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Serianna f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Sirianna.

Sericea f English (American)
The name of a plant.

Šerida f Sumerian Mythology
The Sumerian name of the dawn goddess Aya. While the etymology is uncertain, one suggested root is the Akkadian šērtum, meaning "morning".

Šerifa f Bosnian
Feminine form of Šerif.

Şerifat f Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Sharifa.

Serik f Armenian
Diminutive form of Ser.

Serika f Japanese
From Japanese 芹 (seri) meaning "celery" combined with 伽 (ka) meaning "nursing or taking care of a person", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 架 (ka) meaning "construct, build", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance"... [more]

Sérilda f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Québécois form of Serilda.

Serilda f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from Sarahild. It was regionally popular in the Midwestern and Southern United States in the 19th century (see also Zerelda).

Serin f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (se) meaning "star" combined with 林 (rin) meaning "woods; grove; forest; copse", 鈴 (rin) meaning "bell, chime" or 凛 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Serin f Turkish
Means "cool" in Turkish.

Serina f Japanese
From Japanese 西 (se) meaning "the west", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Serina f Albanian
Derived from Albanian serinë, denoting a type of juicy dark grape with large fruit.

Serinda f American (Rare)

Serine f Armenian (Rare)

Serine f Arabic (Rare)

Serinna f Late Roman (Rare), English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
A rare name for girls is of Latin derivation, and the name Serinna means "serene, calm." Serinna is an alternate Serena (Latin) spelling used by Roman Christians.... [more]

Serisa f English (Rare)

Serita f African American (Rare)
Variant of Sarita 1.

Serka f Yiddish
Yiddish girls name, could possibly be a diminutive of Sura (Yiddish for Sarah), combined with the Slavic suffix -ka.

Şermi f Ottoman Turkish

Sermínguaĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "sweet little glacier".

Serminnguaq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Sermínguaĸ.

Sêrnaĸ f Greenlandic
Means "sorrel" in Greenlandic.

Sernoz f Uzbek
Means "playful" or "shiny, shimmering" in Uzbek.

Serori f Japanese
From Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids", 蕗 (ro) meaning "butterbur" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Serpentine f English
Vocabulary word meaning "sinuous, winding, curving". There are several places or features with this name, such as Lake Serpentine in London, and it's possible that people with this name may have been named for these locations.... [more]

Serpina f English (Rare)
Maybe a shortening from Proserpina.

Serra f Judeo-French
Variant of Sarra.

Serra f Turkish

Serra f Turkish
abundance and prosperity are its meanings.

Serrita f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sarita 1.

Sersee f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Phonetic variant of Circe.

Serseĸ f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Serseq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Serseĸ.

Sersha f English (American)
Variant of Saorise

Sertab f Turkish
Means "the main light, radiance". Sertab Erener is a famous singer with the name. Her name was chosen from a classical Turkish song called "Ey Şûh-i Sertab".

Šertapšuruḫi f Hurrian Mythology, Hittite Mythology
Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by a daughter of the god of the sea Kiaše in Hurrian and Hittite mythology. She became the wife of the god Kumarbi.

Sertora f Ancient Roman
Feminine version of the Roman praenomen Sertor.

Serua-eterat f Ancient Assyrian
From Akkadian elements Šērū’a and ēṭirat, meaning "Šerua (a minor deity, possibly a consort of the god Ashur) is the one who saves". Name borne by a princess of the Sargonid dynasty, known from her letter (circa 670 BCE) to her sister-in-law Libbali-sharrat.

Serumaa m & f New World Mythology

Serunia f Polish
Diminutive of Serena.

Serusia f Polish
Diminutive of Serena.

Seruuntungalag f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian сэрүүн (serüün) meaning "cool, chilly, fresh; awake, alert" and тунгалаг (tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent".

Serva f Dutch

Servaisie f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Servais and variant of Servasie.

Servanda f Late Roman, Spanish (Rare), Medieval Spanish
Feminine form of Servandus.

Servane f French
Feminine form of Servan.

Servasie f French (Archaic)
French form of Servatia.

Servatia f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Servatius.

Serventa f Medieval, Medieval Spanish
A derivative of Latin serviens "serving; servant".

