Names of Length 8

Ruaidhrí m Irish
From Old Irish Ruaidrí meaning "red king", from rúad "red" combined with rí "king". This was the name of the last high king of Ireland, reigning in the 12th century.

Ruairidh m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Ruaidhrí.

Ruaraidh m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Ruaidhrí.

Rudesind m Gothic (Modernized)
Variant of Rosendo.

Ruggiero m Italian, Carolingian Cycle
Italian form of Roger. This is the name of a Saracen knight in the epic poems Orlando Innamorato (1483) by Matteo Maria Boiardo and Orlando Furioso (1532) by Ludovico Ariosto, as well as several operas based on the poems. In the tales Ruggiero is a noble opponent of Orlando who falls in love with the female knight Bradamante.

Rukhsana f Urdu
Urdu form of Roxana.

Rupinder m & f Indian (Sikh)
Means "greatest beauty" from Sanskrit रूप (rūpa) meaning "beauty, form" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra, used here to mean "greatest".

Ruprecht m German (Archaic)
Variant of Rupert.

Ruqayyah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رقيّة (see Ruqayya).

Rusticus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen derived from Latin rusticus meaning "rural, rustic", a derivative of rus meaning "open land, countryside". This name was borne by several early saints.

Rusudani f Georgian
Form of Rusudan with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.

Ruxandra f Romanian
Romanian form of Roxana.

Ryouichi m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 良一 or 亮一 (see Ryōichi).

Ryousuke m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 亮介 or 亮輔 or 涼介 or 良介 (see Ryōsuke).

Sabriyya f Arabic
Feminine form of Sabri.

Sachairi m Scottish Gaelic (Rare)
Scottish Gaelic form of Zacharias.

Sacnicte f Mayan (Hispanicized)
Means "white plumeria flower", from Yucatec Maya sak "white" and nikte' "plumeria flower".

Safiyyah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic صفيّة (see Safiyya).

Sagrario f Spanish
Means "sanctuary, tabernacle" in Spanish, derived from Latin sacrarium. It is taken from an epithet of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Sagrario, and is associated with Toledo Cathedral.

Sakurako f Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Salamatu f Western African
Form of Salama used in West Africa.

Salambek m Chechen
Derived from Arabic سلام (salām) meaning "peace" combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Salbjǫrg f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Solbjørg.

Salomone m Biblical Italian
Italian form of Solomon.

Saltanat f Kazakh
Means "festival, celebration" in Kazakh.

Salvador m Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan
Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan form of the Late Latin name Salvator, which meant "saviour", referring to Jesus. A famous bearer of this name was the Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dalí (1904-1989).

Salvator m Late Roman
Latin form of Salvador.

Samantha f English, Italian, Dutch
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Samuel, using the name suffix antha (possibly inspired by Greek ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower"). It originated in America in the 18th century but was fairly uncommon until 1964, when it was popularized by the main character on the television show Bewitched.

Sanctius m Late Roman
Latin form of Sancho.

Sandalio m Spanish
Spanish form of Sandalius, possibly a Latinized form of a Gothic name composed of the elements swinþs "strong" and wulfs "wolf". It also nearly coincides with Latin sandalium "sandal". This was the name of a 9th-century Spanish saint martyred by the Moors.

Sandford m English (Rare)
From a surname that was a variant of Sanford.

Sandrine f French
French diminutive of Sandra.

Santhosh m Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada
Southern Indian form of Santosh.

Santiago m Spanish, Portuguese
Means "Saint James", derived from Spanish santo "saint" combined with Yago, an old Spanish form of James, the patron saint of Spain. It is the name of the main character in the novella The Old Man and the Sea (1951) by Ernest Hemingway. This also is the name of the capital city of Chile, as well as several other cities in the Spanish-speaking world.

Santuzza f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Santa 1.

Sapphira f Biblical
From the Greek name Σαπφείρη (Sappheire), which was from Greek σάπφειρος (sappheiros) meaning "sapphire" or "lapis lazuli" (ultimately derived from the Hebrew word סַפִּיר (sappir)). Sapphira is a character in Acts in the New Testament who is killed by God for lying.

