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Salsabeel f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سلسبيل (see Salsabil).
Salsabel f Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سلسبيل (see Salsabil) chiefly used in Egypt.
Salsabela f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Salsabil.
Salsabella f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Salsabil.
Salsabiela f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Salsabil.
Salsabil f Arabic
From the name of a water spring in paradise mentioned in verse 76:18 of the Quran. The term itself is of uncertain meaning, possibly of Akkadian origin.
Salsabilah f Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic سلسبيلة (see Salsabila), as well as an Indonesian variant.
Salsabilla f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Salsabil.
Salsabillah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Salsabil.
Salseng f Garo
Means "bright sun" in Garo.
Salshabila f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Salsabil.
Salshabilla f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Salsabil.
Salter m English
Transferred use of the occupational surname Salter.
Salu m Biblical
Salu, of the house of Simeon, was the father of Zimri who was involved in the Heresy of Peor according to Numbers 25:14.
Salucho m Old High German, Low German
Old High German short form of names containing the element salo meaning "dark, dusky, dirty gray" (related to English sallow and Old Norse sölr "dirty yellow").
Saludacion f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish saludación meaning "greeting, salutation".
Salujoja f Nyakyusa
Means "of the feathers" in Nyakyusa.
Salume f Nyakyusa
Nyakyusa form of Salome.
Sâlumût m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Solomon.
Salus f Roman Mythology
Means "health, safety" in Latin. This was the name of the Roman goddess of safety and well-being, sometimes equated to her Greek counterpart Hygieia.
Salustia f Spanish, Polish
Spanish and Polish form of Sallustia.
Salustiana f Galician
Feminine form of Salustiano.
Salustiano m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Sallustianus.
Salústio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Sallustius.
Salustio m Spanish
Spanish form of Sallustius.
Salute f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese cognate of Catalan Salut.... [more]
Salutia f Jewish (Archaic), Late Roman (Rare)
female form of Salutius found in the Jewish catacombs of Rome... [more]
Salutius m Late Roman, Jewish
this name was found in the Jewish catacombs of Rome, it appears to be used almost exclusively by Roman Jews except for one well-recorded case... [more]
Salva m Spanish
Short form of Salvador.
Salva m Georgian (Rare)
Rare variant transcription of Shalva.
Salvadore m Corsican, Sardinian
Corsican and Sardinian form of Salvatore.
Salvadori m Sardinian
Gallurese form of Salvatore.
Salvaire m Occitan
Occitan form of Salvador.
Salvatora f Italian
Feminine form of Salvatore.
Salvatorica f Sardinian
Feminine form of Salvatore primarily used in Sardinia.
Salvatorina f Italian
Feminine diminutive of Salvatore.
Salve f Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from the Marian hymn Salve Regina meaning "Hail Queen."
Salvi m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Sǫlvi.
Salvi m Spanish
Diminutive of Salvador.
Salvia f Medieval French, English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), Italian (Rare)
From the genus name of sage, an herb formerly used as medicine, which comes from Latin salvus "healthy, safe" (related to salvere "to save, to be saved"), referring to the plant's supposed healing properties... [more]
Salvián m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Salvianus.
Salvian m English
English form of Salvianus. This was the name of a Christian writer from the 5th century AD.
Salviana f Spanish
Feminine form of Salviano
Salviano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Salvianus.
Salvianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Salvius.
Salvie f Filipino
Diminutive of Salvacion or Salve 2.
Salvije m Croatian
Croatian form of Salvius.
Salvijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Salvius.
Salvín m Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Salvinus.
Salvina f Italian (Rare)
From the Latin salvus, meaning "salvation" (as in 'of the soul').
Salvinas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Salvinus.
Salvinus m Late Roman
Diminutive of Salvius. This was the name of a Frankish saint from the 5th century AD.
Sálvio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Salvius.
Salvita m Spanish
Diminutive of Salvador.
Salvör f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sǫlvǫr.
Salvør f Faroese
Faroese form of Sǫlvǫr.
Sálvora f Galician (Modern, Rare)
After the island of Sálvora, in Galicia. It possibly comes from a Celtic word meaning "salt" or "turbulent waters".
Salvota f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Feminine diminutive of Salvius.
Salwa f Arabic, Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "consolation" in Arabic.
Salwaa f Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic سلوى (see Salwa), as well as the Indonesian form.
