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Påske m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian form of Paschalis. This is also the Norwegian word for Easter.

Paulfrid f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Paul and the Norse name element fríðr "beautiful" or friðr "peace, protection".

Pauli m Romansh
Romansh form of Paulus.

Pawel m Polish (Expatriate)
Form of Paweł used outside of Poland.

Peedu m Estonian
Originally a short form of Peeter, used as a given name in its own right.

Peep m Estonian
Originally a diminutive of Peeter, now used as a given name in its own right.

Peik m Finland Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It could be derived from Finnish peikko "troll" or poika "boy" (the Swedish word for boy, pojke, is derived from the Finnish word). The name appears in folk tales in the Swedish-speaking parts of Finland.... [more]

Peixin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 培 (péi) meaning "to cultivate, to educate" combined with 信 (xìn) meaning "true, accurate" or 新 (xīn) "new", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Pella f Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Petronella.

Pellervo m Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Derived from Finnish word pelto "field". In Finnish mytholofy Pellervo (also known as Sampsa Pellervoinen) was a god of fertility, fields and crops.

Peo m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Per-Olof and other names with the initials P and O.

Peolive f Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Per and Oliv.

Peppe m Swedish
Diminutive of Per and Peter.

Perdis f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Per and the Norse name element dís "goddess", first used in the early 1900s.

Pergot f Norwegian (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Per and got (from names like Ågot).

Pernelius m Norwegian (Archaic)
Masculine form of Pernille.

Pernelle f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic), French (Rare)
Variant of Petronilla.

Petrașco m Medieval Romanian
Diminutive of Petru.

Petrea f & m English, Romanian, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Elaborated form of Petra and Romanian variant of Petre.

Petrine f Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Peter.

Pi f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Either a variant of Py or a diminutive of names containing or starting with pi.

Pialott f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Pialotta.

Pialotte f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Pialotta.

Pialotti f Obscure (Rare)
Variant of Pialotta.

Piera m Northern Sami
Variant of Biera.

Pilleriin f Estonian
Combination of Pille and Riin.

Pilou m Danish (Rare)
French diminutive of Philip.

Piotruś m Polish
Diminutive of Piotr.

Pippilotta f Literature
Invented by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren for the heroine of her children's novel 'Pippi Långstrump' (1945). It is composed of Swedish pippi, a childish word for "bird", combined with the name Lotta.

Pirkka m Finnish
Created by Finnish poet Eino Leino (1878-1926) for his poem Orjan poika (published in his poem collection Helkavirsiä). The name was derived from Finnish word pirkkalaiset, meaning "Birkarls"... [more]

Pizzente m Sardinian
Variant of Pizente.

Płamen m Polish
Polish form of Plamen.

Po m Swedish (Rare)
Short form of hyphenated names starting with P and O, like Per-Olof.

Poe m & f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Poe.... [more]

Poppe m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Poppo.

Povel m Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Paul.

Prachachat m Thai (Rare)
Means "nation, state" in Thai.

Princey m English
Diminutive of Prince and Princeton.

Pulmu f Finnish
Derived from the Finnish word pulmunen, meaning "snow bunting."

Punkt m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "full stop, point, dot" in Swedish (from Latin punctum). This name was traditionally given to ensure that its bearer would be his (or her?) parents' last child.

Putte m Swedish
Often used as a diminutive of Patrik.

Py f Swedish
Meaning uncertain. It could be derived from Swedish pyre "small child, tot".

Quinna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Quinn.

Quoc m Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Quốc.

Qvintus m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Quintus.

Raagjer f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Modern form of Ráðgerðr.

Rådgjerda f Old Norwegian
Variant of Ráðgerðr.

Rådgrid f Norwegian (Hypothetical)
Norwegian form of Ráðgríðr, only used in translations of Old Norse texts.

Rådmund m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Ráðmundr.

Rådny f Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Ráðný.

Raeanne f English
Combination of Rae and Anne 1.

Raedieahkka f Sami Mythology
Raedieahkka was the wife of the superior Sami deity Radien-attje.

Ragnborg f Old Norse, Swedish (Rare), Finland Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse regin "power (of the gods)" and bjarga "to help, to save".

Ragnheid f Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Ragnheiðr.

Ragni f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Short form of names starting with the Old Norse name element regin "advice, counsel", like Ragnhild and Ragnfrid.

