Submitted Names of Length 8

Senniija f Finnish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Eusenia.

Senofane m Italian
Italian form of Xenophanes.

Senorina f History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Of uncertain meaning, perhaps from Proto-Celtic *senos meaning "old". This was the name of a 10th-century Galician saint.

Senovara f Old Celtic (Latinized)
Romanized Celtic name, in which the first element is ultimately from the Indo-European root *sen meaning "old" (the second element, uaro, is uncertain, possibly meaning "war"). It was found scratched onto a metal "curse tablet" (c.2nd-century) at the temple of Sulis Minerva at Bath (Somerset, South West England)... [more]

Senritsu f Japanese

Sentaniz f Literature
Variant of Saintanise. Ti Sentaniz ("Little Sentaniz") is a fictional character created by Maurice Sixto for his 1977 Volume III, a collection of lodyans (a Haitian literary genre akin to fairytales)... [more]

Sentinia f Romani (Archaic)

Sentinus m Roman Mythology
God who gives sentience or the powers of sense perception (sensus). Augustine calls him the sensificator, "creator of sentience."

Senusret m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian z-n-wsrt meaning "man of Wosret", derived from z "man" combined with n(j) "of, belonging to" and the name of the goddess Wosret... [more]

Senyagwa m Kaguru
Means "eloquent" in Chikaguru.

Seo-hyang f Korean
서향, means Daphne odora, is a species of flowering plant. The Latin specific epithet odora means "fragrant". In Korea, the plant is also poetically called "churihyang" - a thousand-mile scent - referring to the fragrance of the foliage... [more]

Seok-beom m Korean
From Sino-Korean 錫 "bestow, confer" and 範 "pattern, model, rule, law".

Seokjoon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 碩 (seok) meaning "large, big, great", 錫 (seok) meaning "tin", or 石 (seok) meaning "stone, rock" and 俊 "talented, capable; handsome".

Seol-hyun f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Seol-hyeon.... [more]

Seónaidh f Irish
The Irish form of the Scottish-Gaelic name Seònaid, in turn a translation of Joan 1.

Seonaidh m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Johnny.

Seondeok f History
Posthumous name of the queen regnant of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, from 632 to 647. She was Silla's twenty-seventh ruler, and its first reigning queen.

Seongbin m & f Korean
From 星 (seong) meaning "star, planet" or 性 (seong) meaning "sex, gender" and 彬 "cultivated, well-bred"

Seongbok m Korean
From 聖 "holy, sacred; sage" or 成 (seong) meaning "to succeed, to finish, to complete" or 城 (seong) meaning "fort, castle, cidatel" and 福 "happiness, good fortune, blessing".

Seong-gye m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Taejo of Joseon (1335-1408), founder and first king of the Joseon dynasty.

Seong-han m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 成 (seong) meaning "to succeed, to finish, to complete" or 城 (seong) meaning "fort, castle, cidatel" combined with 漢 (han) referring to the Han River in China, the ancient Chinese Han dynasty, or the Han Chinese people, as well as other hanja combinations.

Seong-hui f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 盛 "abundant, flourishing" and 希 "rare; hope, expect, strive for".

Seonghwa m Korean
"to be star"

Seong-Jae m Korean
From Sino-Korean 成 (seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded", 誠 (seong) meaning "sincere, honest, true" or 星 (seong) meaning "star, planet" combined with 宰 (jae) meaning "kill, rule" or 材 (jae) meaning "material, talent"... [more]

Seongmoo f Korean

Seong-Won m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 聖 (seong) meaning "holy, sacred", 誠 (seong) meaning "sincere, honest, true" or 成 (seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded" combined with 源 (won) meaning "source, origin" or 元 (won) meaning "first, origin"... [more]

Seoueros m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Severus. Also compare the names Silvanus and Silouanos, which show that the letter -v- was usually hellenized to -ou- by the ancient Greeks.

Seoung-il m Korean
Variant transcription of Seong-Il.

Septiana f Indonesian
From the name of the month of September, typically given to girls born in that month.

Septiani f Indonesian
Variant of Septiana.

Septimia f Romanian (Rare), English
Variant of Septima.

Septimio m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Septimius.

Septyana f Indonesian
Variant of Septiana.

Seradieu m Haitian Creole

Serafeia f Greek

Serafëna f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Seraphina.

