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Suriyasak m Thai
From Thai สุริย (suriya) meaning "sun" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power, honour".

Suroor m Arabic
“Satisfaction in the heart when obtaining or anticipating benefit or get ridding of discomfort, joy and delight”

Surtr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Svartr. In Norse mythology this is the name of a fire giant, the enemy of the gods, who will fight Freyr at Ragnarok and the two of them will kill each other.

Surui f Chinese
From the Chinese 苏 (sū) meaning "revive, resurrect" or a species of thyme and 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".

Suryakant m Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Means "sunstone, sun crystal" in Sanskrit, from सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun" and कान्त (kanta) meaning "desired, beloved, beautiful".

Suryaprabha m Buddhism
Means "sunlight" from Sanskrit सूर्य (sūrya) meaning "sun" and प्रभा (prabha) meaning "light, radiance"... [more]

Sus f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Spanish
Danish and Swedish short form of Susanna as well as a Spanish short form of Jesusa and Susana.

Sus m & f Dutch, Flemish, West Frisian (Rare)
As a masculine name, this name is a Dutch and Flemish short form of Franciscus. Also compare Cis, which is a similar short form (mostly when it comes to pronunciation) of Franciscus.... [more]

Susak m Thai
From Thai สุ (su) meaning "good" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power, honour".

Susane f Basque, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Basque form of Susana and Suzanne as well as a Brazilian Portuguese variant of Susana.

Susang f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Jesusa and Susana.

Súsanna f Irish (Rare), Icelandic, Faroese
Irish, Icelandic and Faroese form of Susannah.

Susara f Afrikaans
Contraction of Susanna and Sara.

Sushan f Chinese
From the Chinese 夙 (sù) meaning "early morning, dawn" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Sushao f Chinese
From the Chinese 素 (sù) meaning "white silk" and 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, join".

Sushovan m Bengali, Nepali
The name is derived from Sanskrit and means "beautiful and handsome" or "gorgeous."

Susi f & m Spanish
Diminutive of Susana, Jesusa and Asunción. As a masculine name, this is used as a diminutive of Jesús... [more]

Susibell f Obscure
Combination of Susi and Bell.

Susibelle f English (Rare)
Combination of Susi and Belle.

Susilaningsih f Indonesian
Combination of Susila and Ningsih.

Suske m & f Dutch, Flemish, West Frisian (Rare), Literature
As a masculine name, this name is a Dutch and Flemish diminutive of Franciscus via its short form Sus. So, in other words, this name is basically a combination of Sus with the Dutch and Flemish diminutive suffix -ke... [more]

Susmita f Indian, Bengali, Odia
Means "good smile" from Sanskrit सु (su) meaning "good" and स्मित (smita) meaning "smile".

Sussie f Danish, Swedish
Variant of Sussi, a diminutive form of names beginning in Sus-, such as Susan and Susanna... [more]

Süßmann m Yiddish (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Dithematic early Yiddish name formed from the Middle High German Süß meaning "Sweet" and Mann "Man"

Suster f Medieval Dutch, West Frisian (Rare)
Derived from medieval Dutch and West Frisian suster meaning "sister". Also compare Sister, Syster and Zuster.... [more]

Sustri f Indonesian
From Sanskrit सुस्त्री (sustrī) meaning "chaste woman, good woman", derived from the prefix सु- (su-) meaning "good, well" and स्त्री (strī́) meaning "woman".

Susugu m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 雪 (susugu) meaning "to rinse, to wipeout a disgrace, to take revenge", 漱 (susugu) meaning "gargle, rinse, swill" or a combination of 勧(sugu) meaning "advance" and 具 (gu) meaning "tools, means" or 弘 (gu) meaning "broad, vast, wide"... [more]

Suszej m Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Suligost and other names beginning with the element Suli-.

Suszyk m Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Suligost and other names beginning with the element Suli-.

Sutera f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (sutera) meaning "star" or other kanji pronounced in the same way.... [more]

Sutham m Thai
From Thai สุ (su) meaning "good" and ธรรม (tham) meaning "righteousness, morality, virtue, duty".

Suthat m Thai
From Thai สุ (su) meaning "good" and ทัศน์ (that) meaning "view, sight, vision".

Suthep m Thai
From Thai สุ (su) meaning "good" and เทพ (thep) meaning "god, deity".

Sutherland m & f Scottish (Rare), English (Rare)
Scottish regional name that described a person who came from the former county by this name, which got its name from Old Norse suðroen "southern" and land "land". It was called the South Land because it was south of Scandinavia and south of the Norse colonies of Orkney and Shetland Islands.

Suthida f Thai
From Thai สุ (su) meaning "good" and ธิดา (thida) meaning "daughter, girl".

Suthin m Thai
From Thai สุ (su) meaning "good" and ทิน (thin) meaning "day".

Suthon m Thai
From Thai สุ (su) meaning "good" and ธน (thon) meaning "wealth, riches, treasure".

Suting f Chinese
From the Chinese 夙 (sù) meaning "early morning, dawn" or 稣 (sū) meaning "revive, rise again" and 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful".

