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Sossity f English (American, Rare)
From the English word society. This name was created for the song "Sossity: You’re a Woman" by the band Jethro Tull.

Southern m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Southern.

Sovereign f & m English (Modern)
From the English word, both a noun meaning "monarch" and an adjective meaning "predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount" or "having supreme power", which is derived from Vulgar Latin *superanus "chief" (ultimately from Latin super "over") via Old French... [more]

Spark m & f English (Rare)
Originally a transferred use of the surname Spark. It is now used as an adoption of the English word (which is derived from Old English spearca via Middle English sparke "spark").

Sparkles f English (American, Rare)
Plural form of Sparkle.

Special f English (African)
Simply taken from the English word special.

Spectra f English (American, Rare)

Spenceria f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Spencer.

Spencia f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Spencer.

Sperry m & f English (Rare)
Transferred from the English surname Sperry.

Sphynx m & f English (Rare)

Spicie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Spicy.

Spicy f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly taken from the English word spicy.

Spira f English
Feminine form of Spiro.

Spiritual f English (American, Rare)
Taken from the English word spiritual.

Spontaneous f English (American, Rare)
Taken directly from the English word spontaneous.

Spot f & m English, Pet
A very common name for dogs and cats alike, perhaps most notably Data's cat(s) from the TV show Star Trek: The New Generation.

Staasia f English (Canadian)
Variant spelling of Stacia, which is the English equivalent of the Greek and Russian name Stasia.

Staceyanna f English (Rare)
Combinaiton of Stacey and Anna.

Staceyanne f English (Rare)
Combination of Stacey and Anne 1.

Staciana f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Stacia in the style of Eliana 1 or a combination of Staci/Stacy with Ana/Anna (Compare Stacyann/Stacyanna).... [more]

Staice f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Stacy.

Staise f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Staice

Staisy f English (Rare)
Variant of Stacy.

Stand-fast-on-high m & f English (Puritan)
Referencing putting your full trust in God.

Stanilde f Medieval English, Central African (Rare), English (Rare)
Means "Stone battle". It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon elements stan 1 meaning "Stone", and hild meaning "Battle".

Stanlie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Stanley.

Stann m & f English
Variant of Stan 1.

Stanna f English (Rare)
Variant of Stana.

Stanza f English (American, Rare)
Short form of Constanza.

Stara f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Star.

Starbuck m & f English (American, Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Starbuck.... [more]

Stargazer f & m English (Rare)
From the English word stargazer "one who stargazes" or "a daydreamer".

Starina f English (Rare)

Starlee f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Star and Lee.

Starlen m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Starlin.

Starlena f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Starlene.

Starlene f English (Rare)
Possibly a blend of Starla and Darlene, or a combination of the English word starling (see Starling) with the popular name suffix lene.

Starlett f English (Modern)
Variant of Starlet, possibly influenced by Scarlett.

Starlette f English (Rare)
Variant of Starlet possibly based on the French Feminine diminutive suffix -ette.

Starley f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Starlee or a transferred use of the surname Starley. A notable bearer is an Australian singer Starley Hope.

Starlia f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Starla/Starlie

Starlie f English (American)
Variant of Starlee.

Starlight f English (Rare)
Combination of Star, from Middle English sterre, from Old English steorra and light, from Middle English light, liht, leoht, from Old English lēoht (“light, daylight; power of vision; luminary; world”).

Starline f English (Rare), Haitian Creole, French (African, Rare)
Variant of Starlene, or a feminine form of Starling.

Starling f & m English
From the English word for the type of bird. It is commonly associated with the name Star.... [more]

Starlit f English (American, Rare)
Starlit is an adjective that means lit or made brighter by stars.... [more]

Starlyn f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Star using the popular name suffix lyn.

Starlynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Starlyn.

Starlynne f English
Variant spelling of Starlyn.

Starra f English

Starri m & f English
Variant of Starry.

Starrie f & m English

Starrla f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Starla.

Starrli f English (Rare)
Variant of Starlee.

Starrlyn f English (Modern)
Combination of Starr (see Star) with the common suffix -lyn-.

Starry f & m English
From the English word starry, "abounding with stars".

Starsha f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Star using the suffix -sha

Starshine f & m English, Popular Culture
Popularized by the song "Good Morning, Starshine" from the 1967 anti-war, counter-culture, rock musical Hair.

