This is a list of submitted names in which the first letter is A or M or P or S.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Saahithi f OdiaMeans "one who is good at literature" in Odia.
Saaiha f ArabicMeans "traveler, wanderer, visitor" in Arabic.
Saam m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Nepali, Marathi"Sweet words for winning an adversary "; pacify; tranquilize; appease... [
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Saamar m Sanskrit* Saamar सामर- accompanied by immortals, accompanied by god. It is . Here स means with + अमर means god
Saanvi f Indian, HinduismBelieved to be another name for the Hindu goddess
Lakshmi, though its ultimate meaning and origin are uncertain. It may be from Sanskrit सा
(sa) referring to Lakshmi combined with अन्वि
(anvi) meaning "follow, pursue, go after" or from सानु
(sanu) meaning "peak, summit, ridge".
Saanz f IndianFrom the Marathi सांज (sāñja) meaning "evening twilight", which itself is derived from the Sanskrit संध्या (sandhya) "twilight" (one time of the two - the evening and the morning), the name of the daughter of the Hindu god
Brahma.
Saart m & f KhmerMeans "clean, pure, neat" in Khmer.
Saartjie f AfrikaansDiminutive of
Sara. This name was borne by Sarah "Saartjie" Baartman, an African slave (member of the Eastern Cape Khoisan, the indigenous herding tribe that once populated part of South Africa) who was displayed in Europe in the early 19th century.
Saaryn m YakutMeans "one with a developed lower body, 'Don Juan', a favorite of women".
Saaski f LiteratureUsed by Eloise Jarvis McGraw for her main character in her 1997 Newberry Honor book "The Moorchild"
Saavik f Popular CultureSaavik is the name of a character appearing in the "Star Trek" movie franchise. According to "The Pandora Principle," by Carolyn Clowes, the name is Romulan for "little cat."
Saavini f OdiaMeans "born in Saavan" in Odia. Saavan (or Sawan) is the fifth month in the lunar calendar, equivalent to July, when the monsoon peaks across India.
Saaya f JapaneseFrom Japanese 沙 (
sa) meaning "sand", 亜 (
a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 也 (
ya) meaning "also". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sabaha f ArabicMeans "beauty, fairness, agreeableness, gracefulness" in Arabic.
Sabahat f Turkish, UrduDerived from Arabic صباحة
(ṣabāḥa) meaning "beauty, fairness, agreeableness, gracefulness".
Sabai f BurmeseMeans "jasmine" in Burmese, borrowed from Hindi चमेली
(chameli).
Sabaoth m GnosticismMeaning uncertain. In Gnostic texts, the name should be "over all the forces (of chaos)". In Gnostic writings, Sabaoth is one of the sons of
Ialdabaoth.
Sabar m IndonesianMeans "patient, forbearing" in Indonesian, ultimately from Arabic صبر
(ṣabr).
Sabba m SamiDerived from Sami
soabbi "pole, stick".
Sabbasa f JewishThis is found in the Jewish catacombs in Rome as the name of a woman
Sabbatai m Hebrew, JewishVariant form of
Shabbatai. A bearer of this name was Sabbatai Zevi (1626-1676), the founder of the Jewish Sabbatean movement.
Sabbatha f English (Rare), LiteratureDerived from English
sabbath, the name of the holy day of the week in Judeo-Christian tradition, which derives from Hebrew
shabbath, properly "day of rest", from
shabath "he rested"... [
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Sabbatios m Hebrew (Hellenized), Jewish (Hellenized)Hellenized form of the Hebrew noun
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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Saber f Popular CultureFrom the English word
saber (British English
sabre), denoting a type of backsword with a curved blade. It is the name of a reoccurring character in the popular Fate visual novel and anime series.
Sabiana f Haitian CreolePossibly an altered form of
Sabina. This is borne by Sabiana Anestor (1994-), a Haitian judoka who competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Sabiha f Arabic, Turkish, Bengali, UrduMeans "morning" or "beautiful, graceful" in Arabic. This name was borne by Turkish aviator Sabiha Gökçen (1913-2001).
Sabihah f ArabicMeans "morning" or "beautiful, pretty" in Arabic.
Sabihi m ArabicFrom the Arabic
صَبِيحَة (ṣabīḥa) meaning "morning" or
صَبِيح (ṣabīḥ) meaning "handsome, beautiful, pretty".