Serafiel m Biblical
Seraphiel meaning "Prince of the High Angelic Order" is the name of an angel in the apocryphal Book of Enoch. Protector of Metatron, Seraphiel holds the highest rank of the Seraphim with the following directly below him, Jehoel.Seraphiel is described as an enormous, brilliant angel as tall as the seven heavens with a face like the face of angels and a body like the body of eagles... [more]

Serafijn m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Seraphijn.

Serafims m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Seraphinus (see Seraphina).

Serafina f Swahili
Variant of Sarafina.

Sérafine f French (Quebec)
Québécois form of Séraphine.

Serafine f German (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Seraphine.

Serafinu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Seraphinus (see Seraphina).

Serafius m German (Bessarabian)

Serakone m Nenets

Seraldie f English (American, Archaic)
Vernacular form of Seralda.

Seraphia f Swedish (Rare), Late Roman
Variant of Serapia. Saint Seraphia (or Serapia) was a 2nd-century Syrian martyr.

Séraphie f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Seraphia.

Seraphim m & f Greek, English (Puritan), English (Modern, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Directly from the biblical word seraphim which meant "fiery ones", from Hebrew שרף (saraf) meaning "to burn", referring to an order of angels described in the Book of Isaiah (see Seraphina)... [more]

Seraphin m English (Rare)
Anglicised form of Séraphin.

Serapião m History (Ecclesiastical), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Serapion.

Sérapion m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Serapion.

Serapión m Spanish
Spanish form of Serapion.

Seravina f Indonesian
Variant of Seraphina.

Serefina f English (Rare)
Variant of Seraphina.

Seregmaa f Buryat
From the Buryat сэрэг (sereg) meaning "army" and the Mongolian feminine suffix -маа (-maa).

Serenita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Serena.

Serenius m Norwegian (Rare)
Possibly a masculine variant of Serena.

Serenola f Literature
This was used as a Welsh translation of Stellaluna (for a 2000 Welsh adaptation of the children's book 'Stellaluna'). It is derived in part from Welsh seren "star" (cf... [more]

Serephia f Obscure
Variant of Seraphia.

Serezade f Spanish (European, Rare)
Variant of Sherezade.

Serfiraz m & f Kurdish
Means "triumphant, winner, proud" in Kurdish.

Sergelen m & f Mongolian
Means "cheerful" or "lively, sharp, clever" in Mongolian.

Sergette f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Serge. However, it could also be considered to be a diminutive of Sergine, as -ette is a French feminine diminutive suffix.

Sergghiu m Sicilian
Variant of Sergiu.

Sergiana f Brazilian
Possibly a combination of Sergia and Ana or a Brazilian feminine form of Sérgio.

Sergiani f Greek
Feminine form of Sergios.

Sergijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Sergius.

Serginho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Sérgio.

Serhiyko m Ukrainian
Ukrainian diminutive of Serhiy.

Serianna f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Sirianna.

Serikbay m Kazakh
Combination of the name Serik and Kazakh бай (bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".

Serikbek m Kazakh
From the given name Serik combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Serikjan m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Серікжан (see Serikzhan).

Serinius m Norwegian
Masculine form of Serina.

Sermchai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เสริมชัย (see Soemchai).

Serouios m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Servius. Also compare the names Silvanus and Silouanos, which show that the letter -v- was usually hellenized to -ou- by the ancient Greeks.

Servácio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Servatius.

Servacio m Spanish
Spanish form of Servatius.

Servanda f Late Roman, Spanish (Rare), Medieval Spanish
Feminine form of Servandus.

Servando m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Servandus. A known bearer of this name is the American professional soccer player Servando Carrasco (b. 1988).

Servasie f French (Archaic)
French form of Servatia.

Servatia f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Servatius.

Servatis m German (Bessarabian)
Possibly a contracted form of Servatius.

Servatiy m Russian
Russian form of Servatius.

Servazio m Italian
Italian form of Servatius.

Servaziu m Corsican (Archaic)
Corsican form of Servatius.

Serventa f Medieval, Medieval Spanish
A derivative of Latin serviens "serving; servant".

Servestu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Silvester.

Serviana f Late Roman
Feminine form of Servianus. A bearer of this name was Julia Serviana Paulina, the daughter of Roman politician Lucius Julius Ursus Servianus and his wife Aelia Domitia Paulina.

Serviano m Italian
Italian form of Servianus.

