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Smartypants f LiteraturePrincess Smartypants is the title of a children's book by Babette Cole. The book won the British Library Association award.
Smaug m LiteratureThis is the name of a dragon in the Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien.
Smedun m NivkhMeans "loving"; derived from Nivkh
ezmud meaning "love".
Śmiałomir m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
śmiały "bold, daring", which is ultimately derived from Polish
śmieć "to dare" (which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic
sъměti "to dare, to venture")... [
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Smiley f & m English (Rare)A nickname for a person of happy disposition known for smiling or a nickname whose meaning is particular to the bearer. A notable namesake is comedic actor and country singer Smiley
Burnette (1911-1967) who was born
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Smiðkell m Old NorseOld Norse combination of
smiðr "smith, craftsman, artisan" and
ketill "cauldron hat, helmet".
Smiðr m Old NorseOld Norse name and byname, from Old Norse
smiðr meaning "smith, craftsman, artisan".
Smoky m AmericanVariant of
Smokey. A famous bearer of this form is Major League Baseball pitcher, Smoky Joe Wood (1889–1985).
Smudge m & f PetA cat name that is derived from the English word
smudge meaning "blemish, smear" in reference to its appearance.
Smyrna f Ancient GreekThe ancient Greek name for the Turkish city Izmir. The name Smyrna was the Greek word for myrrh which was the city's chief export in Ancient times. Smyrna was one of the seven churches of Asia mentioned in the book of Revelations in the Bible and was a major hub of the church in the first few centuries.
Smysłysław m PolishDerived from Slavic
smysł "sense" combined with Slavic
slav "glory".
Snæbjört f IcelandicMeans "bright snow", derived from the Old Norse elements
snær "snow" and
bjǫrt "bright, shining" (from
bjartr).
Snæfríðr f Old NorseDerived from the Old Norse elements
snær meaning "snow" and
fríðr meaning "beautiful, fair". According to medieval tradition, this was the name of a wife of the Norwegian king Harald Fairhair.
Snærós f IcelandicMeans "snow rose", derived from Old Norse
snær meaning "snow" and
rós meaning "rose" (also see
Rós). This is a recently created name.
Snærún f Icelandic (Rare)From Old Norse
snær "snow" combined with
rún "secret lore, rune". This name was coined in the 1920s.
Snæþór m IcelandicFrom Old Norse
snær "snow" combined with the name of the Norse god
Þórr (see
Thor).
Snæúlfr m Old NorseAncient Scandinavian masculine name with the combination of
snær "snow" and
ulfr "wolf".
Snake m EnglishFrom Proto-Germanic
*snakon, source also of Old Norse
snakr "snake," Swedish
snok, German
Schnake "ring snake"), from PIE root
*sneg- "to crawl, creeping thing" (source also of Old Irish
snaighim "to creep," Old High German
snahhan "to creep").
Snana f SiouxMeans "to jingle, ring", from Lakota
snásna.
Sneferka m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
snfr-kꜣ, possibly meaning "(his) soul is beautiful", from Egyptian
snfr "to make beautiful" combined with
kꜣ "soul". This was the throne name of an early Egyptian king who may have ruled at the end of the 1st Dynasty.
Sneferre m Ancient EgyptianPossibly from Egyptian
snfr-rꜥ, perhaps meaning "Ra has made me beautiful", from Egyptian
snfr "to make beautiful", a derivative of
nfr "beautiful, good" combined with the Egyptian God
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Snegurka f FolkloreThis is the name of the popular Russian fairy tale character
Snegurochka "The Snow Maiden". The name comes from Russian
снег (
sneg) which means "snow".
Snehalata f IndianMeans "love vine" in Chhattisgarhi, language spoken in India.
Snelbald m GermanicDerived from Old High German
snel "fast, strong" combined with Old High German
bald "bold, brave."
Snelbert m GermanicDerived from Old High German
snel "fast, strong" combined with Old High German
beraht "bright."
Snelburg f GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from Old High German
snel "fast, strong." The second element is derived from Gothic
bairgan (
bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German
burg "fortress."
