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Serusia f Polish
Diminutive of Serena.

Serva f Dutch

Servå m Walloon
Walloon form of Servatius.

Servác m Slovak, Czech (Archaic)
Slovak and Czech form of Servatius.

Servaes m Medieval Flemish
Older form of Servaas.

Servais m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Servatius.

Servaisie f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Servais and variant of Servasie.

Servan m French, Breton
French and Breton form of Servanus.

Servanda f Late Roman, Spanish (Rare), Medieval Spanish
Feminine form of Servandus.

Servando m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Servandus. A known bearer of this name is the American professional soccer player Servando Carrasco (b. 1988).

Servane f French
Feminine form of Servan.

Servasie f French (Archaic)
French form of Servatia.

Servat m French (Archaic)
French form of Servatius and rarer variant of Servais.

Servatia f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Servatius.

Servaziu m Corsican (Archaic)
Corsican form of Servatius.

Servestu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Silvester.

Servilia f Ancient Roman, Italian
Feminine form of Servilius. A known bearer of this name was Servilia Caepionis (1st century BC), who was the mother of Caesar's assassin Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger.

Serviliana f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine form of Serviliano.

Servilie f French (Cajun)
French form of Servilia.

Serwacy m Polish
Polish form of Servatius.

Serwai m Walloon
Walloon form of Servatius.

Serwiusz m Polish
Polish form of Servius.

Serxia f Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Serxio.

Serxio m Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Sergius.

Sesa f Galician
Diminutive of Xosefa.

Seselía f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Cecilia.

Sesilia f Faroese, Finnish (Rare), Georgian (Rare)
Faroese form of Cecilia as well as a Finnish variant of the name. In Georgia, it is a variant of Tsetsilia.... [more]

Sesilie f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Cecilie.

Sesselía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Cecilia.

Sesselja f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Cecilia.

Sessott f Manx
Derived from Cissot, itself an archaic English diminutive of Cicely.

Sest m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Romagnol form of Sesto.

Sesta f Emilian-Romagnol
Feminine form of Sest.

Sestilia f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Sextilia.

Sestrid f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Estrid.

Sét m Biblical Hungarian
Hungarian form of Seth 1.

Seta f Judeo-Italian

Setembrina f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin september "September".

Sethaniel m Obscure

Sethrida f History (Ecclesiastical, Latinized)
Latinized form of Sæthryth.

Séthride f History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Sæthryth.

Setim m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Romagnol form of Settimo.

Sètima f Emilian-Romagnol
Feminine form of Setim.

Setta f American (Archaic)

Setta f Armenian (Rare)

Settimia f Italian
Italian form of Septimia.

Setura f Obscure

Seurin m Gascon
Gascon form of Severinus.

Seurina f Gascon
Feminine form of Seurin.

Seurine f Gascon
Feminine form of Seurin.

Seuvan m Provençal
Provençal form of Silvanus.

Seuvèstre m Provençal
Provençal form of Silvester.

Sev m Various (Rare)
Nickname for various names containing the sound element -sev-, such as Severin. This name is usually not used as a legal name in its own right.

Sevana f Armenian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sevan.

Sevastiana f Bulgarian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Russian, Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Bulgarian, Romanian and Russian form of Sebastiana and modern Greek spelling of Sebastiana.... [more]

Sevastjan m Estonian (Rare)
Estonian transcription of Russian Севастьян (see Sevastyan).

Sevde f Turkish

Sève f Breton
Allegedly from Breton seu "beautiful". She was a Breton saint of the 6th century, a sister of the renowned Saint Tugdual (one of the seven founder saints of Brittany). A commune in Brittany is named for her.

Sevelina f Bulgarian

Sever m Catalan, Croatian, Russian, Norman
Catalan, Croatian, Russian and Norman form of Severus.

Severa f Ancient Roman, Late Greek, Italian, Russian (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese, Sardinian, Galician
Feminine form of Severus. This name was borne by Aquilia Severa, the second and fourth wife of the Roman emperor Elagabalus (3rd century AD).

Severiana f Ancient Roman, Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Romanian (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Severianus.

Severija f Lithuanian
Lithuanian feminine form of Severus.

Severín m Slovak
Slovak form of Severinus.

Severine f Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Greenlandic, German
Variant of Severina.

Severinu m Corsican (Archaic), Sardinian
Corsican and Sardinian form of Severinus.

Seveyn m Medieval Flemish

Sevi f Greek
Diminutive of Sevasti, Sevastiani or Efsevia.

Sevia f Indonesian

Sevia f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Sivia.

