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Romeva f Aragonese
Feminine form of Romeu.

Romhild f Germanic
Derived from Old High German hrôm "fame, glory" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle." Also see Romilda.

Romhilda f Germanic
Variant of Romilda.

Romi f Dutch (Modern), Hungarian (Rare)
Variant of Romy.

Romica m & f Croatian (Rare)
Diminutive of Roman and Romana or Romina.

Romie f German (Rare), Afrikaans, French (Modern), Flemish (Modern), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Romy.

Romiel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Romi and El means "God is my exaltation" in Hebrew.

Romilia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Romilius.

Romilla f American (South, Archaic)

Rominett f Hungarian (Rare)
Elaborated form of Romina.

Romiya f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Romi, means "my exaltation" and the letters ya (יה) (which are part of the name of God)

Rómka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Rómana.

Romka f Polish
Diminutive of Romana.

Romke m & f West Frisian
Diminutive of Romme (when the bearer is male) and feminine form of Romme.

Rommela f Filipino
A feminine form of Rommel.

Romon m & f English
Variant of Roman.

Romona f English (?)
Variant of Ramona, probably influenced by the name Pomona.

Romonta f Assyrian
Means "pomegranate" in Assyrian.

Rómùalda f Kashubian
Feminine form of Rómùôld.

Romualde f French (African)
French feminine form of Romuald.

Romualdine f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
Diminutive of Romualda and Romualde, as it contains the French feminine diminutive suffix -ine.

Romula f Ancient Roman, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, German (Bessarabian)
Feminine form of Romulus.

Romuša f Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare)
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Romana. Also compare Romuška.

Romuška f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Romana. Also compare Romuša.

Romy f Hebrew (Modern)
Variant of Romi.

Romylia f Greek
Variant of Romelia.

Romynique f Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Romy with any French given name that ends in -nique, such as Dominique, Monique and Véronique.... [more]

Rongmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, prosper" and 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" or 媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive".

Rongomaiwhenua f Maori
It means "the land hears the news" in Maori.

Rongomaiwhenua m & f Moriori
This name means 'peace on the land' and is a allegorical equal for land. According to Moriori tradition this is the name for one of the founding ancestors of the Moriori and ancestor of the Hamata Moriori tribe who arrived on what is now the Chatham Islands.

Rookmin f Indian, Indian (Guyanese), Indian (Trinidadian)
Variant of Rukmini found primarily in English-speaking Indian diaspora communities of Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, and South Africa.

Roosmarijn f Dutch, Flemish
Dutch form of Rosemary. The name coincides with Dutch roosmarijn, a rare variant of rozemarijn "rosemary".

Roraima f Spanish (Caribbean), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
From place name Roraima.

Rosalma f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Italian (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Combination of Rosa 1 (or Rose) and Alma 1.... [more]

Rosamae f English (American)

Rosamanda f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)

Rosamara f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Rosamaría f Spanish
Contraction of Rosa 1 and María.

Rosamarie f Various
Variant of Rosemarie.

Rosamary f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Rosemary used in Puerto Rico.

Rosamée f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Luxembourgish (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a contraction of Rose and Aimée via the form Amée.

Rosamie f English (Rare), Filipino, Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic), French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps a diminutive of Rosamund (compare Annemie, Rosemay), though it is claimed to be a combination of Rose with French amie "friend".

Rosamilia f Romansh
Contraction of Rosa 1 and Emilia.

Rosamina f English (Rare)
Combination of Rosa 1 and the popular suffix -mina.

Rosamind f American (Modern, Rare)
From the German name Rosamund

Rosaminta f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)

Rosamira f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English (Rare)
Combination of Rosa 1 and the common suffix -mira.

Rosamonde f Provençal
Provençal form of Rosamund.

Rosamunda f Italian, Galician, Spanish
Italian, Galician and Spanish form of Rosamund.

Rosamunde f German, English (Rare)
German form of Rosamund, and also an English variant.

Rosemae f Filipino
Variant of Rosemay.

Rosemaj f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Swedish ros "rose" and Maj 2 as well as a diminutive of Rosemarie.

Roseman f English

Rosemaree f English (New Zealand)
Variant of Rosemarie.

Rosemari f English (Rare)
Variant of Rosemary

Rosemaria f German (Rare), German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Rosemarie.

