Siva m Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam
Alternate transcription of Tamil சிவா, Telugu శివ, Kannada ಶಿವ or Malayalam ശിവ (see Shiva 1).
Şivan m Kurdish
Means "shepherd" in Kurdish.
Sivert m Norwegian, Swedish
Norwegian and Swedish form of Sievert.
Siward m Germanic
Variant of Sigiward.
Si-Woo m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 시우 (see Si-U).
Sixte m French (Rare)
French form of Sixtus.
Sixten m Swedish
From the Old Norse name Sigsteinn, which was derived from the elements sigr "victory" and steinn "stone".
Sixto m Spanish
Spanish form of Sixtus.
Sixtus m Late Roman
Probably the Latin form of the Greek name Ξύστος (Xystos) meaning "scraped, polished". This name was borne by five popes. The first pope by this name was the sixth to serve after Saint Peter, so there is a possibility that this name is in fact derived from Latin sextus "sixth".
Siyabonga m Zulu, Ndebele
Means "we thank you" in Zulu and Ndebele.
Sizwe m Xhosa
Means "nation" in Xhosa.
Sjaak m Dutch
Dutch form of Jacques or Isaac.
Sjakie m Dutch
Diminutive of Sjaak.
Sjang m Limburgish
Limburgish form of Iohannes, via the French form Jean 1.
Sjarel m Limburgish
Limburgish form of Charles.
Sjef m Dutch
Dutch short form of Jozef.
Sjeng m Limburgish
Variant of Sjang.
Sjoerd m Frisian, Dutch
Frisian form of Sigurd.
Sjors m Dutch
Dutch form of George.
Sjra m Limburgish
Limburgish form of Gerard. Its spelling has been influenced by the French pronunciation of Gérard.
Sjurd m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant form of Sigurd.
Skanda m Hinduism
Means "hopping, spurting, spilling" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Hindu god of war, also known as Kartikeya or Murugan. He is the son of Shiva and Parvati. He is worshipped especially by the Tamils in southern India.
Skenandoa m Oneida (Anglicized)
Possibly from Oneida oskanutú meaning "deer". This was the name of an 18th-century Oneida chief. According to some sources the Shenandoah River in Virginia was named after him, though the river seems to have borne this name from before his birth. It is possible that he was named after the river, or that the similarity in spellings is a coincidence.
Skënder m Albanian
Short form of Aleksandër.
Skender m Bosnian
Short form of Aleksandar.
Sky f & m English (Modern)
Simply from the English word sky, which was ultimately derived from Old Norse ský "cloud".
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.
Slade m English (Modern)
From an English surname that was derived from Old English slæd meaning "valley".
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.
Slamet m Indonesian, Javanese
Means "safe, secure" in Javanese, derived from Arabic سلامة (salāma), a derivative of the root سلم (salima) meaning "to be safe".
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.
Slávek m Czech
Diminutive of names containing the Slavic element slava meaning "glory". It is sometimes used independently.
Slaven m Croatian, Serbian
Means "a Slav" in Croatian and Serbian, referring to the European people who speak one of the Slavic languages (which include Croatian and Serbian). The word is derived from Old Slavic *slověninŭ.
Slavko m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Bulgarian
Originally a diminutive of names containing the Slavic element slava meaning "glory".
Slavoljub m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic elements slava "glory" and ľuby "love".
Slavomír m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Sławomir.
Slavomir m Serbian, Croatian
Serbian and Croatian form of Sławomir.
Slavomirŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Sławomir.
Sławomir m Polish
Derived from the Slavic elements slava "glory" and mirŭ "peace, world". This name (Slavomir) was borne by 9th-century rulers of the Obotrites and the Moravians.
Sloan f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Sloane.
Slobodan m Serbian, Macedonian, Croatian
From South Slavic sloboda meaning "freedom".
Sluaghadhán m Medieval Irish
Derived from Irish sluaghadh meaning "raid, mobilization" and a diminutive suffix.
Sly m English
Short form of Sylvester. The actor Sylvester Stallone (1946-) is a well-known bearer of this nickname.
Smagul m Kazakh
Possibly a Kazakh variant of Ismail.
Smaragdos m Ancient Greek
Means "emerald" in Greek, of Semitic origin. This was the name of a 3rd-century Roman martyr and saint, better known by the Latinized form of his name Smaragdus.
Sméagol m Literature
From Old English smeah meaning "penetrating, creeping". In J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings (1954) this is revealed as the original name of the creature Gollum. Tolkien used English-like translations of many names; the real hobbit-language form of the name was Trahald.
Smith m English
From an English surname meaning "metal worker, blacksmith", derived from Old English smitan "to smite, to hit". It is the most common surname in most of the English-speaking world.
Sneferu m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian snfr-wj meaning "(he) has made me beautiful", from snfr "to make beautiful", a derivative of nfr "beautiful, good". This was the name of the founder of the 4th dynasty during Egypt's Old Kingdom (27th century BC).
Snorre m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Snorri.
Snorri m Old Norse, Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse snerra "attack, onslaught". This name was borne by Snorri Sturluson, a 13th-century Icelandic historian and poet, the author of the Prose Edda.
Soan m French (Modern)
Variant of Sohan. It was popularized by the French singer Julien Decroix (1981-), also known as Soan.
Sobek m Egyptian Mythology
From Egyptian sbk, possibly derived from sbq "to impregnate". In Egyptian mythology Sobek was a ferocious crocodile-headed god associated with fertility and the Nile River.
Sobekhotep m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian sbk-ḥtp meaning "Sobek is satisfied", derived from the name of the Egyptian god Sobek combined with ḥtp "peace, satisfaction". This was the name of several Egyptian pharaohs from the 13th dynasty (19th to 17th centuries BC).
