All Submitted Names

Soresh m Indian
Variant of Suresh.

Soreuyllita f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Solbellida.

Sorgalim f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Milagros spelled backwards.

Sorghaghtani f Medieval Mongolian
Possibly deriving in part from the Mongolian element ᠦᢈᠢᠨ okhin ("girl"). Name borne by a powerful Mongol noblewoman, who was posthumously honoured as an empress of the Yuan dynasty.

Sorghey f Manx
Manx form of Sorcha. This name was traditionally Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Sarah.

Sorgog m & f Mongolian
Means "watchful, alert" in Mongolian.

Sorgul f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish sor meaning "red" and gula meaning "rose".

So-ri f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Sori.

Sori f English (Rare)

Sori f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sore.

Sori f & m Korean
From native Korean 소리 (sori) meaning "sound; voice, tone." It can also be written with hanja, combining a so hanja, like 笑 meaning "laughter," 昭 meaning "bright," 沼 meaning "nail; pond; marsh" or 素 meaning "origin; foundation, basis," with a ri hanja, such as 利 meaning "benefit, advantage" or 里 meaning "village."

Soriah f English (Rare), Caribbean

Soriana f Romanian (Rare)

Sorianna f American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Sorica f Romanian (Archaic)
Derived from Romanian soră "sister".

Soriety f English (American, Rare)

Soriina f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sorîna.

Sorika f South African

Sorilda f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Sarilda.

Sørin m Faroese
Faroese form of Søren.

Sørina f Danish
Feminine form of Søren.

Sorîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Sørina.

Sorina f Afrikaans

Sorinah f Romanian
Means "strict" or "stern"

Sørine f Danish
Danish feminine form of Søren.

Sorinel m Romanian
Diminutive of Sorin.

Sorita f Romanian
Derived from Romanian soră "sister".

Soritha f Indian

Soriya f & m Khmer
Means "sun" in Khmer.

Sorja f Finnish (Rare)
Variant Sorea, meaning "graceful" in Finnish.

Sorka f Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Зорка (see Zorka).

Sorĸaĸ f & m Greenlandic
Means "baleen, whalebone" in Greenlandic.

Sorkhaqtani f Medieval Mongolian

Sorkunde f Basque
Basque equivalent of Concepción.

Sorla f Greenlandic
Variant of "Sorlak".

Sorlak f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Sordlak.

Sorlannguaq f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Sordlánguaĸ.

Sorle f & m Ogoni
Khana for "there's time" (as in, you have time to do something)... [more]

Sørli m Faroese
Faroese form of Sǫrli.

Sǫrli m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of Sarilo. This is the name of the main character in the story Sǫrla þáttr, found in the Flateyjarbók manuscript.

Sorlingue m Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Sormeh f Persian
Means "kohl" in Persian.

Sorn m & f Khmer

Sørna f Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Søren.

Sorniabari f & m Ogoni
Means "when it pleases God" in Khana, (when it pleases God for him to do something, like "God's time")... [more]

Sorniza f Bulgarian (Germanized)
Variant transcription of Зорница (see Zornitsa).

Sorong m & f Indigenous Taiwanese

Soronto m Literature
A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien. Soronto was a Númenorean nobleman of the royal lineage of Númenor or House of Elros, the grandson of Tar-Meneldur and son of Ailinel, sister of Tar-Aldarion... [more]

Soroosh m Persian
Means "messenger angel" in Persian.

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

Sorospen f Basque
Basque equivalent of Spanish Socorro.

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

Sorpheny f Khmer
Means "beautiful" in Khmer.

Sorrelia f English (Rare)
Elaboration on Sorrel adding the suffix -lia.

Sorrell m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sorrell. The most notable bearer is the actor Sorrell Booke (1930-1994) best known for playing the corrupt local functionary Boss Hogg on the American television series 'The Dukes of Hazzard' (1979-1985).

Sorrell f English (Rare)
Variant of Sorrel.

Sorrelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Sorrel.

Sorry-for-sin m English (Puritan)
Referring to repentance.

