Names Categorized "family"

This is a list of names in which the categories include family.
gender
usage
Salil m Arabic
Means "drawn, unsheathed" or "son, descendant" in Arabic.
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.
Seera f Biblical Greek
Biblical Greek form of Sheerah.
Sennacherib m Ancient Assyrian (Anglicized), Biblical, Biblical Latin
From Akkadian Sin-ahhi-eriba meaning "Sin has replaced my (lost) brothers", from the god's name Sin combined with a plural form of aḫu meaning "brother" and riābu meaning "to replace". This was the name of a 7th-century BC Assyrian king who destroyed Babylon. He appears in the Old Testament.
Shahrazad f Persian (Rare), Arabic
Possibly means "noble lineage" from Persian چهر (chehr) meaning "lineage, origin" and آزاد (āzād) meaning "free, noble". Alternatively, it might mean "child of the city" from شهر (shahr) meaning "city, land" combined with the suffix زاد (zād) meaning "child of". This is the name of the fictional storyteller in The 1001 Nights. She tells a story to her husband the king every night for 1001 nights in order to delay her execution.
Shahzad m Persian, Arabic, Urdu
Means "prince, son of the king" in Persian.
Shailaja f Hinduism, Telugu
Means "daughter of the mountain" in Sanskrit, from शैल (śaila) meaning "mountain" and (ja) meaning "born". This is another name of the Hindu goddess Parvati.
Shapur m History, Persian
From Middle Persian 𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩 (Shahpuhr) meaning "son of the king". This was the name of three Sasanian emperors.
Sheerah f Biblical
Means "kinswoman" in Hebrew. This is the name of a daughter of Ephraim in the Old Testament.
Sherah f Biblical
Variant of Sheerah used in the King James Version of the Old Testament.
Sherzod m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of the lion", derived from Persian شیر (shīr) meaning "lion" and the suffix زاد (zād) meaning "son of".
Shichiro m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 七郎 (see Shichirō).
Shichirō m Japanese
From Japanese (shichi) meaning "seven" and () meaning "son". This was traditionally a name given to the seventh son. Other kanji combinations can be possible.
Shichirou m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 七郎 (see Shichirō).
Shiro m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 四郎 (see Shirō).
Shirō m Japanese
From Japanese (shi) meaning "four" and () meaning "son". This was traditionally a name for the fourth son. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Shirou m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 四郎 (see Shirō).
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.
Siniša m Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian sin meaning "son".
Sisko f Finnish
Means "sister" in Finnish.
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.
Suni m Old Norse
From Old Norse sunr meaning "son".
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.
Tama m Maori
Means "son, boy" in Maori.
Tammuz m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, Semitic Mythology
Hebrew form of Dumuzi. The name of the god appears in the Book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament.
Tamsin f English (British)
Contracted form of Thomasina. It was traditionally used in Cornwall.
Taro m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 太郎 (see Tarō).
Tarō m Japanese
From Japanese (ta) meaning "thick, big, great" and () meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Tarou m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 太郎 (see Tarō).
Tethys f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek τήθη (tethe) meaning "grandmother". In Greek mythology this was the name of a Titan associated with the sea. She was the wife of Oceanus.
Tevita m Fijian, Tongan
Fijian and Tongan form of David.
Theotleib m Germanic
Old German form of Detlef.
Thị f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese (thị) meaning "clan, family, maiden name". This is a very common middle name for Vietnamese girls.
Thomas m English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Greek form of the Aramaic name תְּאוֹמָא (Teʾoma) meaning "twin". In the New Testament this is the name of an apostle. When he heard that Jesus had risen from the dead he initially doubted the story, until Jesus appeared before him and he examined his wounds himself. According to tradition he was martyred in India. Due to his renown, the name came into general use in the Christian world.... [more]
Thomasina f English
Medieval feminine form of Thomas.
Tia f English
Short form of names ending with tia. It has been suggested that its use since the 1950s is the result of the brand name for the coffee liqueur Tia Maria. In the brand name, Tia is not a given name; rather, it means "aunt" in Spanish or Portuguese.
