All Submitted Names

Sóleyð f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements sól "sun" and auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches; fate, destiny".

Sølfest m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Sylfest (see Sylvester).

Solfryd f Norwegian
Variant of Solfrid.

Solgärd f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Solgerd.

Solgerd f Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Younger form of Salgerðr.

Solgerdh f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Solgerd.

Sólgerður f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Salgerður.

Solgull f Norwegian
Norwegian modern coinage taken from sol meaning "sun" and gull meaning "gold".

Solgun f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Solgunn.

Solgund f Swedish
Variant of Solgun.

Solgunn f Norwegian
Combination of Norwegian sol "sun" and Gunn.

Solhild f Norwegian
Norwegian combination of sól "sun" and hildr "battle, fight".

Sólhildur f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Solhild.

Sol-i f & m Korean (Modern)
Combination of Sol and the subject marking particle, 이 (i).

Soli f Judeo-Spanish
Possibly a diminutive of Sol 1.

Solian m Medieval, Italian (Latinized)

Soliana f Medieval Italian
Feminine form of Solian.

Solichah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Saliha.

Solichin m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Salihin.

Solidad f Filipino
Filipino variant of Soledad.

Solidea f Italian (Rare)
Allegedly directly taken from the Italian expression sola idea meaning "(the) only idea". In the early 20th century, anarchists often gave this name to their daughters to spite traditional Catholic names.

Solidele f Louisiana Creole

Solih m Indonesian, Dhivehi
Indonesian and Dhivehi form of Salih.

Solihah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Saliha.

Solihin m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Salihin.

Solikha f Khmer
Solikha means "Flower of death" but actually is the flower of salvation. It is noted in old Sanskrit text abut a mountain made of corpses. Atop that mountain was a large black flower with sweetest scented dew... [more]

Solikhah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Saliha.

Solikhin m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Salihin.

Solikin m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Salihin.

Solim m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
Tajik and Uzbek form of Salim.... [more]

Soliman m Arabic, Jewish
Variant of Sulayman (see Solomon).

Soliman m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سليمان (see Sulayman).

Solimar f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Solemaria and Marisol or made up from "sol e mar" (Portuguese) and "sol y mar" (Spanish), meaning "sun and sea".

So'limoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek so'lim meaning "pretty, pleasant" and oy meaning "moon".

Sólín f Icelandic
Icelandic combination of sól "sun" and lín "flax, linen, linen garment, linen gear".

Solina f French (Modern, Rare), Gascon, History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinate form of Soline and Gascon form of Sollemnia. Saint Solina of Chartres, also known as Solina of Gascony, fled to Chartres, France, to avoid marriage to a pagan... [more]

Sòlinè f Haitian Creole (Modern)
Comes form "Sò" who means destiny and "Linè" who means Lunar. Like this name litteraly means Lunar Destiny. Also the Haitian Creole version of Soline

Soling f Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Diminutive of Soledad.

Solinus m Literature
Solinus is the Duke of Ephesus in William Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors".

Sol-ip f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 솔잎 (sol-ip) meaning "pine needle," from a combination of Sol and 잎 (ip) meaning "leaf, blade."

Solisław m Polish (Archaic)
Variant of Sulisław.

Solita f Spanish, German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Soledad, or a diminutive of Sol 1. Bearers include the German flutist Solita Cornelis (1949-2016), the American expatriate writer Solita Solano (1888-1975), and the Filipino television journalist Solita "Mareng Winnie" Monsod (1940-).

Solivaino m Romani (Archaic)
Corruption of Salvino.

Solja f Finnish
Female variant of archaic Finnish masculine name Sotia, meaning unknown.

Soljá f Sami
Sami form of Solja.

Sol-ju f Korean
Ri Sol-ju is the first lady of North Korea.

Sólkatla f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Old Norse sól "sun" and the name Katla.

Solla f Norwegian (Archaic), Sami
Obsolete Norwegian dialectal variant of Solveig recorded in Trøndelag and Nordland.

Sollaug f Norwegian
Variant of Solveig or a combination of the Old Norse name elements sól "sun" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".

