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Rosanny f Spanish (Caribbean)

Rosanthe f Literature
Presumably an altered form of Rhodanthe, using the Latin element rosa (compare Rose) as opposed to the Greek rhodon (compare Rhoda)... [more]

Rósar m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Rós and the Old Norse element herr meaning "army".

Rosaspina f Folklore (Italianized)
From Italian rosa meaning "rose" and spina "thorn, spine", used as a translation of German Dornröschen, the title character of a Brothers Grimm fairy tale (known as Briar Rose in English).

Rósbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse rós meaning "rose" and bjǫrg meaning "help, save, rescue".

Roscow m English (Rare)
Variant of Roscoe. One bearer of this variant was Roscow Shedden (1882-1956), an Anglican bishop.

Roseanna f English (Rare)
Variant of Rosanna.

Rosebud f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Name of Rosebud Denovo, street activist, and Rosebud the Basselope, a character in the comic strip Bloom County.

Rosedda f Sardinian
Diminutive of Rosa 1.

Rosée f French (Quebec, Rare)
From French rosée meaning "dew".

Roselil f Danish (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Danish rose meaning "rose" and lilje meaning "lily" or lille meaning "little". Roselil og hendes moder (Roselil and Her Mother) is a Danish song by Christian Knud Frederik Molbech (1821-1888)... [more]

Roselpha f American (Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown, perhaps based on similar-sounding names such as Rosella and Zelpha.

Rosemay f Various (Rare), Mauritian Creole
Combination of Rose and May, possibly used as a diminutive of Rosemary or Rosemarie.

Rosemene f Haitian Creole
Combination of Rose and -mene, a feminine name suffix commonly used in Haiti. The second element might be taken from Philomène or from a name such as Chrismene, Dieumene, Jesumene or Viergemene in which it appears to originate from French mène meaning "leads" (i.e., the aforelisted names appear to be derived from French phrases with religious meanings - "Christ leads", "God leads", "Jesus leads" and "the Virgin (Mary) leads", respectively).

Rosemia f American (Rare, Archaic)
Contracted form of Rosemarie and Rosemaria.

Rosemin f Arabic, Pakistani, Indian (Muslim, Expatriate)
A known bearer of this name is Rosemin Madhavji, a Canadian-born fashion entrepreneur of Indian descent.

Rosemirtha f Haitian Creole
Combination of Rose and Mirtha.

Rosena f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Rosen.

Rosena f English (Rare), Haitian Creole
Variant of Rosina.

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).

Rosenie f Haitian Creole, Filipino

Rosewyn f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Probably an Anglicized form of Rhoswen.

Rosfrith f English (British, Rare), Medieval English
Possibly derived from the Old English elements hroð "glory, fame" and friþ "peace, happiness"... [more]

Rósfríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Icelandic rós meaning "rose" (see Rós) and Old Norse fríðr meaning "beautiful, beloved"... [more]

Rosiliria f Portuguese (African, Rare)
Possibly from Portuguese rosa "rose" and lírio "lily" (cf. Alíria).

Rósingur m Faroese (Rare, ?)
Combination of Rós and the Old Norse suffix ingr meaning "son of, belonging to".

Rósinkar m Icelandic (Rare)
Allegedly means "tub of roses" in Icelandic, from rós "rose" and kar "tub".

Rósinkrans m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Rosenkrans.

Rositza f Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Росица (see Rositsa).

Róska f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
In the case of Icelandic avant-garde artist Róska (1940-1996), it was apparently a contraction of her real name, Ragnhildur Óskarsdóttir (i.e. presumably formed from R, the first letter of her given name, and Óska, the first four letters of her surname - itself a derivative of the given name Óskar).

Rósmann m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Rós and the Old Norse element maðr meaning "person, man" (genitive manns).

Rosmerta f Celtic Mythology
Probably means "great provider" from Gaulish ro, an intensive prefix (hence "very, most, great"), combined with smert "purveyor, carer" and the feminine name suffix a. This was the name of an obscure Gallo-Roman goddess of fertility, abundance and prosperity... [more]

Rosmina f Theatre
Possibly a variant of Rosmunda or Romina. This name was used by Francesco Cavalli for a character in his opera Giasone (1649).

Roszpunka f Folklore
Polish name for Rapunzel, which is taken from their word for corn salad, also known as the Valerianella plant. This is also how the original German Rapunzel is named... [more]

Rotbryht m Anglo-Saxon (?)
Old English form of Robert.

