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Sanvitu m Corsican
Contraction of San Vitu "Saint Vitus".

Sanvitus m Corsican
Variant of Sanvitu.

Sanyara f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)

Sanzana f Bengali

Sânzia f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Sânziana f Romanian, Romanian Mythology, Theatre
Sânziana, also known as Iana Sânziana, is a fairy in Romanian mythology. Her name is a contraction of Romanian sfânt "holy" and zână "fairy" - but, according to Mircea Eliade, ultimately also influenced by the Latin phrase Sancta Diana "Holy Diana"... [more]

Saone f African
Seems to be predominantly used in Botswana.

Saorla f Irish
Variant of Saorlaith.

Saornin m Provençal
Provençal form of Saturninus.

Saousan f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Sawsan (chiefly Moroccan).

Saph f English (Modern, Rare)

Saphalya f & m Indian (Sikh, Rare)

Saphia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transliteration of صفية (see Safiyyah). Saphia Azzeddine (*1979) is a French naturalized Moroccan writer, actress, and screenwriter.

Saphina f English (African)

Saphira f English, Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Literature, Various
English variant and Judeo-Anglo-Norman form of Sapphira. This is the name of Eragon's dragon in Christopher Paolini's 'Inheritance Cycle' series of books.

Saphire f English (Modern), Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Saphira.

Saphiret f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Saphire.

Saphiria f American (Rare)
Extremely rare elaborated form of Sapphira.

Saphora f English (Rare)
Variant of Sephora.

Saphrona f English (Rare)
Variant of Sophronia.

Saphronia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sophronia.

Sapience f Medieval Flemish, English (Archaic)
Derived from French sapience "wisdom".

Sapienza f Medieval Italian
Directly taken from Italian sapienza "wisdom; knowledge" (compare English and Medieval Flemish Sapience).

Saquorya f & m American (Modern, Rare)

Såra f Walloon
Variant of Sara.

Săraca f Medieval Romanian, Romani (Archaic)
Derived from Romanian sărac "poor". This seems to have been an amuletic name which was used predominantly among members of the Romani people.

Saraceno m Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin Saracenus, ultimately from late Greek Σαρακηνός "Saracen".

Sarafina f Croatian
Variant of Serafina.

Saragh f Irish (Rare), English (Rare)

Sarahel m Obscure (Rare)

Sarahi f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Most likely a variant of Sarai.

Sarahya f American (Modern, Rare)

Saraï f Biblical French, French (Modern, Rare)
French form of Sarai.

Saraia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Saraya.

Saraiyu f Literature
Name of one of the main characters in Tamora Pierce's books Trickter's Choice and Trickster's Queen. Possibly coined from the Hebrew name Sarai combined with the Chinese suffix yu meaning "jade", "happy, pleased" or "rain".

Saraja f Bosnian, Slovene (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Cognate of Sarai.

Sarajah m & f English (Rare, Archaic)

Saran f Mongolian, Buryat
Derived from Mongolian саран (saran) meaning "moon".

Saranda f Albanian
From Saranda (or Sarandë), the name of a city in Albania. The name itself derives from the Greek Άγιοι Σαράντα (Agioi Saranda), meaning "Forty Saints", honouring the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste.

Saranjam m Pakistani

Sarann f English (Rare)
Variant of Saranna.

Saranne f English (Rare)
Variant of Saranna.

Saraphina f English (Rare)
Variant of Seraphina.

Saray f Romani (Archaic)
Corruption of Sarah.

Saraya f English (Modern, Rare)
Modern name, possibly based on Saray (see Sarai), Sariah or Soraya.

Sarbadore m Sardinian
Nuorese form of Salvatore.

Sarcotta f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Sara.

Sardigna f Medieval Sardinian

Sardinia f Romani (Archaic)

Sardinnia f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Sardinia.

Sare f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Sara.

Sareeka f Indian

Sareen m Indian (Rare)

Sareh f Persian

Sarel m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Charles.

Sarela f Galician
From the Galician river Sar and the femenine suffix -ela.

Sarelda f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Sarilda.

Sarella f English (American, Archaic)

Sarena f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Serena.