Sollie m & f English
Pet form of Solomon or Saul (when borne by a male) and variant spelling of Soli (when borne by a female).

Sóllilja f Icelandic (Modern)
Means "sun lily", derived from Old Norse sól "sun" and lilja "lily". Also compare Sól and Lilja.

Solloru f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Soloro.

Sollux m Literature
Name of the character Sollux Captor from Andrew Hussie's webcomic Homestuck. The name was made by swapping letters from Pollux and Castor, the twins from the constellation Gemini... [more]

Sólmai f Faroese
Faroese form of Solmaj.

Solmaira f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Sol 1 and Maira and variant spelling of Solmayra... [more]

Solmaj f Obscure
Very rare combination of Swedish sol "sun" and Maja.

Sólmar m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sól "sun" and mærr "famous".

Solmara f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Sol 1 and Mara 1, likely inspired by Solmayra.

Solmayra f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Sol 1 and Mayra and variant spelling of Solmaira.

Solmera f Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Solmara.

Solmi f Korean
Means "forever Pretty"

Solmu m & f Finnish
Means "knot" in Finnish. The name was created by The Finnish Lifelong Learning Foundation (Kansanvalistusseura) as a equivalent for Knut. It had a name day in the Finnish calendar from 1929 to 1947: the name day was removed because there were too few bearers.

Solo f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Solveig.

Solofo m Malagasy
Means "descendant" in Malagasy.

Soloma f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Most likely a variant of Salome via its other (obsolete) variant forms Saloma and Solomy.... [more]

Soloman m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Solomon.

Solomeya f Medieval Slavic
East Slavic name, which was derived from the name Salome means - "calm", feminine form of the Biblical name Shalom.

Solomia f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Salome.

Solomie f English

Solomiia f Ukrainian
Variant transliteration of Соломія (see Solomiya).

Solomón m Spanish
Spanish form of Solomon.

Solomona m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian
Older Hawaiian form of Solomon. It appears in the Bible in Hawaiian.

Solomona f Medieval Latin
Feminine form of Solomon.

Solomoni m Nyakyusa
Nyakyusa form of Solomon.

Solomonia f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Apparently a feminine form of Solomon. According to Eastern Orthodox tradition, Solomonia was the unnamed woman with seven sons described in 2 Maccabees 7 of the Old Testament... [more]

Solomonica f Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Jewish surname Solomonica. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch writer Solomonica de Winter (b... [more]

Solomonida f Medieval Baltic, Medieval Russian
Feminine form of Solomon.

Solomoniya f Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian feminine form of Solomon.

Solomun m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Solomon.

Solomzi m Xhosa
Means "eye of the home" in Xhosa, figuratively "guardian of the family".

Solongozhargal f Mongolian
From Mongolian солонго (solongo) meaning "rainbow" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Šolontu m Manchu
Manchu masculine name maning "horned dragon".

Solonzi m Xhosa (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Solomzi.

Solora f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Soloro.

Soloro f Judeo-Spanish
Combination of Sol 1 and Oro 1.

Soloru f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Soloro.

Solos m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai โสฬส (see Solot).

Solot m Thai
Means "sixteen" in Thai, referring to the sixteen planes of the Form Realm (Rūpadhātu) in Buddhist cosmology. The word is ultimately derived from Sanskrit षोडश (ṣóḍaśan).

So-loved m English (Puritan)
From John 3:16 of the New Testament of the Holy Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life."

Solpicio m Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Sulpicius.

Sólrún f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Solrun.

Sólrun f Faroese
Faroese form of Solrun.

Solrun f Danish, Norwegian
The first element of this name is derived from either Old Norse sól "sun", Old Norse salr "house, living room" (see also Salabert) or Old Norse sölr "yellow, sallow." The second element of this name is derived from Old Norse rún "secret lore."

Solrunn f Norwegian
Variant of Solrun.

Solsa m Chechen (Rare)
Taken from the name of Seska Solsa, a figure in Chechen and Ingush mythology equivalent to the Ossetian Sosruko.

Solsiré f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Variant of Sonsiré, likely influenced by Sol 1.

