Names with 2 Syllables

Ripley f & m English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from the name of various English towns, from Old English rippel "grove, thicket" and leah "clearing". A famous fictional bearer is the character Ellen Ripley (usually only called by her surname) from the Alien series of movies, beginning 1979.

Risteárd m Irish
Irish form of Richard.

Risto m Finnish, Estonian, Macedonian, Serbian
Finnish, Estonian, Macedonian and Serbian short form of Christopher.

Rita f Italian, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, Hungarian, Spanish, Portuguese, Latvian, Lithuanian
Short form of Margherita and other names ending in rita. Saint Rita (born Margherita Lotti) was a 15th-century nun from Cascia, Italy. Another famous bearer was the American actress Rita Hayworth (1918-1987).

Ritchie m English
Variant of Richie.

Ritva f Finnish
Means "birch branch" in Finnish.

River m & f English (Modern)
From the English word that denotes a flowing body of water. The word is ultimately derived (via Old French) from Latin ripa "riverbank".

Rizki m & f Indonesian
Derived from Arabic رزْق (rizq) meaning "sustenance, boon, blessing".

Rizky m & f Indonesian
Variant of Rizki.

Rizwan m Urdu, Arabic
Urdu form of Ridwan, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.

Roald m Norwegian
Modern form of the Old Norse name Hróðvaldr or Hróaldr, composed of the elements hróðr "praise, fame" and valdr "ruler". This name was borne by the Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) and the British children's author Roald Dahl (1916-1990), who was born to Norwegian parents.

Robbe m Dutch
Diminutive of Robrecht.

Robbert m Dutch
Dutch variant of Robert.

Robbie m & f English
Diminutive of Robert or Roberta.

Robby m English
Diminutive of Robert.

Róbert m Hungarian, Slovak, Icelandic
Hungarian and Icelandic form of Robert.

Robert m English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Finnish, Estonian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovene, Croatian, Albanian, Romanian, Catalan, Germanic
From the Germanic name Hrodebert meaning "bright fame", derived from the elements hruod "fame" and beraht "bright". The Normans introduced this name to Britain, where it replaced the rare Old English cognate Hreodbeorht. It has been consistently among the most common English names from the 13th to 20th century. In the United States it was the most popular name for boys between 1924 and 1939 (and again in 1953).... [more]

Roberte f French
French feminine form of Robert.

Robi 1 m Hungarian
Diminutive of Róbert.

Robi 2 m Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali রবি (see Rabi 2).

Robin m & f English, French, Dutch, Swedish, Czech
Medieval English diminutive of Robert, now usually regarded as an independent name. Robin Hood was a legendary hero and archer of medieval England who stole from the rich to give to the poor. In modern times it has also been used as a feminine name, and it may sometimes be given in reference to the red-breasted bird.

Robrecht m Dutch (Rare)
Older Dutch form of Robert, still sometimes used in Belgium.

Robyn f English
Feminine variant of Robin.

Rocco m Italian, Germanic
Germanic name possibly derived from hruoh meaning "crow, rook". This was the name of a 14th-century French saint who nursed victims of the plague but eventually contracted the disease himself. He is the patron saint of the sick.

Rochelle f English
From the name of the French city La Rochelle, meaning "little rock". It first became commonly used as a given name in America in the 1930s, probably due to the fame of actress Rochelle Hudson (1914-1972) and because of the similarity to the name Rachel.

Rochus m German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Rocco, used in occasionally German and Dutch.

Rocky m English
Diminutive of Rocco and other names beginning with a similar sound, or else a nickname referring to a tough person. This is the name of the boxer Rocky Balboa (played by Sylvester Stallone) in the movie Rocky (1976) and its sequels.

Roddy m English, Scottish
Diminutive of Roderick or Rodney.

Roderick m English, Scottish, Welsh
Means "famous ruler" from the Old German elements hruod "fame" and rih "ruler, king". This name was in use among the Visigoths; it was borne by their last king (Gothic form *Hroþireiks, also known by the Spanish form Rodrigo), who died fighting the Muslim invaders of Spain in the 8th century. It also had cognates in Old Norse and West Germanic, and Scandinavian settlers and Normans introduced it to England, though it died out after the Middle Ages. It was revived in the English-speaking world by Walter Scott's 1811 poem The Vision of Don Roderick.... [more]

Rodger m English
Variant of Roger.

