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Silence m & f English (African), English (Puritan), Romani (Archaic)Simply from the English word
silence, from Middle English from Old French, from Latin
silentium, from
silere "be silent". A popular virtue name amongst the Puritans in the 17th century, it was usually given to girls (very occasionally to boys), ultimately taken from the admonition of Saint Paul: "Let the women learn in silence, with all subjection." Translated into Latin it became
Tace, which "in its turn developed into
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Silene f English (Rare)After a large genus of flowering plants that contains almost 900 species. It's commonly known as the campion or catchfly. It's also the feminine form of Silenus.
Silesia f GermanThe name Silesia is derived from the former Prussian province
Silesia (in German:
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Silga f Latvian (Rare)Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of
Selga, a variant of
Ilga and a purely phonetic coinage.
Silian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
思 (sī) meaning "think, consider, ponder" and
恋 (liàn) meaning "love, yearn for".
Siling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丝 (sī) meaning "silk, fine thread" and
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".
Siliu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
思 (sī) meaning "think, consider, ponder" and
琉 (liú) meaning "sparkling stone".
Silken f EnglishFamous bearer is Canadian champion rower Silken Laumann (born 1964).
Silmariën f LiteratureFrom
silma meaning "silver, shining white, crystal white" and
rien, a variant of
ien, meaning "maiden". This name was used by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Silvaniri f BrazilianVariant of Silvana, this name was given in Brazil in the late 1970's.
Silvermist f Popular CultureA Disney character known as water-talent fairy who appears as a friend to
Tinker Bell in Tinkerbell's cartoon films, in the ABC television show 'Once Upon a Time in Wonderland', and in Kinect Disneyland Adventures Pixie Hollow mini-game... [
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Silvurlín f FaroesePossibly an elaboration of Old Norse
silfr "silver" using the name suffix -
lín, which may be derived from Old Norse
lín "flax, linen". Alternatively it could be a Faroese form of
Silvelin, a German diminutive of
Silvia.
Sima f Hebrew, Jewish, Judeo-CatalanDerived from Aramaic
שים "what is entrusted", this name is usually translated as "treasure, collection of valuable objects".
Siman f Berber (Rare)Siman stands for 'two souls', referring to parents, the name in away implies the child is their combination or fruit.
Simat-hayyi f Mandaean, GnosticismMeans "treasure of life" in Mandaic, this is the name of the personification of life in Mandaeism and is also used as a feminine given name in Mandaean communities.
Simbiso f ShonaMeans "One who strengthens or source of encouragement".
Simdingile m & f Xhosa, ZuluPossibly means "we need this", derived from Xhosa and Zulu
dinga meaning "to need, to require".
Simiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
思 (sī) meaning "think, consider",
丝 (sī) meaning "silk" or
鸶 (sī) meaning "eastern egret" and
渺 (miǎo) meaning "endlessly long, boundless" or
淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water".
Similė f LithuanianComposed of the Lithuanian elements
sim = simbolizuoti "to symbolize" and
milti, pamilti "to love," hence "to symbolize love."
Simonida f Serbian, Croatian (Rare), Albanian, HistorySerbian feminine form of
Simonides. This name was borne by a daughter of the Byzantine emperor Andronikos II, Princess Simonida (1289-1340), born
Simonis, who became the fourth wife of the Serbian king Milutin when she was five years old... [
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Simphiwe m & f ZuluMeaning "we have been given him/her" in Zulu.
Simten f TurkishMeans silver skin from 'sim' meaning silver and 'ten' meaning skin (both words are of Persian origin)
Simurg f Persian, Persian MythologyFrom the name of a monstrous bird in Persian mythology, derived from Pahlavi
sin "eagle" and
murgh "bird". In the 11th-century epic the 'Shahnameh', Simorğ was a mighty bird who nursed the infant Zāl (father of Rostam).
Sin-ae f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 信愛
(sin-ae), referring to devoted love (of God). Other hanja combinations are possible.
Sinae f KoreanFrom native Korean 시내
(sinae) meaning "stream, brook, creek." It can also be a variant transcription of
Sin-ae.
Sinae f KoreanSinae (Korean:신애), from the Sino Korean "申" meaning "to extend, to explain" and the Sino Korean "愛" meaning to love, the name means, in combination, "Expression of Love"
Sinara f Popular CultureSinara is the secondary antagonist in the first half of the fifth season of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..
Sinasamoa f HawaiianMeans “cinnamon” in Hawaiian. It coincides with the word “ginger” in Samoan.
Sinaya f Hebrew, JewishModern Hebrew name, a feminine form of
Sinai. It was given to 8 baby girls born in the United States in 2011.
Sindaita f MandaeanEtymology unknown, possibly from the Mandaic
sinda meaning "seed, grain, dill, fennel".
Sindra f LiteratureA minor character from the 2014 young-adult book "Dorothy Must Die" by Danielle Paige bears this name.
Sinenhlanhla f ZuluMeans "we have luck" in Zulu, from
sine "we have" and
inhlanhla "luck".
Sineperver f Ottoman TurkishFrom Ottoman Turkish
sine meaning "breast, bosom, heart" (from Persian سینه) and Persian پرور
(parvar), the present stem of پروردن
(parvardan) meaning "to foster, nourish, cherish".
Singhe m & f SanskritSinghe comes from the Sanskrit word siṃha, meaning "lion" or "hero."
Singoalla f LiteratureThe 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).
Singwil m & f GaroFrom the River Singwil in the Ranggira Region.
Sinh m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 生
(sinh) meaning "living, alive".
Sini f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Bengali, Punjabi, GujaratiMEANING - "white" ; " bright "... [
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Sin-jae m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 信 "trust, believe" and 哉 "final exclamatory particle". A famous bearer is Korean author Kang Shin-jae (1924-2001).
Sinjeong f KoreanDerived from the sino-korean
神 (sin) meaning "god, deity, spirit" and
靜 (jeong) meaning "calm, quiet".
Sinmara f Norse MythologyThe name of a giantess in the poem 'Fjǫlsvinnsmál' (a very late part of the Poetic Edda) whom scholars sometimes identify with the underworld goddess
Hel. The second element of this obscure character's name is often thought to be Old Norse
mara, which refers to a type of evil spirit or incubus in Germanic folklore... [
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Sinnia f EnglishSinnia is so close to the flower or name, "Zinnia" Just spelled differently. Sinnia means beauty, just to point that out.