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Protesilaus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Πρωτεσίλαος (Protesilaos), derived from πρῶτος (protos) meaning "first", ἕσις (hesis) meaning "sending forth; strive, desire" (itself from hiemi),‎ and λαός (laos) meaning "people, folk".

Proudentios m Late Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Prudentius.

Prudenciano m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Elaboration of Prudencio.

Prudencijus m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Prudentius.

Prudencjusz m Polish
Polish form of Prudentius.

Przedzisław m Polish
This name is either a more elaborate form of Przedsław, or an older form of the same name.

Ptahshepses m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ptḥ-špss meaning "Ptah is noble" or "Ptah is esteemed", derived from the name of the god Ptah combined with špss "to be noble, esteemed, splendid".

Pudentianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Pudentius.

Pulanchjinu m Corsican
Diminutive of Paulu.

Puljaljuyan m Paiwan

Pureun-byeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Pureun and Byeol.

Pürevbaatar m Mongolian
From Mongolian пүрэв (pürev) meaning "Thursday" or "Jupiter" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Pürevjargal f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian пүрэв (pürev) meaning "Thursday" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Pürevkhuyag m Mongolian
From Mongolian пүрэв (pürev) meaning "Thursday" or "Jupiter" and хуяг (khuyag) meaning "armour".

Purnawarman m Hindi, History
Means "perfect shield" or "complete protector" in Sanskrit, from Sanskrit पूर्ण (pūrṇá) "full" and वर्मन् (varman) "armor, protection". This was the name of a 5th-century king of Tarumanagara, a Hindu Indianized kingdom.

Puruvendhan m Tamil (Rare)
The name Puruvendhan is the Tamilized version of the 326 – c. 317 BC king Porus has also known as Purushottaman who is known to have fought Alexander the Great in the Battle of Hydaspes using a great number of elephant and rhino army.

Putthiphong m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พุทธิพงศ์/พุทธิพงษ์ (see Phutthiphong).

Pythocritus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pythokritos. This name was borne by two eponymous archons of Athens, the earliest of which lived in the 5th century BC.

Pythokritos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Pythios, which is an epithet of the god Apollo. Also compare the related name Python.... [more]

Qajorapaluk m Greenlandic
Younger form of K'ajorapaluk.

Qalandarbek m Tajik (Rare)
Combination of Qalandar with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Qebehsenuef m Egyptian Mythology
Means "he who refreshes his brothers".... [more]

Quadrillion m Obscure
From the number.

Qualchamitl m & f Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain. The first element probably derives from Nahuatl cualli "good, well, a good thing; beautiful, handsome, pretty".

Quantavious m African American

Quartosilla m History (Ecclesiastical)
This was borne by an obscure saint who was martyred by beheading in 259 at Carthage, with Saint Montanus and others.

Quauhchimal m Nahuatl
Means "monkey, black howler" in Nahuatl, derived from cuauchimalli "wooden shield". Alternately, may be a combination of quauhtli "eagle" and chimalli "shield".

Qudaibergen m & f Kazakh
Kazakh word that translates to "God-given". Derived from the Kazakh word quda/quday, meaning "God" (ultimately derived from Persian khuda meaning "God" as well) and the Kazakh word bergen meaning "brought by".

Qudratullah m Arabic, Urdu
Means "power of Allah" from قدرة (qudrah) meaning "power, capability" combined with الله (Allah)

Quetzalmitl m Nahuatl
Means "quetzal feather arrow", from Nahuatl quetzalli "quetzal feather, precious thing" and mitl "arrow, dart".

Quetzalxiuh m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl quetzalli "quetzal feather, precious thing" and xihuitl "year" (or "turquoise"). Often given to boys born during the New Fire ceremony xiuhmolpilli, "the binding of the years", an event held every 52 years to align the Aztec’s ritual calendar with the annual calendar.

