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Sophiea f English (Rare)
Variant of Sophia.

Sophieke f Dutch
Pet form of Sophie, but it is also a diminutive form of the name because it has the diminutive suffix -ke at the end.

Sophiette f French (Caribbean, Rare)
Diminutive of Sophie.

Sophiia f Ukrainian (Rare)
Variant transliteration of Софія (see Sofiya).

Sophija f Lithuanian (Rare)
Variant of Sophia.

Sophila f English, Indian (Rare)
Elaborated form of Sophie or Sophia.

Sophilus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sophilos.

Sophina f English (Rare)
Possible variant of Suffina.

Sophine f English (Rare)
Likely a variant of Sophina.

Sophinette f German (Rare)
A blend of Sophie and Antoinette.

Sophio f Georgian
Variant transcription of Sopio.

Sophio m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Sophius. Also a second Masculine Form of Sophia

Sophitia f Popular Culture
Sophitia Alexandra, better known simply as Sophitia, is a fictional character in the Soulcalibur series of video games.

Sophius m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Dutch
Latinized form of Sophios, which is the masculine form of Sophia.

Sophnia f English (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Sophia.

Sopho f Georgian
Variant transcription of Sopo.

Sophonias m Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek, History
Greek form of Zephaniah, as it first appeared in the Septuagint. This name was also borne by a Byzantine monk from the 13th century AD.

Sophonie m & f French (Rare)
French form of Sophonias. It was originally strictly a masculine name, but it has been used on females since the late 1980s, which is probably due to the name's strong resemblance to Sophie.

Sophonisbe f History (Gallicized), Literature
French form of Sophonisba. Sophonisbe has been the subject of several tragedies, among others La Sophonisbe by Jean Mairet (1634), Sophonisbe by Pierre Corneille (1663) and Sophonisbe by Voltaire (1770).

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

Sophrona f American (Rare)
Variant of Sophronia.

Sophrone m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Sophronios via Sophronius.

Sophrony f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Sophronia.

Sophrosyne f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek σωφροσύνη (sôphrosynê) meaning "moderation, prudence, self-control, temperance". Also compare Sophron. She was the spirit or personification of moderation, self-control, temperance, restraint, and discretion in Greek mythology... [more]

Sophya f English (Modern)
Variant of Sophia.

Sophye f English
Variant of Sophie.

Sopia f Georgian
Georgian form of Sophia.

Sopiah f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Safiyyah.

Sopian m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Sufyan.

Sopiko f Georgian
Diminutive of Sopio. A notable bearer of this name was the Georgian actress Sopiko Chiaureli (1937-2008).

Soping f Filipino
Variant of Sofing.

Sopiyan m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Sufyan.

Sopo f Georgian
Short form of Sopio.

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

Soporn m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai โสภณ (see Sophon).

Soprata f Ancient Greek
Corruption or misspelling of Sopatra, which is usually encountered in connection to the 7th-century saint Sopatra.

Soprom m Georgian
Georgian form of Sophron or a variant form of Soproni.

Soproni m Georgian
Georgian form of Sophronios (see Sophronius).

Sopyan m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Sufyan.

Soqqaq f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sorĸaĸ.

Soqrât m Persian (Rare)
Persian form of Socrates.

Soquontamouk m Wampanoag
Name of a son of the "black sachem" Tuspaquin.

Sora f Korean (Anglicized)
Indigenous Korean name, a single two-syllable word meaning "conch shell". It is one of a number of such native names (called 고유어 이름) that have become more popular in South Korea in recent decades... [more]

Sora f Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian soră "sister". This name was borne by the sister of Ștefan cel Mare (Stephen the Great in English).

Sora f Yiddish, Judeo-Spanish
Yiddish form of Sarah and Judeo-Spanish variant of Sara.

Soraca f Irish (Anglicized, Archaic)
Archaic Anglicized form of Sorcha. Soraca Jonin, a member of the Mac Jonin (Jennings) family of Tuam, fl. 1678, was a religious patron.

Sorachi m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From the name of a river in western Hokkaido (空知), derived from Ainu ソラㇷ゚チペッ (Sorapchipet), combined from ソ (so) meaning "waterfall" and ラㇷ゚ (rap) meaning "to descend" with the plural suffix チ (chi) and ペッ (pet) meaning "river."... [more]

Sorahiko m Japanese
From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky", 宇 (sora) meaning "house, building, structure, eaves" or 宙 (sora) meaning "mid-air" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Sorahime f Japanese
Means 'Sky Princess' in Japanese

Soraida f Spanish (Latin American), Filipino
Variant of Zoraida.