Snelhard m GermanicDerived from Old High German
snel "fast, strong" combined with Gothic
hardus (
hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
Snelman m GermanicDerived from Old High German
snel "fast, strong" combined with
man "man."
Snelmund m GermanicDerived from Old High German
snel "fast, strong" combined with Old High German
mund "protection."
Snelrad m GermanicDerived from Old High German
snel "fast, strong" combined with Old High German
râd "counsel."
Snickers m & f PetPossibly derived from the English words
snickers, the plural form of
snicker meaning "stifled, broken laugh".
Sniedze f LatvianEither directly taken from Latvian
sniedze "snow bunting (bird)" or derived from Latvian
sniegs "snow". This name was used by Latvian playwright Anna Brigadere in her play
Princese Gundega un karalis Brusubārda.
Śnieżka f Polish (Archaic)Archaic Polish name meaning "snow," now obsolete. It is the Polish name for
Snow White as well.
Snjólaug f Old Norse, IcelandicDerived from the Old Norse elements
snjór meaning "snow" (an alternative form of
snær) and
laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".
Snoop m ObscureIn the case of American rapper and actor Snoop Dogg born Calvin Broadus Jr. (b. 1971-) he was given the name by his mom who thought he looked like Snoopy from the Charlie Brown cartoons.
Snotra f Norse MythologyDerived from Old Norse
snotr "clever; smart". In Norse mythology, Snotra is a goddess associated with wisdom. Snotra is solely attested in the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson and may be an invention of Snorri's... [
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Snowball m & f PetFrom the English word
snowball, often given to animals after their white coloration.
Snowdie f American (South)Possibly derived from a surname. This was used by Eudora Welty in her short story collection
The Golden Apples (1949) for a central character, Snowdie MacLain.
Snowdrop f English (Rare)The name of the flower used as a first name, mainly between the 1890s and 1920s, but never one of the more popular names of this kind.
Snowy f & m English (Rare)From the English word "snowy" meaning "covered with
Snow; resembling snow; or when snow is falling".
Snøybiǫrn m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
snær "snow" and
bjǫrn "bear".
Soabá f SamiSami name of unknown origin. Theories include a variant of
Sabba and a derivation from Sami
soabadit "to agree".
So-aeng f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" combined with 櫻 (aeng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Soafaniry m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
soa meaning "good" and
faniry meaning "desired, desirable".
Soafinaritra m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
soa meaning "good" and
finaritra meaning "happy, joyous" or "healthy".
Soamaraina m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
soa meaning "good" and
maraina meaning "morning, dawn".
Soamazava m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
soa meaning "good" and
mazava meaning "bright, clear".
Soamiangaly m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
soa meaning "good" and
miangaly meaning "capricious".
Soaniriko m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
soa meaning "good" and
niriko meaning "to be desired".
Soanomena m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
soa meaning "good" and
nomena meaning "to be given".
Soara f JapaneseFrom Japanese 颯 (so) meaning "the sound of the wind" combined with 桜 (ara) meaning "cherry blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Soatbibi f UzbekDerived from
soat meaning "time" or "clock" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Soatgul f UzbekDerived from
soat meaning "time" or "clock" and
gul meaning "rose, flower"
Soatoy f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
soat meaning "time" or "clock" and
oy meaning "moon".
Soave f Medieval ItalianOf debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Italian
soave "sweet, delicate; gentle; soft" and a derivation from
Suebi, the tribal name of a group of Germanic people first mentioned by Julius Caesar.
Sobe f Ancient HebrewThe name of Sobe first appears in writings of about the 7th century by Hippolytus of Thebes.... [
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Sobekemsaf m & f Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
sbk-m-sꜢ.f meaning "
Sobek protects him", derived from the name of the god
Sobek combined with
m "is; in the role of",
zꜢ "protection", and the suffix
.f "he, him, his"... [
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Sobiebor m PolishDerived from Slavic
sobi "usurp" combined with Slavic
bor "battle" or
borit "to fight".