Rodney m English
From an English surname, originally derived from a place name, which meant "Hroda's island" in Old English (where Hroda is an Old English given name meaning "fame"). It was first used as a given name in honour of the British admiral Lord Rodney (1719-1792).

Rodolf m German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
German form of Rudolf.

Rodolphe m French
French form of Rudolf.

Rodrigue m French
French form of Roderick.

Roeland m Dutch
Dutch form of Roland.

Roelof m Dutch
Dutch form of Rudolf.

Roger m English, French, Catalan, Swedish, Norwegian, German, Dutch
From the Germanic name Hrodger meaning "famous spear", derived from the elements hruod "fame" and ger "spear". The Normans brought this name to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate Hroðgar (the name of the Danish king in the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf). It was a common name in England during the Middle Ages. By the 18th century it was rare, but it was revived in following years. The name was borne by the Norman lords Roger I, who conquered Sicily in the 11th century, and his son Roger II, who ruled Sicily as a king.... [more]

Rogier m Dutch
Dutch form of Roger (via Old French).

Róisín f Irish
Diminutive of Róis or the Irish word rós meaning "rose" (of Latin origin). It appears in the 17th-century song Róisín Dubh.

Rokus m Dutch
Dutch variant of Rochus.

Roland m English, French, German, Swedish, Dutch, Hungarian, Polish, Slovak, Albanian, Georgian, Carolingian Cycle
From the Old German elements hruod meaning "fame" and lant meaning "land", though some theories hold that the second element was originally nand meaning "brave".... [more]

Rolande f French
French feminine form of Roland.

Roldán m Spanish
Spanish form of Roland.

Rolland m French, English
Variant of Roland.

Rollie m English
Diminutive of Roland.

Rollo m English
Latinized form of Roul, the Old French form of Rolf. Rollo (or Rolf) the Ganger was an exiled Viking who, in the 10th century, became the first Duke of Normandy. It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 19th century.

Rolo m English (Rare)
Variant of Rollo.

Romà m Catalan
Catalan form of Romanus (see Roman).

Romain m French
French form of Romanus (see Roman).

Romaine f French, English
French feminine form of Romanus (see Roman).

Román m Spanish, Hungarian
Spanish and Hungarian form of Romanus (see Roman).

Roman m Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, Slovene, Croatian, Estonian, German, English
From the Late Latin name Romanus meaning "Roman". This name was borne by several early saints including a 7th-century bishop of Rouen, as well as medieval rulers of Bulgaria, Kyiv and Moldavia.

Romane f French
French feminine form of Romanus (see Roman).

Romão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Romanus (see Roman).

Romayne f English (Rare)
Variant of Romaine.

Romée f French (Rare), Dutch (Modern)
French feminine form of Romeo.

Romein m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Romanus (see Roman).

Romeu m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Romeo.

Romey f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Rosemary.

Romy f German, Dutch, French, English
Diminutive of Rosemarie, Rosemary, and names beginning with Rom.

Rona 1 f English
Variant of Rhona.

Ronald m Scottish, English, Dutch, German
Scottish form of Ragnvaldr, a name introduced to Britain by Scandinavian settlers and invaders. It became popular outside Scotland during the 20th century. A famous bearer was the American actor and president Ronald Reagan (1911-2004). It is also associated with Ronald McDonald, the clown mascot for the McDonald's chain of restaurants, first appearing in 1963.

Rónán m Irish, Old Irish
Means "little seal", derived from Old Irish rón "seal" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of several early Irish saints, including a pilgrim to Brittany who founded the hermitage at Locronan in the 6th century.

Ronan m Breton, Irish, French, English (Modern)
Breton and Anglicized form of Rónán.

Ronda f English
Variant of Rhonda.

Roni 2 f English
Diminutive of Veronica.

Roni 3 m Finnish
Finnish short form of Hieronymus.

Ronin m English (Modern)
Variant of Ronan, also coinciding with the Japanese term 浪人 (ronin) meaning "masterless samurai".

Ronja f Swedish, Finnish
Invented by Swedish children's author Astrid Lindgren, who based it on the middle portion of Juronjaure, the name of a lake in Sweden. Lindgren used it in her 1981 book Ronia the Robber's Daughter (Ronia is the English translation).