Sarepta f English (American, Archaic)
From a biblical place name, Σάρεπτα (Sarepta) in Greek, derived from the Hebrew verb צָרַף (sarap) meaning "to smelt, refine and test (metal)". The Phoenician town of Zarephath (or Sarepta, its Greek name) was the site of a miracle of the prophet Elijah, who met a widow of Sarepta and restored her dying son to life... [more]

Sareta f Judeo-Provençal, Gascon
Diminutive of Sara.

Sarette f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Diminutive of Sarah.

Sargón m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Sargon.

Sargonia f Obscure

Sarhild f English (Archaic)
Variant of Sarahild.

Sarhilda f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Sarahild.

Saria f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Sara.

Sarian f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sarianna.

Šarika f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene borrowing of Sárika.

Sarilda f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Serilda.

Sarina f Indian (Rare)
Means "approaching; coming to help; helpful" in Sanskrit.... [more]

Sarina f Iranian

Saripa f Indonesian, Filipino, Maranao, Maguindanao, Thai (Muslim)
Indonesian, Maranao, Maguindanao and Thai form of Sharifah.

Saris f Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Sarah.

Sarisha f South African

Sarissa f Dutch (Rare)
Elaboration of Sara.

Šarlot f Czech (Rare)
Variant of Šarlota.

Sárlott f Hungarian
Variant of Sarlott.

Sarlott f Hungarian (Rare, Archaic)
Hungarian borrowing of Charlotte, reflecting the French pronunciation.

Sarlotta f Finnish
Variant of Charlotta.

Sarma f Latvian
Directly taken from Latvian sarma "hoarfrost, rime".

Sarmis m Latvian
Masculine form of Sarma.

Sarnin m Lengadocian
Languedocian form of Saturninus.

Saroja f Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi
Strictly feminine form of Saroj.

Sáron f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian form of Sharon.

Saron m & f Swedish (?)
Swedish form of Sharon.

Sarotte f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Sara.

Saroya f American (Modern, Rare)
Possible spelling of Soraya. It is also used as a form of the Hebrew name Sarah, meaning "princess." Saroya was/is a character in the series StarCrossed.

Sarre f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Sarra and Sare.

Sarri f Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Sari 1.

Sarskia f English (Australian, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)

Sārta f Latvian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from the Latvian adjective sārts, sārta "pink, rosy" and the Latvian noun sārts "bonfire".

Šarūnas m Lithuanian, Literature
The first element of this name is derived from the old Lithuanian adjective šarus meaning "fast, quick" as well as "nimble, agile", which is derived from either the old Lithuanian verb šariuoti meaning "to go quickly" or from the old Lithuanian verb šarioti meaning "to run, to scurry"... [more]

Sarvadore m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Salvatore.

Sarvagya m & f Indian

Sarvaturi m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Salvatore.

Sarvinianu m Sicilian
Variant of Sabbinianu.

Sarwa f Judeo-Arabic

Sarya f Muslim (Rare), Arabic (Rare)

Sasan m Old Persian, Persian
Sasan is considered the eponymous ancestor of the Sasanian Dynasty (ruled 224-651) in Persia, was "a great warrior and hunter" and a Zoroastrian high priest in Pars. He lived some time near the fall of the Arsacid (Parthian) Empire in the early 3rd century CE.

Sasca f Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian sas "Saxon".

Sascia m & f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Sasha.

Sasheika f Jamaican Patois

Sashra f American (Rare)

Säsil f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Cecilia, reflecting the pronunciation of Cécile.

Sasinka f Medieval Polish

Saskie f Czech
Czech variant of Saskia.

Saskija f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Saskia.

Sasona f Jewish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Sason.

Sass m Estonian
Diminutive of Aleksander.

Sassafras f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Named for the tree, which is native to North America and Asia. The name comes from French, derived from the Latin saxifraga or saxifragus, meaning "stone-breaking".

Sasson m Jewish, Hebrew

Sassuma-arnaa f Mythology
Means "mother of the sea". This is the name of a character in Greenlandic mythology.

Sat m Indian

Satara f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "one who covers" in Arabic.

Sathea m Khmer

Sathiyapriya f Indian (Rare)

Sativa f American (Rare)
Derived from the Latin sativa, meaning "sown, cultivated". This name can be given in reference to Cannabis sativa, a plant which produces the drug cannabis.

Sator m Polish
Derived from Latin sator "sower, planter; founder; progenitor; originator".

