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Şamge m Karachay-BalkarFrom the Karachay-Balker
шам (şam) meaning "holy, sacred", "native, dear" or "beautiful".
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.
Sami f JapaneseFrom 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"... [
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Sami f SanskritLord Vishnu name; SkandajitLord Vishnu Wife of Lord Vishnu SomatraLord Vishnu Excelling the Moon SragviLord Vishnu Tulasi Sacred
Sami f AymaraMeans "colour" or "fortune, good luck" in Aymara.
Samiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
飒 (sà) meaning "the sound of the wind, melancholy" and
淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water".
Samidori f JapaneseFrom 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"... [
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Sämiğulla m TatarTatar version of Arabic Samiullah (سمیع اللہ), which means ”Listening to Allah”.
Samiko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 沙 (
sa) meaning "sand", 美 (
mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Samim m UzbekPossibly from
samimiy meaning "sincere, heartfelt".
Samima f UrduMeans "true, sincere, genuine" in Urdu.
Samin m & f Indonesian, Persian, Bengali, UrduDerived from Arabic ثمين
(thamin) meaning "valuable, precious". It is a unisex name in Iran, Bangladesh and Pakistan while it is solely masculine in Indonesia.
Samiri f JapaneseFrom Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Samirou m JapaneseFrom 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. ... [
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Samiullah m ArabicMeans "to listen to God", derived from Arabic
sami'a "to listen, to hear" combined with
Allah "God".
Samkeliso m SwaziIn Swazi culture this means, a gift has been given. In Swaziland, the meaning of names is determined by the circumstances around the birth.
Sammer m MuslimProbably a variant of
Samir 1. The spelling might be influenced by the German surname
Sammer borne by two famous football players (Klaus and Matthias Sammer, father and son)
Samo m GaulishDerived from Gaulish
samo- "calm; summer".
Samoe m & f ThaiMeans "always, constantly" or "even, level" in Thai.
Samoel m Georgian (Rare)Georgian form of
Samuel. This name was borne by eight Catholicoi of Caucasian Iberia: the first lived in the 5th century AD, the last in the 9th century AD.
Samogost m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
sam "alone" (also compare Polish
samotny "solitary, lone, lonely"), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
samъ "alone"... [
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Samomysł m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
sam "alone" (also compare Polish
samotny "solitary, lone, lonely"), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
samъ "alone"... [
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Samon m JapaneseThis name combines 左 (sa, sha, hidari) meaning "left", 沙 (sa, sha, suna, yonageru) meaning "sand" or 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help" with 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate."... [
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Samora f EnglishPossibly a variant of
Samara. It was given to 16 girls born in the United States in 2011.
Samorix m GaulishDerived from Gaulish
samo- "calm; summer" and
rīx "king".
Samos m Ancient GreekThis name was borne by a Macedonian lyric and epigrammatic poet of the late 3rd century BC.
Samoset m Algonquin (Anglicized)Means "He who walks over much" in Algonquin. This was the name of an Abenaki chief. He was the first Native American to make contact with the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Massachusetts and introduced them to Tisquantum (Squanto).
Samosław m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
sam "alone" (also compare Polish
samotny "solitary, lone, lonely"), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
samъ "alone"... [
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Sampaguita f FilipinoFrom Tagalog
sampagita meaning "jasmine flower", which may have been derived from the Tagalog phrase
sumpa kita meaning "I promise you" or from Spanish
champaquita, a diminutive of
champaca meaning "champak flower".
Sampashree f Sanskrit, Hindi, OdiaPossibly derived from Marathi element
sampa (संप) meaning "lightning, striking" and Sanskrit
sri (श्री) meaning "beauty".
Samphas f & m KhmerMeans "perception, sensation, contact" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit स्पर्श
(sparsha).
Samphel m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan བསམ་འཕེལ
(bsam-phel) meaning "increasing, becoming, establishing one's desires or wishes", derived from བསམ
(bsam) meaning "aspiration, wish, intent" and འཕེལ
(phel) meaning "increase, grow, multiply".
Samphoss f & m KhmerMeans "perception, sensation, contact" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit स्पर्श
(sparsha).
Sampurno m JavaneseFrom Javanese
sampurna meaning "complete, whole, perfect", ultimately from Sanskrit सम्पूर्ण
(sampūrṇa).
Şamqız f Karachay-BalkarFrom the Karachay-Balker
шам (şam) meaning "holy, sacred", "native, dear" or "beautiful" and
къыз (qız) meaning "girl".
Samra f Sanskrit* Samra / Saamra /Saamara सामरा- accompanied by immortals, accompanied by god. It is feminine of सामर. Here स (sa) means with + अमरा ( amaraa) means immortal... [
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Samra f MandaeanPossibly from the Mandaic meaning "keeping, possessing".
Samraj m Indian, TamilFrom Sanskrit सम्राज्
(samrā́j) meaning "supreme ruler, universal king" (itself from the prefix सम्-
(sam-) meaning "altogether" and राज
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Samrend m KurdishKurdish Masculine given name, taken from the name of a mountain in Iranian Kurdistan.
Samroeng m & f ThaiMeans "rejoice" or "festive, cheerful" in Thai.
Samruai f & m ThaiMeans "foppish, extravagant, dapper" in Thai.
Şämsegöl f TatarFrom the Arabic
شَمْس (šams) meaning "sun" and Persian
ګُل (gul) meaning "flower, rose".
Šämsiä f BashkirFrom Arabic
شَمْسِيَّة (šamsiyya) meaning "parasol".
Šämsibanat f BashkirFrom Arabic
شَمس (shams) meaning "sun" and Bashkir
банат (banat) meaning "girl".