Ronnette f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Ronald.

Ronnie m & f English
Diminutive of Ronald or Veronica.

Ronny m English
Diminutive of Ronald.

Roope m Finnish
Finnish form of Robert.

Roosa f Finnish
Finnish form of Rosa 1. It also means "pink" in Finnish.

Roosje f Dutch
Diminutive of Rosa 1.

Roozbeh m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian روزبه (see Rouzbeh).

Roque m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Rocco.

Rorie f & m English
Variant of Rory.

Rory m & f Irish, Scottish, English
Anglicized form of Ruaidhrí. Typically a masculine name, it gained some popularity for girls in the United States after it was used on the television series Gilmore Girls (2000-2007), in this case as a nickname for Lorelai. Despite this, the name has grown more common for boys in America, especially after 2011, perhaps due to Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy (1989-).

Rosa 1 f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Dutch, German, English
Generally this can be considered to be from Latin rosa meaning "rose", though originally it may have come from the unrelated Germanic name Roza 2. This was the name of a 13th-century saint from Viterbo in Italy. In the English-speaking world it was first used in the 19th century. Famous bearers include the Polish-German revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg (1871-1919) and the American civil rights activist Rosa Parks (1913-2005).

Rosaire m French
Means "rosary" in French.

Rosanne f English, Dutch
Combination of Rose and Anne 1.

Roscoe m English
From an English surname, originally derived from a place name, itself derived from Old Norse rá "roebuck" and skógr "wood, forest".

Roseann f English
Variant of Rosanne.

Roseanne f English
Variant of Rosanne.

Roseline f French
French form of Rosalind. Saint Roseline of Villeneuve was a 13th-century nun from Provence.

Roselyn f English
Variant of Rosalyn.

Roselyne f French
Variant of Roseline.

Roser f Catalan
Catalan (feminine) form of Rosario.

Rosette f French
French diminutive of Rose.

Roshan m & f Persian, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
Means "light, bright" in Persian.

Rosie f English
Diminutive of Rose.

Rosine f French
French diminutive of Rose.

Roslyn f English
Variant of Rosalyn.

Rossa f Italian (Rare)
Means "red" in Italian.

Rostam m Persian, Persian Mythology
Meaning unknown, possibly from Iranian roots *rautas "river" and *taxma "strong". Rostam was a warrior hero in Persian legend. The 10th-century Persian poet Ferdowsi recorded his tale in the Shahnameh.

Roswell m English
From a surname that was derived from an Old English place name meaning "horse spring".

Rosy f English
Diminutive of Rose.

Rouben m Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ռուբեն (see Ruben).

Rouzbeh m Persian
Means "fortunate, prosperous" in Persian, from روز (rūz) meaning "day" and به (beh) meaning "good, excellent".

Rover m & f Pet
From an English word, the agent noun of the verb rove meaning "roam, wander". This a stereotypical name for a dog.

Rowan m & f Irish, English (Modern)
Anglicized form of the Irish name Ruadhán. As an English name, it can also be derived from the surname Rowan, itself derived from the Irish given name. It could also be given in reference to the rowan tree, a word of Old Norse origin (coincidentally sharing the same Indo-European root meaning "red" with the Irish name).

Rowanne f English (Rare)
Feminine variant of Rowan.

Rowen m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Rowan.

Rowland m English
Medieval variant of Roland.

Roxane f French, English
French and English form of Roxana. This is the name of Cyrano's love interest in the play Cyrano de Bergerac (1897).

Roxanne f English, French
Variant of Roxane.

Roxie f English
Diminutive of Roxana.

Roxy f English
Diminutive of Roxana.

Royal m & f English
From the English word royal, derived (via Old French) from Latin regalis, a derivative of rex "king". It was first used as a given name in the 19th century.

Royale f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Royal.

Roydon m English (Rare)
From a surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "rye hill", from Old English ryge "rye" and dun "hill".

Royston m English (British)
From a surname that was originally taken from an Old English place name meaning "town of Royse". The given name Royse was a medieval variant of Rose.

Róża f Polish
Means "rose" in Polish. It is a cognate of Rosa 1.

Róza f Hungarian
Variant of Rózsa.