Servijan m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Servianus.

Servília f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Servilia.

Servilia f Ancient Roman, Italian
Feminine form of Servilius. A known bearer of this name was Servilia Caepionis (1st century BC), who was the mother of Caesar's assassin Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger.

Servilie f French (Cajun)
French form of Servilia.

Servílio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Servilius.

Servilio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Servilius.

Serviliy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Servilius.

Serwaina f Walloon (Modern, Rare)
An elaboration feminine of Serwai.

Serwilia f Polish
Polish form of Servilia.

Serwiusz m Polish
Polish form of Servius.

Seryozha m Russian
Diminutive of Sergey.

Sesegmaa f Buryat
From the Mongolian Tsetseg combined with the Mongolian feminine suffix -маа (-maa).

Sesehang m Nepali
Sesehang is Nepali name more specifically from a Limbu community derived from Limbu language meaning "bright king". Sesehang is combination of sese and hang. Sese means Bright more like bright thoughts and Hang means king... [more]

Seseragi f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From せせらぎ (seseragi), referring to a small stream or brooklet, the meaning extended to a murmuring (as of a stream).... [more]

Sesheset f Ancient Egyptian
Possibly deriving from the name of the Egyptian goddess of wisdom and knowledge Seshat. Name borne by the mother of King Teti, who founded the Sixth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt

Sesimani f Tongan
Tongan form of Jasmine.

Sesselía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Cecilia.

Sesselja f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Cecilia.

Sestilia f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Sextilia.

Sestilio m Italian
Italian form of Sextilius.

Šéstótó'e m Cheyenne
Means "pine, cedar, evergreen" in Cheyenne.

Setayesh  f Persian
From Persian setayesh meaning "the praise, the worship".

Sethanie f English (Modern, Rare)
Probably created as a feminine form of Seth 1, could also be a blend of Seth with either Stephanie or Bethanie.... [more]

Sethrida f History (Ecclesiastical, Latinized)
Latinized form of Sæthryth.

Séthride f History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Sæthryth.

Setifene m Sotho
Sotho form of Stephen.

Setiyono m Javanese
Variant of Setyono.

Setjhaba m Sotho
Means "nation" in Sesotho.

Setshaba m Tswana
Means "nation" in Setswana.

Setshego f Tswana
Means "laughter" in Setswana.

Setsukei f Japanese
Setsu(説) means theory and Kei(敬) means respect. the name was Borne from Setsukei Makunokoji from an upcoming Danganronpa fangan, Danganronpa Twin fates

Settimia f Italian
Italian form of Septimia.

Setyawan m Indonesian
Variant of Setiawan.

Seung-bin m Korean
From Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" and 彬 "cultivated, well-bred".

Seung-hee f Korean

Seung-hui f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed", 丞 "assist, aid, rescue" or 勝 "victory; excel, be better than" (seung), and 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious", 喜 "like, love, enjoy; joyful thing", 希 "rare; hope, expect, strive for" or 姬 "beauty; imperial concubine" (hui).

Seung-hun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" and 勳 "meritorious deed".

Seung-hye f Korean
From Sino-Korean 升 "arise, go up; advance" and 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness".

Seung-jae m Korean
From Sino-Korean 勝 "victory; excel, be better than" and 宰 "to slaughter; to rule".

Seung-jin m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昇 "rise, ascent; peaceful; peace" and 辰 "early morning".

Seung-jun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 承 (seung) meaning "inherit, receive" combined with 俊 (jun) meaning "excellence, genius". Other hanja combinations are possible. ... [more]

Seung-kyu m Korean
From Korean Hanja 勝 (seung) meaning "victory", "win", "exellent", "good", "better" and 奎 (kyu) meaning "star".... [more]

Seung-man m Korean
From Sino-Korean 承 (seung) "inherit, receive; succeed" and 晩 (man) "night". A famous bearer is the first president of South Korea, Syngman Rhee (1875-1965).

Seung-Min m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 承 (seung) meaning "inherit" or 昇 (seung) meaning "rise, ascend" combined with 民 (min) meaning "people, citizens", 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" or 旼 (min) meaning "gentle, affable"... [more]

Seungmuk m Korean
From 勝 "victory; excel, be better than" or 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" (seung) and 묵 meaning neck.

