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Saengphet f & m Thai, Lao
Alternate transcription of Sengphet.

Safir f & m Turkish
Turkish form of Sapphire.

Şahar f & m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Sahar.

Səhər f & m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Sahar.

Sakula f & m Korean
From Korean Hangul 사쿠라 (sakula) meaning "cherry blossom", making it the Korean cognate of Sakura.

Šalamon m Slovene
Slovene form of Solomon.

Samos m Ancient Greek
This name was borne by a Macedonian lyric and epigrammatic poet of the late 3rd century BC.

Sanggyai m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan སངས་རྒྱས (see Sangye).

Sanjina f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sanjin.

Saræ f Ossetian
Ossetian form of Sara.

Saulis m Latvian (Rare)

Sawssen f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Sawsan (chiefly Tunisian).

Scaria m Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Malayalam form of Zachariah, borrowed from Portuguese Zacarias. Used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians.

Sendra f Jewish, Hebrew, Yiddish
Feminine form of Sender, possibly making it the Yiddish form of Sandra, Alexandra, or Aleksandra.

Seng m & f Lao
Means "light" in Lao.

Shatasha f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular prefix Sha with the name Tasha.

Shimona f Hebrew, Yiddish
Feminine form of Shimon, possibly making it the Hebrew form of Simeona, Simona, or Simone 1.

Signė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Signe.

Signija f Latvian
Latvian variant of Signe.

Silam f & m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "peace" in Amharic.

Sìlis f Scottish Gaelic
Variant of Sìleas.

Silvijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Silvius.

Sion m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Judeo-Anglo-Norman form of Zion.

Skaistis m Lithuanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Skaistė.

Skaria m Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Malayalam form of Zachariah, borrowed from Portuguese Zacarias. Used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians.

Snezhan m Bulgarian (Rare)
Masculine form of Snezhana.

Sofiýa f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Sofia.

Sofiya f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Sofia.

Sofon m Medieval Russian
Russian variant of Sofoniya. Technically, this name can also be the Russian form of the ancient Greek name Sophon, but that particular etymology seems to be quite rare in the Russian context.

Sofya f Turkish, Uyghur
Turkish and Uyghur form of Sofia.

Solomón m Spanish
Spanish form of Solomon.

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

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).

Soosairaj m Indian (Christian), Tamil
Tamil form of Joseph, used by Christians.

Sophorn m & f Thai, Khmer
Alternate transcription of Sophon (see second user-submitted name).

Sopon m & f Thai, Khmer
Alternate transcription of Sophon (see second user-submitted name).

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

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

Suleman m Arabic, Urdu, Amharic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic سليمان (see Sulayman), as well as the Urdu, Amharic and Indonesian form.

Suphankanlaya f History
Of uncertain etymology. This was the name of a 16th-century Thai princess who was a queen consort of King Bayinnaung of Myanmar.

Sureyya f Turkish (Anglicized)
Variant of Süreyya.

Suriyothai f History
This was the name of a royal queen consort during the 16th century Ayutthaya period of Siam (now Thailand). 'Her given name Suriyothai สุริโยทัย means "dawn". It is a compound of Suriya, from Sanskrit surya सूर्य "sun", through Prakrit derived Tamil word சூரிய (Suriya); plus Uthai from udaya उदय "rising", again Prakrit derived Tamil உதய (Uthaya).'

Suryanarayana m Indian, Telugu
From Sanskrit सूर्य (sū́rya) meaning "sun" combined with the given name Narayana. This is another name for the Hindu god Surya.

Susamma f Indian (Christian, Rare), Malayalam
Malayalam form of Susanna, borrowed from Portuguese Susana. Used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians.

Svami m & f Indian, Hindi
Derived from Hindi svāmī (स्वामी) meaning "master, lord, owner," from Sanskrit svāmin (स्वामिन्), used as an honorific title for yogis initiated into the religious monastic order in Hinduism.

Synnove f Swedish (Anglicized, Rare), Norwegian (Anglicized, Rare)
Form of Synnøve or Synnöve, mostly used outside of Scandinavia.

Syrah f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sarah.... [more]

Tantawan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thantawan.

Tariela f & m Nigerian

Tatiyana f Uzbek
Variant of Tatyana.

Tereso m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Catalan
Masculine form of Teresa.

Thanthullu m Indian (Rare)

Thantzin m & f Burmese
Combination of Thant and Zin.

Therthia f Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Malayalam form of Theresa, borrowed from Portuguese Teresa. Used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians.

Thordis f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Modern form of Þórdís.