Sobiemir m PolishDerived from Slavic
sobi "usurp" combined with Slavic
mir "peace".
Sobiesąd m PolishDerived from Slavic
sobi "usurp" combined with Slavic
sąd "to judge".
Sobita f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
sobit meaning "steadfast".
Sochbibi f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
soch meaning "thrush" or "rosy starling" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Sochoy f UzbekDerived from
soch meaning "thrush" or "rosy starling" and
oy meaning "moon".
So-chu f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" combined with 秋 (chu) meaning "autumn". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
So-chun f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" combined with 春 (chun) meaning "spring". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Socks m & f PetDerived from the English word
socks, which is the plural form of the word
sock. According to Wiktionary, this name is usually given to a cat that is mainly black but has white paws.... [
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Soda m & f KhmerMeans "clear, pure" in Khmer.
Sodasa m ScythianFrom Scythian *
Śuḍāsa meaning "who kept the good acts in memory". Name borne by a king of Mathura who ruled circa 15 CE.
Sodbaatar m MongolianMeans "remarkable hero" in Mongolian, from сод
(sod) meaning "remarkable, unique, splendid" and баатар
(baatar) meaning "hero".
Sodbayar m MongolianMeans "remarkable joy" in Mongolian, from сод
(sod) meaning "remarkable, unique, splendid" and баяр
(bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".
Sodchimeg f MongolianMeans "remarkable ornament" in Mongolian, from сод
(sod) meaning "splendid, remarkable, unique" and чимэг
(chimeg) meaning "ornament, decoration".
Sode f JapaneseThis name is used as 袖 (shuu, sode) meaning "sleeve, wing (of stage/building)," originally from a combination of 衣 (so) meaning "clothing, robe" and 手 (te) meaning "hand, arm," the
te shifted to
de as a result of rendaku.... [
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Sodeys m PersianLikely a form of Sudais, meaning "sixth or one of six". This name is commonly given to the sixth child in a family. Based on the Arabic S-D-S root.... [
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Sodgerel f & m MongolianMeans "remarkable light" in Mongolian, from сод
(sod) meaning "remarkable, unique, splendid" and гэрэл
(gerel) meaning "light".
Sodi m BiblicalSodi of the house of
Zebulun was the father of
Gaddiel, a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:10.
Sodonbaatar m MongolianMeans "extraordinary hero" in Mongolian, from содон
(sodon) meaning "extraordinary, unusual" and баатар
(baatar) meaning "hero".
Sodonbayar m & f MongolianMeans "extraordinary celebration" in Mongolian, from содон
(sodon) meaning "extraordinary, unusual" and баяр
(bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".
Sodonchimeg f & m MongolianMeans "extraordinary decoration" in Mongolian, from содон
(sodon) meaning "extraordinary, unusual" and чимэг
(chimeg) meaning "ornament, decoration".
Sodontsetseg f MongolianMeans "extraordinary flower" in Mongolian, from содон
(sodon) meaning "extraordinary, unusual" and цэцэг
(tsetseg) meaning "flower".
Sodric m Arthurian CycleAccording to Geoffrey of Monmouth, he was the leader who brought the Picts to Britain. They were, however, soundly defeated by King Marius, but he still bestowed Caithness on them.
Sodtsetseg f MongolianMeans "splendid flower", in Mongolian, from сод
(sod) meaning "splendid, remarkable, unique" and цэцэг
(tsetseg) meaning "flower".
Soe m & f BurmeseMeans "rule, dominate, control" in Burmese.
Soelma f BuryatDerived from Buryat соёл
(soyol) meaning "culture".
Soëlmaa f BuryatFrom the Buryat
соёл (soёl) meaning "culture" and the Mongolian feminine suffix
-маа (-maa). Soem m ThaiMeans "enhance, reinforce" in Thai.
Soemchai m ThaiFrom Thai เสริม
(soem) meaning "enhance, support, reinforce" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Soemsak m & f LaoMeans "add power, add authority" in Lao.