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

Riggs m English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Riggs.

Rigley m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rigley, influenced by the popularity ot names like Rigby, Ridley and Ripley).

Rigoberto m Spanish
Spanish form of Rigobert.

Rikardo m Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Ricardo.

Riki f & m English (Modern)
Variant and feminine form of Ricky.

Rikukazu m Japanese (Rare, ?)
From 六 (riku) meaning "six" and 積 (kazu) meaning "volume".

Rilea f English (Rare)
Variant of Riley.

Rilee f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Riley.

Ripp m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the surname Ripp, influenced by the popularity of similar names like Ripley.

Ritaj f Arabic
From Arabic رتاج (ritaj) meaning "gate, portal".

Ritta f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Rita.

Riverlee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name River with the popular suffix lee.

Riverleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Riverlee.

Riverlyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Riverlynn.

Riverlynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of River and the popular suffix lyn.

Rjay m English (Rare)
Variant of Arjay.

Robah m English (American, Archaic)

Robaire m Obscure
Possibly an invented name based on the phonetic spelling of the French pronunciation of Robert.

Róber m Spanish
Diminutive of Roberto.

Rochester m English (Rare)
Fom the surname Rochester, which is derived from the places called Rochester.

Rocket m & f English (Rare)
From the English word rocket. The word comes from Italian rocchetta, from Old Italian rochetto (“rocket”, literally “a bobbin”), diminutive of rocca (“a distaff”), from Lombardic rocko, rukka (“spinning wheel”), from Proto-Germanic *rukkô (“a distaff, a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it, used in spinning thread”).

Rodriguez m American (Hispanic)
Transferred use of the surname Rodríguez.

Roemello m English (Rare)
Variant of Romello.

Rogel m Spanish (Archaic), Medieval Spanish
Old Spanish form of Roger.

Roismel m Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)

Romanique f African American
Possibly a combination of Roman and Monique. This is the middle name of Laphonza Butler (1979-).

Rome m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the capital city of Italy (see Rome). This is also a diminutive of Roman.

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]

Rondretta f African American (Modern, Rare)

Rookie m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Rorey m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rory.

Rosani f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Rosana.

Rosânia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Elaboration of Rosana.

Rosauro m Filipino, Spanish (Rare)
Masculine form of Rosaura.

Roselia f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), American (South), French (Cajun)
Variant of Rosalia.

Rosi f Spanish, German, Portuguese (Brazilian), Various
Diminutive of Rosa 1, Rosalie and similar names, also used as a standalone name in German-speaking countries and Brazil.

Rosileide f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of Rosi and Leide.

Rosó f Catalan
From Catalan rosor meaning "rosiness, pinkness". This is the title of a Catalan song about a woman named Rosó that premiered in 1922 and soon became a staple in the repertory of Catalan popular music... [more]

Rosor f Catalan (Rare)
Variant of Rosó using the normative spelling of the word in Catalan.

Roure m Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Means "oak" in Catalan.

Rowenia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Rowena.

Roxen m English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly intended as a masculine form of Roxanne.

Roydel m Jamaican Patois, African American (Rare)

Roydell m Jamaican Patois (Rare), African American (Rare)
Variant of Roydel.

Rozarija f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Rosario.

Rozeller f Obscure

Rubhen m Obscure
Rare variant of Ruben.

Rufio m Ancient Roman

Ruimán m Spanish (Canarian)
Variant of Ruymán.

Rulon m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rulon. This name is especially common in Utah, in honor of LDS general authority Rulon Seymour Wells (1854-1941)... [more]

Rumaldo m Spanish
Variant of Romualdo.

Rumor f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rumer.

RuPaul m & f Popular Culture
In the case of American drag queen RuPaul Charles, it was a combination roux (a mixture of lard, flour and season which makes the base of gumbo) and Paul.

Rushi m & f Marathi, Gujarati
Marathi and Gujarati form of Rishi.