Thresia f Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Malayalam form of Theresa, borrowed from Portuguese Teresa. Used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians.

Thressiamma f Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Form of Theresa used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians.

Thresyamma f Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Form of Theresa used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians.

Tiale f & m Korean
From Korean Hangul 티아레 (tiale) meaning "Tiare flower" (specifically referring to the species Gardenia taitensis), making it the Korean cognate of Tiare.

Tihare f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Tjandra m & f Indonesian
Older spelling of Candra based on Dutch orthography.

Tou m Vietnamese

Trịnh f & m Vietnamese

Truc m & f Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Variant of Trúc used outside of Vietnam.

Tumas m Arabic, Somali
Arabic form of Thomas.

Tuulo m & f Finnish, Estonian
Variant or masculine form of Tuuli and Tuulikki.

Tuyet f & m Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Variant of Tuyết used outside of Vietnam.

Uilani f & m Hawaiian (Anglicized)
Variant of Uʻilani.

Ukki m Finnish (Rare)

Ulku f & m Turkish (Anglicized)
Variant of Ülkü used outside of Turkey.

Umesuke m & f Japanese (Rare)
From Ume combined with 助 (suke) meaning "assist".... [more]

Urdunna f Arabic
Feminine form of Urdunn.

Urshita f Indian, Hindi
Derived from Hindi उर्शिता (urshita) meaning "firm" and "determined". Translates to "spiritual" and "intuitive" in English.

Usmon m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Uthman.

Utsman m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Uthman.

Vaclova f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vaclovas.

Valerita f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Valeria.

Valyantsina f Belarusian
Variant transliteration of Валянціна (see Valiantsina).

Varughese m Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Short form of Geevarughese.

Ven f & m English
Short form of Vena, Venice, Venicia, Venetia, Vanessa, Veronica, Veronique, Venus, Venustus, Venustian, and other names beginning with or otherwise containing ven-.

Vénuste m French (African), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Venustus.

Victorita f Spanish
Diminutive of Victoria.

Vilmita f Spanish
Diminutive of Vilma.

Vitório m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Victorius. A notable bearer of this name was Vitório Maria de Sousa Coutinho, a Portuguese prime minister in 1835.

Whetu f & m Maori (Anglicized)
Variant of Whetū.

Willowe f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Willow.

Xavièra f Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon feminine form of Xavièr and Provençal feminine form of Xavier.

Xhulieta f Albanian
Albanian form of Juliet.

Xinai f Chinese
From Chinese 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul" or 新 (xīn) meaning "fresh, new" combined with 艾 (ài) meaning "sagebrush, wormwood" or 爱 (ài) meaning "love, affection"... [more]

Yagmur f & m Turkish (Anglicized)
Variant of Yağmur.

Yahiya m & f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Persian, Turkish
Variant or feminine form of Yahya.

Yamad m Chechen
Possibly a Chechen form of Ahmad. This claim requires research.

Yasamim f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian یاسمین (see Yasamin).

Yasamina f Punjabi
Derived from Punjabi ਯਾਸਮੀਨ (yāsamīna) meaning "jasmine", making it the Punjabi form of Yasmin.

Yashue m Theology (Arabized)
Form of Yeshua used by Arabic-speaking Jews. Arabic-speaking Christians instead use يسوع (Yasu') to refer to Jesus Christ, while Muslims use عيسى ('Isa), the form in the Quran.

Yasmín f Spanish
Variant of Yasmin.

Yazmín f Spanish
Variant of Yasmin.

Yehiya m & f Arabic, Uyghur
Uyghur masculine and feminine form of Yahya, as well as an alternate transcription of Arabic يحيى (see Yahya) or يحيى (see Yahiya).

Yeremya m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Jeremiah.

Yesmin f Arabic, Hebrew, Urdu, Bengali
Bengali form of Yasmin, as well as an alternate transcription of Arabic يسمين, Hebrew יסמין, or Urdu یسمین (see Yasmin).

Yildiz f Turkish (Anglicized)
Variant of Yıldız.

Yohannan m Ancient Aramaic
Aramaic form of Yochanan.

Yonan m Assyrian, Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Syriac form of John, used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians in the Indian state of Kerala.

Yong-Soo m Korean
Means "water" in Korean.

Yoshieko f & m Japanese
From Yoshie combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]

Ysabelo m Spanish (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Spanish, Filipino
Masculine form of Ysabel.

Yuliet f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Juliet.

Yuseph m Filipino (Rare), Indian (Rare)
Form of Yusuf (see Joseph).

Zakariaa m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zakariyya chiefly used in Morocco.

Zenons m Latvian
Latvian form of Zenon.