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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Selke f Low GermanPossibly a Low German diminutive of names containing the Old High German element
salo "dark-coloured, dirty gray" (related to Old Norse
sölr "sun-coloured, dirty yellow, sallow"), but this is not known for certain.
Semper m English (Rare)Derived from Latin
semper meaning "forever, always". It also coincides with a surname which derives from multiple distinct sources, including the French place name
Saint-Pierre and the medieval Germanic personal name
Sindperht (see
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Senara f CornishFrom the name of the patron saint of Zennor, a village in Cornwall, which is of obscure origin. Conceivably it may be derived from the Breton name
Azenor or the old Celtic
Senovara... [
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Senovara f Old Celtic (Latinized)Romanized Celtic name, in which the first element is ultimately from the Indo-European root *
sen meaning "old" (the second element,
uaro, is uncertain, possibly meaning "war"). It was found scratched onto a metal "curse tablet" (c.2nd-century) at the temple of Sulis Minerva at Bath (Somerset, South West England)... [
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Seonangsin f Korean MythologyThe name of the Korean goddess of villages, boundaries and war. Her name is derived from the hanja
城 (seong) meaning "city wall, fort, defensive wall",
隍 (hwang) meaning "dry moat" or "god of a city" and
神 (sin) meaning "god".
Sequana f Old Celtic (Latinized), Celtic MythologyLatinized form of the Gaulish (Celtic) name
Sicauna, which is argued to mean "sacred river" or "the fast flowing one". This was the name of the Gallo-Roman goddess of the River Seine.
Serenola f LiteratureThis was used as a Welsh translation of
Stellaluna (for a 2000 Welsh adaptation of the children's book 'Stellaluna'). It is derived in part from Welsh
seren "star" (cf... [
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Šerida f Sumerian MythologyThe Sumerian name of the dawn goddess
Aya. While the etymology is uncertain, one suggested root is the Akkadian
šērtum, meaning "morning".
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.
Setebos m TheatreSeen in Shakespeare's play 'The Tempest' (1611), in which Setebos is the god worshipped by Caliban and Sycorax.
Sevasti f GreekMeans "respected" in Greek. Also compare the related name
Sebastian. A known bearer of this name was Sevasti Kallisperi (1858-1953), the first Greek woman to attain a university degree.
Sève f BretonAllegedly from Breton
seu "beautiful". She was a Breton saint of the 6th century, a sister of the renowned Saint Tugdual (one of the seven founder saints of Brittany). A commune in Brittany is named for her.
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... [
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Sextans m & f AstronomySextans is one of the constellations introduced by the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius. It represents the astronomical sextant. Hevelius named the constellation after the sextant he used to measure star positions... [
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Sganarelle m TheatrePossibly from Italian
sgannare "to disillusion" or derived from Italian
Zannarello, a diminutive of
Zanni. Molière used characters named Sganarelle in multiple plays, including his one-act comedy 'Sganarelle, or The Imaginary Cuckold' (1660).
Shabbethai m Biblical, JewishShabbethai, 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)... [
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Shabnur f BengaliShabnur is a name of a Bangladeshi cinema superstar and it is a meaning of just become an overnight superstar.
Shafilea f Punjabi, PakistaniBorne by Shafilea Ahmed (1986-2003), a British-Pakistani girl who was murdered by her parents in a suspected honour killing at age 17.
Shaili f HebrewCombination of
Shai and
Li 2; means "gift for me" from Hebrew שַׁי
(shai) meaning "gift" and לִי
(li) meaning "to me, for me".
Shakeeb m ArabicThis name is originaly Persian means : patience or tolerance,it used in Syria,Lebanon,Iraq. it can be used for females but with adding A,H in the end "Shakeebah" . Shakeeb Arsalan was very famous Arab writer ,this name has been getting old fashioned.The reference of the meaning of this name is The Arabic Persian Dictionary page number 376 ,it is translated in English "The Golden Dictionary" by Muhammad Al-Tunji
Shalhevet f & m Hebrew (Rare)Means "flame" in Hebrew. This word appears briefly in the Old Testament books of Job and Ezekiel.
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)... [
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Shalini f Hindi, IndianFrom the Hindi adjective शालीन
(śālīn) meaning "modest, ladylike", which comes from Sanskrit शालीन
(śālīna).
Shamcey f Filipino (Rare)Borne by Filipino beauty pageant titleholder Shamcey Supsup (1986-), who has said that her name was invented by her mother 'from her reading of
Mills & Boon romance novels.'