Satora f Polish
Feminine form of Sator.

Satrina f English (Modern, Rare)

Saturday m & f English (African), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
From the English word for the day of the week, which derives from Old English sæterdæġ, meaning "Saturn's day".

Saturdi m Basque (Rare, Archaic)
Basque form of Saturninus.

Saturino m Spanish (Latin American)

Saturio m Galician
Galician form of Saturius.

Saturne m Roman Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Saturn.

Saturnin m French, French (Belgian, Rare), Gascon, Provençal, Polish (Archaic)
French, Gascon, Provençal and Polish form of Saturninus.

Saturnine f French (African, Rare), French (Rare)
French form of Saturnina.

Saturninu m Corsican (Archaic)
Corsican form of Saturninus.

Saturno m Roman Mythology, Portuguese (Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Form of Saturn in several Romance languages.

Satya m & f Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Odia, Bengali, Punjabi, Kannada, Assamese, Nepali, Indonesian
Means "pure, virtuous" or "truthful, true" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form सत्य and the feminine form सत्या.

Satyaban m Indian (Rare), Bengali (Rare)

Satyana f Indian (Rare)
From Sanskrit satya meaning "truth" (compare Sati). American actress Alyson Hannigan gave the name to her daughter in 2009.

Saubade f Gascon
Feminine form of Saubat.

Saubat m Gascon
Gascon form of Salvator. Folk etymology, however, likes to derive this name from Gascon saubadé, saubadìs, saubadìu "(he who can be) saved".

Saül m Catalan, French (Rare), Biblical French
Catalan and French form of Saul.

Saulcerīte f Latvian
Derived from Latvian saule "sun" and cerēt "to hope".

Saulis m Latvian (Rare)

Saulnesis m Latvian (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Lativan saule "sun" and nest "to bring; to carry".

Saulve m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Salvius.

Saumajit m Indian (Rare)

Sauncerae f American (Modern, Rare)

Sauncie f English (American, Rare)

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

Saundrène f Norman
Norman form of Sandrine.

Saundrie m Cornish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Alexander.

Saundro m American (Modern, Rare)

Saunya f American (Modern, Rare)

Saura f Medieval Occitan, Italian (Tuscan), Emilian-Romagnol
Feminine form of Sauro.

Saurah f Scots
Scots form of Sarah.

Sausha f English (American)
Variant of Sasha.

Saustin m Basque, Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque form of Sebastian.

Saustitza f Medieval Basque
Feminine form of Saustin.

Sauvador m Gascon, Provençal
Gascon and Provençal form of Salvator.

Sauvaire m Provençal
Provençal form of Salvator.

Sauvesti m Gascon
Gascon form of Silvester.

Sauvèstre m Provençal
Provençal form of Silvester.

Sauveur m French
French cognate of Salvador.

Sauvian m Lengadocian
Languedocian form of Salvianus.

Sáva m Czech (Rare)
Czech form of Sabas.

Savag f Manx (Archaic)
Most likely a transferred use of the surname Savag, which is a "Manxified" form of the English surname Savage.

Savahnah f English (Rare)
Variant of Savannah.

Savana f English (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Savannah.

Savana f German (Bessarabian)

Savara f American (Rare)

Savaric m Medieval Occitan, Germanic, Gascon
From Germanic sav or saba, both of unknown meaning and rik, meaning powerful.

Savelina f English (African), Bulgarian

Saverina f Italian, Sicilian
Diminutive of Saveria.

Saverju m Maltese
Maltese form of Xavier.

Saveta f Romanian, Serbian
Romaniann truncated form of Elisaveta and Serbian truncated form of Jelisaveta.

Såveu m Walloon
Walloon form of Sauveur.

Savia f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin *sabius "rational; intelligent".

Saviana f Romanian

Savin m Indian (Rare)

Savin m French (Archaic)
French form of Savinus.

Savina f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Sava.

Savinian m Provençal
Provençal form of Sabinianus.

Savinien m French
French form of Sabinianus. Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac, a French author and the inspiration for Edmond Rostand’s most famous drama Cyrano de Bergerac, is a bearer of this name.

Savinienne f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Savinien.

Savior m African American (Rare)
From the English word savior, ultimately from the Late Latin salvare "to save".

Savirionu m Corsican
Diminutive of Saveriu.

