Ancient Origin Names

This is a list of names in which the origin is Ancient.
gender
usage
origin
Shoshana f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Susanna.
Shoshanna f Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Susanna.
Shprintze f Yiddish (Rare)
Possibly a Yiddish form of Esperanza. This is the name of Tevye's fourth daughter in the musical Fiddler on the Roof (1964), based on the late 19th-century Yiddish stories of Sholem Aleichem.
Shreya f Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati
From Sanskrit श्रेयस् (śreyas) meaning "superior, better".
Shri f Hinduism
Means "diffusing light, radiance, beauty" in Sanskrit, a word used as a title of respect in India. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.
Shridevi f Hinduism
From the name of the Hindu goddess Shri combined with Sanskrit देवी (devī) meaning "goddess". This is another name of Lakshmi.
Shrinivas m Marathi
Means "the abode of Shri" from the name of the Hindu goddess Shri combined with Sanskrit निवास (nivāsa) meaning "abode, house".
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.
Shriram m Hindi, Marathi
From the Sanskrit honorific श्री (śrī) meaning "radiance, splendour" combined with the name of the Hindu deity Rama 1.
Shrivatsa m Hindi (Rare)
Means "beloved of Shri" from the name of the Hindu goddess Shri combined with Sanskrit वत्स (vatsa) meaning "beloved, dear". This is the name of a mark on Vishnu's chest.
Shubham m Hindi, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit शुभ (śubha) meaning "splendid, bright, auspicious".
Shug m Scots
Scots diminutive of Hugh.
Shulamit f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Shulammite.
Shulamite f Biblical
Variant of Shulammite used in some versions of the Bible.
Shulamith f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew שׁוּלַמִּית (see Shulamit).
Shulammit f Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Shulammite.
Shulammite f Biblical
Derived from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalom) meaning "peace". This name occurs in the Song of Songs in the Old Testament.
Shulmanu m Semitic Mythology
Possibly cognate with the Western Semitic god Shalim. Shulmanu was an Eastern Semitic (Mesopotamian) god associated with battle.
Shulmanu-Ashared m Ancient Assyrian
Original Akkadian form of Shalmaneser.
Shura f & m Russian
Russian diminutive of Aleksandra or Aleksandr.
Shweta f Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati
From Sanskrit श्वेत (śveta) meaning "white".
Shyam m Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali, Nepali
Modern masculine form of Shyama.
Shyama m & f Hinduism, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma) meaning "dark, black, blue". This is a transcription of both the masculine form श्याम (another name of the Hindu god Krishna) and the feminine form श्यामा (another name of the goddess Kali).
Shyamal m Bengali
From Sanskrit श्यामल (śyāmala), a derivative of श्याम (śyāma) meaning "dark, black, blue".
Shyamala f Tamil, Telugu, Marathi
Feminine form of Shyamal.
Shyla f English (Modern)
Variant of Sheila, or a combination of the popular phonetic elements shy and la.
Shylock m Literature
Used by Shakespeare, possibly from the Hebrew name Shelach, for the primary antagonist in his play The Merchant of Venice (1596). Shylock is a Jewish moneylender who demands a pound of Antonio's flesh when he cannot repay his loan. Subsequent to the play, the name has been used as an ethnic slur for a Jewish person and a slang term for a loan shark.
Siamion m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Simon 1.
Siân f Welsh
Welsh form of Jane.
Siana f Welsh
Diminutive of Siân.
Siani f Welsh
Diminutive of Siân.
Siarhei m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Sergius.
Siarl m Welsh
Welsh form of Charles.
Siavash m Persian, Persian Mythology
Persian form of Avestan 𐬯𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬀𐬥 (Siiāuuarshan) meaning "possessing black stallions". This was the name of a virtuous prince in Iranian mythology. He appears briefly in the Avesta, with a longer account recorded in the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh.
Siavush m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سیاوش (see Siavash).
Sibéal f Irish
Irish form of Isabel.
Sibel f Turkish
Possibly a Turkish form of Cybele. It was borne by the main character in Refik Halit Karay's novel İkibin Yılın Sevgilisi (1954).
