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Sydne f English (Rare)
Variant of Sydney.

Sydnee f English (Modern)
Variant of Sydney.

Sydney f & m English
From a surname that was a variant of the surname Sidney. This is the name of the largest city in Australia, which was named for Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney in 1788. Formerly used by both genders, since the 1980s this spelling of the name has been mostly feminine.

Sydnie f English (Modern)
Variant of Sydney.

Sydyk m Kyrgyz
Kyrgyz form of Siddiq.

Syed m Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali
Urdu, Punjabi and Bengali form of Sayyid.

Syeda f Urdu
Urdu form of Sayyida.

Sylas m English (Modern), Biblical Polish
Variant of Silas, as well as the form found in the Polish New Testament.

Sylva f Czech
Czech form of Silvia.

Sylvain m French
French form of Silvanus.

Sylvaine f French
French feminine form of Silvanus.

Sylvan m English
Either a variant of Silvanus or directly from the Latin word silva meaning "wood, forest".

Sylvana f Various
Variant of Silvana.

Sylvanus m English (Archaic)
Variant of Silvanus.

Sylvester m English, German, Danish
Medieval variant of Silvester. This is currently the usual English spelling of the name. A famous bearer is the American actor Sylvester Stallone (1946-).

Sylvestre m French
French form of Silvester.

Sylvette f French
Diminutive of Sylvie.

Sylvi f Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish
Norwegian and Swedish variant of Solveig. It is also used as a short form of Sylvia.

Sylvia f English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Variant of Silvia. This has been the most common English spelling since the 19th century.

Sylviane f French
Variant of Sylvaine.

Sylvianne f French
Variant of Sylvaine.

Sylvie f French, Czech
French and Czech form of Silvia.

Sylwester m Polish
Polish form of Silvester.

Sylwia f Polish
Polish form of Silvia.

Symeon m Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Old Testament Greek (though occurring rarely in the New Testament) and Latin form of Simeon.

Symon m Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian form of Simon 1 (mostly ecclesiastical usage).

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

Synne f Norwegian
Short form of Synnøve.

Synnöve f Swedish
Swedish form of Sunniva.

Synnøve f Norwegian
Norwegian variant of Sunniva.

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.

Syrus m Greek Mythology, Ancient Roman
Means "a Syrian" in Greek. According to Greek mythology Syros was the eponymous founder of Assyria. This was also a Roman cognomen, as in the case of the 1st-century BC author Publilius Syrus, originally a slave from Syria. Two saints by this name were a 1st-century bishop of Pavia and a 4th-century bishop of Genoa.

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

Syuzi f Armenian
Diminutive of Syuzanna.

Szabina f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Sabina.

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.

Szandra f Hungarian
Hungarian short form of Alexandra.

Szczepan m Polish
Polish form of Stephen.

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

Szebasztián m Hungarian
Hungarian variant form of Sebastianus (see Sebastian).

Szilárd m Hungarian
Means "solid, firm" in Hungarian, also used as a Hungarian vernacular form of Constantine.

Szilveszter m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Silvester.

Szilvia f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Silvia.

Szimonetta f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Simonetta.

Szofi f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Sophie, reflecting the French pronunciation.

Szófia f Hungarian
Variant of Zsófia.

Szonja f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Sonya.

Szymon m Polish
Polish form of Simon 1.