Quiauhtonal m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl quiyahuitl "rain, rainstorm" and tonalli "day, warmth of the sun". Possibly related to Quiauhtonatiuh, "sun of rain" or "rain of fire sun", the name of the sun of the third epoch of humanity according to Aztec tradition, which was destroyed by a rain of fire and lava.

Quicksilver m Popular Culture
Quicksilver is the 'mutant' name of a protagonist, and sometimes antagonist, of Marvel's line of X-Men and Avengers comics. His real name is Pietro Maximoff, and he is the son of Magneto... [more]

Quilindschy m Obscure
In the case of Dutch soccer player Quilindschy Hartman (2001-), it is a combination of Quirine (the name of his sister) and Lindschy (possibly a Dutch form of Lindsay).

Quindarious m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Quindarius.

Quintavious m African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name, probably based on the element quan and Octavius.

Quinterious m African American (Rare)
Variant of Quinterrius.

Quinterrius m African American (Rare)
Variant of Quintarius.

Quintiliano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Italian, Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Quintilianus (see Quintilian).

Quintilianu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Quintilianus (see Quintilian).

Quintiniano m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic)
Italian and Spanish form of Quintinianus (see also Quintinian).

Quintravius m American (Modern, Rare)

Qujanapaluk m Greenlandic
Younger form of K'ujanapaluk.

Qulamhüseyn m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Gholamhossein.

Qulutapaluk m Greenlandic
Younger form of K'ulutapaluk.

Qumangaapik m Greenlandic
Younger form of K'umangâpik.

Qwynnterrio m African American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps a blend of Quintarius and Ontario.

Rachmansyah m Indonesian
Variant of Rahmansyah.

Radamanthys m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek of Rhadamanthos.

Raffaellino m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Raffaele with an added Italian diminutive suffix -ino. Raffaellino del Colle (1490–1566) was an Italian Mannerist painter active mostly in Umbria.

Ragenthiran m Tamil

Raghavendra m Indian, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu
From the given name Raghav combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.

Rahmatulloh m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Rahmatullah.

Rahmetullah m Turkish
Turkish form of Rahmatullah.

Raivamithra m Old Persian
From Old Persian *raivah meaning "rich, wealthy" or "splendid, brilliant" and 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (Miθra), referring to the Zoroastrian deity Mithra.

Rakhmetzhan m Kazakh

Ramadansyah m Indonesian
Combination of the name Ramadan and Persian شاه (shah) meaning "king".

Ramdanullah m Indonesian
Combination of Ramadan and الله (Allah).

Ranganathan m Indian, Tamil
It is derived from the Sanskrit name Ranganatha, which is the name of the Hindu god Vishnu.

Rangitokona m Moriori
This is the name of the god who divided Heaven and earth and shaped man. This is also the name of a Maori Chief named Te Rangi Tokona.

Ráðvarður m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ráðvarðr.

Ratnacandra m & f Indonesian
Combination of Ratna and Candra, derived from रत्नचन्द्र (rathnachandra), "jewel of the moon" or "shining treasure" in Sanskrit.

Ravichandra m Indian
Combination of Ravi meaning "sun" and Chandra meaning "moon".

Reccesvindo m Italian
Italian form of Recceswinth.

Recceswinth m Germanic
Form of Ricswind.

Reformation m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to the protestant reformation and/or the reformation of the heart.

Rekkeswinth m Germanic
German form of Recceswinth.

Resegofetse m Tswana

Rhadamanthe m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Rhadamanthos.

Rheomithres m Ancient Greek, Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Raivamithra.

Rhodopianos m Late Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Rhodopianus.

Rhodopianus m Late Roman
From the Roman cognomen Rhodopianus meaning "from Rhodope". Rhodope was the name of a late Roman and early Byzantine province as well as of a mountain range. In both cases, the name is ultimately of Thracian origin... [more]

Richarlison m Portuguese (Brazilian)

Ridolfuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Ridolfo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.

Rinalduccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Rinaldo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.