Rothari m Lombardic
Variant of Rothar. This name was borne by a 7th-century Lombard king of the house of Arodus.

Röðull m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse rǫðull meaning "glory, halo" (poetic for "sun"). This is also a poetic word for "sun" in Icelandic.

Rotji m Nigerian, Ngas
A common name used among the Jos Plateau people of Nigeria. Meaning of the name is "love has come"

Roula f Greek
Short form of names ending in roula, such as Stavroula, Petroula, Zacharoula, Argyroula or Dimitroula.

Roulitsa f Greek
Diminutive of Argyro, via its diminutive Argyroula. See also Roula.

Rousseau m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rousseau notably borne by the 18th-century Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. A given name bearer was Rousseau Owen Crump (1843-1901), a U.S. Representative from Michigan.

Rowanna f English (Rare)
Latinate variant of Rowanne.

Różëczka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Róża.

Rozhanitsa f Slavic Mythology
Allegedly means "woman giving birth" from Proto-Slavic *roditi "to give birth, to bear (fruit)". This is the name of an obscure Russian goddess who has a feast day in late December. She is a winter goddess and is usually depicted wearing antlers.

Rozy f Judeo-Greek, Greek (Rare), Jewish
Greek form of Rosy. It is not a traditional Greek name except in Jewish communities where it mirrors the Judeo-Spanish name Rosa.

Ruaan m Afrikaans, South African
Variant of Ruan 1.

Ruanadh m Irish, Scottish
Gaelic byname meaning "champion".

Rubaiyat m & f Bengali (Muslim)

Rubani m Swahili
A pilot

Rubeus m Literature, Medieval Italian (Latinized)
From Latin rubeus meaning "red, reddish". Rubeus Hagrid is a half-wizard, half-giant character in J. K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' series; considering Rowling has likened the character to the Green Man, she may have based his name on the Latin word rubeus "of the bramble-bush, made of brambles", from rubus "bramble-bush".

Rubí f Spanish
Spanish form of Ruby.

Ruda f Yiddish (Polonized)
Polish-influenced variant of Raisa 2.

Ruda m Near Eastern Mythology
The meaning "well disposed", Ruda is a moon god worshipped in North Arabian tribes of pre-islamic Arabia.

Rudá m New World Mythology, Portuguese (Brazilian), Tupi
He is the god of love in the mythology of the Tupí and Guaraní peoples of South America.

Rudrani f Hinduism, Indian (Rare)
Means "wife of Rudra" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the consort of Rudra, a Vedic deity who is considered an incarnation of Shiva in contemporary Hinduism... [more]

Rueben m English (Rare)
Variant of Reuben.

Ruffin m English (Rare), Medieval French, History (Ecclesiastical)
Old French form of Rufinus. This was the name of a legendary English saint, also known as Ruffinus. As a modern English name it is derived from the surname (see Ruffin).

Rufio m Ancient Roman

Ruhaan m Indian

Ruhamah f Biblical
Means "loved, pitied" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, the prophet Hosea originally names his daughter Lo-Ruhamah meaning "not loved" or "has not obtained compassion", as a sign of God's displeasure with the Jews for following other gods; later, in Hosea 2:23, she is redeemed and renamed Ruhamah.

Ru‘ib-tekapun m Kelabit
Means "sought after waterfall" in Kelabit.

Rukshanth m Indian (Rare)

Rullgardina f Literature
From Swedish rullgardin meaning "roller blind, roll-down curtain". This is one of the middle names of Pippi Långstrump (English: Pippi Longstocking), full name Pippilotta Viktualia Rullgardina Krusmynta Efraimsdotter Långstrump, a character invented by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren.

Rumi f Japanese
From Japanese 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", or 流 (ru) meaning "current, flow" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful"... [more]

Rûsa f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Ruusa (according to the old Kleinschmidt orthography which was used to write Greenlandic until 1973, when orthographic reforms were introduced).

Rusla f Medieval Scandinavian, History
Rusla, sometimes translated as "Rusila" is the nickname given to a fierce Norwegian warrior from the 900's C.E. She is mentioned in Gesta Danorum of Saxo Grammaticus.

Ruthanna f English (American)
Combination of Ruth 1 and Anna. Also compare Ruthann.

Rutharda f Medieval German, Old High German (?)
Feminine form of Ruthard.

Ruusa f Finnish, Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Rosa 1, as well as a Finnish variant of Ruusu.

