This is a list of submitted names in which the language is Semitic.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Safial-din m Arabic, PersianMeans "pure of the religion" from
صفي (
safi) meaning "pure" combined with
الدين (
aldin) meaning "the religion"
Safwan m Arabic, Indonesian, MalayMeans "stone, rock" in Arabic, though it may also be derived from صفا
(safa) meaning "pure, clean". This was the name of two companions of
Muhammad.
Safwat m & f ArabicMeans "best, finest" in Arabic, from the word صَفَا
(safa) meaning "pure, clear".
Sahabah m & f ArabicMeans "companions" in Arabic, often in reference to the companions of the prophet Muhammed.
Sahi m ArabicMeans "awake, alert, aware" in Arabic.
Saif al-Arab m Arabic (Rare)Means "sword of the Arabs", derived from Arabic سَيْف
(sayf) meaning "sword, sabre" combined with الْعَرَبِ
(al-ʿarabiyy) "Arab (person)". A known bearer was Saif al-Arab Gaddafi (1982-2011), who was a son of former Libyan revolutionary Muammar Gaddafi.
Saifan m & f Hebrew (Modern)this name derives from the word: "סייף" meaning: "Safe(sword)" this is the Hebrew name of the flower "Gladiolus" and the hebrew name of the bird "Recurvirostra"
Saja f ArabicMeans "calmness, tranquillity" in Arabic.
Salam m & f Arabic, IndonesianMeans "peace" in Arabic. It is a unisex name in most Arabic-speaking countries while it is solely masculine in Indonesia.
Salampsio f Ancient Hebrew (Hellenized)Hellenized form of the Hebrew name
Shalom-zion "peace of
Zion". The name "Shalom Zion" was used by the Judean royal family in the Roman period and is variously modified in rabbinical literature... [
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Salme f ArabicVariant of
Salma. Sayyida Salme was a princess of Zanzibar and a writer. She changed her name to Emily Ruete after converting to Christianity and moving to Europe.
Salsabil f ArabicFrom the name of a water spring in paradise mentioned in verse 76:18 of the Quran. The term itself is of uncertain meaning, possibly of Akkadian origin.
Sam m ArabicArabic form of
Shem. This is the name of one of prophet Noah's sons according to Islam.
Samah f ArabicMeans "forgiveness, leniency" in Arabic, from the word سَمَحَ
(samaha) meaning "to allow, to permit".
Samawah m & f ArabicMeans "loftiness, highness, exaltedness" or "sky, firmament" in Arabic.
Samawi m & f ArabicMeans "celestial" or "sky blue" in Arabic.
Samiullah m ArabicMeans "to listen to God", derived from Arabic
sami'a "to listen, to hear" combined with
Allah "God".
Samra f MandaeanPossibly from the Mandaic meaning "keeping, possessing".
Samyaza m Ancient Aramaic, Jewish LegendThis is the name of a fallen angel in the Book of Enoch, who is portrayed as the leader of a band of angels called the Watchers that lust after mortal women and become fallen angels.
Sanaullah m ArabicMeans "praise of God", derived from Arabic
sana "praise" combined with
Allah "God".
Saphia f Arabic (Maghrebi)Variant transliteration of
صفية (see
Safiyyah). Saphia Azzeddine (*1979) is a French naturalized Moroccan writer, actress, and screenwriter.
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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Sarab f ArabicFrom Arabic سَرَاب
(sarāb) meaning "mirage".
Sarid m Biblical HebrewA Hebrew name used in the Bible meaning "survivor, remaining, hand of a prince"
Sariel m Hebrew, Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendApparently means "command of God" in Hebrew, making this name a variant or a shortened form of
Zerachiel. This is the name of an angel mainly known in judaism, who was - among others - an angel of healing and a benevolent angel of death (it is said that he was sent to retrieve the soul of
Moses).
Sarratu f Akkadian, Ancient AssyrianMeans "princess" and is related to the name Sarah. (The description of the entry Sarah should include this information about "Sarratu" I think as it is stronger evidence that Sarah means princess for those say it doesn't mean princess and means more of a position of power in general)
Sarwan m MandaeanEtymology unknown. This is the name of an angel in Mandaeism, also used as a personal name.
Savion f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)Means "groundsel, senecio" in Hebrew, from the word
savyon which is related to a genus of the daisy family.
Sawalihah f ArabicFrom the Arabic
صَوَالِح (ṣawāliḥ) meaning "advantages, benefits".
Segev m HebrewMeans "majesty" or "superiority" in Hebrew.
Seir m Biblical HebrewSeir, meaning "Rough, hairy." It is sometimes used as an alternative term for a goat, as in Seir La'Azazel (שעיר לעזאזל - scapegoat).
Semaan m ArabicOf Syriac Aramaic origin, the name Semaan belongs to the Semitic Aramaic dialect of northern Iraq and Syria of the second century C.E.... [
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Senait f Arabic‘One who brings good luck’, commonly found in Eritrea and Ethiopia (East African origin)
Serach f Hebrew, Biblical HebrewMeans "abundance" in Hebrew. This was the name of the granddaughter of Jacob, and the daughter of Asher in the Torah, who is said to have lived past the era of Moses until she was taken to heaven (like Enoch and Elijah).
Serah f Hebrew, BiblicalFrom the Hebrew name שָֽׂרַח (
Serach) meaning "abundance". In the Old Testament this is the name of Asher's daughter, Jacob's granddaughter.
Serua-eterat f Ancient AssyrianFrom Akkadian elements
Šērū’a and
ēṭirat, meaning "Šerua (a minor deity, possibly a consort of the god
Ashur) is the one who saves". Name borne by a princess of the Sargonid dynasty, known from her letter (circa 670 BCE) to her sister-in-law
Libbali-sharrat.
Sgula f HebrewMeans "talisman, virtue, treasure" in Hebrew.
Sha'al m Ancient HebrewDerived from the root שאל (shaal) meaning "to ask", as a given name it means "(he has) asked"
Shaan m & f ArabicMeans "purpose, honour, dignity, rank" in Arabic.
Shabat f Hebrew (Rare)This is the Hebrew name for Saturday, the most holy day in the Jewish week.
Shabbatai m Hebrew, JewishDerived from Hebrew
shabbat, which is the name of the Hebrew day of rest. Shabbat (sabbath in English) means "rest" or "cessation", having ultimately been derived from the Hebrew verb
shavat "to repose, to rest, to cease"... [
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Shacharit f Hebrew (Rare)Shacharit is the Morning Prayer in Judaism, the central prayer in the three daily prayers. Also feminine form of
Shachar.
Shael f & m Hebrewmeans "to enquire with honorable intention"
Shafaq f Arabic, UrduMeans "compassion, sympathy" or "evening glow, twilight" in Arabic.