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Salvian m English
English form of Salvianus. This was the name of a Christian writer from the 5th century AD.

Salviana f Spanish
Feminine form of Salviano

Salviano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Salvianus.

Salvidor m Spanish
Variant of Salvador.

Salvie f Filipino
Diminutive of Salvacion or Salve 2.

Salvien m Medieval French
French form of Salvianus.

Salvije m Croatian
Croatian form of Salvius.

Salvijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Salvius.

Salvín m Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Salvinus.

Salvina f Italian (Rare)
From the Latin salvus, meaning "salvation" (as in 'of the soul').

Salvinas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Salvinus.

Salvinus m Late Roman
Diminutive of Salvius. This was the name of a Frankish saint from the 5th century AD.

Sálvio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Salvius.

Salvita m Spanish
Diminutive of Salvador.

Salvör f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sǫlvǫr.

Salvør f Faroese
Faroese form of Sǫlvǫr.

Sálvora f Galician (Modern, Rare)
After the island of Sálvora, in Galicia. It possibly comes from a Celtic word meaning "salt" or "turbulent waters".

Salvota f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Feminine diminutive of Salvius.

Salwaa f Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic سلوى (see Salwa), as well as the Indonesian form.

Salwator m Polish
Polish form of Salvator.

Salwia f Polish
Polish form of Salvia.

Salwian m Polish
Polish form of Salvianus.

Salwiusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Salvius.

Saly f Bosnian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Sara.

Salyh m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Salih.

Salyvon m Ukrainian
Ukrainian folk form of Silvanus.

Salz f Spanish (European, Rare, Archaic)
From the title of Mary Virgen del Salz ("Virgin of the Willow"). This Marian devotion belongs to the town of Zuera (Spain).

Sam m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Sámr.

Sam m Arabic
Arabic form of Shem. This is the name of one of prophet Noah's sons according to Islam.

Sama- f Japanese
From Japanese 夏 (sama-) meaning "summer" or other kanji pronounced in the same way.... [more]

Samacha m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สมัชชา (see Samatcha).

Səməd m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Samad.

Samadhi f Indian (?), Mexican (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare), Various
From the Sanskrit word समाधि (samādhi) meaning "placing together", from सम (sama) "together" combined with the prefix आ (ā) and धा (dhā) "to place"... [more]

Samaël m Dutch, French
Dutch and French form of Samael.

Samah m & f Indian
Diminutive of Samantha

Samahdi f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Samadhi.

Samaias m Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic)
Variant of Shemaiah. It was recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.

Samaire f English (Modern, Rare)
In the case of American actress Samaire Armstrong (1980-) it is most likely an invented name, though she has claimed it means "dawning sun" in Gaelic: 'My first name is Gaelic and means "dawning sun"... [more]

Samajin m Persian
Persian form of Samuel or Samson.

Sámal m Faroese
Faroese form of Samuel.

Samalasele f Nyakyusa
From the Nyakyusa name for a type of bird.

Samali f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Nepali, Assamese
Means "nosegay, collection of flowers" in Sanskrit.

Samamiel m Biblical
A variant form of Salamiel occuring in the Codex Alexandrinus.

Saman m Sinhalese
Meaans "jasmine" or "union, association" in Sinhalese. This is the name of a Buddhist deity worshipped in Sri Lanka.

Saman f Persian
Short form of the name Yasmin (said Yasmin or Yasaman in farsi), which refers to the jasmine flower. The name is also referenced in the Hafez 'Fal' poem book, popularly used in Persian culture during Nowruz, to tell fortunes, and for picking baby names.

Səməndər m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Samandar.

Samandar m Tajik, Uzbek
Derived from the Persian noun سمندر (samandar) meaning "salamander", which is ultimately of Greek origin.... [more]

Samandarbek m Uzbek (Rare)
Combination of Samandar with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Samandra f English
A modern name combining the popular Samantha with the suffix of andra coming from names such as Alexandra or Cassandra.

Samaneh f Persian
Feminine form of Saman

Samanie f & m Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Most likely a transferred use of the surname Samanie which seems to originate in Houma, Louisiana.