Sobiesław m Polish (Rare)
Derived from Slavic elements, probably sebě "to oneself" and slava "glory". This name (in the Czech form Soběslav) was borne by two 12th-century dukes of Bohemia.
Socheat m & f Khmer
Variant of Socheata.
Socheata f & m Khmer
Means "well-born" in Khmer, a Khmer form of Sujata.
Sócrates m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Socrates.
Socrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Σωκράτης (Sokrates), which was derived from σῶς (sos) meaning "whole, unwounded, safe" and κράτος (kratos) meaning "power". This was the name of an important Greek philosopher. He left no writings of his own; virtually everything that we know of his beliefs comes from his pupil Plato. He was sentenced to death for impiety.
Sodiq m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Sadiq.
Sofoklis m Greek
Modern Greek form of Sophocles.
Sofron m Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Sophron.
Sohail m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu سہیل (see Suhail).
Sohan m French (Modern)
Meaning uncertain, though allegedly a form of Jean 1. It is probably modelled after Yohan and Lohan.
Soheil m Persian
Persian form of Suhail.
Sohrab m Persian, Persian Mythology
From Persian سهر (sohr) meaning "red" and آب (āb) meaning "water". In the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh this is the name of the son of the hero Rostam. He was tragically slain in battle by his father, who was unaware he was fighting his own son.
Soini m Finnish
Finnish form of Sven.
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).
Sokol m Albanian
Means "falcon" in Albanian, a word borrowed from Slavic.
Sokrates m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Socrates.
Sokratis m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Socrates.
Sol 2 m Jewish
Short form of Solomon.
Solly m Jewish
Diminutive of Solomon.
Solomon m Biblical, English, Jewish, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name שְׁלֹמֹה (Shelomo), which was derived from שָׁלוֹם (shalom) meaning "peace". As told in the Old Testament, Solomon was a king of Israel, the son of David and Bathsheba. He was renowned for his wisdom and wealth. Towards the end of his reign he angered God by turning to idolatry. Supposedly, he was the author of the Book of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and the Song of Solomon.... [more]
Solon m Ancient Greek
Possibly from Greek σόλος (solos) meaning "lump of iron". This was the name of an Athenian statesman who reformed the laws and government of the city.
Sölvi m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sǫlvi.
Sǫlvi m Old Norse
From Old Norse sǫlr meaning "yellow, pale, sallow".
Sōma m Japanese
From Japanese () meaning "sudden, sound of the wind" and (ma) meaning "real, genuine". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Soma 1 m Hungarian
From Hungarian som meaning "dogwood, cornel tree".
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]
Somboon m Thai
Derived from Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and บุญ (bun) meaning "merit".
Somchai m Thai
Derived from Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" combined with ชาย (chai) meaning "man" or ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".
Somerled m Old Norse (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of the Old Norse name Sumarliði meaning "summer traveller". This was the name of a 12th-century Norse-Gaelic king of Mann and the Scottish Isles.
Somhairle m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Sumarliði (see Somerled).
Somporn m Thai
Derived from Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and พร (phon) meaning "blessing".
Somsak m Thai
Derived from Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power, honour".
Sơn m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese (sơn) meaning "mountain".
Sonam f & m Tibetan, Bhutanese, Hindi, Marathi
Means "virtuous, good karma, fortunate" in Tibetan.
Sondre m Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Sundri, possibly from Old Norse sunn meaning "south".
Soner m Turkish
From Turkish son meaning "last, final" and er meaning "man, hero, brave".
Sonic m Popular Culture
From the English word sonic meaning "related to sound", derived from Latin sonus meaning "sound". It also connotates speediness, or the speed of sound, due to words like supersonic or hypersonic. A notable fictional bearer is the speedy video game character Sonic the Hedgehog, introduced in 1991 by Sega. He is called ソニック (Sonikku) in Japan.
Sonny m English
From a nickname that is commonly used to denote a young boy, derived from the English word son.
Soo-Hyun f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 수현 (see Su-Hyeon).
Sophea f & m Khmer
Means "judge, lawyer" in Khmer.
Sopheap f & m Khmer
Means "gentle, proper" in Khmer.
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.
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.
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".
Sora f & m Japanese
From Japanese (sora) or (sora) both meaning "sky". Other kanji with the same pronunciations can also form this name.
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".
Sorley m Scottish
Anglicized form of Somhairle.
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.
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.
Sōta m Japanese
From Japanese () meaning "sudden, sound of the wind" and (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.
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.
Sotos m Greek
Short form of Sotirios.
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).
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.
Spas m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian спасен (spasen) meaning "saved".
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).
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.
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).
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.
Spyro m Greek (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Spyros.
Spyros m Greek
Short form of Spyridon.
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.
Srinivas m Telugu, Kannada, Tamil
Southern Indian form of Shrinivas.
Sroel m Yiddish (Rare)
Short form of Yisroel.
Srosh m Persian Mythology
Middle Persian form of Soroush.
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.
Stacey f & m English
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.
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.
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".
Stanislao m Italian
Italian form of Stanislav.
Stanislas m French
French form of Stanislav.
Stanislau m Belarusian
Belarusian 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.
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.
Stanislovas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Stanislav.
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).
Stas m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian diminutive of Stanislav.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Stelian m Romanian
Romanian form of Stylianos.
Stelios m Greek
Variant of Stylianos.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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".
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-).
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.
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.
Stijn m Dutch
Short form of Constantijn or Augustijn.
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).
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.
Stoyan m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian стоя (stoya) meaning "to stand, to stay".
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.
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 2 f & m Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "plain, simple" or () meaning "respectful", besides other characters pronounced in a similar way.
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.
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 (su) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" combined with (bin) meaning "refined". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.
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.