Rosemarijn f Dutch
Dutch form of Rosemary.

Rosemay f Various (Rare), Mauritian Creole
Combination of Rose and May, possibly used as a diminutive of Rosemary or Rosemarie.

Rosemene f Haitian Creole
Combination of Rose and -mene, a feminine name suffix commonly used in Haiti. The second element might be taken from Philomène or from a name such as Chrismene, Dieumene, Jesumene or Viergemene in which it appears to originate from French mène meaning "leads" (i.e., the aforelisted names appear to be derived from French phrases with religious meanings - "Christ leads", "God leads", "Jesus leads" and "the Virgin (Mary) leads", respectively).

Rosemere f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Rosemary.

Rosemeri f Brazilian
Variant of Rosemarie.

Rosemerlande f Haitian Creole
Combination of Rose and Merlande, a variation of Mirlande.

Rosemia f American (Rare, Archaic)
Contracted form of Rosemarie and Rosemaria.

Rosemin f Arabic, Pakistani, Indian (Muslim, Expatriate)
A known bearer of this name is Rosemin Madhavji, a Canadian-born fashion entrepreneur of Indian descent.

Rosemint f Dutch

Rosemirtha f Haitian Creole
Combination of Rose and Mirtha.

Rosemma f Italian (Rare)
Contraction of Rosa 1 and Emma.

Rosemond f English
Variant of Rosamund.

Rosma f Latvian (Rare)
Possibly derived from Latvian rosme "bustle".

Rosma f Indonesian, Malay

Rosmanda f English (Rare)
Used among some Amish and Mennonite communities a variant of the name Rosamund.

Rosmaniar f Indonesian
Combination of the name Rosma and the feminine suffix -niar.

Rosmara f Italian (Rare)

Rosmarijn f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Roosmarijn. The name coincides with Dutch rosmarijn, an obsolete variant of rozemarijn "rosemary".

Rósmarý f Icelandic
Icelandic adoption of Rosemary.

Rosmary f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Rosmery.

Rosmawati f Indonesian, Malay
Combination of the name Rosma and the feminine suffix -wati.

Rosmeri f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Rosmery.

Rosmerta f Celtic Mythology
Probably means "great provider" from Gaulish ro, an intensive prefix (hence "very, most, great"), combined with smert "purveyor, carer" and the feminine name suffix a. This was the name of an obscure Gallo-Roman goddess of fertility, abundance and prosperity... [more]

Rosmertha f German
Spelling variant of Rosmerta.

Rosmery f Spanish (Latin American)
Latin American Spanish adoption of Rosemary.

Rosmina f Theatre
Possibly a variant of Rosmunda or Romina. This name was used by Francesco Cavalli for a character in his opera Giasone (1649).

Rosminta f American
Variant of Rosaminta.

Rosmira f Theatre, Spanish (Latin American)
Rosmira (also known as Rosmira fedele, 1738) is an opera by Antonio Vivaldi.

Rosmiris f Spanish (Latin American)

Rósmunda f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Rosamunda.

Rostimira f Slavic

Rouma f Japanese
From Japanese 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" combined with 茉 (ma) meaning "white jasmine". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Roumaissa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic رميصاء (see Rumaysa) chiefly used in North Africa.

Roumaissae f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic رميصاء (see Rumaysa) chiefly used in North Africa.

Roumaysa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic رميصاء (see Rumaysa) chiefly used in North Africa.

Roumayssa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic رميصاء (see Rumaysa) chiefly used in North Africa.

Roumduol f Khmer
Means "type of flower" in Khmer.

Roumeissa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic رميصاء (see Rumaysa) chiefly used in North Africa.

Roumena f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Румена (see Rumena).

Roumiana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Румяна (see Rumyana).

Roumjong f Khmer
A water plant with a white or purplish flower.

Rousamoundo f Provençal
Provençal form of Rosemonde.

Royem f Kurdish (Rare, ?)

Rozamarija f Slovene
Combination of Roza 1 and Marija.

Róžamarja f Sorbian
Sorbian contraction of Róža and Marja.

Rozamond f English (Rare)
Variant of Rosamond.

Rozamund f English (Australian, Rare)
Variant of Rosamund

Rozamunda f Polish, Hungarian
Polish and Hungarian form of Rosamund.