Servetseza f Ottoman Turkish
Means "worthy of riches", from Ottoman Turkish ثروت (servet) meaning "riches, wealth" (of Arabic origin) and seza meaning "worthy" (of Persian origin).

Servia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Servius.

Serviana f Late Roman
Feminine form of Servianus. A bearer of this name was Julia Serviana Paulina, the daughter of Roman politician Lucius Julius Ursus Servianus and his wife Aelia Domitia Paulina.

Servília f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Servilia.

Servilia f Ancient Roman, Italian
Feminine form of Servilius. A known bearer of this name was Servilia Caepionis (1st century BC), who was the mother of Caesar's assassin Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger.

Serviliana f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine form of Serviliano.

Servilie f French (Cajun)
French form of Servilia.

Serviliya f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Servilia.

Serwaina f Walloon (Modern, Rare)
An elaboration feminine of Serwai.

Serwilia f Polish
Polish form of Servilia.

Serxia f Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Serxio.

Seryna f English
From the word "serene".

Sesa f Galician
Diminutive of Xosefa.

Sesca f English, Catalan, Italian
Diminutive of Francesca.

Seseg f Buryat
Buryat form of Tsetseg.

Sesegmaa f Buryat
From the Mongolian Tsetseg combined with the Mongolian feminine suffix -маа (-maa).

Sésejat f Aguaruna
Etymology uncertain, possibly related to the Awajún sésa meaning "flower" or seséjut meaning "healing a wound".

Seselía f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Cecilia.

Sesemi f Literature
Sesemi (real name Therese) Weichbrodt is a figure from the Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann.

Sesera f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (se) meaning "star", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 来 (ra) meaning "to come". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Seseragi f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From せせらぎ (seseragi), referring to a small stream or brooklet, the meaning extended to a murmuring (as of a stream).... [more]

Sesha m & f Hinduism
In Hindu tradition, Sesha (also: Shesha, Sheshanaga) is the king of all Nagas (serpent deities).

Seshat f Egyptian Mythology
Means "(she who) scrivens (who is the scribe)". ... [more]

Seshemetka f Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning "(She) who led the Ka". Ka is the Ancient Egyptian concept of the vital essence, which distinguishes the living from the dead.

Seshen m & f Ancient Egyptian
Means "lotus flower" in Egyptian.

Sesheset f Ancient Egyptian
Possibly deriving from the name of the Egyptian goddess of wisdom and knowledge Seshat. Name borne by the mother of King Teti, who founded the Sixth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt

Sesi m & f Inuit
Means "snow"

Sesil f Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Cecilia, perhaps via its French form Cécile.... [more]

Sesili f Georgian
Modern Georgian form of Cecilia. Other Georgian forms of the name are Sesilia and Tsetsilia, but these are older and rare.

Sesilia f Faroese, Finnish (Rare), Georgian (Rare)
Faroese form of Cecilia as well as a Finnish variant of the name. In Georgia, it is a variant of Tsetsilia.... [more]

Sesilie f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Cecilie.

Sesily f English (Rare)
Variant of Cecily.

Sesimani f Tongan
Tongan form of Jasmine.

Seso f Georgian
Short form of Sesili and Sesilia.

Sesselía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Cecilia.

Sesselja f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Cecilia.

Sessile f English
English cognate of Cécile, influenced by the botanical term sessile, meaning "a leaf issuing directly from the stem of the plant, rather than by a petiole."

Sessily f English (Modern)
Variant of Cecily, influenced by the botanical term sessile, meaning "a leaf issuing directly from the stem of the plant, rather than by a petiole."

Sessott f Manx
Derived from Cissot, itself an archaic English diminutive of Cicely.

Sesta f Emilian-Romagnol
Feminine form of Sest.

Sestilia f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Sextilia.

Šéstotó'á'e f Cheyenne
Means "Pine Woman" in Cheyenne.

Sestrid f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Estrid.

Set m & f Burmese
Means "to join, to connect" or "to continue" in Burmese.

Seta f Judeo-Italian

Seta f Slovene

Setara f Dari Persian
Dari Persian form of Setareh.

Setayesh f Persian
From Persian setayesh meaning "the praise, the worship".