Ragnild f Norwegian
Variant of Ragnhild.

Ragnilda f Old Swedish, Medieval Scandinavian
Medieval Norwegian variant and Old Swedish cognate of Ragnhilda.

Ragnor m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a combination of the Old Norse name elements regin "advice, counsel" and norðr "north", though it could also be a variant of Ragnar.

Ragnvor f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Modern form of Ragnvǫr.

Raiår m Norwegian (Rare)
Rare dialectal variant of Reidar.

Raija f Finnish
Probably a variant of Raisa 1.

Raili f Finnish, Estonian
Possibly a Finnish variant of Raakel and an Estonian variant of Rahel.

Raita f Finnish
Means both "goat willow" and "stripe, streak" in Finnish.

Ramborg f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare), Old Swedish
Variant of Ragnborg.

Rane m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hrani.

Rannveig f Old Norse, Danish (Rare), Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from Old Norse regin or rögn "advice", or from Old Norse rann "house." The second element is derived from Old Norse veig "strength".

Rara f Swedish (Rare)
From Swedish rar meaning "sweet, cute", originally "rare", a word ultimately derived from Latin rarus. This name has been used in Sweden since the latter half of the 19th century.

Rauli m Finnish
Finnish form of Radulf.

Rauna f Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Rauni or feminine form of Rauno.

Rauni f & m Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Perhaps a variant of Rauno or Ragnhild, or derived from Old Norse reynir meaning "rowan". In Finnish mythology Rauni was either the name of god Ukko's spouse, or another name for Ukko himself... [more]

Razmus m Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rasmus.

R'chard m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Richard.

Reaidnu m Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Reino.

Redvers m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Redvers, originally largely given in honor of Sir Redvers Buller (1839-1908), the general responsible for the "Relief of Ladysmith", which was considered a huge victory for the British, during the Second Boer War.

Regin m Danish (Rare), Norse Mythology
Variant of Reginn.

Rehoboth m & f Biblical Hebrew
RESTING PLACE OR "REST"

Reidmar m Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian and Swedish form of Hreiðmarr.

Reier m West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
West Frisian form of the ancient Germanic name Reginher, which is a variant form of Raganhar (see Rayner).

Reier m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Reidar.

Reija f Finnish
Meaning uncertain. Possibly a variant of Freja or Rhea, or a feminine form of Reijo.

Reika f Japanese
From Japanese 麗 (rei) meaning "lovely, graceful, beautiful", 玲 (rei) meaning "the sound of jewels", 禮 (rei) meaning "courtesy", 礼 (rei) meaning "ceremony" or 令 (rei) meaning "good, law" combined with Japanese 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 加 (ka) meaning "increase"... [more]

Reiley f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Reilly.

Reinwald m German (Rare)
German younger form of Raginoald.

Reksane f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Rhoxane (see Roxana).

Relu m Romanian
Form of Aurelian.

Revan m Popular Culture
Revan is the name of a fictional character in the 'Star Wars' universe, known as both a Jedi and a Sith (as Darth Revan). Revan is the main character in the RPG 'Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic' (2003) and appears in numerous other 'Star Wars' media... [more]

Reyana f English

Reynir m Icelandic
Taken directly from Icelandic and Old Norse reynir meaning "rowan, mountain ash".

Riborg f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Rigborg. The first element is either from Old Norse ríki "empire, kingdom" or ríkr "mighty, distinguished, rich, mighty". The second element is from either Old Norse bjarga "to help, save", or bjǫrg "help", or from borg "castle, fortification"... [more]

Richenza f Polish, Medieval English, American (Rare), Medieval German, Medieval Jewish
Polish and medieval English and medieval German form of Rikissa. It was also adopted by the Jewish German communities in 1096 and used thereafter.

Ridel m Norman
Possibly derived from the Germanic element rīd "ride".

Ríg m Norse Mythology
Rig is the god Heimdall disguised.

Rigmo f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Rigmor.

Rijá m Northern Sami
Diminutive of Ánderijá.

Rikissa f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Richiza.

Rileigh f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Riley.

Ringborg f & m Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish ring "ring" and borg "fortification, castle".

Ringvor f Swedish (Rare)
Early 20th century combination of Swedish ring "circle, ring (piece of jewelry)" and Old Norse vǫr "vigilant, cautious" (compare Ingvor and Ragnvor).