Startle f English (American, Rare)

Starwood f English

Stas f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Stacy and Anastasia

Stasey f English
Variant of Stacy.

Stasi f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Stacy, and a short form of Anastasia.

Stasia f English (Rare), Romansh, Russian
English and Romansh short form of Anastasia as well as a Russian variant transliteration of Стася (see Stasya).

Stasie f English
Variant of Stacy.

Stasy f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Stacy.

Staten m & f English (Rare)

Statham m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Statham.

Stayce f English (Modern)
Variant of Stacy.

Staycee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Stacy.

Staycie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Stacy.

Stayse f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Stacy.

Staysha f English (Australian, Rare)
Perhaps a phonetical respelling of Stacia.

Stazia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Stasia.

Steadfast m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering." Used in reference to God's steadfastness or in reference to one's steadfastness to faith.

Steadfast-love f & m English (Puritan)
Popular Puritan name, derived from the repeated phrase present in the Psalms.

Steely f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Steely. It concides with the English word steely meaning "firm, determined, hard".

Steevee f English
Variant of Stevie.

Steevi f English
Variant of Stevie.

Steevie f English
Variant of Stevie.

Stef f English
Short form of Stefanie.

Stefany f English (Rare)
Variant of Stephanie.

Steffani f English
Variant of Stephanie.

Steffanie f English
Variant of Stephanie.

Steffany f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Stephanie influenced by Tiffany.

Steffy f English (Rare)
Steffy can be short for Stefani, Stefania, Stephanie, Stephania or Serafina.

Stefie f English
Diminutive of Stefanie.

Stefy f English
Diminutive of Stefanie.

Stehanie f English (Rare)

Stel f English
Diminutive of Stella 1.

Steline f English
Elaborated form of Stella.

Stell f English
Diminutive of Stella, Estelle, and Estella.

Stellah f English
Variant of Stella 1.

Stellamaris f English (African)
From the Latin title of the Virgin Mary, Stella Maris, meaning "star of the sea".

Stellana f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Stella 1.

Stellaria f English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Probably an elaboration of Stella 1. A genus of small flowers also known as chickweed, after the star-like shape of the flowers.

Stelle f English
Short form of Estelle.

Stenya f English (American, Rare)

Stepfanie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Stephanie.

Stephaine f English (American, Rare)
Variation of Stephanie.

Stephana f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Stephania, Stephanie or Stefana.

Stephaney f English (Rare)
Variant of Stephanie.

Stephanina f English (Rare, ?)
Possibly an elaboration or diminutive of Stephanie.

Stephanni f English
Variant of Stephanie.

Stephena f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Stephen (compare Stevena).

Stepheni f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Stephanie.

Stephenie f English
Variant of Stephanie.

Stepheny f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Stephanie.

Stephi f English
Diminutive of Stephanie.

Stephie f English
Diminutive of Stephanie.

Stephine f English (American)
Likely a feminine form of Stephen.

Stephini f English (Rare)
Variant of Stephanie.

Stephinie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Stephanie.

Stephy f English

Sterlyn m & f English (American)
Variant of Sterling, using the popular name suffix lyn.

Steveana f English (American, Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Steven or its short form Steve.

Stevei m & f English
Variant of Stevie.

Stevelle f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Steven using the diminutive suffix elle.

Stevena f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Steven (compare Stephena).

Stevette f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Steven using the French diminutive suffix ette.

Stevi f & m English
Variant of Stevie.

Stevonne f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Steven.

Stevonnie f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
A variant of Stephanie, also the name of the fusion of Steven and Connie from the show Steven Universe.

Stevye f English
Variant of Stevie.

Steward m & f English

Stiana f Irish (Rare), English (Rare)

Stockard m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use from the surname Stockard.... [more]

Storie f English (Rare)
Variant of Story.

Storii f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Story

Storme m & f Greenlandic, English
Greenlandic form of Storm, as well as an English variant.

Stormee f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Stormy.

Stormey f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Stormy.

Stormie f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Stormy.

Story f & m English (Modern)
From Middle English storie, storye, from Anglo-Norman estorie, from Late Latin storia meaning "history."

