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Smillaaraq f Greenlandic
Invented combination of the Greenlandic name Millaaraq and the Danish words mild meaning "mild" and smile meaning "to smile".

Smiðkell m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of smiðr "smith, craftsman, artisan" and ketill "cauldron hat, helmet".

Smiðr m Old Norse
Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse smiðr meaning "smith, craftsman, artisan".

Smyrna f Ancient Greek
The ancient Greek name for the Turkish city Izmir. The name Smyrna was the Greek word for myrrh which was the city's chief export in Ancient times. Smyrna was one of the seven churches of Asia mentioned in the book of Revelations in the Bible and was a major hub of the church in the first few centuries.

Snæbjört f Icelandic
Means "bright snow", derived from the Old Norse elements snær "snow" and bjǫrt "bright, shining" (from bjartr).

Snæfríðr f Old Norse
Derived from the Old Norse elements snær meaning "snow" and fríðr meaning "beautiful, fair". According to medieval tradition, this was the name of a wife of the Norwegian king Harald Fairhair.

Snæhólm m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse snær "snow" and holmr "islet in a bay", perhaps a transferred use of a surname.

Snærós f Icelandic
Means "snow rose", derived from Old Norse snær meaning "snow" and rós meaning "rose" (also see Rós). This is a recently created name.

Snæúlfr m Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian masculine name with the combination of snær "snow" and ulfr "wolf".

Snævarr m Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse snær "snow" and varr "attentive, aware".

Sneeuwwitje f Folklore, Literature
Dutch calque of Schneewittchen. It consists of the Dutch words sneeuw meaning "snow" and wit meaning "white" combined with the Dutch diminutive suffix -je.

Snelryem m Medieval Dutch
Derived from the Old High German elements snel, meaning "quick, fast" and hruod, meaning "fame, glory".

Snežna f Serbian, Slovene
Derived from Serbian and Slovene снежна (snežna), meaning "snowy".

Snir m & f Hebrew (Rare)
The Hasbani River, also known as Snir Stream (Hebrew: נחל שניר‎‎ / Nahal Snir), is the major tributary of the Jordan River... [more]

Snjólaug f Old Norse, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements snjór meaning "snow" (an alternative form of snær) and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".

Snoop m Obscure
In the case of American rapper and actor Snoop Dogg born Calvin Broadus Jr. (b. 1971-) he was given the name by his mom who thought he looked like Snoopy from the Charlie Brown cartoons.

Snót f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "woman; gentlewoman". In Norse mythology this is the name of one of Karl and Snør's daughters.

Snotra f Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse snotr "clever; smart". In Norse mythology, Snotra is a goddess associated with wisdom. Snotra is solely attested in the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson and may be an invention of Snorri's... [more]

Snövit f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Folklore
Used as a Swedish translation of the name of the fairy tale character Snow White (Schneewittchen), from Swedish snö "snow" and vit "white".

Snowdrop f English (Rare)
The name of the flower used as a first name, mainly between the 1890s and 1920s, but never one of the more popular names of this kind.

Snowelly f Romani (Archaic)
Contraction of Snow and Elly.

Snøybiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements snær "snow" and bjǫrn "bear".

Soabá f Sami
Sami name of unknown origin. Theories include a variant of Sabba and a derivation from Sami soabadit "to agree".

Soafaniry m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy soa meaning "good" and faniry meaning "desired, desirable".

Soafinaritra m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy soa meaning "good" and finaritra meaning "happy, joyous" or "healthy".

Soamaraina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy soa meaning "good" and maraina meaning "morning, dawn".

Soamazava m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy soa meaning "good" and mazava meaning "bright, clear".

Soamiangaly m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy soa meaning "good" and miangaly meaning "capricious".

Soaniriko m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy soa meaning "good" and niriko meaning "to be desired".

Soanomena m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy soa meaning "good" and nomena meaning "to be given".

Soatbibi f Uzbek
Derived from soat meaning "time" or "clock" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Soatgul f Uzbek
Derived from soat meaning "time" or "clock" and gul meaning "rose, flower"

Soatoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek soat meaning "time" or "clock" and oy meaning "moon".