Sutisna m Sundanese
Derived from Sanskrit सु (su) meaning "good" and तृष्णा (trishna) meaning "thirst, desire".

Sutthichai m Thai
From Thai สุทธิ (sutthi) meaning "true, actual" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Sutthiphong m Thai
From Thai สุทธิ (sutthi) meaning "true, actual" and พงศ์ or พงษ์ (phong) meaning "lineage, family".

Sutthisak m Thai
From Thai สุทธิ (sutthi) meaning "true, actual" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power".

Suttungr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Meaning unknown. In Norse mythology Suttungr is Baugi's brother and the protector of the mead of the skalds.

Suvat m & f Lao
Possibly from ສຸ (su) meaning "good" and ວັດ (vat) meaning "temple, monastery".

Suvdanchimeg f Mongolian
Means "pearl ornament" in Mongolian, from сувд (suvd) meaning "pearl" and чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament, adornment".

Suvdantsetseg f Mongolian
Means "pearly flower" in Mongolian, from сувдан (suvdan) meaning "pearly, made of pearl(s)" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Suvdchimeg f Mongolian
Means "pearl ornament" in Mongolian, from сувд (suvd) meaning "pearl" and чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament, decoration".

Suvd-erdene f Mongolian
Means "pearl" in Mongolian, from сувд (suvd) meaning "pearl" and эрдэнэ (erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure" or "precious".

Suvdgerel f Mongolian
From Mongolian сувд (suvd) meaning "pearl" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".

Suvdmaa f Mongolian
Means "pearl woman" in Mongolian, from сувд (suvd) meaning "pearl" and the feminine suffix маа (maa).

Suvdnyam f Mongolian (Rare)
From Mongolian сувд (suvd) meaning "pearl" and ням (nyam) meaning "Sunday".

Suvdtsetseg f Mongolian
Means "pearl flower" in Mongolian, from сувд (suvd) meaning "pearl" and цэцэг (tsetseg meaning "flower".

Suveer m Sanskrit
Probably a combination of Bir and Sumir.

Suvendu m Bengali (Hindu)
Means "bright moon" or "auspicious moon", derived from Sanskrit शुभ (shubha) meaning "splendid, bright, auspicious" and इन्दु (indu) meaning "a drop" (also a name for the moon; see Indu).

Suvesh f Hindi
Means color/light and usually means you have a good heart

Suvituuli f Finnish
Finnish name meaning "summer wind". Combination of Suvi and Tuuli.

Suvrata m Sanskrit
Means "religious, pious, virtuous" in Sanskrit, from सु (su) meaning "good" and व्रत (vratá) meaning "obedience, pious observance, devotion, vow".

Suwahyuningsih f Indonesian
Combination of Suwahyu and Ningsih

Suwaibah f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay variant of Thuwaybah.

Šuwaliyat m Hittite Mythology
Of uncertain etymology, possibly deriving from a same root as Šuwala. Šuwaliyat was a Hittite storm god, considered to be the older brother of and advisor to Tarhunna.

Suwanchai m Thai
From Thai สุวรรณ (suwan) meaning "gold" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Suwanrat f & m Thai
From Thai สุวรรณ (suwan) meaning "gold" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".

Suwat m Thai
From Thai สุ (su) meaning "good" and วัฒน์ (wat) meaning "prosperity, culture, development" or วัจน์ (wat) meaning "word".

Suwen f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 愫 (sù) meaning "guileless, sincere, honest" or 苏 (sū) meaning "revive, resurrect" or a species of thyme and 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" or 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".

Suwicha m & f Thai
Means "one who possesses good knowledge", from Thai สุ (su) meaning "good" and วิชา (wicha) meaning "knowledge, study".

Suwilai f Thai
From Thai สุ (su) meaning "good" and วิไล (wilai) meaning "beautiful, pretty".

Suwilanji m & f African
From the namwaanga tribe of Northern Zambia and the adjuscent part of Tanzania.... [more]

Suwimon f & m Thai
From Thai สุ (su) meaning "good" and วิมล (wimon) meaning "pure, chaste, clean".

Suwit m Thai
From Thai สุ (su) meaning "good" and วิทย์ (wit) meaning "knowledge, science".

Su-won m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 守 "defend, protect, guard, conserve" and 元 "first; dollar; origin; head".

Suxangul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek suxan meaning "conversation, talk" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Suxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 素 (sù) meaning "white silk, plain" and 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious".

Suxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 夙 (sù) meaning "early in morning, dawn" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".

Suxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 愫 (sù) meaning "guileless, sincere, honest" and 仙 (xiān) meaning "transcendent, immortal".

Suxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 素 (sù) meaning "white silk, plain" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".

Suxiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 苏 (sū) meaning "revive, resurrect" or a species of thyme and 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak".

Suxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 素 (sù) meaning "white silk, plain" and 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul".

Suxing f Chinese
From the Chinese 素 (sù) meaning "white silk, plain" and 幸 (xìng) meaning "luck, favour, fortunately".

Suxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 稣 (sū) meaning "revive, rise again" or 苏 (sū) meaning "revive, resurrect" and 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily" or 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade".

Suxue f Chinese
From the Chinese 夙 (sù) meaning "early morning, dawn" and 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".

Suyada f Thai
From Thai สุ (su) meaning "good" and ญาดา (yada) meaning "philosopher, scholar, wise person".

Su-yeong f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful", 水 "water, liquid" or 洙, the name of a river in Shandong, China (su) and 榮 "glory, honor; flourish, prosper", 永 "eternal", or 暎 "sun beginning decline; reflect" (yeong).

Suyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 愫 (sù) meaning "guileless, sincere, honest" or 苏 (sū) meaning "revive, resurrect" or a species of thyme and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy" or 忆 (yì) meaning "remember, memory".

Suying f Chinese
From the Chinese 夙 (sù) meaning "early morning, dawn" or 稣 (sū) meaning "revive, rise again" and 滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water, lucid, glossy", 璎 (yīng) meaning "precious stone necklace" or 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, lustrous, bright".

Suyitno m Javanese
From the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" and Javanese yitna meaning "careful, cautious, wary".

Suyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 苏 (sū) meaning "revive, resurrect" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".

Suyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 夙 (sù) meaning "early morning, dawn" and 玥 (yuè) meaning "mythological pearl, mysterious gem" or 月 (yuè) meaning "moon".

Süyümbike f Turkish
Turkish name with the combination of Süyüm "Lovely" and Büke "Queen, Woman".

Suyun f Chinese
From the Chinese 夙 (sù) meaning "early morning, dawn" and 云 (yún) meaning "clouds".

Suza f Croatian, Serbian, English
Short form of Suzana. It also means "a tear" in Croatian and Serbian.

Suzaha f Japanese
音 - Sound ... [more]

Suzaku m & f Japanese (Rare), Popular Culture
This name is used as 朱雀, referring to the Vermilion Bird, one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations, that is said to rule over the southern heavens. It is made up of 朱 (shu, ake, su) meaning "vermillion, cinnabar" and 雀 (jaku, jan, saku, shaku, suzume) meaning "sparrow."... [more]

Suzani f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Variant of Suzana and Suzanne.

Suzel f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish, French, Theatre
Suzel is the name of a main character in 'L'amico Fritz', an opera by Pietro Mascagni, premiered in 1891 from a libretto by P. Suardon (Nicola Daspuro, with additions by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti) based on the French novel 'L'ami Fritz' by Émile Erckmann and Pierre-Alexandre Chatrian.

Suzine f Various
Suzine Har Nicolescu (March 21, 1931 – February 22, 2013) was an American librarian who was one of the founders of the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA). She served fourteen years as the chief librarian at Medgar Evers College and fought against discrimination in the library profession.

Suzue f Japanese
From 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell, chime" and 枝 (e) meaning "bough, twig, branch" or 江 (e) meaning "inlet, river". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Suzuha f Japanese
From 紗 (suzu) meaning "gossamer, silk gauze" and 巴 (ha) meaning "comma". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Suzuhi f Japanese (Rare)
From 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell, chime" and 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Suzuhito m Japanese
From 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell, chime" and 人 (hito) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Suzuho f Japanese
Meaning varies depending on the kanji used. This is the stage name of Takarazuka Revue actress Suzuho Makaze, who writes it with the kanji 涼帆 (涼 meaning "cool breeze; refreshing coolness" and 帆 meaning "sail").

Suzuka f Japanese
From Japanese 鈴 (suzu) meaning "chime, bell" and 鹿 (ka) meaning "deer". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Suzuko f Japanese
From Japanese 鈴 (suzu) "bell" and 子 (ko) "child".

Suzune f Japanese
From 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell, chime" and 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Suzuran f Japanese (Modern)
This name can used as 鈴蘭, referring to the flower known as the lily of the valley, made up of 鈴 (rin, rei, suzu) meaning "bell" and 蘭 (ra, ran) meaning "orchid." Alternatively, the first kanji can be replaced with 涼 (ryou, suzu.mu, suzu.shii/yaka, usu.i, hiya.su, makotoni) meaning "cool, refreshing."

Svæina m & f Old Norse
Variant and feminine form of Svæinn.

Svæinhæiðr f Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian with the combination of sveinn "young man, boy" and heiðr "honour".

Svalrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse svala meaning "swallow (bird)" and rún meaning "secret lore, rune".

Svanaug f Norwegian (Rare)
Newer form of Svanlaug, a combination of Old Norse svanr "swan" and laugr "promised".

Svanbjörn m Icelandic (Rare)
From the Old Norse elements svanr meaning "(male) swan" and bjǫrn meaning "bear" (compare Björn).

Svanbjört f Icelandic
Derived from the Icelandic elements svanr "swan" and bjartr "bright".

Svandís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements svanr "(male) swan" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Svaney f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements svanr "(male) swan" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Svanfríður f Icelandic
From Old Norse svanr "swan" and fríðr "beautiful".