Sors m Roman Mythology
Means "fortune, fate" in Latin. In Roman mythology, Sors was a god of luck and the supposed son of Fortuna.

Sorsha f Popular Culture
The name of a character in Ron Howard's movie "Willow" (1988). In it, she is a princess, the daughter of the evil Queen Bavmorda. She ends up betraying her mother to serve the cause of good. George Lucas, who wrote the story for the movie, may have based Sorsha's name on either Sorcha or Saoirse.

Sorta f Batak
Means "sweet, friendly, courteous, polite" in Batak.

Soruba f Tamil

Sôrúne m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Søren.

Sôrut m Greenlandic
Variant of Sôrúne.

Sorut m Thai

Sorya f & m Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សូរិយា (see Soriya).

Søs f Danish
Diminutive of Søster.... [more]

Sos m Armenian

Sosaidh f Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Susie.

Sosamma f & m Indian

Sosána f Hungarian
Hungarian variant of Shoshana.

Sosander m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sosandros.

Sosandra f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Sosandros. This is an alleged epithet of a Greek goddess known from a statue erected on the Akropolis. It has been suggested that Sosandra may have been an epithet of Aphrodite, Hera, Hestia or Demeter.

Sosandros m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with Greek ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man".

Sósanna f Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Susannah.

Sosanna f Greek, Greek (Cypriot)

Soscha f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Dutch and German variant of Shosha.

Só:se m Mohawk
Mohawk form of Joseph.

Sose f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek σως (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded". In Greek mythology this was the name of a prophetic Oreiad or Naiad nymph of Arcadia (a southern region of Greece). According to one account she was the mother of the god Pan by Hermes.

Sosefina f Tongan, Chuukese
Tongan and Chuukese form of Josephine.

Sōseki m Japanese (Rare)
Pen name of author Natsume Sōseki, real name Natsume Kin'nosuke.

Soseowon f Korean

Sosfen m Old Church Slavic
Old Church Slavic form of Sosthenes.

Sosha f Jewish, Yiddish, Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Shosha. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch television presenter Sosha Duysker (b. 1991).

Soshito m Japanese

Sosi f Armenian
Means "palm tree" in Armenian.

Sosia f Italian (Rare), Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Sosius.

Sosias m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded".

Sosibios m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun βίος (bios) meaning "life".

Sosibius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sosibios.

Sosicles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sosikles.

Sosicrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sosikrates. A known bearer of this name is the Greek historian Sosicrates of Rhodes (2nd century BC).

Sosie f English
Meaning uncertain. Actors Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick used it for their daughter Sosie Bacon (1992-). It was perhaps inspired by French sosie "lookalike", derived from Latin Sosia, the name of a character in Plautus' play 'Amphitryon', itself from Greek Σωσίας (Sosias) meaning "savior" from σως (sos) "safe, whole, unwounded" (compare Sostrate, Sose)... [more]

Sosikles m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Sosikrateia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Sosikrates.

Sosikrates m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun κράτος (kratos) meaning "power".... [more]

Sosin f Kurdish
Means "lily, tulip" in Kurdish.

Sosipater m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical Latin
Latinized form of Sosipatros. This is the name of a Greek man from the New Testament.

Sosipatr m Medieval Russian, Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Sosipatros, possibly via its latinized form Sosipater.

Sosipatra f Ancient Greek, Romanian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sosipatros. This name was borne by the Greek philosopher Sosipatra of Ephesus (4th century AD).

Sosipatre m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Sosipatros. A known bearer of this name was the Georgian politician and diplomat Sosipatre Asatiani (1872-1971).

Sosipatros m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with either the Greek adjective πατρός (patros) meaning "of the father" or the Greek noun πατρίς (patris) meaning "of one's fathers" as well as "fatherland".... [more]

Sosipatru m Romanian (Rare), Biblical Romanian
Romanian form of Sosipater.

Sosiphanes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with Greek φανής (phanes) meaning "appearing" (see Theophanes).... [more]

Sosiphron m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with either the Greek noun φρόνις (phronis) meaning "prudence, wisdom" or the Greek verb φρονέω (phroneo) meaning "to think" as well as "to be minded"... [more]

Sosipolis m Greek Mythology
A son of the goddess Eileithyia. From Ancient Greek sôzô meaning "savior" and polis meaning "city".