Savka f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Feminine form of Sava.

Savolia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Savonya f African American (Modern, Rare)

Savornin m Provençal
Variant of Saornin.

Sawa f Slavic Mythology
Wars and Sawa are legendary characters from the origin myth of the founding and etymology of the city of Warsaw, capital of Poland. There are several versions of the legend with their appearance.... [more]

Sawe f Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Early Anglicization of Sadhbh.

Sawna f Indian (Modern, Rare)

Saxe m Old Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Younger form of Saxi.

Saxia f English

Saxleve f Medieval English
Derived from Old English seax "dagger" and leofu "love".

Saxton m American (Rare)

Sayak m Bengali

Sayane f Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 也 (ya) meaning "also" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sayeva f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Old English Sægiefu.

Sayja f English (American, Rare)

Sayla f English (Modern, Rare)

Saylam m Judeo-Arabic (Archaic), Medieval Jewish

Sayra f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Possibly related to Saira.

Saysha f English (Modern, Rare)

Sazan m Albanian

Sazia f Medieval Occitan

Sazzy f Malaysian (Rare)

Scamandre m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Skamandros via Scamander.

Scandar m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Scarla f American (Modern, Rare), South American (Modern, Rare)

Scarlata f Medieval Italian

Scarlatto m Medieval Italian

Scarleth f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Scarlett.

Scarletta f American (Rare)
Elaboration of Scarlett.

Scarlotte f English (Rare)
Possibly a quasi-feminization of the surname Scarlott influenced by Charlotte or a contraction of Scarlett and Charlotte.

Scemena f Medieval Spanish, Medieval Galician
Adoption of Basque Semena.

Scemeno m Medieval Galician
Adoption of Basque Semeno.

Sćěpan m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Stephen.

Scerdilaidas m History (Latinized)
Scerdilaidas (ruled 218 – 206 BC) was an Illyrian ruler of the Illyrian kingdom under the Labeatan dynasty. He was the grandfather of Gentius. The name itself is of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from Albanian herdhe "nest; herd", ultimately from Proto-Albanian *skarda- "herd" and Proto-Albanian *laida "to leave, to die, to lead", thus meaning something like "herd or flock leader".

Schalk m German (Archaic), Afrikaans
From Old German scalc meaning "servant".

Schamun m Romansh (Archaic)
Romansh form of Simon 1.

Schàngi m Alsatian (Archaic)
Alsatian form of Jean 1.

Schapelle f English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
A known bearer of this name is Schapelle Corby, an Australian woman convicted of drug smuggling in Indonesia in 2005. The 2014 TV movie Schapelle told her story.

Scharel m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Charles reflecting the French pronunciation.

Scharlotte f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German spelling variant of Charlotte, not uncommon in the late 1700s and early 1800s.

Scharne f Yiddish
German-Yiddish variant of Charne.

Schawn m American (Rare)

Scheauca f Medieval Romanian
Derived from the archaic Romanian word şcheau which used to mean "Bulgarian", in certain cases "Serb" and later on "Slav" in general.

Scheena f English (Rare)

Scheindel f Yiddish
Diminutive of Scheine (compare Shaindel).

Scheine f Yiddish
German-Yiddish variant of Shayna.

Schelby f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shelby.

Scherazade f English (Rare)
Variant of Scheherazade.

Schewa f Yiddish, German (Rare)
German Yiddish variant of Sheyve.

Schifra f Jewish
German transcription of Shifra.

Schimko m German (Silesian, Archaic)
Diminutive of Siman.

Schimun m Romansh
Romansh form of Simon 1, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Schiwka f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Живка (see Zhivka).

Schlamo m Yiddish
Yiddish variant of Shlomo. (See Solomon)

Schlaume m Yiddish

Schmai m Yiddish

Schmaye m Yiddish
One of the Yiddish forms of Shemaiah.

Schnini f German (Rare)
Short form and pet name for Jeannine.

Schoenlen f Judeo-French
Diminutive of Schöne.

Scholastien m French (Rare)

Scholastika f Czech (Archaic), German (Archaic)
Czech and German form of Scholastica.

Scholastyka f Polish
Polish form of Scholastica.

Scholem m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Solomon.

Schondel f Yiddish
Diminutive of Schöne.

