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Senuna f Celtic MythologyA Celtic goddess worshipped in Roman Britain. Her name is possibly related to the Proto-Celtic 'seno' meaning "old". Some academics have associated the name to the ancient river Senua that was once located in southern Britain, which may have also been known as Alde, from the Anglo-Saxon 'ald' meaning old... [
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Senwan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
森 (sēn) meaning "forest" and
婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial".
Senya f JapaneseMeans "many nights" in Japanese. From
千 (sen) "one thousand" and
夜 (ya) "night, evening".
Senyora f Popular CultureFilipinized form of the Spanish word
señora meaning "lady." Senyora Santibañez is a snobbish and stereotypically arrogant plantation owner depicting the main antagonist in the Mexican telenovela Marimar and actor Chantal Andere.
Senyuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
森 (sēn) meaning "forest" and
媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".
Seoda f Irish (Modern)Directly taken from Irish
seoda meaning "jewels". This is a modern Irish name.
Seog-lyu f Korean (Rare)From Sino-Korean 石榴 (seog-lyu) meaning "pomegranate". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Seo-hyang f Korean서향, means Daphne odora, is a species of flowering plant. The Latin specific epithet odora means "fragrant". In Korea, the plant is also poetically called "churihyang" - a thousand-mile scent - referring to the fragrance of the foliage... [
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Seohye f Korean (Rare)From Sino-Korean 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen; auspicious" and 慧 (hye) meaning "bright, intelligent". Other hanja can be used.
Seohyeon f & m KoreanFrom 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" combined with 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.
Seohyun f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" combined with 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.
Seo-Jin m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 瑞
(seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" or 舒
(seo) meaning "open up, unfold, comfortable, easy" combined with 鎭
(jin) meaning "town, market place" or 辰
(jin) meaning "early morning, dragon of the Chinese zodiac"... [
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Seok-yeong f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 夕 "evening" or 昔 "ancient" (
seok) and 瑛 "luster of gem; crystal" or 英 "petal, flower, leaf; brave" (
yeong).
Seol-a f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 雪 (seol) meaning "snow" combined with 娥 (a) meaning "beautiful". Other hanja combinations can also form this name.
Seol-hyeon f & m KoreanCombination of a
seol hanja, like 雪 meaning "snow" or 設 meaning "establish, set up," and a
hyeon hanja, such as 炫 meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear" or 賢 meaning "benevolent; wise, sensible."
Seol-nae f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 雪 (seol) meaning "snow" combined with 乃 (nae) meaning "inside; mine". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Seo-mi f KoreanFrom 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" combined with 媺 (mi) or 美 (mi) both meaning "beautiful". Other combinations are possible.
Seon-a f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 宣 "declare, announce, proclaim" and 兒 "child". A famous bearer is South Korean actress Kim Sun-a (1975-).
Seonangsin f Korean MythologyThe name of the Korean goddess of villages, boundaries and war. Her name is derived from the hanja
城 (seong) meaning "city wall, fort, defensive wall",
隍 (hwang) meaning "dry moat" or "god of a city" and
神 (sin) meaning "god".
Seondeok f HistoryPosthumous name of the queen regnant of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, from 632 to 647. She was Silla's twenty-seventh ruler, and its first reigning queen.
Seongbin m & f KoreanFrom 星 (seong) meaning "star, planet" or 性 (seong) meaning "sex, gender" and 彬 "cultivated, well-bred"
Seong-hui f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 盛 "abundant, flourishing" and 希 "rare; hope, expect, strive for".
Seong-ja f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 成 (seong) meaning "turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach" or 聖 (seong) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest" combined with 子 (ja) meaning "child". Other hanja combinations are possible.... [
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Seong-ju m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 誠 "sincere, honest; true, real" and 周 "circumference".
Seong-mi f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 性 "nature, character" and 美 "beautiful, pretty; pleasing".
Seong-Won m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 聖
(seong) meaning "holy, sacred", 誠
(seong) meaning "sincere, honest, true" or 成
(seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded" combined with 源
(won) meaning "source, origin" or 元
(won) meaning "first, origin"... [
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Seong-yeon m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 成 "completed, finished, fixed" and 妍 "beautiful, handsome; seductive".
