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Rena f Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Spanish reina, meaning "queen", and making it a cognate of Regina.

Rendhel m Western African
Possibly a variant of Randall.

Réné m French (African), Norman
Variant of René.

Renetta f Italian
Italian form of Reinette.

Renja f Swedish
Swedish transcription of Renya.

Renya f Russian
Russian diminutive of Regina.

Revaiti m & f Tahitian
Means "little flag" in Tahitian.

Revanui m Tahitian
Means "big flag" in Tahitian.

Rhianedd f Welsh
Variant of Rhiannon.

Rhodamne f Literature
Possibly derived from Greek ῥόδον (rhodon) meaning "rose". This was used in Libistros and Rhodamne, a 13th-century Byzantine romance written at the imperial court of Nicaea.

Rhodric m Welsh
Welsh form of Roderick.

Ri m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 日 (rì) meaning "Sun, day, date".... [more]

Ribeka f Judeo-Spanish, Yiddish (Rare), Bosnian (Archaic)
Variant of Rivka.

Ribellio m Italian (Archaic)
It comes from the Italian word ribellione meaning "rebellion".

Richarzh m Breton (Archaic)
Breton form of Richard.

Ridjimiraril m Indigenous Australian
Ridjimiraril is a main character in Australian film "Ten Canoes".

Rietrikki m Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
A Finnish variant of Frederick.

Rifqa f Judeo-Arabic, Arabic
Arabic form and Judeo-Arabic transcription of Rivqah.

Rigo m Asturian
Diminutive of Rodrigo.

Rika f Hebrew, Yiddish, Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Rifka.

Rikichi m Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 利 (ri) meaning "benefit" or 理 (ri) meaning "logic; reason" combined with 吉 (kichi) meaning "good luck". It can also derive from 理 (ri) meaning "logic" with 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice" and 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom; knowledge".... [more]

Rìluò f Chinese
Means "sunset" in Chinese from character 日 (Rì) meaning "sun" and 落 (luò) "to go down".

Rima f Arabic, Indonesian
Variant of Rim.

Rimus m English

Ringku f Bodo, Mizo
Means "experience" in Bodo and Mizo.

Rinjin m Nepali

Ripalta f Italian (Rare)
It means "hight bank" from the archaic word ripa "bank" (nowadays riva) and alta "high". ... [more]

Rishika f Indian, Hindi
Means "trustworthy" in Hindi.

Rishon m Hebrew
Means "first" in Hebrew from the roots ר-א-ש (r-'-sh) meaning "head; chief; beginning".

Rishona f Hebrew (Rare)
Feminine form of Rishon.

Riste f Estonian
Variant of Rista.

Riziero m Italian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It could derive from the Italian word riccio meaning "curly-haired" with the suffix -iero. Another etymology is from the French verb risier meaning "to laugh; to mock"... [more]

Robberto m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish
Variant of Roberto.

Robinne f English
Variant of Robin.

Robinus m Dutch
Latinized form of Robin.

Rocha f Sanskrit (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit रोच (rocá) meaning "shining, radiant".

Rodgers m English
Transferred use of the surname Rodgers.

Rogelia f Spanish
Feminine form of Rogelio.

Rola f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رولا (see Rula).

Romero m & f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "rosemary" in Spanish and Portuguese. As a Brazilian masculine name, it may related to the word romero or to the surname Romero, with a different origin... [more]

Ronela f Albanian
A famous bearer is Ronela Hajati (1989-), an Albanian singer, songwriter and dancer. After winning the 60th edition of Festivali i Këngës in 2021, she was designated as the Albanian representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.

Rongsheng m Chinese
Combination of the Chinese character 荣 (see Rong) and 胜 (see Sheng).... [more]

Ronilo m Filipino
Spanish form of Roniel 2.

Ronita f Santali
Means "shine of joy" in Santali.

Rooba f Arabic

Rooney m & f Irish, English
Transferred use of the surname Rooney. A famous bearer is the American actress Patricia Rooney Mara (1985-). Rooney is her mother's family name used as middle name.

Rosalma f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Italian (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Combination of Rosa 1 (or Rose) and Alma 1.... [more]

Roselena f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Rosencrantz m Theatre
Anglicized form of the noble Danish surname Rosenkrantz. Shakespeare used this name for a childhood friend of Hamlet in his play The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (1600).