Rozemarie f Dutch
Dutch variant spelling of Rosemarie.

Rozemarijn f Dutch, Flemish
Dutch form of Rosemary as well as a direct derivation from Dutch rozemarijn "rosemary".

Rozemarijne f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Rozemarijn.

Rozmari f Filipino
Filipino form of Rosemary.

Rozmarin f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Hungarian rozmaring "rosemary".

Rozmarina f Albanian
Albanian equivalent of Rosemary.

Róžmarja f Sorbian
Combination of Róža and Marja (compare Rosemarie).

Rozmary f English (African, Rare)
Variant of Rosemary.

Rubymae f English (Rare)
Combination of Ruby and Mae

Ruchama f Jewish

Ruchami f Yiddish

Ruhamah f Biblical
Means "loved, pitied" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, the prophet Hosea originally names his daughter Lo-Ruhamah meaning "not loved" or "has not obtained compassion", as a sign of God's displeasure with the Jews for following other gods; later, in Hosea 2:23, she is redeemed and renamed Ruhamah.

Ruhdam f Uzbek
Derived from ruh meaning "spirit, soul" and dam meaning "breath".

Ruhm f Bengali
Name of the Narrator of Hadith's Daughter.

Ruhma f Arabic
Means "compassion, sympathy, kindness" in Arabic.

Ruimei f Chinese
From the Chinese 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" and 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful".

Ruimeng f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower buds" and 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout".

Ruimin f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕤 (ruí) meaning "drooping leaves, delicate" and 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, clever".

Rukmi f Javanese
Means "gold" in Javanese, ultimately from Sanskrit रुक्म (rukma).

Ruma f & m Japanese
From Japanese 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli" or 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten, halt, stop" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 牧 (ma) meaning "breed, care for, shepherd, feed, pasture", 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen", 摩 (ma) meaning "chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape" or 萌 (ma) meaning "sprout, bud"... [more]

Rumaisa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رميصاء (see Rumaysa).

Rumaisaa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رميصاء (see Rumaysa).

Rumalda f Spanish
Feminine form of Rumaldo.

Rumayla f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Rumaysa f Arabic
Derived from Arabic رمص (ramaṣ) meaning "rheum, sleep in the eye", used as an Arabic name for the star Sirius. Al-Rumaysa bint Milhan, also known as Umm Sulaym, was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

Rumaysaa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رميصاء (see Rumaysa).

Rumble f & m English (American)
From rumble (v.). Slang noun meaning "gang fight" is from 1946. Meaning "backmost part of a carriage" is from 1808 (earlier rumbler, 1801), probably from the effect of sitting over the wheels; hence rumble seat (1828).

Rumelyana f Bulgarian

Rumer f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rumer.

Rumeshika f Sinhalese (Rare)

Rümeysa f Turkish
Turkish form of Rumaysa.

Rumeysa f Turkish
Variant of Rümeysa.

Rumi f Japanese
From Japanese 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", or 流 (ru) meaning "current, flow" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful"... [more]

Rumia f Roman Mythology
Variant of Rumina.

Rumi-chan f Japanese
Just a longer form

Rumie f Japanese
From Japanese 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rumieko f Japanese
Form of Rumie

Rumika f Japanese
From Japanese 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rumiko f Japanese
From Japanese 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten", 流 (ru) meaning "current, flow", or 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Rumilia f Roman Mythology
Variant of Rumina.

Rumina f Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant of Rumena.

Rumina f Japanese
From Japanese 流 (ru) meaning "to flow", 水 (mi) meaning "water" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rumina f Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin rūma "udder". This name belonged to a goddess who protected breastfeeding mothers and possibly nursing infants. Her domain extended to protecting animal mothers, not just human ones... [more]

Rumìnica f Sicilian
Variant of Dumìnica.

Rumino f Japanese
From Japanese 留 (ru) meaning "to stay", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 野 (no) meaning "area, field". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rumisa f Chechen
Derived from Arabic رَمْز (ramz) meaning "sign, code, mark, symbol".

Rumiya f Uzbek, Russian, Tajik, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani, Turkmen
Form of Rumina used in Central Asia.

Rumjana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Румяна (see Rumyana).

Rummeneca f Italian, Neapolitan
Neapolitan form of Domenica.