Soave f Medieval Italian
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Italian soave "sweet, delicate; gentle; soft" and a derivation from Suebi, the tribal name of a group of Germanic people first mentioned by Julius Caesar.

Soban m Afghan
Handsome and beautiful

Sobe f Ancient Hebrew
The name of Sobe first appears in writings of about the 7th century by Hippolytus of Thebes.... [more]

Sobekemsaf m & f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian sbk-m-sꜢ.f meaning "Sobek protects him", derived from the name of the god Sobek combined with m "is; in the role of", zꜢ "protection", and the suffix .f "he, him, his"... [more]

Sobir m Uzbek, Tajik (Rare)
Uzbek and Tajik form of Sabir.

Sochbibi f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek soch meaning "thrush" or "rosy starling" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Sochoy f Uzbek
Derived from soch meaning "thrush" or "rosy starling" and oy meaning "moon".

Socrate m French, Italian
French and Italian form of Socrates.

Sodbaatar m Mongolian
Means "remarkable hero" in Mongolian, from сод (sod) meaning "remarkable, unique, splendid" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Sodbayar m Mongolian
Means "remarkable joy" in Mongolian, from сод (sod) meaning "remarkable, unique, splendid" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".

Sodchimeg f Mongolian
Means "remarkable ornament" in Mongolian, from сод (sod) meaning "splendid, remarkable, unique" and чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament, decoration".

Sode f Japanese
This name is used as 袖 (shuu, sode) meaning "sleeve, wing (of stage/building)," originally from a combination of 衣 (so) meaning "clothing, robe" and‎ 手 (te) meaning "hand, arm," the te shifted to de as a result of rendaku.... [more]

Sodgerel f & m Mongolian
Means "remarkable light" in Mongolian, from сод (sod) meaning "remarkable, unique, splendid" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".

Sodonbaatar m Mongolian
Means "extraordinary hero" in Mongolian, from содон (sodon) meaning "extraordinary, unusual" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Sodonbayar m & f Mongolian
Means "extraordinary celebration" in Mongolian, from содон (sodon) meaning "extraordinary, unusual" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".

Sodonchimeg f & m Mongolian
Means "extraordinary decoration" in Mongolian, from содон (sodon) meaning "extraordinary, unusual" and чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament, decoration".

Sodontsetseg f Mongolian
Means "extraordinary flower" in Mongolian, from содон (sodon) meaning "extraordinary, unusual" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Sodtsetseg f Mongolian
Means "splendid flower", in Mongolian, from сод (sod) meaning "splendid, remarkable, unique" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Soe f Japanese
Means "Attachment" in Japanese and a variant of Zoe.

Soëlmaa f Buryat
From the Buryat соёл (soёl) meaning "culture" and the Mongolian feminine suffix -маа (-maa).

Soemchai m Thai
From Thai เสริม (soem) meaning "enhance, support, reinforce" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Soen m French (Modern)
Of unknown origin and meaning. A derivation from Soan has been suggested.

Soffi f Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic), Danish (Rare), Welsh
Nordic variant and Welsh form of Sophie as well as a Danish diminutive of Sofia.

Sofiah f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Sofia.

Sofian m Arabic (Maghrebi), Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Sufyan chiefly used in Northern Africa as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Sofiana f English, English (American)
Elaboration of Sofia and variant of Sophiana

Sofianne f English
Variant of Sophianne and Sophiane.

Sofiel f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Perhaps a variant of Zophiel, or possibly means "nature" as Sofiel was an angel of nature and vegetables and fosters a love of nature in human hearts; also an angelic bookkeeper appointed over the records of souls, living and dead.

Sofing f Filipino
Mainly a diminutive of Sofia or Josefina. This can also be used as a diminutive of Sofronia, Josefa, and other names with a similar sound.

Sofoniya m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Sophonias.

Sofronia f Spanish, Italian, Polish
Spanish, Italian, and Polish form of Sophronia.

Sofronije m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Sophronios via Sophronius.

Sofroniy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Sophronios.

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

Sofyane m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi variant of Sufyan (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).