Sosippos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".... [more]

Sosippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sosippos.

Sosistratos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun στρατός (stratos) meaning "army".

Sosistratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sosistratos. This name was borne by two eponymous archons of Athens, the earliest of which lived in the 5th century BC.

Sositheos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god".... [more]

Sositheus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sositheos. This name was borne by a Greek tragic poet from the 3rd century BC.

Sosiua m Tongan
Tongan form of Joshua.

Sosius m Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was possibly derived from Greek σως (sos) "safe, whole, unwounded".

Sosja f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant of Shosha and Sosya.

Soska m Georgian

Soslænbeg m Ossetian
Ossetian form of Soslanbek.

Soslænbek m Ossetian
Variant transcription of Soslanbek.

Soslanbek m Ossetian
From the given name Soslan combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Soso f Greek
Diminutive of Sotiria.

Sosryque m Caucasian Mythology
East Circassian (Kabardian) form of Sosruko.

Sossia f Ancient Roman
Variant of Sosia. Sossia was one of the Vestal Virgins.

Sossity f English (American, Rare)
From the English word society. This name was created for the song "Sossity: You’re a Woman" by the band Jethro Tull.

Sosten m Serbian
Serbian name for the apostle Sosthenes.

Sostene m Corsican (Rare, Archaic)
Corsican form of Sosthenes.

Sóstenes m Spanish
Spanish form of Sosthenes.

Søster f Danish
This is the Danish word for "sister" and was mostly used back before the 1900s I'd say.

Sosthène m French
French form of Sosthenes.

Sosthenes m Ancient Greek, Biblical
Means "safe in strength", derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun σθένος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength".... [more]

Sostitza f Medieval Basque
Variant of Saustitza.

Sostrata f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latin form of Sostrate. Niccolò Machiavelli used this name in his play 'La Mandragola' (1518).

Sostratos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Contracted form of Sosistratos. Notable ancient Greek bearers of this name include the famous merchant Sostratos of Aegina (6th century BC) and the sculptor Sostratos of Chios (5th century BC).

Sostratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sostratos. A known bearer of this name was Sostratus of Cnidus, an ancient Greek architect and engineer from the 3rd century BC.

Sōsuke m Japanese
This name can combine 颯 (satsu, sou, sa'.to) meaning "quick, sound of the wind, sudden," 聡 (sou, sato.i, mimizato.i) meaning "fast learner, wise," 奏 (sou, kana.deru) meaning "complete, play music, speak to a ruler," 創 (shou, sou, kizu, kezu.shigeru, tsuku.ru, haji.meru) meaning "genesis, hurt, injury, originate, start, wound" or 蒼 (sou, ao.i) meaning "blue, pale" with 介 (kai, suke) meaning "concern oneself with, jammed in, mediate, shellfish," 佑 (u, yuu, tasu.keru, suke) meaning "assist, help" or 輔 (fu, ho, tasuke.ru, suke) meaning "help."... [more]

Sosya f Jewish (Russified), Yiddish (Russified), Russian (Rare)
Russian Jewish diminutive of Shoshana/Susanna as well as a regular Russian variant of Zosya.

Šóta m Sioux
From the Lakota šóta (shoh'-lah) meaning "smoke".

Sota m & f Finnish (Rare)
Means "war" in Finnish.

Sotaro m Japanese

Sotear f & m Khmer
Means "compassionate, generous" in Khmer.

Soter m Ancient Greek, Croatian, Polish
Derived from the Greek noun σωτήρ (soter) meaning "saviour, deliverer, preserver". This name was often used as an epithet, for both gods (such as Zeus and Apollo) and real-life rulers, such as Ptolemy I Soter of Egypt (4th century BC) and Antiochus I Soter of the Seleucid Empire (3rd century BC).... [more]

Sotera f Spanish (Mexican), Filipino
Feminine form of Sotero.