Soraja f Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Dutch
Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian form of Thurayya.

Soran m Kurdish
Means "prince" in Kurdish.

Sorángel f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
From Ángel or (sometimes) Orángel prefixed with Sor-, likely taken from names beginning with this pattern, e.g. Soraida.... [more]

Sorano f Japanese
From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" or 天 (sora) meaning "heavens, sky" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. ... [more]

Soranus m Roman Mythology
Latinized form of Śuri.

Sorara f Japanese
From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji. Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sorari f Japanese
From Japanese 想 (so) meaning "thought, idea, concept", 来 (ra) meaning "to come" or 空 (sora) meaning "sky", 天 (sora) meaning "heavens, sky" combined with 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine, Asian pear", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli" or 梨 (ri) meaning "pear"... [more]

Sorata m Japanese
From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other combinations of kanji are possible.

Sorayah f Persian (Rare)
Variant of Soraya.

Sorbeillita f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Solbellida.

Sorbellida f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Solbellida.

Sorbellita f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Solbellida.

Sorbeyllida f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Solbellida.

Sordamor f Medieval Italian, Arthurian Cycle
Italian variant of Soredamors.

Sordlak f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "root (of a plant)" or "Saltmarsh Starwort".

Sordlánguaĸ f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name with the combination of Sordlak and suffix -nnguaq "sweet, dear".

Sordor m Uzbek (Rare)
Variant of Sardor, which is the main Uzbek form of Sardar.

Sordorbek m Uzbek (Rare)
Variant of Sardorbek, which is the main Uzbek form of Sardarbek.

Sordum f & m Ogoni
Means "time of life" in Khana.

Sore f Greenlandic
Variant of Sorîna.

Soredamor f Literature, Arthurian Cycle
Meaning unknown.... [more]

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

Sorell m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sorell. A famous namesake is biologist Sir Julian Sorell Huxley, the brother of Aldous Huxley.

Sorella f Yiddish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Sora.

Sorelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Sorrel.

Sørence f Danish
Feminine form of Søren.

Sørene f Danish
Feminine form of Søren.

Sørense f Danish
Variant of Sørence.

Soresh m Indian
Variant of Suresh.

Soreuyllita f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Solbellida.

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.

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

Sori f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sore.

Soriina f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sorîna.

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.

Sørine f Danish
Danish feminine form of Søren.

Sorinel m Romanian
Diminutive of Sorin.

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

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.

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.

Sørna f Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Søren.

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

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]

Sorospen f Basque
Basque equivalent of Spanish Socorro.

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.

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.

Sôrúne m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Søren.

Sôrut m Greenlandic
Variant of Sôrúne.

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

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

Sosaidh f Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Susie.

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.

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.

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).

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

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]

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]

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]

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

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.

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

Soslænbeg m Ossetian
Ossetian form of Soslanbek.

Soslænbek m Ossetian
Variant transcription of Soslanbek.

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.

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

Sóstenes m Spanish
Spanish form of Sosthenes.

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.

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]

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

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

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.

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]

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

Soubaya m Mauritian Creole
Variant of Soupaya.

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

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.

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.

Souhaila f Arabic (Maghrebi), Arabic
Maghrebi as well as variant form of Suhaila, mainly used in Morocco (in the case of the Maghreb).

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 Suhail chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Souheila f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Suhaila

Souhila f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Suhaila.

Souichirou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Sōichirō.

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.

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.

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]

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.

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).

Soumaya f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Sumaya.

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

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.

Sounally f Lao (Rare)
Variant of Sounaly.

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.

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".

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.

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

Sou'wester m English (Puritan, Rare)
Referring to a south-westerly gale. At least two individuals bear this name, a man who was born at sea in a south-westerly gale and his nephew born years later in memory of him.

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).

Sovannareth m Khmer
Variant of Sovannarith.

Sovay f Popular Culture
Probably corruption of Sophie or Sylvie.

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

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.

Sowenna f Cornish (Modern)
Variant of Sowena.

Sowmya f Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil
Variant of Saumya.

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

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]

Søybiǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Sǽbiǫrn.

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

Søygæirr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Sǽgæirr.