Sogdianos m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Possibly meaning "from Sogdia" in Ancient Greek, from Ancient Greek Σογδιανή (Sogdianḗ) "Sogdia", borrowed from Old Persian 𐎿𐎢𐎦𐎢𐎭 (s-u-gu-u-d) of the same meaning, with an added suffix... [more]

Soghomon m Armenian
Armenian form of Solomon. A notable bearer was Armenian revolutionary and genocide survivor Soghomon Tehlirian (1896-1960).

Soghra f Persian
From Arabic صغرى (sughra) meaning "smallest, youngest" (the feminine form of Asghar). It may be used in honor of Zaynab al-Sughra (also known as Umm Kulthum), the daughter of Fatima and Ali 1 and granddaughter of the Prophet Muhammad.

Soham m Hinduism
Originating from the Sanskrit words 'So' and 'Aham' , Soham literally translated means, I am He, that is, I am God, proclaiming that God is within all of us.... [more]

Sohibgul f Uzbek
Derived from sohib meaning "owner, possessor" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

So-hui f Korean
From Sino-Korean 昭 (so) meaning "bright, luminous; illustrious" and 熙 (hui) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious".

So-hyeon f Korean
From Sino-Korean 昭 "bright, luminous; illustrious" and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good".

Sōichirō m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 宗 (sō) meaning either "ancestor, clan" and "esteemed, respectful" or 總 (sō) meaning "overall; altogether" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 郎 (rō) meaning "son" or 朗 (rō) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful".... [more]

So-jeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 昭 "bright, luminous; illustrious" and 晶 "crystal; clear, bright; radiant".

Sojin f Korean
From Sino-Korean 昭 "bright, luminous; illustrious" and 眞 "real, actual, true, genuine".

Sojourner f English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "one who stays temporarily (sojourns)", which is ultimately derived from the Latin elements sub "under, until" and diurnus "of a day" (from diurnum "day"), via the vulgar Latin subdiurnare "to spend the day"... [more]

Sok Mean f Khmer
Means "happy and wealthy" in Khmer.

Sokni m Norse Mythology
Possibly derived from the Old Norse verb sœkja "to seek". In Norse mythology he was king of what is now Norway. Nórr killed him and took possession of his kingdom.

Sól f Norse Mythology, Icelandic, Faroese
Means "sun" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology, Sól was the goddess of the sun and the sister of Máni, the moon god.... [more]

Sol f Norwegian
Having two different origins: from Norse sal meaning "home" / "house". And the sun.... [more]

Solage f Catalan (Hispanicized)
From Spanish sol meaning “sun” and the common French suffix age. This is most commonly known as the namesake for Solage Ortiz, a YouTube star on the channel Familia Diamond

Solah m Indonesian, Dhivehi
Indonesian and Dhivehi form of Salah 1.

Solahuddin m Indonesian, Malay, Thai (Muslim)
Indonesian, Malay and Thai form of Salah ad-Din.

Solaiman m Bengali, Filipino, Maranao, Maguindanao
Bengali, Maranao, and Maguindanao form of Sulayman.

Solángel f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Sol 1 and Ángel.

Solangia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare, Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare, Archaic), Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Spanish and Polish form of Solange.

Solanja f Lengadocian, Provençal
Languedocian and Provençal form of Solange.

Solano m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from the surname of Francis Solanus (Santo Francisco Solano in Spanish and São Francisco Solano in Portuguese)... [more]

Solavita f Medieval Italian
Derived from Italian sola "alone, by oneself; the only one" and vita "life".

Solaya f English (Rare)
From the Spanish "sol" which means "sun" and "aya", which is another word for governess.

Solayman m Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Sulayman.

Solbella f Judeo-Spanish
Combination of Sol 1 and Bella 1.

Solbellida f Judeo-Spanish
Either a combination of Sol 1 and Bellida or a diminutive of Solbella.

Solbinna f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Sol and Binna.

Sólbjǫrt f Norse Mythology
Means "bright as the sun", composed of Old Norse sól "sun" and bjǫrt "bright, shining" (from bjartr). This name occurs in medieval Icelandic literature; there are characters by this name in Úlfhams saga (extant in 14th-century rímur or metrical romance) and Ála flekks saga (thought to be composed around the early 15th century).

Solbora f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Sol and Bora 3 means "purple pine tree" in Korean.

Sólborg f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Solborg.