Svanhólm m Icelandic
Icelandic combination of svanr "swan" and holmr "small island".

Svanhvít f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Derived from svan "swan" and hvítr "white". In Norse mythology this is another name for Hlaðgunnr.

Svanlaug f Medieval Scandinavian, Icelandic, Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements svanr "(male) swan" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath", a derivative of Proto-Germanic *-lauʒ- "to celebrate marriage; to swear a holy oath; to be dedicated; promised (in names)".

Svanr m Old Norse
Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse svanr meaning "swan".

Svanrós f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements svanr "(male) swan" and rós "rose".

Svanrun f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian combination of svanr "swan" and rún "secret".

Svanþór m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse svanr "swan" and Þór.

Svanþrúður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements svanr "swan" and þrúðr "strength".

Svantje f Frisian
Short form of Svanhild and other names beginning with Svan or Swan.

Svárnir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "slayer". This is a kenning for both Odin and "snake".

Svaði m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Means "slippery place". In Norse mythology Svadi is a giant, the father of Hadda and the owner of Svaðilfari.

Svavar m Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic
Masculine form of Svava and younger form of Svávarr.

Sveigðir m Norse Mythology
Means "waving one" in Old Norse. Sveigðir was a legendary Swedish king, son of Fjǫlnir and father of Vanlandi... [more]

Sveinar m Norwegian, Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sveinn "boy" and herr "army", perhaps inspired by Einar.

Sveinbjartur m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sveinn "boy, servant" and bjartr "bright".

Sveinbjörg f Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements sveinn meaning "boy" and bjǫrg meaning "help, save, rescue"... [more]

Sveinbjörn m Icelandic
From the Old Norse name Sveinbjǫrn, which was derived from the Old Norse elements sveinn "young man" and bjǫrn "bear".

Sveindís f Icelandic
From the Old Norse elements sveinn "young man" and dís "goddess".

Sveinfríður f Icelandic
From Old Norse sveinn "young man" and fríðr "beautiful".

Sveinjón m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse sveinn meaning "young man, youth" and the name Jón.

Sveinrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse sveinn "young man" and rún "secret lore, rune".

Sveinþór m Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse sveinn "young man" combined with the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor). In other words, this is a combination of Sveinn and Þór.

Sveinulf m Norwegian
Norwegian combination of sveinn "boy" and ulfr "wolf"

Sveinveig f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sveinn "boy, servant" and veig "strength".

Svemila f Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
From Serbian све (sve) meaning "all" and мила (mila) meaning "dear" thus the name means "dear to all".

Svenåge m Danish (Rare)
Combination of Sven and Åge.

Svenborg f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse sveinn "young man" and bjǫrg "help, save, rescue". A known bearer of this name was Anna Svenborg Billing (1849-1927), a Swedish painter.

Sveneld m Medieval Slavic, History
Medieval Slavic form of Svæinaldr. Sveneld is a semi-legendary 10th-century Varangian warlord in the service of Svyatoslav I of Kiev and his family... [more]

Svengali m Popular Culture
Svengali is a fictional character in George du Maurier's 1895 novel Trilby. Scholars call Svengali a classic example of anti-Semitism in literature because he is Jewish, of Eastern European origins, and he seduces, dominates and exploits Trilby, a young English girl, and makes her into a famous singer... [more]

Svenhard m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish combination of sveinn "boy" and harðr "hard, strong".

Svenhild f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish name with the combination of sveinn "boy" and hildr "battle, fight".

Svenny f & m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian and Swedish form of Svenny and variant of Svenna.

Sverker m Swedish
Modern form of Sverkir. Combination of svart "black" and geir "spear".

Sverkir m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of SvartgæiRR. Combination of svartr "black" and geirr "spear".

Svetibor m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the elements svet meaning "holy" оr "world" and boriti, meaning "to fight, to battle".

Svetiko f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Svetlana and its short form Sveta.

Svetislav m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Derived from the Slavic svet meaning "holy, blessed" and slav meaning "glory".

Svetlomir m Bulgarian
Derived from the Slavic element svet meaning "light, world" and combined with miru meaning "peace, world".

Svetlozara f Bulgarian
A dithematic name composed from the Slavic name element světŭ "light" and an unidentified second part.

Sveto m Croatian, Serbian
Short form of Svetozar, Svetoslav and other names beginning with svet meaning "blessed, holy, bright".

Svetolik m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements svet, which could mean "holy, saint" or "world", or from the element svetli, "bright", and lik, meaning "image".

Svetozar m Serbian, Croatian, Czech
Derived from Slavic svet "blessed, holy, bright" and zar, zariti meaning "radiant, beaming; delight".

Svetuna f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Svetlana and its short form Sveta, as it contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).

Svevlad m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
From Slavic elements све (sve) meaning "all" and влад (vlad) meaning "ruler". Hence the name means "ruler of all".

Svilokos m Serbian
From Serbian свила (svila) meaning "silk" and коса (kosa) meaning "hair". Therefore the name means "silk haired".