Sevila f Turkish

Sevilen f Turkish
Means "beloved, loved, darling" in Turkish.

Sevinah f Romani (Archaic)
Romani form of Sabina.

Sevrin m Norwegian (Rare), Faroese, Walloon
Norwegian dialectal variant and Faroese and Walloon form of Severin.

Sewastian m Medieval German

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

Sewenna f Medieval English
Latinized form of Sæwynn.

Sewer m Polish
Polish form of Severus.

Sewera f Polish
Polish form of Severa.

Sewerëna f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Severina.

Sewerin m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Severinus.

Sewolt m Medieval German

Sexismundo m Galician (Archaic)
Galician form of Sigismund.

Sextilia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Sextilius. Sextilia was one of the Vestal Virgins.

Seyana f Muslim
Feminine form of Seyan.

Seychelle f American (Modern, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)

Seyran m & f Armenian, Kurdish, Azerbaijani, Crimean Tatar, Turkish
Derived from Arabic سيران (sayrān) meaning "pleasure walk, country trip". This name is feminine in Kurdish and Turkish, and masculine in Armenian, Azerbaijani and Crimean Tatar.

Seyton m Literature

Seza f Breton
Short form of Frañseza.

Sezaig f Breton
Diminutive of Seza.

Sforza m Medieval Italian
Derived from Italian sforzare "to force, strain". The dynastic name of the dukes of Milan in the 15th and 16th centuries, the family name was occasionally used as a given name in Italy.

Sgàire m Scottish Gaelic

Sganarelle m Theatre
Possibly from Italian sgannare "to disillusion" or derived from Italian Zannarello, a diminutive of Zanni. Molière used characters named Sganarelle in multiple plays, including his one-act comedy 'Sganarelle, or The Imaginary Cuckold' (1660).

Sgàthach f Folklore
Scottish Gaelic form of Scáthach.

Shaakira f South African, African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shakira.

Shaari m Malay
Malay variant of Ashari.

Shabea f African American (Modern, Rare)

Shabina f Indian (Rare), Arabic
As an Arabic name, means "beautiful young woman".

Shadae f African American, Jamaican Patois (Rare)
Variant of Sade.

Shadije f Albanian
Albanian form of Şadiye.

Shadlin f Persian (Rare)

Shadoe m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shadow. It was brought to limited public attention in 1988 by Shadoe Stevens (real name Terry Ingstad), who hosted the radio program American Top 40 from 1988 to 1995.

Shadrack m English (Puritan), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Shadrach.

Shaeara f American (Modern, Rare)

Shaeda f American (Modern, Rare)

Shaeeda f Indian (Rare)

Shaela f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shayla.

Shaelagh f English (Modern, Rare)

Shaelan f & m American (Modern, Rare)

Shaeley f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaylee.

Shafiyya f Arabic
Means "healer" in Arabic.

Shahindere f Albanian (Rare)

Shaho m Kurdish (Rare, ?), Persian (Rare)

Shahra f Arabic (Rare)

Shaia f Hebrew, English (Modern), Arabic
A modern English feminine variant of the Hebrew masculine name Shai.

Shaileen m Indian

Shailena f Indian (Rare)

Shailene f English (American, Modern)
Combination of Shai and the popular suffix -lene. This name is borne by American actress Shailene Woodley.

Shaimere f & m American (Modern, Rare)

Shaine f Yiddish
Variant of Shayna.

Shainna f American (Modern, Rare)

Shaiyan m Indian, Bengali

Shajida f Indian (Rare)

Shakari f African American (Modern, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly an elaborated form of Zulu Shaka or Hebrew Shachar. This name was used by American football player Willie Gault for his daughter born 1986.

Shakeema f African American (Modern, Rare)

Shakia f African American
An invented name, blending Chaka with Nakia.

Shakilla f Arabic (Rare)
Variant of Shakila.

Shakina f Arabic (Rare, ?), African American (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Shekinah, or possibly an invented name based on the sound of names such as Shakia, Shanika and Shakila.

Shakoi m African American (Modern, Rare)

Shala f Near Eastern Mythology
The name of a Mesopotamian corn goddess who is also associated with war as well as the name of a Sumerian goddes of grain and the emotion of compassion.... [more]

Shalaine f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Shalaka f Indian
Allegedly means "thunder".

Shalanda f African American
Variant of Shalonda.

Shalay f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a (misunderstood) adoption of the Indian name/word.

Shalayne f American (Modern, Rare)

Shaleah f English (American, Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements sha, lee and ya.