Solborg f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
From an Old Norse name derived from the elements sól meaning "the sun" (or sölr "sun-coloured, yellow, sallow"; according to NordicNames.de, this name element's original meaning of "house with one room, big room, hall" (compare Salabert) has been displaced by the later interpretation "sun") and björg "protection, help".

Sólbrá f Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse sól "sun" and brá "eyelash" (or "to shine" or "to blink").

Solbritt f Swedish
Combination of Swedish sol "sun" and Britt.

Sólbrún f Icelandic (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse sól "sun" and brún "eyebrow" or brúnn "brown", perhaps inspired by Sólrún and Kolbrún.

Sol-byeol f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Sol and Byeol (compare Byeol-sol).

Sole f Spanish (Latin American)
Shortened form of Soledad.... [more]

Soledat f Aragonese, Catalan
Catalan and Aragonese form of Soledad.

Soleh m Indonesian, Tajik
Indonesian and Tajik form of Salih.

Solemaria f Italian
Combination of Sole and Maria.

Solen m & f Breton
Breton variant of Solène used as both a masculine and feminine name.

Sóleyð f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements sól "sun" and auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches; fate, destiny".

Solgull f Norwegian
Norwegian modern coinage taken from sol meaning "sun" and gull meaning "gold".

Solgunn f Norwegian
Combination of Norwegian sol "sun" and Gunn.

Solhild f Norwegian
Norwegian combination of sól "sun" and hildr "battle, fight".

Sol-i f & m Korean (Modern)
Combination of Sol and the subject marking particle, 이 (i).

Solih m Indonesian, Dhivehi
Indonesian and Dhivehi form of Salih.

Solikha f Khmer
Solikha means "Flower of death" but actually is the flower of salvation. It is noted in old Sanskrit text abut a mountain made of corpses. Atop that mountain was a large black flower with sweetest scented dew... [more]

Solim m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
Tajik and Uzbek form of Salim.... [more]

Solimar f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Solemaria and Marisol or made up from "sol e mar" (Portuguese) and "sol y mar" (Spanish), meaning "sun and sea".

So'limoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek so'lim meaning "pretty, pleasant" and oy meaning "moon".

Sólín f Icelandic
Icelandic combination of sól "sun" and lín "flax, linen, linen garment, linen gear".

Solina f French (Modern, Rare), Gascon, History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinate form of Soline and Gascon form of Sollemnia. Saint Solina of Chartres, also known as Solina of Gascony, fled to Chartres, France, to avoid marriage to a pagan... [more]

Sòlinè f Haitian Creole (Modern)
Comes form "Sò" who means destiny and "Linè" who means Lunar. Like this name litteraly means Lunar Destiny. Also the Haitian Creole version of Soline

Sol-ip f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 솔잎 (sol-ip) meaning "pine needle," from a combination of Sol and 잎 (ip) meaning "leaf, blade."

Solita f Spanish, German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Soledad, or a diminutive of Sol 1. Bearers include the German flutist Solita Cornelis (1949-2016), the American expatriate writer Solita Solano (1888-1975), and the Filipino television journalist Solita "Mareng Winnie" Monsod (1940-).

Sólkatla f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Old Norse sól "sun" and the name Katla.

Solla f Norwegian (Archaic), Sami
Obsolete Norwegian dialectal variant of Solveig recorded in Trøndelag and Nordland.

Sollaug f Norwegian
Variant of Solveig or a combination of the Old Norse name elements sól "sun" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".

Sollie m & f English
Pet form of Solomon or Saul (when borne by a male) and variant spelling of Soli (when borne by a female).

Sóllilja f Icelandic (Modern)
Means "sun lily", derived from Old Norse sól "sun" and lilja "lily". Also compare Sól and Lilja.

Sollux m Literature
Name of the character Sollux Captor from Andrew Hussie's webcomic Homestuck. The name was made by swapping letters from Pollux and Castor, the twins from the constellation Gemini... [more]

Solmaira f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Sol 1 and Maira and variant spelling of Solmayra... [more]

Solmaj f Obscure
Very rare combination of Swedish sol "sun" and Maja.

Sólmar m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sól "sun" and mærr "famous".

Solmayra f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Sol 1 and Mayra and variant spelling of Solmaira.

