This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the pattern is sh*.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Shaoping m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 少
(shǎo) meaning "few, little" combined with 平
(píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Shaoqi m ChineseMeans "little wonder", from Chinese 少 (
shǎo) meaning "few, small, son of a rich family" and 奇 (
qí) meaning "odd, strange, wonder".
Shaoqing m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 少
(shǎo) meaning "few, little" or 绍
(shào) meaning "continue, carry on" combined with 卿
(qīng) meaning "high official, minister" or 青
(qīng) meaning "blue, green, young"... [
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Shaowei m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 绍
(shào) meaning "continue, carry on" or 少
(shǎo) meaning "few, little" combined with 伟
(wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary" or 威
(wēi) meaning "power, pomp"... [
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Shaoyi f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent" and
怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy".
Shaozhen f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
绍 (shào) meaning "continue, join" and
珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Shapi m AvarDerived from Arabic شافي
(shafi) meaning "healing, curing".
Shara m Near Eastern MythologyIn Sumerian mythology Shara is a minor god of war, mainly identified with the city of Umma, north-east of
Unug (Uruk). He is identified in some texts as the son of
Inana (
Ishtar).
Sharaf m ArabicMeans "honour, glory, eminence, dignity" in Arabic.
Sharaf ad-Din m ArabicMeans "eminence of the faith" from Arabic شرف
(sharaf) meaning "honour, glory, eminence" combined with دين
(dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
Sharafat m UrduMeans "civility, decency, nobility" in Urdu, ultimately from Arabic شرافة
(sharafah).
Sharafjon m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sharaf meaning "glory, honour" and
jon meaning "spirit, soul".
Sharanjit f & m Indian (Sikh)From Sanskrit शरण
(śaraṇa) meaning "shelter, refuge, protection" and जिति
(jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".
Sharanpreet f & m Indian (Sikh)From Sanskrit शरण
(śaraṇa) meaning "shelter, refuge, protection" and प्रीति
(prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".
Sharif ad-Din m ArabicMeans "noble of the faith" from Arabic شريف
(sharīf) meaning "noble, eminent" combined wuth دين
(dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
Sharifjon m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sharif meaning "sacred, holy" and
jon meaning "spirit, soul".
Sharifmirza m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sharif meaning "sacred, holy" and
mirza meaning "scribe, clerk, scholar" or "lord".
Sharifnafas m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sharif meaning "sacred, holy" and
nafas meaning "breath".
Sharifullah m ArabicDerived from Arabic
sharif "eminent, virtuous" combined with
Allah "God".
Sharifxo'ja m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sharif meaning "sacred, holy" and
xo'ja meaning "master".
Sharik m Russian, PetMeans "small ball" in Russian. It is a common dog name but is used for humans too.
Sharkhüü m & f MongolianMeans "yellow boy, yellow son" in Mongolian, from шар
(shar) meaning "yellow" and хүү
(khüü) meaning "boy, son; child".
Sharmaarke m SomaliA name that means "see no evil" or "protect from evil." The prefix shar- means "evil."
Sharo m Kurdish (Modern)This is word used to describe the time when a farmer had harvested all he could and let others come on his land and take what was left of the harvest so that the food wouldn't go to waste.
Sharoon m Biblical, UrduThe Urdu/Persian pronounciation of the Old Testament place name meaning "plain" in Hebrew, referring to the fertile plain near the coast of Israel. This is also the name of a type of flowering shrub, the rose of Sharon.
Shartolgoi m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian шар
(shar) meaning "yellow" and толгой
(tolgoi) meaning "head".
Shashanka m Sanskrit, BengaliMeans "moon" (literally "hare-marked") from Sanskrit शश
(śaśá) meaning "hare, rabbit" combined with अङ्क
(aṅka) meaning "mark, spot".
Shashidhara m Hinduism, KannadaMeans "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.
Shashwath m SanskritEternal; perpetual; constant. other meanings include 'sun", "heaven" and 'sky".