Roza 1 f Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "rose" in Russian, Bulgarian and Macedonian. It is a cognate of Rosa 1.

Rozanne f English
Variant of Rosanne.

Rózsa f Hungarian
Means "rose" in Hungarian. It is a cognate of Rosa 1.

Rózsi f Hungarian
Diminutive of Rózsa.

Ruadhán m Irish
From Old Irish Rúadán, derived from rúad "red" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of the founder of the monastery of Lorrha in the 6th century.

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.

Ruairi m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Ruaidhrí.

Ruairí m Irish
Variant of Ruaidhrí.

Ruairidh m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Ruaidhrí.

Ruba f Arabic
Means "hill" in Arabic.

Rubab f Arabic, Urdu
From an Arabic word referring to a type of stringed musical instrument. This was the name of the wife of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson Husayn.

Rubén m Spanish
Spanish form of Reuben.

Rubèn m Catalan
Catalan form of Reuben.

Ruben m Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, French, Italian, Armenian, Biblical Latin
Form of Reuben in several languages. This was the name of an 11th-century Armenian ruler of Cilicia.

Ruby f English
Simply from the name of the precious stone (which ultimately derives from Latin ruber "red"), which is the traditional birthstone of July. It came into use as a given name in the 16th century.

Rubye f English
Variant of Ruby.

Rudi m German, Hungarian
Diminutive of Rudolf.

Rudolf m German, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Dutch, Russian, Armenian
From the Germanic name Hrodulf, which was derived from the elements hruod meaning "fame" and wolf meaning "wolf". It was borne by three kings of Burgundy and a king of West Francia, as well as several Habsburg rulers of the Holy Roman Empire and Austria. Anthony Hope used this name for the hero in his popular novel The Prisoner of Zenda (1894).

Rudolph m English
English form of Rudolf, imported from Germany in the 19th century. Robert L. May used it in 1939 for his Christmas character Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

Rudy m English
Diminutive of Rudolf.

Rudyard m English (Rare)
From a place name meaning "red yard" in Old English. This name was borne by Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), the author of The Jungle Book and other works, who was named after Rudyard Lake in Staffordshire.

Rufus m Ancient Roman, English, Biblical
Roman cognomen meaning "red-haired" in Latin. Several early saints had this name, including one mentioned in one of Paul's epistles in the New Testament. As a nickname it was used by William II Rufus, a king of England, because of his red hair. It came into general use in the English-speaking world after the Protestant Reformation.

Rumen m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "ruddy, rosy" in Bulgarian and Macedonian.

Rúna f Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese
Old Norse, Icelandic and Faroese feminine form of Rune.

Runa f Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
Feminine form of Rune.

Rúnar m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Runar.

Rune m Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
Derived from Old Norse rún meaning "secret lore, rune".

Rúni m Old Norse, Faroese
Old Norse and Faroese form of Rune.

Rupert m German, English
German variant form of Robert, from the Old German variant Hrodperht. It was borne by the 7th century Saint Rupert of Salzburg and the 8th-century Saint Rupert of Bingen. The military commander Prince Rupert of the Rhine, a nephew of Charles I, introduced this name to England in the 17th century. A notable bearer is the Australian-American businessman Rupert Murdoch (1931-).

Rushda f Arabic
Feminine form of Rushd.

Ruslan m Russian, Tatar, Bashkir, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Turkmen, Azerbaijani, Ossetian, Chechen, Ingush, Avar, Circassian, Indonesian, Malay
Form of Yeruslan used by Aleksandr Pushkin in his poem Ruslan and Ludmila (1820), which was loosely based on Russian and Tatar folktales of Yeruslan Lazarevich.

Rusnė f Lithuanian
From the name of an island in the Neman River delta in southwestern Lithuania.

Russel m English
Variant of Russell.

Russell m English
From an English surname, of Norman origin, meaning "little red one" (a diminutive of Old French rous "red"). A notable bearer of the surname was the agnostic British philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), who wrote on many subjects including logic, epistemology and mathematics. He was also a political activist for causes such as pacifism and women's rights.... [more]

Rustam m Kazakh, Uzbek, Tajik, Indonesian
Form of Rostam in various languages.

Rusty m English
From a nickname that was originally given to someone with a rusty, or reddish-brown, hair colour.

Rusul m Arabic
Means "prophets, messengers" in Arabic.