Setefilla f Spanish
From the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Setefilla and Nuestra Señora de Setefilla, meaning "The Virgin of Setefilla" and "Our Lady of Setefilla," venerated at the hermitage in Lora del Río in the Andalusian province of Seville... [more]

Setembrina f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin september "September".

Setenay f Circassian, Caucasian Mythology
West Circassian (Adyghe) form of Satanaya.

Seteney f Caucasian Mythology
East Circassian (Kabardian) form of Satanaya.

Setepenre f Ancient Egyptian
Means "Chosen of Re" in Egyptian. This was the name of the sixth and youngest daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti.

Sethanie f English (Modern, Rare)
Probably created as a feminine form of Seth 1, could also be a blend of Seth with either Stephanie or Bethanie.... [more]

Sethe f Literature
Created by Toni Morrison for her Pulitzer prize-winning novel "Beloved." Sethe is the mother of the title character, whom she murders out of an extreme act of love: she would rather kill her child than give it up to the hands of slavery.... [more]

Sethekele f Ndebele
"We visited"

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

Sethra f Etruscan
Feminine form of Sethre.

Sethrida f History (Ecclesiastical, Latinized)
Latinized form of Sæthryth.

Séthride f History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Sæthryth.

Setia m & f Indonesian
Means "loyal, obedient, faithful" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit सत्य (satya).

Setiawati f Indonesian
From Indonesian setia meaning "loyal, true" (of Sanskrit origin) combined with the feminine suffix -wati.

Setiawaty f Indonesian
Variant of Setiawati.

Setibhor f Ancient Egyptian
Of uncertain etymology, this was the name of an Ancient Egyptian noble woman who was likely the principal wife of the Pharoah Djedkare Isesi.

Sètima f Emilian-Romagnol
Feminine form of Setim.

Setiowati f Javanese
Variant of Setyowati.

Setiya m & f Indonesian
Variant of Setia.

Setiyawati f Indonesian
Variant of Setiawati.

Setiyowati f Javanese
Variant of Setyowati.

Setoka f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
The name of a seedless and highly sweet Japanese tangor (written in hiragana), which was first registered in 1998.... [more]

Setshego f Tswana
Means "laughter" in Setswana.

Setshwano f Tswana
Means "resemblance" in Setswana.

Setsu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 節 (setsu) meaning "section, period, verse, melody", though it is often written せつ using the hiragana writing system. It can also come from せ (se) meaning "world" combined with 津 (tsu), a place name, such as Tsu city in Mie prefecture... [more]

Setsuka f Japanese
From Japanese 節 (setsu) meaning "section, period, verse, melody" and 加 (ka) meaning "add; increase".

Setsukei f Japanese
Setsu(説) means theory and Kei(敬) means respect. the name was Borne from Setsukei Makunokoji from an upcoming Danganronpa fangan, Danganronpa Twin fates

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]

Setsura f Japanese
雪麗 literally means "snow resplendence"

Sett m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဆက် (see Set).

Setta f American (Archaic)

Setta f Armenian (Rare)

Settela f Romani
Meaning uncertain. A famous bearer of this given name was Settela Steinbach (1934-1944), a Dutch Sinti girl who lost her life in the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II. She posthumously became an icon of the Holocaust, due to her brief appearance in a video of the transit camp Westerbork, which had been made by fellow Holocaust victim Rudolf Breslauer (1903-1944 or 1945).

Settimia f Italian
Italian form of Septimia.

Setura f Obscure

Setya m & f Indonesian
Variant of Setia.

Setyani f Javanese
Feminine form of Setyono.

Setyaningsih f Indonesian
Combination of Indonesian setia meaning "faithful, loyal, true" (of Sanskrit origin) and the given name Ningsih.

Setyawati f Indonesian
Variant of Setiawati.

Setyowati f Javanese
From Javanese sêtya meaning "loyal, faithful, obedient" combined with the feminine suffix -wati.

Seukja f Korean
From 碩 "great, eminent; large, big" and 子 (ja) meaning "child".

Seulbi f Korean
Means "drizzling" in Korean.

