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Shahidan m MalayDerived from Arabic شهيد or شاهد
(shahid) meaning "witness".
Shahir m Arabic, MalayMeans "divulger, popularizer" in Arabic, from the word شهر
(shahara) meaning "to make well-known, to make famous, to divulge".
Shahla f Arabic, Persian, UrduMeans "deep blue, bluish-black" in Arabic, also used to refer to a person with such an eye colour.
Shahmat m Kazakh, UzbekKazakh and Uzbek word for "chess". Derived from Persian
shahamat, meaning "the
shah (king) has been defeated".
Shahnavaz m PersianDerived from
شاه (
shah) meaning "king" and
نواز (
navaz) meaning "chearish"
Shahnyaa f Popular CultureThe Native American name of the main protagonist in the Canadian animated TV series "Molly of Denali". The fictional girl is of Gwich'in, Koyukon, and Dena'ina Athabascan descent. In the Native names episode her Native name is "One who informs us."
Shahodat f Uzbek, TajikDerived from Arabic شَهَادَة
(šahāda) meaning "testimony, witness", referring to the declaration of faith (Shahada) in Islamic tradition. It may also be considered of Persian origin, derived from شاه
(šâh) meaning "king" and داد
(dâd) meaning "justice, equality" or "gift".
Shahpara f UrduIt's mainly a Persian name since lots of words in Urdu come from Arabic/Persian words. It means "piece of royalty", Shah meaning king/royalty and Para meaning piece.
Shahrbanoo f PersianMeans "lady of the land" from Persian شهر
(šahr) meaning "land, country" and بانو
(bânu) meaning "lady". In Persian legend, Shahrbanoo (or Shahrbanu) was the daughter of Yazdegerd III (r... [
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Shahrul m MalayFirst part of compound Arabic names beginning with شهر ال
(Shahr al) meaning "month of the, moon of the".
Shahshini f TamilMeans moon, my sources say that the village I found the name in, said it is unlucky.
Shahzaib m UrduFrom Persian شاه
(shāh) meaning "king" and زیب
(zib) meaning "embellishment, ornament, beauty".
Shai m & f Egyptian MythologyMeans "(that which is) ordained". In the Ancient Egyptian mythology Shai was the deification of the concept of fate and determinate the span of men's lives as such would sometimes be considered female (in which case he would sometimes be called
Shait).
Shaikhislam m Bashkir (Rare)From the Arabic title شَيْخ
(šayḵ) meaning "chief, chieftain, head" combined with the name of the religion
Islam.
Shaikhzada m BashkirMeaning unknown. A known bearer was Shaikhzada Babich, a Bashkir writer and poet.
Shailen m HindiA Hindi name meaning 'king of mountains'. One notable bearer is Shailen Bhatt, the administrator of the American Federal Highway Administration.
Shaili f HebrewCombination of
Shai and
Li 2; means "gift for me" from Hebrew שַׁי
(shai) meaning "gift" and לִי
(li) meaning "to me, for me".
Shailiha f LiteraturePossibly derived from the word
shilhi which means "weapon, armor." This is the name of the female Chosen One in Robert Newcomb's Chronicles of Blood and Stone.
Shaista f UrduMeans "civilised, courteous, polite" in Urdu, ultimately from Persian شایسته
(shayesteh).
Shaivonte m African American (Modern, Rare)Variant of
Shavonte. Shaivonte Aician Gilgeous-Alexander, also known as SGA, is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Shaivya m & f HindiKing of kings/ worshipper of Lord Shiva (Hindu god).
Shajar m ArabicMeans "trees, shrubs" or "origin, family" in Arabic.
Shaji m MalayalamMeaning uncertain, possibly derived from Persian شاه
(shah) meaning "king" combined with the Hindi honorific suffix -जी
(-ji).
Shak m IndianShak means "to see". It was most popular in the year 1996.
Shakamuri m & f TeluguTransferred use of the surname
Shakamuri; of people belonging to kamma caste of category-1 (chowdary's).
Shakar m & f ArmenianFrom the Armenian word
շաքար (šakʿar) meaning "sugar". In use since the 13th century.
Shakarjon f UzbekDerived from
shakar meaning "sugar" and
jon meaning "soul".
Shakarxo'ja m UzbekDerived from
shakar meaning "sweet, sugar" and
xo'ja meaning "master".
