SalmefArabic Variant of Salma. Sayyida Salme was a princess of Zanzibar and a writer. She changed her name to Emily Ruete after converting to Christianity and moving to Europe.
SalmefGerman (East Prussian), Estonian, Finnish East Prussian German, Estonian and Finnish contracted form of Salome. As an Estonian name, Salme is also associated with Estonian salm "poem, verse" and a dialectal word for "inlet, sound".
SālotefTongan Tongan form of Charlotte. The most famous bearer of this name was Queen Sālote Tupou (1900-1965), the third monarch of the kingdom of Tonga and, so far, its only queen regnant.
SamairefEnglish (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]
SamanildefMedieval 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".
SamanosukemJapanese This name can be used as 左馬之介 or 左馬之助 with 左 (sa, sha, hidari) meaning "left", 馬 (ba, uma, uma-, ma) meaning "horse", 之 (shi, oite, kono, kore, no, yuku) meaning "of, this", 介 (kai, suke) meaning "concern oneself with, jammed in, mediate, shellfish" and 助 (jo, suke, su.keru, tasu.karu, tasu.keru) meaning "assist, help, rescue."... [more]
SamanthefEnglish (Rare) Samanthe and its variant spellings, including its most common variant Semanthe, are relatives and possibly predecessors of the name Samantha, which were at their peak use in the 1700s and 1800s in the United States, mainly in New England, though there is also some evidence of Semanthe being used in 1700s England.... [more]
SamarindefDutch, Literature, Popular Culture The use of this extremely rare name was inspired by a character from the 1992 book "Ik ook van jou" (English: "I love you too" - the literal translation is "I also of you"), who is featured much more prominently in the 2000 sequel "Ik omhels je met duizend armen" (English: "I embrace you with a thousand arms")... [more]
SambicefIranian (Archaic) Sambice was a late 5th-century Iranian noblewoman from the Sasanian dynasty, who was the sister-wife of king (shah) Kavad I.
Sameem & fUrdu, English (Rare) As an Urdu masculine name, means "one who hears." It is a convention to use either a prefix Abdus or a suffix Ullah along the name, which gives meanings of the servant of All Hearing or hearer of God respectively.... [more]
SampashreefSanskrit, Hindi, Odia Possibly derived from Marathi element sampa (संप) meaning "lightning, striking" and Sanskrit sri (श्री) meaning "beauty".
SangdiefChinese From the Chinese 桑 (sāng) meaning "mulberry tree" and 蝶 (dié) meaning "butterfly"
Sang-heefKorean From Sino-Korean 尙 (sang) meaning "still, yet, fairly" and 姬 (hui) meaning "beauty, imperial concubine", 熙 (hui) meaning "bright, splendid", or 希 (hui) meaning "hope, expect, strive for"... [more]
Sangyem & fTibetan, Bhutanese From Tibetan སངས་རྒྱས (sangs-rgyas) referring to the Buddha, derived from སངས (sangs) meaning "purified, cleansed" and རྒྱས (rgyas) meaning "extended, spread".
SanitéfHaitian Creole, Louisiana Creole Means "health, sanity" in French, ultimately from Latin sanus (via sanitas). This was the nickname of the Haitian revolutionary Suzanne Bélair (1781-1805). It was also borne by the first Voodoo Queen in New Orleans, Sanité Dédé, who was born a slave in Haiti.
SaniyefTurkish From Arabic ثانية (thāniya) meaning "second".
SanuyefMiwok Means "cloud" in the Miwok language, with the implied meaning being "red cloud at sundown".
SānyèfChinese From Chinese 三 (sān) meaning "three" combined with 叶, 葉 (yè) meaning "leaf", 晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant", 野 (yě) meaning "field, wilderness, wild", 业 (yè) meaning "business, trade, merits, achievements" or 烨 (yè) meaning "glorious, bright, splendid"... [more]
SaonefAfrican Seems to be predominantly used in Botswana.
SaraidefArthurian Cycle One of the maidens of Viviane, the French Damsel of the Lake, Saraide seems to have held a high place in the Damsel’s service. her grasp of magic, while doubtless far short of Viviane’s, Nimue’s, or Morgan’s, was practical and useful.
SaralinefEnglish possibly from the combination of the names Sara and Caroline this name is borne by the character Saraline Timbers from the Animated show Welcome to the Wayne.