Sabijn f & m DutchDutch form of both
Sabinus and
Sabina. However, in modern times, this name is found almost exclusively on females in The Netherlands... [
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Sabilor m Arthurian CycleA knight who performed well in a tournament thrown by King Brandegorre of Estrangorre, and he were the second of the twelve knights who swore fealty to Brandegorre’s daughter.
Səbinə f AzerbaijaniDerived from Arabic صَبِيَّة
(ṣabiyya) meaning "girl, young woman".
Sabinianus m Late RomanRoman cognomen which was derived from
Sabinus (see
Sabina). This name was borne by several Romans, such as the Roman usurper Sabinianus (3rd century AD) and Flavius Sabinianus, a consul of the Eastern Roman Empire from the 6th century AD.
Sabir m Arabic, Urdu, AzerbaijaniMeans "patient, steadfast, enduring" in Arabic, from the root صابر
(ṣābara) meaning "to bear, to be patient, to endure".
Sabïrbikä f BashkirFrom Bashkir
сабыр (sabïr) meaning "patience, patient" and feminine name element
бикә (bikä). Sabirin m IndonesianFrom Arabic صابرين
(ṣābirīn), the plural of صابر
(ṣābir) meaning "patient, steadfast, enduring".
Sabitha f IndianMeans "beautiful sunshine" in many Indian languages.
Sabline f ObscureSabline is the French name for a genus of flowering plants (Arenaria, sandwort).
Sabogul f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
sabo meaning "morning breeze" and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Saboh m UzbekMeans "dawn, early morning" or "hope, bright spot" in Uzbek.
Sabra f EnglishOrigin unknown - not the same name as
Sabre (
Sabrina). In the 13th-century 'Golden Legend' this was the name of the daughter of Ptolemy, king of Egypt. She was rescued by Saint George from sacrifice to the dragon, or giant, and later married him... [
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Sabran f LiteratureThis name is the named of several Berethnet queens in Samantha Shannon's book ''The Priory of the Orange Tree'', most notably Sabran IX, one of the main characters of the book.... [
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Sabre f English (Rare)Form of
Sabrina used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his 12th-century
Historia Regum Britanniae. Alternatively, the name could be taken from the English word for a type of sword with a curved blade, which probably is ultimately from Hungarian
szabla (14th century, later
szablya) meaning literally "tool to cut with", from
szabni "to cut"... [
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Sabren f English (British, Archaic)Sabren is a legendary British princess who was drowned in the River Severn by her repudiated stepmother Gwendolen. Also known as Hafren.
Sabriel f & m Literature, Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendThere are multiple explanations for the etymology of this name. One is that it is a variant form of
Sabrael. An other is that it is derived from Hebrew
sabi "stop, rest" combined with
el "God", thus meaning "(the) rest of God"... [
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Sabtu m Malay, IndonesianFrom Malay
saptu meaning "Saturday", referring to someone that was born on Saturday.
Səbuhi m AzerbaijaniFrom Arabic صبح
(subh) meaning "morning, dawn". This was the pen name of Mirza Fatali Akhundov, a 19th-century Azerbaijani author and playwright.
Saburōta m Japanese (Rare)This name combines 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three" & 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou, aki.raka, hoga.raka) meaning "bright, cheerful, clear, melodious, serene" with 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick."... [
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Sabus m MythologySabus is a character in the mythology of the Sabines of Italy, the son of the god Sancus (called by some Jupiter Fidius). According to Cato, writing in his work Origines, the Sabines took their name from his.
Saby f MuslimThis name means “A lovely young lady”.
Sabyrzhan m KazakhFrom Kazakh сабыр
(sabyr) meaning "patience, forbearance, endurance" (of Arabic origin) and жан
(zhan) meaning "soul" (of Persian origin).
Sabzaali m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sabza meaning "green growth, verdant" and the given name
Ali 1.
Sabzabahor f UzbekFrom Uzbek
sabza meaning "verdant" and
bahor meaning "spring".
Sabzagul f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
sabza meaning "verdant" and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Sắc m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 色
(sắc) meaning "colour, tint, hue".
Sachar m BiblicalDerived from the Hebrew verb שָׂכַר
(sakhar) meaning "to hire". Sachar or Sacar was the name of two individuals mentioned in the Old Testament.
Sacharissa f LiteratureBased on Latin
sacharum "sugar". This name was invented by poet Edmund Waller (1606-1687), who used it as a nickname for Lady Dorothy Sidney, countess of Sunderland.