Sapphire f English (Modern)
From the name of the gemstone, typically blue, which is the traditional birthstone of September. It is derived from Greek σάπφειρος (sappheiros), ultimately from the Hebrew word סַפִּיר (sappir).

Saramama f Inca Mythology
Means "corn mother" in Quechua, from sara "corn, maize" and mama "mother". This was the name of the Inca goddess of grain.

Sarpedon m Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown. In Greek legend Sarpedon was the son of Zeus and Laodamia, and the king of the Lycians. He was one of the chief warriors who fought against the Greeks in defence of Troy, but he was killed by Patroclus. Another Sarpedon was the son of Zeus and Europa.

Sashenka f Russian
Diminutive of Sasha.

Saturnus m Roman Mythology
Latin form of Saturn.

Savannah f English
From the English word for the large grassy plain, ultimately deriving from the Taino (Native American) word zabana. It came into use as a given name in America in the 19th century. It was revived in the 1980s by the movie Savannah Smiles (1982).

Scaevola m Ancient Roman
Latin form of Scevola.

Scarlett f English
From an English surname that denoted a person who sold or made clothes made of scarlet (a kind of cloth, possibly derived from Persian سقرلاط (saqrelāṭ)). Margaret Mitchell used it for the main character, Scarlett O'Hara, in her novel Gone with the Wind (1936). Her name is explained as having come from her grandmother. Despite the fact that the book was adapted into a popular movie in 1939, the name was not common until the 21st century. It started rising around 2003, about the time that the career of American actress Scarlett Johansson (1984-) started taking off.

Scáthach f Irish Mythology
Means "shadowy" in Irish. In Irish legend this was the name of a warrior woman. She instructed Cúchulainn in the arts of war, and he in turn helped her defeat her rival Aoife.

Schuyler m & f English
From a Dutch surname meaning "scholar". Dutch settlers brought the surname to America, where it was subsequently adopted as a given name in honour of the American general and senator Philip Schuyler (1733-1804).

Scipione m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Scipio.

Scorpius m Astronomy
From a Latin variant of Scorpio. This is the name of a zodiacal constellation said to have the shape of a scorpion. According to Greek and Roman legend it was the monster that was sent to kill Orion.

Séaghdha m Irish (Rare)
From Old Irish Ségdae, probably derived from ségda meaning "fine, good, favourable, learned". According to an Irish legend this was the name of a boy who was set to be sacrificed but was saved by his mother.

Séarlait f Irish
Irish form of Charlotte.

Sechnall m Old Irish
Old Irish form of Seachnall.

Secundus m Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, which meant "second" in Latin. This name was borne by a few early saints, including a 2nd-century martyr from Asti, Italy.

Ségolène f French
From the Germanic name Sigilina, itself a diminutive derivative of the element sigu meaning "victory" (Proto-Germanic *segiz). This was the name of a 7th-century saint from Albi, France.

Şehrazad f Turkish (Rare)
Turkish form of Shahrazad.

Şehrazat f Turkish
Turkish form of Shahrazad.

Seilenos m Greek Mythology
Greek form of Silenus.

Seleucus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Σέλευκος (Seleukos), of unknown meaning. It is possibly related to λευκός (leukos) meaning "bright, white". This was the name of one of Alexander the Great's generals, who established the Seleucid Empire in western Asia after Alexander's death.

Seleukos m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Seleucus.

Sengphet f & m Lao
From Lao ແສງ (saeng) meaning "light" and ເພັດ (phet) meaning "diamond, gem".

Seo-Hyeon f Korean
From Sino-Korean 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" combined with 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.

Seong-Hun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 成 (seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded" combined with 勛 (hun) meaning "meritorious deed, rank". Other hanja character combinations can form this name as well.

Seong-Jin m Korean
From Sino-Korean 成 (seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded" or 星 (seong) meaning "star, planet" combined with 鎭 (jin) meaning "town, marketplace" or 震 (jin) meaning "shake, tremor, excite". Other hanja character combinations are also possible.

Seong-Min m Korean
From Sino-Korean 成 (seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded" or 性 (seong) meaning "nature, character, sex" combined with 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" or 旻 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp". Many other hanja character combinations are possible.

Seòsaidh m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Josey.

Sepeteus m Biblical Finnish
Finnish form of Zebedee.

