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Seshemetka f Ancient EgyptianAncient Egyptian feminine name meaning "(She) who led the Ka". Ka is the Ancient Egyptian concept of the vital essence, which distinguishes the living from the dead.
Sesheset f Ancient EgyptianPossibly deriving from the name of the Egyptian goddess of wisdom and knowledge
Seshat. Name borne by the mother of King Teti, who founded the Sixth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt
Sesika m Georgian (Rare)Diminutive of
Sese. A known bearer of this name was the Georgian actor Aleksandre "Sesika" Kuprashvili (1904-1979).
Sesshoumaru m Popular CultureFrom Japanese 殺 (
sechi) meaning "to kill", 生 (
sho) meaning "life", and 丸 (
maru) meaning "whole, round, circle". This is the name of Inuyasha's older half-brother in the manga and anime series 'Inuyasha'.
Sessile f EnglishEnglish cognate of
Cécile, influenced by the botanical term
sessile, meaning "a leaf issuing directly from the stem of the plant, rather than by a petiole."
Sessily f English (Modern)Variant of
Cecily, influenced by the botanical term
sessile, meaning "a leaf issuing directly from the stem of the plant, rather than by a petiole."
Sestina f English (American), Franco-Provençal, SpanishComes from the American surname Sestina. A sestina is “a type of poem that originated in France in the 12th century. The poem is credited to Arnaut Daniel, a Provençal troubadour who lived from 1180-1200... [
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Sétanta m Irish Mythology“Given name of the folk hero,
Cúchulainn”. This birth name was imparted by the deity, Lug, prior to the conception of the demigod child by the mortal mother, Deichtine.
Setefilla f SpanishFrom the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de Setefilla and
Nuestra Señora de Setefilla, meaning "The Virgin of Setefilla" and "Our Lady of Setefilla," venerated at the hermitage in Lora del Río in the Andalusian province of Seville... [
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Setepenre f Ancient EgyptianMeans "Chosen of Re" in Egyptian. This was the name of the sixth and youngest daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti.
Sethe f LiteratureCreated by Toni Morrison for her Pulitzer prize-winning novel "Beloved." Sethe is the mother of the title character, whom she murders out of an extreme act of love: she would rather kill her child than give it up to the hands of slavery.... [
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Setheus m GnosticismAccording to Gnosticism, Setheus is one of the great celestial powers dwelling in the Sixth Heaven.
Seth-Peribsen m Ancient EgyptianEtymology uncertain. Probably from Egyptian
stẖ-prj-sn, perhaps meaning "the brother comes forth to Seth", from Egyptian
prj "to come forth" combined with
sn "brother" combined with the Egyptian God
Seth 2... [
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Sethu m MalayalamName is originated from the word Rama Sethu , which is believed by the Hindu as the name of the bridge constructed by Lord Rama to reach Lanka to save his wife and Goddess Sita from Ravana.
Sethur m BiblicalSethur, the son of
Michael of the house of
Asher, was a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:13.
Setiawati f IndonesianFrom Indonesian
setia meaning "loyal, true" (of Sanskrit origin) combined with the feminine suffix
-wati.
Setibhor f Ancient EgyptianOf uncertain etymology, this was the name of an Ancient Egyptian noble woman who was likely the principal wife of the Pharoah
Djedkare Isesi.
Setsu m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 節 (setsu) meaning "section, period, verse, melody", though it is often written せつ using the hiragana writing system. It can also come from せ (se) meaning "world" combined with 津 (tsu), a place name, such as Tsu city in Mie prefecture... [
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Setsuna f & m Japanese (Modern), Popular CultureFrom Japanese 刹那 (setsuna) meaning "a moment, an instant". It can also be given as a combination of 刹 (setsu) meaning "temple" or 雪 (setsu) meaning "snow" combined with Japanese 那 (na) a phonetic kanji or 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens"... [
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Settela f RomaniMeaning uncertain. A famous bearer of this given name was Settela Steinbach (1934-1944), a Dutch Sinti girl who lost her life in the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II. She posthumously became an icon of the Holocaust, due to her brief appearance in a video of the transit camp Westerbork, which had been made by fellow Holocaust victim Rudolf Breslauer (1903-1944 or 1945).
Seung-hwan m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" and 桓 "variety of tree (Chinese soapberry)".
Seung-man m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 承 (
seung) "inherit, receive; succeed" and 晩 (
man) "night". A famous bearer is the first president of South Korea, Syngman Rhee (1875-1965).
Sevard m NorwegianNorwegian name with the combination of
sær "sea" and
vǫrðr "guard".
Sevasti f GreekMeans "respected" in Greek. Also compare the related name
Sebastian. A known bearer of this name was Sevasti Kallisperi (1858-1953), the first Greek woman to attain a university degree.
Sève f BretonAllegedly from Breton
seu "beautiful". She was a Breton saint of the 6th century, a sister of the renowned Saint Tugdual (one of the seven founder saints of Brittany). A commune in Brittany is named for her.
Seved m SwedishA more modern variant of the old Norse name Sigvid consisting of the Old Norse elements 'sig' meaning victory and 'vidh' meaning forest. It is also possible that Seved is a Swedish spelling change of the Latin name Severinus.