Shamsi f & m Arabic, Persian, AzerbaijaniMeans "solar" in Arabic, from شَمْس
(šams) meaning "sun", also used as an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani
Şəmsi. It is a solely feminine name in Iran and solely masculine in Azerbaijan.
Shaomei f ChineseFrom Chinese 绍
(shào) meaning "continue, join" or 芍
(sháo) meaning "peony" and 美
(měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" or 妹
(mèi) meaning "younger sister".
Sharik m Russian, PetMeans "small ball" in Russian. It is a common dog name but is used for humans too.
Sharpay f Popular CultureFrom
Shar-pei, the name of a dog breed, ultimately from Chinese 沙皮 (
shā pí) "sand skin". This is the antagonist in the film 'High School Musical' (2006).
Shasta f English (Modern, Rare), Literature20th-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.... [
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Shaughnessy f & m English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Shaughnessy. The name Shaughnessy was given to 5 girls born in the United States in 2000, according to the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Shaunak m Hindi, MarathiRepresents sage Shaunaka, who was the son of Gritsamada. This sage invented the system of the four levels of human life. He was very renowned to the epic Mahabharata, and very renowned storyteller Ugrasrava Sauti, explains him the entire story of it... [
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Sheika f African American (Rare)Possibly an invented name using the same sounds found in names such as
Keisha (of which this is an anagram) and
Chaka, or perhaps a feminine form of
Sheikh; compare the English vocabulary word
sheika or
sheikha meaning "female sheikh".
Shelemiah m BiblicalMeans "
Yahweh is peace" in Hebrew. This is the name of several minor characters in the Old Testament.
Sheliak m AstronomyDerived from Arabic الشلياق (
šiliyāq) meaning "tortoise". This is the name of the second brightest star in the constellation
Lyra. A tortoise shell often formed the body of the lyre, an ancient type of harp; and according to some sources,
sheliak translates from the Greek as "harp".
Shelta m & f IrishFrom 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).... [
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Shemp m Popular CultureIn the case of the Three Stooges member Shemp Howard (1895-1955) it was a pseudonym that arose from his Litvak (Lithuanian Yiddish) mother's pronunciation of
Sam 1, a short form of his real name
Samuel.
Shere m Literature, Popular CultureShere Khan is a fictional tiger in Rudyard Kipling's
Jungle Book stories (1894). Shere means "tiger" or "lion" in Persian, Urdu, and Punjabi.
Sheyve f YiddishFrom Hebrew שֶׁבַע
(Sheva') meaning "seven" or possibly "oath" (cf.
Elisheva,
Batsheva). This was the birth name of Russian psychiatrist Sabina Spielrein (1885-1942).
Shiraz f HebrewProbably means "secret song" from Hebrew שיר
(shir) "song, poem" combined with רז
(raz) "secret, mystery".
Shiruya m Middle Persian (Arabized), HistoryShiruya al-Uswari was an Iranian nobleman, who was part of the Sasanian asvaran unit, but later defected together with a faction of the unit to the Rashidun Caliphate, where the unit became known as the Asawira... [
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Shivam m Indian, HindiDerived from Sanskrit शिवम्
(shivam) meaning "kindly, tenderly".
Shivansh m HindiMeans "a part of Shiva", derived from combining the name of the god
Shiva 1 with Hindi अंश
(ansh) meaning "part, portion", which is derived from Sanskrit अंश
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Shivum m Hinduism, IndianThis name is of Indian and Hindu origin and generally means "auspicious" and relates to the god Shiva.
Shizue f JapaneseFrom Japanese 静
(shizu) meaning "quiet" combined with 恵
(e) meaning "favour, benefit", 絵
(e) meaning "picture, painting", 江
(e) meaning "bay, inlet", or 枝
(e) meaning "branch"... [
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Shlomtzion f HebrewMeans "peace of
Zion" in Hebrew. Queen
Salome Alexandra of Judaea (141-67 BCE) is known as Shlomtzion in Hebrew. It is borne by journalist Shlomzion Kenan, daughter of the late Israeli writer Amos Kenan.
Shomer m & f BiblicalMeans "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.
Shushan f ChineseFrom Chinese 淑
(shū) meaning "kind and gentle" or 姝
(shū) meaning "beautiful girl" combined with 杉
(shān) meaning "pine, fir".
Shutian m ChineseFrom Chinese 书
(shū) meaning "book, letter, document" and 田
(tián) meaning "field".