This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is English.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Rosedale m EnglishA variant of Rosendale . habitational name from Rosedale (North Yorkshire). The placename derives from Old Norse dalr ‘valley’ with an uncertain first element either hross ‘horse’ (genitive plural hrossa) or the Old Norse personal name Russi Ross
Rosegold m English (Modern, Rare)Derived from English
rose gold, the name of a gold-copper alloy which is sometimes also used to describe a colour that is golden yet somewhat reddish.... [
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Royd m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Royd. A known bearer of this name is Royd Tolkien (b. 1969), a great-grandson of the English writer J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973).
Rumble f & m English (American)From rumble (v.). Slang noun meaning "gang fight" is from 1946. Meaning "backmost part of a carriage" is from 1808 (earlier rumbler, 1801), probably from the effect of sitting over the wheels; hence rumble seat (1828).
Russi m & f English (American)Variant spelling of
Russy. A notable bearer of this name is the American voice actress Russi Taylor (1944-2019), whose full name was Russell Taylor.
Russy m EnglishDiminutive of
Russell. A notable bearer of this name is Russy Simmons (b. 1997) from the American reality television series
Run's House (2005-2009), whose full name is Russell Simmons II.
Ryeian m & f English (Modern, Rare)From a common Irish surname, the Americanized form of Ó Riain. This patronymic derives from the given name Rian, which is of uncertain meaning. It is traditionally said to mean "little king", from Irish rí "king" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Rykard m EnglishTwo elements: "ryc" meaning "ruler" or "king" and "hard" meaning "strong" or "brave"
Sailor f & m English (Modern)Transferred use of the surname
Sailor or directly from the English vocabulary word
sailor, denoting one who works on a ship.
Sallustian m EnglishEnglish form of
Sallustianus. This was the name of a saint who was apparently especially venerated on the island of Sardinia.
Samee m & f Urdu, 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.... [
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Samhain m & f English (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.
Saphir m Arabic (Modern, Rare, Archaic), Hebrew (Modern, Rare), French (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)The meaning of Saphir is primarily from Sapphire: a precious stone, usually blue (but the stone can also be yellow or red.)... [
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Satchal m English (American)Old English (Satchel) but this is spelled with an "a" at the end. It's a noun- a real person's name, an American name, meaning 'unknown'. From the lyrics of one of Dave Mason's song: I'm a person not a purse.
Scholar m EnglishIt means "scholar", referring to a student or to someone intelligent.
Scotland m & f EnglishFrom the name of the country
Scotland, meaning "land of the Scots", from Latin
Scoti meaning "Gaelic speaker".
Sedge m & f EnglishA swordsman. Related names are Sedgley(from the meadow of the swordsman), and Sedgwick(from the place of sword grass).
Sedric m EnglishVariant of
Cedric. Known bearers of this name include the American basketball players Sedric Toney (b. 1962) and Sedric Webber (b. 1977).
Seeley m & f EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Seeley. Seeley Booth is a fictional character in the TV series 'Bones' (2005-2017).
Seldon m EnglishMeans "from the house on the hill" or "from the willow valley".
Semper m English (Rare)Derived from Latin
semper meaning "forever, always". It also coincides with a surname which derives from multiple distinct sources, including the French place name
Saint-Pierre and the medieval Germanic personal name
Sindperht (see
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Sephiroth m English (Modern, Rare), Popular CultureDerived from English
sephiroth, the plural form of
sephirah, itself derived from Hebrew סְפִירָה
(s'fira) meaning "counting, enumeration". In the Kabbalah, the sephiroth are each of the ten attributes that God created, through which he can project himself in the physical and metaphysical universes... [
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Shade m & f EnglishFrom the English word
shade or transferred use of the surname
Shade, which may be a topographic name for someone who lived near a boundary (from the Old English
scead "boundary") or a nickname for a thin man, (from the Middle English
schade, "shadow", "wraith") or an Americanized spelling of the German and Dutch surname
Schade.
Shadoe m English (American, Rare)Variant of
Shadow. It was brought to limited public attention in 1988 by Shadoe Stevens (real name Terry Ingstad), who hosted the radio program American Top 40 from 1988 to 1995.
Shalamar f & m English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)Alternate transcription of Arabic / Urdu شالامار باغ (see
Shalimar). Though the name began to be used (in very small numbers) in America in the 1950s and 1960s, it gained some recognition there in 1980 following the release of the song "Three for Love" by the R&B group of the same name.
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.
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.
Sheffield m EnglishMost likely the place a family member was originally from and then used as a name.
Shermy m English (Rare)Diminutive of
Sherman. This was the name of an earlier character from Charles Schulz's Peanuts before Linus and Franklin came in to the picture.
Sherrinford m EnglishOriginal 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.
Sherrod m EnglishVariant of
Sherrard. Americanized form of French Cherot 'wagoner' (see Shero). This is the name of Ohio senator Sherrod Brown, as well as football figure Sherrod Martin.
Shilom m English (American, Rare)Joseph Smith said that this was a more correct name for Salem, the city that Melchizedek was king of. It means "righteousness" and "peace" in Hebrew.