SalaradmGermanic The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element is derived from Old High German salo "black." Other possibilities are sal "house, living room" and Gothic sêls "kind, friendly." The second element is derived from Old High German rât "counsel."
SalarammGermanic The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element is derived from Old High German salo "black." Other possibilities are sal "house, living room" and Gothic sêls "kind, friendly." The second element is derived from hraban or hramn "raven."
SalavotmUzbek Means "forgiveness" or "greatness" in Uzbek.
SalawatmBashkir Derived from Arabic صَلَوَات (ṣalawāt) meaning "prayers", the plural of صَلَاة (ṣalāh) "prayer". A notable bearer was Salawat Yulayev (1754 - 1800), a Bashkir national hero.
SalazarmLiterature Transferred use of the surname Salazar. It was used by J. K. Rowling in her 'Harry Potter' series of books, where it belongs to Salazar Slytherin, the eponymous founder of Hogwarts' Slytherin house.
SalbiymCircassian Derived from Arabic سَالَ (sāla) meaning "to flow, to run" (figuratively meaning "brook, stream, creek") combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
SalefridmMedieval Flemish (?) From Salefridus, in which first element is derived from Old Icelandic salr which meant "hall, house" (or Old High German sal "house, dwelling, hall")... [more]
SaleriomItalian Used by William Shakespeare in the play "The Merchant of Venice". Possibly derived from Saverio.
SalesmGerman (Rare, Archaic), Spanish (Rare) From the surname Sales, borne by the Roman Catholic saint Francis de Sales. Used mostly as a second name to Franz in Germany and Austria, deprecated in Germany in the 20th century because of its surname nature.
SalimanmLiterature Used by Australian author Alison Croggon in her 'Pellinor' series of fantasy novels, in which the character Saliman of Turbansk was a friend of Maerad, Hem/Cai and Cadvan. It may be a variant transcription of Suleiman.
SalimbenemMedieval Italian Derived from Italian salimmo meaning "we went up" combined with Italian bene meaning "good". Also compare Ognibene.... [more]
SalimberdimUzbek Derived from the Uzbek salim meaning "healthy" and berdi meaning "gave".
SalimnazarmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek salim meaning "healthy" and nazar meaning "look, glance".
Salimto'ramUzbek Derived from the Uzbek salim meaning "healthy" and to'ra meaning "lord".
Salimxo'jamUzbek Derived from the Uzbek salim meaning "healthy" and xo'ja meaning "master".
SalinatormAncient Roman Roman cognomen or agnomen which was derived from the Latin noun salinator meaning "salter, salt merchant, salt dealer". The word is ultimately derived from the Latin noun sal meaning "salt"... [more]
SalipadamMaguindanao Derived from Sanskrit श्रीपाद (śrī́pā́da) meaning "holy foot", from श्री (śrī́) "sacred, holy" and पाद (pā́da) "foot". A notable bearer was Salipada (or Saripada) Pendatun (1912-1985), a Filipino Muslim statesman and military officer.
Salixm & fVarious Exact origins unknown, however this is the botanical name for willows.
SalladhormLiterature In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, and Game of Thrones series, Salladhor Saan is a flamboyant and respected ship captain and leader. While he sells his skills to the highest bidder, he has some genuine loyalty to his friends and allies.... [more]
Sallalif & mCherokee Means "squirrel", from the Cherokee sa lo li 'squirrel'.
SällfridmSwedish (Rare) Relatively modern name (late 19th century) created by combining Swedish säll meaning "blissful, happy" with frid meaning "peace, protection".
SallustiusmAncient Roman Possibly derived from (or otherwise etymologically related to) Latin sallere "to salt, to preserve with salt" or from Latin saliō "to leap, to jump, to spring". There have been several bearers of this name throughout history, such as Gaius Sallustius Crispus, a Roman historian from the 1st century BC.
