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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is English.
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Smiley f & m English (Rare)
A nickname for a person of happy disposition known for smiling or a nickname whose meaning is particular to the bearer. A notable namesake is comedic actor and country singer Smiley Burnette (1911-1967) who was born Lester Alvin Burnett... [more]
Smokey m & f Popular Culture, English
The name of Smokey Bear, from the fire prevention campaigns.
Smoki f English
Variant of Smoky.
Snoh f English (American)
Variant of Snow.... [more]
Snowdrop f English (Rare)
The name of the flower used as a first name, mainly between the 1890s and 1920s, but never one of the more popular names of this kind.
Snowy f & m English (Rare)
From the English word "snowy" meaning "covered with Snow; resembling snow; or when snow is falling".
Sochi f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the Russian place name Sochi, a city which hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics. In that year (2014), this name was given to 10 girls born in the United States.
Sofe f English
Short form of Sophia.
Sofiana f English, English (American)
Elaboration of Sofia and variant of Sophiana
Soibhan f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Siobhán.
Sojourner f English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "one who stays temporarily (sojourns)", which is ultimately derived from the Latin elements sub "under, until" and diurnus "of a day" (from diurnum "day"), via the vulgar Latin subdiurnare "to spend the day"... [more]
Solace f & m English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)
From the English word, solace.
Solaris f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the Latin word solaris meaning "solar, sunny".
Solaya f English (Rare)
From the Spanish "sol" which means "sun" and "aya", which is another word for governess.
Solé f English
Variant of Soleil.
Sollie m & f English
Pet form of Solomon or Saul (when borne by a male) and variant spelling of Soli (when borne by a female).
Soloma f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Most likely a variant of Salome via its other (obsolete) variant forms Saloma and Solomy.... [more]
Solstice f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Latin solsticium and thus ultimately from sol "sun" and stito "to stand still". The English word solstice refers to two times of the year when the sun's apparent position in the sky reaches its northernmost or southernmost extremes.... [more]
Solvay f English (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Anglicized form and modern Swedish form of Solveig.
Somer f English
Variant of Summer, perhaps influenced by the surname Somer
Somerlee f English (Rare)
Transferred use of a very rare surname Sommerlee, which is a variant of Summerlee (originating from Old English sumer meaning "summer" and leah meaning "clearing, meadow.")
Sonata f Lithuanian, English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From a musical term for a musical composition for one or a few instruments (piano frequently being one of them) in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo, derived from the feminine past participle of Italian verb sonare (modern suonare) meaning "to play (an instrument); to sound."
Sondy f English
Nickname and short form of Alessondra.
Sonietta f English (Modern, Rare), Italian (Rare), Literature
Likely a diminutive of Sonia. This name was used by Anthony Burgess for a female character in his novel A Clockwork Orange.
Sonnet f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Italian sonetto - song, sound; little song. Also the term for a short lyric poem, usually with eight line stanzas, followed by six line ... [more]
Sonney m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Sonny.
Sonni m & f English
Variant and Feminine form of Sonny.
Sonora f English (American, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be inspired by the name of the north-western Mexican state Sonora or possibly be derived from Latin sonorus "resounding; sonorous".
Soph f English
Diminutive of Sophia or Sophie.
Sophi f English (Rare)
Variant of the name Sophie and diminutive of Sophia.
Sophiah f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Sophia.
Sophila f English, Indian (Rare)
Elaborated form of Sophie or Sophia.
Sophina f English (Rare)
Possible variant of Suffina.
Sophine f English (Rare)
Likely a variant of Sophina.
Sophnia f English (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Sophia.
Sophye f English
Variant of Sophie.
Sorell m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sorell. A famous namesake is biologist Sir Julian Sorell Huxley, the brother of Aldous Huxley.
Sorrelia f English (Rare)
Elaboration on Sorrel adding the suffix -lia.
Sosie f English
Meaning uncertain. Actors Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick used it for their daughter Sosie Bacon (1992-). It was perhaps inspired by French sosie "lookalike", derived from Latin Sosia, the name of a character in Plautus' play 'Amphitryon', itself from Greek Σωσίας (Sosias) meaning "savior" from σως (sos) "safe, whole, unwounded" (compare Sostrate, Sose)... [more]
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").
Special f English (African)
Simply taken from the English word special.
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.
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]
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.
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".
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.
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”).
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.
Starlynne f English
Variant spelling of Starlyn.
Starri m & f English
Variant of Starry.
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.
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.
Statham m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Statham.
Staysha f English (Australian, Rare)
Perhaps a phonetical respelling of Stacia.
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.
Stefie f English
Diminutive of Stefanie.
Stefy f English
Diminutive of Stefanie.
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".
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.
Stephanina f English (Rare, ?)
Possibly an elaboration or diminutive of Stephanie.
Stephena f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Stephen (compare Stevena).
Stephi f English
Diminutive of Stephanie.
Stephie f English
Diminutive of Stephanie.
Stephine f English (American)
Likely a feminine form of Stephen.
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.
Stockard m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use from the surname Stockard.... [more]
Storme m & f Greenlandic, English
Greenlandic form of Storm, as well as an English variant.
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.
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".
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.
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.
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.
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.
Susibelle f English (Rare)
Combination of Susi and Belle.
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.
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.
Sybbie f English
Diminutive of Sybil, used for the daughter of Lady Sybil Branson (née Crawley) on the ITV/PBS series Downton Abbey.
Sybill f English (Rare)
Variant of Sibyl. Sybill Trelawney is a character in the Harry Potter series.
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.
Sydell f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Sydell.
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]
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.
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]
Sylina f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Xylina.
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".
Sylvannah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sylvana, possibly influenced by Savannah and/or Susannah.