Ruusunen f Folklore
Derived from Finnish ruusu meaning "rose" and the diminutive suffix -nen. This is the Finnish name for Briar Rose, or Sleeping Beauty. This is not a given name in Finland, but is occasionally found as a surname.

Ruwaida f Arabic
Means "(walking, going) leisurely, slowly" in Arabic.

Ruweyda f Somali
Somali form of Ruwaida.

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.

Ryli f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Riley.

Rym f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ريم (see Rim) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Ryn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a short form of names ending in -ryn or -rin, such as Kathryn, Camryn and Erin.

Rynna f Malaysian (Rare)

Saaes m Arabic, Persian, Afghan, Pakistani, Indian
Derived from the Persian word "سایس" (romanized: Saiss), meaning diplomat, governor, hakim, politician, ruler, sovereign, statesman.

Saamik f & m Greenlandic
Means "left hand" in Greenlandic.

Saanvi f Indian, Hinduism
Believed to be another name for the Hindu goddess Lakshmi, though its ultimate meaning and origin are uncertain. It may be from Sanskrit सा (sa) referring to Lakshmi combined with अन्वि (anvi) meaning "follow, pursue, go after" or from सानु (sanu) meaning "peak, summit, ridge".

Saartjie f Afrikaans
Diminutive of Sara. This name was borne by Sarah "Saartjie" Baartman, an African slave (member of the Eastern Cape Khoisan, the indigenous herding tribe that once populated part of South Africa) who was displayed in Europe in the early 19th century.

Saba f Croatian, Polish, German
Croatian, Polish and German short form of Sabina.

Sabbatha f English (Rare), Literature
Derived from English sabbath, the name of the holy day of the week in Judeo-Christian tradition, which derives from Hebrew shabbath, properly "day of rest", from shabath "he rested"... [more]

Sabbe f Greek Mythology, Ancient Near Eastern (Hellenized)
One of the three names of the Persian Sybil presiding over the Apollonian Oracle. Also known as the Hebrew, Egyptian, and Babylonian Sybil.

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

Sabelina f Medieval English, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Medieval English and Judeo-Anglo-Norman diminutive of Sabina as well as a Judeo-Anglo-Norman feminine form of Sabelin... [more]

Saber m Arabic, Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic صابر (see Sabir) as well as the Persian form.

Sabeth f German (Rare), Literature
Short form of Elisabeth. Max Frisch used this name on one of his characters in the novel "Homo Faber" (published in English in 1959).

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.

Sabiha f Arabic, Turkish, Bengali, Urdu
Means "morning" or "beautiful, graceful" in Arabic. This name was borne by Turkish aviator Sabiha Gökçen (1913-2001).

Sabilla f English (American, Archaic)
Americanized variant of Sibylla or Sybilla.

Sabin m Romanian, Basque, English (Rare), Polish (Rare), French (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare)
English, Romanian, Basque, French and Polish form of Sabinus. Sabin of Bulgaria was the ruler of Bulgaria from 765 to 766.

Sabinian m History (Ecclesiastical, Anglicized), Polish
English and Polish form of Sabinianus. This name was borne by a pope and by a saint.

Sabra f Arabic
Variant of Sabira.

Sabra f English
Origin unknown - not the same name as Sabre (Sabrina). In the 13th-century 'Golden Legend' this was the name of the daughter of Ptolemy, king of Egypt. She was rescued by Saint George from sacrifice to the dragon, or giant, and later married him... [more]

Sabrael m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Sabrael is a male angel of hebrew origin.

Sabre f English (Rare)
Form of Sabrina used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his 12th-century Historia Regum Britanniae. Alternatively, the name could be taken from the English word for a type of sword with a curved blade, which probably is ultimately from Hungarian szabla (14th century, later szablya) meaning literally "tool to cut with", from szabni "to cut"... [more]

Sabre m Malay, Malaysian
Possibly a variant of Sabri, used in Malaysia.

Sabreen f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Means "patient", from Arabic صَبْر‎ (ṣabr) "patience; perseverance, endurance" (compare Sabri).

Sabreena f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sabrina.

Sabriel f & m Literature, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
There are multiple explanations for the etymology of this name. One is that it is a variant form of Sabrael. An other is that it is derived from Hebrew sabi "stop, rest" combined with el "God", thus meaning "(the) rest of God"... [more]

Sabrine f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Sabreen. Also compare Sabrina.

Šābuhrduxtag f Old Persian
Means "daughter of Shapur" in Middle Persian.

Sabuka m Georgian
Diminutive of Saba 1.

Sacajawea f Shoshone
Variant of Sacagawea.