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.

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]

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]

Soyolma f Buryat
Alternate transcription of Soelma.

Soyolmaa f Mongolian
Means "woman of culture", "woman of the arts" in Mongolian, from соёл (soyol) meaning "culture, the arts" and the feminine suffix маа (maa).

Soyomi f Japanese
From Japanese 創 (so) meaning "originate", 世 (yo) meaning "world" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.

Søyvǫr f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of sær "sea" and vár "spring".

Sozont m History (Ecclesiastical), Russian (Archaic)
Russian and Romanian form of Sozon.

Sozresh m Circassian, Caucasian Mythology
The god of Fertility and family.

Sozyryqo m Ossetian, Ossetian Mythology
Ossetian form of Sosruko.

Spa m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Spár.

Spak m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Spakr.

Spake m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Spaki.

Spaki m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Spakr.

Spalding m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Spalding.... [more]

Spandar m Armenian (Rare)
Short form of Spandarat, which has now become the modern form of the name.

Spandarat m Armenian (Archaic)
Armenian form of Esfandiar via its Middle Persian form Spandadat. A known bearer of this name was the Armenian doctor and scientist Spandarat Kamsarakan (1876-1942), who played a crucial role in establishing the Armenian Red Cross National Society.

Spandarmad f Middle Persian, Persian Mythology
Middle Persian form of Spenta Armaiti.

Spania f Medieval Occitan, Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin Hispania "Iberian peninsula, Spain", itself possibly derived from Punic אישפן "coast of hyraxes".

Spark m & f English (Rare)
Originally a transferred use of the surname Spark. It is now used as an adoption of the English word (which is derived from Old English spearca via Middle English sparke "spark").

Sparkle f African American, Trinidadian Creole
Middle English frequentative (verb) or diminutive (noun) of spark.

Sparkles f English (American, Rare)
Plural form of Sparkle.

Sparks m English
Originally a transferred use of the surname Sparks. It is now used as an adoption of the English word (which is derived from Old English spearca via Middle English sparke "spark").

Sparsh m Indian, Hinduism
act of touching; touch; contact; the quality of touch or tangibility; whit, jot; effect of touch or contact; any of the consonants.

Sparta f & m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, English
Short form of Spartacus. It is also the name of an ancient Roman city.

Spartaco m Italian
Italian form of Spartacus.

Spartakas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Spartacus.

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

Spartaks m Latvian
Latvian form of Spartacus.

Spasena f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian спасена (spasena), the indefinite feminine singular past passive participle of спася (spasja) "to save, to rescue" referring to Jesus Christ.

Spasia f Bulgarian
Either a short form of Spasena or derived from Bulgarian спася (spasja) "to save, to rescue" referring to Jesus Christ.

Spasimir m Bulgarian, Croatian
The first element of this name is derived from Bulgarian spasjá or spasjávam "to save, to rescue". Also compare Serbo-Croatian spasiti and Russian spasát', both of which mean "to save, to rescue"... [more]

Spaska f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Spas.

Spaso m Serbian
Short form of Spasoje.

Speaidna m Sami
Sami form of Svæina.

Spealán m Irish
Diminutive of the word "speal"

Speck m Obscure
Given to Speck Wildhorse Mellencamp, son of John Mellencamp and Elaine Irwin.

Speed m English (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Speed.

Speio f Greek Mythology
Derived from σπεῖος (speios), the Epic Greek form of σπέος (speos) meaning "cave, cavern, grotto". This was the name of a Nereid in Greek myth; with the exception of Pausanias, all of the Greek poets (Hesiod, Homer, Apollodorus and Hyginus) and even the Roman poet Virgil list Speio among the ranks of the Haliad Nymphs known as the Nereides.

Špelca f Slovene
Diminutive of Špela, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Spelios m Greek
Variant transcription of Σπήλιος (see Spilios).

Spence m English
Short form of Spencer.

Spenceria f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Spencer.

Spencia f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Spencer.

Spenny m English
Diminutive of Spencer.

Spenser m English (Rare)
Variant of Spencer.

Spenta Armaiti f Persian Mythology
A Zoroastrian divinity, one of the six creative or divine manifestations of Wisdom and Ahura Mazda. Her name means "creative harmony", although she was later associated with religious devotion... [more]

Sperancia f Sardinian (Archaic)
Sardinian form of Speranza.