Ruymán m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Meaning unknown. It was borne by a Guanche prince from the island of Tenerife.

Ryanna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Ryan modeled on Rayanna or a combination of ry and Anna.

Ryatt m & f English (American, Modern)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ry and the name Wyatt. It could also be considered a variant of Riot, which is pronounced identically.

Ryken m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Invented name base on the phonetic element ry. It has become popular because it shares the same trendy sounds found in other names such as Ryan and Ryder.

Ryler m English (American, Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements ry and ler, influenced by names like Tyler and Ryder... [more]

Ryshawn m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element ry and Shawn.

Sabelwe m & f Zulu

Sabinette f Obscure
Elaboration of Sabine.

Sabirin f Somali

Sabline f Obscure
Sabline is the French name for a genus of flowering plants (Arenaria, sandwort).

Saccharine f Obscure
From the English word saccharine meaning "excessively sweet".

Sacred f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
From the English word sacred, meaning "made holy" or "solemn in a religious way".

Saffire f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sapphire.

Safiétou f Western African
Variant of Safiatou.

Sagan f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sagan, often given after American astronomer Carl Sagan.

Sahara f Bengali (Muslim)

Sales m German (Rare, Archaic), Spanish (Rare)
From the surname Sales, borne by the Roman Catholic saint Francis de Sales. Used mostly as a second name to Franz in Germany and Austria, deprecated in Germany in the 20th century because of its surname nature.

Saleta f Galician
Galician form of Salette.

Salette f Portuguese (Brazilian), Various
From the title of the Virgin Mary Our Lady of La Salette, which comes from the Germanic root sal meaning "house, hall" and the diminutive suffix -ette... [more]

Salo m & f Spanish
Short form of Salomón or Salomé.

Saluda f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly after the Saluda Mountains and Saluda River, both located along the border of North and South Carolina.

Salva m Spanish
Short form of Salvador.

Salva m Obscure

Sálvora f Galician (Modern, Rare)
After the island of Sálvora, in Galicia. It possibly comes from a Celtic word meaning "salt" or "turbulent waters".

Salya f Obscure

Salz f Spanish (European, Rare, Archaic)
From the title of Mary Virgen del Salz ("Virgin of the Willow"). This Marian devotion belongs to the town of Zuera (Spain).

Samaritan m Obscure
From the word Samaritan, referring to the people of Samaria. In the Bible, Luke 10:25-37 tells the parable of the Good Samaritan, where a Samaritan man helped another man who had been robbed... [more]

Sami f Quechua
Means "luck" in Quechua.

Şəms f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Shams.

Samsagaz m Literature (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Samwise in The Lord of the Rings, translating "wise" as sagaz.

Samus f Popular Culture
Possibly a variant of the name Samantha that's used in the future.... [more]

Sənan m Azerbaijani

Sanchez m American (Rare)
Transferred use of surname Sanchez.

Sancho Abarca f Spanish (European, Rare)
From Spanish Virgen de Sancho Abarca ("Virgin of Sancho Abarca"), an obscure title of the Virgin Mary venerated in the town of Tauste (Spain). This Marian devotion stems from a wooden sculpture of Mary found in the 16th century in the castle ruins of Navarrese king Sancho II of Pamplona, also known as Sancho Abarca.

Sandokán m Literature (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Sandokan.

Sang-Hyeok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 相 (sang) meaning "mutual, together", 商 (sang) meaning "commerce, business, trade" or 尚 (sang) meaning "still, yet" combined with 赫 (hyeok) meaning "bright, radiant" or 爀 (hyeok) meaning "red"... [more]

Sang-Hyuk m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 상혁 (see Sang-hyeok).

Santasia f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Santa.

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.

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

Sariyah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sariah. Its increase in popularity in the late 2010s and 2020s may be due to influencer Sariyah Panton.

Sarynity f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Serenity.

Saturia f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Saturio.

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

Saven m Obscure

Saydah f Obscure
Variant of Sa'ida.