Seungtae m Korean
From 勝 "victory; excel, be better than",勝 meaning "victory", "win", "exellent", "good", "better" or 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" (seung) and 泰 (tae) meaning "peaceful, calm, peace, easy."

Seung-wan m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" or 勝 "victory; excel, be better than" (seung) and 完 "complete, finish, settle; whole" or 玩 "play with, joke, enjoy" (wan).

Seung-won m Korean

Seung-yun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" and 潤 "soft, sleek".

Sevarion m Georgian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It is probably a rare variant of Severian, but it could also be a combination of that name with a name that ends in -arion, such as Besarion and Ilarion.... [more]

Sevastos m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Sebastos.

Sevelina f Bulgarian

Severena f English (American)
Variant of Severina.

Severian m Bulgarian, English, Georgian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, English, Russian and Ukrainian form of Severianus. This name is also used in Georgia, where it is a shorter form of Severiane, the older Georgian form of Severianus... [more]

Sévérien m French (Archaic)
French form of Severianus.

Severien m & f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Severinus for men and Dutch variant of Severine and/or Séverine for women... [more]

Severija f Lithuanian
Lithuanian feminine form of Severus.

Severijn m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Severinus.

Severine f Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Greenlandic, German
Variant of Severina.

Severine m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Severinus.

Severino f Provençal
Provençal form of Séverine.

Severins m Latvian

Severinu m Corsican (Archaic), Sardinian
Corsican and Sardinian form of Severinus.

Severyan m Russian
Russian variant spelling of Severian (which is spelled as Севериан in Russian).

Sevestre f Medieval French
Medieval French feminine form of Sylvester.

Seviaryn m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Severin.

Sevirian m Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Severianus via its hellenized (modern Greek) form Sevirianos. Also compare the Russian name Severian, which is directly derived from Severianus.

Şevkefza f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish شوق (şevk) meaning "desire, yearning, ardor, eagerness" and Persian افزا (afza), the present stem of افزودن (afzudan) meaning "to increase, to add".

Sewarion m Georgian (Germanized), German (Rare)
Variant transcription of Sevarion, which was made using the German transcription rules for Georgian.... [more]

Sewerëna f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Severina.

Sewerian m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Severianus.

Sexburga f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Seaxburg. Saint Sexburga of Ely was a queen as well as an abbess and is a saint of the Christian Church. She was married to King Eorcenberht of Kent.

Sextilia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Sextilius. Sextilia was one of the Vestal Virgins.

Sextilio m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Sextilius.

Seyäbikä f Bashkir
From Bashkir сейә (seyä) meaning "cherry" and feminine name element бикә (bikä).

Seyfulla m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Sayfullah.

Sgàthach f Folklore
Scottish Gaelic form of Scáthach.

Shaakira f South African, African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shakira.

Shaamala f Tamil

Shaarika f Indian

Shababah f Arabic
From the name of a kind of flute.

Shabaneh f Persian, Dari Persian
Dari Persian and Persian form of Shabana. Possibly means "nightly" in Persian.

Shabibah f Arabic
Means "youth" in Arabic.

Sha'Carri f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shakari, or perhaps a combination of the popular phonetic prefix sha and the name Carrie... [more]

Shacbaan m Somali
Somali form of Shaban, the name of the eighth month of the Islamic calendar.

Shadiman m Georgian
Georgian form of the Persian name Šādmān (also Shādmān), of which the first element is derived from Middle Persian šād (also shād) meaning "happy, joyful" or from Middle Persian šādīh (also shādīh) meaning "happiness, joy"... [more]

Shadonte m African American
An elaboration of Donte with the prefix Sha-.

Shadrack m English (Puritan), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Shadrach.

Shadreck m English (African), Southern African
Variant of Shadrach. It is particularly popular in Southern African countries.

Shadreka f African American (Modern, Rare)
Pssibly intended to be a feminine version of Shadrach.

Shadrias m African American
Meaning unknown.

Shaeanne f English
Combination of Shae and Anne 1.

Shaelagh f English (Modern, Rare)

Shaelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaelyn.

Shafilea f Punjabi, Pakistani
Borne by Shafilea Ahmed (1986-2003), a British-Pakistani girl who was murdered by her parents in a suspected honour killing at age 17.

Shafiqah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic شفيقة (see Shafiqa), as well as a Malay variant.

Shafiqua f Arabic, Caribbean
Variant transcription of شفيقة (see Shafiqa).