Rūta f Lithuanian, Latvian
Means "rue" in Lithuanian, the rue plant being a bitter medicinal herb that is a national symbol of Lithuania. This is also the Lithuanian form of Ruth 1.

Ruta f Polish, Latvian
Polish and Latvian form of Ruth 1.

Rutger m Dutch
Dutch form of Roger.

Ruthie f English
Diminutive of Ruth 1.

Ruuben m Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Finnish and Estonian form of Reuben.

Ruwa f Arabic
Means "beauty" in Arabic.

Ruya f Arabic
Means "vision, sight" in Arabic.

Ruža f Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Means "rose" in Croatian, Serbian and Macedonian, a cognate of Rosa 1. In Macedonian, ружа is an alternate form of the word роза (roza).

Rüzgar m Turkish
Means "wind" in Turkish.

Ryan m English
From a common Irish surname, the Anglicized form of Ó Riain. This patronymic derives from the given name Rian, which is of uncertain meaning. It is traditionally said to mean "little king", from Irish rí "king" combined with a diminutive suffix.... [more]

Ryann f English (Modern)
Feminine form of Ryan.

Ryanne f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Ryan.

Ryder m English (Modern)
From an English occupational surname derived from Old English ridere meaning "mounted warrior" or "messenger". It has grown in popularity in the 2000s because it starts with the same sound found in other popular names like Ryan and Riley.

Ryhor m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Gregory.

Ryker m English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of the German surname Riker, a derivative of Low German rike "rich". As a modern English name, it has become popular because it shares the same trendy sounds found in other names such as Ryan and Ryder.

Rylan m English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Ryland, though it could also be an invented name inspired by other names like Ryan and Riley.

Ryland m English (Modern)
From an English surname, which was originally derived from a place name meaning "rye land" in Old English.

Rylee f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Riley.

Ryleigh f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Riley.

Ryley m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Riley.

Rylie f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Riley.

Ryōsuke m Japanese
From Japanese 亮 (ryō) meaning "clear" combined with 介 (suke) meaning "help, assist". Other combinations of kanji having the same reading can also form this name.

Ryōta m Japanese
From Japanese 涼 (ryō) meaning "cool, refreshing", 亮 (ryō) meaning "clear" or 良 (ryō) meaning "good" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big, great". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations.

Ryota m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 涼太 or 亮太 or 良太 (see Ryōta).

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

Ryouta m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 涼太 or 亮太 or 良太 (see Ryōta).

Ryszard m Polish
Polish form of Richard.

Ryūji m Japanese
From Japanese 竜 or 龍 (ryū) meaning "dragon" or 隆 (ryū) meaning "noble, prosperous" combined with 二 (ji) meaning "two" or 司 (ji) meaning "officer, boss". This name can also be formed using other kanji combinations.

Ryuuji m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 竜二 or 龍二 or 隆二 or 竜司 or 龍司 or 隆司 or 竜次 or 龍次 or 竜児 or 龍児 (see Ryūji).

Saana f Finnish
From the name of a mountain in northern Finland.

Saara f Finnish
Finnish form of Sarah.

Saba 2 f Persian, Urdu
Means "soft breeze" in Persian.

Sabah f & m Arabic, Turkish
Means "morning" in Arabic and Turkish.

Şaban m Turkish
Turkish form of Shaban.

Sabas m Spanish
From the Greek name Σάββας (Sabbas), which was derived from Aramaic סַבָא (sava) meaning "old man, grandfather". Saints bearing this name include a 4th-century Gothic martyr, a 5th-century Cappadocian hermit, and a 12th-century archbishop of Serbia who is the patron saint of that country.

Sabien f Dutch (Modern)
Dutch form of Sabina.

Sabine f French, German, Dutch, Danish
French, German, Dutch and Danish form of Sabina.

Sable f English (Modern)
From the English word meaning "black", derived from the name of the black-furred mammal native to northern Asia, ultimately of Slavic origin.

Sabri m Arabic, Turkish, Albanian, Malay
Means "patient" in Arabic, a derivative of صبر (ṣabara) meaning "to bind, to be patient".

Sacha m & f French, Dutch
French and Dutch form of Sasha.

Sadaf f Arabic, Persian, Urdu
Means "seashell, mother-of-pearl" in Arabic.