Sachar m Biblical
Derived from the Hebrew verb שָׂכַר (sakhar) meaning "to hire". Sachar or Sacar was the name of two individuals mentioned in the Old Testament.

Sacharissa f Literature
Based on Latin sacharum "sugar". This name was invented by poet Edmund Waller (1606-1687), who used it as a nickname for Lady Dorothy Sidney, countess of Sunderland.

Sacheen f Various (Rare)
In the case of the American actress and activist Sacheen Littlefeather (born Maria Louise Cruz; 1946-2022), who adopted it as her stage name, she claimed it means "little bear" in Navajo. The initial syllable resembles the Navajo word shash meaning "bear".

Sachel m American (South, Rare)
Variant of Satchel.

Sachiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Means "the covering of God". Archangel of the order of Cherubim in Christian Angelogy and Kabbala.

Sachso m Old High German
Old High German cognate of Sasso and Saxi.

Sada f & m Japanese
From 定 (sada) meaning "certain, true, definite, sure," also used as 貞, referring to chastity and virtue.... [more]

Sadanobu m Japanese
From Japanese 定 (sada) meaning "determine, establish, decide" or 貞 (sada) meaning "virtue, faithfulness, chastity" combined with 信 (nobu) meaning "trust", 誠 (nobu) meaning "sincerity" or 延 (nobu) meaning "prolong, stretch"... [more]

Saddiq m Nigerian, African American (?)
Variant of Sadiq.

Sadira f Persian
Persian form of Sidra.

Sadoc m Biblical Spanish, Biblical Italian
Spanish, Italian and Catalan form of Zadok.

Sadok m Biblical Greek, Belarusian, Medieval Polish
Greek and Belarusian form of Zadok.

Sador m Ethiopian, Literature
Coptic Christian (Ge'ez) word for the piercing on Jesus' ribs by the lancet.... [more]

Sadora f Ethiopian, English (American)
Sador is the Coptic Christian (Ge'ez) word for the piercing on Jesus' ribs by the lancet. Adding an "a" at the end feminizes it.... [more]

Sadye f English
Variant of Sadie.

Sæbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic name meaning "bright sea", derived from Old Norse sær meaning "sea" and bjǫrt meaning "bright, shining" (from bjartr).

Sædís f Icelandic
Icelandic name meaning "sea goddess", formed from the Old Norse elements sæ "sea" and dís "goddess". The suffix dís is fairly common in Icelandic names.

Sædis f Faroese, Norwegian
Faroese and Norwegian form of Sædís.

Sægiefu f Anglo-Saxon
Means "sea gift", from the Old English elements sæ "sea" and giefu "gift".

Sægyth f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements sæ "sea" and guð "battle".

Sæhild f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements sæ "sea, lake" and hild "battle".

Sælaug f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sær meaning "sea" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".

Saelind f Literature
Means "having a wise heart" from Sindarin sael "wise" and ind "inner thought, mind, meaning, heart". This was an epessë or epithet of Andreth in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium.

Sælufu f Anglo-Saxon (Hypothetical)
Derived from the Old English elements sæ "sea" and lufu "love" (related to leof).

Sæmann m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sær "sea" and maðr "person, man" (genitive manns).

Sæmar m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sær "sea" and mærr "famous".

Sæný f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sær "sea" and nýr "new".

Sæsól f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse sær meaning "sea" and sól meaning "sun".

Sǣþrȳð f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English sæ "sea" and þryþ "strength, power, force".

Sæve m Old Norse
Old Swedish name derived from the adjectives siæver, sæver "calm, self-possessed, tranquil, gentle, leisurely".

Sæwara f Anglo-Saxon
Variant form of Sæwaru. This name was borne by the consort of Anna, king of East Anglia.

Sæwaru f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements sæ "sea" and waru "guard, protection" or "care, watch" (compare weard and wær).

Safana f Arabic, Indian (Muslim)

Safari f & m Swahili, Bantu, American (Modern, Rare)
Means "journey" in Swahili, from Arabic سَفَر‎ (safar). It is commonly used by Eastern Bantus in Kenya, given to babies born when traveling or given in reference to a lot of traveling by a relative... [more]

Saffy f English (British), Literature
Diminutive of names beginning with a similar sound, such as Saffron (as used in the children's novel Saffy's Angel (2001) by Hilary McKay). It was also used as an Anglicized form of Sadbh in Ella Griffin's novel Postcards from the Heart (2011).