Rinchindorj m Medieval Mongolian
It means in the Tibetan language "Jewel Diamond". It was borne by an Il-khan.

Risterucciu m Corsican (Archaic), Medieval Corsican

Rittersporn m Literature
Rittersporn is a German word meaning "delphinum".... [more]

Robertuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Roberto, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.

Robespierre m French (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Robespierre as a given name, used in reference to Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794), who was one of the best-known leaders of the French Revolution.

Robustianus m Ancient Roman, Late Roman
derive from the patronymic of the Roman cognomen robustus meaning "oak, oaken, (figuratively) robust, strong, vigorous, resistant, son of Robustus, a descendant of Robustus".

Rochmansyah m Indonesian
Variant of Rahmansyah.

Rockatansky m English (Australian)

Rodolfuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Rodolfo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.

Rodosthenis m Greek (Cypriot)
Derived from Greek ῥόδον (rhodon) meaning "rose" combined with Greek σθενος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength".

Rogacijonas m Lithuanian (Archaic)
Lithuanian form of Rogatianus.

Rohmatulloh m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Rahmatullah.

Rolandhulka m Czech

Rolanduccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Rolando, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.

Rolanducciu m Corsican (Archaic), Medieval Corsican
Diminutive of Orlandu.

Rompetechos m Literature, Popular Culture
This is the name of a well-known fictional character by Francisco Ibáñez. Rompetechos is Spanish for "roof breaker". This is meant to be ironic, as Rompetechos is very short.

Rosencrantz m Theatre
Anglicized form of the noble Danish surname Rosenkrantz. Shakespeare used this name for a childhood friend of Hamlet in his play The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (1600).

Róðbjartur m Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Róðbjartr.

Ru‘ib-tekapun m Kelabit
Means "sought after waterfall" in Kelabit.

Rustamuddin m Indonesian, Pashto
Combination of Rustam and الدين (al-din) meaning “the religion” in Arabic

Rüstemgeldi m Turkmen
From the given name Rüstem and geldi, meaning "came, arrived".

Rusticianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Rusticus. A bearer of this name was Man(i)lius Rusticianus, a praetorian prefect of Roman Emperor Maximian (4th century AD)... [more]

Rusticuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Rustico, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.

Rwechungura m Haya
Means "he who never despairs" in Haya.

Ryouichirou m Japanese
Variant transcription Ryoichiro.

Ryuuichirou m Japanese
From Japanese 龍 (ryuu) "dragon" or 隆 (ryu) "prosper" combined with 一 (ichi) "one" and 郎 (rou) "son."

Sacramentos f & m Spanish (Rare)
Plural form of Sacramento.

Saefurohman m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Sayf al-Rahman.

Saepurohman m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Sayf al-Rahman.

Safarqilich m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek safar meaning "journey, trip" and qilich meaning "sword".

Safe-on-highe m English (Puritan)
Often given to children expected to perish. References the safety of a child in Heaven versus earth.

Sagittarius m Astronomy
Means "archer" in Latin. It is the name of one of the constellations of the zodiac, commonly represented as a centaur drawing a bow, derived from its representation in Greek mythology.

Sagoyewatha m Seneca
Meaning literally, "keeper awake."

Saidibrohim m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek said meaning "fortunate" and the given name Ibrohim.

Said-Magomed m Chechen (Russified)
Combination of Sa'id and Magomed.

Saiful Islam m Arabic, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic سيف الإسلام (see Sayf al-Islam), as well as the Bengali form.

Saikhantsog m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome" and цог (tsog) meaning "energy, embers, glowing coals" or "glory, splendour".

Sainkhishig f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian сайн (sain) meaning "good" and хишиг (khishig) meaning "grace, blessing, favour".

Sainzhargal f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian сайн (sain) meaning "good" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Sakkariarsi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sákariarse.

Saksonmurod m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sakson meaning "eighty" and murod meaning "aim, wish, desire".

Sakusaburou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Sakusaburo.

Salainganba m Manipuri
Means "family pride" in Meitei.