Samanosuke m Japanese
This name can be used as 左馬之介 or 左馬之助 with 左 (sa, sha, hidari) meaning "left", 馬 (ba, uma, uma-, ma) meaning "horse", 之 (shi, oite, kono, kore, no, yuku) meaning "of, this", 介 (kai, suke) meaning "concern oneself with, jammed in, mediate, shellfish" and 助 (jo, suke, su.keru, tasu.karu, tasu.keru) meaning "assist, help, rescue."... [more]

Samantabhadra m Buddhism
Means "universal goodness" from Sanskrit समन्त (samanta) meaning "universal, complete, entire" and भद्र (bhadra) meaning "goodness, happiness, auspiciousness, fortune"... [more]

Samantė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Variant of Samanta.

Samantha m Sinhalese
Means "whole, complete, entire" in Sinhalese, ultimately from Sanskrit समन्त (samanta). It is also sometimes associated with the name of the Buddhist deity Saman.

Samanthe f English (Rare)
Samanthe and its variant spellings, including its most common variant Semanthe, are relatives and possibly predecessors of the name Samantha, which were at their peak use in the 1700s and 1800s in the United States, mainly in New England, though there is also some evidence of Semanthe being used in 1700s England.... [more]

Samanthea f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Samantha.

Samanthia f English (American, Rare)
Elaborated form of Samantha.

Samanthuel f English
Blend of Samantha and Samuel.

Samara f Sanskrit
Samara समरा means - battle, war. It is feminine of समर... [more]

Samaratungga m History
From Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "war, battle, conflict" or "coming together, meeting" combined with तुङ्ग (tuṅga) meaning "lofty, tall, high". This was the name of a 9th-century ruler of Java who oversaw the construction of the Borobudur temple.

Samarbek m Kyrgyz
Combination of Samar with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Samaria f Various, English (Modern), African American (Modern), Spanish (Mexican, Modern, Rare)
From the New Testament place name Samaria, which ultimately comes from the Hebrew verb שָׁמַר (shamar) meaning "to guard, to keep"... [more]

Samariah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Samaria.

Samarinde f Dutch, Literature, Popular Culture
The use of this extremely rare name was inspired by a character from the 1992 book "Ik ook van jou" (English: "I love you too" - the literal translation is "I also of you"), who is featured much more prominently in the 2000 sequel "Ik omhels je met duizend armen" (English: "I embrace you with a thousand arms")... [more]

Samaritan m Obscure
From the word Samaritan, referring to the people of Samaria. In the Bible, Luke 10:25-37 tells the parable of the Good Samaritan, where a Samaritan man helped another man who had been robbed... [more]

Samarra f English (Rare)
Variation of Samara used by bibliophiles in reference to the novel Appointment in Samarra in which Samarra refers to the location in Samarra, Egypt.

Samart m Thai
Alternate transcription of Samat.

Samatha f Indian
Derived from Sanskrit समाधान (samādhāna) "calm, tranquility; concentration" or "unity, joining; equality, justice". This is also a form of Buddhist meditation.

Samatha f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Samantha.

Samatha m Biblical (Hellenized)
Variant transcription of Shama.... [more]

Səmayə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Sumayya.

Samayha f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Samaya.

Samayia f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Samaya.

Sambala f Hausa
Feminine form of Sambali.

Sambice f Iranian (Archaic)
Sambice was a late 5th-century Iranian noblewoman from the Sasanian dynasty, who was the sister-wife of king (shah) Kavad I.

Sambid m Hinduism, Nepali
a form of the word 'Vidya' which means wisdom/knowledge. Sum is a prefix which makes it a positive wisdom, wise, knowledgable person defined as sambid. For further reference, look into a Nepali,Hindi,Sanskrit dictionary.

Sambiria f Medieval Polish, Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Sambor.

Sambit f Uzbek
Uzbek girls' name derived from the name of a type of willow.

Sambo m Afro-American (Slavery-era)
'In its origin the name has no connection with Samuel. The meaning is uncertain, though similar words occur in several African languages, and the name itself was planted in American by African-born slaves.... [more]

Sambór m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Sambor.