Ristin f Sami
Sami form of Kristin.

Rital f Arabic (Archaic)
Means *the good readers of Quran*

Ritona f Celtic Mythology
Ritona is a Celtic goddess chiefly venerated in the land of the Treveri in what is now Germany. Her name is related to the same root as Welsh rhyd "ford", which suggests that she was a goddess of fords.

Robban m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Robert.

Robbin m & f Swedish, English
Variant of Robin.

Robins m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Robin.

Rode f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of German Roda.

Roderik m Danish (Rare), Dutch
Dutch form of Roderick.

Rodrik m Swedish (Rare), Popular Culture
Swedish form of Roderick. A notable bearer is Ser Rodrik Cassel from HBO's ever-popular TV show 'Game of Thrones'.

Roel m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal form of Roald.

Rógvi m Faroese
Faroese form of Hrói.

Roine m & f Swedish, Finnish (Rare)
From the name of a lake in Häme, Finland. There are theories on the origin of this name, it could've come from Germanic hreini meaning "clean, clear" or from Pre-Germanic/Baltic *kroinis meaning "clean"... [more]

Rolle m Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
A pet form of names containing the name element hrod, for example Rolf.

Romet m Estonian
Variant of Roomet.

Romualdu m Corsican
Corsican form of Romuald.

Ronia f Literature, English, Swedish
Variant of Ronja used in the English translation of Swedish children's book 'Ronja Rövardotter' ('Ronia the Robber's Daughter') by Astrid Lindgren.

Rønnaug f Norwegian
Dialectal variant of the given name Rannveig.

Ronya f & m Russian
Russian diminutive of Veronika and Roman.

Roomo m Estonian (Archaic)
Variant of Roomet.

Rora f English, Swedish
Short form of Aurora. In Sweden its earliest documented usage is 1889.

Rosemaj f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Swedish ros "rose" and Maj 2 as well as a diminutive of Rosemarie.

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

Róta f Norse Mythology
Possibly derived from the Old Norse verb róta meaning "to stir, overturn, tear". In Norse mythology, Róta is a valkyrie. She is attested in the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning, where she is mentioned alongside the valkyries Gunnr and Skuld... [more]

Royne m Swedish
Variant of Roine.

Rôzene f Walloon
Walloon form of Rosine.

Rubar m Arabic (Rare, ?)

Rubie f English (Rare), Filipino
Variant of Ruby.

Rubin m Hebrew, Dutch, English, Swedish
Variant of Ruben.

Ruchira f & m Thai, Sinhalese, Indian, Bengali, Hindi
From Sanskrit रुचिर (rucira) meaning "brilliant, radiant, agreeable, splendid". It is used as a feminine name in Thailand and India while it is unisex in Sri Lanka.

Ruderigu m Corsican (Rare, Archaic)
Corsican form of Roderick.

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.

Rumìnica f Sicilian
Variant of Dumìnica.

Runåd m Medieval Walloon
Medieval Walloon form of Renaud.

Runer m Swedish (Rare)
Probably a variant of Runar or Rune. A famous bearer is the Swedish author Runer Jonsson (1916-2006).

Rustan m Swedish
Possibly a Swedification of the Persian name Rostam, or a modern form of Old Norse Hróðstæinn.

Ruusu f Finnish
Means "rose" in Finnish.

Rylehe f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Riley.  

Ryuhiko m Japanese
Ryuhiko is a compound of Japanese 竜 or 龍 (ryu) meaning "dragon" and combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations can make up this name.

Saamund m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Såmund (see Salmundr).

Sackaios m Biblical Swedish
Swedish form of Zacchaeus.

Sackeus m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Zacchaeus.

Sæmund m Norwegian (Rare), Old Swedish
Norwegian and Old Swedish form of Sæmundr.

Sæmundr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse sær "sea" and mundr "protection".

Sæmundur m Icelandic, Faroese (Rare)
Modern form of Sæmundr.

Sæunn f Icelandic, Faroese
From Old Norse sær meaning "sea", and unnr meaning "wave".