Sepphora f Biblical Greek
Greek form of Zipporah.

Septimus m Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, which meant "seventh" in Latin.

Sequoyah m Cherokee
Probably derived from Cherokee ᏏᏆ (siqua) meaning "hog". This was the name of the Cherokee man (also known as George Guess) who devised the Cherokee writing system in the 19th century.

Serafeim m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Σεραφείμ (see Serafim).

Serafima f Russian
Russian form of Seraphina.

Serafina f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Seraphina.

Serafino m Italian
Italian form of Seraphinus (see Seraphina).

Séraphin m French
French form of Seraphinus (see Seraphina).

Serapion m Ancient Greek
From the name of the Greco-Egyptian god Serapis. Saint Serapion was a 3rd-century patriarch of Antioch. This was also the name of a 13th-century saint, a Mercedarian friar who was martyred by pirates.

Serenity f English (Modern)
From the English word meaning "serenity, tranquility", ultimately from Latin serenus meaning "clear, calm".

Sergejus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Sergius.

Sergiusz m Polish
Polish form of Sergius.

Sethunya f Tswana
Means "bloom, flower" in Tswana, derived from thunya "to bloom".

Setiawan m Indonesian
From Indonesian setia meaning "loyal, true", ultimately from Sanskrit सत्य (satya), combined with the masculine suffix -wan.

Settimio m Italian
Italian form of Septimius.

Severina f Italian, Portuguese, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Severinus.

Sévérine f French (Rare)
Variant of Séverine.

Séverine f French
French feminine form of Severinus.

Severino m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Severinus.

Seweryna f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Severina.

Seynabou f Western African
Form of Zaynab used in parts of West Africa (mostly Senegal).

Shadrach m Biblical
Means "command of Aku" in Akkadian, Aku being the name of the Babylonian god of the moon. In the Old Testament Shadrach is the Babylonian name of Hananiah, one of the three men cast into a fiery furnace but saved by God.

Shafaqat m & f Arabic
Means "compassion, pity" in Arabic, a derivative of شفق (shafaqa) meaning "to pity, to sympathize".

Shahnoza f Uzbek, Tajik
Uzbek and Tajik form of Shahnaz.

Shahpuhr m Middle Persian
Middle Persian form of Shapur.

Shahriar m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian شهریار (see Shahriyar).

Shahrokh m Persian
Means "royal face" in Persian, from شاه (shāh) meaning "king" and رخ (rokh) meaning "face". This was the name of a 15th-century ruler of the Timurid Empire (a son of Timur).

Shahrukh m Urdu, Hindi
Urdu and Hindi form of Shahrokh. A notable bearer is the Indian actor Shahrukh Khan (1965-), normally called Shah Rukh Khan.

Shahrzad f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian شهرزاد (see Shahrazad).

Shahzada m Urdu
Variant of Shahzad.

Shailaja f Hinduism, Telugu
Means "daughter of the mountain" in Sanskrit, from शैल (śaila) meaning "mountain" and ज (ja) meaning "born". This is another name of the Hindu goddess Parvati.

Shaindel f Yiddish (Rare)
Diminutive of Shayna.

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

Shanelle f English (Modern)
Variant of Chanel.

Shanequa f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shaniqua.

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

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

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

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

Shaquila f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shakila.

Sharalyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Cherilyn.

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

Sharleen f English
Variant of Charlene.

Sharlene f English
Variant of Charlene.

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

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

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.

Sheelagh f English (Rare)
Variant of Sheila.

Sheenagh f Scottish
Variant of Sheena.

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.

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

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

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

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".

Sherilyn f English
Variant of Cherilyn.

Sherisse f English (Rare)
Variant of Charisse.

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

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

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

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

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.

Shimshon m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Samson.

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

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

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.

Shkëlqim m Albanian
Means "shining, blaze" Albanian.

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

Shoshana f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Susanna.

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

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

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

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

Shulamit f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Shulammite.

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

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

Sibusiso m Zulu, Swazi, Ndebele
Means "blessed" in Zulu, Swazi and Ndebele, from busisa "to bless".

Sidonius m Late Roman
Latin name meaning "of Sidon". Sidon was an ancient Phoenician city corresponding to modern-day Saida in Lebanon. This name was borne by the 5th-century saint Sidonius Apollinaris, a 5th-century bishop of Clermont.

