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Shaohua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 少 (shǎo) meaning "few, little" or (shào) meaning "young, youthful", 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, carry on" or 劭 (shào) meaning "excellent, admirable, respectable" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]
Shaojie f Chinese
From the Chinese 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, join" and 洁 (jié) meaning "clean, purify, pure".
Shaojing f Chinese
From the Chinese 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent" and 婧 (jìng) meaning "modest, supple".
Shaoju f Chinese
From the Chinese 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, join" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".
Shaoli f Chinese
From the Chinese 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, join" and 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".
Shaoling f Chinese
From the Chinese 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
Shaomei f Chinese
From Chinese 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, join" or 芍 (sháo) meaning "peony" and 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" or 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister".
Shaomin f & m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 紗 (sha) meaning "silk gauze" combined with 尾 (o) meaning "tail" and 民 (min) meaning "people, citizens". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Shaon m Arabic
Means rain/wild rain
Shaoping m & f Chinese
From Chinese 少 (shǎo) meaning "few, little" combined with 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Shaoqi m Chinese
Means "little wonder", from Chinese 少 (shǎo) meaning "few, small, son of a rich family" and 奇 (qí) meaning "odd, strange, wonder".
Shaoqing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 少 (shǎo) meaning "few, little" or 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, carry on" combined with 卿 (qīng) meaning "high official, minister" or 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young"... [more]
Shaoshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
Shaoshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 韶 (sháo) meaning "beautiful, splendid" and 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing".
Shaowei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, carry on" or 少 (shǎo) meaning "few, little" combined with 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary" or 威 (wēi) meaning "power, pomp"... [more]
Shaowen f Chinese
From the Chinese 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent" and 玟 (wén) meaning "streaks in jade".
Shaoxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 韶 (sháo) meaning "beautiful, splendid" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".
Shaoxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent" and 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily".
Shaoyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, join" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
Shaoyi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy".
Shaoying f Chinese
From the Chinese 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, join" and 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" and "flower, leaf, petal".
Shaoyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent" and 妤 (yú) meaning "beautiful, fair".
Shaoyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent" and 月 (yuè) meaning "moon".
Shaozhen f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, join" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Shaparak f Persian
A Persian name meaning "Butterfly". The pet form is SHAPPI, as borne by Iranian-born British comedienne Shappi Khorsandi (b.1973). She claimed in her stand-up routine that her name more accurately translates as "Moth".
ShaParis f African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, a combination of the popular phonetic prefix sha and the name Paris 2.
Shapash f Semitic Mythology, Ugaritic Mythology
Etymology unknown. This was the name of the Canaanite goddess of the sun, that was also worshipped as part of the Ugaritic pantheon.
Shaperai f Pashto
Means "fairy" in Pashto.
Shaphan m Biblical Hebrew
Meaning "hyrax" or "coney" (in relation to the type of rabbit).
Shaphat m Ancient Hebrew
Means "God judges" in Hebrew.
Shapi m Avar
Derived from Arabic شافي (shafi) meaning "healing, curing".
Shapoor m Persian
Alternate transcription of Shapour.
Shapuh m Armenian
Armenian form of Shapur.
Shaqe f Albanian
Originally a short form of Manushaqe, used as a given name in its own right.
Shaqilath f History, Ancient Near Eastern
Etymology unknown. This was the name of two queens of the Nabataeans.
Shaqir m Albanian
Albanian form of Shakir.
Shaqira f Malay
Malay variant of Shakira.
Shaqirah f Malay
Malay variant of Shakira.
Shaquanda f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements sha, quan and da.
Shaquasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element sha and the name Quasia. It can be spelled ShaQuasia, Sha'Quasia or Shaquasia.
Shaqued f Hebrew
Alternate Anglicization of Shaked.
Shaquelle m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant and feminine form of Shaquille.
Shaquese f African American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on the sounds of names such as Shaquila and Marquise.
Shaquita f African American (Rare)
Variant of Chiquita. Also taken form the elements Sha and Quita.
Shaquoya f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shacoya; probably an invented name, using the same sounds found in names such as Shakia, Shaquila and Sequoia.
Shar f English
Nickname of Sharlotte. Can also be a variant spelling of Char.
Shar m Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism
"arrow"; shaft" ; "a sort of reed"
Shara f English
Possibly a variant of Sharon modelled on Cara, Tara and Sarah.
Shara m Near Eastern Mythology
In Sumerian mythology Shara is a minor god of war, mainly identified with the city of Umma, north-east of Unug (Uruk). He is identified in some texts as the son of Inana (Ishtar).
Sharae f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements sha and ray.