Rosesheba f English (?)
Combination of Rose and Sheba.

Roshon m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawn.

Roshunda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawnda.

Rosinella f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Diminutive of Rosa 1.

Rosing f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Rosa 1, Generosa, Milagros, and other names containing or ending in ros.

Roswyn f English (British, Rare), English (Australian, Rare)
Variant of Rhoswyn.

Roula f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رولا (see Rula).

Rouwayd m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "walking gently" in Arabic.

Roux f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Roux.

Roweno m Filipino
Masculine form of Rowena.

Roxroy m Jamaican Patois

Royah f Persian
Means "dream; fantasy; vision" in Persian.

Rozalka f Polish
Diminutive of Rozalia.

Róžamarja f Sorbian
Sorbian contraction of Róža and Marja.

Rożarja f Maltese
Maltese form of Rosaria.

Rūbija f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian adoption of Ruby. This name is borne by Latvian model and actress Rūbija Rouza.

Rubino m Italian (Rare)
Masculine form of Rubina and actual term for the gemstone.

Rufin m Bulgarian, Croatian (Rare), French, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Provençal
Bulgarian, Croatian, French, Provençal, Polish, Russian and Serbian form of Rufinus.

Rufo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Italian, Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Rufus.

Rugazianu m Corsican (Archaic)
Corsican form of Rogatianus.

Rula f Arabic
Possibly means "beautiful, plump" in Arabic, derived from the name of an ancient tribe that inhabited the northern Arabian Peninsula.

Ruping m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Roberto.

Rusheen m Jamaican Patois

Ruzhdi m Bulgarian

Ryfka f Polish, Jewish
Polish form of Rivka and Rifka.

Ryle m English (American)

Ryōyū m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 陵 (ryō) meaning "imperial tomb" combined with 侑 (yū) meaning "help, assist". ... [more]

Ryūhei m Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 竜 or 龍 (ryū) meaning "dragon" or 隆 (ryū) meaning "noble, prosperous" combined with 平 (hei) meaning "peace, flat". ... [more]

Ryuichi m Japanese
Variant transcription of Ryuuichi.

Ryver m & f English (Rare)
Variant of River.

Saa f Sanskrit

Saaba m Yakut
Yakut form of Savva.

Saadar m Odia
Means "respectful; respected" in Odia.

Saadhik m Odia
Means "winner" in Odia.

Saadhin m Odia
Means "work" in Odia.

Saadvik m Marathi
Means "tree" in Marathi.

Saagarik m Odia
Means "belonging to the ocean" in Odia.

Saagenn m Santali
Means "power" in Santali.

Saagnika f Odia
Means "fiery; passionate; with fire" in Odia.

Saahithi f Odia
Means "one who is good at literature" in Odia.

Saakam m Santali
Means "gift" in Santali.

Saanjh f Hindi, Punjabi
Means "twilight" in Hindi and "togetherness" in Punjabi.

Saare m Tigrinya
Means "winner" in Tigrinya.

Saavini f Odia
Means "born in Saavan" in Odia. Saavan (or Sawan) is the fifth month in the lunar calendar, equivalent to July, when the monsoon peaks across India.

Saayra f Hinduism, Arabic
Variant of Aayra.

Şabah f Azerbaijani

Sabari f & m Hindi, Swahili

Şabatuq m Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar шабат (şabat) meaning "Saturday".

Sabazios m Greek Mythology
Sabazios was the sky father and nomadic horseman of the Phrygians and Thracians.

Sabbitha f & m Indian (Rare)
Variant of Sabitha.

Sabe f Chatino
Chatino form of Isabel.

Sabelina f Asturian
Diminutive of Sabela.

Sabiana f Haitian Creole
Possibly an altered form of Sabina. This is borne by Sabiana Anestor (1994-), a Haitian judoka who competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Sabinchen f German (Rare)
German diminutive of Sabine. Rarely, if ever, used as an official given name.... [more]

Sabitha f Indian
Means "beautiful sunshine" in many Indian languages.

Sachi f Japanese
From Japanese kanji 幸 (sachi) meaning "happiness; good luck".

Sachi f Tamil
Tamil form of Shachi.

Sachita f Indian, Marathi, Nepali
Feminine form of Sachit.