Rumondang f Batak
Means "moon, moonbeam" in Batak.

Rumor f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rumer.

Runami f Japanese
From Japanese 月 (runa) meaning "moon" or 留 (ru) meaning "to stay" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 南 (nami) meaning "south". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations.

Rupam m & f Hindi, Tamil, Bengali
From Sanskrit रूप (rupa) meaning "form, beauty."

Ruramai m & f Shona
Means "be righteous" in Shona.

Rurigimi f Literature
The childhood name of the character Tamakazura in 'The Tale of Genji' by Lady Murasaki.

Rusmini f Indonesian

Ruthamy f English (Rare)
A combination of Ruth and Amy.

Ruthmary f English
A combination of Ruth and Mary.

Ruumi f Japanese
Meaning varies depending on the kanji used. This is the stage name of Takarazuka Revue actress Ruumi Nagina, who writes it with the kanji 瑠海 (瑠 meaning "lapis lazuli" and 海 meaning "sea; ocean").

Ruvimbo f Shona
Means "trust" in Shona.

Ruzmari f Arabic
Means "primrose"

Rym f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ريم (see Rim) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Rymma f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Rimma.

Ryomi m & f Japanese (Rare)

Ryoumi f Japanese
From Japanese 涼 (ryou) meaning "cool breeze, cool air", 冷 (ryou) meaning "cool" or 良 (ryou) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 水 (mi) meaning "water"... [more]

Rypsyma f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Hripsime.

Saama f Persian
Means "asylum" in Persian.

Saamara f Sanskrit
♥ Samara समरा- battle, war. It is feminine of समर... [more]

Saamik f & m Greenlandic
Means "left hand" in Greenlandic.

Saamiqa f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Variant of Samiqa.

Saamiya f Arabic
Variant of Samiya.

Säämmaž f Skolt Sami
Diminutive of Sämm.

Sachimi f Japanese
From Japanese 幸 (sachi) meaning "happiness" combined with 弓 (mi) meaning "archery bow". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sacramento f & m Spanish, Portuguese
From the word meaning "sacrament," which is defined in Roman Catholic theology as either "an outward sign instituted by Christ to give grace" or "outward and visible sign of inward and spiritual grace."

Sacramentos f & m Spanish (Rare)
Plural form of Sacramento.

Sadeem f Arabic
Means "nebula" in Arabic.

Şaduman f Turkish
Persian origin meaning "joyful, cheerful"

Sadzamari f Shona
Means "income" in Shona.

Sae-bom f & m Korean (Modern)
From Bom prefixed with determiner 새 (sae) meaning "new."

Sae-him m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Him prefixed with determiner 새 (sae) meaning "new."

Saem m & f Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 샘 (saem) meaning "spring, fountain," also used to transliterate the name Sam 1.

Saemi f Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "aid, help", 英 (e) meaning "English" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Saemira f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian sa "so; how (much)", the particle e and mirë "good".

Saem-na f Korean
From the native Korean 샘 (saem) meaning "spring, fountain" and Sino-Korean 那 (na) meaning "that", 奈 (na) meaning "how, why", or, 娜 (na) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Sæmunda f Icelandic
Feminine form of Sæmundur.

Saengkham f & m Thai, Lao
From Thai แสง (saeng) or Lao ແສງ (seng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and Thai คำ (kham) or Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".

Saerom f & m Korean (Modern)
Shortened from 새로움 (saeroum), the verbal noun of adjective 새롭다 (saeropda) meaning "new," a combination of determiner 새 (sae) meaning "new" and suffix —롭다 (-ropda), forming adjectives from abstract nouns (compare Saeron).

Saeromi f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Variant of 새롬이 (saerom-i), from Saerom combined with the subject marking particle 이 (i).

Safarjamol f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek safar, the name of the second month of the Islamic lunar calendar, and jamol meaning "beauty".

Safrahanəm f Abkhaz
Derived from Safra and the Turkic word hanım meaning "lady, mistress".

Sahime f Japanese
From Japanese 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thin silk" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Şahmölek f Karachay-Balkar
From the Persian شاه (shah) meaning "king" and Arabic ملك (malak) meaning "angel".

Sahomi f Japanese
From Japanese 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 穂 (ho) meaning "ear of grain" combined with 見 (mi) meaning "view, perspective, to see" or 実 (mi) meaning "to bear fruit". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sahsinaimska f & m Siksika
Means "sarcee medicine pipe" in Siksika.