Sharaf m Arabic
Means "honour, glory, eminence, dignity" in Arabic.
Sharaf ad-Din m Arabic
Means "eminence of the faith" from Arabic شرف (sharaf) meaning "honour, glory, eminence" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
Sharaf al-Din m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شرف الدين (see Sharaf ad-Din).
Sharafat m Urdu
Means "civility, decency, nobility" in Urdu, ultimately from Arabic شرافة (sharafah).
Sharafbonu f Uzbek, Tajik
From Arabic شرف (sharaf) meaning "honour, glory, eminence, dignity" combined with Persian بانو (bānū) meaning "lady"
Sharafjon m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sharaf meaning "glory, honour" and jon meaning "spirit, soul".
Sharafuddin m Arabic, Dari Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic شرف الدين (see Sharaf ad-Din), as well as the Dari Persian form.
Sharafunnisa f Indian (Muslim, Rare), Malayalam
Means "glory of women" from Arabic شرف (sharaf) meaning "glory, honour, eminence" and نساء (nisa) meaning "women".
Sharai m Biblical
Hebrew Biblical Name meaning: my prince or my song
Sharan m Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Telugu, Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit śaraṇá (शरण) meaning "shelter, refuge" or "protecting."
Sharan f English
Variant of Sharon.
Sharan m Armenian
Means "glean" or "line" in Armenian.
Sharandeep f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit शरण (śaraṇa) meaning "shelter, refuge, protection" and दीप (dīpa) meaning "lamp, light".
Sharanjeet f & m Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਸ਼ਰਨਜੀਤ (see Sharanjit).
Sharanjit f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit शरण (śaraṇa) meaning "shelter, refuge, protection" and जिति (jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".
Sharanpreet f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit शरण (śaraṇa) meaning "shelter, refuge, protection" and प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".
Shararah f Tajik
Tajik feminine name meaning "sparks".
Sharare f Persian (?)
Persian female name that means "spark".
Sharat m Indian, Odia, Bengali
Odia and Bengali form of Sharad.
Sharay f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant spelling of Cherie.
Sharayah f Hebrew
Possibly derives from the Hebrew שָׁרְיָה (sharyah) meaning "Yahweh has sung", from שָׁר (shar) meaning "to sing" combined with יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God... [more]
Sharayel m Persian
Meaning: ?... [more]
Sharbat f Afghan, Pashto
This is the name of the Afghan Girl who appeared on the June 1985 cover of National Geographic: Sharbat Gula.
Sharbel m Arabic
Modern Arabic form of Sarbel.
Sharbilla f Arabic
Feminine form of Sharbel.
Sharda f Indian (Sikh)
The Sharda temple has a special significance in the evolution of the people of Kashmir as an intellectual identity and it was an ancient site of learning in the subcontinent. The indigenous script of Kashmir has been named after the presiding deity i.e the Goddess Sharda.
Shardai f African American
Variant of Shardae, an anglicized variant of Yoruba Sade.
Shardool m Malayalam
Meaning "Man Who Is Strong as a Lion".
Shardul m Indian, Marathi, Konkani
Derived from Sanskrit शार्दूल (śārdūla) meaning "tiger" or "eminent, excellent".
Sharduli f Indian, Marathi
Feminine form of Shardul meaning "tigress" in Sanskrit.
Share f English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the English-speaking word "share".
Shared m Mormon
Jaredite military leader.
Shareefa f Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Sharifah.
Shareen f Persian
Variant of Shereen.
Sharell f English
Derived from the hebrew "shari", meaning "princess".
Sharen f English
Variant of Sharon.
Sharena f English
Possibly a variant of Sharon or Charina
Shareu m Amharic
Means "God exonerated him" in Amharic.
Sharga m & f Mongolian
Means "tawny, yellowish" in Mongolian.
Sharia f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Shari.
Sharib m Pakistani
urdu or arabic
Sharie f English
Variant of Sherry.
Sharif ad-Din m Arabic
Means "noble of the faith" from Arabic شريف (sharīf) meaning "noble, eminent" combined wuth دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
Sharif al-Din m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شريف الدين (see Sharif ad-Din).
Shariff m Malay
Malay variant of Sharif.
Sharifiya f Hausa
Means "born during Ramadan" in Hausa.
Sharifjon m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sharif meaning "sacred, holy" and jon meaning "spirit, soul".
Sharifmirza m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sharif meaning "sacred, holy" and mirza meaning "scribe, clerk, scholar" or "lord".
Sharifnafas m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sharif meaning "sacred, holy" and nafas meaning "breath".
Sharifuddin m Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic شريف الدين (see Sharif ad-Din), as well as the Malay form.