SarmeanemGeorgian (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical) Meaning unknown. It might possibly be related to the Greek verb σαρμεύω (sarmeuo) meaning "to dig sand", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun σαρμός (sarmos) meaning "heap of earth, that what is swept together"... [more]
Saruul-erdenef & mMongolian From Mongolian саруул (saruul) meaning "clear, bright, lucid" or "healthy, robust" and эрдэнэ (erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure" or "precious".
SasukemJapanese, Popular Culture From Japanese 佐 (sa) "assistant, help" combined with 介 (suke) "concern oneself with, jammed in, mediate, shellfish", 助 (suke) "assistant, help, rescue", 輔 (suke) "help", 祐 (suke) "help" or 亮 (suke) "clear, help".... [more]
SataefJapanese From Japanese 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 多 (ta) meaning "many, much" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SatinefFrench (Modern) Derived from satin, the French word for the fabric satin, combined with -e, a French feminine suffix. It was popularized in France after it was used as the name of a character, a courtesan, in the 2001 film Moulin Rouge!.
SatinefArmenian Said to be derived from Armenian սաթ (satʿ) meaning "amber"; also compare Old Armenian Սաթինիկ (Satʿinik), a variant form of Satenik.
SatoefJapanese From Japanese 郷 (sato) meaning "village" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SatonefJapanese From Japanese 慧 (sato) meaning "bright; intelligent" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SayanefJapanese From Japanese 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 也 (ya) meaning "also" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SchapellefEnglish (Australian, Modern, Rare) A known bearer of this name is Schapelle Corby, an Australian woman convicted of drug smuggling in Indonesia in 2005. The 2014 TV movie Schapelle told her story.
SchnuppefGerman (Rare) Maybe related to the German word Sternschnuppe "shooting star, falling star".
SchönchefYiddish (Germanized, Archaic) Derived from German schön meaning "beautiful". This name was borne by Schönche Jeannette Rothschild (1771-1859), the oldest child of Mayer Rothschild, founder of the Rothschild banking family... [more]
SchönefYiddish Derived from Yiddish shein "beautiful". The name coincides with German Schöne "beautiful woman" (compare Beila and Shayna).
SchoysianefArthurian Cycle She married Kyot of Katelangen and died giving birth to her daughter Sigune. Prior to this, she raised Condwiramurs (Kondviramur), the hereditary Queen of Brabant, who became Perceval’s wife.
SchwertleitefTheatre Transferred from the name of an early form of accolade. Schwertleite is the name of one of the valkyries in Richard Wagner's opera 'Die Walküre'.
ScolacefMedieval English English vernacular form of Scholastica. In England it was used as a Christian name from the late 12th century until the Protestant Reformation.
ScottinefEnglish (Rare) Variant form of Scottina. A known bearer of this name is the American actress Brett Rossi (b. 1989), who was born as Scottine Ross.
Sem & fChinese From Chinese 瑟 (sè) meaning "zither".
SeattlemDuwamish (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]
SebilefArthurian Cycle, Folklore Variant of Sybil. In Arthurian legend and Italian folklore, Sebile is a queen or princess often portrayed as a fairy or enchantress.
SebillefArthurian Cycle A mythical medieval queen or princess who is frequently portrayed as a fairy or an enchantress in the Arthurian legend and Italian folklore. She appears in a variety of roles, from the most faithful and noble lady to a wicked seductress, often in relation with or substituting for the character of Morgan le Fay... [more]
Seefkef & mDutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Limburgish (Rare) Diminutive of Seef. This name is predominantly feminine, but has occasionally informally been used on men (especially in Limburg, because diminutives ending in -ke are common for both sexes there).
SeeremJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Possibly from Hebrew שְׁאָר (sh'ár) meaning "remnant, remainder, rest". According to the Lesser Key of Solomon, this is the name of the 70th spirit of the 72 demons summoned by King Solomon.
SeifefArthurian Cycle Arthur’s sister in Der Pleier’s Meleranz. She was the wife of King Lot and the mother of Gawain. Her sisters included Anthonje and Olimpia.... [more]
SeinosukemJapanese From Japanese 誠 (sei) meaning "sincerity", 之 (no), a possessive marker combined with 佑 (suke) meaning "to help, rescue, save". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
ŞekerparefOttoman Turkish From Ottoman Turkish Şekerpare or Şeker-pare meaning "a piece of sugar" (from words şeker - "sugar" and pare-"piece"), "like sugar", "very sweet".