This is a list of submitted names in which the language is Sami.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Ráfi f SamiFeminine Sami name, from the word
ráfi meaning "peace".
Rana f & m SamiA name which means 'green, fertile earth.'
Rana f SamiA popular name for Sami girls, based on the goddess of spring and fertility, Rana Niejta. The literal translation of the name Rana is the green or the green, fertile fields. The name Rana Niejta can freely be translated as the daughter of earth... [
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Rana Niejta f Sami MythologyDerived from
rana meaning "green, green fields" and
niejta meaning "girl, daughter". This is the Sami goddess of spring and fertility.
Ravna f SamiSámi form of
Ragnhild. It is also associated with
ravn, a Norwegian and Danish word meaning "raven" (compare
Ravn).
Ruvsá f SamiSami variant of
Rosa 1, taken literally from the word
ruvsá meaning "rose".
Sabba m SamiDerived from Sami
soabbi "pole, stick".
Salaneide f Sami MythologyDerived from
sala meaning "sun" and
neida meaning "daughter, girl". This is the name of the Sami solar goddess.
Sáráhkká f Sami, Sami MythologyCombination of the male name
Sárra and the word
áhkká "wife, woman, mother". Sáráhkká is the goddess of childbirth in Sami mythology.
Seita f Sami, Finnish (Rare)Derived from Sami
siei'di meaning "holy stone", "special site where thanks and offerings are given to the spirits", via Proto-Sami
*siejtē and Old Norse
seiðr, both from Proto-Germanic
*saidaz "magic, charm".
Soabá f SamiSami name of unknown origin. Theories include a variant of
Sabba and a derivation from Sami
soabadit "to agree".
Suoinná f SamiSami feminine name taken from the word
suoidni meaning "hay".
Uksáhkká f Sami, Sami MythologyMeans "door goddess", from Sami
uksa "door" and
áhkká "wife, woman, mother". In Sami mythology Uksáhkká lived under the door sill and protected the home against all evil. She watched over children during their first year, especially when they learned to walk.
Unni f SamiFrom Sami
unni meaning "small".