Saghar f Persian (Modern), Pashto (Modern), Azerbaijani (Modern), Urdu (Archaic)
Saghar is a feminine given name of Persian origin (before the Islamic reformation into Iran). In Farsi, Saghar (ساغر) generally means “Wine glass / cup / goblet / bowl" or "The heart of philosopher” along with multiple different meanings in Persian & Urdu speaking countries... [more]

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

Sáhkár m Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Sakari.

Saia m Tongan
Short form of Sosaia.

Saila f Finnish
Meaning uncertain. Possibly inspired by names such as Aila, Laila 2 and Saima 2.

Sainabou f Western African
Form of Zaynab used in Gambia.

Saini f Finnish
Variant of Saimi.

Saintanise f Haitian Creole

Sakaria m Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Zacharias.

Sakarias m Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Zacharias.

Sakarja m Biblical Finnish, Biblical Swedish
Swedish and Finnish form of Zechariah.

Salla f Finnish
A variant of Salli. Salla is also the name of both a fell and a municipality in Lapland, Finland.

Sällfrid m Swedish (Rare)
Relatively modern name (late 19th century) created by combining Swedish säll meaning "blissful, happy" with frid meaning "peace, protection".

Sällvi f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish name with the combination of sæll "blissful", "happy" and vé "home", "temple", "sanctuary".

Salmundr m Medieval Scandinavian
Either a medieval Scandinavian adoption of Salomon or a combination of Old Norse name elements salr "hall, house" and mundr "protection".

Salve m Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Sölve.

Salvör f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sǫlvǫr.

Sámal m Faroese
Faroese form of Samuel.

Sámmol m Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Samuel.

Sámr m Old Norse
From Old Norse sámr "swarthy, blackish".

Samruddhi f Hindi
Means "prosperity, progress, growth".

Samuilo m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Samuel.

Sämund m Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish form of Sæmundr.

Sanelma f Finnish
Old Finnish name of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory, however, connects this name to the Finnish word for "story; poem" and ultimately to the Finnish verb sanella "to dictate". Sanelma may also be derived from the name Anelma.

Sanny f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Sanna.

Sanny m Swedish (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Sonny or a diminutive of a name containing a syllable pronounced san (like Alexander).

Santia f Italian, English
Diminutive of Santina.

Saphir f & m Swedish (Modern, Rare), English
Variant of Sapphira.

Sárá f Sami
Sami form of Sara.

Sáráhkká f Sami, Sami Mythology
Combination of the male name Sárra and the word áhkká "wife, woman, mother". Sáráhkká is the goddess of childbirth in Sami mythology.

Saras m Norwegian

Sárrajuoksa m Sami (Archaic)
Combination of Sárra and Juoksa.

Sarvinianu m Sicilian
Variant of Sabbinianu.

Sasser m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Sassurr, an Old Norse variant of Assar.

Satorious m Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Variation of Sartorius, which is a transferred use of the surname Sartorius.... [more]

Savahnah f English (Rare)
Variant of Savannah.

Säve m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Seved.

Sávlos m Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Saul.

Schamyl m Swedish (Rare)
Derived from the name of the leader of the Caucasian resistance to Imperial Russia in the 1800s, Imam Shamil. A notable bearer was Swedish film director Schamyl Bauman (1893-1966).

Ścibora f Polish
Variant of Czcibora.

Sebbe m Swedish, Old Swedish
Modern Swedish diminutive of Sebastian and an Old Swedish diminutive of Sebjörn.

Sebjörn m Swedish (Archaic)
Either a newer form of Sæbiǫrn (see Sǽbiǫrn) or a variant of Sigbjörn (uncertain).

Sedinius m Norwegian (Rare)

Seeley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Seeley. Seeley Booth is a fictional character in the TV series 'Bones' (2005-2017).

Sefa f Old Norse
Old Norse feminine form of Sefi and Siafi meaning "calm, quiet, relaxed".

Sefanja m & f Swedish (Rare), Afrikaans, Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
Swedish, Afrikaans and Dutch form of Zephaniah.

Seger m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Archaic North Swedish form of Sigurd. Means "victory" in modern Swedish.

Segol m Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal form of Sigurd found primarily in the Swedish province Västergötland.

Seiakumokumo f Ijaw
Means "do not take me in a bad way" in Ijaw.

Seinabo f Western African (Expatriate, ?)
Variant of Sainabou.

Sejr m Danish
Danish word meaning "victory". From Old Norse sigr.

Selfrid m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Sällfrid.