Safona f Ancient Greek (Polonized)
Polonised form of Sappho.

Safura f Arabic, Azerbaijani
Variant transcription of Ṣaffūrah, the Arabic form of Zipporah. It is borne by Azerbaijani singer Safura Alizadeh (1992-).

Sagen m Japanese (Rare)

Sagol m Selkup
Means "blackheaded" in Selkup.

Sagoyewatha m Seneca
Meaning literally, "keeper awake."

Sahara f English
From the name of the world's largest hot desert, which is derived from Arabic صَحَارَى‎ (ṣaḥārā) meaning "deserts" (see Sahara).

Sahara f Bengali (Muslim)

Sahasra f Telugu, Indian
Means "a thousand" or "infinite" in Sanskrit.

Sahildeep m Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
From Punjabi ساحِل (sāḥil) meaning "coast" (compare Sahil) combined with Sanskrit दीप (dipa) meaning "lamp, light".

Saidhbhín f Irish (Rare)
Diminutive of Sadhbh.

Saieva f Medieval English
Medieval form of Sægiefu.

Saiful Islam m Arabic, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic سيف الإسلام (see Sayf al-Islam), as well as the Bengali form.

Saimy f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Saimi.

Saintanise f Haitian Creole

Saint-Jean m French
French form of St John, given in honor of any of the several saints named John (French Jean).

Saiph m Astronomy
Variant of Saif. This is the traditional name of Kappa Orionis, a blue star in the constellation Orion.

Saire f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Sare.

Sais f & m Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of Shai (the Egyptian god).

Saisha f Indian
While many baby name sites and books list this name as meaning 'meaningful life' or 'god', these are incorrect. These meanings likely originate from the misconception that Saisha (or saiṣā) is another name for the goddess Lakshmi, from the following line in a stotra by Ramanuja: saiṣā devī sakala-bhuvana-prārthanā-kāmadhenuḥ... [more]

Sakari f & m African American (Modern)
Probably an invented name based on the sounds found in names such as Zakari, Safari, Shakari, Jakari, Makari and Dakari... [more]

Sakhsekuun m Tsuu T'ina, Sarcee
Tsuu T'ina or Sarcee Indian name, the meaning of which is uncertain.

Sak-Nikte' f Yucatec Maya, Mayan Mythology
Means "white mayflower" in Yucatec Maya. This was the name of a legendary princess, also written about in Antonio Mediz Bolio's Chichén-Itzá y la princesa Sac-Nicté.

Salambo f Semitic Mythology (Hellenized), Literature (Anglicized)
Greek and Latin form of the name of a Babylonian goddess of love, equivalent to Aphrodite or Venus. It may correspond to the once-attested Punic name šlmbʿl meaning "(the god) Dusk (is) (my?) Lord", in which the ending of the name comes from Ba'al, a title of various deities meaning "lord"... [more]

Salampsio f Ancient Hebrew (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of the Hebrew name Shalom-zion "peace of Zion". The name "Shalom Zion" was used by the Judean royal family in the Roman period and is variously modified in rabbinical literature... [more]

Salazar m Literature
Transferred use of the surname Salazar. It was used by J. K. Rowling in her 'Harry Potter' series of books, where it belongs to Salazar Slytherin, the eponymous founder of Hogwarts' Slytherin house.

Salefrid m Medieval Flemish (?)
From Salefridus, in which first element is derived from Old Icelandic salr which meant "hall, house" (or Old High German sal "house, dwelling, hall")... [more]

Saleta f Galician
Galician form of Salette.

Saletta f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Saleta. However, the earliest usage of Saletta seems to predate the French Marian apparition. In these cases a transferred use of the surnames Salette and Saletta is more likely.

Salğin m Shor
Means "wind" in Shor.

Saliman m Literature
Used by Australian author Alison Croggon in her 'Pellinor' series of fantasy novels, in which the character Saliman of Turbansk was a friend of Maerad, Hem/Cai and Cadvan. It may be a variant transcription of Suleiman.

Salka f Jewish
Diminutive of Salome. Austrian actress and writer Salka Viertel (1889-1978) was born Salomea Sara Steuermann.

Salmacis f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Σαλμακίς (Salmakis). This was the name of a fountain and nymph at Halicarnassus, featured in Ovid's Metamorphoses. The nymph Salmacis fell in love with Hermaphroditus... [more]

Salmai m Biblical, Hebrew
Form of Shalmai used in some versions of the Old Testament.

Salmakia f Literature
Salmakia is a character in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials book series, first released in 1995.