Sadaharu m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 貞 (sada) meaning "faithfulness, uprighteousness" or 定 (sada) meaning "determine, establish, decide" combined with 治 (haru) meaning "govern, regulate, administer, reign, cure"... [more]

Sadawa f Indian, Hindi

Sadawa f Japanese

Saddie f American (South)
Possibly a variant of Sadie.

Sadeth f & m Khmer (Rare, ?)

Sadwes f Persian Mythology
Meaning unknown. Sadwes was the Ancient Persian goddess of rain, hail, thunder, lightning and storms.

Sæla f Icelandic
From Old Norse sæla, meaning “happiness, bliss”. Officially approved as a given name in 2015.

Safana f Welsh
Welsh form of Savannah.

Safarbiy m Karachay-Balkar
From the Arabic سفر (safar) meaning "journey, travel, voyage", as well as the name of the second Islamic month, and Karachay-Balkar бий (biy) meaning "bey, prince".

Safrahanəm f Abkhaz
Derived from Safra and the Turkic word hanım meaning "lady, mistress".

Şağaban m Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Şaban.

Sagar m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Odia, Punjabi, Telugu, Kannada
Modern form of Sagara, also meaning "ocean" in Hindi.

Sağit m Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Sa'id.

Sagitta f Ancient Roman, Astronomy, Swedish (Rare)
Means "arrow" in Latin. ... [more]

Sahaja f Odia
Means "natural" in Odia.

Şahar f Azerbaijani (Rare)

Səhər f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Sahar.

Saheed m African American, African
In the Middle East, Saheed holds a special place within the region’s diverse cultural mosaic. It is embraced by countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Egypt, where it represents a deep connection to religious and spiritual beliefs... [more]

Sahra f Somali, Arabic, German (Modern, Rare), Turkish, English (Modern, Rare)
Literally from Arabic صحراء (ṣaḥrāʾ) meaning "desert" as well as a variant of Zahrah.

Saías m Asturian
Truncated form of Isaías.

Saihaj m & f Indian (Sikh)
It means "peaceful and equipoise person".

Saisai f & m Chinese
From Chinese 赛 (sài) meaning "competition, contest, match" combined with itself. Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Saiti m Nyakyusa
Nyakyusa form of Said.

Sakabeju f Nyakyusa
Means "potato leaf" in Nyakyusa.

Sakabwesye f Nyakyusa
Means "to win" in Nyakyusa.

Sakalenge f Nyakyusa
Means "made of flowers" in Nyakyusa.

Sakiusa m Fijian
Fijian form of Zacchaeus.

Sakobi f Central African

Saladino m Galician (Rare), Italian
Galician and Italian form of Saladin.

Salainganba m Manipuri
Means "family pride" in Meitei.

Salali f Cherokee
It means "squirrel" in Cherokee.

Salauat m Karachay-Balkar
From the Arabic صَلَوَات‎ (ṣalawāt) meaning "prayers".

Salawaqa f Fijian, Lauan
Means "canoe path" in Lauan.

Saleebaan m Somali
Somali form of Sulayman.

Salemite m Efik
Means "offspring of peace" in Efik.

Sali f Thai
From Thai สาลี meaning "wheat".

Sallali f & m Cherokee
Means "squirrel", from the Cherokee sa lo li 'squirrel'.

Salomey f English (Archaic), English (African)
Variant of Salome.

Salseng f Garo
Means "bright sun" in Garo.

Salujoja f Nyakyusa
Means "of the feathers" in Nyakyusa.

Salume f Nyakyusa
Nyakyusa form of Salome.

Samanthuel f English
Blend of Samantha and Samuel.

Samba m Western African, Fula
Senegalese Fula name used to denote a second-born son.

Samba f Luba
Means "to console" in Luba-Kasai.

Sami f Quechua
Means "luck" in Quechua.

Samitha m Sinhalese

Samthann f Medieval Irish
Possibly from the Old Irish sam meaning "summer".

Samu m Manipuri
Means "elephant" in Meitei.

Samu'ela m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian
Older Hawaiian form of Samuel. It appears in the Bible in Hawaiian.

Samuu'eel m Somali
Somali form of Samuel.

Sanad m Arabic
Means "support, wall" in Arabic.

Sanama f Efik, Ibibio
Means "completely pure" in Efik and Ibibio.