Seulgi f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 슬기 (seulgi) meaning "wisdom, intelligence." It can also be written with hanja, combining a seul hanja, like 璱 meaning "blue jewel" or 瑟, referring to the pipa instrument, with a gi hanja, such as 基 meaning "foundation, base," 起 meaning "rise, stand up; go up; begin," 璣 meaning "jewel; star" or 伎 meaning "talent, skill, gift."

Seul-Ki f & m Korean (Modern)
Variant transcription of Seulgi.

Seumasina f Scottish Gaelic (Archaic)
Feminine form of Seumas, anglicized as Jamesina.

Seung-a f Korean
From Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" and 雅 "elegant, graceful, refined".

Seung-hee f Korean

Seung-hui f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed", 丞 "assist, aid, rescue" or 勝 "victory; excel, be better than" (seung), and 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious", 喜 "like, love, enjoy; joyful thing", 希 "rare; hope, expect, strive for" or 姬 "beauty; imperial concubine" (hui).

Seung-hye f Korean
From Sino-Korean 升 "arise, go up; advance" and 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness".

Seung-hyeon m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" and 炫 "shine, glitter; show off, flaunt".

Seung-Min m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 承 (seung) meaning "inherit" or 昇 (seung) meaning "rise, ascend" combined with 民 (min) meaning "people, citizens", 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" or 旼 (min) meaning "gentle, affable"... [more]

Seung-ri f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 勝利 "victory".

Seung-wan m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" or 勝 "victory; excel, be better than" (seung) and 完 "complete, finish, settle; whole" or 玩 "play with, joke, enjoy" (wan).

Seung-yeon f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 升 "arise, go up; hoist; advance", 丞 "assist, aid, rescue" or 昇 "rise, ascent; peaceful; peace" (seung), and 淵 "gulf, abyss, deep", 涓 "brook, stream; select; pure" or 延 "delay, postpone, defer" (yeon).

Seurina f Gascon
Feminine form of Seurin.

Seurine f Gascon
Feminine form of Seurin.

Seval f Turkish
From Turkish sev meaning "love" and al meaning "take".

Sevana f Armenian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sevan.

Sevasti f Greek
Means "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.

Sevastiana f Bulgarian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Russian, Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Bulgarian, Romanian and Russian form of Sebastiana and modern Greek spelling of Sebastiana.... [more]

Sevastiani f Greek
Modern Greek variant of Sevastiana.

Sevastyana f Russian
Russian variant spelling of Sevastiana (which is spelled as Севастиана in Russian).

Sevcan f Turkish
From Turkish sev meaning "love" and can meaning "soul, life".

Sevdalina f Turkish
From Turkish sevda meaning "love".

Sevde f Turkish

Sevdia f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun სევდა (sevda) meaning "melancholy, sorrow". It ultimately comes from the Arabic noun سَوْدَاء (sawda) meaning "black bile" as well as "melancholy, sadness, gloom"... [more]

Sevdije f Kosovar
Albanian form of Sevdiye.

Sevdiye f Turkish

Sevdo f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Sevda.

Sève f Breton
Allegedly 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.

Sevelina f Bulgarian

Severa f Ancient Roman, Late Greek, Italian, Russian (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese, Sardinian, Galician
Feminine form of Severus. This name was borne by Aquilia Severa, the second and fourth wife of the Roman emperor Elagabalus (3rd century AD).

Severena f English (American)
Variant of Severina.

Severiana f Ancient Roman, Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Romanian (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Severianus.

Sévériane f French (Rare), French (African, Rare)
French form of Severiana. Also compare Sévérienne, which is a bit more common and also better documented.

Severien m & f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Severinus for men and Dutch variant of Severine and/or Séverine for women... [more]

Sévérienne f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
French form of Severiana.

Severiina f Finnish
Feminine form of Severi.

Severija f Lithuanian
Lithuanian feminine form of Severus.

Severilla f Ancient Roman
Diminutive of Severa, as it contains the Latin feminine diminutive suffix -illa.

Severine f Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Greenlandic, German
Variant of Severina.

Severino f Provençal
Provençal form of Séverine.

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]

Sevestre f Medieval French
Medieval French feminine form of Sylvester.

Sevgili f Uzbek
Means "beloved, loveable" in Uzbek.