Salwator m Polish
Polish form of Salvator.
Salwia f Polish
Polish form of Salvia.
Salwian m Polish
Polish form of Salvianus.
Salwiusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Salvius.
Saly f Bosnian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Sara.
Salyh m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Salih.
Salyvon m Ukrainian
Ukrainian folk form of Silvanus.
Salz f Spanish (European, Rare, Archaic)
From the title of Mary Virgen del Salz ("Virgin of the Willow"). This Marian devotion belongs to the town of Zuera (Spain).
Sâm m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 森 (sâm) meaning "forest".
Sam m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Sámr.
Sam m & f Korean
Means "three" in Korean.
Sam m Arabic
Arabic form of Shem. This is the name of one of prophet Noah's sons according to Islam.
Sam m English
Means "half" in Old English.
Sam m & f Khmer
Meaning uncertain.
Şama f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balker шам (şam) meaning "holy, sacred", "native, dear" or "beautiful".
Sama- f Japanese
From Japanese 夏 (sama-) meaning "summer" or other kanji pronounced in the same way.... [more]
Samacha m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สมัชชา (see Samatcha).
Səməd m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Samad.
Səmədağa m Azerbaijani
Derived from the given name Səməd and ağa meaning "master".
Samadhi f Indian (?), Mexican (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare), Various
From the Sanskrit word समाधि (samādhi) meaning "placing together", from सम (sama) "together" combined with the prefix आ (ā) and धा (dhā) "to place"... [more]
Samaël m Dutch, French
Dutch and French form of Samael.
Samah m & f Indian
Diminutive of Samantha
Samah f Arabic
Means "forgiveness, leniency" in Arabic, from the word سَمَحَ (samaha) meaning "to allow, to permit".
Samai m & f Thai
Means "age, era" in Thai.
Samaias m Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic)
Variant of Shemaiah. It was recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.
Samaire f English (Modern, Rare)
In the case of American actress Samaire Armstrong (1980-) it is most likely an invented name, though she has claimed it means "dawning sun" in Gaelic: 'My first name is Gaelic and means "dawning sun"... [more]
Samaiya f African American (Modern, Rare), American (Modern, Rare)
Modern name, possibly based on the sounds found in other names such as Amiyah and Shamya.
Šə̑maj f Mari
Derived from šə̑ma meaning "affectionate, kind".
Samajin m Persian
Persian form of Samuel or Samson.
Samak m Thai
Means "apply for, volunteer, enlist" in Thai.
Samakaab m Somali
Means "charity" in Somali.
Samaksh m Hindi
Meaning "Presence."
Sámal m Faroese
Faroese form of Samuel.
Samal f Kazakh
Means "breeze" in Kazakh.
Samalasele f Nyakyusa
From the Nyakyusa name for a type of bird.
Samali f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Nepali, Assamese
Means "nosegay, collection of flowers" in Sanskrit.
Şamama f Azerbaijani
From Arabic شمام (shammam) meaning "apple melon, cantaloupe".
Samamiel m Biblical
A variant form of Salamiel occuring in the Codex Alexandrinus.
Saman m Persian
Means "order, arrangement, disposition" in Persian.
Saman m Sinhalese
Meaans "jasmine" or "union, association" in Sinhalese. This is the name of a Buddhist deity worshipped in Sri Lanka.
Saman m Uzbek
Means "dun" in Uzbek.
Saman f Persian
Short form of the name Yasmin (said Yasmin or Yasaman in farsi), which refers to the jasmine flower. The name is also referenced in the Hafez 'Fal' poem book, popularly used in Persian culture during Nowruz, to tell fortunes, and for picking baby names.
Saman m Thai
Means "to connect, to unite" in Thai.
Səməndər m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Samandar.
Samandar m Hindi (Rare), Pashto (Rare)
Derived from Hindi समन्दर (samandar) or Pashto سمندر (samandar) both meaning "sea, ocean".
Samandar m Tajik, Uzbek
Derived from the Persian noun سمندر (samandar) meaning "salamander", which is ultimately of Greek origin.... [more]
Samandarbek m Uzbek (Rare)
Combination of Samandar with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Samandra f English
A modern name combining the popular Samantha with the suffix of andra coming from names such as Alexandra or Cassandra.
Samang f & m Thai
Means "good-looking, beautiful" in Thai.