Soloma f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Most likely a variant of Salome via its other (obsolete) variant forms Saloma and Solomy.... [more]

Solomonia f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Apparently a feminine form of Solomon. According to Eastern Orthodox tradition, Solomonia was the unnamed woman with seven sons described in 2 Maccabees 7 of the Old Testament... [more]

Solomonica f Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Jewish surname Solomonica. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch writer Solomonica de Winter (b... [more]

Solongozhargal f Mongolian
From Mongolian солонго (solongo) meaning "rainbow" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Soloro f Judeo-Spanish
Combination of Sol 1 and Oro 1.

Solsa m Chechen (Rare)
Taken from the name of Seska Solsa, a figure in Chechen and Ingush mythology equivalent to the Ossetian Sosruko.

Solskjaer m Various (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Solskjær, named in honour of Norwegian professional football manager and former player Ole Gunnar Solskjær (1973-).

Solstice f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Latin solsticium and thus ultimately from sol "sun" and stito "to stand still". The English word solstice refers to two times of the year when the sun's apparent position in the sky reaches its northernmost or southernmost extremes.... [more]

Solstråle f & m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "ray of sunshine" in Swedish (a combination of Swedish sol "sun" and stråle "ray, beam"). It's also used as an affectionate term for a happy person, often a child.

Solt m Medieval Hungarian
Older form of Zsolt and possibly a variant of Csolt.

Soltanmurat m Karachay-Balkar
From the names Sultan and Murad.

Solunn f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Norwegian sol "sun" and unnr "to wave, to billow" or unna "to love".

Solvay f English (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Anglicized form and modern Swedish form of Solveig.

Sólvin m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sól "sun" and vinr "friend".

Solvita f Latvian
Popularly viewed as a combination of Latin sol "sun" and vita "life", it may have originated as a variant of Solveiga formed using a diminutive suffix... [more]

Sǫlvǫr f Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse sól "sun" and vár "spring".

Solymus m Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Solymus was the ancestral hero and eponym of the tribe Solymi in Pisidia and Lycia. He was a son of either Zeus or Ares; his mother's name is variously given as Chaldene, Caldene daughter of Pisidus, Calchedonia or the nymph Chalcea.

Somasiri m Sinhalese
The name originates from Sanskrit... [more]

Somayaj m Indian
lord shiva and the person who made 1000 yagas

Somchanh m & f Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ຈັນ (chanh) meaning "moon".

Somchay m & f Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ໃຈ (chay) meaning "heart, mind, spirit".

Somchet m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and เจต (chet) meaning "mind, thought, idea, intention".

Somchit m & f Thai, Lao
From Thai สม (som) or Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and Thai จิต (chit) or Lao ຈິດ (chit) meaning "mind, heart, soul".

Somdet m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and เดช (det) meaning "power, might, authority".

Somdy m & f Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ດີ (dy) meaning "good, fine, nice".

Somerhild f Anglo-Scandinavian (Hypothetical)
Hypothetical Anglo-Scandinavian name, derived from the Old Norse elements sumar "summer" and hildr "battle".... [more]

Somerlee f English (Rare)
Transferred use of a very rare surname Sommerlee, which is a variant of Summerlee (originating from Old English sumer meaning "summer" and leah meaning "clearing, meadow.")

Somerset m English (British)
The name of an English county used as a personal name. It is derived from Old English and may mean “the people of the summer settlement” or “settlers by the sea-lakes”. It is often translated as "the land of the summer people".

So-mi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 昭 "bright, luminous; illustrious" and 美 "beautiful, pretty; pleasing".

So-min f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昭 "bright, luminous; illustrious" and 旻 "heaven".

Somkeo m & f Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel".

Somkhit m & f Thai, Lao
From Thai สม (som) or Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and Thai คิด (khit) or Lao ຄິດ (khit) meaning "think, consider".

Somkiat m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and เกียรติ (kiat) meaning "honour, glory, fame".

Somlak f & m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and ลักษณ์ (lak) meaning "characteristic, quality".

Sommai m & f Thai, Lao
From Thai สม (som) or Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, proper, suitable" and Thai หมาย (mai) or Lao ໝາຍ (may) meaning "wish, aim, intend".

