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Sepideh f Persian
Means "dawn, first light" in Persian.
Seppius m Ancient Roman
Oscan equivalent of Septimus.
Septime m & f Louisiana Creole, French (Archaic)
French form of Septimus and Septimius, as well as the French feminine form of Septima.... [more]
Seraphim m & f Greek, English (Puritan), English (Modern, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Directly from the biblical word seraphim which meant "fiery ones", from Hebrew שרף (saraf) meaning "to burn", referring to an order of angels described in the Book of Isaiah (see Seraphina)... [more]
Serbest m Kurdish
Means "freedom" in Kurdish.
Sered m Biblical
Sered was a son of Zebulun according to Genesis 46:14 and Numbers 26:26. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Sertor m Ancient Roman
Uncommon Roman praenomen of debated etymology. Some argue that it is derived from a shared root with Servius whilst others cite satio meaning "a planted field" or adsertor meaning "a person who asserts another's liberty".
Sertora f Ancient Roman
Feminine version of the Roman praenomen Sertor.
Servia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Servius.
Seryozha m Russian
Diminutive of Sergey.
Seseer m Mongolian
Derived from SSR (Soviet Socialist Republic).
Sesili f Georgian
Modern Georgian form of Cecilia. Other Georgian forms of the name are Sesilia and Tsetsilia, but these are older and rare.
Sesu m Indigenous American
Sikiana form of Sergius.
Sēth m Greek
Modern Greek form of Seth 1.
Sethre m Etruscan
Means "(which) hits, afflicts".
Sethur m Biblical
Sethur, the son of Michael of the house of Asher, was a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:13.
Setim m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Romagnol form of Settimo.
Setsuna f & m Japanese (Modern), Popular Culture
From Japanese 刹那 (setsuna) meaning "a moment, an instant". It can also be given as a combination of 刹 (setsu) meaning "temple" or 雪 (setsu) meaning "snow" combined with Japanese 那 (na) a phonetic kanji or 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens"... [more]
Sevastinos m Greek
Greek form of Sebastian.
Sevdet m Turkish
Variant of Cevdet.
Severn f English, English (Canadian)
English form of Habren, the original Welsh name of the longest river in Great Britain, which is of unknown meaning (perhaps "boundary"). Its use as a given name may be inspired by the name Sabrina, which was the Roman name of the river... [more]
Sexta f Late Roman
Feminine form of Sextus.
Sganyadái:yo m Cayuga
Meaning, "handsome lake."
Shaan m & f Indian (Sikh)
Means "dignity, dignified".... [more]
Shabash m Mahican
Name of leader of the Shekomeko village in the 18th century.
Shabbethai m Biblical, Jewish
Shabbethai, a Levite who helped Ezra in the matter of the foreign marriages (Ezra 10:15), probably the one present at Ezra's reading of the law (Nehemiah 8:7), and possibly the Levite chief and overseer (Nehemiah 11:16)... [more]
Shaddix m American
Transferred from the surname Shaddix, which is an altered form of Chadwick. Notable bearer of the surname is Jacoby Shaddix, lead singer of the band Papa Roach.
Shaden f & m English
Variant of Shayden.
Shadonte m African American
An elaboration of Donte with the prefix Sha-.
Shadow m & f English (Rare), Pet
Transferred use of the surname Shadow or simply from the English word shadow.
Shafa f & m Azerbaijani
Variant transcription of Şəfa.
Shaffer m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Shaffer.
Shafilea f Punjabi, Pakistani
Borne by Shafilea Ahmed (1986-2003), a British-Pakistani girl who was murdered by her parents in a suspected honour killing at age 17.
Shaharaim m Biblical
Shaharaim, a member of the house of Benjamin. He had three wives, Hushim, Baara, and Hodesh, according to 1 Chronicles 8:8-9.
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).
Shailene f English (American, Modern)
Combination of Shai and the popular suffix -lene. This name is borne by American actress Shailene Woodley.
Shain m English (Rare)
Variant of Shane or transferred use of surname Shain
Shaindy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Shayna.
Shajia f Urdu (Rare), Bengali (Rare)
Possibly from Arabic شَجَاعَة (šajāʿa) meaning "courage, bravery".
Shakamuri m & f Telugu
Transferred use of the surname Shakamuri; of people belonging to kamma caste of category-1 (chowdary's).
Shakeisha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Chekesha, or simply a combination of the popular phonetic prefix sha and the name Keisha.
Shakespear f English
Transferred use of the surname Shakespear.
Shakespeare m English
Transferred use of the surname Shakespeare first borne as a forename of William Shakespeare’s grandson Shakespeare Quiney.
Shakia f African American
An invented name, blending Chaka with Nakia.
Shakyla f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix sha and Kyla.