Sibilla f Italian
Italian form of Sibylla.
Sibyl f English
From Greek Σίβυλλα (Sibylla), meaning "prophetess, sibyl". In Greek and Roman legend the sibyls were female prophets who practiced at different holy sites in the ancient world. In later Christian theology, the sibyls were thought to have divine knowledge and were revered in much the same way as the Old Testament prophets. Because of this, the name came into general use in the Christian world during the Middle Ages. The Normans imported it to England, where it was spelled both Sibyl and Sybil. It became rare after the Protestant Reformation, but it was revived in the 19th century, perhaps helped by Benjamin Disraeli's novel Sybil (1845).
Sibylla f Late Roman, German
Latinate form of Sibyl.
Sibylle f German, French
German and French form of Sibyl.
Sid m English
Short form of Sidney.
Siddhartha m Sanskrit, Buddhism, Bengali
Means "one who has accomplished a goal", derived from Sanskrit सिद्ध (siddha) meaning "accomplished" and अर्थ (artha) meaning "goal". Siddhartha Gautama was the real name of the Buddha.
Siddhi f Marathi
Means "accomplishment, success, attainment" in Sanskrit, referring to spiritual or psychic powers attained through meditation or yoga.
Sidney m & f English
From the English surname Sidney. It was first used as a given name in honour of executed politician Algernon Sidney (1622-1683). Another notable bearer of the surname was the poet and statesman Philip Sidney (1554-1586).... [more]
Sidonia f Late Roman, Georgian
Feminine form of Sidonius. This is the name of a legendary saint from Georgia. She and her father Abiathar were supposedly converted by Saint Nino from Judaism to Christianity.
Sidonie f French
French feminine form of Sidonius.
Sidónio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Sidonius.
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.
Sidony f English (Archaic)
Feminine form of Sidonius. This name was in use in the Middle Ages, when it became associated with the word sindon (of Greek origin) meaning "linen", a reference to the Shroud of Turin.
Sidsel f Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish variant form of Cecilia.
Sieffre m Welsh
Welsh form of Geoffrey.
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.
Sieger m Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Old German elements sigu "victory" and heri "army".
Siegfried m German, Germanic Mythology
Derived from the Old German elements sigu "victory" and fridu "peace". Siegfried was a hero from German legend, the chief character in the Nibelungenlied. He secretly helped the Burgundian king Gunther overcome the challenges set out by the Icelandic queen Brunhild so that Gunther might win her hand. In exchange, Gunther consented to the marriage of Siegfried and his sister Kriemhild. Years later, after a dispute between Brunhild and Kriemhild, Siegfried was murdered by Hagen with Gunther's consent. He was stabbed in his one vulnerable spot on the small of his back, which had been covered by a leaf while he bathed in dragon's blood. He is a parallel to the Norse hero Sigurd. The story was later adapted by Richard Wagner to form part of his opera The Ring of the Nibelung (1876).
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".
Sieglinde f German, Germanic Mythology
Derived from the Old German elements sigu "victory" and lind "soft, flexible, tender". Sieglinde was the mother of Siegfried in the medieval German saga the Nibelungenlied.
Siegmar m German
Derived from the Old German elements sigu "victory" and mari "famous".
Siegmund m German
German variant of Sigmund.
Siegward m German (Rare)
German form of Sigiward, the continental Germanic cognate of Sigurd.
Siem m Dutch
Dutch short form of Simon 1.
Siemen m Dutch, Frisian
Dutch and Frisian form of Simon 1.
Siet m Frisian (Archaic)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps originally a short form of names beginning with the Old German element sigu meaning "victory".
Sietse m Frisian
Diminutive of Siet.
Sietske f Frisian
Feminine diminutive of Siet.
Sieuwerd m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Sigiward, the Germanic cognate of Sigurd.
Sievert m Low German (Rare)
Low German form of Sigiward, the Germanic cognate of Sigurd.
Sif f Norse Mythology, Danish, Icelandic
Old Norse, Danish and Icelandic form of Siv.
