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Shawon m AmericanAn African-American name that was first used in the early 1990s, and probably as well as the '80s. Means "mooses-faced".
Shawqi m ArabicMeans "desirous, longing" in Arabic, derived from شَوْق
(shawq) meaning "longing, yearning, missing".
Shäwrä f BashkirFrom the Arabic
شُهْرَة (šuhra) meaning “famous, renowned”.
Shayantanee f HindiThe name Shayantanee has a Sanskrit-Bengali origin. The name has quite a few meanings-... [
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Shaylon m Scottish GaelicShaylon as a boy's name is related to the Gaelic name Shea. The meaning of Shaylon is "admirable
Shayna f AssyrianThe Assyrian word for peace, it has been used as a female among the Assyrian diaspora
Shaynman m YiddishThis name was occasionally used as the male counterpart of the Yiddish
Shayna among Eastern European Jews. It literally means "beautiful man" in Yiddish.
Shaynne m EnglishVariant of
Shane. This is the middle name of Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. in S.E. Hinton's coming of age novel,
The Outsiders.
Shayno m AssyrianFrom the Assyrian word for peace, it is occasionally used as a given name among the Assyrian Diaspora
Shayra f AmericanBeautiful child of love. born on valentines. Puerto Rican, American
Shazia f ArabicArabic meaning aromatic fragrant oudh perfume. In persian the meaning is princess, person of nobility and great character, suitable name for a princess. Can be abbreviated to Zia, which means heavenly light, glow . Zia is a feminine name meaning a glowing beauty... [
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Shazrah f ArabicMeans "pieces of gold, gold beads, small pearls" in Arabic.
Shchashcha f AbazinDerived from the Adyghe
пшъащъэ (psh"ashch"e) meaning "daughter, girl".
Shebitku m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
šꜣbꜣtꜣkꜣ, of Kushite origin. This was the name of the second pharaoh of the 25th Dynasty of Egypt who was the son of Piye.
Sheboygan m AmericanThe name was given to the 14th son (no daughters!) of an American family living in Michigan. According to the press the name the name means "She's a boy again" and goes back to a native American legend... [
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Shed m Egyptian MythologyFrom Egyptian
šd, meaning "one who saves" or "the saviour". Shed was an Ancient Egyptian deity first recorded after the Amarna Period. Representing the concept of salvation, Shed is identified with Horus the Child... [
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Shedan m Georgian (Archaic)Of Persian origin, but the meaning is uncertain. Georgian sources state that the name is derived from the Middle Persian noun
šēr meaning "lion", of which the modern Persian form is
shir (see
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Sheev m Popular CultureMeaning unknown. A famous bearer of the name is Emperor Sheev Palpatine (Darth Sidious), one of the main villains of the Star Wars franchise.
Shefali f Indian, BengaliDerived from Sanskrit शेफालि or शेफाली
(shephali) meaning "night-flowering jasmine (a type of plant)".
Sheffield m EnglishMost likely the place a family member was originally from and then used as a name.
Shego f Popular CultureShego is a fictional character from Disney's animated television series Kim Possible.
Shehnaaz f Persianthe name Shehnaaz is a Muslim girl's name. It is made up of the words (𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘩) means "king" and (𝘕𝘢𝘻) means "pride" in Arabic
Shehrazad f Indianthe origins is old ancient Hindustani languages and stems from hindavi pali and is commom in Urdu. Shehr also spelled and pronounced as Sheher Shahar Shahr means land city nation and Azad or Azaad means free and Azadi in Hindi Urdu means freedom . it has been made famous due to an Indian princess who was married to a king who rule Khorasan region which was parts of indian subcontinent afganistan central asia and parts of iran... [
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Sheika f African American (Rare)Possibly an invented name using the same sounds found in names such as
Keisha (of which this is an anagram) and
Chaka, or perhaps a feminine form of
Sheikh; compare the English vocabulary word
sheika or
sheikha meaning "female sheikh".
Shein m & f BurmeseMeans "intensity, force, momentum" in Burmese.