Sandokan m Literature
Sandokan is titular character in some tales later collected in a book series started with the first book 'Le tigri di Mompracem' (1900) written by Emilio Salgari (1862-1911). The name is most likely inspired by Sandakan, a city in Malaysia which means "the place that was pawned" in Suluk language.

Sandrita f Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
Diminutive of Sandra.

Sanea f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Sanya 2.

Sangi f Mizo

Sãngo f Bariba
Name traditionally given to girls born on a Sunday.

Sangteii f Mizo

Sani m Navajo
Means "the old one" in Navajo.

Sanjina f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sanjin.

Sanjona f Mizo, Nepali
Means "creator" in Mizo and Nepali.

Sankhani m Chewa, Tumbuka
Means "choose" in Chewa and Tumbuka.

Sans-Soucy m Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Derived from French sans-souci "carefree person".

Santippe f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Xanthippe.

Santu m & f Lingala
Means "saint" in Lingala.

Saphi f Aymara
Means "root" in Aymara.

Saptarishi m Tripuri
Means "seven stars" in Kokborok.

Saræ f Ossetian
Ossetian form of Sara.

Sarakku m Karachay-Balkar
Means "white-haired, grey-haired" in Karachay-Balkar.

Saran f Western African, Manding, Jula
Means "joy" in Jula.

Sardañí f Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Grace.

Sarıada f Yakut
From сарыал (sarıal) meaning "radiance, halo, shining".

Sarianna f Finnish (Modern), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Sari 1 and Anna.

Saribiy m Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar сары (sarı) meaning "yellow, blond" and бий (biy) meaning "bey, prince".

Sarjom m Santali
Means "lord" in Santali.

Sárnait f Medieval Irish
Derived from the Old Irish sár meaning "ruler, leader" or "outrage, insult", and the feminine suffix -nait.

Saroeun m & f Khmer

Saroo m Hindi
Form of Sheru.... [more]

Sarp m Turkish
Means "steep" in Turkish.

Saryal m Kurdish
Means "hilltop" in Kurdish.

Sașa m & f Romanian (Modern, Rare)
Romanian form of Sasha, used as a diminutive for Alexandru, Alexander and Alexandra.

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.

Sata f Aymara
Means "sowing" in Aymara.

Satdiñela f Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Concepción.

Satsu f Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 薩 (satsu), a transcription of Sattva (सत्त्व), a Buddhist concept that means "a living being, creature, person or sentient being".... [more]

Satsuki f & m Japanese
From Japanese kanji 皐 (satsuki) meaning "shore" or 皐月/五月 (satsuki), the fifth month of the lunar calendar. It can be also the combination of 小 (sa) meaning "little; small" and 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon".... [more]

Satsumi f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 颯 (satsu) meaning "storm, gust, gale" (using the Kan'yō-On Reading) and 水 (mi) meaning "water" (using the Kun Reading).... [more]

Satyan m Sinhalese
Means "truth" or "trust" in Sinhalese.

Satyen m Dogri, Kashmiri
Means "lord of truth" or "truth" in Dogri and Kashmiri.

Sauarmæg m Ossetian
Means "black hand" in Ossetian.

Saubar m Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar сау (sau) meaning "alive, healthy" and бар (bar) meaning "to go", idiomatically "go (through life) in good health".

Saule m Italian (Rare)
Italian variant of Saul.

Saulle m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Saule.

Saulo m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian (Rare)
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Saul. Known bearers of this name include the Spanish poet Saulo Torón Navarro (1885-1974), the Brazilian pop singer Saulo Roston (b... [more]

Savas'jan m Veps
Veps form of Sebastian.

Savayas m & f Sanskrit
Sanskrit word with deep and complex shades that could mean "being of the same age (adjective)", "coeval, friend (masculine noun)" or "a woman's female confidante (feminine noun)".

Seána f Irish (Latinized), English
Latinazed feminine form of Seán. Seána came into use in the 20th century.

Seana f English
Anglicized form of Seána and variant of Seanna.

Sêber f Kurdish
Means "shade, shadow" in Kurdish.

Sebina f Swedish, Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sebastian.

Sebyong m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Eusebio.

Seçil f Turkish
Means "chosen" in Turkish.

Seda f Chechen
Means "star" in Chechen.