Sigdag m Germanic
Derived from the Old German elements sigu "victory" and tag "day".
Sigeberht m Anglo-Saxon
Means "bright victory", derived from Old English sige "victory" and beorht "bright" (a cognate of Siegbert). This was the name of a king of Wessex. The name fell out of use after the Norman Conquest.
Sigeweard m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements sige "victory" and weard "guard, guardian", making it a cognate of Sigurd.
Sigfrid 1 m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Siegfried. This was the name of an 11th-century saint from England who did missionary work in Scandinavia.
Sigfrid 2 f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Sigrid.
Sigfrido m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Siegfried.
Sigfrøðr m Old Norse
From the Old Norse elements sigr "victory" and friðr "peace, love". It is a cognate of Siegfried.
Sigge m Swedish
Diminutive of Sigurd, Sigfrid 1, and other Old German names beginning with the element sigu meaning "victory".
Sigi m & f German
Diminutive of Siegfried, Sieglinde, and other Old German names beginning with the element sigu meaning "victory".
Sigiberhtaz m Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Sigibert and Sigeberht.
Sigibert m Germanic
Old German form of Siegbert.
Sigifrid m Germanic
Old German form of Siegfried.
Sigifriþuz m Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Sigifrid and Sigfrøðr.
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.
Sigimar m Germanic
Old German form of Siegmar.
Sigimund m Germanic
Old German form of Sigmund.
Sigimundaz m Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Sigimund and Sigmundr.
Sigismund m German (Rare), Germanic
Form of Sigmund in which the first element is sigis, an extended form of sigu. Saint Sigismund was a 6th-century king of the Burgundians. This was also the name of kings of Poland and a ruler of the Holy Roman Empire.
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.
Sigiwardaz m Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Sigurðr, Sigeweard and Sigiward.
Sigmund m German, Norwegian, English, Norse Mythology
Derived from the Old German elements sigu "victory" and munt "protection" (or in the case of the Scandinavian cognate, from Old Norse sigr and mundr). An early variant of this name was Sigismund, borne by a 6th-century saint and king of the Burgundians. In the Norse Völsungasaga Sigmund is the hero Sigurd's father, the bearer of the powerful sword Gram. A notable bearer was the Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), the creator of the revolutionary theory of psychoanalysis.
Sigmundur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sigmund.
Signe f Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Estonian, Latvian
Modern Scandinavian form of Signý.
Signy f Norwegian
Norwegian variant form of Signý.
Signý f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Old Norse name that was derived from the elements sigr "victory" and nýr "new". In Norse legend she was the twin sister of Sigmund and the wife of Siggeir.
Sigrid f Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, German, Estonian, Finnish (Archaic)
From the Old Norse name Sigríðr, which was derived from the elements sigr "victory" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved".
Sigríðr f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Sigrid.
Sigríður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sigríðr.
Sigrún f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements sigr "victory" and rún "secret lore, rune". This was the name of a valkyrie in Norse legend.
Sigrun f Norwegian, German
Norwegian form of Sigrún.
Sigsteinn m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Sixten.
Sigurd m Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse name Sigurðr, which was derived from the elements sigr "victory" and vǫrðr "guard, guardian". Sigurd was the hero of the Norse epic the Völsungasaga, which tells how his foster father Regin sent him to recover a hoard of gold guarded by the dragon Fafnir. After slaying the dragon Sigurd tasted some of its blood, enabling him to understand the language of birds, who told him that Regin was planning to betray him. In a later adventure, Sigurd disguised himself as Gunnar (his wife Gudrun's brother) and rescued the maiden Brynhildr from a ring of fire, with the result that Gunnar and Brynhildr were married. When the truth eventually came out, Brynhildr took revenge upon Sigurd. The stories of the German hero Siegfried were in part based on him.
Sigurður m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sigurd.
Sigvard m Swedish
Swedish form of Sigiward, the continental Germanic cognate of Sigurd.
Siim m Estonian
Estonian form of Simon 1, originally a short form but now used independently.