Samdrup m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan བསམ་གྲུབ (see Samdup).

Samdup m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan བསམ་གྲུབ (bsam-grub) meaning "fulfillment (of one's desires or wishes)".

Sáme m Greenlandic
Short form of Sámisût.

Samee m & f Urdu, English (Rare)
As an Urdu masculine name, means "one who hears." It is a convention to use either a prefix Abdus or a suffix Ullah along the name, which gives meanings of the servant of All Hearing or hearer of God respectively.... [more]

Sameen m & f Arabic, Persian, Urdu
Arabic variant form (or simplified transcription) of Thameen and Persian and Urdu form of Thameen. Also compare the Arabic feminine name Samina.... [more]

Sameerah f Arabic
Variant transcription of Samira 1.

Sameeya f Arabic
Variant transcription of Samiya.

Sameiro f Portuguese
From the Portuguese title of the Virgin Mary, Nossa Senhora do Sameiro, meaning "Our Lady of Sameiro," venerated at the sanctuary in Espinho in the municipality of Braga in northern Portugal.

Samek m Polish
Diminutive form of Samuel.

Samel m Scots
Scots form of Samuel.

Samela f Literature, English
Likely coined by the English poet Robert Greene in the late sixteenth century for his poem "Samela", Samela is most likely a reworking of Semele.

Sameli m Finnish
Variant of Samuel.

Sameline f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Samuline recorded in Austlandet.

Samella f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Feminized elaboration of Sam 1 or Samuel using the popular name suffix -ella (Compare Samuella/Samuela 1, Samatha and Samellen).

Samenitā f Tongan
Tongan equivalent of Samantha.

Samer m Arabic, Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao
Means "to chat (at night)" in Arabic, from the root سَمَرَ (samara). It can also be used as an alternate transcription of Samir 1, which is of the same origin.

Samer m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Samoe.

Samera f Various
Variant of Samira 1.

Samere m Shona
Shona form of Samuel.

Sameri m Biblical (Hellenized)
Variant transcription of Shimri, as used in 1 Chronicles 11:45.... [more]

Samero m Shona
Shona form of Samuel.

Sameth m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sameth.

Samhail m Irish
Variant of Samuel.

Samhain m & f English (Modern, Rare), Scottish (Modern, Rare)
From Irish and Scottish Gaelic Samhain, referring to the Gaelic festival, marking the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter, which is celebrated on the evening of 31st October and 1st November.

Samhera f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Samira 1.

Sami f English
Variant of Sammy.

Sami f Japanese
From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 望 (mi) meaning "hope, wish, desire", 味 (mi) meaning "flavour", 未 (mi), referring to the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches or 弥 (mi) meaning "universally"... [more]

Sami f Sanskrit
Lord Vishnu name; SkandajitLord Vishnu Wife of Lord Vishnu SomatraLord Vishnu Excelling the Moon SragviLord Vishnu Tulasi Sacred

Samia f Medieval English
Possibly a feminine form of Samson.

Samiah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Samiya as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Samiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 飒 (sà) meaning "the sound of the wind, melancholy" and 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water".

Samie m & f English (American)
Variant of Sammy.

Samie f Albanian
Variant of Samije.

Samiel m Judeo-Catalan
Judeo-Catalan form of Samuel.

Sämiğulla m Tatar
Tatar version of Arabic Samiullah (سمیع اللہ), which means ”Listening to Allah”.

Samiha f Arabic, Bengali
Feminine form of Samih.

Samihah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic سامحة/سميحة (see Samiha), as well as a Malay variant.

Samiiro f Somali
Somali form of Samira 1.

Samije f Albanian
Albanian form of Samiye.

Samika f Hindi
Possibly a Form of Samiksha.

Samila f Hebrew
Hebrew origin meaning "requested of God"... [more]

Samile f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Samila.

Samili f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Samila.

Samilly f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Samili.

Samily f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Samila.

Samilynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Sami and Lynn

Samime f Turkish
Turkish feminine form of Samim.

Saminah f Arabic, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Thamina as well as the Indonesian form.