Saydee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sadie.

Sayomi f Japanese
From 小 (sa) meaning "small", 世 (yo) meaning "world", and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful, beauty"... [more]

Scarly f English
Diminutive of Scarlett.

Schwong m Hunsrik
Hunsrik form of João.

Scooter m English (American)
English nickname coming from the word scooter. Sometimes it might be used as a diminutive of Scott.

Scopas m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Uncertain etymology. Scopas was a well-known Ancient Greek sculptor.

Scovel m Obscure
Transferred use of the surname Scovel.

Seawell m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of surname Seawell.

Sebeus m Obscure
Etymology unknown, perhaps related to Eusebius.

Secun m & f Spanish
Diminutive of Secundino and Secundina.

Séfora f Spanish
Spanish form of Zipporah.

Sega m Wolof, Manding
Unknown meaning, possibly related to the Wolof word ségg ("tiger, leopard").

Sega m Obscure

Segismunda f Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Segismundo.

Seid m Bosnian, Albanian (Rare), Ethiopian
Variant of Sa'id.

Seila f Spanish (European, Modern)
Spanish variant of Sheila, reflecting the Spanish pronunciation of the English spelling.

Selevia f Obscure
Possibly an invented name inspired by Selena.

Selva f Spanish (Latin American), Catalan (Rare)
Means "rainforest" in Spanish and Catalan.

Sena f & m Ewe
Means "destiny gives" in Ewe.

Serenna f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Serena.

Serezade f Spanish (European, Rare)
Variant of Sherezade.

Sergiy m Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Serhiy.

Seriena f Obscure
Possibly a variant of Serena.

Serita f African American (Rare)
Variant of Sarita 1.

Serrita f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sarita 1.

Serviliano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Servilianus.

Servus m History (Ecclesiastical)
Means "servant, serf" in Latin. This is the name of an obscure Orthodox martyr who lived in northern Africa in the 5th century.

Sett m English

Sevilay f Turkish
From Turkish sevil meaning "be loved" and ay meaning "moon".

Sevilya f Crimean Tatar
Possibly from Crimean Tatar севил (sevil) meaning "be loved" or from the name for the city of Seville.

Sevin m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Seven.

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.

Shadoo m Edisto, Indigenous American
Shadoo is a surviving personal name in the Edisto language of South Carolina. This was the name of a captain or chief of the Edisto Nation encountered by Robert Sandford in 1666. The name is alternatively written in historical documents as Sheedou.... [more]

Shadreck m English (African), Southern African
Variant of Shadrach. It is particularly popular in Southern African countries.

Shadreka f African American (Modern, Rare)
Pssibly intended to be a feminine version of Shadrach.

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

Shafer m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaffer.

Shaffer m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Shaffer.

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

Shaila f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Shyla, reflecting the English pronunciation.

Shaimoya m Obscure

Shaivonte m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shavonte. Shaivonte Aician Gilgeous-Alexander, also known as SGA, is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Shakayla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements sha, kay and la, likely influenced by Shakila... [more]

Shalana f English (American, Rare), African American, Trinidadian Creole (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic prefix sha and the name Lana, perhaps based on Shalonda or Shelena.

Shaloni f Indian (Rare)

Shané f African American, Afrikaans
Probably a variant spelling of Shanae.

Shaneen f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shanene.

Shannan f English (Rare)
Variant of Shannon.

Shanta f African American
Variant of Chanté. Also compare Shantae and Shawnta.

Shantanell f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Shantell.

Shantrice f African American (Rare)
Blend of Shantae with the phonetic element trees (found in names such as Patrice, Latrice and Katrice).

Shanygne f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shanene influenced by the word cygne ("swan" in French). Kellie Shanygne Williams (1976-) is an American actress.

Shaquanna f African American
Variant of Shaquana.

Shaquasha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaquasia.

Shaquasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element sha and the name Quasia. It can be spelled ShaQuasia, Sha'Quasia or Shaquasia.