Somnath m Indian, Bengali, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit सोमनाथ (somnatha) meaning "lord of Soma", from the name of the Hindu god Soma and Sanskrit नाथ (natha) meaning "master, lord"... [more]

Somnuek m & f Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and นึก (nuek) meaning "think, consider".

Somnus m Roman Mythology
Means "sleep" in Latin. In Roman mythology Somnus was the personification of sleep, the equivalent of the Greek god Hypnos. He was the son of Nox (Night) and the brother of Mors (Death).

Som-ok m & f Lao
From ສົມ (som) meaning "proper, suitable" and ອົກ (ok) meaning "heart".

Somphet m & f Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ເພັດ (phet) meaning "diamond".

Somphian f & m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and เพียร (phian) meaning "persevere, persist".

Somphit f & m Thai
Means "appropriate to look at" from Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and พิศ (phit) meaning "stare, gaze".

Somphon m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power".

Somphone m & f Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ພອນ (phone) meaning "blessing".

Somphot m Thai
Means "banquet, feast, celebration" in Thai. It can also be formed from Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and โภชนะ (photchana) meaning "food, meal".

Somphou f & m Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ພູ (phou) meaning "mountain".

Sompong m & f Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and ปอง (pong) meaning "desire, intend".

Somprasong m & f Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and ประสงค์ (prasong) meaning "wish, desire".

Somrak m & f Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and รักษ์ (rak) meaning "protect, guard, defend".

Somsack m Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ສັກ (sak) meaning "rank, power, authority".

Somsi f & m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and ศรี (si) meaning "honour, glory, splendour".

Somsong f & m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and ทรง (song) meaning "shape, form, figure".

Somsouk m & f Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ສຸກ (souk) meaning "health, ease, happiness, joy".

Somsuda f Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and สุดา (suda) meaning "woman, lady, daughter".

Somxay m Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ໄຊ (xay) meaning "victory".

Somyot m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and ยศ (yot) meaning "rank, title".

Sonakshi f Hindi (Rare)
Is a name of Sanskrit origin, and is used throughout the Indian subcontinent. It means "a form of Godess Parvati (Hindu goddess)", and "beautiful eyes" Sona 1, Akshi.

Sonata f Lithuanian, English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From a musical term for a musical composition for one or a few instruments (piano frequently being one of them) in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo, derived from the feminine past participle of Italian verb sonare (modern suonare) meaning "to play (an instrument); to sound."

Sondy f English
Nickname and short form of Alessondra.

Sone m Old Swedish, Swedish, Norwegian
Variant of Sune and younger form of Sóni, sometimes associated with the Swedish verb sona meaning "to expiate".

Sonexay m Lao
From Lao ສອນ (sone) meaning "teach" or "weapon, arrow" and ໄຊ (xay) meaning "victory".

Songai f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 爱 (ài) meaning "love".

Songcai f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour".

Songchai m Thai
From Thai ทรง (song) meaning "to hold, to bear, to possess" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Songcui f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher".

Songdi f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 娣 (dì) meaning "younger sister".

Songfen f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume".

Songhan f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 菡 (hàn) meaning "buds, lotus buds".

Songhee f Korean
From 松 meaning "pine (tree)" or 訟 meaning "dispute; quarrel," and 熙 (hee) meaning "shine", 姬 "beauty" or 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious".

Songhua f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".

Songhui f Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" and 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".

Song-i f & m Korean
From native Korean 송이 (song-i), referring to a bunch of flowers, grapes or mushrooms and also a flake of snow. It can also be written with hanja, combining a song hanja, like 松 meaning "pine (tree)" or 訟 meaning "dispute; quarrel," with an i hanja, such as 伊, 利 meaning "benefit, advantage" or 夷 meaning "barbarian."

Songju f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".

Songjuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Songlan f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".

Songli f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".

Songlian f Chinese
It could mean "pine tree covered by snow" from 松 (song) wich means "pine tree" and (lian) wich means "snow". It is the protagonist's name in 1991 film "Raise the Red Lantern".

Songling f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".

Songlu f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 绿 (lǜ) meaning "green".

Songniu f Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "acclaim; hymn" and 妞 (niū) meaning "girl".

Songnu f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl".

Songphon m Thai
From Thai ทรง (song) meaning "to hold, to bear, to possess" and พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power".

Songqin f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 琴 (qín) meaning "Chinese lute".