Solskjaer m Various (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Solskjær, named in honour of Norwegian professional football manager and former player Ole Gunnar Solskjær (1973-).

Solstice f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Latin solsticium and thus ultimately from sol "sun" and stito "to stand still". The English word solstice refers to two times of the year when the sun's apparent position in the sky reaches its northernmost or southernmost extremes.... [more]

Solstråle f & m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "ray of sunshine" in Swedish (a combination of Swedish sol "sun" and stråle "ray, beam"). It's also used as an affectionate term for a happy person, often a child.

Solstyce f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Solstice.

Solt m Medieval Hungarian
Older form of Zsolt and possibly a variant of Csolt.

Soltan m Azerbaijani

Soltana f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Sultana.

Soltanmurat m Karachay-Balkar
From the names Sultan and Murad.

Solton m English (Modern)
Means “Sol’s town”, a newly created name.

Soltonbek m Kyrgyz (Rare)
Kyrgyz form of Sultanbek.

Soluellida f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Solbellida.

Soluillida f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Solbellida.

Soluna f English (Rare)

Solunn f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Norwegian sol "sun" and unnr "to wave, to billow" or unna "to love".

Sólvá f Faroese
Faroese variant of Solveig.

Solvår f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Sǫlvǫr.

Solvay f English (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Anglicized form and modern Swedish form of Solveig.

Sölve m Swedish
Means "light, sallow" in Old Norse.

Sølve m Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Norwegian form of Sölve.

Solveg f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Solveig.

Solvei f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Solveig.

Solveigh f Swedish
Variant of Solveig.

Solvejg f Danish
Danish variant of Solveig.

Solvellida f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Solbellida.

Solveyllida f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Solbellida.

Sölvi f Swedish
Swedish form of Sølvi.

Sólvin m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sól "sun" and vinr "friend".

Solvita f Latvian
Popularly viewed as a combination of Latin sol "sun" and vita "life", it may have originated as a variant of Solveiga formed using a diminutive suffix... [more]

Sólvör f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Salvör.

Sǫlvǫr f Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse sól "sun" and vár "spring".

Solvor f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Sǫlvǫr.

Solway f Swedish
Variant of Solveig.

Solweig f Swedish
Variant of Solveig.

Solweigh f Swedish
Variant of Solveig.

Solwey f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Solveig.

Solwig f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Solvig.

Solymár m Hungarian
Possibly from solymász meaning "falconer".

Solymus m Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Solymus was the ancestral hero and eponym of the tribe Solymi in Pisidia and Lycia. He was a son of either Zeus or Ares; his mother's name is variously given as Chaldene, Caldene daughter of Pisidus, Calchedonia or the nymph Chalcea.

Sólyom m Hungarian
Means "falcon" in Hungarian.

Som m Indian
moon

Som f & m Thai
Derived from Thai ส้ม (som) meaning "orange (fruit)".

Som f Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 솜 (som) meaning "cotton (wool)."

So-mae f Korean
From Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" combined with 莓 (mae) meaning "strawberry", 梅 (mae) meaning "plum", or 玫 (mae) meaning "rose, gemstone". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Somaia f Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Sumayya.

Somalia f American (Rare)
From the name of the African country.

Somaly f Khmer
Means "the necklace of flowers in the virgin forest" in Khmer.

So-mang f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 所望 (so-mang) meaning "wish, hope, desire" (as a name, often written in hangul). Other hanja combinations are possible.

Somara m Indian

Somasiri m Sinhalese
The name originates from Sanskrit... [more]

Somavatey f Khmer

Somayah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of سميّة (see Sumayya).

Somayaj m Indian
lord shiva and the person who made 1000 yagas

Somaye f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سمیه (see Somayeh).

Somayina f & m Igbo
The name of Igbo origin means "I am not alone."

Somayyeh f Persian
Alternate transcription of سمیه (see Somayeh)

Sombat m & f Thai
Means "fortune, wealth, prosperity" in Thai.

Sombath m Lao
Means "treasure, wealth" in Lao.

Sömböl f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Sumbul.

Somboun m & f Lao
Means "full, complete, perfect" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit सम्पूरण (sampūraṇa).