Share f English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the English-speaking word "share".

Shareena f Indian

Shareena f African American
Variant of Sharina.

Sharina f Pakistani, Malaysian, Indian, Filipino
Variant of Shareena.

Sharina f English (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements sha, ree and na.

Sharlot f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Charlotte.

Sharlotte f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Charlotte.

Sharonne f English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Sharon, possibly influenced by Shavonne or the phonetic elements sha and ron.

Shaughan m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shawn influenced by Vaughan.

Shaughn m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shawn influenced by Vaughn.

Shavaughn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shavonne using the spelling of the name Vaughn.

Shavelle f African American (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)
Variant of Chevelle.

Shavonna f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Shavonne.

Shavontae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shavonte.

Shavonte f & m African American (Modern)
Elaboration of Shavonne using the phonetic element tay or simply a combination of the phonetic elements sha, von and tay.

Sheetal f & m Hindi, Marathi, Indian
Means "cold" in Hindi.

Sheinelle f African American (Rare)
Variant of Chanel.

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

Shenika f African American
Variant of Shanika.

Sherezade f Spanish (European), Literature (Hispanicized)
Spanish variant of Scheherazade.

Sherian f African American
Likely an elaboration of Sheri.

Sherrian f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sherian.

Sherrye f English (Rare)
Variant of Sherry.

Shevelle f African American (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)
Variant of Chevelle.

Shigemasa m Japanese
From 重 (shige) meaning "layers, fold" and 昌 (masa) meaning "prosper". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Shigetsugu m Japanese
From 繁 (shige) meaning "flourishing, luxuriant" and 緒 (tsugu) meaning "beginning, mental or emotional state". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Shivank m Hindi

Shojon m Bengali (Muslim, Rare, ?)

Sicilia f Medieval Catalan, Spanish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Cecilia or after the island of Sicily (Sicilia). If the latter case, it could be a reference to Saint Silvia of Sicily.

Siddique m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu صدیق (see Siddiq).

Sidro m Galician
Short form of Isidro.

Siennarose f English (Modern, Rare, ?)
Combination of the names Sienna and Rose.

Silija f Obscure

Simmon m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Simon 1.

Simond m Obscure (Rare)

Sinaí f & m Spanish (Rare)
Derived from place name Sinaí, which is the Spanish form of Sinai, the name of a mount and peninsula in Egypt.

Sindulf m History (Ecclesiastical)
From the Gothic roots sinths "way, path" and wulfs "wolf." This is the name of a 7th century hermit and saint who lived in the town of Aussonce near Rheims (France).

Sindulfo m History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized), Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Sindulf.

Sinesia f Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Sinesio.

Sinitta f English (British, Modern, Rare)

Skala f Kurdish
From Kurdish سکاڵا meaning "complaint" or "request", likely in reference to a plea to God in times of difficulty.

Skarlet f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Scarlet.

Skarlett f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Scarlett.

Slánoll m History, Old Irish, Irish Mythology
Derived from Old Irish slán "healthy, safe" and oll "great, vast, ample". In Irish legend, this was the name of a High King of Ireland.

Slate m English (American, Modern)
Derived from the surname Slate.

Smita f Indian, Marathi, Kannada
Derived from Sanskrit स्मित (smita) meaning "smile".

Smuel m Jewish (Magyarized, Archaic)
Hungarian rendering of Shmuel.

Smyth m English (Modern, Rare, ?)
Variant of Smith.

Snowball m & f Pet
From the English word snowball, often given to animals after their white coloration.

Snowbelle f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Combination of Snow and Belle.

Sofian m Dutch (Modern, Rare, ?)
Possibly intended to be a male version of Sofia.

Solaris f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the Latin word solaris meaning "solar, sunny".

Soleá f Spanish (European)
Either a dialectal form of the name Soledad (reflecting the Andalusian pronunciation) or after the soleá, one of the basic forms of flamenco music, also coming from Spanish soledad ("loneliness").