Songqiong f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" and 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious".

Songrui f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower buds".

Songsak m Thai
From Thai ทรง (song) meaning "to hold, to bear, to possess" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power".

Songsit m Thai
From Thai ทรง (song) meaning "have, possess, uphold" and สิทธิ์ (sit) meaning "right, authority, privilege".

Songüz m & f Turkish
Means "the end of autumn", from Turkish son meaning "the end, the last" and güz meaning "autumn".

Songwut m Thai
From Thai ทรง (song) meaning "to hold, to bear, to possess" and วุฒิ (wut) meaning "prosperity, knowledge, wisdom".

Songxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".

Songxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined".

Songxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".

Songxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" and 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance".

Songxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" and 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily".

Songxue f Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" and 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".

Songyan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" or 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome" or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Songyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy".

Songying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" or 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 英 (yīng) meaning "brave, hero" or "flower, leaf, petal", 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous" or 莺 (yīng) meaning "oriole, green finch".

Songyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".

Songzhen f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".

Songzi f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet".

Soniece f African American (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Sonia using the phonetic suffix nees (found in names such as Denise and Bernice).

Sönke m Low German, East Frisian, North Frisian
Low German and North Frisian diminutive of Sören.... [more]

Sonne f Frisian
Faux Frisian variant of Sonja modeled after Jonne and Wonne.... [more]

Sonney m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Sonny.

Sonnfried m German (Modern, Rare)
A new coinage in the 20th century, from the German word Sonne "sun" and the traditional name element *Frid* "peace".

Sonni m History
Sonni Bāru, also known as Sonni Abū Bakr Dao, was the 16th and last king of the Sonni Dynasty to rule over the Songhai Empire located in west Africa. His rule was very short, from November 6, 1492, to April 12, 1493... [more]

Sonni m & f English
Variant and Feminine form of Sonny.

Sönnich m Low German, Frisian
Low German and Frisian diminutive of names containing the element sun "son".

Sönnick m Low German, Frisian
Low German and Frisian variant of Sönnich.

Sønnøv f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Sunniva recorded in Oppland, Buskerud and Møre og Romsdal in the late 18th century.

Sono f Japanese
This name is used as 園 (en, sono) meaning "farm, garden, park, yard."... [more]

Sonoko f Japanese
From Japanese 園 (sono) meaning "garden" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Sonora f English (American, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be inspired by the name of the north-western Mexican state Sonora or possibly be derived from Latin sonorus "resounding; sonorous".

Sonoya f Japanese (Rare)
Sono means "garden" and ya means "also".

Sonyawati f Indonesian
Combination of Sonya and Wati.

Sonyaz m & f Turkish
Means "the end of summer" from Turkish son meaning "last, the end" and yaz meaning "summer".

Soof f Dutch
Short form of Sophia and Sophie as well as of their alternative spellings Sofia and Sofie.... [more]

Soonbok f Korean
From 姬 "beauty'' and 福 "happiness, good fortune, blessing".

Soonkeum f Korean
From 顺 "obey, submit to, go along with" and 금 meaning gold.

Soos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from σόος (soos), which is the Epic and Ionic Greek form of the adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded".... [more]

Sophainetos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek σοφός (sophos) meaning "skilled, clever" and αἰνετός (ainetos) meaning "praiseworthy".

Sophal m & f Khmer
Means "good fruit" in Khmer, from the សុ (so) meaning "good" and ផល (phal) meaning "fruit".

Sopheak m & f Khmer
Means "good face" from Khmer សុ (so) meaning "good" and ភក្ត្រ or ភ័ក្រ្ត (pheak) meaning "face".

Sophelia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Blend of Sophia and Ophelia.

Sophi f English (Rare)
Variant of the name Sophie and diminutive of Sophia.

Sophianne f English
Blend of Sophie and Anne 1.

Sophilos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover".... [more]

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

Sophon m & f Thai, Khmer
Means "beautiful, lovely, pretty" in Thai and Khmer. It is solely used as a masculine name in Thailand while it is unisex in Cambodia.

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).

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]

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

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

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]

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

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

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

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]

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

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

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

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

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]

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

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

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

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

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

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.

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

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

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]

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