Samine f Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Samuel. In modern times, this is also considered a variant of Samina.

Samiqa f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Feminine form of Samiq.

Sämirä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Samira 1.

Samirə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Samira 1.

Samirah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic سميرة (see Samira 1), as well as an Indonesian and Malay variant.

Samire f Albanian
Variant of Samira 1.

Samiri m Arabic
Arabic form of Zimri.

Samirou m Japanese
From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 弥 (mi) meaning "universally" combined with 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" or 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Sámisût m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Samson.

Samiyah f Arabic, Indonesian
Arabic variant transcription of Samiya as well as the Indonesian form.

Samiylo m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian folk form of Samuil. A notable bearer was Samiylo Velychko, 17th-18th century Cossack chronicler.

Samiyyan f Arabic
Variant form of Samiya.

Samka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Saloma.

Samkeliso m Swazi
In Swazi culture this means, a gift has been given. In Swaziland, the meaning of names is determined by the circumstances around the birth.

Samko m Czech
Diminutive form of Samuel.

Samlet m Welsh (Rare, Archaic)
The name of an obscure Welsh saint, remembered in the village and parish of Llansamlet in Glamorgan.

Sämm f Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Saara.

Samm m English (Rare)
Variant of Sam 1.

Samma f English (American, Rare)
A feminine form of Sam 1/Sammy

Samma m Biblical
Variant transcription of Shama.... [more]

Sammael m Gnosticism, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Variant of Samael.

Sammantha f English (Rare)
Variant of Samantha.

Samme m West Frisian
Frisian short form of Samuel or a variant of Sanne.

Sammee f & m English
Variant spelling of Sammy.

Sammeer m Muslim
Variant transcription of Samir 1.

Sammel m Scots, Medieval Dutch
Scots and medieval Dutch form of Samuel.

Sammeli m Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Samuli.

Sammer m Muslim
Probably a variant of Samir 1. The spelling might be influenced by the German surname Sammer borne by two famous football players (Klaus and Matthias Sammer, father and son)

Sammir m Arabic
Variant of Samir 1.

Sámmol m Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Samuel.

Sammuel m English
Variant of Samuel.

Sammye f & m English
Alternate spelling of Sammy.

Sammyjo f English
Combination of Sammy and Jo.

Sammylee m Obscure
Combination of Sammy and Lee.

Samoel m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Samuel. This name was borne by eight Catholicoi of Caucasian Iberia: the first lived in the 5th century AD, the last in the 9th century AD.

Samogost m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish sam "alone" (also compare Polish samotny "solitary, lone, lonely"), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic samъ "alone"... [more]

Samojlo m Russian
Russian form of Samuel.

Samomysł m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish sam "alone" (also compare Polish samotny "solitary, lone, lonely"), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic samъ "alone"... [more]

Samonas m History, History (Ecclesiastical)
Hellenized form of Shamuna, which is a name that is likely to be of Semitic origin (e.g. Arabic, Aramaic or Hebrew). Its meaning is as of yet uncertain.... [more]

Samone f American (Rare)
Variant of Simone 1.

Samora f English
Possibly a variant of Samara. It was given to 16 girls born in the United States in 2011.

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

Samoset m Algonquin (Anglicized)
Means "He who walks over much" in Algonquin. This was the name of an Abenaki chief. He was the first Native American to make contact with the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Massachusetts and introduced them to Tisquantum (Squanto).

Samosław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish sam "alone" (also compare Polish samotny "solitary, lone, lonely"), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic samъ "alone"... [more]

Samouil m Greek
Modern Greek form of Samouel (see Samuel).

Sampaguita f Filipino
From Tagalog sampagita meaning "jasmine flower", which may have been derived from the Tagalog phrase sumpa kita meaning "I promise you" or from Spanish champaquita, a diminutive of champaca meaning "champak flower".

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

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

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

Samprina f Greek
Greek form of Sabrina.

Sampsa m Finnish Mythology, Finnish
Finnish variant of Sampson 1. In Finnish mythology Sampsa Pellervoinen was a god of fertility, fields and crops.

