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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 m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 胜
(shèng) meaning "victory, success" or 盛
(shèng) meaning "abundant, flourishing" combined with 华
(huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [
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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)".
Shengyao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and
瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".
Shengying f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" or
胜 (shèng) meaning "victory" and
英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "petal, leaf, flower" or
盈 (yíng) meaning "filled with, full of, overflowing".
Shengyu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
昇 (shēng) meaning "rise, ascent, peace" and
雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain".
Shengyuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" or
圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and
媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".
Shengzhen f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and
珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Shengzi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and
紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet".
Shenhe f ChineseMost likely from 申(Shēn) meaning state and 鹤(Hè) meaning crane. Could also be from 深河(Shēn hé) meaning deep river, or 審查(Shěnchá) meaning review.
Shennao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
莘 (shēn) meaning "long, numerous" and
婥 (nào) meaning "beautiful".
Shennong m Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern MythologyFrom a combination of the characters 神 (shen, meaning “god” or “divine”) and 农 (nong, meaning “farmer”). This was the name of a culture hero in Chinese mythology who taught agriculture and herbology to humanity... [
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Shenoute m Coptic (Sahidic)Mostly accepted to mean "son of God" in Coptic, derived from ϣⲉ
(še) which can mean "son" and Sahidic ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
(noute) or Bohairic ⲛⲟⲩϯ
(nouti) "God".
Shenyan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
珅 (shēn), a type of jade, and
妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome".
Shenzi f Popular CultureShenzi is a hyena character from Disney's animated film The Lion King and the Broadway musical of the same name. Her name means 'savage', 'uncouth', or 'poor quality' in Swahili.
Sheogorath m Popular CultureThe name of the god of madness and creativity in the Elder Scrolls series of action role-playing open world fantasy video games.
Shepset-ipet f Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
šps.t-jpt meaning "lady of the harem", derived from
špst "noblewoman" (from
šps "noble, august") combined with
jpt "harem; inner sanctum (of a temple)".
Sherarslon m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher and
arslon, both words meaning "lion".
Sherazim m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
azim meaning "great, huge".
Sherbano f ArabicMeaning behind the name: ambitious, self-confident, determined and self reliant.... [
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Sherberdi m UzbekDerived from Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
berdi meaning "gave".
Sherbola m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
bola meaning "child, baby".
Sherboy m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
boy meaning "rich, wealthy".
Sherdil m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
dil meaning "heart, soul".
Sherdono m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
dono meaning "wise".
Shere m Literature, Popular CultureShere Khan is a fictional tiger in Rudyard Kipling's
Jungle Book stories (1894). Shere means "tiger" or "lion" in Persian, Urdu, and Punjabi.
Sherene f EnglishVariation of Shirin, a Persian name, meaning "sweet".
Sheretnebty f Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
šrt-nbtj meaning "nose of the Two Ladies", derived from
šrt "nostril, nose" and
nbtj, the plural form of
nbt "lady, mistress", referring to the dual goddesses
Wadjet and
Nekhbet.
Shergil m Georgian (Rare)Means "catcher of lions", derived from the Persian noun شیر
(sher) meaning "lion" (see
Sher) combined with Persian گیر
(gir), which is the present stem of the verb گرفتن
(gereftan) or
(giriftan) meaning "to take, to catch"... [
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Sherhad m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
had meaning "boundary, limit".
Sherig-ool m TuvanFrom Tuvan шериг
(sherig) meaning "military, army, soldier" combined with оол
(ool) "boy".
Sherikbo'l m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sherik meaning "companion" and
bo'l meaning "to be".
Sherjahon m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
jahon meaning "the world".
Sherjon m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
jon meaning "spirit, soul".
Sherko m KurdishA Kurdish masculine name, borne by the Kurdish-German writer Sherko Fatah.
Sherlan m UzbekMeans "to feel heroic", "to be heroic" or "to be filled with might" in Uzbek.
Shermadin m Literature, GeorgianMeaning uncertain. According to one Russian source, the name is a combination of the Persian noun شیر
(sher) meaning "lion" (see
Sher) with the Arabic noun مدينة
(madina) meaning "town, city"... [
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Shermake m SomaliMeans "someone who is really lucky and brings good fortune along with them" in Somali.
Shermard m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
mard meaning "fearless, brave".