Salamanasar m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Shalmaneser, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Salinguerra m Medieval Italian
Meaning uncertain. The second element is likely derived from Italian guerra meaning "war".

Sallehuddin m Malay
Malay variant of Salah ad-Din.

Saloloneeta m Cherokee
Means "young squirrel" in Cherokee.

Samandarbek m Uzbek (Rare)
Combination of Samandar with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Samhradháin m Irish
An Irish byname meaning "summer".

Sanatkumara m Hinduism
Means "ever-young" from Sanskrit सन (sana) meaning "long-lasting, perpetual" and कुमार (kumāra) meaning "boy, son, prince"... [more]

Saranbaatar m Mongolian
From Mongolian саран (saran) meaning "moon" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Sarangarakh f & m Mongolian (Rare)
Means "moonrise" in Mongolian, from саран (saran) meaning "moon" and гарах (garakh) meaning "to appear, occur".

Sarĸilârteĸ f & m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Sárrajuoksa m Sami (Archaic)
Combination of Sárra and Juoksa.

Sarsathaios m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Shethar, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Saruulbuyan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian саруул (saruul) meaning "clear, bright, lucid" or "healthy, robust" and буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".

Saruultuyaa f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian саруул (saruul) meaning "clear, bright, lucid" or "healthy, robust" and туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".

Saruulzayaa f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian саруул (saruul) meaning "clear, bright, lucid" or "healthy, robust" and заяа (zayaa) meaning "future, fortune, fate".

Sateenkaari m & f Finnish
Means "rainbow" in Finnish.

Satourninos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Saturninus.

Sayf al-Islam m Arabic
Means "sword of Islam" from Arabic سيف (sayf) meaning "sword" and إسلام (Islam).

Scholastien m French (Rare)

Schweikhard m Medieval German
Either a variant of Swidger oder derived from Old High German swigen "to be silent, to keep silence" and hard "hard".

Schwerthelm m German (Modern, Rare, Archaic)
A new coinage from the German word Schwert "sword" and the name element helm "helmet, protection".... [more]

Scriboniano m Italian
Italian form of Scribonianus.

Seachnasach m Old Irish
Possibly related to Old Irish sechnaid "to avoid, elude, evade; to take care, to guard against".

Search-truth m English (Puritan)

Sébastchien m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Sebastian.

Sebastianos m Late Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Sebastianus.

Secundianus m Ancient Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Roman cognomen which was derived from Secundus.... [more]

Selasphoros m & f Greek Mythology
Means "light-bearing" in Greek (compare Nikephoros). This was a title of the Greek moon goddess Artemis (also worshipped as "Artemis Phosphoros").

Selembaatar m Mongolian
Means "sword hero" in Mongolian, from сэлэм (selem) meaning "sword, sabre" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Semforianus m German (Bessarabian)
Bessarabian German form of Symphorianus.

Sennacherim m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Sennacherib, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Seouerianos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Severianus. Also compare the names Silvanus and Silouanos, which show that the letter -v- was usually hellenized to -ou- by the ancient Greeks.

Septimianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Septimius. This name was borne by a Roman consul from the 2nd century AD.

Servilianus m Ancient Roman
Extended form of Servilius. This name was borne by the Roman senator and consul Quintus Fabius Maximus Servilianus (2nd century BC).

Sesshoumaru m Popular Culture
From Japanese 殺 (sechi) meaning "to kill", 生 (sho) meaning "life", and 丸 (maru) meaning "whole, round, circle". This is the name of Inuyasha's older half-brother in the manga and anime series 'Inuyasha'.

Sevastianos m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Sebastianos.

Severijonas m Lithuanian (Archaic)
Lithuanian form of Severianus.

Sganyadái:yo m Cayuga
Meaning, "handsome lake."

Shabikshnaa f & m Tamil

Shafiqullah m Arabic (Rare), Pashto
Means "Allah the compassionate" from Arabic شفيق (shafiq) meaning "compassionate" combined with الله (Allah).