Sevi f Greek
Diminutive of Sevasti, Sevastiani or Efsevia.

Sevi m & f Cornish
Means "strawberries" in Cornish.

Sevia f Indonesian

Sevia f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Sivia.

Seviaryna f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Severina.

Seviko m & f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Sevasti, Sevdia, Severian, Severiane, Severine and perhaps also Evsevi.

Sevila f Turkish

Sevilay f Turkish
From Turkish sevil meaning "be loved" and ay meaning "moon".

Sevilen f Turkish
Means "beloved, loved, darling" in Turkish.

Sevilla f Spanish (Philippines, Rare), English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Derived from the Spanish name for the city of Seville, in Spain (see Sevilla).

Sevilya f Crimean Tatar
Possibly from Crimean Tatar sevil meaning "be loved" or from the name for the city of Seville.

Şevîn f Kurdish
Means "night-grazing" in Kurdish.

Sevin f Ottoman Turkish
Sevin is Kurdish and Turkish for "lovely", "love her", or "rejoice". It is from Ottoman Turkey, but since the Persians or Iranians use it a lot too, it is written in Arabic characters as well.

Sevin m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Seven.

Sevinah f Romani (Archaic)
Romani form of Sabina.

Sevinar f Uzbek
Derived from sevin meaning "to be delighted".

Sevinay f Lao

Sevinch f Uzbek
Means "delight" in Uzbek.

Sevira f Greek, Russian (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Severa and Russian feminine form of Sevir.

Sevira f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
The daughter of Maximus and wife of Vortigern, to whom she bore Britu, according to Germanus of Auxerre.

Sevita f Indian
Indian name meaning "cherished." Not a form of Savita, an unrelated name.

Şevkefza f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish شوق (şevk) meaning "desire, yearning, ardor, eagerness" and Persian افزا (afza), the present stem of افزودن (afzudan) meaning "to increase, to add".

Sevo m & f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Sevasti, Sevdia, Severian, Severiane, Severine and perhaps also Evsevi.

Şevza f Turkish

Sewar f & m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سوار (see Siwar).

Sewelo f Tswana
Means "rare" in Setswana.

Sewenna f Medieval English
Latinized form of Sæwynn.

Sewera f Polish
Polish form of Severa.

Sewerëna f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Severina.

Sewka f Polish
Diminutive form of Seweryna.

Sexburga f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Seaxburg. Saint Sexburga of Ely was a queen as well as an abbess and is a saint of the Christian Church. She was married to King Eorcenberht of Kent.

Sexiva f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized, Hypothetical), Medieval English (Hypothetical)
Latinized form of Seaxgifu.

Sexta f Late Roman
Feminine form of Sextus.

Sextans m & f Astronomy
Sextans 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... [more]

Sextilia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Sextilius. Sextilia was one of the Vestal Virgins.

Seya f Indian
Variant of Chhaya.

Seyäbikä f Bashkir
From Bashkir сейә (seyä) meaning "cherry" and feminine name element бикә (bikä).

Seyana f Muslim
Feminine form of Seyan.

Seyanna f English (Australian, ?)
Variant of Ceanna.

Seychelle f American (Modern, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)

Şeyda f Turkish
Derived from Persian شيدا (sheydā) meaning "enamoured, madly in love".

Seyda f Kurdish
Kurdish form of Sevda.

Se-yeon f Korean

Se-Yeong f & m Korean
Means “Enlightening the world” In Korean. This name was used by Park Se-Yeong, A Korean Actress. Or Lee Se-young, a Korean american NFL coach.

Seyha m & f Khmer
Means "August" in Khmer.

Seyhan m & f Turkish
The river poured into the bay of Iskenderun by splitting the Adana oven.

Seyi f & m Yoruba
Short form of Oluwaseyi.

Seylah f Biblical

Seyna f Western African (Rare)
Shortened form of Seynabou.

Seyna f Turkish (Rare)

Seynab f Somali
Somali form of Zaynab.

Se-Young m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Se-Yeong.

Seyoung m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Se-Young.

Seyran f Kurdish

Seyyare f Turkish
From Arabic سيارة (sayyara) meaning "planet", literally meaning "moving frequently".