Shakeeb m ArabicThis name is originaly Persian means : patience or tolerance,it used in Syria,Lebanon,Iraq. it can be used for females but with adding A,H in the end "Shakeebah" . Shakeeb Arsalan was very famous Arab writer ,this name has been getting old fashioned.The reference of the meaning of this name is The Arabic Persian Dictionary page number 376 ,it is translated in English "The Golden Dictionary" by Muhammad Al-Tunji
Shakeh f Armenian"Cup bearer " metaphorically means "life","spiritual power" Aramaic,Armenian origin
Shakhawan m Kurdishterm used for naming the person who had been visited the mountains by feet and have desirability to see any high mountains.
Shakhsiyah f ArabicComes from شخصية (
šaḵṣīyah), which means "personality", "rank, nobility", or "character (in a story)" in Arabic.
Shakopee m SiouxMeans "little six" in Dakota, from
šákpe meaning "six". According to tribal histories, the first chief of this name was the sixth child of a set of sextuplets.
Shakro m Georgian (Rare)Diminutive of
Zakaria (compare
Zakro). However, it can also be an independent name in its own right, in which case it is derived from the Georgian noun შაქარი
(shakari) meaning "sugar", which is ultimately of Persian origin.
Shala f Near Eastern MythologyThe name of a Mesopotamian corn goddess who is also associated with war as well as the name of a Sumerian goddes of grain and the emotion of compassion.... [
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Shalamar f & m English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)Alternate transcription of Arabic / Urdu شالامار باغ (see
Shalimar). Though the name began to be used (in very small numbers) in America in the 1950s and 1960s, it gained some recognition there in 1980 following the release of the song "Three for Love" by the R&B group of the same name.
Shalash f Near Eastern Mythology, Hurrian MythologyEtymology uncertain. Shalash was a goddess worshipped in the Hurrian, Eblaite, and Babylonian pantheons. She was considered to be the consort of the god
Dagon. In the Hurrian tradition
Ḫepat was their daughter, and Shalash was worshipped as a part of the Kaluti (or offering lists) of both
Ḫepat and
Šauška... [
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Shale m YiddishFrom the Hebrew name ùÑÈàåÌì (Sha'ul) which meant "asked for" or "prayed for". This was the name of the first king of Israel who ruled just before King David, as told in the Old Testament.
Shalhevet f & m Hebrew (Rare)Means "flame" in Hebrew. This word appears briefly in the Old Testament books of Job and Ezekiel.
Shalimar f American (Modern, Rare)From the name of the Shalamar Gardens near what is now Lahore, Pakistan, which were created in the mid-17th century by the Mughal emperor Shah
Jahan (who also built the Taj Mahal)... [
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Shalini f Hindi, IndianFrom the Hindi adjective शालीन
(śālīn) meaning "modest, ladylike", which comes from Sanskrit शालीन
(śālīna).
Shallum m BiblicalMeans "retribution" in Hebrew. This name appears several times in the Old Testament.
Shalu m & f Indianthis is divine name. people worship this name. a divine power, natural power
Shalvah f HebrewFeminine version of “Shalev” meaning “tranquility” or “calm”
Shalve f Hebrewthe name means shekinah, sheltered and tranquility
Shalyn f EnglishThis name either means silence or beautiful woman.
Shamagul f MariFrom the Tatar
чшэмэ (sheme) meaning "question mark" and
гол (gol) meaning "flower".
Shamath m Sanskrit, Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, Fijian, Indian (Sikh)MEANING - counsellor, Minister, tranquility, quiet, absence of passion
Shamcey f Filipino (Rare)Borne by Filipino beauty pageant titleholder Shamcey Supsup (1986-), who has said that her name was invented by her mother 'from her reading of
Mills & Boon romance novels.'
Shamhat f Literature, BabylonianMeans "the luscious one". Name borne by a prominent character in the Epic of Gilgamesh, responsible for bringing the wild man Enkidu to the city of Uruk.
Shamila f ArabicFemale version of the Arabic masculine name Shamil.
Shamilia f ArabicIt derives from the arabic, meaning "gorgeous", "beautiful".
Shamjahon f UzbekMeaning "light of the world" from
sham meaning "light" and
jahon meaning "the world".
Shamkhan m ChechenEither from Arabic شمس
(shams) meaning "sun" or شمال
(shamal) meaning "north" combined with the Turkic title
khan meaning "leader, ruler".
Shammai m JewishShammai was a Jewish scholar of the 1st century, and an important figure in Judaism's core work of rabbinic literature, the Mishnah.