Shaleena f Indian (Rare)

Shalhevet f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "flame" in Hebrew. This word appears briefly in the Old Testament books of Job and Ezekiel.

Shalika m & f Indian, Tamil, Sinhalese, Malay

Shalimar f American (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the Shalamar Gardens near what is now Lahore, Pakistan, which were created in the mid-17th century by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (who also built the Taj Mahal)... [more]

Shalin m Indian

Shalina f Indian
Feminine form of Shalini.

Shalinda f Sinhalese (?), Tamil (?)

Shaline f English (Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]

Shalis f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Shallon f & m English (American, Modern, Rare), English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)

Shalyce f English (Modern, Rare)

Shalyni f English (Modern, Rare)

Shamano m Kaonde (Rare), African (Rare)

Shamari f & m African American (Rare)

Shamaya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shamya.

Shameelah f Muslim (Rare), South African (Rare)
Variant of Shamielah.

Shamez m Arabic (?), Bengali (Hindu, ?), Hindi (?), Bengali (?)

Shamiah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shamya.

Shamielah f Muslim (Rare), South African (Rare)

Shamiera f Jamaican Patois (Rare)

Shamima f Bengali, Indian

Shamini f Malaysian

Shamiya f Indian (Rare)

Shamsiyya f Arabic
Feminine form of Shamsi.

Shanal m Indian

Shancy f American (Rare)

Shanda f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shonda.

Shandra f American (Rare)

Shandras m Romani (Archaic)

Shandreka f African American

Shaneah f English (American, Rare)

Shaneda f African American (Rare)

Shanet f Scots (Archaic)
Scots phonetic variant of Gaelic Seònaid.

Shanettea f American (Modern, Rare)

Shanie f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant transliteration of שני (see Shani 1).

Shaniya f Indian (Rare)

Shaniyah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely a modern elaboration of Shaniya.

Shanklin m American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Shanklin.

Shanley f American (Rare)

Shannan f English (Rare)
Variant of Shannon.

Shannian f Irish (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)

Shannie f Hebrew

Shannoa f English (Modern, Rare)

Shantaine f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Shantala f Indian

Shantasia f African American (Rare)
Perhaps a blend of Shantae and Fantasia.

Shantay f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shantae.

Shanteny f American (Modern, Rare)

Shantrell f African American (Modern, Rare)
Likely a blend of names such as Shantel and Montrell. Also see Latrell.

Shany f & m Hebrew
Variant transliteration of שני (see Shani 1).

Shaqir m Albanian
Albanian form of Shakir.

Shaquese f African American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on the sounds of names such as Shaquila and Marquise.

Sharae f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements sha and ray.

Sharan m Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Telugu, Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit śaraṇá (शरण) meaning "shelter, refuge" or "protecting."

Sharayah f Hebrew
Possibly derives from the Hebrew שָׁרְיָה (sharyah) meaning "Yahweh has sung", from שָׁר (shar) meaning "to sing" combined with יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God... [more]

Shareena f Indian

Sharelle f English (Modern, Rare)

Sharidan f English
Variant of Sheridan.

Sharita f English, African American
Possibly a blend of the popular phonetic element sha with the name Sarita 1.

Sharkeisha f African American (Rare)
An invented name, possibly a combination of the prefix Shar- and the name Keisha.

Sharkiesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Sharkeisha.

Sharkira f English (Modern, Rare)

Sharkisha f American
Variant of Sharkeisha.

Sharlott f English (Rare), Manx
Manx form and English variant of Charlotte.

Sharlynda f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Sharmin f Bengali
Derived from Persian شرم (sharm) meaning "shame, modesty".

Sharmistha f Bengali

Sharn f English (Modern, Rare)
Apparently an English phonetic spelling of Welsh Siân.

Sharna f English

Sharnee f English (Australian)
Variant of Sharni.

Sharni f English (Australian)
Anglicization of Siani.

Sharnnie f English (Modern, Rare)

Sharolette f American (South, Rare)
Combination of Sharol and the popular suffix -ette.

Sharolyn f English (Modern, Rare)

Sharonjeet f Indian (Sikh, Rare)

Sharr m Albanian

Sharra f Literature
The name of a character in Jennifer Murdley's Toad.

Sharry m Manx (Archaic)
Manx form of Séafra.

Shasa f Indonesian, Malaysian

Shasho m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Alexander.

Shasia f Obscure

Shasivar m Albanian (Rare)

Shaska f English (Modern, Rare)

Shasta f English (Modern, Rare), Literature
20th-century adoption of the name of Mount Shasta in Northern California (or the Shasta daisy, named after the mountain), which comes from the name of a Native American tribe that lived in the area; its origin and meaning is lost to time.... [more]

Shastity f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chastity.

