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Sarantsatsral f MongolianMeans "moonbeam" in Mongolian, from саран
(saran) meaning "moon" and цацрал
(tsatsral) meaning "radiation, light beam".
Sarantungalag f MongolianFrom Mongolian саран
(saran) meaning "moon" and тунгалаг
(tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent".
Saranya f Hinduism, Indian, Tamil, Malayalam, ThaiFrom Sanskrit शरण्य
(sharanya) meaning "protector, defender, refuge" or सरण्यु
(saranyu) meaning "nimble, quick, agile". This is the name of a Hindu goddess.
Sarasa f JapaneseFrom 紗 (
sa) meaning "gauze, gossamer, silk, thread", 良 (
ra) meaning "virtuous, good, respectable", and 沙 (
sa) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Saratrud f GermanicDerived from Old High German
saro "armor" combined with
þruþ "strength."
Sarayañi m & f AymaraPossibly from the Aymara
sarayaña meaning "lead, govern".
Sarayma f Spanish (Modern)In the case of Spanish flamenco singer Sarayma (1991-) who helped popularise the name within the last several years, it originated from her full given name
Saray Macarena.
Sarayu f Indian, Hinduism, TeluguFrom 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".
Sardaana f YakutFrom Yakut сардаана
(sardaana) meaning "Siberian lily", referring to a type of flower that grows in Yakutia.
Saredo f SomaliEtymology uncertain, possibly from the Somali
sare meaning "high, advanced".
Sarela f GalicianFrom the Galician river Sar and the femenine suffix
-ela.
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... [
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Sari f JapaneseFrom 咲 (
sa) meaning "blossom" combined with 莉 (
ri) meaning "white jasmine" or 里 (
ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Sarıada f YakutFrom
сарыал (sarıal) meaning "radiance, halo, shining".
Saribibi f UzbekDerived from
sari meaning "yellow" or "fine, best" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Sarig f ArmenianMeans "blackbird" or "little mountain" in Armenian.
Sarighani f Filipino, TagalogA contraction of the Tagalog phrase '
sariwang bighani' meaning "fresh charm" or "youthful charm".
Sarıgül f Azerbaijani, TurkishMeans "yellow flower", from Azerbaijani and Turkish
sarı meaning "yellow" and Persian گل
(gol) meaning "flower, rose".
Sarigul f UzbekDerived from
sari meaning "yellow" or "fine, best" and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Sarina f JapaneseFrom Japanese 咲 (
sa) meaning "blossom", 梨 (
ri) meaning "pear" combined with 菜 (
na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sarisa f JapaneseFrom Japanese 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thin silk", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sarıtel f AzerbaijaniMeans "yellow curl", from Azerbaijani
sarı meaning "yellow" and
tel meaning "strand of hair".
Sariwati f IndonesianFrom Indonesian
sari meaning "essence" combined with the feminine suffix
-wati.
Sarizha f ChechenPossibly derived from Arabic سرى
(sara) meaning "to travel at night".
Sarjig'a f UzbekUzbek feminine name refering to a tassle attached to a traditional headress.
Sarla f HindiSarla Thakral firs Indian woman to earn a pilots license
Sarma f LatvianDirectly taken from Latvian
sarma "hoarfrost, rime".
Sárnait f Medieval IrishDerived from the Old Irish
sár meaning "ruler, leader" or "outrage, insult", and the feminine suffix
-nait.
Saroya f American (Modern, Rare)Possible spelling of Soraya. It is also used as a form of the Hebrew name Sarah, meaning "princess." Saroya was/is a character in the series StarCrossed.
Sarpanit f Near Eastern MythologyThe name of a Babylonian mother goddess and wife of
Marduk. Her name means "the shining one" or may be derived from
zēr-bānītu meaning "creatress of seed".
Šarrāḫītu f Near Eastern MythologyMeans "the glorified one" in Akkadian, deriving from the verb
šarāḫu ("to make proud, to glorify"). Name borne by a goddess whose cult center was based in Uruk. The oldest attestations of her name connect her with the goddess
Ašratum.
Sarralyn f Literature, EnglishName used in Tamora Pierce's Tortall books. Made from a combination of the names
Sarra meaning "princess" or "lady" and
Lyn meaning "lake".
Sarraounia f HausaFrom the name of Sarraounia Mangou, a Nigerian chief or priestess who fought the French colonial troops of the Voulet–Chanoine Mission at the Battle of Lougou in 1899. According to Wikipedia, her name means "queen" or "female chief".
Sarratu f Akkadian, Ancient AssyrianMeans "princess" and is related to the name Sarah. (The description of the entry Sarah should include this information about "Sarratu" I think as it is stronger evidence that Sarah means princess for those say it doesn't mean princess and means more of a position of power in general)
Šarrū f BalochiDiminutive for names containing the name element
šarr.
Sarshine f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian сар
(sar) meaning "moon" and шинэ
(shine) meaning "new".
Sārta f Latvian (Rare)Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from the Latvian adjective
sārts, sārta "pink, rosy" and the Latvian noun
sārts "bonfire".
Sartika f IndonesianMeaning uncertain, possibly of Sanskrit origin. A notable bearer was Indonesian women's education activist
Dewi Sartika (1884-1947).
Saru f JapaneseFrom Japanese 猿 (saru) meaning "monkey". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Sarudzai f ShonaMeans "Be selective or discriminate". #Depending on circumstances the name may be a call to be selective in what you do or maybe blaming someone for being discriminating"
Saruul f & m MongolianMeans "clear, bright, lucid", "serenity", or "healthy, robust" in Mongolian.