Sáibmi f Sami
Sami form of Saimi.

Saikhanchimeg f Mongolian
From Mongolian сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome" and чимэг (chimeg) meaning "decoration, ornament".

Saikhom f Manipuri, Indian

Saimdang f Korean (Rare, Archaic)
Deriving from the Sino-Korean elements 師 (sa), meaning "teacher, master", 任 (im) meaning "trust to, rely on", and 堂 (dang) meaning "hall". This was the nomme de plume of a prominent Joseon era artist, calligraphist, and poet, who was the mother of the Korean Confucian scholar Yi I.

Saime f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Saima 2. The name coincides with the first-person plural past form of saama "to get, to receive; to become; to be able to".

Saime f Turkish
Turkish form of Saima 1.

Saimira f Albanian
Variant of Saemira.

Saimo f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 赛 (sài) meaning "compete, contend" and 墨 (mò) meaning "ink".

Saimy f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Saimi.

Sainchimeg f Mongolian
From Mongolian сайн (sain) meaning "good" and чимэг (chimeg) meaning "decoration, ornament".

Sainimere f Fijian
Unknown meaning.

Sainnyam m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian сайн (sain) meaning "good" and ням (nyam) meaning "Sunday".

Saintisme f Medieval French

Sajmira f Albanian
Feminine form of Sajmir.

Sakihime f Japanese
From Japanese 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sakimi f Japanese
From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 紀 (ki) meaning "century" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Səkinəxanım f Azerbaijani
From Arabic سكينة (sakina) meaning "calmness, peace" combined with Azerbaijani xanım meaning "woman, lady

Sakoisakaasim f Siksika

Sakramentu f Basque (Rare)
Possibly a Basque form of Sacramento.

Sakumi m & f Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "aid, help", 玖 (ku) meaning "nine" combined with 三 (mi) meaning "three". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sakurahime f Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Salam m & f Arabic, Indonesian
Means "peace" in Arabic. It is a unisex name in most Arabic-speaking countries while it is solely masculine in Indonesia.

Salama m & f Finnish
Means "lightning" in Finnish.

Salamah m & f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic سلامة (see Salama), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.

Salamanca f Literature
Salamanca Tree Hiddle is the main character of the novel "Walk Two Moons". It was made up by her parents, who based it upon the word Seneca, as a refrence to the Native American tribe which her great-great grandmother belonged to.

Salamandra f American (Rare)
Derived from Greek salamándra, which was in turn derived from Persian samandar meaning "fire from within" (from sām "fire" and andarūn "within").

Salamasina f Samoan
Name of a queen of Samoa. The name is held with respect there and is only meant for the royal family. It means "forever".

Salamat f & m Persian, Urdu, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek
Means "good health, safety" in Persian.

Salamatou f Western African
Variant of Salamatu.

Salambo f Semitic Mythology (Hellenized), Literature (Anglicized)
Greek and Latin form of the name of a Babylonian goddess of love, equivalent to Aphrodite or Venus. It may correspond to the once-attested Punic name šlmbʿl meaning "(the god) Dusk (is) (my?) Lord", in which the ending of the name comes from Ba'al, a title of various deities meaning "lord"... [more]

Salameya f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Salome.

Salaminda f Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian form of Solomonida.

Salampsio f Ancient Hebrew (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of the Hebrew name Shalom-zion "peace of Zion". The name "Shalom Zion" was used by the Judean royal family in the Roman period and is variously modified in rabbinical literature... [more]

Sälimä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Salima.

Səlimə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Salima.

Salimah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic سليمة (see Salima), as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Salimat f Dagestani
Lak form of Salima.

Salimat f Arabic
Means "safe, healthy" in Arabic.

Salimata f Western African
Form of Salima used in parts of western Africa.

Salime f Ottoman Turkish
Ottoman Turkish form of Salima.

Salmacis f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Σαλμακίς (Salmakis). This was the name of a fountain and nymph at Halicarnassus, featured in Ovid's Metamorphoses. The nymph Salmacis fell in love with Hermaphroditus... [more]

Salmah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Salma as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Salmakia f Literature
Salmakia is a character in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials book series, first released in 1995.