Sharifulla m Arabic, Tatar
Arabic alternate transcription of شريف الله (see Sharifullah) and the Tatar form of the name.
Sharifullah m Arabic
Derived from Arabic sharif "eminent, virtuous" combined with Allah "God".
Sharifxo'ja m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sharif meaning "sacred, holy" and xo'ja meaning "master".
Sharifzyan m Tatar (Rare)
Derived from the name Sharif combined with Persian جان (jân) meaning "soul, being, life".
Sharik m Russian, Pet
Means "small ball" in Russian. It is a common dog name but is used for humans too.
Sharilynne f English
Alternate spelling of Sharilyn.
Sharin f & m Bengali
It means meadow or beautiful hill in Bengali
Sharina f English (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements sha, ree and na.
Sharingain m Mao
Meaning Unknown.
Sharip m Kyrgyz, Chechen, Kazakh, Malay, Indonesian
Form of Sharif used in various languages.
Sharipah f Malay
Malay variant of Sharifah.
Sharissa f English
Possibly a modernized variant spelling of Charissa.
Sharita f English, African American
Possibly a blend of the popular phonetic element sha with the name Sarita 1.
Sharitahrish m Pawnee
Means "wicked chief" in Pawnee.
Shariya f Urdu
Meaning "Princess", "Sultana".
Shar-kali-sharri m Akkadian
Meaning “king of kings”. Shar-Kali-Sharri was the king of the Akkadian Empire and the son of Naram-Sin
Sharkeisha f African American (Rare)
An invented name, possibly a combination of the prefix Shar- and the name Keisha.
Sharkesha f African American (Rare)
Possibly a blend of Shar or Char (from names such as Charles) and the name Chekesha.
Sharkhüü m & f Mongolian
Means "yellow boy, yellow son" in Mongolian, from шар (shar) meaning "yellow" and хүү (khüü) meaning "boy, son; child".
Sharkia f African American (Rare)
An invented name, blending Shar or Char (from names such as Charles) with the name Shakia.
Sharlan f English
Possibly a variation of Sharlene.
Sharlie f & m English
Elaboration of Shar.
Sharlott f English (Rare), Manx
Manx form and English variant of Charlotte.
Sharls m Literature
A corruption of Charles Sharls Davis Kendy is a computer in the books THE INTEGRAL TREES and THE SMOKE RING.
Sharlto m South African (Rare)
Alternative Anglicization of Sìoltach.
Sharmaarke m Somali
A name that means "see no evil" or "protect from evil." The prefix shar- means "evil."
Sharmagne f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Charmaine. This is borne by the American poet Sharmagne Leland-St. John (1946-).
Sharman f English (American)
Either from the Sanskrit sharman, meaning "joy", or a variant of Sharmaine.
Sharmarke m Eastern African, Somali
Variant spelling of Sharmaarke, used outside of Somalia.
Sharmeen f Urdu, Bengali
Variant transcription of Sharmin.
Sharmilla f Arabic
Variant transcription of Sharmila.
Sharmin f Bengali
Derived from Persian شرم (sharm) meaning "shame, modesty".
Sharmon f American
Sharmon -linked to English name sharman
Sharn f English (Modern, Rare)
Apparently an English phonetic spelling of Welsh Siân.
Sharna f Yiddish
Either a diminutive or variant of Tesharna
Sharni f English (Australian)
Anglicization of Siani.
Sharnise f African American (Modern)
Probably an invented name (compare Shanice, Charnette).
Sharnokhoi m Mongolian (Rare)
Means "yellow dog" in Mongolian, from шар (shar) meaning "yellow" and нохой (nokhoi) meaning "dog".
Sharo m Kurdish (Modern)
This is word used to describe the time when a farmer had harvested all he could and let others come on his land and take what was left of the harvest so that the food wouldn't go to waste.
Sharofat f Tajik, Uzbek
Uzbek and Tajik form of Sharifah.
Sharol f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cheryl, the spelling perhaps influenced by Sharon and Carol.
Sharolette f American (South, Rare)
Combination of Sharol and the popular suffix -ette.
Sharonica f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix Sha (or otherwise names that begin with Sha(r)-, like Sharon) with Veronica.
Sharonne f English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Sharon, possibly influenced by Shavonne or the phonetic elements sha and ron.
Sharoon m Biblical, Urdu
The Urdu/Persian pronounciation of the Old Testament place name meaning "plain" in Hebrew, referring to the fertile plain near the coast of Israel. This is also the name of a type of flowering shrub, the rose of Sharon.
Sharora f Uzbek
Means "flames, sparks" in Uzbek.
Sharpay f Popular Culture
From Shar-pei, the name of a dog breed, ultimately from Chinese 沙皮 (shā pí) "sand skin". This is the antagonist in the film 'High School Musical' (2006).
