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Sinnia f English
Sinnia is so close to the flower or name, "Zinnia" Just spelled differently. Sinnia means beauty, just to point that out.

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

Sirena f English (Rare)
Derived from Spanish sirena "mermaid". The Spanish dramatist Jacinto Benavente used this name in his play 'Los intereses creados' (1907), where it belongs to a poor widow and matchmaker called Doña Sirena.

Sirenna f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)

Sirilda f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Sirelda.

Sirina f English (Rare), Scandinavian (Rare)
English variant of Serena and Scandinavian variant of Sirin.

Sista f English (Rare)
Variant of Sister.

Sitharina f English
Most likely a variant of Catherine.

Sixela f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Alexis spelled backwards.

Siya f & m English (American, Modern, Rare), South African
As an English feminine name, it is likely a modern respelling of Sia.... [more]

Skya f English

Skyela f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Skyla.

Skyra f English
Blend of Sky and Kyra.

Slana f Russian (Rare), English (American, Rare)

Smilinda f English (American)

Sofelia f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sophelia.

Sofiana f English, English (American)
Elaboration of Sofia and variant of Sophiana

Sofianna f English (Rare), Greek (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Sofina f English

Solara f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Solaya f English (Rare)
From the Spanish "sol" which means "sun" and "aya", which is another word for governess.

Soliana f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Sol 1 with the same ending as names like Ariana and Tiana.

Soloma f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Most likely a variant of Salome via its other (obsolete) variant forms Saloma and Solomy.... [more]

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."

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.

Sonjia f English (American, Rare)
A variant of Sonia likely based on Sonja.

Sonna f English (American, Rare)
A feminine form of Sonny

Sonnya f English (Rare)
Variant of Sonya.

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".

Sophea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sophia.

Sopheia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sophia

Sophianna f English (Rare)
Variant of Sophiana.

Sophiea f English (Rare)
Variant of Sophia.

Sophila f English, Indian (Rare)
Elaborated form of Sophie or Sophia.

Sophina f English (Rare)
Possible variant of Suffina.

Sophnia f English (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Sophia.

Sophrina f English

Sophya f English (Modern)
Variant of Sophia.

Sorelda f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Sorilda.

Sorilda f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Sarilda.

Sorrelia f English (Rare)
Elaboration on Sorrel adding the suffix -lia.

Spectra f English (American, Rare)

Spenceria f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Spencer.

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

Spira f English
Feminine form of Spiro.

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.

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]

Stanna f English (Rare)
Variant of Stana.

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

Stara f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Star.

Starina f English (Rare)

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

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

Starra f English

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Stenya f English (American, Rare)

Stephana f Medieval Latin, Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Latin feminine form of the Greek name Stephanos (see Stephen) via its latinized form Stephanus.... [more]

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

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

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

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

Stiana f Irish (Rare), English (Rare)

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.

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

Sugma m & f English
From Kenya

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.

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

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.

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

Susetta f English (Modern)
Variant of Suzetta.

Susiana f Indonesian, English

Sustina f English (Archaic)

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

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

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.

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]

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

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

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

Sylvestia f English (Rare)

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

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

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

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]

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

Tabbitha f English (Rare)
Variant of Tabitha.

Tabetha f English (Rare)
Variant of Tabitha.

Tabraea f English (American, Modern, Rare)

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

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

Tahliya f English (Australian)
Variant of Tahlia ?

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

Taiana f English (American)

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]

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

Taleela f English (Rare)

Taleesha f English (Modern)
Variant of Talisha.

Talesha f English (Modern)
Variant of Talisha.

Talethia f English
Variant of Talitha.

Talicia f English (Rare)
Variant of Talisha.

Talinda f English (American, Rare)

Talisa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Talisha.

Talisia f English (Rare)
From the name of the genus of flowering plants in the soapberry family.

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

Tallula f English
Variant of Tallulah.

Tallyssa f English
Variant form of the English Talisa.... [more]

Talonna f English

Talula f English (Rare)
Variant of Tallulah.

Tamala f English
Variant of Tamela.

Tamalia f Indonesian, English (Modern, Rare)

Tamantha f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular name element Tam (see Tammy) and Samantha (see also Tamela).

Tamarra f English (Rare)
Variant of Tamara.

Tamatha f English (American, Rare)

Tambra f English (American)
Altered form of Tamra, perhaps influenced by Debra.

Tameika f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tamika.

Tamelia f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tameria f English (American)

Tamesia f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Tamesa and variant of Tamesis, the two names of the river Thames in Roman times.

Tamia f English
Diminutive of Tamara or Tamina. Means "chipmunk" in French. Also in the case of French composer Tamia Valmont (1947-).

Tamica f English
Variant of Tamika.

Tammera f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tamara.

Tammika f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tamika.

Tamminya f English (Australian, Rare)

Tamula f English (American)

Tamyka f English
Variant of Tamika.

Tana f English (American)
Possibly a variant of Tanya. This name was popularized by a character in the 1942 movie The Forest Rangers.