Seon-hui f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 仙 "transcendent, immortal" and 姫 "beauty".
Seon-mi f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 宣 "declare, announce, proclaim" and 美 "beautiful, pretty; pleasing".
Seon-ye f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 先 "first, former, previous" and 藝 "art; talent, ability; craft".
Seon-yeong f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 善 "good, virtuous, charitable, kind" or 宣 "declare, announce, proclaim" (
seon), and 永 "long, perpetual, eternal, forever" or 映 "project; reflect light" (
yeong).
Seon-yu f & m KoreanCombination of a
seon hanja, like 善 meaning "good, nice" or 宣 meaning "giving; mercy, kindness," and a
yu hanja, such as 有 meaning "stand; exist" or 裕 meaning "sufficient, ample; generous."
Seori f JapaneseFrom Japanese 聖 (se) meaning "holy, sacred", 音 (o) meaning "sound" combined with 鈴 (ri) meaning "bell, chime". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Seo-U f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 瑞
(seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" or 栖
(seo) meaning "to perch, to roost" combined with 雨
(u) meaning "rain" or 瑀
(u) meaning "stone resembling jade, agate"... [
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Seo-won f Korean MythologyFrom Sino-Korean 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious", and 元 (won) meaning "first, origin".
Seoyeon f KoreanFrom 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" combined with 娟 (yeon) or 妍 (yeon) both meaning "beautiful". Many other combinations of hanja characters can also form this name.
Seo-Yeong f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 瑞
(seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" or 西
(seo) meaning "west" combined with 英
(yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 瑛
(yeong) meaning "jade"... [
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Sephy f EnglishDiminutive of
Persephone. The main female character in the novel series 'Noughts and Crosses' has this name.
Septi f & m IndonesianFrom the name of the month of September, usually used as a given name for someone born in September.
Septia f & m IndonesianFrom the name of the month of September, usually used as a given name for someone born in September.
Septiana f IndonesianFrom the name of the month of September, usually used as a given name for a girl born in September.
Septiani f IndonesianFrom the name of the month of September, usually used as a given name for a girl born in September.
Septianti f IndonesianFrom the name of the month of September, usually used as a given name for a girl born in September.
Septimanie f French (?)Jeanne-Louise-Armande-Élisabeth-Sophie-Septimanie de Vignerot du Plessis (1740-1773), daughter of the 3rd Duke of Richelieu, was a salonnière of the French Ancien Régime. She was married to the Count of Egmont and also known as Septimanie d'Egmont.
Septuagesima f IndonesianFrom the name of the 9th sunday before easter. The name of the sunday is derivded from the Latin word for "70th".
Sepulveda f & m SpanishDerived from the name of the Sepulveda valley in the mountains of Segovia. It is possibly derived from Spanish sepultar "to bury".
Sequana f Old Celtic (Latinized), Celtic MythologyLatinized form of the Gaulish (Celtic) name
Sicauna, which is argued to mean "sacred river" or "the fast flowing one". This was the name of the Gallo-Roman goddess of the River Seine.
Sera f JapaneseFrom 世 (
se) meaning "world" and 良 (
ra) meaning "good". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Serach f Hebrew, Biblical HebrewMeans "abundance" in Hebrew. This was the name of the granddaughter of Jacob, and the daughter of Asher in the Torah, who is said to have lived past the era of Moses until she was taken to heaven (like Enoch and Elijah).
Serach f KhazarName of Khazar Khagan Bulan Sabrile's Jewish wife.
Serah f Hebrew, BiblicalFrom the Hebrew name שָֽׂרַח (
Serach) meaning "abundance". In the Old Testament this is the name of Asher's daughter, Jacob's granddaughter.
Seraide f Arthurian CycleOne of the maidens of Viviane, the French Damsel of the Lake, Seraide 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.
Séraphîta f LiteratureSéraphîta is possibly a variant of
Seraphina. Séraphîta is the heroine of Honoré de Balzac's 1837 novel called 'Séraphîta', which explores themes of androgyny... [
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Serav f KurdishFrom the Kurdish
ser meaning "crest, crown, top" and
av meaning "water".
Seregmaa f BuryatFrom the Buryat
сэрэг (sereg) meaning "army" and the Mongolian feminine suffix
-маа (-maa). Sereia f Portuguese (Brazilian)The Portuguese word for mermaid. Found in use in Brazil as a given name but also well represented as a nickname.
