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Şiir m & f TurkishMeans "poetry, verse, song" in Turkish.
Sijing f ChineseFrom the Chinese
思 (sī) meaning "think, consider, ponder" and
憬 (jǐng) meaning "awaken",
静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle" or
婧 (jìng) meaning "modest".
Sijuola f YorubaMeans "wealth opener" or "open the eyes of wealth" in Yoruba.
Sil m & f Dutch, West FrisianIn the case of a male bearer, this name is probably (but not certain) a short form of a Germanic name containing the Old High Germanic element
sigu "victory" (a younger form of Gothic
sigis, see
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Sila m & f ThaiMeans "rock, stone" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit शिला
(shila).
Silawan f ThaiFrom Thai ศิลา
(sila) meaning "stone, rock" and วรรณ
(wan) meaning "colour, tint".
Silence m & f English (African), English (Puritan), Romani (Archaic)Simply from the English word
silence, from Middle English from Old French, from Latin
silentium, from
silere "be silent". A popular virtue name amongst the Puritans in the 17th century, it was usually given to girls (very occasionally to boys), ultimately taken from the admonition of Saint Paul: "Let the women learn in silence, with all subjection." Translated into Latin it became
Tace, which "in its turn developed into
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Silene f English (Rare)After a large genus of flowering plants that contains almost 900 species. It's commonly known as the campion or catchfly. It's also the feminine form of Silenus.
Silesia f GermanThe name Silesia is derived from the former Prussian province
Silesia (in German:
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Silga f Latvian (Rare)Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of
Selga, a variant of
Ilga and a purely phonetic coinage.
Silian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
思 (sī) meaning "think, consider, ponder" and
恋 (liàn) meaning "love, yearn for".
Siling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丝 (sī) meaning "silk, fine thread" and
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".
Siliu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
思 (sī) meaning "think, consider, ponder" and
琉 (liú) meaning "sparkling stone".
Siljan m MacedonianFrom the Macedonian mythology. It's a name of the mythical hero who transforms into stork and travels south in the distant lands. It has a bottle with magic liquid/water that transforms him back into human... [
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Silken f EnglishFamous bearer is Canadian champion rower Silken Laumann (born 1964).
Silmariën f LiteratureFrom
silma meaning "silver, shining white, crystal white" and
rien, a variant of
ien, meaning "maiden". This name was used by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Silpion m LiteratureA name for the elder of the Two Trees of Valinor, the White Tree known most commonly as Telperion. This Tree shone with a shimmering light of silver-white, and that is the origin of the name Silpion, which comes from an old Elvish word sëlip for light of this kind... [
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Silvander m LiteratureDerived from
Silvanus. Used as a literary name in the 17th and 18th centuries; one example is the character of Silvander in Thomas Killigrew's play "Claricilla" (c 1641).
Silvaniri f BrazilianVariant of Silvana, this name was given in Brazil in the late 1970's.
Silvermist f Popular CultureA Disney character known as water-talent fairy who appears as a friend to
Tinker Bell in Tinkerbell's cartoon films, in the ABC television show 'Once Upon a Time in Wonderland', and in Kinect Disneyland Adventures Pixie Hollow mini-game... [
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Silvurlín f FaroesePossibly an elaboration of Old Norse
silfr "silver" using the name suffix -
lín, which may be derived from Old Norse
lín "flax, linen". Alternatively it could be a Faroese form of
Silvelin, a German diminutive of
Silvia.
Silyan m MacedonianSilyan was a character in the Macedonian folk tale "Silyan the Stork".
Sima f Hebrew, Jewish, Judeo-CatalanDerived from Aramaic
שים "what is entrusted", this name is usually translated as "treasure, collection of valuable objects".
Siman f Berber (Rare)Siman stands for 'two souls', referring to parents, the name in away implies the child is their combination or fruit.
Simarjeet m & f Indian (Sikh)From Sanskrit स्मर
(smara) meaning "memory, remembrance, recollection" and जिति
(jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".
Simat-hayyi f Mandaean, GnosticismMeans "treasure of life" in Mandaic, this is the name of the personification of life in Mandaeism and is also used as a feminine given name in Mandaean communities.
Simbiso f ShonaMeans "One who strengthens or source of encouragement".
Simbo m ChagaMeans "harvest, divine gift" in Chagga.
Simdingile m & f Xhosa, ZuluPossibly means "we need this", derived from Xhosa and Zulu
dinga meaning "to need, to require".