Strawberry f & m English
From the widely grown hybrid species of the genus Fragaria. A bright red fruit known for its sweetness and texture. The most well-known namesake is Strawberry Shortcake.

Stroma f English (British), Scottish, Literature
From the name of a Scottish island off Caithness, uninhabited since 1961, which derives from the Norse Straumey meaning "island in the stream" or "current". This was the name of a character in the British children's novel Broken Soup (2008) by Jenny Valentine.

Stuartt f English
Feminine form of Stuart.

Stue m & f English
Variant of Stu.

Su f English
Variant spelling of Sue, thus making it a diminutive of Susanna and other variants and forms.

Suann f English (Australian)
Transferred use of the surname Suann.

Sublime f & m English (African, Rare)
Taken from the English word sublime.

Submit f & m English (American), English (Puritan)

Success f & m English (Puritan)
From the English word "success" referring to the "achievement of one's aim or goal, or getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame".

Sudie f English (American, Archaic)
Diminutive of Susannah and Susanna.

Sueann f English (Rare)
Combination of Sue and Ann.

Suede m & f English
The word comes from the French Suède, which literally means "Sweden".

Suella f English (British)
Contraction of Sue-Ellen 1... [more]

Suesan f English (American)
Variant of Susan incorporating the diminutive Sue.

Sufficient f & m English (African)
Name given in reference to 2 Corinthians 12:19, “ But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.”... [more]

Sugar m & f English
Nickname derived from the English word, usually referring to someone with a sweet personality.

Sugma m & f English
From Kenya

Sukey f English
Variant of Sukie.

Sula f English (American, Archaic), Literature
Truncated form of Ursula. This was the name of the titular character in Toni Morrison's 1973 novel Sula.

Sullens m & f English (American)
is a surname

Summerlee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Summer and Lee.

Summerlin f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Summerlin, or else a variant of Summerlyn.

Summerlyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Summer using the popular name suffix lyn.

Summerlynn f English (Modern)
Variant of Summerlyn.

Sun m & f English (Rare)
Directly taken from the English word sun which is ultimately derived from Middle English sunne. From Old English sunne (“sun; the Sun”), from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from the heteroclitic inanimate Proto-Indo-European *sh̥₂uén (“sun; the Sun”), oblique form of *sóh₂wl̥.... [more]

Sunbeam f English (Rare, Archaic)
From the English word sunbeam.

Sundae f English (Modern)
Variation of Sunday.

Sundance m & f English (American, Rare)
The Sundance Kid was the nickname of American outlaw Harry Longabaugh (1867-1908), in whose case it was taken from Sundance, Wyoming, the only town that ever jailed him, where he was incarcerated for eighteen months for horse thievery at the age of 15... [more]

Sundown f & m English (American, Rare)
From the English word meaning "sunset". The 1974 song Sundown by Canadian folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot caused this name to be given to 13 babies (7 girls and 6 boys) born in the United States in 1974, as well as 5 US-born girls in 1976.

Sundra f English (American)
A famous bearer of this name is American actress Sundra Oakley (1975-).

Sunette f English (American, Rare), Afrikaans, Dutch (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. In the English-speaking world, the name might perhaps be a combination of the English word sun with the French feminine diminutive suffix -ette, which would essentially give the name the meaning of "little sun"... [more]

Sunnie f English
Variant of Sunny.

Sunrise m & f English (Rare)
From the English word sunrise, referring to a time in the morning when the sun appears.

Sunset f & m English
From the English word "sunset" referring to the setting of the sun at the end of the day.

Suranne f English (Rare)

Surelda f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Serelda.

Suria f English, Celtic Mythology
Suria, also Syria, is the female deification of supposedly good flowing water, conceived as a weaning Mother goddess, in ancient Celtic polytheism.

Suriah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Soraya.

Surilda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Serilda.

Susen f German, English (African, Rare)
Variant of Susan.

Susetta f English (Modern)
Variant of Suzetta.

Susette f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Variant of Suzette.

Susiana f Indonesian, English

Susibelle f English (Rare)
Combination of Susi and Belle.

Susseigh f & m English (African)
Variant of Susie.

Sussy f English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Susan.