Serena f JapaneseFrom Japanese 芹 (
se) meaning "water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica)", 怜 (
re) meaning "actor", and 菜 (
na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.
Serene f EnglishFrom the English word
serene, which itself is derived from Latin
serenus, which means "clear, calm, tranquil, quiet."
Serenica f Popular CultureInvented as a combination of
Serena and
Veronica for the game
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (2017), where the name is given to an ancestor of a pair of twins with the aforementioned names, who together are said to be her reincarnation.
Serenola f LiteratureThis was used as a Welsh translation of
Stellaluna (for a 2000 Welsh adaptation of the children's book 'Stellaluna'). It is derived in part from Welsh
seren "star" (cf... [
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Serey m & f KhmerMeans "freedom," "beauty, charm," "peace," or "power, authority" in Khmer.
Sergelenbayar m & f MongolianMeans "cheerful celebration" in Mongolian, from сэргэлэн
(sergelen) meaning "cheerful" or "lively, sharp, clever" and баяр
(bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".
Sergul f KurdishDerived from Kurdish
seraza meaning "excellent" and
gula meaning "rose".
Se-ri f KoreanDerived from the Korean Hangul 세 (
se) meaning "three" or Korean Hanja 世 (
se) meaning "world, lineage, generation" combined with Korean Hangul 리 (
ri) coming from Korean Hanja 理 (
ri) meaning "reason, sense, logic" or 里 (
ri) meaning "village;
ri a unit of distance" or 裏 / 裡 (
ri) meaning "inside, within, inner".... [
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Seri f JapaneseFrom Japanese 芹 (
seri) meaning "water dropwort,
Oenanthe javanica" or a combination of 世 (
se) meaning "world" and 理 (
ri) meaning "logic, reason". Other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Šerida f Sumerian MythologyThe Sumerian name of the dawn goddess
Aya. While the etymology is uncertain, one suggested root is the Akkadian
šērtum, meaning "morning".
Serika f JapaneseFrom Japanese 芹 (
seri) meaning "water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica)" combined with 伽 (
ka) meaning "nursing or taking care of a person", 佳 (
ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 夏 (
ka) meaning "summer" or 架 (
ka) meaning "construct, build"... [
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Serin f JapaneseFrom 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.
Serina f JapaneseFrom Japanese 芹 (
seri) meaning "water dropwort,
Oenanthe javanica" combined with 奈 (
na) meaning "what?, Nara, apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Serina f AlbanianDerived from Albanian
serinë, denoting a type of juicy dark grape with large fruit.
Serka f YiddishYiddish girls name, could possibly be a diminutive of
Sura (Yiddish for
Sarah), combined with the Slavic suffix
-ka.
Sernoz f UzbekMeans "playful" or "shiny, shimmering" in Uzbek.
Serori f JapaneseFrom Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids", 蕗 (ro) meaning "butterbur" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Serpentine f EnglishVocabulary 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.... [
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Sertab f TurkishMeans "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".
Serua-eterat f Ancient AssyrianFrom 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.
Seruuntungalag f MongolianDerived from Mongolian сэрүүн
(serüün) meaning "cool, chilly, fresh; awake, alert" and тунгалаг
(tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent".
Servetseza f Ottoman TurkishMeans "worthy of riches", from Ottoman Turkish ثروت
(servet) meaning "riches, wealth" (of Arabic origin) and
seza meaning "worthy" (of Persian origin).
Serviana f Late RomanFeminine 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.
Servilia f Ancient Roman, ItalianFeminine 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.
Sésejat f AguarunaEtymology uncertain, possibly related to the Awajún
sésa meaning "flower" or
seséjut meaning "healing a wound".
Sesemi f LiteratureSesemi (real name Therese) Weichbrodt is a figure from the
Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann.
Sesera f JapaneseFrom 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.
Sesha m & f HinduismIn Hindu tradition, Sesha (also: Shesha, Sheshanaga) is the king of all Nagas (serpent deities).
Seshemetka f Ancient EgyptianAncient 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.
Sesheset f Ancient EgyptianPossibly 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
Sessile f EnglishEnglish 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."