ShacbaanmSomali Somali form of Shaban, the name of the eighth month of the Islamic calendar.
ShadimanmGeorgian 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]
ShafileafPunjabi, 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.
ShafiqahfArabic, Malay Alternate transcription of Arabic شفيقة (see Shafiqa), as well as a Malay variant.
ShafiyahfMalay, 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.
ShahnyaafPopular Culture The Native American name of the main protagonist in the Canadian animated TV series "Molly of Denali". The fictional girl is of Gwich'in, Koyukon, and Dena'ina Athabascan descent. In the Native names episode her Native name is "One who informs us."
ShahodatfUzbek, 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".
ShahparafUrdu 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.
ShaileshmHindi, 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".
ShailihafLiterature 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.
ShakopeemSioux 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.
Shalamarf & mEnglish (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.
ShalimarfAmerican (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]
ShamkhanmChechen Either from Arabic شمس (shams) meaning "sun" or شمال (shamal) meaning "north" combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "leader, ruler".
Shamshadf & mUrdu Derived from Arabic شمشاد (shamshad) meaning "box" (a type of plant in the genus Buxus).
ShanpingfChinese From the Chinese 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable" and 娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, attractive, charming".
ShansangfChinese From the Chinese 杉 (shān) meaning "pine and fir tree species" and 桑 (sāng) meaning "mulberry tree".
Shanshanf & mChinese From Chinese 珊 (shān) meaning "coral", 睒 (shǎn) meaning "glittering, shining", 杉 (shān) meaning "pine, fir" or 姗 (shān) meaning "glorious" all combined with themselves... [more]
ShanxuanfChinese From the Chinese 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" and 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant".
ShanygnefAfrican American (Rare) Variant of Shanene influenced by the word cygne ("swan" in French). Kellie Shanygne Williams (1976-) is an American actress.
ShanyingfChinese From the Chinese 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable, kind" and 滢 (yíng) meaning "clean, pure water; lucid, glossy".
ShaodianmChinese From the characters 少 (shào, meaning “young”) and 典 (diǎn, meaning “classic, canon, norm”). This is the name of an ancient chieftain who fathered the Yellow Emperor (Xuanyuan) and the Flame Emperor, the two mythical progenitors of Chinese civilization.
Shaofengm & fChinese From Chinese 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, carry on" combined with 峰 (fēng) meaning "peak, summit". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
ShaojingfChinese From the Chinese 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent" and 婧 (jìng) meaning "modest, supple".
ShaolingfChinese From the Chinese 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
ShaoshanfChinese From the Chinese 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
ShaoxuanfChinese From the Chinese 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent" and 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily".
ShaoyingfChinese From the Chinese 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, join" and 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" and "flower, leaf, petal".
Shaozhenf & mChinese From the Chinese 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, join" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
ShaparakfPersian A Persian name meaning "Butterfly". The pet form is SHAPPI, as borne by Iranian-born British comedienne Shappi Khorsandi (b.1973). She claimed in her stand-up routine that her name more accurately translates as "Moth".
ShararahfTajik Tajik feminine name meaning "sparks".
SharayahfHebrew Possibly derives from the Hebrew שָׁרְיָה (sharyah) meaning "Yahweh has sung", from שָׁר (shar) meaning "to sing" combined with יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God... [more]
ShaynmanmYiddish This name was occasionally used as the male counterpart of the Yiddish Shayna among Eastern European Jews. It literally means "beautiful man" in Yiddish.
ShebitkumAncient Egyptian From Egyptian šꜣbꜣtꜣkꜣ, of Kushite origin. This was the name of the second pharaoh of the 25th Dynasty of Egypt who was the son of Piye.