Soteria f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun σωτηρία (soteria) meaning "salvation, deliverance, preservation".... [more]

Soteridas m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Soter" in Greek, derived from the name Soter combined with ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Soteris f & m Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Soter or Soterios as well as a rare male variant of Soterios.... [more]

Soterius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Soterios. This was the baptismal name of the 2nd-century pope Soter.

Sotero m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Soter.

Soterraña f Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "subterranean" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary La Virgen de la Soterraña and Nuestra Señora de la Soterraña, meaning "The Virgin of the Subterranean" and "Our Lady of the Subterranean" respectively... [more]

Sotha m Khmer
From soth, meaning "pure" in Khmer.

Sothea m & f Khmer
Means "nectar, juice" or "light, radiant" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit सुधा (sudha).

Sothear m & f Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សុធា (see Sothea).

Sotheara f Khmer
Means "sweet flower" in Khmer.

Sothis f Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of Sopdet.

Sothyam m Khmer (Rare)

Sotia f Greek (Cypriot)
Short form of Sotiria. A known bearer was the Greek lyricist Sotia Tsotou (1942-2011), who was born Sotiria.

Sotir m Albanian, Serbian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant of Sotiris.

Sotir m Greek
Modern Greek form of Soter.

Sotirakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Sotirios and Sotiris, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis)... [more]

Sotiraq m Albanian
Albanian form of Sotirakis. Unlike the original Greek name, the Albanian form is used as an official name on birth certificates.

Sotiriy m Russian
Russian form of Sotiris.

Sotoda f Dari Persian
Dari Persian form of Sotoudeh (which is a Persian name meaning "blessed").

Sotona m Theology
Croatian form of Satan.

Sotonte m Ijaw
Means "Heaven/God has decided"

Sotsai m & f Thai
Means "bright, clear, cheerful, lively" in Thai.

Sotudeh f Persian
Means "praised, blessed" in Persian

Sou m Japanese
From Japanese 崇 (sou) meaning "adore", 壮 (sou) meaning "big, large", 双 (sou) meaning "set of two, pair, couple, double", 創 (sou) meaning "genesis", 奏 (sou) meaning "to play (music)", 爽 (sou) meaning "bright; clear", 想 (sou) meaning "thought, idea, concept", 操 (sou) meaning "chastity", 総 (sou) meaning "general, overall, total", 綜 (sou) meaning "arrange threads for weaving", 聡 (sou) meaning "intelligent, clever, bright", 草 (sou) meaning "herb", 蒼 (sou) meaning "blue, green", 装 (sou) meaning "dress, clothes, attire", 霜 (sou) meaning "frost", 慥 (sou) meaning "sincere, earnest" or 颯 (sou) meaning "the sound of the wind"... [more]

Soua f Japanese
From Japanese 蒼 (sou) meaning "blue, green" combined with 鴉 (a) meaning "crow, raven". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Soubael m Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Shubael, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Soubaya m Mauritian Creole
Variant of Soupaya.

Soubi m Japanese

Soucique f Jèrriais (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Jèrriais soucique "marigold". This is a newly coined coined name, intended as a Jèrriais equivalent of Marigold.

Souconna f Celtic Mythology
Souconna is a Celtic goddess, the deity of the river Saône at Chalon-sur-Saône, to whom epigraphic invocation was made.

Soude f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سوده (see Soudeh).

Soufia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Safiyyah.

Soufian m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Sufyan chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Soufiane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Sufyan chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Soufìo f Provençal
Provençal form of Sophie.

Soufjan m Arabic (Germanized, Rare)
Germanized form of Sufyan.

Sougand f Persian
Means "oath" in Persian.

Sougo m Japanese
From Japanese 奏 (sou) meaning "to play (music)" combined with 伍 (go) meaning "five". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Souha f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سها (see Suha).

Souhaib m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic صهيب (see Suhaib) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Souhail m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهيل (see Suhail) chiefly used in North Africa.

Souhaila f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهيلة (see Suhaila) chiefly used in North Africa.

Souhair f & m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهير (see Suhayr).

