SennacheribmAncient 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.
ShahrazadfPersian (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.
ShailajafHinduism, 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.
ShapurmHistory, Persian From Middle Persian 𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩 (Shahpuhr) meaning "son of the king". This was the name of three Sasanian emperors.
SheerahfBiblical Means "kinswoman" in Hebrew. This is the name of a daughter of Ephraim in the Old Testament.
SherahfBiblical Variant of Sheerah used in the King James Version of the Old Testament.
SherzodmUzbek, Tajik Means "son of the lion", derived from Persian شیر (shīr) meaning "lion" and the suffix زاد (zād) meaning "son of".
ShichirōmJapanese 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.
ShiromJapanese Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 四郎 (see Shirō).
ShirōmJapanese From Japanese 四 (shi) meaning "four" and 郎 (rō) meaning "son". This was traditionally a name for the fourth son. Other kanji combinations are possible.
ShripatimHinduism 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.
SivfSwedish, 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.
TahpenesfBiblical 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.
TaromJapanese Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 太郎 (see Tarō).
TarōmJapanese From Japanese 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big, great" and 郎 (rō) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
TaroumJapanese Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 太郎 (see Tarō).
TethysfGreek 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.
ThịfVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 氏 (thị) meaning "clan, family, maiden name". This is a very common middle name for Vietnamese girls.
ThomasmEnglish, 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]
TiafEnglish 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-PilesermAncient 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.
TinúvielfLiterature 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.
TomyrisfHistory 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.
TornikemGeorgian 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.
ToshirōmJapanese From Japanese 俊 (toshi) meaning "talented, handsome" or 敏 (toshi) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" combined with 郎 (rō) meaning "son". This name can also be formed from other combinations of kanji characters.
Uchennam & fIgbo Means "wisdom of the father, sense of the father" in Igbo.
UlrichmGerman, 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.
UmmfArabic Means "mother" in Arabic. This is often used in a kunya, a type of Arabic nickname (see the masculine counterpart Abu).
WenonahfLiterature 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.
WinonafEnglish, 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.
YemayáfAfro-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.
YemọjafYoruba 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.
YetundefYoruba Means "mother has come again" in Yoruba.
YewandefYoruba Means "mother has found me" in Yoruba.
ZéténymHungarian Possibly from the Old Slavic root zętĭ meaning "son-in-law".
ZiemowitmPolish 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.