SoundosfArabic (Maghrebi) Variant of Sundus, often found in Morocco. A known bearer of this name is Soundos El Ahmadi, a Dutch actress of Moroccan descent.
SpalzesfLadakhi From Tibetan དཔལ་མཛེས (dpal-mdzes) meaning "glorious beauty", derived from དཔལ (dpal) meaning "glorious, magnificent" and མཛེས (mdzes) meaning "beautiful, fine".
SpasenafBulgarian Derived from Bulgarian спасена (spasena), the indefinite feminine singular past passive participle of спася (spasja) "to save, to rescue" referring to Jesus Christ.
SpasojemSerbian Derived from Serbian spasiti meaning "to save".
SpiallimOld Norse From Old Norse spjalli meaning "companion, friend".
SpīdalafBaltic Mythology The name of a witch and antagonist in the Latvian epic poem 'Lāčplēsis' but she turns good towards the end of the story.
SpīdolafLatvian, Baltic Mythology Meaning unknown. In the Latvian national epic Lāčplēsis this is the name of a witch enslaved by the devil, but eventually rescued by the hero Koknesis (whom she then marries).
SputnikmPopular Culture Means "satellite, traveling companion, fellow traveler" in Russian. It was adopted as a stage name by American professional wrestler and civil rights activist Sputnik Monroe (1928-2006), real name Roscoe Monroe Brumbaugh... [more]
StalinafRussian, Spanish (Latin American) Feminization of the surname Stalin, which was adopted by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin (the name itself is derived from Russian сталь (stal) meaning "steel"... [more]
StannismLiterature, Popular Culture The Name of a character in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels, played by Stephen Dillane on the TV Show Game of Thrones.
StatinafRoman Mythology The goddess who gives the baby fitness or "straightness," (i.e. the ability to live) and the father held it up to acknowledge his responsibility to raise it. Unwanted children might be abandoned at the Temple of Pietas or the Columna Lactaria... [more]
StatiusmAncient Roman Roman praenomen (which later also came to be used as a nomen gentile) of Oscan origin. The meaning is uncertain, but it may possibly have been derived from Oscan staít meaning "he stands", which would mean that it is closely related to Latin statuo "to set up, to erect, to cause to stand"... [more]
StavraqmAlbanian (Rare) Albanian form of Stavrakis. Unlike the original Greek name, the Albanian form is used as an official name on birth certificates.
StefaanmDutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare) Variant spelling of Stephaan, although one can also consider this name to be the short form of Stefanus. Known bearers of this name include Belgian politician Stefaan De Clerck (b... [more]
StefnirmOld Norse, Icelandic From Old Norse stefnir meaning "coxswain, helmsman, steersman, one who directs".
StegathmAmerican (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Stegath, as in the case of American screenwriter, film actor and producer Stegath James Dorr (born 3 June 1973).
SteineyfIcelandic Derived from the Old Norse elements steinn "stone" and ey "island" or ey "good fortune".
StelviomItalian From the mountain pass and town of the same name. The name is of Lombard origin, though the exact etymology is not known. A famous bearer of this name is Italian composer Stelvio Cipriani.
SteropefGreek Mythology Derived from the Greek noun στεροπή (sterope) meaning "flash of lightning". Also compare the Greek noun στέροψ (sterops) meaning "flashing" and the related name Asterope, which basically has the same meaning.... [more]
StilponmAncient Greek Possibly derived from either Greek στιλπνός (stilpnos) meaning "glittering, glistening" (itself from στίλβω (stilbo) "to gleam, to shine") or στίλπων (stilpon) meaning "dwarf".
StrabonmAncient Greek, History Derived from Greek στραβός (strabos) meaning "distorted, oblique; squinting, squint-eyed". This was the name of several historical figures, including a 1st century Greek geographer, philosopher, and historian.
StrahilmBulgarian This was the birth name of the Macedonian revolutionary Strašo Pindžur (1915-1943).
StratosmGreek Mythology, Greek Derived from the ancient Greek noun στρατός (stratos) meaning "army". In modern times, the name is often encountered as a diminutive or short form of Efstratios.... [more]
StraujafLatvian Derived from Latvian straujš "rapid; swift."
StrenuafRoman Mythology In ancient Roman religion, Strenua was a goddess of the new year, purification, and wellbeing. According to Johannes Lydos, her name is derived from a Sabinian word strenuae "wellbeing; fortune".
StrichafSlavic Mythology Stricha or Dolya is the proto-Ukrainian goddess of good fate, one of the incarnations of Rozhanytsa, who foretells the future of married couples, the birth of children (incarnation of new souls)... [more]
StrykermEnglish (Modern, Rare) Of uncertain origin. Possibly a transferred use of the surname Stryker. Alternately, from the Norwegian words stryker meaning "stretcher" or from stryke (“use a bow”) + -er or from stryker, indefinite plural strykere, meaning a string player (musician who plays a string instrument).
StryvermEnglish, Literature Stryver is a character in the Charles Dickens novel A Tale of Two Cities and in the 10 TV/film adaptations of the story.
StylloufGreek (Cypriot) Possibly a Greek Cypriot dialectal variant of Styliani. A known bearer of this name was Greek Cypriot convicted murderer Styllou Christofi (1900-1954), who became the penultimate (second to last) woman to be hanged in the United Kingdom for strangling her daughter-in-law to death.
SubhūtimHistory Subhūti is a major figure in Mahayana Buddhism and is one of the central figures in Prajñāpāramitā sutras.
SubigusmRoman Mythology Derived from the Latin verb subigere meaning "to cause to go under; to conquer, to tame, to subjugate, to subdue" (used of the active role in sexual intercourse, hence "to cause to submit sexually")... [more]
SucariafGaulish Derived from Gaulish sucaros "endearing, lovable; well-beloved, much-beloved", ultimately from Gaulish su "good" and cara "dear, lovable; amiable; (female) friend".
Successf & mEnglish (Puritan) From the English word "success" referring to the "achievement of one's aim or goal, or getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame".
SuciptomJavanese From the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with Javanese cipta meaning "creation, idea, hope, desire".
SudabehfPersian, Indian (Parsi) Means "having lustrous profit". In the 11th-century Persian epic the 'Shahnameh' this is the name of a queen who seduces and tricks her stepson Prince Siavash.
SudaratfThai From Thai สุดา (suda) meaning "woman, lady, daughter" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
SudawanfThai From Thai สุดา (suda) meaning "woman, lady, daughter" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".
SudaysimSomali (Arabized, Modern) Based on the name of sheikh Abdul Rahmane Ibn Abdul Aziz Al-Sudais, Imam of the great mosque of Mekka. Arab al-sudais means "the sixth".
SudibyomJavanese From the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with Javanese dibya meaning "splendid, noble, beautiful".
SudiptomBengali (Hindu, Anglicized, Rare) Sudipto is a Bengali-Hindu name meaning , "Refulgent or Bright". In some cases can also be used as an adjective to indicate, "intelligence"