Saddam m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Means "one who confronts" in Arabic. It was borne by the Iraqi president Saddam Hussein (1937-2006).

Säde f Finnish
Means "ray of light" in Finnish.

Sa'di m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سعدي (see Sadi).

Sadi m Arabic, Turkish
Means "fortunate, lucky" in Arabic, a derivative of سعد (saʿida) meaning "to be happy, to be lucky".

Sadie f English
Diminutive of Sarah.

Sadiq m Arabic, Urdu
Means "true, sincere, loyal" in Arabic, derived from the root صدق (ṣadaqa) meaning "to tell the truth".

Saeed m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Dhivehi
Alternate transcription of Arabic سعيد (see Said), as well as the usual Persian, Urdu and Dhivehi transcription.

Saeid m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سعید (see Saeed).

Safa m & f Persian, Turkish, Arabic
Persian and Turkish form of Safaa or Safaa', as well as an alternate Arabic transcription of either of those names.

Safaa f & m Arabic
Means "pure" in Arabic. As-Safaa is the name of one of the two sacred hills near Mecca. This can also be an alternate transcription of Arabic صفاء (see Safaa').

Safaa' f & m Arabic
Means "serenity, clarity" in Arabic, a derivative of صفا (ṣafā) meaning "to be clear, to be pure".

Saffron f English (Rare)
From the English word that refers either to a spice, the crocus flower from which it is harvested, or the yellow-orange colour of the spice. It is derived via Old French from Arabic زعفران (zaʿfarān), itself probably from Persian meaning "gold leaves".

Safi m Arabic
Means "pure" in Arabic, derived from صفا (ṣafā) meaning "to be clear, to be pure".

Saga f Norse Mythology, Swedish, Icelandic
From Old Norse Sága, possibly meaning "seeing one", derived from sjá "to see". This is the name of a Norse goddess, possibly connected to Frigg. As a Swedish and Icelandic name, it is also derived from the unrelated word saga "story, fairy tale, saga".

Sahak m Armenian
Armenian form of Isaac. This was the name of a 5th-century patriarch of the Armenian Church.

Sahar f Arabic, Persian
Means "dawn" in Arabic.

Şahin m Turkish
Means "hawk" in Turkish, of Persian origin.

Sa'id m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سعيد (see Said).

Said m Arabic, Uzbek, Tajik, Chechen, Avar, Indonesian, Malay
Means "happy, lucky" in Arabic, from سعد (saʿida) meaning "to be happy, to be lucky". This was the name of a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

Saija f Finnish
Diminutive of Sari 1.

Saima 2 f Finnish, Estonian
From Saimaa, the name of the largest lake in Finland. The etymology of the lake's name is unknown.

Saimi f Finnish
Variant of Saima 2.

Sajid m Arabic
Means "worshipping" in Arabic, a derivative of سجد (sajada) meaning "to bow down, to prostrate".

Sajjad m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali
Means "one who prays" in Arabic, derived from سجد (sajada) meaning "to bow down, to prostrate".

Sakchai m Thai
Derived from Thai ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power, honour" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Saki f Japanese
From Japanese 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom" and 希 (ki) meaning "hope", besides other combinations of kanji characters.

Sakke m Finnish
Diminutive of Sakari.

Saku m Finnish
Diminutive of Sakari.

Salah 1 m Arabic
Means "righteousness" in Arabic.

Saleem m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic سليم or Urdu سلیم (see Salim).

Saleh m Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic صالح (see Salih), as well as the usual Indonesian form.

Salem 1 m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سالم (see Salim).

Salem 2 f & m English (Modern)
From the name of a biblical town, שָׁלֵם (Shalem) in Hebrew, meaning "complete, safe, peaceful". According to the Old Testament this was the town where Melchizedek was king. It is usually identified with Jerusalem. Many places are named after the biblical town, most in America, notably a city in Massachusetts where the infamous Salem witch trials occurred in 1692.

Salha f Arabic
Feminine form of Salih.

Salih m Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian, Bengali
Means "virtuous" in Arabic, a derivative of صلح (ṣalaḥa) meaning "to be good, to be proper". According to the Quran this was the name of an early Arabian prophet.

Salil m Arabic
Means "drawn, unsheathed" or "son, descendant" in Arabic.