Samra f Sanskrit
* Samra / Saamra /Saamara सामरा- accompanied by immortals, accompanied by god. It is feminine of सामर. Here स (sa) means with + अमरा ( amaraa) means immortal... [more]

Samraj m Indian, Tamil
From Sanskrit सम्राज् (samrā́j) meaning "supreme ruler, universal king" (itself from the prefix सम्- (sam-) meaning "altogether" and‎ राज (rāja) meaning "king")... [more]

Samrend m Kurdish
Kurdish Masculine given name, taken from the name of a mountain in Iranian Kurdistan.

Samri m Biblical Latin, Biblical
Form of Shimri used in the Vulgate (Latin Bible) as well as at least one English Bible: the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610).

Samric m English
Variant of Sameric.

Şəms f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Shams.

Samsa m Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Sampsa.

Samsagaz m Literature (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Samwise in The Lord of the Rings, translating "wise" as sagaz.

Samsaon m Guernésiais
Guernésiais form of Samson.

Samsara f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From Pali संसार (saṃsāra) "cycle of existence, endless rebirth, wheel of dharma", a term in Buddhism and Jainism.... [more]

Şəmsi m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Shamsi.

Šamši f Ancient Near Eastern, Ancient Semitic
Old Arabic name meaning "my sun". It was borne by a queen of the Qedar who reigned from 735 to 710 BCE. Her successor was queen Yatie.

Samsiah f Indonesian, Malay
Variant of Syamsiah.

Samsin Halmoni f Korean Mythology
The name of the triple goddess of childbirth and fate in Korean mythology. It is derived from the hanja 三 (sam) meaning "three", 神 (sin) meaning "god, goddess, spirit" and 할머니 (halmoni) meaning "grandmother", an honourific term for goddesses highlighting their wisdom.

Samsiyah f Indonesian, Malay
Variant of Samsiah.

Şəmsiyyə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Shamsiyya.

Samsó m Catalan
Catalan form of Samson.

Samsoden m Filipino, Maranao
Maranao form of Shams al-Din.

Samsodin m Filipino, Maranao, Maguindanao, Indonesian
Maranao, Maguindanao, and Indonesian form of Shams al-Din.

Sámson m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Samson.

Samsón m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Samson.

Samsonas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Samson.

Samsoni m Georgian (Rare)
Form of Samson with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი (-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.

Sam-soon f Korean
Variant transcription of Sam-sun.

Sämssan m Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Samson.

Samsu m Indonesian
Variant of Syamsu.

Samsuddin m Indonesian, Malay, Bengali
Indonesian, Malay and Bengali form of Shams ad-Din.

Samsudin m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay variant of Shams ad-Din.

Samsul m Indonesian, Malay, Bengali
Variant of Shamsul.

Šəmšun m Northeastern Neo-Aramaic
Northeastern Neo-Aramaic form of Samson.

Samtan m & f Tibetan, Ladakhi
Alternate transcription of Tibetan བསམ་གཏན (see Samten).

Samten m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan བསམ་གཏན (bsam-gtan) meaning "meditative concentration, stable attention, awareness", derived from བསམ (bsam) meaning "thought, thinking" and གཏན (gtan) meaning "constant, perpetual"... [more]

Sämu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Samuel.

Samu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 作 (sa) meaning "make, production, prepare, build", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 夏 (sa) meaning "summer", 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 珊 (sa) meaning "coral, centimeter", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, gossamer", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" or 瑳 (sa) meaning "polish, brilliant white luster of a gem, artful smile" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream" or 武 (mu) meaning "military, martial"... [more]

Samual m English
Variant of Samuel.

Samudera m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian form of Samudra.

Samudravarman m Sanskrit, History
From Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra) "sea, ocean" and वर्मन् (varman) "armor, protection". This was the name of a ruler of Kamarupa from 374 to 398 AD.

Samúel m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Samuel.

Samùél m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Samuel.

Samuèl m Provençal
Provençal form of Samuel.

Samu'ela m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian
Older Hawaiian form of Samuel. It appears in the Bible in Hawaiian.

Samuelette f English (Rare)
Extremely rare feminine form of Samuel, created by using the French diminutive suffix -ette.