Sombun m & f Thai
Means "perfect, complete, whole" in Thai. This can also be another way of transcribing the name สมบุญ (see Somboon).

Somchae m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สมชาย, สมชัย (see Somchai).

Somchanh m & f Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ຈັນ (chanh) meaning "moon".

Somchay m & f Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ໃຈ (chay) meaning "heart, mind, spirit".

Somchaye m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สมชาย, สมชัย (see Somchai).

Somchet m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and เจต (chet) meaning "mind, thought, idea, intention".

Somchit m & f Thai, Lao
From Thai สม (som) or Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and Thai จิต (chit) or Lao ຈິດ (chit) meaning "mind, heart, soul".

Somdech m Thai
Alternate transcription of Somdet.

Somdei m & f Khmer
Means "try hard, work hard" in Khmer.

Somdej m Thai
Alternate transcription of Somdet.

Somdet m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and เดช (det) meaning "power, might, authority".

Somdy m & f Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ດີ (dy) meaning "good, fine, nice".

Someia f Arabic
Variant transcription of Sumayya.

Someidy f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Somen m Indian (Rare)

Somer f English
Variant of Summer, perhaps influenced by the surname Somer

Somera f & m Indian, Pakistani

Somerhild f Anglo-Scandinavian (Hypothetical)
Hypothetical Anglo-Scandinavian name, derived from the Old Norse elements sumar "summer" and hildr "battle".... [more]

Somerilda f Anglo-Scandinavian (Latinized, Hypothetical)
Latinized form of Somerhild.

Somerlee f English (Rare)
Transferred use of a very rare surname Sommerlee, which is a variant of Summerlee (originating from Old English sumer meaning "summer" and leah meaning "clearing, meadow.")

Somerset m English (British)
The name of an English county used as a personal name. It is derived from Old English and may mean “the people of the summer settlement” or “settlers by the sea-lakes”. It is often translated as "the land of the summer people".

Somethea m & f Khmer
Somethea means "wisdom person" or "intelligence person" in Khmer.

Somethear m Khmer
Means "wisdom" in Khmer.

So-mi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 昭 "bright, luminous; illustrious" and 美 "beautiful, pretty; pleasing".

So-min f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昭 "bright, luminous; illustrious" and 旻 "heaven".

Somjai f & m Thai
Means "satisfied, pleased, content" in Thai.

Somjet m Thai
Alternate transcription of Somchet.

Sømjo m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Simeon.

Somkann m Khmer
Means "important, magnificant, superior" in Khmer.

Somkeo m & f Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel".

Somkhid m & f Thai, Lao
Alternate transcription of Somkhit.

Somkhit m & f Thai, Lao
From Thai สม (som) or Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and Thai คิด (khit) or Lao ຄິດ (khit) meaning "think, consider".

Somkhuan m & f Thai
Means "proper, suitable" in Thai.

Somkiat m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and เกียรติ (kiat) meaning "honour, glory, fame".

Somkid m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Somkhit.

Somkit m & f Thai, Lao
Alternate transcription of Somkhit.

Somkuan m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Somkhuan.

Somlak f & m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and ลักษณ์ (lak) meaning "characteristic, quality".

Somluck m Isan
Means "worthy guard" in Isan.

Sommai m & f Thai, Lao
From Thai สม (som) or Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, proper, suitable" and Thai หมาย (mai) or Lao ໝາຍ (may) meaning "wish, aim, intend".

Sommar f & m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "summer" in Swedish.

Somnath m Indian, Bengali, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit सोमनाथ (somnatha) meaning "lord of Soma", from the name of the Hindu god Soma 2 and Sanskrit नाथ (nātha) meaning "master, lord"... [more]

Somnuek m & f Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and นึก (nuek) meaning "think, consider".

Somnus m Roman Mythology
Means "sleep" in Latin. In Roman mythology Somnus was the personification of sleep, the equivalent of the Greek god Hypnos. He was the son of Nox (Night) and the brother of Mors (Death).

Som-ok m & f Lao
From ສົມ (som) meaning "proper, suitable" and ອົກ (ok) meaning "heart".