Salim m Arabic, Urdu
Means "safe, sound, intact" in Arabic, derived from the root سلم (salima) meaning "to be safe". This transcription represents two related yet distinct Arabic names: سليم, in which the second vowel is long, and سالم, in which the first vowel is long.

Salli f Finnish
Finnish form of Sally.

Sallie f English
Variant of Sally.

Sally f English
Diminutive of Sarah, often used independently.

Salma f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian
Means "safe" in Arabic, derived from سلم (salima) meaning "to be safe".

Salman m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
Means "safe" in Arabic, a derivative of سلم (salima) meaning "to be safe".

Salud f Spanish
Spanish cognate of Salut.

Salut f Catalan
Means "health" or "cheers" in Catalan.

Salvo m Italian
Variant of Salvio (see Salvius) or directly from Italian salvo meaning "safe".

Salwa f Arabic
Means "comfort, solace" in Arabic.

Səma f Azerbaijani
Means "sky" in Azerbaijani, from Arabic سماء (samāʾ).

Sama f Arabic
Means "sky" in Arabic.

Samaa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سماء (see Sama).

Samad m Arabic
Means "eternal" in Arabic.

Samar 1 f Arabic
Means "evening conversation" in Arabic, from the root سمر (samara) meaning "to talk in the evening".

Sameer 1 m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سمير (see Samir 1).

Sameh m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سامح (see Samih).

Sami 1 m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Samuel.

Sami 2 m Arabic, Turkish, Albanian
Means "elevated, sublime, supreme" in Arabic, from the root سما (samā) meaning "to be high".

Sami 3 m Arabic, Urdu
Means "hearing, listening" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition السميع (al-Samīʿ) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Samih m Arabic
Means "forgiving, kind" in Arabic, derived from سمح (samuḥa) meaning "to be kind, to be magnanimous". This transcription represents two related yet distinct Arabic names: سامح, in which the first vowel is long, and سميح, in which the second vowel is long.

Samir 1 m Arabic, Azerbaijani
Means "companion in evening talk" in Arabic, from the root سمر (samara) meaning "to talk in the evening".

Sammi f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Samantha.

Sammie f & m English
Diminutive of Samuel, Samson or Samantha.

Sammy m & f English
Diminutive of Samuel, Samson or Samantha.

Samnang m & f Khmer
Means "luck, fortune" in Khmer.

Sampo m Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Meaning unknown. In Finnish mythology this is the name of a magical artifact (perhaps a mill) created by the smith god Ilmarinen.

Samppa m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Samuli or Aleksanteri, or else a variant of Sampo.

Sampson 2 m English
From an English surname that was itself derived from a medieval form of the given name Samson.

Samra f Arabic
Means "brunette" in Arabic.

Samson m Biblical, English, French, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name שִׁםְשׁוֹן (Shimshon), derived from שֶׁמֶשׁ (shemesh) meaning "sun". Samson was an Old Testament hero granted exceptional strength by God. His mistress Delilah betrayed him and cut his hair, stripping him of his power. Thus he was captured by the Philistines, blinded, and brought to their temple. However, in a final act of strength, he pulled down the pillars of the temple upon himself and his captors.... [more]

Samu m Hungarian, Finnish, Spanish
Hungarian, Finnish and Spanish diminutive of Samuel.

Samuel m English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Jewish, Amharic, Biblical
From the Hebrew name שְׁמוּאֵל (Shemuʾel) meaning "name of God", from the roots שֵׁם (shem) meaning "name" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". Other interpretations have the first root being שָׁמַע (shamaʿ) meaning "to hear" leading to a meaning of "God has heard". As told in the Books of Samuel in the Old Testament, Samuel was the last of the ruling judges. He led the Israelites during a period of domination by the Philistines, who were ultimately defeated in battle at Mizpah. Later he anointed Saul to be the first king of Israel, and even later anointed his successor David.... [more]

Samvel m Armenian
Armenian form of Samuel.

Samwise m Literature
Means "simple, half wise" from Old English sam "half" and wis "wise". This is the name of a hobbit in J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings (1954). Samwise Gamgee, often called Sam, is the faithful companion of Frodo on his quest to destroy the One Ring. Samwise is an English-like translation of his true hobbit name Banazîr.