Siiri f Estonian, Finnish
Estonian and Finnish diminutive of Sigrid.
Sikandar m Urdu, Pashto
Urdu and Pashto form of Alexander.
Sikke m Frisian
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Old German element sigu meaning "victory".
Silas m English, Greek, Danish, German, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
The name of a companion of Saint Paul in the New Testament. It is probably a short form of Silvanus, a name that Paul calls him by in the epistles. It is possible that Silvanus and Silas were Latin and Greek forms of the Hebrew name Saul (via Aramaic).... [more]
Síle f Irish
Irish form of Cecilia.
Sìleas f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Cecilia.
Silenus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Σειληνός (Seilenos), of unknown meaning. In Greek mythology he was a companion and teacher of Dionysos, often depicted as an intoxicated, portly old man.
Silja f Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian diminutive of Cecilia.
Silje f Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish diminutive of Cecilia.
Silke f German, Dutch
German and Dutch diminutive of Celia or Cecilia.
Sille f Danish
Danish diminutive of Cecilia.
Silouanos m Biblical Greek
Form of Silvanus used in the Greek New Testament.
Silpa f Biblical German
German form of Zilpah.
Silva f Bulgarian, Slovene
Short form of Silviya or Silvija.
Silvan m German (Swiss)
German form of Silvanus.
Silvana f Italian
Italian feminine form of Silvanus.
Silvano m Italian
Italian form of Silvanus.
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.
Silverius m Late Roman
Probably from Latin silva meaning "wood, forest" (compare Silvanus, Silvester and Silvius). This name was borne by a 6th-century pope who served for less than a year but is considered a saint.
Silvester m Slovak, Slovene, Serbian, German, English, Late Roman
From a Latin name meaning "wooded, wild", derived from silva "wood, forest". This was the name of three popes, including Saint Silvester I who supposedly baptized the first Christian Roman emperor, Constantine the Great. As an English name, Silvester (or Sylvester) has been in use since the Middle Ages, though it became less common after the Protestant Reformation.
Silvestr m Czech, Russian (Rare)
Czech and Russian form of Silvester.
Silvestre m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Silvester.
Silvestro m Italian
Italian form of Silvester.
Sílvia f Portuguese, Catalan
Portuguese and Catalan form of Silvia.
Silvia f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, German, Dutch, English, Late Roman, Roman Mythology
Feminine form of Silvius. Rhea Silvia was the mother of Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. This was also the name of a 6th-century saint, the mother of the pope Gregory the Great. It has been a common name in Italy since the Middle Ages. It was introduced to England by Shakespeare, who used it for a character in his play The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1594). It is now more commonly spelled Sylvia in the English-speaking world.
Silvie f Czech
Czech form of Silvia.
Silvija f Latvian, Lithuanian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Form of Silvia in several languages.
Silvijo m Croatian
Croatian form of Silvius.
Silvino m Portuguese, Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Portuguese, Spanish and Italian form of Silvinus.
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.
Sílvio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Silvius.
Silvio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Silvius.
Silviu m Romanian
Romanian form of Silvius.
Silvius m Late Roman, Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin silva meaning "wood, forest". This was the family name of several of the legendary kings of Alba Longa. It was also the name of an early saint martyred in Alexandria.
Silviya f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Silvia.
Sima 1 f Persian
Means "face, visage" in Persian.
Sima 2 f Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
From Sanskrit सीम (sīma) meaning "boundary, limit".
Simão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Simon 1.
Simas m Lithuanian
Short form of Simonas.
Šime m Croatian
Croatian short form of Simon 1.
Sime m Macedonian
Macedonian short form of Simon 1.
Simen m Norwegian
Norwegian variant of Simon 1.
Simeon m Biblical, Bulgarian, Serbian
From Συμεών (Symeon), the Old Testament Greek form of the Hebrew name Shimʿon (see Simon 1). In the Old Testament this is the name of the second son of Jacob and Leah and the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. In the New Testament the Greek rendering Σίμων (Simon) is more common, though Συμεών occurs belonging to a man who blessed the newborn Jesus. He is recognized as a saint in most Christian traditions.... [more]
Simeonŭ m Old Church Slavic
Old Church Slavic form of Simeon.