Souhayl m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهيل (see Suhail) chiefly used in North Africa.

Souhayla f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهيلة (see Suhaila) chiefly used in North Africa.

Souhei m Japanese
From Japanese 蒼 (sou) meaning "blue, green" combined with 平 (hei) meaning "level; even; flat". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Souheil m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهيل (see Suhail) chiefly used in North Africa.

Souheila f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهيلة (see Suhaila) chiefly used in North Africa.

Souheir f & m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهير (see Suhayr).

Souhila f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Suhaila.

Souichiro m Japanese

Souichirou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Sōichirō.

Souiri m Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the surname Souiri, meaning from the Moroccan city of Essaouira

Souji m Japanese
From Japanese 総 (sou) meaning "all, whole" combined with 司 (shi) meaning "rule, direct", thus "all-directing". Several other kanji combinations exist.

Souk m & f Lao
Means "health, ease, happiness, joy" in Lao.

Souka f Japanese
From Japanese 桑 (sou) meaning "mulberry" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Soukaina f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Sakina chiefly used in Morocco.

Soukayna f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سكينة (see Sakina) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Soukita f Lao
Popular common female name in Laos

Souko f Japanese
From Japanese 霜 (sou) meaning "frost", 蒼 (sou) meaning "blue, green", 颯 (sou) meaning "the sound of the wind", 桑 (sou) meaning "mulberry" or 宗 (sou) meaning "religion" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Souksakhone m & f Lao
From Lao ສຸກ (souk) meaning "health, ease, happiness, joy" and ສາຄອນ (sakhone) meaning "river, sea, ocean".

Souksavanh m & f Lao
From Lao ສຸກ (souk) meaning "health, ease, happiness, joy" and ສະຫວັນ (savanh) meaning "heaven, paradise".

Souky f Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Sukie.

Soul m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Soul. May also be used in reference to the word soul, from Old English sāwol, sāw(e)l, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ziel and German Seele.

Soula f Greek
Diminutive of Athanasoula.

Soulange f Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian)
Variant of Solange.

Soulanjo f Provençal
Provençal form of Solange.

Souleyman m Arabic (Maghrebi), Muslim (Gallicized)
Gallicized transliteration of سليمان (see Sulayman).

Souleymanou m Western African
Form of Sulayman used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.

Souline f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Originally a local form of Soline found in the Poitou-Charentes region of France.

Souline f Arabic (Rare), Arabic (Maghrebi)

Soulougue m French (Cajun), African American, American (South)
Presumably a variant or misreading of the surname Soulouque.... [more]

Soultana f Greek (Modern)
Possibly the Greek form of Sultana.

Soumaïla m Western African
Form of Isma'il used in parts of French-influenced western Africa (particularly Mali).

Soumat m Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Soumaya f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Sumaya.

Soumen m Bengali

Soumia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Sumayya primarily used in Algerian and Moroccan Arabic.

Soumily f Indian (Rare)

Soumita f Indian

Soumya f & m Bengali, Odia, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil
Variant of Saumya.

Soumya f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سمية (see Sumayya) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Soun m Thai
Means "pine" in Thai.

Sounally f Lao (Rare)
Variant of Sounaly.

Soundarya f Hinduism

Soundos f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Sundus, often found in Morocco. A known bearer of this name is Soundos El Ahmadi, a Dutch actress of Moroccan descent.

Soung Th' Rui f Mythology
Pwo Karen form of Phra Mae Thorani.

Sounia f Persian

Souphaphone f Lao
From Lao ສຸພາ (soupha) meaning "beautiful, pleasant, agreeable" and ພອນ (phone) meaning "blessing".

Souphavanh f & m Lao
From Lao ສຸພາ (soupha) meaning "beautiful, pleasant, agreeable" and ວັນ (vanh) meaning "sun, day".