Sharquette f African American
An invented name I don’t know.
Sharra f Literature
The name of a character in Jennifer Murdley's Toad.
Sharraine f English
Combination of Sharon and Lorraine.
Sharrie f English
Variant of Shari.
Sharrod m African American, American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Sharrod. A famous namesake is basketball player Sharrod Ford.
Sharry f English
Variant of Shari, which is a pet form of Sharon.
Shartaivea f African American (Modern)
A combination of the name prefix Shar, from such names as Sharmaine and Sharlene, and Octavia.
Shartolgoi m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian шар (shar) meaning "yellow" and толгой (tolgoi) meaning "head".
Sharujan m Tamil
Lovable boy... [more]
Sharuk m Urdu
It is used in modern nowadays
Sharul m Malay
Variant of Shahrul.
Sharvika f Telugu
The name consists of numerous first syllables of Hindu gods, one who listens.
Shary f English
Variant of Sherry.
Shasatinu m Japanese
In Japanese Charecters It Is 宮かはひ
Shasha m & f Russian
Diminutive of Aleksandr or Aleksandra.
Shashank m Hindi, Marathi
Modern form of Shashanka.
Shashanka m Sanskrit, Bengali
Means "moon" (literally "hare-marked") from Sanskrit शश (śaśá) meaning "hare, rabbit" combined with अङ्क (aṅka) meaning "mark, spot".
Shashidhara m Hinduism, Kannada
Means "bearer of the moon" in Sanskrit, from शशी (shashi) meaning "moon" and धर (dhara) meaning "holding, bearing". This is an epithet of the Hindu god Shiva.
Shashin m Indian
Variant of Shashi.
Shashipushpa m Indian (Rare)
Combination of Shashi and Pushpa, with the intended meaning of "moon flower".
Shasho m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Alexander.
Shashwat m Indian
shashwat means... [more]
Shashwath m Sanskrit
Eternal; perpetual; constant. other meanings include 'sun", "heaven" and 'sky".
Shasika f Indian
Name - Shasika शासिका... [more]
Shasta f English (Modern, Rare), Literature
20th-century adoption of the name of Mount Shasta in Northern California (or the Shasta daisy, named after the mountain), which comes from the name of a Native American tribe that lived in the area; its origin and meaning is lost to time.... [more]
Shastai f Pashto
Means "chrysanthemum" in Pashto.
Shatara f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the phonetic element sha and the name Tara 1.
Shatarupa f Hinduism
Means "she of one hundred forms", from Sanskrit शत (śatá) meaning "hundred" and रूप (rūpa) meaning "shape, beauty, form". In Hindu tradition Shatarupa is a daughter of Brahma and the wife of the first man, Manu.
Shatasha f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular prefix Sha with the name Tasha.
Shatesia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shatisha, which is probably a blend of the phonetic prefix sha with the name Latisha.
Shatha f Arabic
Means “fragrant” in Arabic.
Shatha f Arabic
Means "scent, fragrance, aroma" in Arabic.
Shathi f Bengali
Meaning "friend", via Prakit satthia (𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺𑀅), ultimately from Sanskrit svastika (स्वस्तिक) meaning "auspicious object".
Shatiqatu f Semitic Mythology, Ugaritic Mythology
Means "she who causes evil to pass away", deriving from the Akkadian element šūtuqu ("averting evil, disease, misfortune"). Name borne by a minor Ugaritic deity mentioned only in the Epic of Kirsa.
Shat-padm m Indian, Hinduism
Meaning "hundred petaled lotus."
Shatrughna m Hinduism
Means "destroyer of enemies" in Sanskrit, from शत्रु (shatru) meaning "enemy, foe" and घ्न (ghna) meaning "destroyer, killer". In the Hindu epic the Ramayana he is the twin brother of Lakshmana and the half-brother of the hero Rama.
Shaubhaneya m Sanskrit (Modern)
MEANING - son of a beautiful mother, son of a handsome mother, relating to anything handsome or brilliant... [more]
Shaubhaneyi f Indian
MEANING - daughter of a beautiful mother, related to anything handsome or brilliant... [more]
Shaudi f Talysh, Tati
Meaning "Happiness".
Shaughan m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shawn influenced by Vaughan.
Shaughn m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shawn influenced by Vaughn.
Shaughna f English
Variant spelling of Shauna.
Shaughnessy f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Shaughnessy. The name Shaughnessy was given to 5 girls born in the United States in 2000, according to the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Shaula f Arabic
A star in the constellation Scorpius, thought to have come from Al Shaulah "the sting" or "raised tail."
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