Shermatali m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
matal meaning "saying, proverb, fairy tale".
Shermazan m Georgian (Archaic)Means "killer of lions", derived from the Persian noun شیر
(sher) meaning "lion" (see
Sher) combined with the Middle Persian verb
ōzadan meaning "to kill".... [
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Shermirza m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
mirza meaning "scribe, clerk, scholar" or "lord".
Shermo'min m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
mo'min meaning "faithful, pious" or "Muslim".
Shermurod m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
murod meaning "aim, wish, desire".
Shermy m English (Rare)Diminutive of
Sherman. This was the name of an earlier character from Charles Schulz's Peanuts before Linus and Franklin came in to the picture.
Shernafas m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
nafas meaning "breath".
Shernazar m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
nazar meaning "look, glance".
Sherniyoz m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
niyoz meaning "alms, entreaty".
Shernur m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
nur meaning "ray, beam, light".
Sherobod m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and obod# meaning "flourishing".
Sherodil m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
odil meaning "just, fair".
Sheromon m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
omon meaning "safe, healthy" or "mercy".
Sherozi m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and possibly
oz meaning "little, few" or "not enough".
Sherozod m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
ozod meaning "free".
Sherpo'lat m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
po'lat meaning "steel, sword".
Sherqobil m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
qobil meaning "able, gifted" or "obedient".
Sherqo'zi m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
qo'zi meaning "lamb".
Sherqurbon m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
qurbon meaning "offering".
Sherrell f & m EnglishVariant of
Cheryl. As a masculine it can occasionally be transferred from the English surname Sherrell.
Sherrinford m EnglishOriginal name of Sherlock Holmes. Sherringford was originally paired with the last name 'Hope'. It was then changed to Sherrinford Holmes, this was then discarded for Sherlock Holmes. It is now used to refer to the proposed elder brother of Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes.
Sherrod m EnglishVariant of
Sherrard. Americanized form of French Cherot 'wagoner' (see Shero). This is the name of Ohio senator Sherrod Brown, as well as football figure Sherrod Martin.
Shershod m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
shod meaning "happy".
Shertemir m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
temir meaning "iron".
Shertoyloq m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
toyloq meaning "young foal" or "dear, darling".
Sheru m Indian, HindiDerived from Hindi शेर
(śer) meaning "lion", ultimately of Persian origin (see
Sher). A notable bearer of this name is Saroo Brierley (1981-), an Indian-Australian businessman and author whose birth name was
Sheru.
Sherud m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
ud meaning "lute" or "agarwood root".
Sherxo'ja m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
xo'ja meaning "master".
Sherxon m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
xon meaning "khan".
Sheryigit m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
yigit meaning "young man".
Sherzamin m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
mirza meaning "the Earth" or "earth, soil".
Sherzamon m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
zamon meaning "time, age, period".
Shesha f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Punjabi, Sinhalese, Nepali, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, TamilMEANING - [the remains of flowers or other offerings made to an idol and afterwards distributed amongst the worshippers and attendants (sg. " a garden made of the remains of flowers " ), residue, remainder, conclusion... [
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Sheshai m BiblicalSheshai was a clan of Anakim living in Hebron named for a son of
Anak in the Holy Bible (Numbers 13:22). The clans were driven out of the city by
Caleb (Joshua 15:14) and the Tribe of
Judah (Judges 1:10).
Shesshoumaru m Popular CultureInuYasha's half-brother, Shesshoumaru is a full dog demon in the manga/anime InuYasha. According to the character guide it means "Killing Perfection".
Sheuly f BengaliBengali word for the plant Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, also known as "night-blooming jasmine". Ultimately from Sanskrit
śephāla (शेफाल) via
phāla (फल).... [
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Sheumais m ScotsScots adoption of the vocative case of
Seumas due to mistaking it for the nominative case.
Sheva f Popular CultureThis name is used by the fictional character in the Japanese video game series "Resident Evil".
Shevah m HebrewFrom the Hebrew word שֶׁבַח (shévakh) "Praise; appreciation, raise in value".
Shevardena m Georgian (Archaic)Derived from Georgian შევარდენი
(shevardeni), which is a variant of the Georgian noun შავარდენი
(shavardeni) meaning "falcon" as well as "hawk".... [
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