Saruulbuyan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian саруул
(saruul) meaning "clear, bright, lucid" or "healthy, robust" and буян
(buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
Saruulchimeg f MongolianFrom Mongolian саруул
(saruul) meaning "clear, bright, lucid" or "healthy, robust" and чимэг
(chimeg) meaning "decoration, ornament".
Saruul-erdene f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian саруул
(saruul) meaning "clear, bright, lucid" or "healthy, robust" and эрдэнэ
(erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure" or "precious".
Saruulsaikhan f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian саруул
(saruul) meaning "clear, bright, lucid" or "healthy, robust" and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Saruultungalag f MongolianFrom Mongolian саруул
(saruul) meaning "clear, bright, lucid" or "healthy, robust" and тунгалаг
(tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent".
Saruultuyaa f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian саруул
(saruul) meaning "clear, bright, lucid" or "healthy, robust" and туяа
(tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".
Saruulzayaa f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian саруул
(saruul) meaning "clear, bright, lucid" or "healthy, robust" and заяа
(zayaa) meaning "future, fortune, fate".
Sarvaroy f UzbekDerived from
sarvar meaning "leader" and
oy meaning "moon".
Sarvi f PersianFrom the Persian
سرو (sarv) meaning "cypress" or a poetic word meaning "tall and slim".
Sarvnaz f PersianFrom سرو (
sarv) meaning "slim, tall beauty" and ناز (
nāz) meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry, affectation".
Sasaha f Japanese (Rare)This name is used as 笹葉 with 笹 (sasa - kokuji) meaning "bamboo grass" and 葉 (you, ha) meaning "leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece."... [
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Sasaho f JapaneseFrom Japanese 楽 (sasa) meaning "comfort, ease, music" combined with 星 (ho) meaning "star". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sasako f JapaneseFrom 笹 (
sasa) meaning "bamboo grass" or 捧 (
sasa) meaning "to dedicate, to give" and 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Sasami f Japanese (Rare)This name can be used as 笹美 or 砂沙美 with 笹 (sasa - kokuji) meaning "bamboo grass", 砂 (sa, sha, suna) meaning "sand", 沙 (sa, sha, suna, yonageru) with the same meaning and 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beautiful, beauty."... [
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Sasayo f JapaneseFrom 笹 (
sasa, kokuji) meaning "bamboo grass" and 央 (
yo) meaning "centre, middle". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sasha f JapaneseFrom Japanese 桜 (sa) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 紗 (sha) meaning "gauze, thin silk". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [
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Sasikan f ThaiFrom Thai ศศิ
(sasi) meaning "moon" and กานต์
(kan) meaning "dear, beloved".
Sasipha f ThaiFrom Thai ศศิ
(sasi) meaning "moon" and ภา
(pha) meaning "light".
Sasiwimon f ThaiFrom Thai ศศิ
(sasi) meaning "moon" and วิมล
(wimon) meaning "chaste, pure, clean".
Säskäbikä f BashkirFrom Bashkir
сәскә (säskä) meaning "flower" and feminine name element
бикә (bikä). Sassafras f & m American (Modern, Rare)Named for the tree, which is native to North America and Asia. The name comes from French, derived from the Latin
saxifraga or
saxifragus, meaning "stone-breaking".
Sassia f EnglishThis name derives from the Germanic “*sakhsan > sachs (Old English: sæx; Latin: sachsum)”, meaning “knife, short sword, dagger”. The Anglo-Saxons were the population in Britain partly descended from the Germanic tribes who migrated from continental Europe and settled the south and east of the island beginning in the early 5th century... [
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Satae f JapaneseFrom Japanese 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 多 (ta) meaning "many, much" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Satanaya f Caucasian MythologyMeans "mother of one-hundred (sons)" from Persian صد
(sad) (through the Iranian root
*/sata-/) meaning "(one) hundred" combined with the Northwest Caucasian root
/na/ meaning "mother" (descended into Kabardian анэ
(ānă) and Adyghe ны
(nə)) and the Indo-Iranian suffix
/-ya/ meaning "the one who is"... [
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Satanduhepa f Hittite, HurrianMeaning unknown, although the second element of the name (hepa) likely derives from the Hurrian sun goddess
Ḫepat. Name borne by a Hittite queen (1390 BC-1365 BC)... [
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Satella f EnglishPossibly derived from Latin
satelles "attendant, guard". A known bearer of this name was Satella Sharps (1856-1875), daughter of American gunsmith Christian Sharps (1810-1874). Another known bearer is her daughter (who was named after her mother, because she had died while giving birth to her), American author Satella Sharps Waterstone (1875-1938).
Satenik f Armenian, HistoryMost sources state that this name is derived from the Armenian noun սաթ
(sat') meaning "(black) amber" combined with the Armenian diminutive suffix իկ
(ik). At least one source theorises that the name might ultimately be of Scythian origin, and compares it to the name of the Ossetian deity
Satana (a figure in the
Nart sagas).... [
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Satet f Egyptian MythologyDerived from the Egyptian word
sṯ, meaning "eject", "shoot", "pour" or "throw". It is the name of an Egyptian goddess and her name can be translated as "she who shoots" or "she who pours". As a warrior goddess, she protected Egypt's southern frontier by killing the pharoah's enemies with arrows; as a fertility goddess, she granted the wishes of those who sought love.
Sathian m & f ThaiMeans "secure, stable, firm" in Thai.
Satiada f Celtic MythologyThe name of a Celtic goddess worshipped in Roman Britain. Etymology is uncertain, but may be related to the Proto-Celtic
*sāti- meaning ‘saturation’ or
*satjā- meaning ‘swarm’.
Satin f LiteratureFrom the French word
satin, referring to the fabric satin. This was used by the French author Émile Zola as a name for a prostitute in his novel "Nana" (1880). It is not used as a name in France.
Satine f French (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!.