Svimon m Medieval Georgian, Georgian (Rare)
Medieval Georgian form of Simon 1, which is still in use today (albeit barely).... [more]

Svinimir m Medieval Slavic
The first element of this name is possibly derived from Proto-Slavic svin'a or svinьja meaning "swine, pig, hog". Also compare Serbo-Croatian svinja, Polish świnia and Slovak sviňa, all of which mean "swine, pig, hog"... [more]

Svipdagr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from svipr ("sudden sweeping movement") and dagr ("day, lifetime"). In Norse mythology Svipdagr wishes to marry Menglǫð.

Svipul f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "changeable" in Old Norse. This name belongs to a Valkyrie in both the skaldic poem 'Darraðarljóð' and the Poetic Edda book the 'Skáldskaparmál' (where it is used as a kenning (synonym) for "battle" - presumably in reference to the changeable nature of fate, of which the Valkyries are represented as directors).

Švitrigaila m Lithuanian (Rare), History
Derived from the Lithuanian adjective švitrus meaning "nimble, agile" as well as "fast, quick, brisk" combined with old Lithuanian gailas, which usually means "strong, potent" but has also been found to mean "sharp, jagged" as well as "angry, fierce, violent" and "miserable, sorrowful, remorseful"... [more]

Svjetlan m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian variant form of Svetlan. A known bearer of this name is Svjetlan Junaković (b. 1961), a Croatian painter, sculptor and illustrator.

Swābaharjar m Old Norse
Proto-Norse combination of svabar "Swabians" and herr "army".

Swallow f Chinese (Expatriate)
From the English word which refers to a small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked tail. It is mainly used by Chinese bearers as a translation of 燕子 (yànzi).

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

Swan f German
Overall, swans are powerful and evocative symbols that have been associated with a variety of positive qualities throughout history. They are often seen as symbols of grace, beauty, love, fidelity, purity, transformation, wisdom, and royalty... [more]

Swanee f American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Swan with the addition of the suffix -ie which is a common suffix added to names throughout Appalachia. It may also be influenced by the Shawnee indigenous tribe of Oklahoma located in Oklahoma and within Appalachia.

Swannet f Dutch (Rare)
Either a short form of Swannetje or a combination of a name starting with Sw- (such as Swaantje and Swana) with Annet.

Swantje f East Frisian, German
Pet form of names that contain the Old High Germanic element suan meaning "swan", such as Swanhild and Swanaburg.

Swartkoll m Anglo-Saxon
Possibly derived from Old English sweart "black" and either col "coal, charcoal" (see kol) or the Old Norse byname Kollr "top (of the head), skull".

Swede f Literature
Used by author Leif Enger in the 2001 novel Peace Like A River. Swede is the protagonist's younger sister, who is fascinated with the American Old West and composes poems about a heroic cowboy known as Sunny Sundown.

Sweder m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of an ancient Germanic name that was composed of the Gothic element svinths (swind in Old High German) "strength" and the Old High Germanic element hari "army".

Swee m & f Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Rui.

Sweetlove f Medieval English
From old English swet "sweet" and lufu "love".

Swegn m Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Sweyn, derived from Old Norse Sveinn. This was the name of Sweġn Godwinson; Earl of Hereford and brother of Harold Godwinson.

Swelia f African
African variation of Swela, from Arabic name Suela, meaning "beautiful and even".

Swetlana f German, Polish (Rare)
German and Polish form of Svetlana.

Swetlufu f Anglo-Saxon (Hypothetical)
Possibly derived from Old English elements swete meaning "sweet" and lufu meaning "love".

Swetse m West Frisian
Frisian short form of names that contain the Gothic element svinths (swind in Old High German), such as Swindebald and Swindebert.

Swidger m Medieval Low German
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements swind "strength" and ger "javelin, spear".

Świedarg m Polish (Archaic)
From the element wsze, meaning "everything", "everyone", or "always", adapted into świe, and darg, probably a variant, probably a Lesser-Polish variation of drog, meaning "dear"... [more]

Świelub m Polish (Rare)
From the Slavic elements wsze/świe meaning "every", "each", "all", "any", "everyone", "everybody", "every man", "always", "forever", "aye" and lub "beloved", "darling". It can mean "the one who likes all".

Swigger m Medieval German
Variant of Swidger.... [more]

Swithberht m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements swiþ "strong" and beorht "bright". Saint Swithberht (also known as Suitbert) was a missionary to and bishop in Frisia from 692/3 to ca... [more]

Swiðhelm m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements swiþ "strong, mighty" and helm "helmet, protection".

Swiðræd m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements swiþ "strong" and ræd "counsel, advice".

Swiðwulf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements swiþ "strong, mighty" and wulf "wolf".

Swoosie f American (Rare)
Name borne by actress Swoosie Kurtz (1944-) for the aircraft her father, Frank Allen Kurtz Jr., piloted during World War II... [more]

Syadiyah f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Shadiya.

Syafa f & m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay variant of Safaa or Safaa'.