Somphet m & f Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ເພັດ (phet) meaning "diamond".

Somphian f & m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and เพียร (phian) meaning "persevere, persist".

Somphit f & m Thai
Means "appropriate to look at" from Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and พิศ (phit) meaning "stare, gaze".

Somphob m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สมภพ (see Somphop).

Somphol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สมพล (see Somphon).

Somphon m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Somporn.

Somphon m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power".

Somphone m & f Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ພອນ (phone) meaning "blessing".

Somphop m Thai
Means "happening, occurence, meeting" or "birth" in Thai.

Somphors f & m Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សម្ផស្ស (see Samphas).

Somphos f & m Khmer
Alternate transcription Khmer សម្ផស្ស (see Samphas).

Somphot m Thai
Means "banquet, feast, celebration" in Thai. It can also be formed from Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and โภชนะ (photchana) meaning "food, meal".

Somphou f & m Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ພູ (phou) meaning "mountain".

Sompit f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Somphit.

Sompob m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สมภพ (see Somphop).

Sompol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สมพล (see Somphon).

Sompong m & f Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and ปอง (pong) meaning "desire, intend".

Sompop m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สมภพ (see Somphop).

Somprasong m & f Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and ประสงค์ (prasong) meaning "wish, desire".

Somraj m Bengali

Somrak m & f Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and รักษ์ (rak) meaning "protect, guard, defend".

Somreth m & f Khmer
Means "purify" in Khmer.

Somrot m Isan
Means "fulfilled carriage" in Isan.

Somsack m Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ສັກ (sak) meaning "rank, power, authority".

Somsi f & m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and ศรี (si) meaning "honour, glory, splendour".

Somsong f & m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and ทรง (song) meaning "shape, form, figure".

Somsouk m & f Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ສຸກ (souk) meaning "health, ease, happiness, joy".

Somsuda f Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and สุดา (suda) meaning "woman, lady, daughter".

Somsuon m Khmer
Means "attractive" or "proper, decent" in Khmer.

Somto m Igbo
The name Somto is a name with Igbo origin. In Igbo, Somto is a shortened form of Somtochukwu, which translates to "Join me in praising God" or "Rejoice with me in the Lord."

Somtochukwu f & m Western African, Igbo
Means "praise God with me" in Igbo.

Somwang m & f Thai
Means "to have one's hopes fulfilled" in Thai.

Somxai m Lao
Alternate transcription of Somxay.

Somxay m Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ໄຊ (xay) meaning "victory".

Somyot m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and ยศ (yot) meaning "rank, title".

Søn m Danish (Rare)
Danish modern form of Suni.

Son m English (Rare)
From the English word son meaning 'male child'.

Son f Korean, Chinese
Koreanized form of chinese Cāng.

Sönä f German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Sonja.

Sona f Japanese
From Japanese 空 (so) meaning "sky" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sona f Western African
Meaning unknown.... [more]

Sonakshi f Hindi (Rare)
Is a name of Sanskrit origin, and is used throughout the Indian subcontinent. It means "a form of Godess Parvati (Hindu goddess)", and "beautiful eyes" Sona 1, Akshi.

Sonali f Indian, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati
Variant of Sonal.

Sonalin m Lao

Sonat m Turkish

Sónata f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Sonata.

Sonata f Lithuanian, English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From a musical term for a musical composition for one or a few instruments (piano frequently being one of them) in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo, derived from the feminine past participle of Italian verb sonare (modern suonare) meaning "to play (an instrument); to sound."

Sonata f Japanese
From Japanese 空 (so) meaning "sky" combined with 遥 (nata) meaning "faraway, distant, remote". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sonatane m Tongan
Tongan form of Jonathan.

Sonay f Turkish
Used in Turkey. This is the name of "last moony nights of summer" in Azerbaijan folklore. In 2015 film Mustang Sonay is the oldest of five sisters main characters of the movie.

Sonceria f African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown. Notable bearer of the name is Sonceria Berry (1955—), Secretary of the US Senate.

Sondang f & m Batak
Means "light, ray" in Batak.

Sondes f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سندس (see Sundus) chiefly used in North Africa.