Samuèli m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Samuel.

Samueli m Sicilian, Sardinian
Sicilian and Sardinian form of Samuele.

Samuelis m Dutch (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare)
From Latin Samuelis, which is the genitive of the third declension of Samuel, the biblical Latin form of the Hebrew name Shemu'el.... [more]

Samuelita f Spanish (Philippines, Rare), Various (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Samuel.

Samuell m English (Rare), African American, Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Samuel.

Samuella f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Mauritian Creole (Rare), Swedish (Archaic), Hungarian
Feminine form of Samuel and Sámuel.

Samuelle f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Quebec)
Feminine form of Samuel.

Samuellu m Corsican
Corsican form of Samuel.

Samuels m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Samuel.

Samuelus m Literature
This was the name of one of the characters in The Cats of Ulthar by H. P. Lovecraft.

Samuila f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Samuil.

Samuilo m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Samuel.

Samulayo m Polynesian Mythology
In the mythology of Fiji, Samulayo is a god or spirit of war and those dead souls who died in battle. He lives in underworld.

Samulina f Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Faroese
Judeo-Anglo-Norman feminine form of Samuel and Faroese form of Samuline.

Samuline f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Samuel.

Sämund m Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish form of Sæmundr.

Sámur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Sámr.

Samus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Samos. This was borne by a Macedonian lyric and epigrammatic poet of the late 3rd century BC.

Samus f Popular Culture
Possibly a variant of the name Samantha that's used in the future.... [more]

Samuu'eel m Somali
Somali form of Samuel.

Samuwil m Quechua
Quechua form of Samuel.

Samuyel m Indian (Rare, ?)
Form of Samuel.

Samuyil m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Samuel.

Samuyӑl m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Samuil.

Samweli m Swahili
Swahili form of Samuel.

Samwell m Literature, Popular Culture
Samwell Tarly is the name of a character from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former.

Samweri m Shona
The Shona version of the Biblical name Samuel.

Samy m French (Modern)
Variant of Sami.

Samya f English (Modern), Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Samiyah.

Samyaza m Ancient Aramaic, Jewish Legend
This is the name of a fallen angel in the Book of Enoch, who is portrayed as the leader of a band of angels called the Watchers that lust after mortal women and become fallen angels.

Samye f English
Variant of Sammy.

Samyr m Haitian Creole, Brazilian, Arabic, Muslim
Variant of Samir 1.

Samzun m Breton
Breton form of Samson. Sant Samzun (known as Saint Samson of Dol in English, born c. late 5th century) is counted among the seven founder saints of Brittany.

San m & f Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish short form of Sander and Sanne.

San f Japanese
This name is used as 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three."... [more]

San m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဆန်း (see Hsan).

Səna f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Sana.

Sana f Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Hinduism, Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Nepali, Sinhalese
Name- Sana Sanaa सना... [more]

Sanabil f Arabic
Means "ears (of crop)" in Arabic.

Sanae f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سناء (see Sanaa) chiefly used in Morocco.

Sanaé f French (Modern), Belgian
Comes from the popularity of the name Sana, can also come from the trend of Japanese first names therefore from Sanae.

Sanah f English, Arabic
Variant of Sana.

Sanai f African American
Variant of Sanaa.

Sanaka f Japanese
From Japanese 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 南 (na) meaning "south" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Sanaka m Hinduism
Means "old, ancient" in Sanskrit. In Hindu mythology this is the name of one of the four Kumaras, a group of child sages who are the firstborn sons of the god Brahma.

Sanamgul f Uzbek
Derived from sanam meaning "beauty, beautiful woman", which is also the name of a classical Uyghur music genre, and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Sanamoy f Uzbek
Derived from sanam meaning "beauty, beautiful woman", which is also the name of a classical Uyghur music genre, and oy meaning "moon".