Siegbert m German
Derived from the Old German elements sigu "victory" and beraht "bright". This was the name of several Frankish kings, including the 7th-century Sigebert III of Austrasia who is regarded as a saint.

Sieghard m German
Derived from the Old German elements sigu "victory" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy".

Sieghild f German (Rare)
Derived from the Old German elements sigu "victory" and hilt "battle".

Siegmund m German
German variant of Sigmund.

Siegward m German (Rare)
German form of Sigiward, the continental Germanic cognate of Sigurd.

Siemowit m Medieval Polish
Older form of Ziemowit.

Sieuwerd m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Sigiward, the Germanic cognate of Sigurd.

Sigfrido m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Siegfried.

Sigibert m Germanic
Old German form of Siegbert.

Sigifrid m Germanic
Old German form of Siegfried.

Sigihard m Germanic
Old German form of Sieghard.

Sigiheri m Germanic
Old German form of Sieger.

Sigihild f Germanic
Old German form of Sieghild.

Sigilina f Germanic
Old German form of Ségolène.

Sigilind f Germanic
Old German form of Sieglinde.

Sigimund m Germanic
Old German form of Sigmund.

Sigiwald m Germanic
Derived from the Old German elements sigu "victory" and walt "power, authority".

Sigiward m Germanic
Derived from the Old German elements sigu "victory" and wart "guard, guardian". It is a cognate of Sigurd.

Sigmundr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of Sigmund.

Sigríðr f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Sigrid.

Sigurðr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of Sigurd.

Sikandar m Urdu, Pashto
Urdu and Pashto form of Alexander.

Silvanus m Roman Mythology, Ancient Roman, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Roman cognomen meaning "of the woods", derived from Latin silva meaning "wood, forest". Silvanus was the Roman god of forests. This name appears in the New Testament belonging to one of Saint Paul's companions, also called Silas.

Silvério m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Silverius.

Silverio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Silverius.

Silvestr m Czech, Russian (Rare)
Czech and Russian form of Silvester.

Silvinus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen that was a variant of Silvanus. This name was borne by an 8th-century saint who evangelized in northern France.

Simisola f Yoruba
Means "rest in wealth" in Yoruba.

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).

Siothrún m Irish
Irish form of Geoffrey.

Siranush f Armenian
Means "lovely" in Armenian.

Siriporn f Thai
Derived from Thai ศิริ (sir) meaning "glory, splendour" and พร (phon) meaning "blessing".

Sítheach m Medieval Irish
Means "peaceful" or "fairy-like" in Irish, from Old Irish síd. Alternatively, it could be from sídach "wolf".

Sladjana f Serbian
Alternate transcription of Serbian Слађана (see Slađana).

Slavitsa f Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Slavica.

Slavomír m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Sławomir.

Slavomir m Serbian, Croatian
Serbian and Croatian form 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.

Slobodan m Serbian, Macedonian, Croatian
From South Slavic sloboda meaning "freedom".

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).

Snezhana f Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Russian and Bulgarian form of Snježana, as well as an alternate transcription of Macedonian Снежана (see Snežana).

Snježana f Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the Serbo-Croatian word snežan meaning "snowy".

Soběslav m Czech (Rare)
Czech form of Sobiesław.

Sobeslav m Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)
Earlier form of Sobiesław.

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.

Sofoklis m Greek
Modern Greek form of Sophocles.

Sofronio m Spanish (Philippines)
Spanish form of Sophronius.

Sokrates m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Socrates.

Sokratis m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Socrates.

Solbjørg f Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Salbjǫrg, from the elements salr "room, hall" and bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".

Solomiya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Salome.

Solveiga f Latvian, Lithuanian
Latvian and Lithuanian form of Solveig.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Sousanna f Biblical Greek
Greek form of Susanna.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Stamatia f Greek
Feminine form of Stamatios.

Stamatis m Greek
Variant of Stamatios.

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".

Steaphan m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Stephen.

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.

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

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

Steinarr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Steinar.

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

Steliana f Romanian
Romanian feminine form of Stylianos.

Štěpánka f Czech
Czech feminine form of Stephen.