Sondos f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سندس (see Sundus).

Sondrea f African American (Rare)
Variant of Sondra influenced by Andrea 2.

Sondro m English (Modern)
Variant of Sandro.

Sondrola f American (Modern, Rare)

Sondy f English
Nickname and short form of Alessondra.

Söne m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Sune.

Sone m Old Swedish, Swedish, Norwegian
Variant of Sune and younger form of Sóni, sometimes associated with the Swedish verb sona meaning "to expiate".

Sonea f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Sonya.

Sonea f Indian

Sonechka f Russian
Diminutive of Sofya or Sofiya, variant of Sonya.

Soneeya f Nepali
Meaning "Golden", "Beloved".

Sonequa f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shaniqua, possibly using the phonetic element son. A famous bearer is American actress Sonequa Martin-Green.

Sonexay m Lao
From Lao ສອນ (sone) meaning "teach" or "weapon, arrow" and ໄຊ (xay) meaning "victory".

Song m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 嵩 (sōng) meaning "highty; lofty (literarian term referred to a mountain)" or 松 (sōng) meaning "pine tree" or 颂 (sòng) meaning "to acclaim; hymn; ode"... [more]

Song m & f Thai
Means "send" in Thai.

Song-a f Korean
From Korean Hanja 送 (song) meaning "to deliver, to carry, to see off", 頌 (song) meaning "ode, eulogy, to praise in writing", 淞 (song) meaning "water, river", 誦 (song) meaning "to read aloud, to recite" combined with 妸 (a) meaning "beautiful, graceful", 雅 (a) meaning "elegant", 娥 (a) meaning "good, beautiful"... [more]

Song-ah f Korean
Variant transcription of Song-a.

Songai f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 爱 (ài) meaning "love".

Songa'nzila f Kongo
Means “the guide” in Kongo.

Songcai f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour".

Songchai m Thai
From Thai ทรง (song) meaning "to hold, to bear, to possess" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Songcui f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher".

Songdi f & m Garo
Possibly from the River Songdu.

Songdi f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 娣 (dì) meaning "younger sister".

Songfen f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume".

Songhan f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 菡 (hàn) meaning "buds, lotus buds".

Songhao m Chinese

Songhee f Korean
From 松 meaning "pine (tree)" or 訟 meaning "dispute; quarrel," and 熙 (hee) meaning "shine", 姬 "beauty" or 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious".

Songhua f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".

Songhui f Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" and 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".

Song-hyeob m Korean
From Sino-Korean 松 (song) meaning "pine" combined with 叶 (hyeob) meaning "leaf", which together forms 松叶 (song-hyeob) which means "pine needle". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well... [more]

Song-i f & m Korean
From native Korean 송이 (song-i), referring to a bunch of flowers, grapes or mushrooms and also a flake of snow. It can also be written with hanja, combining a song hanja, like 松 meaning "pine (tree)" or 訟 meaning "dispute; quarrel," with an i hanja, such as 伊, 利 meaning "benefit, advantage" or 夷 meaning "barbarian."

Song-Il m Korean
Variant transcription of Seong-Il.

Songju f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".

Songjuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Songkhram m Thai
Means "war, battle" in Thai.

Songkiat m Thai
Means "honourable, respectable, noble" in Thai.

Songkram m Thai
Alternate transcription of Songkhram.

Songkran m & f Thai
From the name of a festival celebrated in April that marks the beginning of the Thai New Year. The name itself ultimately comes from Sanskrit सङ्क्रान्ति (sankranti) meaning "the passage of a planet from one position to another".

Songlan f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".

Songli f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".

Songlian f Chinese
It could mean "pine tree covered by snow" from 松 (song) wich means "pine tree" and (lian) wich means "snow". It is the protagonist's name in 1991 film "Raise the Red Lantern".

Song-lin f Korean
Means "beautiful, successful".

Songling f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".

Songlu f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 绿 (lǜ) meaning "green".

Songmei f & m Chinese
From Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" combined with 美 (měi) meaning "beauty" or 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Songniu f Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "acclaim; hymn" and 妞 (niū) meaning "girl".