Shafique m Urdu, Bengali
Urdu and Bengali variant of Shafiq.

Shafiyah f Malay, Indonesian
Either means "forgiveness" from Arabic صَفْح (ṣafḥ) meaning "pardon, forgiveness, amnesty" or "healer, curer" from شَفَى (šafā) "to heal, to cure". It can also be considered a form of the name Safiyyah.

Shafiyya f Arabic
Means "healer" in Arabic.

Shafonte f African American

Shafrira f Jewish

Shafurah f Arabic
Arabic form of Zipporah.

Shafuwan m Malay
Malay variant of Safwan.

Shagayla f English (American, Rare)

Shagufta f Indian (Muslim), Urdu
Derived from Persian شگفت (šegeft) meaning "surprise, wonder, amazement".

Shahadat m Bengali
Means "evidence, witness, testimony" in Bengali, ultimately from Arabic شهادة (shahadah).

Shahanaz f Bengali
Bengali variant of Shahnaz.

Shaheyar m Arabic (Rare)

Shahidah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic شاهدة (see Shahida), as well as a Malay variant.

Shahidan m Malay
Derived from Arabic شهيد or شاهد (shahid) meaning "witness".

Shahidat f Chechen
Chechen feminine form of Shahid.

Shahidul m Bengali (Muslim)
Variant of Shahidullah.

Shahinez f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Chahinez, the usual Maghrebi form of Shahnaz.

Shahirah f Arabic

Shahkrit m Thai, Dambro

Shahmeer m Afghan
King-like

Shahnoor m & f Bengali (Muslim), Urdu
From Persian شاه (shāh) meaning "king" and Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light".

Shahodat f Uzbek, Tajik
Derived from Arabic شَهَادَة (šahāda) meaning "testimony, witness", referring to the declaration of faith (Shahada) in Islamic tradition. It may also be considered of Persian origin, derived from شاه (šâh) meaning "king" and داد (dâd) meaning "justice, equality" or "gift".

Shahpara f Urdu
It's mainly a Persian name since lots of words in Urdu come from Arabic/Persian words. It means "piece of royalty", Shah meaning king/royalty and Para meaning piece.

Shahryar m Persian
Variant of Shahriyar.

Shahwali m Arabic
The Persian Ruler who lived in 625 bc.

Shailaun f Obscure

Shaileen m Indian

Shaileen f English (American, Rare)
Either a variant of Shaylene or a combination of the phonetic element sha and Aileen.

Shailena f Indian (Rare)

Shailene f English (American, Modern)
Combination of Shai and the popular suffix -lene. This name is borne by American actress Shailene Woodley.

Shailesh m Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali
Modern Hindi transcription of Sanskrit शैलेश (Shailesha) meaning "lord of the mountains", derived from शैल (shaila) meaning "mountain" and ईश (isha) meaning "lord, ruler".

Shailiha f Literature
Possibly derived from the word shilhi which means "weapon, armor." This is the name of the female Chosen One in Robert Newcomb's Chronicles of Blood and Stone.

Shailynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaylyn.

Shaimere f & m American (Modern, Rare)

Shajarah f Arabic
Feminine form of Shajar.

Shajuana f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix sha- with the name Juana thus strictly making it the feminine form of Shajuan (See also Dejuana)

Shakaria f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shakira.

Shakashi f Indian

Shakayla f African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, blending Shakila and Makayla. Also compare Jakayla, Nakayla, Lakayla.

Shakeela f Arabic, African American
Alternate transcription of Arabic شكيلة (See Shakila).

Shakeema f African American (Modern, Rare)

Shakeena f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shakina.

Shakeera f Arabic
Variant transcription of Shakira.

Shakhboz m Uzbek, Tajik
Uzbek form of Shahbaz.

Shakhwan m & f Kurdish
Means "mountain climber" in Kurdish.

Shakhzod m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Shahzad.

Shakiera f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shakira.

Shakilla f Arabic (Rare)
Variant of Shakila.

Shakirah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Shakira as well as the Malay form.

Shakirya f English (Rare)
Variant of Shakira.

Shakopee m Sioux
Means "little six" in Dakota, from šákpe meaning "six". According to tribal histories, the first chief of this name was the sixth child of a set of sextuplets.

Shakuwra f African American

Shalaine f English (American, Modern, Rare)

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.

Shalanda f African American
Variant of Shalonda.