Schöne f Yiddish
Derived from Yiddish shein "beautiful". The name coincides with German Schöne "beautiful woman" (compare Beila and Shayna).

Schönla f Yiddish
Diminutive of Schöne.

Schönlin f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Schöne.

Schosef m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Joseph, influenced by the French pronunciation of this name.

Schulieta f Bulgarian (Germanized)
Variant transcription of Жулиета (see Zhulieta).

Schweder m East Frisian, Frisian
Derived from Old Saxon swîth "strong" and either heri "army" or hard (cognate of Old Frisian herd) "hardy; brave".

Schweer m East Frisian
Contracted form of Schweder, first recorded in the 1400s.... [more]

Schylar m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Schuyler.

Ścibor m Polish
Variant of Czcibor.

Ścibora f Polish
Variant of Czcibora.

Sciencia f Medieval English

Scilvestro m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Silvester.

Scimon m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Simon 1.

Scipion m French (Rare, Archaic), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
French form of Scipio.

Ščiuricha f Medieval Baltic
Recorded in 15th-century Lithuania.

Scjapan m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Stephen.

Sclaomir m Polabian

Sclavo m Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin sclavus "slave".

Scolaster f Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Scholastica.

Scolastica f History (Ecclesiastical), Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Italian and Romanian form of Scholastica.

Scotia f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Celtic Mythology
Derived from Late Latin Scotia, ultimately derived from Scoti or Scotti, a Latin name for the Gaels, first attested in the late 3rd century. At first it referred to all Gaels, whether in Ireland or Great Britain, as did the term Scotia for the lands they inhabited... [more]

Scotta f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish scota "mortise axe".

Scottia f American (South, Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare)
Either a variant of Scotia or a feminine form of Scott.

Scottus m Gaulish
Masculine form of Scotta.

Scribonien m History (Gallicized)
French form of Scribonianus.

Sculastica f Corsican (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Corsican form of Scholastica.

Scyld m Anglo-Saxon Mythology, Literature
Variant of Skjǫldr used in the Old English poem Beowulf.

Sdrawka f Bulgarian (Germanized)
Variant transcription of Здравка (see Zdravka).

Seacailín f Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Jacqueline.

Seaghdhan m Irish (Rare)
Variant of Séaghdha as well as an older form of Sean.

Séaghnait f Irish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Séaghdha.

Seaman m American (Rare, Archaic)

Seandre m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Blend of Sean and André.

Seanine f English (Modern, Rare)

Seann m American (Rare)
Variant of Sean.

Searah f English (Modern, Rare)

Seargeoh m Obscure
Respelling of Sergio. A famous bearer is Seargeoh Stallone.

Seasaidh f Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of Jessie 1. The name coincides with the future tense of the Scottish Gaelic verb seas "to stand".

Seasidh f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a modern "Gaelicization" of Jessie 1.

Season f English (Rare)
Either derived from the English word season, and thus ultimately from Latin satio "sowing; planting" (which later came to be understood as "time of planting"), or a transferred use of the surname Season... [more]

Seathan m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of John via Old French Jehan.

Seattle m Duwamish (Anglicized), Popular Culture
Seattle is an anglicization of the modern Duwamish conventional spelling Si'ahl, equivalent to the modern Lushootseed (Chief Seattle's native language) publishing spelling Si'aɫ... [more]

Seaver m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Seaver.

Seb m English, German, Polish, Romanian, Dutch
Short form of Sebastian.

Seba f Jewish

Sebald m German (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Contraction of Siegbald. Saint Sebald was an Anglo-Saxon missionary to Germany in the 9th or 10th century. He settled down as a hermit in the Reichswald near Nuremberg, of which city he is the patron saint... [more]

Sebaldus m German (Latinized, Rare, Archaic)
Latinized form of Sebald.

Sebaschán m Galician (Rare)
Variant of Sebastián.

Sébastchien m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Sebastian.

Sebastià m Catalan
Catalan form of Sebastian.

Sebastiane f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), German (Rare)
Feminine form of Sebastian.

Sebastianella f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Sebastiana.

Sebastianna f American (Rare, Archaic), Italian (Rare, Archaic, ?)
Variant of Sebastiana.

Sebastianu m Corsican, Sicilian, Sardinian
Corsican, Sicilian and Sardinian form of Sebastian.

Sebastie m Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque variant of Sebastian.