Tanara f Portuguese, English (American)

Tandia f English (Modern)

Tandra f Indian, English (American, Modern, Rare)

Taneishia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tanisha.

Tanitha f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Tanith.

Tannia f English, Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Tanja.

Tanyetta f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Tanya.

Tapia f English

Taria f English (Modern, Rare)

Tarisa f English

Tarita f Polynesian, English (American), Popular Culture
The name was borne by the native Polynesian actress Tarita Teriipia who became the third wife of Marlon Brando. Initial research indicates its a Sanskrit name meaning, "to overcome obstacles" but this needs further research.

Tarka m & f English (Rare), Literature
Name of the title character in Henry Williamson's novel 'Tarka the Otter' (1927) and the subsequent movie adaptation (1979). In the book the (male) character's name is said to mean "wandering as water"; perhaps the author based it on Welsh dwrgi "otter", literally "water dog", or on its Cornish cognate dowrgi.... [more]

Tarla f English (Rare), Indian (Rare)
Rhyming variant of Carla/Darla/Marla.

Tarna f English (Modern, Rare)

Tarnya f English (British, Modern, Rare), English (Australian, Modern)
Variant of Tanya.

Tarra f English
Variant of Tara 1.

Tarsha f English

Tasarla f English (Rare), Romani (Rare, ?)
Possibly means "evening" in Romani, deriving from the Wallachian word searla. Alternatively it is a variant of Tasorlo.

Tascha f English (American, Modern, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)

Tashana f English (Modern, Rare)

Tasheba f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Toshiba.

Tashia f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Tasha.

Tashiba f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Toshiba.

Tasma f English (Australian)
Originated as the pen name of distinguished Australian novelist, journalist and feminist Jessie Couvreur (1848-1897), who was raised and educated in Tasmania, and took her pen name from the name of the island state... [more]

Tasya f Russian, English (Rare)
Russian diminutive of Anastasia.

Tatanya f African American, English
Perhaps a variant of Tatiana or a combination of the name prefix Ta- and Tanya

Tationna f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tatiana.

Tattiawna f English (Canadian)
Variant of Tatiana.

Tatya f Russian (Rare), English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Short form of Tatyana.

Taura f English
Feminine form of Taurus or variant of Tara 1.

Tausha f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Phonetic variant of Tasha.

Tauvia f African American (?), English (American)
Name of unknown meaning. A notable bearer is actress Tauvia Dawn.

Tawna f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Variant of Tawny, possibly influenced by Shawna. A notable bearer of this name is Tawna Bandicoot, a character in the Crash Bandicoot video game series.

Tawnia f English (American)
Probably either a variant of Tawnya or an elaboration of Tawny.

Taya f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Taisiya and Thaïs influenced by the spelling of the name Tai.

Tayanna f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tayana.

Tayarna f English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)

Tayja f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tayleona f English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning: God's "Jewel of Nature"... [more]

Taysha f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tasia.

Taysia f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tasia.

Tazanna f English (Rare)

Tea f English
Variant of Tia and Téa.

Tealia f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Teal.

Teana f English (Modern)
Variant of Tiana.

Tebra f English (Rare)
Variant of Debra.

Teckla f English (African)
Possibly an English form of Thekla.

Teela f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tila.

Teena f English (Modern)
Variant of Tina.

Teesha f English, African American
Variant of Tisha.

Tehya f English (American)
Probably an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Taya. Though many questionable websites claim this is a Native American name meaning "precious", there is as yet no evidence that it is an authentic name or word in any Native American language.

Teila f English (Modern, Rare)

Telissa f English (Canadian)

Tenea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely a variant of Tania.

Tenebra f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Tenia f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tenisha f English, African American
Variant of Tanisha.

Teona f English (American)
Variant of Teana.

Teonna f English (American)
Variant of Tiana.

Teopista f English (African), Italian (Tuscan, Archaic), Spanish (Archaic), Portuguese (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Form of Theopista in several languages. Nowadays, this name is primarily used in Uganda and other English-speaking nations in Africa.

Tequila f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word tequila for the alcoholic drink. It is ultimately from Spanish, the name of a town in Mexico where the drink was made.

Tequilla f English (American), African American
Variant of Tequila.

Tereasa f English (American)
Variant of Theresa.

Terenia f English (Rare)
Variant of Theresa.

Terezina f Portuguese (Brazilian), English (African), Albanian, Croatian (Rare)
Diminutive of Tereza.

Terisa f English (American)
Variant of Theresa.

Teriza f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Terisa.

Terressa f English (American)
Variant of Teresa.

Terria f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Terrea.

Terrika f English, American

Tesa f English (Modern, Rare), Croatian, Serbian, Spanish
Variant of Tessa.

Tesiana f English (Rare)
Variant of Tessiana.

Tesianna f English
Variant of Tessiana.

Tesla f English
Transferred use of the surname Tesla. This was the surname or Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla (1856-1943). He is known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system... [more]

Tessandra f English (Rare, ?)
Combination of Tess and Sandra. A famous bearer was Tessandra Chavez.