Samanie f & m Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Most likely a transferred use of the surname Samanie which seems to originate in Houma, Louisiana.
Samanilde f Medieval French
Germanic name meaning "same battle", derived from Gothic sama, Old High German samo "same" combined with Old High German hilt, Old Frankish hildi "battle".
Samanosuke m Japanese
This name can be used as 左馬之介 or 左馬之助 with 左 (sa, sha, hidari) meaning "left", 馬 (ba, uma, uma-, ma) meaning "horse", 之 (shi, oite, kono, kore, no, yuku) meaning "of, this", 介 (kai, suke) meaning "concern oneself with, jammed in, mediate, shellfish" and 助 (jo, suke, su.keru, tasu.karu, tasu.keru) meaning "assist, help, rescue."... [more]
Samantabhadra m Buddhism
Means "universal goodness" from Sanskrit समन्त (samanta) meaning "universal, complete, entire" and भद्र (bhadra) meaning "goodness, happiness, auspiciousness, fortune"... [more]
Samantha m Sinhalese
Means "whole, complete, entire" in Sinhalese, ultimately from Sanskrit समन्त (samanta). It is also sometimes associated with the name of the Buddhist deity Saman.
Samanthe f English (Rare)
Samanthe and its variant spellings, including its most common variant Semanthe, are relatives and possibly predecessors of the name Samantha, which were at their peak use in the 1700s and 1800s in the United States, mainly in New England, though there is also some evidence of Semanthe being used in 1700s England.... [more]
Samanthea f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Samantha.
Samanya f Kaguru
Means "she who is unknown" in Chikaguru.
Samar m Sanskrit
♥ Samar समर- battle, war. ... [more]
Samara f Sanskrit
Samara समरा means - battle, war. It is feminine of समर... [more]
Samara m Arabic
Means "to talk in the evening" in Arabic.
Samarbek m Kyrgyz
Combination of Samar with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Samaria f Various, English (Modern), African American (Modern), Spanish (Mexican, Modern, Rare)
From the New Testament place name Samaria, which ultimately comes from the Hebrew verb שָׁמַר (shamar) meaning "to guard, to keep"... [more]
Samarinde f Dutch, Literature, Popular Culture
The use of this extremely rare name was inspired by a character from the 1992 book "Ik ook van jou" (English: "I love you too" - the literal translation is "I also of you"), who is featured much more prominently in the 2000 sequel "Ik omhels je met duizend armen" (English: "I embrace you with a thousand arms")... [more]
Samaritan m Obscure
From the word Samaritan, referring to the people of Samaria. In the Bible, Luke 10:25-37 tells the parable of the Good Samaritan, where a Samaritan man helped another man who had been robbed... [more]
Samaritana f Medieval Latin
From Latin Samaritana meaning "Samaritan, woman from Samaria".
Şamarıu f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balker шам (şam) meaning "holy, sacred", "native, dear" or "beautiful" and ариу (ariw) meaning "beautiful, good".
Samarra f English (Rare)
Variation of Samara used by bibliophiles in reference to the novel Appointment in Samarra in which Samarra refers to the location in Samarra, Egypt.
Samart m Thai
Alternate transcription of Samat.
Samas-zeru-ibni m Babylonian
Means "Shamash created the offspring", deriving from the Akkadian element zēru ("seed; offspring; sown, arable land").
Samat m Thai
Means "suitable, capable, able to" in Thai.
Samata f Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Nepali, Marathi
From Sanskrit समता (samatā) meaning "equality, sameness, equanimity".
Samatar m Somali
This Somali name means "doing good" or just "good."
Samatcha m Thai
Means "assembly, meeting" in Thai.
Samatha f Indian
Derived from Sanskrit समाधान (samādhāna) "calm, tranquility; concentration" or "unity, joining; equality, justice". This is also a form of Buddhist meditation.
Samatha m Biblical (Hellenized)
Variant transcription of Shama.... [more]
Samawah m & f Arabic
Means "loftiness, highness, exaltedness" or "sky, firmament" in Arabic.
Samawal m Arabic
Meaning: Probably related to Samuel
Samawat f Arabic
Means "skies, heavens" in Arabic.
Samawi m & f Arabic
Means "celestial" or "sky blue" in Arabic.
Samay m Khmer
Means "modern" or "daydream" in Khmer.
Səmayə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Sumayya.