Solemnidad f Spanish (Rare)
Means "solemnity" in Spanish.

Soleyman m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سلیمان (see Soleiman).

Soliana f Medieval Italian
Feminine form of Solian.

Soliana f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Sol 1 with the same ending as names like Ariana and Tiana.

Solimar f & m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
From Portuguese sol e mar or Spanish sol y mar, both meaning "sun and sea".

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

Solmara f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Sol 1 and Mara 1, likely inspired by Solmayra.

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

Soluna f Obscure
Possibly a combination of the Spanish words sol (meaning "sun") and luna (meaning "moon").

Solyana f Obscure
Variant of Soliana.

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

Sommerly m Obscure
Variant of Summerlee.

Somraj m Bengali

Sonequa f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shaniqua, possibly using the phonetic element son. A famous bearer is American actress Sonequa Martin-Green.

Sophian m Obscure (?)
Variant of Sofian.

Soraima f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Zoraima.

Sorelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Sorrel.

Sorelle f Central African
Unknown, possibly an invented name with the suffix -elle. It is specially popular in Cameroon.

Sorgalim f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Milagros spelled backwards.

Sorrell m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sorrell. The most notable bearer is the actor Sorrell Booke (1930-1994) best known for playing the corrupt local functionary Boss Hogg on the American television series 'The Dukes of Hazzard' (1979-1985).

Sorrell f English (Rare)
Variant of Sorrel.

Soyona f Popular Culture (?)
Soyona Santos, also known as the Broker, is the secondary antagonist of the 2022 science fiction action film Jurassic World: Dominion and the main antagonist of Netflix's 2024 animated series Jurassic World: Chaos Theory.

Spaghetti f Obscure
The name Spaghetti '88 was given due to a desire to have a unique name. It originates after the popular pasta dish, Spaghetti.

Speck m Obscure
Given to Speck Wildhorse Mellencamp, son of John Mellencamp and Elaine Irwin.

Sprague m English (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Sprague, itself a variant of the English word sprack meaning "lively".

Srikali f Hinduism
Combination of Sri and Kali 1.

Srinivasa m Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Indian
Alternate form of Srinivas. This was the name of the Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.

Srivishnu m Tamil, Kannada
Combination of Sri and Vishnu.

Staish f Obscure (?)

Stanzi f Obscure

Stariel f Obscure
Possibly an elaborated form of Star.

Starlee f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Star and Lee.

Starleigh f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Starlee.

Starley f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Starlee or a transferred use of the surname Starley. A notable bearer is an Australian singer Starley Hope.

Starlie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Starlee.

Starlina f American (Rare)
Latinized version of Starline and an elaboration of Starling.

Starly f Obscure
Variant of Starlie.

Starquasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Star and Quasia.

Staten m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of Staten Island in New York City, itself after the legislature of the Netherlands, named the Staten-Generaal.

Steely f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Steely. It concides with the English word steely meaning "firm, determined, hard".

Stel·la f Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Catalan form of Stella 1

Stellamaris f English (African)
From the Latin title of the Virgin Mary, Stella Maris, meaning "star of the sea".

Stellar f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Phonetic spelling of Stella 1 reflecting a dialectal pronunciation.

Stenfinn m Old Swedish
Combination of Sten and Finn 2. This is the name of a medieval missionary from Hälsingland (Sweden), more known by the name Staffan.

Stori f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Story.

Stratford m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Stratford.

Stub m Obscure

Suade m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Swade.

Sucheta f Marathi, Bengali (Hindu), Indian

Suevia f Galician (Modern, Rare)
From the toponym Suevia, meaning "land of the Suebi". The Suebi were a Germanic tribe from modern-day Swabia (Germany) who invaded the Iberian Peninsula in the 5th century and settled in Galicia, where they reigned for nearly a century.

Sufragio f & m Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "suffrage, help" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary La Virgen del Sufragio meaning "The Virgin of Suffrage". She is the patron saint of Benidorm, Spain.