Tessarena f English (Rare)
Likely a combination of the names Tessa and Rena.

Tessia f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Tessa or Tess.

Tessiana f English (Rare)
Combination of Tess and Ana.

Tessianna f English (Rare)
Combination of Tess and Anna.

Tessica f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Probably a blend of Jessica and Tessie.

Tessla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tesla.

Tetra m & f Indonesian (Rare), English, Indian
From the Greek prefix tetra- meaning, “four.”

Teyarna f English (Modern, Rare)

Teyla f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Tayla. This was the name of one of the main characters in 'Stargate Atlantis'.

Teyona f English (Rare)
Variant of Teyana.

Tezana f English (American, Americanized, Modern, Rare)
The meaning of Tezana is 'Princess, Fairy Queen, The Morning star

Thaddea f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare), German (Rare)
Feminine form of Thaddeus.

Thalma f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be a variant of Thelma. Alternatively, it might be a combination of Thalia with Alma 1.... [more]

Theadora f English (Rare)
Variant of Theodora.

Theadosha f English (American, Rare)
English variant of the Ancient Greek name Theodosia.

Theadosia f English (Rare)
Variant of Theodosia.

Thealia f English
Possibly a variant of Thalia influenced by Thea.

Thearsa f English (Rare)

Thedora f English (Rare)
Variant of Theodora.

Thedra f English (American, Rare)
Contracted form of Theodora or a shortened form of Cathedra.

Theena f English
Variant of Thina.

Theldea f English (American)

Thena f English (Rare)

Thenia f English (American, Archaic)
Meaning unknown, possibly a shortened form of Parthenia. This name was borne by a daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings who died in infancy. She was possibly named after one of Sally's sisters, Thenia Hemings (1767-1795).

Theobalda f English (Puritan)
Feminine form of Theobald.

Theodicia f English (American)
Variant of Theodosia

Theodocia f English
Variant of Theodosia.

Theodorica f German (Archaic), Filipino (Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)

Theodotia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Theodota, which was probably influenced by the similar name Theodosia.

Theonora f English (American, Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic)

Theora f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Often a contracted form of Theodora, but there are also instances where it is actually a name on its own, then derived from Greek theorein "to watch, to look at."

Thereasa f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Theresa.

Thereesa f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Theresa.

Theresina f English
Elaboration of Theresa with the suffix -ina

Theressa f English (American), Nigerian (Rare)
Variant of Theresa.

Theria f English

Therona f South African, English (Rare)
Feminine form of Theron.

Therressa f English
Variant of Theresa.

Therronia f English (American, Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare, ?)

Thesea f English
Feminine version of Theseus

Theta f English (Rare)
From Ancient Greek thē̂ta, thī́ta is the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet, derived from the Phoenician letter Teth.

Thetra f English (American, Rare)
Probably a variant of Thedra.

Thia f English
Diminutive of Cynthia.

Thilma f English (American, Rare)

Thoadosha f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Theadosha.

Thomasena f English (Rare)
Variant of Thomasina.

Thorina f English, German, Popular Culture
Feminine form of Thorin.

Thorna f English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the English word "thorn", a sharp feature on many plants. Possibly meaning "strong and bright".

Thornetta f English (American, Rare)
It seems to be a combination of Thorn and Etta, and/or a feminization of the surname Thornett... [more]

Thresa f English
Variant of Theresa.

Thressa f English
The given name of the American biochemist Thressa Campbell Stadtman (1920–2016), notable for the discovery of selenocysteine.

Thursa f English (Rare)
Variant of Thurza.

Thurza f English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Thirza.

Tiahna f English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tiana.

Tianca f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Tiana and Bianca.

Tiandra f English (Rare)
Combination of Tiana and the popular suffix -dra.

Tiarella f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Tiara and Tiare. Also the name of a small woodland flower also known as foamflower.

Tiarna f English (Australian)
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Tiana.

Tiarra f English
Variant of Tiara

Tiena f English (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be a variant of Tiana, and perhaps in some cases even an alternate spelling of Tina.

Tienna f English (Rare)
Variant of Tiana influenced by Sienna.

Tiera f English (American)
Variant of Tiara or Tierra.

Tillara f English (Rare)

Timantha f English (Rare), Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Timanthes. As an English name, this may be a blend of Tim and Samantha.

Timaya f & m English
May be a variant of Tamaya.

Timika f English (American)
Variant of Tamika.

Timothia f English (Rare)
Variant of Timothea.

Tinaya f English (New Zealand), Maori

Tinaya f English (New Zealand)
Modern English name possibly originated from Miwok name Tenaya or from the Italian word 'tinaia' meaning "wine cellar". This is NOT a Māori name.

Tinda f English (Rare)

Tionna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tiana.

Tirza f Dutch, Portuguese (Rare), English (Rare), Hebrew (Rare), Danish (Rare), Hungarian
Variant of Tirzah.

Tishandra f English, African American
Form of Tisha.

Titana f English
Feminine form of Titan

Titanka f English