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]
Shallum m Biblical
Means "retribution" in Hebrew. This name appears several times in the Old Testament.
Shamesha f African American (Modern)
Combination of prefix sha and Misha.
Shammah m Biblical
Meaning, "is there."
Shammai m Jewish
Shammai was a Jewish scholar of the 1st century, and an important figure in Judaism's core work of rabbinic literature, the Mishnah.
Shammua m Biblical
Shammua, the son of Zaccur of the house of Reuben, was a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:4.
Shan m & f Chinese
From Chinese 山 (shān) meaning "mountain", 珊 (shān) meaning "coral", 杉 (shān) meaning "pine, fir" or 鳝 (shàn) meaning "eel"... [more]
Shanaya f Marathi
The name Shanaya is of Sanskrit origin.... [more]
Shandi f American
Merged form of Shanda and Sandy
Shani f African American, Swahili (?)
Allegedly means "wonder" in Swahili.
Shanklin m American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Shanklin.
Shannondoah f English
Variant of Shenandoah combining it with the name Shannon.
Shaohannah f American, English
Supposedly a combination of the (mispelled) Chinese word xiao (笑), meaning "smile" or "laugh" and the Hebrew Hannah, meaning "grace". This is the name of Steven Curtis Chapman's daughter... [more]
Shaphan m Biblical Hebrew
Meaning "hyrax" or "coney" (in relation to the type of rabbit).
Shaphat m Ancient Hebrew
Means "God judges" in Hebrew.
Shaquanda f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements sha, quan and da.
Shaquese f African American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on the sounds of names such as Shaquila and Marquise.
Sharay f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant spelling of Cherie.
Shared m Mormon
Jaredite military leader.
Sharitahrish m Pawnee
Means "wicked chief" in Pawnee.
Sharlan f English
Possibly a variation of Sharlene.
Sharlie f & m English
Elaboration of Shar.
Sharol f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cheryl, the spelling perhaps influenced by Sharon and Carol.
Sharolette f American (South, Rare)
Combination of Sharol and the popular suffix -ette.
Sharrod m African American, American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Sharrod. A famous namesake is basketball player Sharrod Ford.
Shary f English
Variant of Sherry.
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]
Shatasha f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular prefix Sha with the name Tasha.
Shat-padm m Indian, Hinduism
Meaning "hundred petaled lotus."
Shaunna f English
Variant of Shauna.
Shauntavia f African American
Combination of Shaun with tavia (such as in Octavia).
Shawnacy m English
Transferred use of the surname Shawnacy.... [more]
Shawndee f English (American)
Feminine variant of Shawn, or perhaps a combination of Shawn and Dee.
Shayera f Popular Culture
Hawkgirl's (DC Comics character) real name.
Shear-jashub m Biblical Hebrew
Meaning "the remnant shall return."
Shebna m Biblical Hebrew
Meaning "tender youth."
Shechem m Biblical
Supposedly the rapist of Dinah in the Bible.
Sheconiah m Biblical
Sheconiah was a descendant of David, father of Shemaiah, and son of Obadiah.
Shedeur m Biblical
Shedeur was a member of the house of Reuben according to Numbers 1:5. He was the father of Elizur.
Shedrick m English
Transferred use of the surname Shedrick.
Sheehan m & f English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Sheehan.
Sheeran f English
Transferred use of the surname Sheeran.
Sheeva f English
Variant of Shiva 2.
Shelah f English
Variant of Sheila.
Shelemiah m Biblical
Means "Yahweh is peace" in Hebrew. This is the name of several minor characters in the Old Testament.
Shelo m Portuguese
Diminutive of Marcelo.
Shelomi m Biblical
Shelomi was the father of Ahihud, a prince of the Tribe of Asher. (Num. 34:27).
Shelsey f English
Variant of Chelsea.
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]
Shelumiel m Biblical, Ancient Hebrew, Hebrew (Archaic)
Means "peace of God" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalom) meaning "peace, welfare, wholeness" combined with Hebrew אֵל ('el) meaning "God"... [more]
Shemai m Ancient Hebrew
Means "hear" or "listen", from the Hebrew shema. See Shemaiah.
Shemeber m Biblical
Shemeber is the king of Zeboiim in Genesis 14 who joins other Canaanite city kings in rebelling against Chedorlaomer.
Shemida m Biblical
Shemida was a son of Manasseh according to Numbers 26:32, Joshua 17:2, and 1 Chronicles 7:19.
Shemnon m Mormon
One of the twelve Nephite disciples.
Shenazar m Biblical Hebrew
Meaning, "light of splendor."
Shep m English
Short form of Shepherd.
Shephatiah m Biblical Hebrew
Meaning "God is my judge" or "God judges."