Syafii m Indonesian
From the name of 8th-century Islamic scholar and jurist Abu Abd Allah al-Shafi'i (called asy-Syafi'i in Indonesian), who founded the Shafi'i school of Sunni Islam.

Syafik m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Shafiq.

Syafika f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Shafiqa.

Syahid m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay variant of Shahid.

Syahidah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Shahida.

Syahira f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Shahira.

Syahputra m Indonesian
From Persian شاه (šâh) meaning "king" and the given name Putra

Syahrahman m Indonesian (Rare)
From Persian شاه (shah) meaning "king" and the given name Rahman.

Syahramadhan m Indonesian
Combination of Persian شاه (shah) meaning "king" and the name Ramadhan.

Syaiful m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Saiful.

Syaima f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Shaima.

Syakir m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Shakir.

Syakira f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Shakira.

Syamsurizal m Indonesian
Combination of the name Syamsuri and the masculine suffix -zal.

Syaoran m Popular Culture, Literature
From Chinese 小 (syao) meaning "small, tiny" and 狼 (ran) meaning "wolf".... [more]

Syarif m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay variant of Sharif.

Syarifah f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay variant of Sharifah.

Syarifuddin m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Sharif ad-Din.

Syaripah f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay variant of Sharifah.

Syaudi m Arabic
Derived from "Saud", the first king and namesake of Saudi Arabia. Means "fortunate" in Arabic.

Syb m West Frisian
This name is either a variant spelling of Sib, or a short form of names like Sybrand and Sybren.

Sybelle f Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Sibbe via the variants Sybel and Sybbe.

Sybillina f History (Ecclesiastical, Polonized)
Polish form of Sibyllina, perhaps only used in reference to the beatified Italian nun and mystic Sibyllina Biscossi (1287-1367). See also Sybilla.

Sydonia f Polish (Rare), English (Rare)
Polish form and English variant of Sidonia.

Syeisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
And invented name combining the popular phonetic element sy with the name Iesha (compare Tyeisha).

Syerrah f Arabic (Americanized, Rare)
I think the name is Arabic but my mom just chose it without really knowing anything about it and we are American. I think she just saw the name spelled like Syerrah while the normal spelling is Sierra, but it is pronounced the same way... [more]

Syihabuddin m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Shihab ad-Din.

Sylbika f Mari
From the Tatar сул (sul) meaning "beautiful" and бикэ (bike) meaning "princess".

Syleena f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Modern, yet rare variant of either Selena or Silena.... [more]

Syllis f Greek Mythology
The name of a naiad of the town of Sikyon and perhaps a daughter of Asopos. Her name may come from the element συλλύω (sylluo) meaning "reconciler".

Sylph f & m English (Rare)
From the English word, sylph, an imaginary spirit of the air, ultimately from the Latin sylvestris "of the woods" and nymph "nymph".

Sylphrena f Popular Culture
A character in Brandon Sanderson's 'Stormlight Archive' book series. Possibly a mashup of Sylph and Rena.

Sylta f North Frisian, German (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the name of the North Frisian island of Sylt whose name is a corruption of the Old Frisian name Silendi "sea-land" and thus ultimately derived from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi and *land... [more]

Sylvander m Norwegian
Combination of Sylvester and Anders

Sylvannah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sylvana, possibly influenced by Savannah and/or Susannah.

Sylve m Swedish
Variant of Sölve and a short form of Sylvester.

Sylvère m French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant spelling of Silvère. A known bearer of this name is the French literary critic and cultural theorist Sylvère Lotringer (b. 1938).

Sylvius m English (British), French (Rare), German (Rare)
Variant of Silvius. ... [more]

Sylwek m Polish
Diminutive of Sylwester and Sylwiusz.

Symforiaan m Dutch (Archaic), Flemish (Archaic)
Archaic Dutch and Flemish form of Symphorianus.

Symmachos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σύμμαχος (symmachos) meaning "fighting along with, leagued or allied with", which is ultimately derived from Greek σύν (syn) meaning "beside, with" combined with Greek μάχη (mache) meaning "battle, combat" (see Andromache)... [more]

Symmachus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Symmachos. Well-known bearers of this name include the Roman orator and statesman Quintus Aurelius Symmachus (died around 402 AD) and Pope Symmachus (died in 514 AD).

Sympherusa f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Ancient Roman
Latinized form of Sympherousa. This name was used as a feminine cognomen in the Roman empire, especially in Roman Greece and Sicily. Also compare Symphorosa.

Symphora f Ancient Greek, Ancient Roman, French (African)
Feminine form of Symphoros and its latinized form Symphorus. Also compare the Greek noun συμφορά (symphora) meaning "a bringing together, collecting, contribution" as well as "misfortune, tragedy".... [more]

Symphore m & f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Symphorus (masculine) and Symphora (feminine). This name has always been predominantly used on men, and today there are no known living female bearers.... [more]

Symphorian m English (Archaic), German (Archaic)
English and German form of Symphorianus. This name was borne by a saint from the 2nd century AD.

Symphorianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Greco-Roman name Symphorus.... [more]

Symphorien m French (Rare), French (African), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Symphorianus. Known bearers of this name include the French physician and humanist Symphorien Champier (1471-1539) and the French police chief and senator Symphorien Boittelle (1813-1897).

Symphorin m French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic), German (Archaic)
French and German form of Symphorinus. There have probably also been cases where this name is a corruption or a rare variant of Symphorien (French) and Symphorian (German).

Symphoros m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σύμφορος (symphoros) meaning "accompanying", which is derived from the Greek verb συμφορέω (symphoreo) meaning "to bring together, to collect, to heap up", a variant of the more common verb συμφέρω (symphero) meaning "to bring together, to gather, to collect" as well as "to be of use, to be useful"... [more]

Symphorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Ancient Roman
Latinized form of Symphoros. This name was used as both a first name and a cognomen (often on slaves) in the Roman empire, especially in Roman Greece and Sicily.

Symphronios m Ancient Greek
Probably derived from Greek σύμφρων (symphron) meaning "of one mind, brotherly; favouring, propitious" or συμφρονέω (symphroneo) "to agree, think with, be in harmony; notice, understand", both derived from σῠν- (syn-) meaning "with, together" and φρήν (phren) "mind, heart, emotions".

Synane f History (Albanianized)
Albanian form of Cynane, the name of a half-sister of Alexander the Great. She was the wife of Amyntas IV of Macedon and mother of Eurydice II of Macedon, but is more noted as a powerful woman-warrior and politician.

Syngman m Korean
Combination of Korean Hanja 承 (seung) meaning "inherit" and 晩 (man) meaning "evening".

Syreeta f English (Rare), African American
Variant of Syrita. This name was borne by Syreeta Wright (1946-2004), an American singer-songwriter and the first wife of Stevie Wonder.

Syrén f Various
Means "lilac" in Swedish and Danish.... [more]

Syrene f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Syrena and Syrenne.

Syringa f American (Rare), Various
From Syringa, the name of a genus of plants commonly known as lilacs, which is derived from Greek σῦριγξ (syrinx) meaning "hollow tube, pipe" (compare Syrinx), referring to the broad pith in the shoots of some species... [more]

Syrinx f Greek Mythology
From Greek σῦριγξ (syrinx) meaning "tube" or "panpipes", referring to a musical instrument played by mouth and comprising tubes arranged in order of length. In Greek myth this was the name of a nymph and follower of Artemis, the virgin huntress... [more]

Syroslav m Medieval Slavic
There are several possible explanations for the meaning of the first element of this name. It could have been derived from Russian syroj or syroy (сырой) meaning "raw" (also compare Czech surový or syrový, which also means "raw")... [more]

Syster f Swedish
Derived from the Swedish noun syster meaning "sister". Also compare Sister, Suster and Zuster.... [more]

Syukri m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay variant of Shukri.

Syukriah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Shukriyya.

Syukur m Indonesian, Malay
Means "thankfulness, gratitude" in Indonesian and Malay, ultimately from Arabic شكر (shukr).

Syx m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Apparently derived from the English word six, the spelling perhaps influenced by that of Styx. This name was used by American singer-songwriter and rapper 6lack (real name Ricardo Valdez Valentine Jr.; 1992-) for his daughter born 2017.

Szejna f Polish (Rare), Yiddish (Polonized)
Polonized form of Shayna. This was one of the most popular feminine names among Polish Jews in the 1920s and 1930s.

Szendile f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from Hungarian szende ""meek, ingenue, artless, naive".

Szimk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Szëmón and Szimón.

Szironka f Medieval Hungarian
Derived from the Old Hungarian name Sziron which is of uncertain origin and meaning.

Szymek m Vilamovian, Polish
Vilamovian form of Simon 1 and Polish diminutive of Szymon.

Ta f & m African American (Rare)
Shortening of African American names starting with ta- (example Talisha for females and Tashaun for males).

Tabaan f Afghan
Glowing and radiant

Tabarak f & m Arabic
Tabarak is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means “he/she is blessed”, “he/she is raised in status”.

Tabaré m South American, Guarani (Hispanicized, ?), Tupi (Hispanicized, ?)
Chiefly Uruguayan name, allegedly of Guarani or Tupi origin and meaning "village man" or "one who lives far from town". The Uruguayan poet Juan Zorrilla de San Martín used it for the title hero of his epic poem Tabaré (1888), which depicts the tragic love between Tabaré, an indigenous Charrúa man, and Blanca, the sister of a Spanish conquistador.

Tabasa f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Japanese transliteration of Tabitha.... [more]

Taberah f & m Biblical Hebrew
It is from the King James Bible. It means “the fire of God”... [more]

Tabiti f Scythian (Latinized), Mythology
Latinised name of the Scythian goddess of fire and kingship *Tāpayantī, meaning "the Burning One" or "the Flaming One", deriving from an element likely related to similar elements from other Indo-European languages, such as the Avestan tāpaiieⁱti ("to be warm").