Sella f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Sälla as well as a Norwegian diminutive of Cecilia.

Semiane f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)

Semund m Old Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Old Danish and modern form of Sæmundr and variant of Sigmund.

Serenius m Norwegian (Rare)
Possibly a masculine variant of Serena.

Sethina f Western African
Meaning as of yet unknown. This name is predominantly used in Ghana.

Severt m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Sievert.

Sewerin m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Severinus.

Shakeeb m Arabic
This 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

Shamez m Arabic (?), Bengali (Hindu, ?), Hindi (?), Bengali (?)

Shanga m & f Various
Of unknown meaning.

Shantay f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shantae.

Sharidyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sheridan.

Shiny m & f English, African American
From the English word shiny, meaning "glorious, shining, brightness".

Shmi f Popular Culture
Derived from Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth, prosperity, good luck, and beauty. This is the name of Anakin Skywalker's mother from 'Star Wars'.

Si f Danish
Danish diminutive of Signy, Sigrid and other names beginning with the Old Norse element sigr meaning "victory", as well as Sofia, Cecilia and Lucia, or other names containing a similar sound.

Sibbe f Anglo-Saxon
Old English diminutive of Sibyl (compare Sibley). Alternatively, it might derive from Old English sibb "kinship, relationship, friendliness; peace", making it a relation of Sif.

Sibbe m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Sigbjörn.

Sibilina f Galician (Archaic)
Galician form of Sibyllina.

Sickan f & m Swedish (Rare), Popular Culture
Diminutive of names containing the name element sig "victory". ... [more]

Sidkia m Biblical Finnish, Biblical Norwegian, Biblical Swedish
Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish form of Tzidqiyyahu (see Zedekiah).

Sidnee f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Sidney.

Sifferi f Kven
Kven variant of Sigfrid 2.

Sigbiǫrg f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse sigr "victory" and borg "castle" (or possibly bjǫrg "help").

Sigbjörn m Icelandic, Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse sigr "victory" and bjǫrn "bear".

Sigbjørn m Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Danish and Norwegian form of Sigbjörn.

Sigbritt f Swedish, Dutch, Danish (Rare)
Combination of Sig (from Signe, Sigrid, or other names beginning with the Old Norse element sigr "victory") and Britt... [more]

Sigfastr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse sigr "victory" and fastr "firm, strong".

Sigfinnur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sigfinn.

Sigfred m Danish, Norwegian
Modern form of Sigfrøðr. This was the name of an 8th century Danish king.

Sighrid f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Sigrid.

Sighsten m Swedish (Rare), Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Sixten.

Sighulf m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Sighulfr.

Sighulfr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse sigr "victory" and ulfr "wolf".

Sighvatr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse sigr "victory" and hvatr "quick, active, brave, manly".

Sighvatur m Icelandic, Faroese
Modern Icelandic and Faroese form of Sighvatr.

Siglaug f Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse sigr "victory" and laug "bathing for religious purification" but could also be derived from the Germanic element *-lauz- "enter into marriage, give holy vows".

Sigleifr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse sigr "victory" and leifr "descendant, heir".

Sigmunda f Icelandic
Feminine form of Sigmundur.

Signa f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Latinate variant of Signy and Signý as well as a contracted form of Signilla... [more]

Signė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Signe.

Signija f Latvian
Latvian variant of Signe.

Signiútr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse sigr "victory" and njóta "to enjoy".

Sigsten m Swedish (Rare, Archaic), Old Swedish
Variant of Sixten.

Sigþrúður f Icelandic
Modern form of Sigþrúðr.

Sigun f Swedish
Combination of Old Norse name elements sigr "victory" and unna "to love".

Sigur m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sigurd.

Sigurbergur m Icelandic
Masculine form of Sigbiǫrg.

Sigurlaug f Icelandic
Modern form of Siglaug.

Sigurlaugur m Icelandic
Masculine form of Sigurlaug.

Sigurlín f Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse sigr "victory" and lín "linen, flax".

Sigurþór m Icelandic
Variant of Sigþór.

Sigvald m Norwegian, Swedish, Danish (Rare), Old Swedish
Modern Scandinavian cognate of Sigiwald.

Sigvaldr m Old Norse
Old Norse cognate of Sigiwald.

Sigve m Norwegian
Modern Norwegian form of Sigvid.