Shatara f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the phonetic element sha and the name Tara 1.

Shateal f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Shatone m English (American)

Shaubhik m Bengali (Rare), Indian (Rare)

Shaunah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shauna.

Shaunda f American (Rare)

Shaunee f English (Rare)
Variant of Shawnee.

Shaunette f English (American)
Feminization of Shaun, made by adding the French feminine diminutive suffix -ette.... [more]

Shaunice f African American, Jamaican Patois, Caribbean

Shauntal f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
This name can be a variant of Chantal.... [more]

Shavari f American (Modern, Rare)

Shavhan f Obscure

Shavina f Indian, South African (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)

Shavone f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shavonne.

Shavya f Indian (Rare)

Shawana f Urdu

Shaya m & f Arabic, Hebrew
In Arabic, means "worthy, deserving". In Hebrew, likely the feminine form of Shay 2.

Shaynia f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Shazije f Albanian (Rare)

Shaziya f Indian (Muslim)

Shealeene f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaylene.

Sheanna f American (Rare)

Sheba f American (South, Archaic)
Short form of Bathsheba.

Shedree m English (American)

Sheela f Manx
Manx cognate of Síle and Sìle. This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Julia.

Sheelin f English (British, Modern, Rare)
From the name of a lake in County Westmeath, Ireland, which derives from Irish Síodh Linn "fairy pool".

Sheen m & f Indian

Sheenam f Indian

Sheeva f English
Variant of Shiva 2.

Shefik m Albanian
Albanian form of Şefik.

Shefike f Albanian
Feminine form of Shefik.

Shefket m Albanian (Rare)
Gheg variant of Shefqet.

Shegë f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian shegë "pomegranate".

Shehide f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Shahida.

Shehla f Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu شہلا (see Shahla).

Shehzeb m Arabic (Rare)

Sheida f Persian

Shekeida f American (Modern, Rare)

Shekia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shakia.

Shekila f African American

Shekira f English (Modern, Rare)

Shekiyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shekia.

Shelana f Trinidadian Creole (Rare), English (Modern, Rare), Caribbean (Rare)

Shelba f English
Possibly coined as a strictly feminine form of Shelby.

Shelbee f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shelby.

Shelbie f English
Variant of Shelby.

Shelem f Mormon (Rare)

Sheliah f American (Modern, Rare)

Shelini f South African (Rare), Fijian (Rare), Indian (Rare)
Possibly related to the Indian name Shalini.

Shelisha f African American (Rare)

Shelita f African American

Sheliya f Hebrew (Rare)

Shella f Filipino

Shellayna f Obscure

Shelta m & f Irish
From the name of a private or secret language spoken by Irish Travellers (a group also known as the Pavee). It means "a voice that moves" in Shelta ("moves" in the sense of being emotional, endearing and affectionate) and some modern Celticists think it comes from the Irish Gaelic word siúlta which means "walking" (the "s" is pronounced "sh" and the diphthong is as much like a slurred schwa sound).... [more]

Shemona f Indian (Rare), South African (Rare)

Shemsije f Albanian
Feminine form of Shemsi.

Shenayla f American (Modern, Rare)

Shëndet m Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian shëndet "health" and, coloquially, "good wishes".

Sheneeka f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shanika.

Shenelle f African American (Rare), Jamaican Patois
Variant of Chanel.

Shenhav f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "ivory" in Hebrew.

Shenise f African American (Modern, Rare)

Shenna f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Sheqere f Albanian
Derived from Albanian sheqere "very sweet".

Shera f English (Rare)
Variant transcription of Shira.

Sheralee f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Cheryl using the popular name suffix lee, or perhaps a blend of the popular phonetic element shair and the name Carolee... [more]

Sheran m Sinhalese

Sheresa f American (Modern, Rare)

Sherezaan f South African (Rare)

Sherian f African American
Likely an elaboration of Sheri.

Sherica f African American (Modern, Rare), Jamaican Patois, Filipino (Rare)

Sherifa f Arabic (Egyptian)
Feminine form of Sherif.

Sherika f African American (Modern, Rare)

Sheril m Indian

Sherin f Arabic (Egyptian), Indian (Muslim)
Variant of Sherine.

Sherina f Dutch (Surinamese, Rare), Caribbean (Rare)

Sherine f Arabic (Egyptian)
Variant transcription of Shirin. It is used by Egyptian singer Sherine Ahmad Abdel Wahab.

Sherlene f English, Filipino
Variant of Shirlene.