Salmann m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse salr "hall, house" and maðr "person, man" (genitive manns). Alternatively this could be an Icelandic form of a German name in which the first element is derived from Old High German salo "dirty gray" (related to English sallow and Old Norse sölr "dirty yellow").... [more]

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

Salucho m Old High German, Low German
Old High German short form of names containing the element salo meaning "dark, dusky, dirty gray" (related to English sallow and Old Norse sölr "dirty yellow").

Salvia f Medieval French, English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), Italian (Rare)
From the genus name of sage, an herb formerly used as medicine, which comes from Latin salvus "healthy, safe" (related to salvere "to save, to be saved"), referring to the plant's supposed healing properties... [more]

Samadhi f Indian (?), Mexican (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare), Various
From the Sanskrit word समाधि (samādhi) meaning "placing together", from सम (sama) "together" combined with the prefix आ (ā) and धा (dhā) "to place"... [more]

Samahdi f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Samadhi.

Samaira f Indian, Pakistani

Samaire f English (Modern, Rare)
In the case of American actress Samaire Armstrong (1980-) it is most likely an invented name, though she has claimed it means "dawning sun" in Gaelic: 'My first name is Gaelic and means "dawning sun"... [more]

Samaiya f African American (Modern, Rare), American (Modern, Rare)
Modern name, possibly based on the sounds found in other names such as Amiyah and Shamya.

Samanilde f Medieval French
Germanic name meaning "same battle", derived from Gothic sama, Old High German samo "same" combined with Old High German hilt, Old Frankish hildi "battle".

Samaria f Various, English (Modern), African American (Modern), Spanish (Mexican, Modern, Rare)
From the New Testament place name Samaria, which ultimately comes from the Hebrew verb שָׁמַר (shamar) meaning "to guard, to keep"... [more]

Samaritana f Medieval Latin
From Latin Samaritana meaning "Samaritan, woman from Samaria".

Samata f Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Nepali, Marathi
From Sanskrit समता (samatā) meaning "equality, sameness, equanimity".

Sambo m Afro-American (Slavery-era)
'In its origin the name has no connection with Samuel. The meaning is uncertain, though similar words occur in several African languages, and the name itself was planted in American by African-born slaves.... [more]

Samhradhán m Medieval Irish
Derived from Irish samhradh "summer" combined with a diminutive suffix.

Samine f Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Samuel. In modern times, this is also considered a variant of Samina.

Samiyah f Arabic, Indonesian
Arabic variant transcription of Samiya as well as the Indonesian form.

Samkeliso m Swazi
In Swazi culture this means, a gift has been given. In Swaziland, the meaning of names is determined by the circumstances around the birth.

Samlet m Welsh (Rare, Archaic)
The name of an obscure Welsh saint, remembered in the village and parish of Llansamlet in Glamorgan.

Samora f English
Possibly a variant of Samara. It was given to 16 girls born in the United States in 2011.

Samraj m Indian, Tamil
From Sanskrit सम्राज् (samrā́j) meaning "supreme ruler, universal king" (itself from the prefix सम्- (sam-) meaning "altogether" and‎ राज (rāja) meaning "king")... [more]

Samri m Biblical Latin, Biblical
Form of Shimri used in the Vulgate (Latin Bible) as well as at least one English Bible: the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610).

Šamši f Ancient Near Eastern, Ancient Semitic
Old Arabic name meaning "my sun". It was borne by a queen of the Qedar who reigned from 735 to 710 BCE. Her successor was queen Yatie.

Samsin Halmoni f Korean Mythology
The name of the triple goddess of childbirth and fate in Korean mythology. It is derived from the hanja 三 (sam) meaning "three", 神 (sin) meaning "god, goddess, spirit" and 할머니 (halmoni) meaning "grandmother", an honourific term for goddesses highlighting their wisdom.

Samuelette f English (Rare)
Extremely rare feminine form of Samuel, created by using the French diminutive suffix -ette.

Samuelita f Spanish (Philippines, Rare), Various (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Samuel.

Samus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Samos. This was borne by a Macedonian lyric and epigrammatic poet of the late 3rd century BC.

Samya f English (Modern), Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Samiyah.

Sanceline f Medieval French
Medieval French diminutive of Sancia.

Sanchitha f Tamil, Kannada
Southern Indian form of Sanchita.

Sandercock m Medieval English
Diminutive of Sander, a short form of Alexander.

Sangeetha f Indian, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Sinhalese
South Indian transcription of Sangita as well as the Sinhalese form.