Shahabuddin m Bengali (Muslim)
Bengali form of Shihab al-Din.

Shaharnasib m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek shahar meaning "city, large town" and nasib meaning "assigned, rewarded".

Shahidullah m Arabic, Bengali, Pashto
Means "witness of Allah", from Arabic شَهِيد (šahīd) "witness" and الله (Allah).

Shahobiddin m Uzbek, Tajik
Uzbek and Tajik form of Shihab ad-Din.

Shaikhislam m Bashkir (Rare)
From the Arabic title شَيْخ (šayḵ) meaning "chief, chieftain, head" combined with the name of the religion Islam.

Shakespeare m English
Transferred use of the surname Shakespeare first borne as a forename of William Shakespeare’s grandson Shakespeare Quiney.

Shakhsultan m Kazakh
From шах ("king") and сұлтан ("sultan").

Shamsinahor m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek shams meaning "the sun" and nahor meaning "daytime".

Shamsinazar m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek shams meaning "the sun" and nazar meaning "look, glance".

Shamsudheen m Arabic
Variant transcription of Shams al-Din.

Sharaf ad-Din m Arabic
Means "eminence of the faith" from Arabic شرف (sharaf) meaning "honour, glory, eminence" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Sharaf al-Din m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شرف الدين (see Sharaf ad-Din).

Sharafuddin m Arabic, Dari Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic شرف الدين (see Sharaf ad-Din), as well as the Dari Persian form.

Sharanpreet f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit शरण (śaraṇa) meaning "shelter, refuge, protection" and प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".

Sharif ad-Din m Arabic
Means "noble of the faith" from Arabic شريف (sharīf) meaning "noble, eminent" combined wuth دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Sharif al-Din m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شريف الدين (see Sharif ad-Din).

Sharifmirza m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sharif meaning "sacred, holy" and mirza meaning "scribe, clerk, scholar" or "lord".

Sharifnafas m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sharif meaning "sacred, holy" and nafas meaning "breath".

Sharifuddin m Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic شريف الدين (see Sharif ad-Din), as well as the Malay form.

Sharifullah m Arabic
Derived from Arabic sharif "eminent, virtuous" combined with Allah "God".

Sharipuddin m Malay
Malay form of Sharif ad-Din.

Sharofiddin m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Sharif al-Din

Shashidhara m Hinduism, Kannada
Means "bearer of the moon" in Sanskrit, from शशी (shashi) meaning "moon" and धर (dhara) meaning "holding, bearing". This is an epithet of the Hindu god Shiva.

Shaubhaneya m Sanskrit (Modern)
MEANING - son of a beautiful mother, son of a handsome mother, relating to anything handsome or brilliant... [more]

Shaughnessy f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Shaughnessy. The name Shaughnessy was given to 5 girls born in the United States in 2000, according to the U.S. Social Security Administration.

Shaundarius m African American (Rare)
Combination of the names Shaun and Darius.

Shawndarius m African American (Rare)
Combination of the names Shawn and Darius.

Shear-jashub m Biblical Hebrew
Meaning "the remnant shall return."

Shedolamack m Mormon (Rare)
From the name of the place where Cainan met Adam.

Sheelbhadra m Indian

Shepseskare m Ancient Egyptian
Means "noble is the soul of Ra" in Egyptian.

Sherrinford m English
Original name of Sherlock Holmes. Sherringford was originally paired with the last name 'Hope'. It was then changed to Sherrinford Holmes, this was then discarded for Sherlock Holmes. It is now used to refer to the proposed elder brother of Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes.

Shihab ad-Din m Arabic
Means "shooting star of the religion" from Arabic شهاب (shihāb) meaning "shooting star, meteor" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Shihab al-Din m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شهاب الدين (see Shihab ad-Din).

Shihabuddin m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شهاب الدين (see Shihab ad-Din).