Seyyide f Turkish
Turkish form of the name Sayyid... [more]

Seza f Breton
Short form of Frañseza.

Sezaig f Breton
Diminutive of Seza.

Sezen f & m Turkish
Means "sensing, one who senses" in Turkish.

Sezer m & f Turkish
Means "understand, sense, feel" in Turkish.

Sezgi f & m Turkish
Means "perception, feeling, instinct" in Turkish.

Sezin f Turkish
Means "feeling" in Turkish.

Sezina f Dutch

Sfia f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Safiyyah chiefly used in Northern Africa. A known bearer is Sfia Bouarfa (1950-), a Moroccan-Belgian politician.

Sgàthach f Folklore
Scottish Gaelic form of Scáthach.

Sgnuon f Khmer
Means "to care for, take good care of" or "deserving of care, love" in Khmer.

Sgula f Hebrew
Means "talisman, virtue, treasure" in Hebrew.

Sha f Tamil

Sha f Korean
Means "girl" in Korean.

Shaadiyya f Somali
Somali form of Shadya.

Shaakira f South African, African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shakira.

Sha'ala f Ancient Hebrew
A feminine form of Sha'al

Shaalah f Arabic
Means "bonfire, one who kindles fire" in Arabic.

Shaamala f Tamil

Sha-amun-en-su f Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning "The fertile fields of Amun".

Shaan m & f Indian (Sikh)
Means "dignity, dignified".... [more]

Shaan m & f Arabic
Means "purpose, honour, dignity, rank" in Arabic.

Shaarii f Japanese
From Japanese 沙 (shaa) meaning "sand" combined with 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Shaarika f Indian

Shaazan f Mongolian
Means "porcelain" in Mongolian.

Shababah f Arabic
From the name of a kind of flute.

Shabahang f Persian
Means "nightingale", or literally "night melody", in Persian, this is also the Persian name for the brightest star in the southern constellation, known as Canopus in English, or alternatively the name of the star Sirius.

Shabaneh f Persian, Dari Persian
Dari Persian and Persian form of Shabana. Possibly means "nightly" in Persian.

Shabat f Hebrew (Rare)
This is the Hebrew name for Saturday, the most holy day in the Jewish week.

Shabea f African American (Modern, Rare)

Shabibah f Arabic
Means "youth" in Arabic.

Shabikshnaa f & m Tamil

Shabina f Indian (Rare), Arabic
As an Arabic name, means "beautiful young woman".

Shabnur f Bengali
Shabnur is a name of a Bangladeshi cinema superstar and it is a meaning of just become an overnight superstar.

Shabree f English (American)

Shabtit f Ancient Hebrew
The feminine form of the name Shabbatai, likely invented in post-Biblical times

Sha'Carri f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shakari, or perhaps a combination of the popular phonetic prefix sha and the name Carrie... [more]

Shachaf m & f Hebrew
Variant of Shahaf.

Shacharit f Hebrew (Rare)
Shacharit is the Morning Prayer in Judaism, the central prayer in the three daily prayers. Also feminine form of Shachar.

Shacoya f African American
Probably an invented name, possibly blending the popular phonetic prefix sha and the name Sequoia.

Shada f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Shatha.

Shadae f African American, Jamaican Patois (Rare)
Variant of Sade.

Shadaf f Arabic

Shadan f Persian
Happy

Shadasheia f African American

Shade m & f English
From the English word shade or transferred use of the surname Shade, which may be a topographic name for someone who lived near a boundary (from the Old English scead "boundary") or a nickname for a thin man, (from the Middle English schade, "shadow", "wraith") or an Americanized spelling of the German and Dutch surname Schade.

Shadein f Shona, Chewa
Means "child of God" in Shona and Chewa.

Shaden f & m English
Variant of Shayden.

Shadia f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شادية (see Shadiya).

Shadije f Albanian
Albanian form of Şadiye.

Shadlin f Persian (Rare)

Shadman f & m Muslim
Means “happy”, “joyous”, or "jubilant".

Shadow m & f English (Rare), Pet
Transferred use of the surname Shadow or simply from the English word shadow.

Shadreka f African American (Modern, Rare)
Pssibly intended to be a feminine version of Shadrach.