Sanguinex m Popular Culture
Based on Latin sanguineus meaning "of blood", also "bloody, bloodthirsty". This is the name of a vampire in the Japanese manga series Beyblade, written and illustrated by Takao Aoki. The character is Dracula's grandson and ruler of the vampires.

Saniyah f Arabic
Variant transcription of Saniyya.

Sanjuana f American (Hispanic), Spanish (Mexican)
From Spanish San Juan meaning "Saint John", taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de San Juan de los Lagos, which refers to a statue that is venerated in Mexico and the United States (particularly Texas)... [more]

Sanjuanita f American (Hispanic), Spanish (Mexican)
Diminutive of Sanjuana.

Sankalpana f Sinhalese (Rare), Indian (Rare)
Means "purpose, wish, desire" in Sanskrit, derived from the prefix सम्- (sam-) "with, together, altogether" and‎ कल्पन (kalpana) "imagining, fantasy"... [more]

Sanobar f & m Uzbek, Tajik, Urdu
Derived from Arabic صنوبر (sanawbar) meaning "pine tree". It is solely used as a feminine name in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan while it is unisex in Pakistan.

Santanna f & m Spanish (Latin American), English
From a contraction of the surname Santa Anna meaning "Saint Anne", derived from Spanish santa "saint" combined with Anna, the name traditionally assigned to the mother of the Virgin Mary (see also Santana)... [more]

Santrice f African American
An invented name, possibly a combination of San (from names such as Sandrine or Santina) with the trice suffix sound found in Patrice.

Sanura m Sinhalese

Sanuye f Miwok
Means "cloud" in the Miwok language, with the implied meaning being "red cloud at sundown".

Sanveer m Indian (Sikh), Punjabi

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

Saorfhlaith f Irish
Original form of Saorlaith.

Saorla f Irish
Variant of Saorlaith.

Sapfo f Greek
Modern Greek form of Sappho.

Saphanba'al f Ancient Near Eastern
Original Punic form of Sophonisba.

Saphyra f English (Modern)
Variant of Saphira. Also see Sapphira.

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

Sapientia f Late Roman (?), Medieval Latin
Means "wisdom" in Latin, a literal translation of the Greek name Sophia. This was borne by the Blessed Sapientia, a prioress of the Cistercian nunnery of Mont Cornillon near Liège, present-day Belgium, who brought up Saint Juliana (ca... [more]

Saqqara f African American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the place name Saqqara (which refers to the necropolis or burial ground of Memphis, the ancient Egyptian capital).

Sarabi f Swahili, Popular Culture
Means "mirage" in Swahili. This is the name of the mother of Simba and mate of Mufasa and in the Disney movie The Lion King (1994).

Sarabjit m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਸਰਬਜੀਤ (see Sarabjeet).

Saracena f Medieval French (Latinized), Medieval Latin
Feminine form of Saracen.

Sarahild f Germanic
Derived from Old High German saro "armor" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."

Saraiyah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Sariyah; also compare Sarai, Sariah.

Sarama f Hinduism, Pet
The name of a mythological being referred to as the dog of the gods, or Deva-shuni (देव-शुनी, devaśunī), in Hindu mythology. She first appears in one of Hinduism's earliest texts, the Rig Veda, in which she helps the god-king Indra to recover divine cows stolen by the Panis, a class of demons... [more]

Saray f Romani (Archaic)
Corruption of Sarah.

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

Sarayu f Indian, Hinduism, Telugu
From the name of a river in North India that flows through Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. Its name seems directly taken from the Sanskrit word सरयु (sarayu) meaning "air, wind".

Sarcotta f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Sara.

Sare f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Sara.

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

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

Saria f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Sara.

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

Sarke f Low German, Frisian, Norwegian
Low German and Frisian diminutive of Sara.

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

Saroilde f Medieval French, Frankish (?)
Variant of Sarahild.

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

Sashene f English (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)
Variant of Sacheen.

Sasso m Dutch, Low German, Medieval Italian, Germanic
Derived from Proto-Germanic *Sahsô meaning "Saxon", ultimately deriving from the word *sahsą "knife".

Sataney f Circassian
Circassian form of Satanaya.

Satanya f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element sa and the name Tanya, probably modelled on Latanya.

Satine f Armenian
Said to be derived from Armenian սաթ (satʿ) meaning "amber"; also compare Old Armenian Սաթինիկ (Satʿinik), a variant form of Satenik.