Sustina f English (Archaic)

Sutherland m & f Scottish (Rare), English (Rare)
Scottish regional name that described a person who came from the former county by this name, which got its name from Old Norse suðroen "southern" and land "land". It was called the South Land because it was south of Scandinavia and south of the Norse colonies of Orkney and Shetland Islands.

Sutherlyn f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sutherland, with the -land ending replaced with -lyn. It means "southern land".

Suza f Croatian, Serbian, English
Short form of Suzana. It also means "a tear" in Croatian and Serbian.

Suzane f English (Rare), Brazilian
Variant of Suzanne.

Suzani f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Variant of Suzana and Suzanne.

Suzann f English (Rare)
Variant of Susan.

Suzannah f English (Rare)
Variant of Susannah.

Suzen f English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Variant of Susan.

Suzetta f English (American, Rare)
Latinate form of Suzette.

Swannie f English (American)
Diminutive of Swan.

Swayde m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Swade.

Swayze f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Swayze as a given name. Usage of the name is likely due to popular American actor Patrick Swayze (1952-2009).

Sweden f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the European country of Sweden.

Sweet f & m English (Rare, Archaic)
Originally a transferred use of the surname Sweet, it is found as a given name from the 1600s onwards.

Sweetheart f & m Filipino (Rare), English
From the English word sweetheart, an affectionate term for a beloved person, or a person who is always kind.

Sweetie f English (American, Rare)
From the term of endearment, meaning "sweet".

Sy m & f English
Variant of Si.

Syanne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cyan.

Sybbie f English
Diminutive of Sybil, used for the daughter of Lady Sybil Branson (née Crawley) on the ITV/PBS series Downton Abbey.

Sybelle f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Sibyl.

Sybill f English (Rare)
Variant of Sibyl. Sybill Trelawney is a character in the Harry Potter series.

Syble f English (Rare)
Variant of Sibyl.

Sybothia f English (American, Archaic)
Meaning unknown. It might possibly be derived from an obscure place name, such as Sibothia (now Sibiu in Romania).

Sybrina f English
Variant of Sabrina.

Syda f English (Anglicized, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Sida.

Sydalg f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Gladys spelled backwards.

Sydell f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Sydell.

Sydelle f English (Rare)

Sydnei f & m English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Sydney (English) or Sidney/Sidnei (Brazilian Portuguese). While a feminine name in the USA, in Brazil it's a masculine name.... [more]

Sydneigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Sydney.

Sydni f English
Variant of Sydney.

Sydny m & f English
Variant spelling of Sydney.

Sydonia f Polish (Rare), English (Rare)
Polish form and English variant of Sidonia.

Syenna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sienna.

Syerra f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sierra.

Syla f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Silas.

Syleena f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Modern, yet rare variant of either Selena or Silena.... [more]

Sylette f English (Rare)

Sylia f Greek (Rare), English (Rare), French (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Xylia.

Sylina f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Xylina.

Syllen m & f English (American, Americanized, Rare)

Sylph f & m English (Rare)
From the English word, sylph, an imaginary spirit of the air, ultimately from the Latin sylvestris "of the woods" and nymph "nymph".

Sylvanna f English (Rare), French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Silvana.

Sylvannah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sylvana, possibly influenced by Susannah.

Sylvelie f English (Modern, Rare), French (Modern, Rare)
A variant or English form of Sylvélie.

Sylvestia f English (Rare)

Sylvestra f English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Sylvester.

Sylviah f English (African)
Variant of Sylvia.

Sylvy f English
Variant of Sylvie.

Symantha f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Samantha.

Symerah f English (American)
Possibly originates from Samara.

Symmone f English (Australian)
Variant of Simone 1.

Symona f English (Rare, ?)
Feminine form of Symon.

Symone f English (American)
Variant of Simone 1.

Symonne f English

Symphoriana f Late Roman, Dutch (Archaic), English (Archaic), German (Archaic)
Feminine form of Symphorianus.

Symphorosa f Late Roman, English (Rare), German (Bessarabian)
Either a latinate variant of Symphora that was created by adding the Latin feminine augmentative suffix -osa to it, or a corruption of Sympherusa, which is the proper Latin form of the Greek name Sympherousa.... [more]

Syndel f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sindel.

Syndi f English (Rare)
Variant of Cyndi.

Syndra f English (Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Sandra. (See also Cindra.)

Synovia f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Sunniva via its variant Synnöve.