Samaya f Sanskrit, Indian
Means "tranquil, peaceful" in Sanskrit. From the Sanskrit सामय (sAmaya), from सामयति (sAmayati).
Samb m Western African
Senegalese name
Samba m Western African, Fula
Senegalese Fula name used to denote a second-born son.
Samba f Luba
Means "to console" in Luba-Kasai.
Sambaa m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "skill, readiness, quick wit" in Mongolian.
Sambala f Hausa
Feminine form of Sambali.
Sambali m Hausa
Means "tall, well-formed" in Hausa.
Sambath m & f Khmer
Means "fortune, wealth, prosperity" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit सम्पत्ति (sampatti).
Sambatra m & f Malagasy
Means "happy" in Malagasy.
Šambay m Balochi
Means "Saturday" in Balochi.
Sambazya m Tumbuka
Means "to enrich" or "to become rich" in Tumbuka.
Sambhav m Indian
Means "possible" in Sanskrit.
Sambice f Iranian (Archaic)
Sambice was a late 5th-century Iranian noblewoman from the Sasanian dynasty, who was the sister-wife of king (shah) Kavad I.
Sambid m Hinduism, Nepali
a form of the word 'Vidya' which means wisdom/knowledge. Sum is a prefix which makes it a positive wisdom, wise, knowledgable person defined as sambid. For further reference, look into a Nepali,Hindi,Sanskrit dictionary.
Sambit f Uzbek
Uzbek girls' name derived from the name of a type of willow.
Sambo m Afro-American (Slavery-era)
'In its origin the name has no connection with Samuel. The meaning is uncertain, though similar words occur in several African languages, and the name itself was planted in American by African-born slaves.... [more]
Sambodo m Javanese
From Javanese sambada meaning "suitable, fitting, appropriate", ultimately from Sanskrit संबन्ध (saṃbandha).
Samboja f Polish
Derived from the Slavic name elements sam "alone; oneself" and boji "battle; to fight".
Sambór m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Sambor.
Sambor m Polish (Archaic)
Means "to fight alone" or "alone in battle", derived from Slavic sam "alone, lone, lonely" combined with Slavic bor "battle" or borit "to fight".
Sambuu m Buryat
Means "good" in Buryat.
Samd m Arabic
Means "resist, withstand" in Arabic.
Samdar f Tuvan
Means "raggedy man" in Tuvan.
Şamdariy f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balker шам (şam) meaning "holy, sacred", "native, dear" or "beautiful" and дарий (dariy) meaning "silk".
Samdrup m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan བསམ་གྲུབ (see Samdup).
Samdup m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan བསམ་གྲུབ (bsam-grub) meaning "fulfillment (of one's desires or wishes)".
Sáme m Greenlandic
Short form of Sámisût.
Sameah f Hebrew
Means “happy” in Hebrew.
Samee m & f Urdu, English (Rare)
As an Urdu masculine name, means "one who hears." It is a convention to use either a prefix Abdus or a suffix Ullah along the name, which gives meanings of the servant of All Hearing or hearer of God respectively.... [more]
Sameen m & f Arabic, Persian, Urdu
Arabic variant form (or simplified transcription) of Thameen and Persian and Urdu form of Thameen. Also compare the Arabic feminine name Samina.... [more]
Sameerah f Arabic
Variant transcription of Samira 1.
Sameeya f Arabic
Variant transcription of Samiya.
Sameiro f Portuguese
From the Portuguese title of the Virgin Mary, Nossa Senhora do Sameiro, meaning "Our Lady of Sameiro," venerated at the sanctuary in Espinho in the municipality of Braga in northern Portugal.
Samek m Polish
Diminutive form of Samuel.
Samel m Scots
Scots form of Samuel.
Samela f Literature, English
Likely coined by the English poet Robert Greene in the late sixteenth century for his poem "Samela", Samela is most likely a reworking of Semele.
Sameli m Finnish
Variant of Samuel.
Sameline f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Samuline recorded in Austlandet.
Samella f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Feminized elaboration of Sam 1 or Samuel using the popular name suffix -ella (Compare Samuella/Samuela 1, Samatha and Samellen).
Samenitā f Tongan
Tongan equivalent of Samantha.
Samer m Arabic, Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao
Means "to chat (at night)" in Arabic, from the root سَمَرَ (samara). It can also be used as an alternate transcription of Samir 1, which is of the same origin.