Sedigheh f Persian
Persian form of the Arabic صديقة (ṣadīqah) meaning "friend".

Sefferl f Upper German
Upper German diminutive of Josefine. This name is strictly a diminutive and not used as a given name in its own right.

Sefina f Czech, Romansh
Truncated form of Josefína and Josefina.

Segovax m Old Celtic
Celtic name, in which the first element is Proto-Celtic *sego- "force, victory" (also found in the Gaulish name Segomaros). The second element, *uako, possibly means "empty" or "curved"... [more]

Seilatsatsi f Sotho
Meaning unknown. Seilatsatsi is a character in some Sotho tales.

Seini f Tongan
Tongan form of Jane.

Sekelelani m Chewa, Tumbuka
Means "be happy, boisterous" or "laugh" in Chewa and Tumbuka.

Sekkura f Kabyle
Possibly means "partridge" in Kabyle.

Selema f Mordvin
Means "elm" in Erzya.

Selenge f Mongolian
Derived from the Selenge (or Selenga) River, which runs through Mongolia and Russia. The name likely stems from the Mongolian verb сэлэх (seleh) meaning "to swim", though another theory suggests it originated with Evenki сэлэ (sele) "iron" and the possessive suffix -nge.

Selja f Finnish, Norwegian, Icelandic
Variant of Celia. It also means "elder (plant)" in Finnish.

Selmo m Asturian
Truncated form of Anselmo.

Selvino m Asturian
Asturian form of Silvinus.

Semhar f & m Tigrinya
Means "Eritrean region" in Tigrinya.

Şemsa f Turkish
Derived from the Turkish word şems meaning "sun", itself derived from the Arabic شمس (see Shams).

Sen m & f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 亘 (sen) meaning "span; request" or 仙 (sen) referred to a sage, a hermit or an enlightened person or 千 (sen) meaning "thousand".... [more]

Sen m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 森 (sēn, shēn) meaning "full of trees; dense" but also "dark; gloomy; cold".... [more]

Sena m & f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current" or 聖 (se) meaning "holy, sacred" or 星 (se) meaning "star, celestial body, one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions in the Chinese system of constellations" combined with 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation" or 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree, what, Nara (city)" or 那 (na) meaning "what, which"... [more]

Sena m Mizo

Senai m Tigrinya, Ethiopian
Means "gift from Above" in Tigrinya.

Sendo m Asturian
Short form of Rosendo.

Sendong m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Rosendo.

Senezha f Mordvin
Means "dark blue" in Erzya.

Sentongba m Manipuri
Means "one who profits" in Meitei.

Sépistòkòs m Siksika
Derived from sipisttoo meaning "owl" and okós meaning "child" in the Kainaa dialect of Siksika.

Serenella f Italian
Diminutive of Serena. It also coincides with one of the Italian words for "lilac".

Sereno m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian (Rare)
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian forms of Serenus, and masculine form of Serena.

Seretse m Tswana
Means “the clay that binds" in Tswana.... [more]

Sergen m Kurdish
Means "black" in Kurdish.

Sergia f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Sergio and Sergiusz respectively.

Sergu m Mordvin
Erzya form of Sergei.

Se-ri f Korean
Derived from the Korean Hangul 세 (se) meaning "three" or Korean Hanja 世 (se) meaning "world, lineage, generation" combined with Korean Hangul 리 (ri) coming from Korean Hanja 理 (ri) meaning "reason, sense, logic" or 里 (ri) meaning "village; ri a unit of distance" or 裏 / 裡 (ri) meaning "inside, within, inner".... [more]

Serouch m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Serug, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Serse m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Xerxes.

Serug m Hebrew, Biblical
Means "branch" in Hebrew.... [more]

Servillano m Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Serviliano. This was borne by Servillano Aquino (1874-1959), a Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution against Spain. He was the great-grandfather of Benigno Aquino III, the 15th president of the Philippines, and grandfather-in-law to his mother, Corazon Aquino, the 11th president and first female president of the Philippines.

Servín m Slovak
Slovak form of Severin.

Sesu m Indigenous American
Sikiana form of Sergius.

Seung-kyu m Korean
From Korean Hanja 勝 (seung) meaning "victory", "win", "exellent", "good", "better" and 奎 (kyu) meaning "star".... [more]

Sevcan f Turkish
From Turkish sev meaning "love" and can meaning "soul, life".