SalmannmIcelandic (Rare) Derived from Old Norse salr "hall, house" and maðr "person, man" (genitive manns). Alternatively this could be an Icelandic form of a German name in which the first element is derived from Old High German salo "dirty gray" (related to English sallow and Old Norse sölr "dirty yellow").... [more]
SalmoneusmGreek Mythology A king from Greek mythology, who, during the Trojan war, pretended to be Zeus.
SalmundrmMedieval Scandinavian Either a medieval Scandinavian adoption of Salomon or a combination of Old Norse name elements salr "hall, house" and mundr "protection".
SalumBiblical Salu, of the house of Simeon, was the father of Zimri who was involved in the Heresy of Peor according to Numbers 25:14.
SaluchomOld High German, Low German Old High German short form of names containing the element salo meaning "dark, dusky, dirty gray" (related to English sallow and Old Norse sölr "dirty yellow").
SalutiusmLate Roman, Jewish this name was found in the Jewish catacombs of Rome, it appears to be used almost exclusively by Roman Jews except for one well-recorded case... [more]
SamanosukemJapanese This name can be used as 左馬之介 or 左馬之助 with 左 (sa, sha, hidari) meaning "left", 馬 (ba, uma, uma-, ma) meaning "horse", 之 (shi, oite, kono, kore, no, yuku) meaning "of, this", 介 (kai, suke) meaning "concern oneself with, jammed in, mediate, shellfish" and 助 (jo, suke, su.keru, tasu.karu, tasu.keru) meaning "assist, help, rescue."... [more]
SamantabhadramBuddhism Means "universal goodness" from Sanskrit समन्त (samanta) meaning "universal, complete, entire" and भद्र (bhadra) meaning "goodness, happiness, auspiciousness, fortune"... [more]
SamanthamSinhalese Means "whole, complete, entire" in Sinhalese, ultimately from Sanskrit समन्त (samanta). It is also sometimes associated with the name of the Buddhist deity Saman.
SamaritanmObscure From the word Samaritan, referring to the people of Samaria. In the Bible, Luke 10:25-37 tells the parable of the Good Samaritan, where a Samaritan man helped another man who had been robbed... [more]
SambidmHinduism, Nepali a form of the word 'Vidya' which means wisdom/knowledge. Sum is a prefix which makes it a positive wisdom, wise, knowledgable person defined as sambid. For further reference, look into a Nepali,Hindi,Sanskrit dictionary.
SambomAfro-American (Slavery-era) 'In its origin the name has no connection with Samuel. The meaning is uncertain, though similar words occur in several African languages, and the name itself was planted in American by African-born slaves.... [more]
SambormPolish (Archaic) Means "to fight alone" or "alone in battle", derived from Slavic sam "alone, lone, lonely" combined with Slavic bor "battle" or borit "to fight".
Sameem & fUrdu, English (Rare) As an Urdu masculine name, means "one who hears." It is a convention to use either a prefix Abdus or a suffix Ullah along the name, which gives meanings of the servant of All Hearing or hearer of God respectively.... [more]
SamermArabic, Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao Means "to chat (at night)" in Arabic, from the root سَمَرَ (samara). It can also be used as an alternate transcription of Samir 1, which is of the same origin.
Samhainm & fEnglish (Modern, Rare), Scottish (Modern, Rare) From Irish and Scottish Gaelic Samhain, referring to the Gaelic festival, marking the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter, which is celebrated on the evening of 31st October and 1st November.
SamimmUzbek Possibly from samimiy meaning "sincere, heartfelt".
Saminm & fIndonesian, Persian, Bengali, Urdu Derived from Arabic ثمين (thamin) meaning "valuable, precious". It is a unisex name in Iran, Bangladesh and Pakistan while it is solely masculine in Indonesia.
SamiroumJapanese From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 弥 (mi) meaning "universally" combined with 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" or 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
SamkelisomSwazi In Swazi culture this means, a gift has been given. In Swaziland, the meaning of names is determined by the circumstances around the birth.
SammermMuslim Probably a variant of Samir 1. The spelling might be influenced by the German surname Sammer borne by two famous football players (Klaus and Matthias Sammer, father and son)