Simin f Persian
Means "silvery" in Persian.
Simion m Romanian
Romanian form of Simeon.
Šimo m Croatian
Croatian short form of Simon 1.
Simo m Finnish, Serbian
Finnish and Serbian form of Simon 1.
Šimon m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Simon 1.
Simón m Spanish
Spanish form of Simon 1. This name was borne by the South American revolutionary Simón Bolívar (1783-1830).
Simon 1 m English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovene, Romanian, Macedonian, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From Σίμων (Simon), the New Testament Greek form of the Hebrew name שִׁםְעוֹן (Shimʿon) meaning "hearing, listening", derived from שָׁמַע (shamaʿ) meaning "to hear, to listen". This name is spelled Simeon, based on Greek Συμεών, in many translations of the Old Testament, where it is borne by the second son of Jacob. The New Testament spelling may show influence from the otherwise unrelated Greek name Simon 2.... [more]
Simon 2 m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek σιμός (simos) meaning "flat-nosed". According to Greek mythology this was the name of one of the Telchines, demigods who were the original inhabitants of Rhodes.
Šimona f Czech (Rare)
Czech variant of Simona.
Simonas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Simon 1.
Simone 1 f French, English, German, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese
French feminine form of Simon 1. A famous bearer was Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986), a French feminist and philosopher.
Simone 2 m Italian
Italian form of Simon 1.
Simonetta f Italian
Diminutive of Simona.
Simoni m Georgian
Form of Simon 1 with the Georgian nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.
Simonides m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek σιμός (simos) meaning "flat-nosed" and the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides). This name was borne by the 7th-century BC iambic poet Simonides of Amorgos and the 6th-century BC lyric poet Simonides of Ceos.
Simonne f French
Variant of Simone 1.
Simonŭ m Old Church Slavic
Old Church Slavic form of Simon 1.
Simran f & m Punjabi, Hindi
Means "continuous remembrance" in Punjabi, derived from Sanskrit स्मरण (smaraṇa) meaning "recollection".
Šimun m Croatian
Croatian form of Simon 1.
Sin m Semitic Mythology
From earlier Akkadian Su'en, of unknown meaning. This was the name of the Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian god of the moon. He was closely identified with the Sumerian god Nanna.
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.
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.
Síne f Irish
Irish form of Jeanne or Jane.
Sìne f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Jeanne or Jane.
Sinéad f Irish
Irish form of Jeannette.
Sìneag f Scottish Gaelic
Diminutive of Sìne.
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.
Sintija f Latvian
Latvian form of Cynthia.
Siobhán f Irish
Irish form of Jehanne, a Norman French variant of Jeanne.
Síomha f Irish (Rare)
Modern Irish form of Síthmaith.
Siôn m Welsh
Welsh form of John.
Sionann f Irish Mythology
In Irish legend this was the name of a granddaughter of the sea god Lir who went to Connla's Well, which was forbidden. The well burst and drowned her, leaving her body in the river thereafter known as the Sionainn (see Shannon).
Sione m Tongan, Samoan
Tongan and Samoan form of John.
Sioned f Welsh
Welsh form of Janet.
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.
Sira f Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian feminine form of Syrus.
Siran f Armenian
Short form of Siranush.
Siranush f Armenian
Means "lovely" in Armenian.
Siri f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Short form of Sigrid.
Siria f Italian
Italian feminine form of Sirius. It also coincides with the Italian name for the country of Syria.
Şirîn f Kurdish
Kurdish form of Shirin.
Şirin f Turkish
Turkish form of Shirin.
Siro m Italian, Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Syrus.
Sirvard f Armenian
Means "love rose" in Armenian.
Sirvart f Armenian
Western Armenian transcription of Sirvard.
Sissel f Norwegian
Norwegian variant form of Cecilia.
Sissie f English
Variant of Sissy.