Souphine f Lao

Soura m & f Japanese
From Japanese 宗 (sou) meaning "religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence", 青 (sou) meaning "blue, green", 創 (sou) meaning "genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate", 双 (sou) meaning "pair, set, comparison, counter for pairs", 奏 (sou) meaning "play music, speak to a ruler, complete", 爽 (sou) meaning "refreshing, bracing, resonant, sweet, clear", 想 (sou) meaning "concept, think, idea, thought", 早 (sou) meaning "early, fast" or 蒼 (sou) meaning "blue" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "gauze, thin silk, arrange, spread out", 良 (ra) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled", 空 (ra) meaning "sky", 楽 (ra) meaning "music, comfort, ease", 麗 (ra) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent" or 来 (ra) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become"... [more]

Sourabh m Indian, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Saurabh.

Sourav m Indian, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Saurabh.

Sourena m Persian
Derived from the ancient persian general sourena.... [more]

Souriel m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Zuriel, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Sourik m Bengali
Means "ray of sun", "love" or "dependent".

Souriya m Lao
Means "sun" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit सूर्य (surya).

Sourkea m & f Khmer
Means "heaven" in Khmer.

Sourmelina f Literature
Sourmelina Zizmo is a character in Middlesex, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Jeffrey Eugenides published in 2002. The name was apparently created by the author of the novel.... [more]

Sous m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Soos. This was the name of a semi-mythological king of Sparta, who is thought to have lived in the 9th century BC.

Sousarion m Ancient Greek
Meaning uncertain. This name should be a compound name, of which the first element might be the Greek noun σοῦς (sous) meaning "upward motion" or the Greek noun σοῦσον (souson) meaning "lily"... [more]

Sousuke m Japanese
Variant transcription of Sōsuke.

Soutaro m Japanese
Variant transcription of Sotaro.

Soutarou m Japanese
From Japanese 繰 (sou) meaning "winding, reel, spin, turn (pages), look up, refer to", 桑 (sou) meaning "mulberry", 宗 (sou) meaning "religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence", 庄 (sou) meaning "level, in the country, manor, village, hamlet", 曾 (sou) meaning "once, before, formerly, ever, never, ex-", 創 (sou) meaning "genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate", 双 (sou) meaning "pair, set, comparison", 壮 (sou) meaning "robust, manhood, prosperity", 奏 (sou) meaning "play music, complete", 爽 (sou) meaning "refreshing, bracing, resonant, sweet, clear", 宋 (sou) meaning "dwell", 惣 (sou) meaning "all", 想 (sou) meaning "concept, think, idea, thought", 操 (sou) meaning "maneuver, manipulate, operate, steer, chastity, virginity, fidelity", 相 (sou) meaning "inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy", 総 (sou) meaning "general, whole, all, full, total", 綜 (sou) meaning "rule, synthesize", 聡 (sou) meaning "wise, fast learner", 草 (sou) meaning "grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft", 荘 (sou) meaning "villa, inn, cottage, feudal manor, solemn, dignified", 蒼 (sou) meaning "blue", 壯 (sou) meaning "big, large, robust, name of tribe", 滄 (sou) meaning "ocean", 艸 (sou) meaning "grass, plants" or 颯 (sou) meaning "sudden, quick, sound of the wind", 多 (ta) meaning "many, much", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" or 大 (ta) meaning "big, great" combined with 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" or 郎 (rou) meaning "son"... [more]

Southern m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Southern.

Southworth m English
From the surname Southworth

Souto m Japanese
From Japanese 颯 (sou) meaning "the sound of wind" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Souvankham m & f Lao
From Lao ສຸວັນ (souvan) meaning "gold, yellow" and ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".

Souvanna f & m Lao
Means "gold, yellow" in Lao.

Sou'wester m English (British, Rare), Obscure
From the English noun sou'wester, a contracted form of southwester which refers to a strong wind that blows from the southwest and brings warm air from the tropics to the British Isles, often causing rain as it cools while passing over the sea... [more]

Souyoung f Korean
Souyoung Park is a Korean author.

Souzane f Walloon
Walloon form of Susanna.

Souzi f Greek
Diminutive of Soultana.

Souzie f Walloon
Walloon form of Suzy.

Souzy f Greek
Diminutive of Soultana.

Sovaia f Fijian
Fijian form of Sophia.

