SaubarmKarachay-Balkar From the Karachay-Balkar сау (sau) meaning "alive, healthy" and бар (bar) meaning "to go", idiomatically "go (through life) in good health".
SaubaragmOssetian Mythology Means "black rider" in Ossetian. This is the name of the Ossetian God of darkness and thieves, comparable to the Biblical figure Satan.
SaubatmGascon Gascon form of Salvator. Folk etymology, however, likes to derive this name from Gascon saubadé, saubadìs, saubadìu "(he who can be) saved".
SaulomSpanish, Portuguese, Italian (Rare) Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Saul. Known bearers of this name include the Spanish poet Saulo Torón Navarro (1885-1974), the Brazilian pop singer Saulo Roston (b... [more]
Saumyaf & mHindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Bengali Means "cool, moist, northern" or "pleasing, agreeable, gentle" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the feminine form सौम्या and the masculine form सौम्य.
SaunadanoncouamIroquois Of uncertain meaning. Name recorded as belonging to an Iroquois man in 1637.
SaurmagmGeorgian (Rare), History Georgian form of the Scythian personal name Sawarmag, which literally means "black hand". It is derived from Scythian syāva meaning "black" combined with Scythian arma meaning "hand" and the suffix -aka... [more]
SauromItalian Derived from the Italian surname Sauro, in honour of the Italian irredentist Nazario Sauro (1880-1916).... [more]
SauromatesmLate Greek, Late Roman, History Derived from the Roman cognomen Sauromates, itself derived from Greek Σαυρομάτης (Sauromates) meaning "a Sarmatian". The Sarmatians were an Iranian people that spoke Sarmatian, a Scythian language... [more]
Savayasm & fSanskrit Sanskrit word with deep and complex shades that could mean "being of the same age (adjective)", "coeval, friend (masculine noun)" or "a woman's female confidante (feminine noun)".
Saviëlm & fDutch (Rare) Dutch form of Saviel. It is predominantly a masculine name in the Netherlands, but occasionally the name is also bestowed upon females. Saviël as a feminine name is slightly less common than its proper feminine counterpart Saviëlle.
SavinienmFrench French form of Sabinianus. Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac, a French author and the inspiration for Edmond Rostand’s most famous drama Cyrano de Bergerac, is a bearer of this name.
Savonm & fAfrican American Of uncertain origin, perhaps a combination of phonetic elements sa and von. It also coincides with the French word for "soap". This was the name of a character played by Ice Cube in the 1992 movie Trespass.
SawaomJapanese From Japanese 沢 (sawa) meaning "a mountain stream, swamp; marsh; wetlands" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Sawarnm & fPunjabi Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਸਵਰਨ (see Swaran).
SaximOld Norse Old Norse name derived from either saxar "Saxon", referring to a member of the Germanic tribe the Saxons, or its origin, sax "dagger, short sword".
SaxiymUzbek Means "generous" or "fruitful, prosperous" in Uzbek.
SayatomJapanese From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation. Other kanji combinations are possible.
SayutimIndonesian, Malay From the name of 15th-century Islamic scholar, jurist and mystic Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti, whose name was derived from the city of Asyut in Egypt.
ScamandermGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Skamandros. In Greek mythology, this was the name of a river god, who is the personification of the Scamander River (nowadays called Karamenderes River), the largest river of the plain of Troy.
ScarlatmRomanian (Archaic) Possibly derived from medieval Latin scarlatum meaning "scarlet cloth", itself ultimately derived from an Arabic or Persian word. It was primarily in use in the 1700s and 1800s... [more]
ScarpettamMedieval Italian Derived from Italian scarpetta meaning "small shoe", which is a diminutive of Italian scarpa meaning "shoe". As such, this name is comparable to Latin Caligula.... [more]
ScaurianusmLate Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from Scaurus. A bearer of this name was Decimus Terentius Scaurianus, a Roman governor of Dacia from the 2nd century AD.
ScaurusmAncient Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from the Latin adjective scaurus meaning "with swollen ankles, club-footed." The word is ultimately derived from Greek σκαῦρος (skauros) meaning "lame", which is etymologically related to Sanskrit khora "lame"... [more]
ScelmismGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Σκέλμις (Skelmis). In Greek mythology this was the name of one of the Telchines, sea spirits (daemons) native to the island of Rhodes, who were killed by the gods when they turned to evil magic... [more]
Sceptrumm & fAstronomy Means "sceptre" in Latin. This is the traditional name of the star 53 Eridani in the constellation Eridanus.
ScerdilaidasmHistory (Latinized) Scerdilaidas (ruled 218 – 206 BC) was an Illyrian ruler of the Illyrian kingdom under the Labeatan dynasty. He was the grandfather of Gentius. The name itself is of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from Albanian herdhe "nest; herd", ultimately from Proto-Albanian *skarda- "herd" and Proto-Albanian *laida "to leave, to die, to lead", thus meaning something like "herd or flock leader".
SchamylmSwedish (Rare) Derived from the name of the leader of the Caucasian resistance to Imperial Russia in the 1800s, Imam Shamil. A notable bearer was Swedish film director Schamyl Bauman (1893-1966).
SchanimGerman (Austrian) Austrian German vernacular form of Jean 1 and in some cases an Austrian German borrowing of Sanyi. The name coincides with the Austrian German vernacular term Schani "servant, henchman", the informal term Schani "good friend" and the obsolescent East Austrian German term Schani "waiter".
SchewartmScottish Shetlandic variant of Sigurðr found in 17th century Shetland Islands. This appears to be the most common variant of this name.
SchezomPopular Culture When combined with the last name Wegey, it means the gorgeous man who defiles the gods in a fictional ancient language. This name is born by Puyo Puyo character Schezo Wegey.
SchroedermPopular Culture (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Schroeder. Used as a first name in 1951 by Charles Schulz for a character in his comic strip "Peanuts"... [more]
SchwarzmMinahasan Transferred use of the surname Schwarz as a given name. In Minahasa, this name is used in honor of Johann Gottlieb Schwarz, a German missionary who brought Christianity to the local people, alongside with Johann Friedrich Riedel.
SchwedermEast Frisian, Frisian Derived from Old Saxon swîth "strong" and either heri "army" or hard (cognate of Old Frisian herd) "hardy; brave".