Severn f English, English (Canadian)English form of
Habren, the original Welsh name of the longest river in Great Britain, which is of unknown meaning (perhaps "boundary"). Its use as a given name may be inspired by the name
Sabrina, which was the Roman name of the river... [
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Sevir m RussianRussian form of
Severus via its hellenized (modern Greek) form
Seviros. Also compare the Russian name
Sever, which is directly derived from Severus.
Şevkefza f Ottoman TurkishFrom Ottoman Turkish شوق
(şevk) meaning "desire, yearning, ardor, eagerness" and Persian افزا
(afza), the present stem of افزودن
(afzudan) meaning "to increase, to add".
Sevo m ArmenianDerived from Armenian սեւ
(sev) meaning "black". This name might also be a short form of
Sevan (in at least some cases).
Sewadjare m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
swḏꜣ-rꜥ, possibly meaning "(he) who has healed by Ra", from Egyptian
swḏꜣ "to make sound, to heal" combined with the Egyptian god
Ra... [
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Sextans m & f AstronomySextans is one of the constellations introduced by the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius. It represents the astronomical sextant. Hevelius named the constellation after the sextant he used to measure star positions... [
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Seyhan m & f TurkishThe river poured into the bay of Iskenderun by splitting the Adana oven.
Sǽfari m Old NorseOld Norse combination of
sær "sea" and
fara "to go, to move, to travel".
Sforza m Medieval ItalianDerived from Italian
sforzare "to force, strain". The dynastic name of the dukes of Milan in the 15th and 16th centuries, the family name was occasionally used as a given name in Italy.
Sganarelle m TheatrePossibly from Italian
sgannare "to disillusion" or derived from Italian
Zannarello, a diminutive of
Zanni. Molière used characters named Sganarelle in multiple plays, including his one-act comedy 'Sganarelle, or The Imaginary Cuckold' (1660).
Sgnuon f KhmerMeans "to care for, take good care of" or "deserving of care, love" in Khmer.
Shaarii f JapaneseFrom Japanese 沙 (
shaa) meaning "sand" combined with 理 (
ri) meaning "reason, logic". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Shabahang f PersianMeans "nightingale", or literally "night melody", in Persian, this is also the Persian name for the brightest star in the southern constellation, known as Canopus in English, or alternatively the name of the star Sirius.
Shabaka m Ancient Egyptian, Ancient Near EasternFrom Egyptian
šꜢbꜢkꜢ, of Kushite origin. This was the name of a Kushite pharaoh of the 25th Dynasty of Egypt (c.721 BCE - c.707 BCE). The Kingdom of Kush was an ancient African kingdom in what is now the Republic of Sudan.
Shabash m MahicanName of leader of the Shekomeko village in the 18th century.
Shabbatai m Hebrew, JewishDerived from Hebrew
shabbat, which is the name of the Hebrew day of rest. Shabbat (sabbath in English) means "rest" or "cessation", having ultimately been derived from the Hebrew verb
shavat "to repose, to rest, to cease"... [
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Shabbethai m Biblical, JewishShabbethai, a Levite who helped
Ezra in the matter of the foreign marriages (Ezra 10:15), probably the one present at Ezra's reading of the law (Nehemiah 8:7), and possibly the Levite chief and overseer (Nehemiah 11:16)... [
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Shabnur f BengaliShabnur is a name of a Bangladeshi cinema superstar and it is a meaning of just become an overnight superstar.
Sha'bon m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek name for the 8th month of the Islamic lunar calendar.
Shacharit f Hebrew (Rare)Shacharit is the Morning Prayer in Judaism, the central prayer in the three daily prayers. Also feminine form of
Shachar.
Shaddix m AmericanTransferred from the surname
Shaddix, which is an altered form of
Chadwick. Notable bearer of the surname is Jacoby Shaddix, lead singer of the band Papa Roach.
Shade m & f EnglishFrom the English word
shade or transferred use of the surname
Shade, which may be a topographic name for someone who lived near a boundary (from the Old English
scead "boundary") or a nickname for a thin man, (from the Middle English
schade, "shadow", "wraith") or an Americanized spelling of the German and Dutch surname
Schade.
Shadiman m GeorgianGeorgian form of the Persian name
Šādmān (also
Shādmān), of which the first element is derived from Middle Persian
šād (also
shād) meaning "happy, joyful" or from Middle Persian
šādīh (also
shādīh) meaning "happiness, joy"... [
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Shadoe m English (American, Rare)Variant of
Shadow. It was brought to limited public attention in 1988 by Shadoe Stevens (real name Terry Ingstad), who hosted the radio program American Top 40 from 1988 to 1995.
Shadoo m Edisto, Indigenous AmericanShadoo is a surviving personal name in the Edisto language of South Carolina. This was the name of a captain or chief of the Edisto Nation encountered by Robert Sandford in 1666. The name is alternatively written in historical documents as Sheedou.... [
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Shaedon m African AmericanA variation of the Hebrew names Shai, Shay, and later on the English (Modern) variant of the name Shae
Shafariyanti f IndonesianFrom Safar صفر (
Safar)), the second month of the Islamic calendar. The month derives its name from the Arabic adjective صفر (
safr) meaning "void, empty, vacant".... [
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