Silivestru m Corsican
Corsican form of Silvester.

Silke f Danish, Swedish
From the Scandinavian word silke meaning "silk".

Silli m Icelandic, Old Norse
Pet form of Sigvaldr, Sighulfr, and other names starting with the name element sigr "victory".

Silverlyn f Obscure

Simmá m Sami
Sami form of Simon 1.

Símun m Faroese
Faroese form of Simon 1.

Sine m & f East Frisian, West Frisian, North Frisian, Norwegian
Short form of Germanic given names that contain the element sinths meaning "way, path", such as Chlodosind, Rudesind (see Rosendo) and Sindbald... [more]

Sine f Danish (Modern)
Variant of Signe.

Singoalla f Literature
The heroine of Swedish writer Viktor Rydberg's popular novel Singoalla (1858) (published in English as The Wind Is My Lover), about a gypsy girl who falls in love with a knight (set in the Middle Ages).

Sinnika f Swedish (Rare)
Probably a variant of Sinikka.

Sipi m Finnish
Finnish form of Siegfried.

Sippo m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Siegfried.

Siren f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Of debated origin.... [more]

Siripong m Thai

Sirne m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Sírnir.

Sissal f Faroese
Faroese form of Cecilia.

Siuhl m Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Sjul. Mostly used between the 17th and early 19th century. It is now obsolete.

Sivar m Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Sigvard. Sivar Arnér (1909-1997) was a Swedish writer.

Sivbritt f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Siv and Britt.

Sive m Swedish
Masculine form of Siv.

Siwbritt f Obscure
Variant of Sivbritt.

Sjul m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Dialectal form of Sigurd, mostly used in Norrland.

Sjunne m Swedish (Rare), Old Swedish
From Old Norse sjaundi meaning "the seventh". Number seven was considered to be a holy number.

Sjur m Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal form of Sigurd.

Skandar m Arabic, English
Short form of Iskandar. A well-known bearer of this name is the British actor Skandar Keynes.

Skapti m Old Norse, Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse skapt "stick, shaft, missile".

Skarði m Old Norse
Originally a byname derived from Old Norse skarð "notch, gap, indentation".

Skeet m English
Perhaps from the Old Norse "Skotja" Meaning- "To shoot" Also believed to mean "Swift" from English.

Skeggi m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse skegg meaning "beard". It occurs in 'Grettis saga' belonging to Grettir's first victim.

Skirne m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Skírnir.

Skjǫldr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
From Old Norse skjǫldr meaning "shield". In Norse mythology this is one of Odin's sons, the husband of Gefjon.

Skǫll m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Means "mockery". In Norse mythology Skǫll is the wolf that pursues the sun. He is the son of Fenrir and the brother of Hati.

Skotte m Swedish (Rare)

Skúla f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Skúli.

Skúli m Icelandic, Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse skýla "protection, shelter".

Skyra f English
Blend of Sky and Kyra.

Smillaaraq f Greenlandic
Invented combination of the Greenlandic name Millaaraq and the Danish words mild meaning "mild" and smile meaning "to smile".

Smultron f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
From Swedish smultron meaning "woodland strawberry".

Snæfríður f Icelandic
Modern form of Snæfríðr.

Snær m Icelandic, Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "snow" in Old Norse.

Snævar m Icelandic
Variant of Snævarr.

Snævarr m Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse snær "snow" and varr "attentive, aware".

Snari m Old Norse
From Old Norse snarr "quick, swift, sharp".

Snö f & m Swedish (Modern)
Means "snow" in Swedish.

Snöblomma f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "snow flower" from Swedish snö "snow" combined with blomma "a flower, bloom".

Snöfrid f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Snæfríðr. Snöfrid (1890) is a poem by the Swedish author Viktor Rydberg.

Snövit f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Folklore
Used as a Swedish translation of the name of the fairy tale character Snow White (Schneewittchen), from Swedish snö "snow" and vit "white".

Socorra f Spanish (Americanized, Rare)
Variant of Socorro.

Sofus m Danish, Norwegian, Faroese, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Sophus.

Sointu f Finnish
Taken directly from Finnish sointu "chord".

Sól f Norse Mythology, Icelandic, Faroese
Means "sun" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology, Sól was the goddess of the sun and the sister of Máni, the moon god.... [more]