Tiglath-Pileser m Ancient Assyrian (Anglicized), Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
From תִּגְלַת פִּלְאֶסֶר (Tiḡlaṯ Pilʾeser), the Hebrew form of Akkadian Tukulti-apil-esharra meaning "my trust is in the son of Esharra", Esharra being the main temple dedicated to the god Ashur in the city of Ashur. This was the name of three kings of Assyria, including the conqueror Tiglath-Pileser III (8th century BC), who is mentioned in the Old Testament.
Tinúviel f Literature
Means "daughter of twilight, nightingale" in the fictional language Sindarin. In the Silmarillion (1977) by J. R. R. Tolkien, Tinuviel was another name of Lúthien, the daughter of Thingol the elf king. She was the beloved of Beren, who with her help retrieved one of the Silmarils from the iron crown of Morgoth.
Tomasa f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Thomas.
Tomine f Norwegian
Feminine form of Tomas.
Tomiris f Kazakh, Tajik
Kazakh and Tajik form of Tomyris.
Tomyris f History
Hellenized form of a Scythian name, possibly from an Iranian root meaning "family". This was the name of a 6th-century BC queen of the Massagetae (a Scythian people) who defeated Cyrus the Great during his invasion of Central Asia.
Tornike m Georgian
Georgian form of Greek Τορνίκιος (Tornikios) or Τορνίκης (Tornikes), the name of a prominent Byzantine family that was of Armenian or Georgian descent. The family name may be derived from Armenian թոռնիկ (tornik), a diminutive of թոռն (torn) meaning "grandchild". Usage as a given name probably began in honour of the family, a notable member of which was a saint.
Toshirō m Japanese
From Japanese (toshi) meaning "talented, handsome" or (toshi) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" combined with () meaning "son". This name can also be formed from other combinations of kanji characters.
Uchenna m & f Igbo
Means "wisdom of the father, sense of the father" in Igbo.
Ulrich m German, Germanic
From the Old German name Odalric, derived from the element uodil "heritage" combined with rih "ruler, king". This was the name of two German saints. Another famous bearer was Ulrich Zwingli (1484-1531), also known as Huldrych, the leader of the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland.
Umm f Arabic
Means "mother" in Arabic. This is often used in a kunya, a type of Arabic nickname (see the masculine counterpart Abu).
Vazha m Georgian
Derived from Georgian ვაჟი (vazhi) meaning "son".
Veikko m Finnish
From a colloquial form of the Finnish word veli meaning "brother".
Veiko m Estonian
Estonian form of Veikko.
Veli m Finnish
Means "brother" in Finnish.
Vello m Estonian
From a diminutive form of the Estonian word veli meaning "brother".
Wasswa m Ganda
Means "first of twins" in Luganda.
Wenonah f Literature
Variant of Winona. This spelling of the name was used by the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow for the mother of Hiawatha in his 1855 epic poem The Song of Hiawatha.
Winona f English, Sioux
Means "firstborn daughter" in Dakota or Lakota. According to folklore, this was the name of a daughter of a Dakota chief (possibly Wapasha III) who leapt from a cliff to her death rather than marry a man she hated. Numerous places in the United States have been named after her. The actress Winona Ryder (1971-) was named after the city in Minnesota where she was born.
Wynona f English
Variant of Winona.
Xwm m Hmong
Means "second son" in Hmong.
Yejide f Yoruba
Means "mother has awakened" in Yoruba.
Yemayá f Afro-American Mythology
Spanish form of Yemọja, used in various Afro-American syncretic religions in the Caribbean and South America. In Cuba she is identified with Our Lady of Regla, an aspect of the Virgin Mary.
Yemọja f Yoruba Mythology
Means "mother of fish" in Yoruba, derived from iye "mother", ọmọ "child" and ẹja "fish". In traditional Yoruba religion she is the goddess of the Ogun River, pregnancy and motherhood.
Yetunde f Yoruba
Means "mother has come again" in Yoruba.
Yewande f Yoruba
Means "mother has found me" in Yoruba.
Yoshiro m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 義郎 (see Yoshirō).
Yoshirō m Japanese
From Japanese (yoshi) meaning "righteous" and () meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Yoshirou m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 義郎 (see Yoshirō).
Zétény m Hungarian
Possibly from the Old Slavic root zętĭ meaning "son-in-law".
Ziemowit m Polish
From an old Polish name derived from the elements sěmĭja "family" and vitŭ "master, lord". This was the name of a semi-legendary duke of Poland. It was also borne by several other Piast rulers of Masovia.