Sherab m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan ཤེས་རབ (shes-rab) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, insight".
Shere m Literature, Popular Culture
Shere Khan is a fictional tiger in Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book stories (1894). Shere means "tiger" or "lion" in Persian, Urdu, and Punjabi.
Sherian f African American
Likely an elaboration of Sheri.
Sherida f Near Eastern Mythology, Dutch, Literature, Popular Culture
Sumerian goddess, consort of Utu.... [more]
Sherlise f English
Elaboration of Shirley using the popular suffix -lise,
Sherrin f English
Variant of Sharon.
Shervin m Persian
Either a short form of Anushirvan or from Persian شیر (šêr) meaning "lion".
Sherwin m English
Transferred use of surname Sherwin.
Shesbazzar m Biblical Hebrew
Meaning, "joy in tribulation."
Sheshai m Biblical
Sheshai was a clan of Anakim living in Hebron named for a son of Anak in the Holy Bible (Numbers 13:22). The clans were driven out of the city by Caleb (Joshua 15:14) and the Tribe of Judah (Judges 1:10).
Sheshan m Biblical
Meaning, "noble."
Sheshet m Jewish
Predominantly used amongst Roman Jews.
Sheumais m Scots
Scots adoption of the vocative case of Seumas due to mistaking it for the nominative case.
Shev f & m English
Variant of Shevon
Shey f & m English
Variant of Shay 1.
Shez m Mormon
The name of various characters in the Book of Mormon.
Shiblom m Mormon
The name of various characters in The Book of Mormon.
Shiblon m Mormon
In the Book of Mormon, Shiblon was a Nephite missionary and the second son of Alma the Younger. Mormon scholars believe it may be related to the Arabic word shibl, which means "lion cub."
Shiera f Popular Culture
This is a character name in both Game of Thrones and the DC comics universe.
Shikamaru m Japanese (Rare), Popular Culture
This name is used as 鹿丸 with 鹿 (roku, shika, ka) meaning "deer" and 丸 (gan, maru, maru.i, maru.meru) meaning "curl up, explain away, full, make round, month, perfection, pills, roll up, round, seduce."... [more]
Shilah f American (Rare)
2006 winner of Miss Texas.
Shillem m Biblical
Shillem was a son of Naphtali according to Genesis 46:24 and Numbers 26:49. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Shilo m & f Hebrew, English (Modern, Rare)
Hebrew form of Shiloh, as well as an English variant.
Shimeah m Biblical
Shimeah was a third son of Jesse, a brother of David (1 Samuel 16:9}, and the father of Jonadab (2 Samuel 13:3).
Shimi m Biblical
Shimi was a son of Gershon of the house of Levi according to Exodus 6:17. He was born in Egypt.
Shimron m Hebrew
Means "the watchpost" in Hebrew.
Shimshai m Biblical
Shimshai was a scribe who was represented the peoples listed in Ezra 4:9-10 in a letter to King Artaxerxes.
Shinab m Biblical
Shinab is the king of Admah in Genesis 14 who joins other Canaanite city kings in rebelling against Chedorlaomer.
Shindler m & f Jewish
Variant of Schindler.
Shinmyeongsunseong f Korean
Third wife of Taejo, founder of Korea's Goryeo Dynasty.
Shiphtan m Biblical
Shiphtan was the father of Kemuel, a prince of the Tribe of Ephraim. (Num. 34:24).
Shirl f English
Short form of Shirley.
Shisha m Biblical
Shisha was the father of Elihoreph and Ahijah, who were secretaries to King Solomon.
Shiz m Mormon
Jaredite military leader.
Shobal m Biblical
Shobal was a Horite chief in the hill country of Seir during the days of Esau. He was a son of Seir the Horite, and his sons were Alvas, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam... [more]
Shomer m & f Biblical
Means "keeper, watchman" or "guarded", from the Hebrew verb שמר (shamar) "to keep, to guard". In the Old Testament this is the name of the mother of Jehozabad, 2 Kings 12:21 (in 2 Chronicles 24:26 she is called Shimrith), and the name of a man of Asher, 1 Chronicles 7:32.
Shore f Georgian
Short form of Shorena.
Shorter m English (British, Rare, Archaic), English (Puritan, ?)
From the English word shorter. Charles W. Bardsley wrote in Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature (1880) that he found five instances of this name being given in English parish registers, citing two examples from 1689 and 1690, and compared it to Junior, Little and Young.
Shourvoisier m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Bastardization and transferred use of the surname Courvoisier.
Shrader m & f American
Transferred use of the surname Shrader.
Shuai m & f Chinese
From Chinese 帅 (shuài) meaning "to be a role model", "to follow", "commander-in-chief, marshal", or "handsome, good-looking".