Sissy f English
Diminutive of Cecilia, Frances or Priscilla. It can also be taken from the nickname, which originated as a nursery form of the word sister.
Sisto m Italian
Italian form of Sixtus.
Sitara f Urdu
Means "star" in Urdu, ultimately from Persian.
Sítheach m Medieval Irish
Means "peaceful" or "fairy-like" in Irish, from Old Irish síd. Alternatively, it could be from sídach "wolf".
Síthmaith f Old Irish
From Old Irish síd meaning "peace" or "fairy mound, tumulus" and maith meaning "good".
Sitora f Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Sitara.
Siv f Swedish, Norwegian, Norse Mythology
From Old Norse Sif, which meant "bride, kinswoman". In Norse mythology she was the wife of Thor. After the trickster Loki cut off her golden hair, an angry Thor forced him to create a replacement.
Sive f Irish
Anglicized form of Sadhbh.
Sivert m Norwegian, Swedish
Norwegian and Swedish form of Sievert.
Siw f Swedish, Norwegian
Variant of Siv.
Siwan f Welsh
Welsh form of Joan 1.
Siward m Germanic
Variant of Sigiward.
Sixta f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Sixtus.
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".
Sixtine f French
French feminine form of Sixtus.
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".
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.
Skaði f Norse Mythology
Means "damage, harm" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology she was a giantess (jǫtunn) associated with the winter, skiing and mountains. After the gods killed her father, they offered her a husband from among them as compensation. She ended up marrying Njord.
Skënder m Albanian
Short form of Aleksandër.
Skender m Bosnian
Short form of Aleksandar.
Skuld f Norse Mythology
Means "debt, obligation" in Old Norse. She was one of the three Norns, or goddesses of destiny, in Norse mythology. She was also one of the valkyries.
Sky f & m English (Modern)
Simply from the English word sky, which was ultimately derived from Old Norse ský "cloud".
Skye f English (Modern)
From the name of the Isle of Skye off the west coast of Scotland. It is sometimes considered a variant of Sky.
Skyla f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Skyler, formed using the popular name suffix la.
Skylar f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Skyler. Originally more common for boys during the 1980s, it was popularized as a name for girls after it was used on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless in 1989 and the movie Good Will Hunting in 1997. Its sharp rise in the United States in 2011 might be attributed to the character Skyler White from the television series Breaking Bad (2008-2013) or the singer Skylar Grey (1986-), who adopted this name in 2010 after previously going by Holly Brook.
Skyler m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Schuyler, based on the pronunciation of the surname but respelled as if it was a blend of the English word sky with names such as Tyler. It was rare before 1980, and first gained popularity as a name for boys. It is now more common for girls, though it is more evenly unisex than the mostly feminine variant Skylar.
Skylynn f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Sky using the popular name suffix lyn.
Slađana f Serbian, Croatian
Derived from Serbian and Croatian sladak meaning "sweet".
Sladjana f Serbian
Alternate transcription of Serbian Слађана (see Slađana).
Sláine f & m Old Irish, Irish Mythology
From Old Irish slán meaning "health, safety". This was the name of a legendary high king of Ireland, one of the Fir Bolg. It was also the name of a daughter of the 11th-century high king Brian Boru.
Slàine f Scottish Gaelic (Rare)
Scottish Gaelic form of Sláine.
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.
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.
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.
Slavomíra f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak feminine form of Sławomir.
Slavomirŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Sławomir.
Sława f Polish
Short form of names containing the Slavic element slava meaning "glory".
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.
Sławomira f Polish
Polish feminine form of Sławomir.
Slobodan m Serbian, Macedonian, Croatian
From South Slavic sloboda meaning "freedom".
Slobodanka f Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of Slobodan.
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.
Smaragda f Greek
Feminine form of Smaragdos.
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.
Smiljana f Croatian, Serbian
From the Serbo-Croatian word smilje, a type of plant, known as everlasting or immortelle in English (genus Helichrysum).
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.
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.
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).
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).
Snježana f Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the Serbo-Croatian word snežan meaning "snowy".