Sana f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سناء (see Sanaa).

Sanaa f Arabic
Means "brilliance, radiance, splendour" in Arabic, derived from the root سنا (sanā) meaning "to gleam, to shine".

Sancha f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Feminine form of Sancho.

Sancho m Spanish, Portuguese
Possibly a Spanish and Portuguese form of the Late Latin name Sanctius, which was derived from the word sanctus meaning "saintly, holy". Alternatively, Sancho and Sanctius may be derived from an older Iberian name. This was the name of a 9th-century saint who was martyred by the Moors at Córdoba. It was also borne by several Spanish and Portuguese kings. Miguel de Cervantes used it in his novel Don Quixote (1605), where it belongs to the squire of Don Quixote.

Sanda 2 f Burmese
Means "moon" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra).

Sandar f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese စန္ဒာ (see Sanda 2).

Sander m Dutch, Estonian, Danish, Norwegian
Dutch, Estonian, Danish and Norwegian short form of Alexander.

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

Sandie f English
Variant of Sandy.

Sándor m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Alexander.

Sandra f Italian, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Czech, Romanian
Short form of Alessandra. It was introduced to the English-speaking world (where it is usually used independently of Alexandra) by author George Meredith, who used it for the heroine in his novel Emilia in England (1864) and the reissued version Sandra Belloni (1887). A famous bearer is the American actress Sandra Bullock (1964-).

Sandrine f French
French diminutive of Sandra.

Sandro m Italian, Georgian
Short form of Alessandro (Italian) or Aleksandre (Georgian). Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) was an Italian Renaissance artist, the painter of The Birth of Venus and other famous works.

Sandu m Romanian
Short form of Alexandru.

Sandy m & f English
Originally a diminutive of Alexander. As a feminine name it is a diminutive of Alexandra or Sandra. It can also be given in reference to the colour.

Sanford m English
From an English surname, originally from a place name, which meant "sand ford" in Old English.

Sang-Hun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 尚 (sang) meaning "still, yet" combined with 勛 (hun) meaning "meritorious deed, rank". Other hanja characters can form this name as well.

Sani 1 m Arabic
Means "brilliant, splendid" in Arabic, a derivative of سنا (sanā) meaning "to gleam, to shine".

Sanja f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Derived from South Slavic sanjati meaning "to dream".

Sanna f Swedish, Finnish
Short form of Susanna. It can also be derived from Swedish sann meaning "true".

Sanne f Dutch, Danish
Dutch and Danish short form of Susanna.

Sanni f Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Susanna.

Santa 1 f Italian
Feminine form of Santo.

Sante m Italian
Variation of Santo.

Santi m Spanish, Italian
Short form of Santiago or a variant of Santo.

Santo m Italian
Means "saint" in Italian, ultimately from Latin sanctus.

Santos m Spanish
Means "saints" in Spanish. It is used in reference to the Christian festival Día de Todos los Santos (All Saints' Day) celebrated on November 1.

Santtu m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Alexander.

Sanya 2 m & f Russian
Diminutive of Aleksandr or Aleksandra.

Sanyi m Hungarian
Diminutive of Sándor.

Sao f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek σῶς (sos) meaning "whole, unwounded, safe". This was the name of one of the Nereids in Greek mythology. A small moon of Neptune is named for her.

Saoirse f Irish
Means "freedom" in Irish Gaelic. It was first used as a given name in the 20th century.

Sappho f Ancient Greek
Possibly from Greek σάπφειρος (sappheiros) meaning "sapphire" or "lapis lazuli". This was the name of a 7th-century BC Greek poetess from Lesbos.

Sára f Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Hungarian, Czech and Slovak form of Sarah.

Sara f Hebrew, Greek, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French, Catalan, Galician, Romanian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Albanian, Macedonian, Polish, English, Arabic, Persian, Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Latin
Form of Sarah used in various languages.

Sarah f English, French, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, Hebrew, Arabic, Biblical
From the Hebrew name שָׂרָה (Sara) meaning "lady, princess, noblewoman". In the Old Testament this is the name of Abraham's wife, considered the matriarch of the Jewish people. She was barren until she unexpectedly became pregnant with Isaac at the age of 90. Her name was originally Sarai, but God changed it at the same time Abraham's name was changed (see Genesis 17:15).... [more]