Tabito m Japanese
From Japanese 旅 (tabi) "trip, travel" and 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations can also make up this name.

Tabliope f Literature, Greek Mythology
A made-up name of a 'Muse' that is a comic invention of Palladas, a late Greek poet and epigrammatist, appearing in his epigram found in book 11 (Humorous and convivial - Scoptic - Σκωπτικά) of Anthologia Palatina... [more]

Tabo m East Frisian, Dutch
Frisian short form of names that have Gothic thiuda or Middle High German diet (both of which mean "people") for a first element, and of which the second element starts with a "b." The names Dietbald and Theudebert are good examples of that.

Taborah f English (American)
Famous bearer is Taborah Johnson (born March 21, 1953), also known as Tabby Johnson, a Canadian singer and actress.

Tabrett f English (Australian)
From Tabrett Bethell, an Australian actress and former model

Tabriz m Uzbek
Derived from the name of a type of grape and raisin.

Tabsheer m Afghan
Good news and glad tidings

Tabuyan f Medieval Mongolian, History, Chinese
Derived from Chinese 塔 (ta) meaning "tower, pagoda, spire", 不 (bu) meaning "not" and 煙 (yan) meaning "smoke, mist". It was the name of the name of an Empress of Qara Khitai.

Tacanipiluta m Sioux
Means "red tomahawk" in Lakota. From the Lakota čhaŋȟpí 'tomahawk' and lúta (lu'-tah) 'scarlet, to be red'.

Tace f English (Puritan)
Derived directly from Latin tace meaning "be silent". Also compare Tacey and Silence.

Tácia f Hungarian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese and Hungarian form of Tatia.

Tacia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Modern, Rare), Various
Unaccented version of Tácia and a variant of Tatia/Tasia.

Tacita f Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin tace "to be silent". In Roman mythology, (Dea) Tacita was a goddess of the dead. According to Ovid, she was originally a water nymph called Lara or Lala, a daughter of the god Almo who was raped by Mercurius and eventually became a goddess of the underworld... [more]

Tadafusa m Japanese
From 迪 (tada) "edify, way, path, reason, lead, pursue" and 房 (fusa) meaning "chamber; room; house".

Tadakiyo m Japanese
Tada means "loyalty" and kiyo means "pure, clean".

Tadakuni m Japanese
Tada means "loyalty" and kuni means "country, large place".

Tadamasa m Japanese
From Japanese 侃 (tada) meaning "upright and strong" combined with 真 (masa) meaning "true, reality". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Tadao m Japanese
From 忠 (tada) meaning "loyalty" and 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Tadaomi m Japanese
From Japanese 忠 (tada) meaning "loyalty" combined with 臣 (omi) meaning "one who serves a lord; a vassal, subject". Other kanji combinations are also possible. ... [more]

Tadasu m Japanese
From the verb 正す/訂す (tadasu) meaning "to correct, rectify, reform, amend," cognate with the verbs 糺す/糾す (tadasu) meaning "to ascertain, confirm, verify" and 質す (tadasu) meaning "to inquire, question" (compare Tadashi which, in that case, is derived from a classical adjective)... [more]

Tadatoshi m Japanese
From 直 (tada) meaning "straight, direct" and 俊 (toshi) meaning "talented, handsome". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Tadayasu m Japanese (Rare)
Tada means "Merely, Only, Simply" and Yasu means "Cheap, Inexpensive, Relax".

Tadayori m Japanese
From 理 (tada) meaning "reason, logic" and 偉 (yori) meaning "admirable". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Tadayuki m Japanese
From 禎 (tada) meaning "divine grace, auspicious, straightforward" or 迪 (tada) "edify, way, path, reason, lead, pursue" and 幸 (yuki) "happiness". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Taddea f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Taddeo. ... [more]

Taddeus m Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Swedish and Finnish form of Thaddeus.

Taddy m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Teddy and diminutive of Thaddeus and Thaddea

Tadea f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Romanian, Catalan (Rare), Polish
Spanish feminine form of Tadeo, Catalan and Romanian feminine form of Tadeu and Polish feminine form of Tadeusz... [more]

Tadisisa f & m Shona
It means "we have loved profusely/a great deal and with much abundance", from the verb 'kudisisa' meaning "to love a lot/profusely and with great abundance". A shorter form of the name may be Tadisa.

Tadmuštum f Near Eastern Mythology
Name borne by a Mesopotamian goddess associated with the underworld, often thought of as the daughter of Nergal. The etymology is uncertain, although possible elements have been identified in both Akkadian (dāmasu meaning "to humble" or dāmašu meaning the interrogative form of "cover up") and Ge'ez (damasu meaning "to abolish, destroy, hide").

Tadukhipa f Ancient Near Eastern
From Hurrian Tadu-Hepa, in which the second element is the name of the sun goddess Hepa (also transcribed Hebat, Heba, Kheba, Khepat or Hepatu). This was the name of a princess of the Mitanni kingdom in northern Mesopotamia, who married the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III at the very end of his reign and later became one of the wives of Akhenaten (when he took over his father's royal harem)... [more]