Stéphane m French
French form of Stephen.

Stephani f English (Modern)
Variant of Stephanie.

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

Stephany f English
Variant of Stephanie.

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".

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

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".

Stoyanka f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stoyan.

Styliani f Greek
Feminine form of Stylianos.

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.

Sukhdeep m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit सुख (sukha) meaning "pleasant, happy" and दीप (dīpa) meaning "lamp, light".

Sulaiman m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic سليمان (see Sulayman), as well as the usual Indonesian and Malay form.

Sulastri f Javanese, Indonesian
Possibly from Javanese solatri, the name of a flowering plant (species Calophyllum soulattri). This is the name of a wife of Arjuna in the Javanese version of the Hindu epic the Mahabharata.

Sulayman m Arabic, Kyrgyz
Arabic form of Solomon. It appears in the Quran.

Suleiman m History
Westernized form of Süleyman.

Suleimen m Kazakh
Kazakh form of Süleyman.

Sulejman m Bosnian, Albanian
Bosnian and Albanian form of Süleyman.

Süleýman m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Süleyman.

Süleyman m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish form of Solomon. Süleyman the Magnificent was a sultan of the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century. He expanded Ottoman territory into Europe and Persia, reformed the government, and completed several great building projects.

Sulislav m Medieval Slavic
Earlier form of Sulisław.

Sulisław m Polish (Archaic)
Derived from Slavic sulěi meaning "better" or "promise" combined with slava meaning "glory".

Sullivan m English, French
From an Irish surname, the Anglicized form of Ó Súileabháin, itself from the given name Súileabhán, which was derived from Irish súil "eye" and dubh "dark, black" combined with a diminutive suffix. This name has achieved a moderate level of popularity in France since the 1970s. In the United States it was rare before the 1990s, after which it began climbing steadily. A famous fictional bearer of the surname was James P. Sullivan from the animated movie Monsters, Inc. (2001).

Sumantra m Bengali
Means "following good advice", from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with मन्त्र (mantra) meaning "instrument of thought, prayer, advice".

Summanus m Roman Mythology
Means "before the morning", derived from Latin sub "under, before" and mane "morning". Summanus was the Roman god of the night sky and night lightning, a nocturnal counterpart to Jupiter.

Sung-Hoon m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 성훈 (see Seong-Hun).

Sung-Hyun m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 성현 (see Seong-Hyeon).

Sunngifu f Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Sunniva.

Sunshine f English
From the English word, ultimately from Old English sunne "sun" and scinan "shine".

Suparman m Javanese, Indonesian
From the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with Javanese parman meaning "mercy".

Surendra m Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Nepali
Means "lord of gods" from Sanskrit सुर (sura) meaning "god" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra, used here to mean "lord". This is another name for Indra.

Surinder m & f Indian (Sikh)
Variant of Surendra used by Sikhs.

Susanita f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish diminutive of Susana.

Susannah f Biblical
Form of Susanna found in some versions of the Old Testament.

Susheela f Hindi
Alternate transcription of Hindi सुशीला (see Sushila).

Sutrisno m Javanese, Indonesian
From the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" and तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā) meaning "desire" (borrowed into Indonesian as tresna "love").

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.

Svatomír m Czech (Rare)
Czech form of Svetomir.

Světlana f Czech
Czech form of Svetlana.

Svetlana f Russian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Armenian, Georgian
Derived from Russian свет (svet) meaning "light, world". It was popularized by the poem Svetlana (1813) by the poet Vasily Zhukovsky. It is sometimes used as a translation of Photine.

Svetomir m Serbian, Bulgarian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements svętŭ "sacred, holy" and mirŭ "peace, world".

Svetovid m Slavic Mythology
Variant of Svetovit.

Svetovit m Slavic Mythology
Derived from Slavic svętŭ "sacred, holy" and vitŭ "master, lord". This was the name of a four-headed West Slavic god of war and light. He has historically been conflated with Saint Vitus, who is known as Święty Wit in Polish and Svatý Vít in Czech.

Svitlana f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Svetlana.

Swanhild f German (Rare)
Derived from the Old German elements swan "swan" and hilt "battle". Swanhild (or Swanachild) was the second wife of the Frankish ruler Charles Martel in the 8th century.