Shimenosuke m Japanese (Rare)
Combination of Shime and 助 (suke) meaning "help" with the added genitive particle の (no), written as 之.... [more]

Shinebaatar m Mongolian
From Mongolian шинэ (shine) meaning "new" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Shinedelger m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian шинэ (shine) meaning "new" and дэлгэр (delger) meaning "vast, wide" or "prosperous, abundant".

Shinichirou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Shinichiro.

Shinpachiro m Japanese
From 甚 (jin, somo, shin, nani, itaku) meaning “very, tremendously, great, greatly, exceedingly”, 晨⁠ (jin, ashita, toki, shin, asa) meaning “dawn, morning, early” or 賑⁠ (shin, nigi.wau, nigi.yaka) meaning “flourish, enliven, bustling, busy, crowded, noisy, lively, thriving, merry, cheerful, business, activity, crowd, turnout, prosperity" combined with 八 (hachi, ya) meaning "eight", and then combined with 櫓⁠ (yagura, ru, ro, odate) “turret, watchtower” or 麿⁠ (maro, ma, ro) “I, me” or 芦⁠ (ru, ashi, ro) “reed, bullrush”... [more]

Shkeedlakáa m Tlingit

Shrikrishna m Hinduism
Meaning 'Lord Vishnu'.

Shuangzheng f & m Chinese
From Chinese 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing" combined with 峥 (zhēng) meaning "high, noble" Other character combinations are possible.

Shürhozelie m Mao
Meaning Unknown.

Shuuichirou m Japanese

Shvitraghni m Indian
Name: Shvitraghni श्वित्रघ्नी... [more]

Shyngyskhan m Kazakh
From the given name Shyngys combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "leader, ruler". It is most likely given in reference to the 12th-century Mongol leader Genghis Khan.

Sialunnguaq f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sialúnguaĸ.

Sibakhulule m & f Ndebele
Means "we have liberated them" in Ndebele.

Sibongiseni m Zulu
Meaning "(you), be thankful with us" in Zulu.

Sigismundas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Sigismund, which is an older form of Sigmund. Also compare Zigmantas and Žygimantas.

Sigismundus m German (Latinized, Rare, Archaic), Polish (Latinized, Rare, Archaic)
Latinized form of Sigismund.

Sigurbergur m Icelandic
Masculine form of Sigbiǫrg.

Sigurbjarni m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Sigurbjörn.

Sigurgestur m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse sigr "victory" and gestr "guest". Also compare Gestur.

Sigurgrímur m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse sigr meaning "victory" and grímr meaning "mask, helmet".

Sigurlaugur m Icelandic
Masculine form of Sigurlaug.

Sigurmundur m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Sigmundur.

Sigursteinn m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Sigsteinn.

Sigursveinn m Icelandic
From Old Norse sigr "victory" and sveinn "young man".

Silbannacus m Late Roman
Possibly the name Silvanus with the suffix -acus. Silbannacus was an obscure Roman emperor or usurper.

Silverthorn m Romani (Archaic)

Simforianus m German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Semforianus.

Simileoluwa f & m Yoruba
I rest on the Lord

Simpliciano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Simplician.

Simranpreet f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Punjabi ਸਿਮਰਨ (simran) meaning "continuous remembrance" (of Sanskrit origin) combined with Sanskrit प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".

Sinatroukes m Parthian (Hellenized)
From Σινατρούκης (Sinatroúkēs), A Hellenized of Old Iranian *sāna-taru-ka- meaning “enemy-conquering”. It could also be from Aramaic santū(ā) "senator" with an added Middle Iranian suffix -ūk.

Sinmiloluwa f & m Yoruba
Means "rest in the lord" in Yoruba.

Sinterklaas m Folklore
The name comes from Sint en Nicolaas or Klaas.

Siphamandla m South African, Zulu
Means "give us strength" in Zulu.