Synthia f English
Variant of Cynthia.

Syrah f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sarah.... [more]

Syrai f English (American), African American
Variant of Sarai or Sarah used by Brandy Norwood for her daughter, Sy'Rai Smith (2002—).

Syrana f English (Rare)

Syreeta f English (Rare), African American
Variant of Syrita. This name was borne by Syreeta Wright (1946-2004), an American singer-songwriter and the first wife of Stevie Wonder.

Syren f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Siren 2.

Syrena f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Sirena or Serena.

Syrene f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Syrena and Syrenne.

Syria f English (Rare), Italian (Modern)
Variant of Siria. As an English name, it can be derived from the name of the country in western Asia.

Syriah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variation of the name Sariah or derived from the name of the country in the Middle East Syria.

Syrie f English (Rare)
This name is best known for being the name of the British interior decorator Syrie Maugham (1879-1955), who was born as Gwendoline Maud Syrie Barnardo. She was given the name in honour of her mother, whose name was Sarah Louise "Syrie" Elmslie.

Syrita f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Syritha.

Syritha f English
From Syrith, an Anglo-Scandinavian form of Sigríðr.

Syzygy f & m English (Rare)
From the English word, ultimately from Ancient Greek σύζυγος (súzugos) "yolked together". In astronomy, this term refers to the alignment of three celestial bodies, such as what occurs during an eclipse.

Tab f & m English (Rare)
Short for Tabitha. For males, it is used as a nickname such as is the case with Tab Hunter.

Tabbie f English
Variant of Tabby.

Tabbitha f English (Rare)
Variant of Tabitha.

Tabetha f English (Rare)
Variant of Tabitha.

Tabi f English
Variant of Tabby.

Tabithah f English (African, Rare)
Variant of Tabitha.

Taborah f English (American)
Famous bearer is Taborah Johnson (born March 21, 1953), also known as Tabby Johnson, a Canadian singer and actress.

Tabraea f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tabrett f English (Australian)
From Tabrett Bethell, an Australian actress and former model

Tace f English (Puritan)
Derived directly from Latin tace meaning "be silent". Also compare Tacey and Silence.

Tacie f English
Variant of Tacey.

Tacy f English (Rare)
Variant of Tacey. In the Betsy-Tacy series of children's books by American writer Maud Hart Lovelace (1892-1980), it is a diminutive of Anastacia.

Taddy m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Teddy and diminutive of Thaddeus and Thaddea

Taelah f English (Modern, Rare)

Taeler f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylor.

Taelin f English (American, Modern)
variation of names like Taylor or Tayla

Taelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylynn.

Taelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylynn.

Taffy f English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
From the character Taffy Tucker introduced in 1942 in the comic strip 'Terry and the pirates'.... [more]

Taggy f English
Diminutive of Agnes.

Tahitia f English
Derived from the word Tahiti, itself from Proto-Polynesian tafiti, meaning “distant, remote.”

Tahlah f English (Australian)
Origin uncertain; may be a variant of Tahlia.

Tahlea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Talia.

Tahlee f English (Australian)

Tahleyah f English (Modern, Rare)

Tahli f English (Australian)
Perhaps a variant of Tahlia influenced by Zali. This is borne by Tahli Gill (1999-), an Australian curler who competed at 2022 Winter Olympics.

Tahliah f English (Rare)
Variant of Tahlia.

Tahliya f English (Australian)
Variant of Tahlia ?

Tahlulah f English (Australian, Americanized, Rare)

Tahnia f Bengali, English (Australian, Modern, Rare)

Tahnie f English (Dutchified, Rare)
Variant of Tawny

Taiana f English (American)

Taige f English (Rare)
A diminutive of Paige.

Tailer m & f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Tyler or Taylor.

Tailyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylynn.

Tailynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylynn.

Taisie f English (Rare)

Taissa f Russian (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Extremely rare Russian variant of Taisa as well as an anglicized form (or variant transcription) of the name.... [more]

Taisy f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant form of Daisy. Also see Taísy.

Taitum f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tatum.

Talana f South African, English
Use of this name in South Africa probably owes something to the Battle of Talana Hill in 1899.

Talara f English

Taleah f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Variant of Taliyah, the spelling influenced by Leah.