Shalayne f American (Modern, Rare)

Shaleena f Indian (Rare)

Shaleesa f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic prefix sha and the name Leesa, possibly modelled on Jaleesa and Shelena.

Shalexus f African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix sha and the name Alexus.

Shalimar f American (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the Shalamar Gardens near what is now Lahore, Pakistan, which were created in the mid-17th century by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (who also built the Taj Mahal)... [more]

Shalinda f Sinhalese (?), Tamil (?)

Shalissa f English (Modern, Rare)

Shalizeh f Persian
Means "rice" in Persian.

Shalonda f African American
Possibly a blend of the popular phonetic prefix sha with Yolanda or Rolanda... [more]

Shalvari f Hinduism
shalvari means silver in Sanskrit.... [more]

Shamagul f Mari
From the Tatar чшэмэ (sheme) meaning "question mark" and гол (gol) meaning "flower".

Shamaria f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shamara.... [more]

Shamatha f Indian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Samatha.

Shamekia f African American (Modern)
Apparently a variant of Shameka.

Shamequa f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shameka.

Shamesha f African American (Modern)
Combination of prefix sha and Misha.

Shamiera f Jamaican Patois (Rare)

Shamilia f Arabic
It derives from the arabic, meaning "gorgeous", "beautiful".

Shaminzi f Chinese
Sinicised Tujia name.

Shamiram f Assyrian, Armenian
Assyrian and Armenian form of Semiramis.

Shamisah f Malay
Variant of Syamsiah.

Shamitha f Indian, Kannada, Sinhalese
South Indian and Sinhalese form of Shamita.

Shamkhan m Chechen
Either from Arabic شمس (shams) meaning "sun" or شمال (shamal) meaning "north" combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "leader, ruler".

Shamshad f & m Urdu
Derived from Arabic شمشاد (shamshad) meaning "box" (a type of plant in the genus Buxus).

Shamsher m Punjabi, Indian (Sikh), Bengali, Nepali
From Persian شمشیر (šamšir) meaning "sword, scimitar, shamshir".

Shamshod f Uzbek
Means "box tree" in Uzbek.

Shamsiah f Malay
Variant of Syamsiah.

Shamsiya f Tajik, Uzbek, Tatar (Rare)
Either from Arabic شمسية (shamsiyya) meaning "parasol, umbrella" or شمسي (shamsiyy) meaning "solar".

Shamsuri m Malay
Malay variant of Samsuri.

Shanardo m African American (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)

Shandana f Afghan
Pride of a tribe

Shandras m Romani (Archaic)

Shandrea f African American (Rare)
Combination of Shana 1 and Andrea 1.

Shandria f African American (Rare), Bahamian Creole
Variant of Shandrea.

Shanedra f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element sha and Nedra, possibly influenced by Anitra.

Shaneene f English

Shanella f African American (Modern)
Elaboration of Chanel

Shanessa f English
Feminine form of Shane, perhaps influenced by Vanessa

Shangcui f Chinese
From the Chinese 上 (shàng) meaning "top, superior, highest" and 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher".

Shangela f African American
Combination of the prefix sh with Angela.

Shanglin m & f Chinese

Shangwen f Chinese
From the Chinese 上 (shàng) meaning "top, superior, highest" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".

Shangxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 上 (shàng) meaning "top, superior, highest" and 昕 (xīn) meaning "dawn, early morning".

Shaniece f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shanice.

Shanieka f African American
Variant of Shaniqua.

Shanique f African American, Jamaican Patois
Combination of the phonetic element sha and the name suffix nique (from Monique or Dominique)... [more]

Shanisha f African American
Possibly an invented name using the popular phonetic elements sha, nee and sha.

Shaniyah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely a modern elaboration of Shaniya.

Shanklin m American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Shanklin.

Shanlian f Chinese
From the Chinese 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable, kind" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".

Shannary f Khmer
Means "one like a full moon in the sky".

Shannell f English (Modern)
Variant of Chanel.

Shanneng f Chinese
From the Chinese 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" and 能 (néng) meaning "to be able".

Shannian f Irish (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)

Shanouda m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Variant form of Shenouda.

Shanping f Chinese
From the Chinese 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable" and 娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, attractive, charming".

Shansang f Chinese
From the Chinese 杉 (shān) meaning "pine and fir tree species" and 桑 (sāng) meaning "mulberry tree".