Sananda f & m Hindi, Bengali, Hinduism
Derived from Sanskrit आनन्द (ananda) meaning "happiness, bliss". In Shaiva tradition, this name belongs to one of the four sages created by the god Brahma... [more]

Sanandana m Hinduism
Means "ever-joyful" from Sanskrit सन (sana) meaning "long-lasting, perpetual" and नन्दन (nandana) meaning "glad, joyful". In Hindu mythology this is the name of one of the four Kumaras, a group of child sages who are the firstborn sons of the god Brahma.

Sanatana m Hinduism
Means "eternal, everlasting" in Sanskrit. In Hindu mythology this is the name of one of the four Kumaras, a group of child sages who are the firstborn sons of the god Brahma.

Sanatkumara m Hinduism
Means "ever-young" from Sanskrit सन (sana) meaning "long-lasting, perpetual" and कुमार (kumāra) meaning "boy, son, prince"... [more]

Sanatruk m Ancient Armenian, Armenian
Borrowed from an Old Iranian language. The name of an Armenian king in the 1st century AD.

Sanaullah m Arabic
Means "praise of God", derived from Arabic sana "praise" combined with Allah "God".

Sanç m Provençal
Provençal form of Sanctius.

Sança f Provençal
Provençal form of Sancha. This was the native name of Sanchia of Provence (c. 1228-1261), third daughter of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence and a daughter-in-law of John, King of England; she was described as being "of incomparable beauty".

Sanceline f Medieval French
Medieval French diminutive of Sancia.

Sanchai m Thai
From Thai สรรค์ (sǎn) meaning "to establish, to create, to produce" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory". The spelling สัญชัย is also used as the Thai form of Sanjaya.

Sanche m Medieval French
French form of Sancho.

Sancheta f Medieval Occitan, Gascon (Rare)
Diminutive of Sancha.

Sanchez m American (Rare)
Transferred use of surname Sanchez.

Sanchitha f Tamil, Kannada
Southern Indian form of Sanchita.

Sancho Abarca f Spanish (European, Rare)
From Spanish Virgen de Sancho Abarca ("Virgin of Sancho Abarca"), an obscure title of the Virgin Mary venerated in the town of Tauste (Spain). This Marian devotion stems from a wooden sculpture of Mary found in the 16th century in the castle ruins of Navarrese king Sancho II of Pamplona, also known as Sancho Abarca.

Sancia f Medieval Spanish, Judeo-Catalan, Gascon
(Medieval) Spanish, Judeo-Catalan and Gascon form of Sanctia.

Sancie f Medieval Occitan, Gascon
Gallicized form of Sancia.

Sancja f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Sanctia.

Sanctan m Manx (Archaic)
Saint Sanctan was a 6th-century Manx bishop who is said to have been a disciple of Saint Patrick, though this is chronologically impossible.

Sanctia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Sanctius.

Sanctinus m Late Roman
Diminutive of Sanctius, as is evidenced by the suffix -inus. This was the name of a French saint from the 4th century AD.

Sanctus m English, African, Late Roman
Variant of Sanctius.

Sancus m Roman Mythology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k-, meaning "to sanctify". This was the name of the god of trust, honesty and oaths in Roman mythology.

Sanda f Latvian
Contracted form of Sandra.

Sandake f Old Persian (Hellenized)
Possibly a hellenized form of Old Persian Sandauka.

Sandalia f Spanish
Feminine form of Sandalio.

Sandalius m Medieval Spanish (Latinized)
The name of a 4th century martyr from Cordoba. The name is also recorded as Sandulf, a Germanic name formed from the name elements SAND "truth" and WOLF "wolf".

Sandalphon m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend (Hellenized)
The name of an archangel. Some of the earliest sources on Sandalphon refer to him as the prophet Elijah transfigured and rose to angelic status, later sources refer to him as twin brother of Metatron.

Sandara f Korean (Rare)
Means "grow up brightly and healthily" in Korean. A famous bearer is South Korean singer Sandara Park (1984-). Her name comes from the childhood nickname of general Kim Yu-shin (595 – 673).

Sandaramet f Armenian Mythology
The Armenian goddess of death, the underworld and hell, also associated with the land and the earth. Her name and part of her mythology is taken from the Zoroastrian divinity Spenta Armaiti.

Sanddef m Welsh Mythology
Etymology unknown.... [more]