Seyanna f English (Australian, ?)
Variant of Ceanna.

Se-Young m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Se-Yeong.

Seyoung m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Se-Young.

Seypul m Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Saifullah.

Sezen f & m Turkish
Means "sensing, one who senses" in Turkish.

Sezina f Dutch

Shabaneh f Persian, Dari Persian
Dari Persian and Persian form of Shabana. Possibly means "nightly" in Persian.

Sha'bon m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek name for the 8th month of the Islamic lunar calendar.

Shadein f Shona, Chewa
Means "child of God" in Shona and Chewa.

Shafaq f Arabic, Urdu
Means "compassion, sympathy" or "evening glow, twilight" in Arabic.

Shafariyanti f Indonesian
From Safar صفر (Safar)), the second month of the Islamic calendar. The month derives its name from the Arabic adjective صفر (safr) meaning "void, empty, vacant".... [more]

Shafiqua f Arabic, Caribbean
Variant transcription of شفيقة (see Shafiqa).

Shafqat m Uzbek
Means "sympathy, compassion" in Uzbek.

Shaghir m Circassian
Means "wine" in Circassian.

Shahanshoh m Uzbek
Means "king of kings" in Uzbek.

Shahdiyor m Uzbek
Derived from shah meaning "king" and diyor meaning "state, country".

Shai m & f Egyptian Mythology
Means "(that which is) ordained". In the Ancient Egyptian mythology Shai was the deification of the concept of fate and determinate the span of men's lives as such would sometimes be considered female (in which case he would sometimes be called Shait).

Shakar m & f Armenian
From the Armenian word շաքար (šakʿar) meaning "sugar". In use since the 13th century.

Shalika m & f Indian, Tamil, Sinhalese, Malay

Shalina f Indian
Feminine form of Shalini.

Shalizeh f Persian
Means "rice" in Persian.

Shamal m Arabic, Indian

Shanell f English
Variant of Chanel.

Shanessa f English
Feminine form of Shane, perhaps influenced by Vanessa

Shantara f African American (Rare)
Contraction of Shana 1 and Tara 1.

Shantea f African American (Rare)
Variant of Chanté.

Shanu f Sindhi
Means "smile" in Sindhi.

Shaohao m Chinese, Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology, Taiwanese
From the characters 少 (shào, meaning “young”) and 昊 (hào, meaning “vastness” or “heaven”). In Chinese mythology, Shaohao was one of the Five Emperors, sage-kings who ruled during the early days of Chinese civilization... [more]

Shaomin f & m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 紗 (sha) meaning "silk gauze" combined with 尾 (o) meaning "tail" and 民 (min) meaning "people, citizens". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Shaqued f Hebrew
Alternate Anglicization of Shaked.

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]

Sharmayne f English (Rare)
Variant of Charmaine.

Shawntae f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Chanté.

Shayli f English (Rare)
Variant of Shaylee.

Shayndel f Yiddish
Diminutive of Shayna.

Shayne f Yiddish
Diminutive of Shayna.

Sheedsa f Hindi, Indian

Shehan m Sinhalese

Shekiba f Afghan
This name means "gift". Shekiba is the main character of the book "the pearl that broke its shell" by Nadia Hashimi.

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

Shen'ai f Chinese
Derived from Chinese 神 (shen) meaning "god, deity, spirit" and 愛 (ai) meaning "love".

Shepset-ipet f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian šps.t-jpt meaning "lady of the harem", derived from špst "noblewoman" (from šps "noble, august") combined with jpt "harem; inner sanctum (of a temple)".

Sheran m Sinhalese

Sheril f English (Rare)
Variant of Cheryl.

Shermaine f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Sherman.

Sheru m Indian, Hindi
Derived from Hindi शेर (śer) meaning "lion", ultimately of Persian origin (see Sher). A notable bearer of this name is Saroo Brierley (1981-), an Indian-Australian businessman and author whose birth name was Sheru.

Shiau-wen f Taiwanese

Shiera f Popular Culture
This is a character name in both Game of Thrones and the DC comics universe.

Shilah m Navajo
Means "brother" in Navajo.

Shima f Persian
Persian form of Shaima.