Sirazhuddin m Dagestani
Dagestani form of Siraj al-Din

Sitthiphong m Thai
From Thai สิทธิ (sitthi) meaning "entitlement, right, privilege" and พงศ์ or พงษ์ (phong) meaning "lineage, family".

Siyamthanda f & m Xhosa
Means "we love him/her" in Xhosa.

Skallagrímr m Old Norse
Combination of Skalli and the Germanic name element grímr "person wearing a face mask".

Skialdbiǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Skjaldbjǫrn.

Skjaldbjørn m Norwegian
Modern Norwegian form of Skjaldbjǫrn.

Skjaldbjǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements skjǫldr "shield" and bjǫrn "bear".

Skorargeirr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements skor "precipice", "rift in a rock", "score", "notch", "incision" and geirr "spears".

Skribonijan m Croatian
Croatian form of Scribonianus.

Snæbjartur m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Masculine form of Snæbjört.

Soamiangaly m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy soa meaning "good" and miangaly meaning "capricious".

Sodonbaatar m Mongolian
Means "extraordinary hero" in Mongolian, from содон (sodon) meaning "extraordinary, unusual" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Sodonchimeg f & m Mongolian
Means "extraordinary decoration" in Mongolian, from содон (sodon) meaning "extraordinary, unusual" and чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament, decoration".

Sollehuddin m Malay
Malay form of Salah ad-Din.

Soltanmurat m Karachay-Balkar
From the names Sultan and Murad.

Somtochukwu f & m Western African, Igbo
Means "praise God with me" in Igbo.

Sonkanuchoo m Wampanoag

Sophainetos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek σοφός (sophos) meaning "skilled, clever" and αἰνετός (ainetos) meaning "praiseworthy".

Sophalexios m Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek masculine name meaning "skilled defender".

Sordlánguaĸ f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name with the combination of Sordlak and suffix -nnguaq "sweet, dear".

Sorlannguaq f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Sordlánguaĸ.

Sorry-for-sin m English (Puritan)
Referring to repentance.

Sosistratos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun στρατός (stratos) meaning "army".

Sosistratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sosistratos. This name was borne by two eponymous archons of Athens, the earliest of which lived in the 5th century BC.

Souksakhone m & f Lao
From Lao ສຸກ (souk) meaning "health, ease, happiness, joy" and ສາຄອນ (sakhone) meaning "river, sea, ocean".

Souleymanou m Western African
Form of Sulayman used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.

Sovannareth m Khmer
Variant of Sovannarith.

Sovannarith m Khmer
From Khmer សុវណ្ណ (sovan) meaning "gold" and រឹទ្ធិ (rith) meaning "power, might, prosperity".

Soyol-erdene f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian соёл (soyol) meaning "culture, the arts" and эрдэнэ (erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure" or "precious".

Speusandros m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun σπεῦσις (speusis) meaning "haste, hurry" as well as "speed". It is ultimately derived from the Greek verb σπεύδω (speudo) meaning "to hasten" as well as "to urge on" and "to set going"... [more]

Spiælbodhi m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Spiallbuði.

Spiallbuði m Old Norse
From Old Norse *spjallboði meaning "messenger".

Spoudandros m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun σπουδή (spoude) meaning "haste, speed" as well as "earnestness, diligence, zeal". It is ultimately derived from the Greek verb σπεύδω (speudo) meaning "to hasten" as well as "to urge on" and "to set going"... [more]

Stæinkæll m Old Norse
Old Norse short form of Stæinkætill.

Stasicrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Stasikrates.

Stasikrates m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun στάσις (stasis), which can mean "standing, placing, setting" as well as "a standing still". It basically refers to a state of standing (still)... [more]

Staubfinger m Literature
Meaning "dust finger". The name of one of the main characters in Cornelia Funke's 'Inkworld' books is dangerously close to the German word Staubfänger "dust collector" colloquially used for books that are standing in a shelf without being used for a long time.

Stefanuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Stefano, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.

Steinbergur m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Steinbjörg.