Shatrughna m HinduismMeans "destroyer of enemies" in Sanskrit, from शत्रु
(shatru) meaning "enemy, foe" and घ्न
(ghna) meaning "destroyer, killer". In the Hindu epic the
Ramayana he is the twin brother of
Lakshmana and the half-brother of the hero
Rama.
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.
Shaunak m Hindi, MarathiRepresents sage Shaunaka, who was the son of Gritsamada. This sage invented the system of the four levels of human life. He was very renowned to the epic Mahabharata, and very renowned storyteller Ugrasrava Sauti, explains him the entire story of it... [
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Shaunin m IrishShaunin is a variant of an Irish name
Shaun which means "God is Gracious" or "Gift from God"
Shaunit m HinduismShaunit (शौनित) is an Indian boy name derived from the Irish name Shaun which means God is gracious; gift from God.
Shavkatmirza m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
shavkat meaning "glory" and
mirza meaning "scribe, clerk, scholar" or "lord".
Shavkatnazar m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
shavkat meaning "glory" and
nazar meaning "look, glance".
Shavleg m GeorgianDerived from the Georgian adjective შავი
(shavi) meaning "black", which is ultimately of Iranian origin.
Shavlego m GeorgianVariant of
Shavleg. A known bearer of this name is the Georgian general Shavlego Tabatadze (b. 1977).
Shavqi m UzbekDerived from
shavq meaning "passion, enthusiasm" or "mirth, glee".
Shawon m AmericanAn African-American name that was first used in the early 1990s, and probably as well as the '80s. Means "mooses-faced".
Shawqi m ArabicMeans "desirous, longing" in Arabic, derived from شَوْق
(shawq) meaning "longing, yearning, missing".
Shaykhlislam m ArabicMeans "the elder of islam, the scholar of islam, leader of islamic scholars" from Arabic شيخ (
šīẖ) meaning "elder, leader" combined with الإسلام (
al-islām) meaning "of Islam".
Shaylon m Scottish GaelicShaylon as a boy's name is related to the Gaelic name Shea. The meaning of Shaylon is "admirable
Shaynman m YiddishThis name was occasionally used as the male counterpart of the Yiddish
Shayna among Eastern European Jews. It literally means "beautiful man" in Yiddish.
Shaynne m EnglishVariant of
Shane. This is the middle name of Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. in S.E. Hinton's coming of age novel,
The Outsiders.
Shayno m AssyrianFrom the Assyrian word for peace, it is occasionally used as a given name among the Assyrian Diaspora
Shebitku m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
šꜣbꜣtꜣkꜣ, of Kushite origin. This was the name of the second pharaoh of the 25th Dynasty of Egypt who was the son of Piye.
Sheboygan m AmericanThe name was given to the 14th son (no daughters!) of an American family living in Michigan. According to the press the name the name means "She's a boy again" and goes back to a native American legend... [
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Shed m Egyptian MythologyFrom Egyptian
šd, meaning "one who saves" or "the saviour". Shed was an Ancient Egyptian deity first recorded after the Amarna Period. Representing the concept of salvation, Shed is identified with Horus the Child... [
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Shedan m Georgian (Archaic)Of Persian origin, but the meaning is uncertain. Georgian sources state that the name is derived from the Middle Persian noun
šēr meaning "lion", of which the modern Persian form is
shir (see
Shir 2)... [
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Sheev m Popular CultureMeaning unknown. A famous bearer of the name is Emperor Sheev Palpatine (Darth Sidious), one of the main villains of the Star Wars franchise.
Sheffield m EnglishMost likely the place a family member was originally from and then used as a name.
Shein m & f BurmeseMeans "intensity, force, momentum" in Burmese.
Sheizaf m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)First name that also used as a surname, Sheizaf is a type of tree And its scientific name is "Ziziphus spina-christi"
Shelemiah m BiblicalMeans "
Yahweh is peace" in Hebrew. This is the name of several minor characters in the Old Testament.