Sugaar m Basque Mythology
Means "male serpent" in Basque, from Basque suge ("snake") and -ar ("male"). By folk etymology, it is often associated with Basque su ("fire") and gar ("flame").... [more]

Sugar m Basque Mythology, Basque (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sugaar.

Sugoi m Basque Mythology (Rare), Basque (Modern)
Derived from the Basque word suge ("serpent"). This is an alternate name of Sugaar used in the valley of Arratia (Biscay).

Suleima f Spanish (Latin American), Italian
Perhaps a Spanish and Italian feminine form of Suleiman or a variant of Zulema. Suleima is a genus of moths.

Summerlee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Summer and Lee.

Sun m & f Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 孙 (sūn) meaning "grandson/descendant", 笋 (sǔn) meaning "bamboo shoot", 隼 (sǔn) meaning "falcon", 荪 (sūn) meaning "fragrant grass" or any other Chinese character with the same pronunciation.... [more]

Sunbeam f English (Rare, Archaic)
From the English word sunbeam.

Sunnetta f African American (Rare)
Probably a combination of the English word sun with the suffix -etta.

Sunni f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Sunny.

Sunwu m Lao

Suphi m Turkish
Turkish form of Subhi.

Supreme m African American (Modern, Rare)
From the English word supreme meaning "predominant, greatest", itself from Latin supremus meaning "highest".

Susen f German, English (African, Rare)
Variant of Susan.

Susyn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Susan.

Suzen f English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Variant of Susan.

Swade m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Swade.

Swayde m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Swade.

Sweden f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the European country of Sweden.

Swift m English (Puritan)
From Old English swift "swift, quick", derived from the Germanic base of Old English swīfan "to move in a course, sweep, intervene". As a name, it is used in reference to the Biblical verse in James 1:19, "Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath."

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

Symantha f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Samantha.

Szymsia m Jewish (Polonized, Rare)
Jewish-Polish form of Samson, also used as diminutive for Szymon.

Taazan m Literature (Japanized)
Japanese form of Tarzan.

Tacoma m English (American, Modern, Rare)
After the city of Tacoma in the state of Washington.

Taelyn f & m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Taylynn.

Taelynn f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Taylynn.

Tahiel m & f Mapuche, Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Taiel. The name is found mainly in Argentina. ... [more]

Tails m Popular Culture
From the English word tails. This is the nickname of Miles Prower, a character in the Sonic the Hedgehog series and main tag-along partner of Sonic... [more]

Tainara f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Elaboration of Tainá.

Taison m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tayson.

Takeia f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements ta, kee and ya.

Takeisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Takisha.

Takenori m Japanese
From 武 (take, bu) meaning "military", 丈 (take) meaning "length", 豪 (take, go) meaning "Australia", 建 (take, ken) meaning "build, construction", 雄 (take, o) meaning "man", 全 (zen, take) meaning "whole, all", 統 (to, take) meaning "sediments", or 伯 (take, haku, hyaku, osa, hatagashira) meaning "count, earl, chief official, Brazil" combined with 登 (nori, noboru, nobori) meaning "to ascend, to go up, to climb", or 記 (nori) meaning "statement, inscription, mention, describe, mark" or 紀 (nori, ki) meaning "chronicle, record, annal, historical account"... [more]

Takorie m African American (Rare)
Probably a combination of the sounds ta, kaw and ree in the same fashion as Amari and Kamari.

Talize f Brazilian (?)

Tallinn m & f Obscure
From the city in Estonia.

Tallis m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tallis, which comes from the Old French taillis, referring to a clearing of woodland.

Tallisha f Obscure
Variant of Talisha.

Tamar m African American (Modern), Obscure
Possibly intended to be a masculine form of Tamara or a combination of the phonetic elements ta and mar.

Tamarah f English (Rare)
Variant of Tamara. Tamarah was a character played by actress Fern Andra in the film Lotus Lady (1930).