Šämsibikä f BashkirFrom Arabic
شَمس (shams) meaning "sun" and feminine name element
бикә (bikä). Samsin Halmoni f Korean MythologyThe name of the triple goddess of childbirth and fate in Korean mythology. It is derived from the hanja
三 (sam) meaning "three",
神 (sin) meaning "god, goddess, spirit" and
할머니 (halmoni) meaning "grandmother", an honourific term for goddesses highlighting their wisdom.
Šämsinur f BashkirFrom Arabic
شَمس (shams) meaning "sun" and
نور (nur) meaning "light".
Samsoni m Georgian (Rare)Form of
Samson with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი
(-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Sam-sun f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 三 "three" and 顺 "obey, submit to, go along with". It is also translated as "third daughter".
Samta f HindiSamta is a name originating from Hindi meaning ‘To be a competitor’.
Samten m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan བསམ་གཏན
(bsam-gtan) meaning "meditative concentration, stable attention, awareness", derived from བསམ
(bsam) meaning "thought, thinking" and གཏན
(gtan) meaning "constant, perpetual"... [
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Samu m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 作 (sa) meaning "make, production, prepare, build", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 夏 (sa) meaning "summer", 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 珊 (sa) meaning "coral, centimeter", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, gossamer", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" or 瑳 (sa) meaning "polish, brilliant white luster of a gem, artful smile" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream" or 武 (mu) meaning "military, martial"... [
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Samudravarman m Sanskrit, HistoryFrom Sanskrit
समुद्र (
samudra) "sea, ocean" and
वर्मन् (
varman) "armor, protection". This was the name of a ruler of Kamarupa from 374 to 398 AD.
Samuelus m LiteratureThis was the name of one of the characters in The Cats of Ulthar by H. P. Lovecraft.
Samulayo m Polynesian MythologyIn the mythology of Fiji, Samulayo is a god or spirit of war and those dead souls who died in battle. He lives in underworld.
Samuru m Japanese"strength" (samu-), "protection" (-mu), or "warrior" (-ru).
Samwell m Literature, Popular CultureSamwell Tarly is the name of a character from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former.
Samyaza m Ancient Aramaic, Jewish LegendThis is the name of a fallen angel in the Book of Enoch, who is portrayed as the leader of a band of angels called the Watchers that lust after mortal women and become fallen angels.
Samzun m BretonBreton form of
Samson. Sant Samzun (known as Saint Samson of Dol in English, born c. late 5th century) is counted among the seven founder saints of Brittany.
San f JapaneseThis name is used as 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three."... [
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San m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 山
(san) meaning "mountain".
San f & m BurmeseMeans "model, standard, ideal" or "to enjoy, to take delight in" in Burmese.
Şana f KurdishPossibly from the Kurdish
şan meaning "honeycomb".
Sana f JapaneseFrom Japanese 紗 (
sa) meaning "gauze, thread" combined with 夏 (
na) meaning "summer".
Sana f Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Hinduism, Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Nepali, SinhaleseName- Sana
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Sana m & f ManipuriMeans "gold" in Meitei, ultimately from the Bengali.
Sanae f JapaneseFrom 早 (
sa) meaning "fast" and 苗 (
nae) meaning "seedling, sprout". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Sanaka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 咲 (
sa) meaning "blossom", 南 (
na) meaning "south" combined with 花 (
ka) meaning "flower". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Sanaka m HinduismMeans "old, ancient" in Sanskrit. In Hindu mythology this is the name of one of the four Kumaras, a group of child sages who are the firstborn sons of the god
Brahma.
Sanako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sanal m KalmykDerived from Mongolian санал
(sanal) meaning "thought, desire, aspiration".
Sanam f Persian, UrduMeans "image, idol" or "love, sweetheart" in Persian and Urdu, ultimately from Arabic صنم
(ṣanam).
Sanamacha m & f ManipuriFrom the Meitei
sana meaning "gold" and
macha meaning "small, little".
Sanamgul f UzbekDerived from
sanam meaning "beauty, beautiful woman", which is also the name of a classical Uyghur music genre, and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Sanamoy f UzbekDerived from
sanam meaning "beauty, beautiful woman", which is also the name of a classical Uyghur music genre, and
oy meaning "moon".
Sanan m KalmykPossibly from Kalmyk санх
(sankh) meaning "to think, to meditate".
Sanan m ThaiMeans "loud, resounding, reverberating" in Thai.
Sananda f & m Hindi, Bengali, HinduismDerived from Sanskrit आनन्द
(ananda) meaning "happiness, bliss". In Shaiva tradition, this name belongs to one of the four sages created by the god
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Sanandana m HinduismMeans "ever-joyful" from Sanskrit सन
(sana) meaning "long-lasting, perpetual" and नन्दन
(nandana) meaning "glad, joyful". In Hindu mythology this is the name of one of the four Kumaras, a group of child sages who are the firstborn sons of the god
Brahma.
Sanari m TamilA name derived from Sri Lanka/ South India. Means Deceitful and/or Sweet
Sanasar m ArmenianSanasar Սանասար is an ancient Armenian name, which means "sacred mountain" սանա սար in armenian. It is also main character in armenian epic poem Sanuntsi Davit. In Russian it was Tra slated later as "sviatagor" which bears the same meaning "sacred mountain".
San'at m UzbekMeans "art, masterfulness, craft" in Uzbek.
Sanatana m HinduismMeans "eternal, everlasting" in Sanskrit. In Hindu mythology this is the name of one of the four Kumaras, a group of child sages who are the firstborn sons of the god
Brahma.