Shule m Mormon
Early Jaredite king.
Shuni m Biblical
Shuni was a son of Gad according to Genesis 46:16 and Numbers 26:15. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Shuri f Popular Culture, Literature
Shuri is the younger sister of T'Challa, Marvel's Black Panther.
Shuthelah m Biblical
Shuthelah was a son of Ephraim according to Numbers 26:35 and 1 Chronicles 7:20.
Shutian m Chinese
From Chinese 书 (shū) meaning "book, letter, document" and 田 (tián) meaning "field".
Shy f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Chey. It can also be simply derived from the English word shy.
Shya f Indian
Diminutive of Shyamala.
Shyelle f African American (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Apparently a combination of the phonetic element shy (from names such as Shiloh and Shyanne) with the popular name suffix elle... [more]
Shymiracle f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic prefix shy and Miracle. Also compare Amiracle.
Si m English
Diminutive of Simon 1, Silas, and other names containing the si sound.
Si m & f Chinese
Variant transcription of Xia.
Sia f English
Diminutive of any name containing the element -sia-. A noted bearer is Australian singer-songwriter Sia, born Sia Kate Isobelle Furler (b.1975), best known for her collaboration songs 'Titanium', with David Guetta, and 'Wild Ones', with Flo Rida.
Siadhal m Irish (Rare)
Younger form of Siadhail.
Siâms m Welsh (Archaic)
Welsh form of James.
Sian f English
English form of Siân.
Siaska f Indigenous American
Means "sweet foot" or "delicious paw", referring to a "bear's paw" in the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) language.
Siboney f Spanish (Caribbean), Arawak
Means "people of the precious stone" or "cave dweller" in Arawak, spoken in Cuba. ... [more]
Sica f American
Diminutive of Jessica.
Sideris m Greek
Transferred used of the surname Sideris or the reduced and altered form of the personal name Isidoros (see Isadore), altered by folk etymology as if derived from sidero ‘iron’ (classical Greek sideron), and hence regarded as an omen name: ‘may the child grow up to be as strong as iron’.
Sidku m Popular Culture
He was the brother in Disney's Brother Bear. The oldest brother was killed and was the brother to Kenai.
Sidre m Galician
Variant of Cidre.
Sidwell f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sidwell.
Sieciech m Polish
From siecie-"to understand, to perceive" combined with ciech- "enjoy". As well as this, its initial element can also be interpreted as wsze- "universe, all", so this name can mean "he who enjoys the universe".
Siemomysł m Polish
Derived from Slavic siem "family" combined with Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think").
Sigga f Danish (Rare), Faroese, Icelandic, Old Norwegian, Anglo-Norman
Short form of names beginning with the element Sig-, such as Sigrid or Signe.
Siginak m Algonquian
Means "blackbird" in Potawatomi. This was the name of a chief of the Milwaukee Potawatomi.
Signifagance f African American (Rare)
Misspelling of "significance."
Sigrada f Frankish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Possibly a feminine form of Sigerad. This was the name of a 7th-century Frankish saint, the mother of Saint Leodegarius and Saint Warinus.
Sigrith f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Sigríðr.
Si-gwa-ah-doh-gwih m Seneca
Means "spear hanging down" in Seneca.
Sikakwayan m Cree
Means "skunk skin" in Cree.
Sikena f English (American, Rare), African
Transferred use of the surname Sikena.
Sila m & f Thai
Means "rock, stone" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit शिला (shila).
Silence m & f English (African), English (Puritan), Romani (Archaic)
Simply from the English word silence, from Middle English from Old French, from Latin silentium, from silere "be silent". A popular virtue name amongst the Puritans in the 17th century, it was usually given to girls (very occasionally to boys), ultimately taken from the admonition of Saint Paul: "Let the women learn in silence, with all subjection." Translated into Latin it became Tace, which "in its turn developed into Tacey"... [more]
Silk f English (Canadian)
Simply form the English word silk
Silkin f Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Sibyl, via its short form Sill.
Sill f & m English (Puritan)
Up until the 17th century, Sill was a diminutive of Sybil and Silas. From the 17th century onwards, however, it became a diminutive of Puritan Silence.
Silvermist f Popular Culture
A Disney character known as water-talent fairy who appears as a friend to Tinker Bell in Tinkerbell's cartoon films, in the ABC television show 'Once Upon a Time in Wonderland', and in Kinect Disneyland Adventures Pixie Hollow mini-game... [more]
Sim m Scottish, English
Short form of Simon 1.
Simera f Arabic, Amharic, Ethiopian
Means "good listener" in Arabic.
Simhah m & f Hebrew, Jewish
Variant of Simcha.
Simkin m Medieval English
Middle English diminutive of Simon 1.