Shelesh m Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew (Rare)From the Hebrew root שׁלשׁ (
shlsh) meaning "3". Shelesh in the Old Testament is a son of Helem, the 8th son of Jacob, the 2nd son of Zilpah, and the brother of Shemer, who was a great-grandson of Asher... [
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Sheliak m AstronomyDerived from Arabic الشلياق (
šiliyāq) meaning "tortoise". This is the name of the second brightest star in the constellation
Lyra. A tortoise shell often formed the body of the lyre, an ancient type of harp; and according to some sources,
sheliak translates from the Greek as "harp".
Shelta m & f IrishFrom the name of a private or secret language spoken by Irish Travellers (a group also known as the Pavee). It means "a voice that moves" in Shelta ("moves" in the sense of being emotional, endearing and affectionate) and some modern Celticists think it comes from the Irish Gaelic word
siúlta which means "walking" (the "s" is pronounced "sh" and the diphthong is as much like a slurred schwa sound).... [
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Shemp m Popular CultureIn the case of the Three Stooges member Shemp Howard (1895-1955) it was a pseudonym that arose from his Litvak (Lithuanian Yiddish) mother's pronunciation of
Sam 1, a short form of his real name
Samuel.
Shem-tov m JewishMeans "(having a) good name, reputability" in Hebrew, meaning famous for a good reputation.
Shen m ChineseMeans “deep thinker”, “deep thought”, or “spirit” in Chinese. According to Chinese beliefs, it is the spiritual part of the human psyche.
Shenghua m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 胜
(shèng) meaning "victory, success" or 盛
(shèng) meaning "abundant, flourishing" combined with 华
(huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [
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Shengnian f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred" and圣念
念 (niàn) meaning "say, idea, think of, recall, study".
Shengying f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" or
胜 (shèng) meaning "victory" and
英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "petal, leaf, flower" or
盈 (yíng) meaning "filled with, full of, overflowing".
Shengzhen f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and
珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Shennong m Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern MythologyFrom a combination of the characters 神 (shen, meaning “god” or “divine”) and 农 (nong, meaning “farmer”). This was the name of a culture hero in Chinese mythology who taught agriculture and herbology to humanity... [
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Shenoute m Coptic (Sahidic)Mostly accepted to mean "son of God" in Coptic, derived from ϣⲉ
(še) which can mean "son" and Sahidic ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
(noute) or Bohairic ⲛⲟⲩϯ
(nouti) "God".
Sheogorath m Popular CultureThe name of the god of madness and creativity in the Elder Scrolls series of action role-playing open world fantasy video games.
Sherarslon m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher and
arslon, both words meaning "lion".
Sherazim m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
azim meaning "great, huge".
Sherberdi m UzbekDerived from Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
berdi meaning "gave".
Sherbola m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
bola meaning "child, baby".
Sherboy m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
boy meaning "rich, wealthy".
Sherdil m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
dil meaning "heart, soul".
Sherdono m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
dono meaning "wise".
Shere m Literature, Popular CultureShere Khan is a fictional tiger in Rudyard Kipling's
Jungle Book stories (1894). Shere means "tiger" or "lion" in Persian, Urdu, and Punjabi.
Shergil m Georgian (Rare)Means "catcher of lions", derived from the Persian noun شیر
(sher) meaning "lion" (see
Sher) combined with Persian گیر
(gir), which is the present stem of the verb گرفتن
(gereftan) or
(giriftan) meaning "to take, to catch"... [
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Sherhad m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
had meaning "boundary, limit".
Sherig-ool m TuvanFrom Tuvan шериг
(sherig) meaning "military, army, soldier" combined with оол
(ool) "boy".
Sherikbo'l m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sherik meaning "companion" and
bo'l meaning "to be".
Sherjahon m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
jahon meaning "the world".
Sherjon m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
jon meaning "spirit, soul".