Söván f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian variant of Sovann.

Sovan m & f Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សុវណ្ណ (see Sovann).

Sovannara f Khmer
From the Khmer សុវណ្ណ (sovann) meaning "gold".

Sovannareth m Khmer
Variant of Sovannarith.

Sovannarith m Khmer
From Khmer សុវណ្ណ (sovan) meaning "gold" and រឹទ្ធិ (rith) meaning "power, might, prosperity".

Sovanndary f Khmer
Means "golden star" in Khmer.

Sovannmealea f Khmer
Means "golden garlend, wreath, line" in Khmer.

Sovay f Popular Culture
Probably corruption of Sophie or Sylvie.

Sovbika f Chechen
Meaning unknown; the second element is derived from Turkic bika meaning "lady, girl".

Søvei f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Solveig recorded in Telemark.

Sovereign f & m English (Modern)
From the English word, both a noun meaning "monarch" and an adjective meaning "predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount" or "having supreme power", which is derived from Vulgar Latin *superanus "chief" (ultimately from Latin super "over") via Old French... [more]

Soviet Russia m Obscure
From the name of the communist state that spanned Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

Şövkət m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Shawkat

Şövqi m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Shawqi.

Sowena f Cornish (Modern)
Derived from Cornish sowena "success, prosperity, welfare". This is a modern Cornish name.

Sowenna f Cornish (Modern)
Variant of Sowena.

Sowmya f Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil
Variant of Saumya.

Sowndharya f Indian

So-Won f Korean
From Sino-Korean 消 (so) meaning "to disappear, to vanish" combined with 元 (won) meaning "first, original". Other hanja combinations are possible.

Sowry f Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Early Anglicization of Sorcha.

Sowunmi m Yoruba, African
Means "the sorcerer is attractive to me" in Yoruba.

Sǫxólfr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Sǫxulfr.

Sǫxulfr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of saxar "Saxons" and ulfr "wolf".

Soy m Dutch (Rare)
This name is best known for being the name of the Dutch actor Soy Kroon (b. 1995). He stated in a 2008 interview with the regional newspaper Eindhovens Dagblad that he was named after his father (who is named Jos), but in a creative way... [more]

Soyan m Khakas
Means "Tuvan" in Khakas.

So-yang f Korean
From Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" or 少 (so) meaning "little, young, few" combined with 陽 (yang) meaning "sun". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Soyaphi m Tsonga
Means "where will we go?" in Xitsonga.

Søybiǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Sǽbiǫrn.

Söýeg m Turkmen
Possibly from the Turkmen söýgi meaning "love".

Söyembikä f Tatar
Meaning unknown. This is the name of Söyembikä of Kazan, a Tatar ruler and a national hero of Tatarstan.

So-yeon f Korean
From Sino-Korean 昭 "bright, luminous; illustrious" and 姸 "beautiful".

So-yeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 昭 "bright, luminous; illustrious" and 映 "project; reflect light".

Søygæirr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Sǽgæirr.

Soygul f Uzbek
Derived from soy meaning "valley" or "valley stream" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Soyhan m & f Turkish
Means "noble-descended" in Turkish.

So-yi f Korean

Soyica f African American (Rare)

Soyini f African American, Caribbean (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This is the middle name of American politician Ayanna Pressley (1974-), who has claimed it means "richly endowed" in Swahili.

Soykan m Turkish
"Blue-blooded", "noble khan"

Soyo f Japanese
From Japanese 素 (so) meaning "element" combined with 世 (yo) meaning "world" or 陽 (yo) meaning "light, sun, male". Other kanji combinations are also possible.... [more]

Soyogi f Japanese
From Japanese 草 (so) meaning "grass; straw; thatch", 葉 (yo) meaning "leaf" combined with 木 (gi) meaning "tree; a shrub". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Soyogo f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From 冬青 (soyogo), referring to the type of holly known as 'Ilex pedunculosa' or 'longstalked holly', seemingly a derivation of onomatopoeic word そよ (soyo), referring to something that is rustling or swaying in the wind.... [more]