Steinfinnur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Steinfinnr.

Steinþórir m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Steinþórr.

Stesichorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Means "establishing the chorus" or "leading the dance", derived from Greek ἵστημι (histemi) meaning "to stand, to set up" and‎ χορός (choros) meaning "dance" or "chorus, choir; band of singers and dancers"... [more]

Strachosław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic strachъ "to fear, to scare" or Proto-Slavic straxъ "fear, fright". Compare Polish strach "fear, fright" and Serbo-Croatian strašiti "to frighten, to scare"... [more]

Stratonicus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Stratonikos.

Stratonikos m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek name which meant "army of victory", derived from Greek στρατος (stratos) "army" and νικη (nike) "victory"... [more]

Stratonique m French, History (Ecclesiastical), Ancient Greek (Gallicized)
French form of Stratonicus (see Stratonikos).

Strombichos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek στρόμβος (strombos) meaning "something round, something spun around; whirlwind, spinning top, spindle, spiral shell".

Strongylion m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun στρογγύλιον (strongylion) or (stroggylion) meaning "round pot, flask", which itself is ultimately derived from the Greek adjective στρογγύλος (strongylos) or (stroggylos) meaning "round, spherical"... [more]

Struddveras m Romani (Archaic)

Strzeżysław m Polish (Archaic)
A dithematic name from Polish strzec "to guard" and sław "glory". This name is not used as often in the modern day.

Subramanyam m Telugu, Kannada
Telugu and Kannada variant of Subrahmanya.

Subramanyan m Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil
South Indian variant of Subrahmanya.

Sugrinongma m & f Mossi
Means "patience is sweet" in Mossi, spoken in Burkina Faso.

Suketoudara m Popular Culture
Means Alaska pollock in Japanese. This name is born by Puyo Puyo character Suketoudara.

Sukhmandeep m & f Indian (Sikh)

Sulistiyono m Javanese
Variant of Sulistyono.

Summerfield m English
Transferred use of the surname Summerfield.

Sunconewhew m Wampanoag
A form of Sonkanuchoo and the name of the third son of Massasoit.

Sunnatullah m Arabic (Rare), Afghan (Rare)
Derived from the Arabic noun سنة (sunnah) meaning "the Sunnah" as well as "way, custom, tradition, habitual practice" combined with the Arabic noun الله (Allah) meaning "God" (see Allah)... [more]

Surakhbayar m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian сурах (surakh) meaning "to learn, study, ask" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".

Suryaprabha m Buddhism
Means "sunlight" from Sanskrit सूर्य (sūrya) meaning "sun" and प्रभा (prabha) meaning "light, radiance"... [more]

Sutthiphong m Thai
From Thai สุทธิ (sutthi) meaning "true, actual" and พงศ์ or พงษ์ (phong) meaning "lineage, family".

Sventoslaus m Medieval Slavic (Latinized)
Latinised form of Sviatoslav

Švitrigaila m Lithuanian (Rare), History
Derived from the Lithuanian adjective švitrus meaning "nimble, agile" as well as "fast, quick, brisk" combined with old Lithuanian gailas, which usually means "strong, potent" but has also been found to mean "sharp, jagged" as well as "angry, fierce, violent" and "miserable, sorrowful, remorseful"... [more]

Swābaharjar m Old Norse
Proto-Norse combination of svabar "Swabians" and herr "army".

Syamsurizal m Indonesian
Combination of the name Syamsuri and the masculine suffix -zal.

Syarafuddin m Malay
Malay form of Sharaf ad-Din.

Syariefudin m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Sharif ad-Din.

Syarifuddin m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Sharif ad-Din.

Syaripuddin m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Sharif ad-Din.

Syihabuddin m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Shihab ad-Din.

Symphorinus m Late Roman
Essentially means "of Symphorus", since it contains the Latin masculine adjectival suffix -inus. This suffix later developed into a diminutive suffix, so one could also say that this name is a diminutive of Symphorus.... [more]