Salmaniar f Indonesian
Combination of the name Salma and the feminine suffix -niar.

Salmantha f English

Salmara f Brazilian

Salmara f & m Hindi

Salmawati f Indonesian
Combination of the name Salma and the feminine suffix -wati.

Salme f Arabic
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.

Salme f German (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".

Salmey f Medieval German, German (Silesian, Archaic)
Medieval German form of Salome, used in what is today Germany and Austria from the 13th century onwards.

Salmi f Estonian (Archaic)
Variant of Salme.

Salmi f & m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Means "peaceful, amicable" in Arabic.

Salmiah f Indonesian, Malay
From Arabic سِلْمِيّ (salmiyy) meaning "peaceful, amicable, pacifistic".

Salmoora f Xhosa

Salmoune f Guernésiais

Saloma f Slovak (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Kashubian
Slovak, Croatian and Kashubian form of Salome.

Salomae f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Salome.

Salóme f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Salome.

Salòme f Gascon
Gascon form of Salome.

Saloméa f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Salomé.

Salomée f French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Salomé.

Salomeea f Romanian (Rare)
Variant of Salomea.

Salomėja f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Salome.

Salomeja f Sorbian (Rare)
Sorbian form of Salome.

Salomeja f Polish (Rare)
Orthographic variant of Salomea.

Saloména f Slovak (Archaic)
Slovak cognate of Salome.

Salomey f English (Archaic), English (African)
Variant of Salome.

Salomi f Greek
Modern Greek form of Salome.

Salomia f Medieval Italian (Latinized)
Latinized form of Salomè.

Salomie f Afrikaans
Variant of Salome.

Salomien f Afrikaans
Variant of Salomine.

Salomina f English (Rare), Dutch (Archaic), Popular Culture
Variant of Salome. This was used for a character in the movie 'I Origins' in 2014.

Salomine f Dutch (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Archaic), German (Bessarabian, Archaic)
Variant of Salomina.

Salómka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Saloma

Salomona f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Feminine form of Salomon.

Salomonia f Estonian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Salomon.

Salomonida f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Solomonia.

Saloumè f Provençal
Provençal form of Salomé.

Salume f Nyakyusa
Nyakyusa form of Salome.

Sam m & f Korean
Means "three" in Korean.

Sam m & f Khmer
Meaning uncertain.

Şama f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balker шам (şam) meaning "holy, sacred", "native, dear" or "beautiful".

Sama- f Japanese
From Japanese 夏 (sama-) meaning "summer" or other kanji pronounced in the same way.... [more]

Samaana f Yakut

Samadhi f Indian (?), Mexican (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare), Various
From the Sanskrit word समाधि (samādhi) meaning "placing together", from सम (sama) "together" combined with the prefix आ (ā) and धा (dhā) "to place"... [more]

Samah m & f Indian
Diminutive of Samantha

Samah f Arabic
Means "forgiveness, leniency" in Arabic, from the word سَمَحَ (samaha) meaning "to allow, to permit".

Samahdi f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Samadhi.

Samai m & f Thai
Means "age, era" in Thai.

Samaira f Indian, Pakistani

Samaire f English (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]

Samaiya f African American (Modern, Rare), American (Modern, Rare)
Modern name, possibly based on the sounds found in other names such as Amiyah and Shamya.

Šə̑maj f Mari
Derived from šə̑ma meaning "affectionate, kind".

Samal f Kazakh
Means "breeze, wind" in Kazakh, ultimately from Arabic شمال (shamāl) meaning "north, north wind".

Samalasele f Nyakyusa
From the Nyakyusa name for a type of bird.

Samali f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Nepali, Assamese
Means "nosegay, collection of flowers" in Sanskrit.

Şamama f Azerbaijani
From Arabic شمام (shammam) meaning "apple melon, cantaloupe".

Saman f Persian
Short form of the name Yasmin (said Yasmin or Yasaman in farsi), which refers to the jasmine flower. The name is also referenced in the Hafez 'Fal' poem book, popularly used in Persian culture during Nowruz, to tell fortunes, and for picking baby names.

Samanda f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Albanian

Samandra f English
A modern name combining the popular Samantha with the suffix of andra coming from names such as Alexandra or Cassandra.

Samaneh f Persian
Feminine form of Saman