Sheizaf m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)First name that also used as a surname, Sheizaf is a type of tree And its scientific name is "Ziziphus spina-christi"
Shekha f ArabicFemale derivative of "Sheikh" which means leader, prince
Shekiba f AfghanThis name means "gift". Shekiba is the main character of the book "the pearl that broke its shell" by Nadia Hashimi.
Sheldonia f EnglishPossibly used as a feminine form of
Sheldon, though it also happens to be a genus of land snails.
Shelemiah m BiblicalMeans "
Yahweh is peace" in Hebrew. This is the name of several minor characters in the Old Testament.
Shelesh m Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew (Rare)From the Hebrew root שׁלשׁ (
shlsh) meaning "3". Shelesh in the Old Testament is a son of Helem, the 8th son of Jacob, the 2nd son of Zilpah, and the brother of Shemer, who was a great-grandson of Asher... [
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Sheliak m AstronomyDerived from Arabic الشلياق (
šiliyāq) meaning "tortoise". This is the name of the second brightest star in the constellation
Lyra. A tortoise shell often formed the body of the lyre, an ancient type of harp; and according to some sources,
sheliak translates from the Greek as "harp".
Shelob f LiteratureAn evil spider in
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. The name was created by Tolkien from the English words "she" and "lob", an archaic word from the Old English "loppe" meaning
spider Shelta m & f IrishFrom the name of a private or secret language spoken by Irish Travellers (a group also known as the Pavee). It means "a voice that moves" in Shelta ("moves" in the sense of being emotional, endearing and affectionate) and some modern Celticists think it comes from the Irish Gaelic word
siúlta which means "walking" (the "s" is pronounced "sh" and the diphthong is as much like a slurred schwa sound).... [
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Shemp m Popular CultureIn the case of the Three Stooges member Shemp Howard (1895-1955) it was a pseudonym that arose from his Litvak (Lithuanian Yiddish) mother's pronunciation of
Sam 1, a short form of his real name
Samuel.
Shem-tov m JewishMeans "(having a) good name, reputability" in Hebrew, meaning famous for a good reputation.
Shen m ChineseMeans “deep thinker”, “deep thought”, or “spirit” in Chinese. According to Chinese beliefs, it is the spiritual part of the human psyche.
Shenae f EnglishVariant of
Shanae. A known bearer of this name is Canadian actress Shenae Grimes (b. 1989).
Shen'ai f ChineseDerived from Chinese
神 (shen) meaning "god, deity, spirit" and
愛 (ai) meaning "love".
Shengai f ChineseFrom the Chinese
圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, saint" and
嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter".
Shengbing f ChineseFrom the Chinese
昇 (shēng) meaning "rise, ascent, peace" and
冰 (bīng) meaning "ice".
Shengcui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and
翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher".
Shenghua f ChineseFrom the Chinese
胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and
花 (huā) meaning "flower".
Shenghui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" or
昇 (shēng) meaning "rise, ascent, peace" and
蕙 (huì), a species of fragrant orchid or
惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness".
Shengju f ChineseFrom the Chinese
圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and
菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".
Shengjuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" or
胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and
娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful" or
绢 (juàn) meaning "thin silk".
Shenglan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and
兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
Shenglei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and
蕾 (lěi) meaning "bud, unopened flower".
Shengli f ChineseFrom the Chinese
胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".
Shengmei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage",
胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" or
昇 (shēng) meaning "rise, ascent, peace" and
美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful",
妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister" or
媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive".
Shengna f ChineseFrom the Chinese
圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and
娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate".
Shengnan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" or
盛 (shèng) meaning "abundant, flourishing" and
囡 (nān) meaning "daughter".
Shengnian f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred" and圣念
念 (niàn) meaning "say, idea, think of, recall, study".
Shengnu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and
女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl".
Shengqing f ChineseFrom the Chinese
圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and
晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather".
Shengrong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and
蓉 (róng) meaning "hibiscus".
Shengrui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and
蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flower, flower bud".
Shengshu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" or
圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and
淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle" or
姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".
Shengwen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and
玟 (wén) meaning "streaks in jade, gem".
Shengxia f ChineseFrom the Chinese
胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and
霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
Shengxian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and
娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined, skillful".
Shengxin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and
馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance".
Shengxuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and
璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star".
Shengyan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and
燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".