Swiðhun m Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Swithin.

Sylvaine f French
French feminine form of Silvanus.

Sylvanus m English (Archaic)
Variant of Silvanus.

Sylvette f French
Diminutive of Sylvie.

Sylviane f French
Variant of Sylvaine.

Symphony f English (Rare)
Simply from the English word, ultimately deriving from Greek σύμφωνος (symphonos) meaning "concordant in sound".

Syntyche f Biblical, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek name derived from συντυχία (syntychia) meaning "occurrence, event". This is the name of a woman mentioned in Paul's epistle to the Philippians in the New Testament.

Syuzanna f Armenian, Russian
Armenian form of Susanna, as well as a Russian variant.

Szabolcs m Hungarian
Meaning unknown, possibly from a Slavic word meaning "marten". It was borne by a leader of the Magyars at the time of Árpád. This is now the name of a region in Hungary.

Szczepan m Polish
Polish form of Stephen.

Szczęsny m Polish (Archaic)
Means "lucky, successful, happy" in Polish, a vernacular form of Felix.

Taavetti m Finnish
Finnish form of David.

Tabassum f & m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Means "smiling" in Arabic, from the root بسم (basama) meaning "to smile".

Tafadzwa m & f Shona
Means "we are pleased" in Shona, from fadza meaning "please, make happy".

Tahmineh f Persian
Modern Persian form of Tahmina.

Tahmuras m Persian Mythology
Persian form of Avestan 𐬙𐬀𐬑𐬨𐬀⸱𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬞𐬌 (Taxma Urupi), derived from 𐬙𐬀𐬑𐬨𐬀 (taxma) meaning "strong" and 𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬞𐬌 (urupi) meaning "fox". Taxma Urupi is a hero mentioned in the Avesta who later appears in the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh.

Tahpenes f Biblical
Probably of Egyptian origin, possibly meaning "the wife of the king", derived from the feminine determiner tꜣ and ḥmt "woman, wife" combined with the masculine determiner pꜣ and nsw "king". Queen Tahpenes was a wife of an Egyptian pharaoh according to the Book of Kings in the Old Testament.

Tajddigt f Berber
Means "flower" in Tamazight.

Takahiro m Japanese
From Japanese 貴 (taka) meaning "valuable" or 孝 (taka) meaning "filial piety" combined with 大 (hiro) meaning "big, great" or 浩 (hiro) meaning "prosperous". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Takehiko m Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" or 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Takondwa m & f Chewa
Means "we are glad" in Chewa.

Taliesin m Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Means "shining brow", derived from Welsh tal "brow, head" and iesin "shining, radiant". This was the name of a semi-legendary 6th-century Welsh poet and bard, supposedly the author of the collection of poems the Book of Taliesin. He appears briefly in the Welsh legend Culhwch and Olwen and the Second Branch of the Mabinogi. He is the central character in the Tale of Taliesin, a medieval legend recorded in the 16th century, which tells how Ceridwen's servant Gwion Bach was reborn to her as Taliesin; how he becomes the bard for Elffin; and how Taliesin defends Elffin from the machinations of the king Maelgwn Gwynedd.

Tallulah f English (Rare)
This is the name of waterfalls in Georgia. Popularly claimed to mean "leaping waters" in the Choctaw language, it may actually mean "town" in the Creek language. It was borne by American actress Tallulah Bankhead (1902-1968), who was named after her grandmother, who may have been named after the waterfalls.

Talvikki f Finnish (Rare)
Derived from Finnish talvi meaning "winter". This is also the Finnish word for the wintergreen plant (genus Pyrola).

Tamerlan m Chechen, Kazakh, Ingush, Ossetian, Azerbaijani
Form of Tīmūr e Lang (see Timur) used in several languages.

Tancrède m French (Rare)
French form of Tancred. This is the name of a 1702 opera by André Campra based on Torquato Tasso's epic poem Jerusalem Delivered. It is also the name of a 1759 play by Voltaire.

Tancredi m Italian
Italian form of Tancred appearing in the epic poem Jerusalem Delivered (1580) by Torquato Tasso. The tale was adapted by Gioachino Rossini for his opera Tancredi (1813).

Tancredo m Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Portuguese and Spanish form of Tancred.