Satnam m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit सत्य (satya) meaning "true, real" combined with नाम (nama) meaning "name".

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

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

Saúde f Galician
Galician cognate of Salut.

Saulf m Medieval English
Medieval form of Sæwulf.

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

Savana f German (Bessarabian)

Savanah f English
Variant of Savannah.

Savaughn m & f African American (Modern)
Variant of Savon, the spelling influenced by that of Vaughn.

Savion m African American (Modern)
Meaning unknown. Possibly a variant of Xavier or Savyon. Savyon is a Hebrew name for “Senecio,” a genus of the daisy family.

Savon m & f African American
Of uncertain origin, perhaps a combination of phonetic elements sa and von. It also coincides with the French word for "soap". This was the name of a character played by Ice Cube in the 1992 movie Trespass.

Saxi m Old Norse
Old Norse name derived from either saxar "Saxon", referring to a member of the Germanic tribe the Saxons, or its origin, sax "dagger, short sword".

Saxo m Old Norse (Latinized)
Latinized form of Saxi. Saxo Grammaticus was a medieval Danish chronicler.

Saxona f English (Rare)
Presumably a feminine form of Saxon.

Saxton m American (Rare)

Sayantani f Bengali

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

Sayenqueraghta m Seneca

Sayler f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Saylor.

Scatchwah f Cherokee
Meaning unknown. It may be related to the Cherokee wa ya "wolf, wolves".

Sceafa m Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Sceafa was a legendary Lombardic king from English legend.

Scefius m Anglo-Saxon Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sceafa.

Scelmis m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Σκέλμις (Skelmis). In Greek mythology this was the name of one of the Telchines, sea spirits (daemons) native to the island of Rhodes, who were killed by the gods when they turned to evil magic... [more]

Schoineus m Greek Mythology
The name of several individuals in Greek mythology.

Scirweald m Anglo-Saxon
Possibly derived from Old English scir "bright, pure" (compare Old Norse Skírnir) and weald "power, ruler".

Scoey m English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Roscoe in the case of American actor and television personality Roscoe 'Scoey' Mitchell (1930-2022).

Scolace f Medieval English
English vernacular form of Scholastica. In England it was used as a Christian name from the late 12th century until the Protestant Reformation.

Scottlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Scott using the popular name suffix lyn, perhaps influenced by the place name Scotland.

Scottlynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Scotlyn, an alteration of Scotland formed using the feminine name suffix lyn. It can also be taken as a combination of Scott and Lynn.

Seacailín f Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Jacqueline.

Seafowl m Medieval English
Derived from the Old English elements sæ "sea" and fugol "bird".

Seàrlaid f Scottish
Scottish form of Charlotte (compare Séarlait), sometimes associated with the name Teàrlag (which was Anglicized as Charlotte).

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

Seaxburg f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements seax "knife" and burg "fortress". Saint Sexburga (7th century) was a daughter of King Anna of the East Angles and wife of King Eorcenberht of Kent... [more]

Seaxburh f Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Seaxburg.

Seaxgifu f Anglo-Saxon (Hypothetical)
Old English name derived from seax "knife" and giefu "gift", a hypothetical early form of a name recorded in 1185 in the genitive case Sexhiue (see Sexiva).

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

Seberina f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Variant of Severina. This name was borne by Seberina Candelaria, a young woman who lived in colonial Philippines in the early 19th century who in 1808, at age 22 years, was arraigned before an ecclesiastical court for 'associating with the devil'.

Sebra f American (Rare)

Secret f English (Rare)
From the English word secret, which is ultimately from Latin secretus "set apart, hidden, private".

Sedeqetelebab f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
The name of the wife of Shem in the Book of Jubilees.

Seely m & f Medieval English
Medieval nickname for a person with a cheerful disposition, from Middle English seely "happy, fortunate" (from Old English sæl "happiness, good fortune"). The word was also occasionally used as a female personal name during the Middle Ages... [more]

Seena f English (Rare)
In the case of Danish-American silent film actress Seena Owen (1894-1966), it was an Anglicized form of Signe, her birth name. It could also be a short form of Thomasina and other names featuring this sound.

Segar m Medieval English
Medieval form of Sægar, an Old English name derived from the elements sæ "sea" and gar "spear".

Segomaros m Gaulish
Composed of Proto-Celtic *sego- "force, victory" and *māros "great".

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]

Sehild f Medieval English
Medieval form of Sæhild.

Sehon m Biblical, English (Puritan)
Form of Sihon used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610).

Séigíne f Irish (Modern, Rare)