Samer m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Samoe.
Samere m Shona
Shona form of Samuel.
Sameri m Biblical (Hellenized)
Variant transcription of Shimri, as used in 1 Chronicles 11:45.... [more]
Samero m Shona
Shona form of Samuel.
Samesh m Hindi
Meaning "equal to a lord", from Sanskrit साम्य (samya) meaning "equality" and ईश (isha) meaning "lord, ruler"
Sameth m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sameth.
Şamge m Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balker шам (şam) meaning "holy, sacred", "native, dear" or "beautiful".
Samhail m Irish
Variant of Samuel.
Samhain m & f English (Modern, Rare), Scottish (Modern, Rare)
From Irish and Scottish Gaelic Samhain, referring to the Gaelic festival, marking the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter, which is celebrated on the evening of 31st October and 1st November.
Samhradháin m Irish
An Irish byname meaning "summer".
Samhradhán m Medieval Irish
Derived from Irish samhradh "summer" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Samhuri m Shona
Means "family head" in Shona.
Sami f English
Variant of Sammy.
Sami f Quechua
Means "luck" in Quechua.
Sami f Japanese
From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 望 (mi) meaning "hope, wish, desire", 味 (mi) meaning "flavour", 未 (mi), referring to the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches or 弥 (mi) meaning "universally"... [more]
Sami f Sanskrit
Lord Vishnu name; SkandajitLord Vishnu Wife of Lord Vishnu SomatraLord Vishnu Excelling the Moon SragviLord Vishnu Tulasi Sacred
Sami f Aymara
Means "colour" or "fortune, good luck" in Aymara.
Samia f Medieval English
Possibly a feminine form of Samson.
Samiah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Samiya as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.
Samiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 飒 (sà) meaning "the sound of the wind, melancholy" and 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water".
Samidare m & f Japanese
Means "early summer rain" in Japanese.
Samidha f Indian
the holy sticks put in the yagnas in hindus
Samidori f Japanese
From Japanese 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thin silk", 早 (sa) meaning "already, now" or 小 (sa) meaning "little, small" combined with 翠, 緑 (midori) meaning "green" or 碧 (midori) meaning "blue, green"... [more]
Samie m & f English (American)
Variant of Sammy.
Samie f Albanian
Variant of Samije.
Samiel m Judeo-Catalan
Judeo-Catalan form of Samuel.
Sâmigssuaĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Sämiğulla m Tatar
Tatar version of Arabic Samiullah (سمیع اللہ), which means ”Listening to Allah”.
Samiha f Arabic, Bengali
Feminine form of Samih.
Samihah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic سامحة/سميحة (see Samiha), as well as a Malay variant.
Samiiro f Somali
Somali form of Samira 1.
Samije f Albanian
Albanian form of Samiye.
Sâmik f & m Greenlandic
Means "left hand" in Greenlandic.
Samika f Hindi
Possibly a Form of Samiksha.
Samiko f Japanese
From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Samim m Uzbek
Possibly from samimiy meaning "sincere, heartfelt".
Samima f Urdu
Means "true, sincere, genuine" in Urdu.
Samime f Turkish
Turkish feminine form of Samim.
Samin m & f Indonesian, Persian, Bengali, Urdu
Derived from Arabic ثمين (thamin) meaning "valuable, precious". It is a unisex name in Iran, Bangladesh and Pakistan while it is solely masculine in Indonesia.
Saminah f Arabic, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Thamina as well as the Indonesian form.
Samine f Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Samuel. In modern times, this is also considered a variant of Samina.
Samingad f Indigenous Taiwanese, Puyuma
Samingad means “unique” in Puyuma.
Samini f & m Aymara
Means "happy, lucky" in Aymara.
Samiqa f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Feminine form of Samiq.
Sämirä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Samira 1.
Samirə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Samira 1.
Samirah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic سميرة (see Samira 1), as well as an Indonesian and Malay variant.
Samire f Albanian
Variant of Samira 1.
Samiri m Arabic
Arabic form of Zimri.
Samiri f Japanese
From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Samirou m Japanese
From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 弥 (mi) meaning "universally" combined with 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" or 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Sámisût m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Samson.
Samita f Indian
Means "assembled; collected" in Sanskrit.
Samiullah m Arabic
Means "to listen to God", derived from Arabic sami'a "to listen, to hear" combined with Allah "God".
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