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Samsiyah f Indonesian, Malay
Variant of Samsiah.

Şamşiyat f Karachay-Balkar
From Arabic شَمس (shams) meaning "sun".

Şəmsiyyə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Shamsiyya.

Samsó m Catalan
Catalan form of Samson.

Samsoden m Filipino, Maranao
Maranao form of Shams al-Din.

Samsodin m Filipino, Maranao, Maguindanao, Indonesian
Maranao, Maguindanao, and Indonesian form of Shams al-Din.

Sámson m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Samson.

Samsón m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Samson.

Samsonas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Samson.

Samsoni m Georgian (Rare)
Form of Samson with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი (-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.

Sam-soon f Korean
Variant transcription of Sam-sun.

Sämssan m Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Samson.

Samsu m Indonesian
Variant of Syamsu.

Samsuddin m Indonesian, Malay, Bengali
Indonesian, Malay and Bengali form of Shams ad-Din.

Samsudin m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay variant of Shams ad-Din.

Samsul m Indonesian, Malay, Bengali
Variant of Shamsul.

Šəmšun m Northeastern Neo-Aramaic
Northeastern Neo-Aramaic form of Samson.

Sam-sun f Korean
From Sino-Korean 三 "three" and 顺 "obey, submit to, go along with". It is also translated as "third daughter".

Samsuri m Indonesian, Malay
Possibly related to Arabic شمس (shams) meaning "sun".

Samta f Hindi
Samta is a name originating from Hindi meaning ‘To be a competitor’.

Samtan m & f Tibetan, Ladakhi
Alternate transcription of Tibetan བསམ་གཏན (see Samten).

Samten m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan བསམ་གཏན (bsam-gtan) meaning "meditative concentration, stable attention, awareness", derived from བསམ (bsam) meaning "thought, thinking" and གཏན (gtan) meaning "constant, perpetual"... [more]

Samthann f Medieval Irish
Possibly from the Old Irish sam meaning "summer".

Sämu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Samuel.

Samu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 作 (sa) meaning "make, production, prepare, build", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 夏 (sa) meaning "summer", 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 珊 (sa) meaning "coral, centimeter", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, gossamer", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" or 瑳 (sa) meaning "polish, brilliant white luster of a gem, artful smile" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream" or 武 (mu) meaning "military, martial"... [more]

Samu m Manipuri
Means "elephant" in Meitei.

Samual m English
Variant of Samuel.

Samudera m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian form of Samudra.

Samudra m & f Indian, Hindi, Assamese, Indonesian, Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra) meaning "sea, ocean". It is a unisex name in India and Sri Lanka while it is only masculine in Indonesia.

Samudravarman m Sanskrit, History
From Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra) "sea, ocean" and वर्मन् (varman) "armor, protection". This was the name of a ruler of Kamarupa from 374 to 398 AD.

Samudtar m & f Tocharian
Means "sea" in Tocharian.

Samúel m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Samuel.

Samùél m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Samuel.

Samuèl m Provençal
Provençal form of Samuel.

Samu'ela m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian
Older Hawaiian form of Samuel. It appears in the Bible in Hawaiian.

Samuelette f English (Rare)
Extremely rare feminine form of Samuel, created by using the French diminutive suffix -ette.

Samuèli m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Samuel.

Samueli m Sicilian, Sardinian
Sicilian and Sardinian form of Samuele.

Samuelis m Dutch (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare)
From Latin Samuelis, which is the genitive of the third declension of Samuel, the biblical Latin form of the Hebrew name Shemu'el.... [more]

Samuelita f Spanish (Philippines, Rare), Various (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Samuel.

Samuell m English (Rare), African American, Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Samuel.

Samuella f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Mauritian Creole (Rare), Swedish (Archaic), Hungarian
Feminine form of Samuel and Sámuel.

Samuelle f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Quebec)
Feminine form of Samuel.

Samuellu m Corsican
Corsican form of Samuel.

Samuels m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Samuel.

Samuelus m Literature
This was the name of one of the characters in The Cats of Ulthar by H. P. Lovecraft.

Samuila f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Samuil.

Samuilo m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Samuel.

Samukelisiwe f African, Zulu
Means "we have received" in Zulu.

Samularia f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "sweet one forever" in Hebrew.

Samulayo m Polynesian Mythology
In the mythology of Fiji, Samulayo is a god or spirit of war and those dead souls who died in battle. He lives in underworld.

Samulina f Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Faroese
Judeo-Anglo-Norman feminine form of Samuel and Faroese form of Samuline.

Samuline f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Samuel.

Samunao m Manipuri
Means "white elephant" in Meitei.

Sämund m Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish form of Sæmundr.

Sámur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Sámr.

Samura f English (American)
Meaning:Resilient woman.... [more]

Samuray m Azerbaijani
Means "sable moon" in Azerbaijani.

Samuri m Malaysian, Indonesian

Samuru m Japanese
"strength" (samu-), "protection" (-mu), or "warrior" (-ru).

Samus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Samos. This was borne by a Macedonian lyric and epigrammatic poet of the late 3rd century BC.

Samus f Popular Culture
Possibly a variant of the name Samantha that's used in the future.... [more]

Samuu'eel m Somali
Somali form of Samuel.

Samuwil m Quechua
Quechua form of Samuel.

Samuyel m Indian (Rare, ?)
Form of Samuel.

Samuyil m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Samuel.

Samuyӑl m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Samuil.

Samweli m Swahili
Swahili form of Samuel.

Samwell m Literature, Popular Culture
Samwell Tarly is the name of a character from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former.

Samweri m Shona
The Shona version of the Biblical name Samuel.

Samy m French (Modern)
Variant of Sami.

Samya f English (Modern), Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Samiyah.

Samyaza m Ancient Aramaic, Jewish Legend
This 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.

Samye f English
Variant of Sammy.

Samyl m English (Rare), Turkish (Rare)

Samyr m Haitian Creole, Brazilian, Arabic, Muslim
Variant of Samir 1.

Samyra f Arabic
companion in evening conversation

Samyukta f Indian

Samyuktha f Indian

Samzun m Breton
Breton form of Samson. Sant Samzun (known as Saint Samson of Dol in English, born c. late 5th century) is counted among the seven founder saints of Brittany.

San m & f Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish short form of Sander and Sanne.

San f Japanese
This name is used as 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three."... [more]

San m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 山 (san) meaning "mountain".

San m & f Korean
"mountain"

San m & f Burmese
Means "water spring" in Burmese.

San f & m Burmese
Means "model, standard, ideal" or "to enjoy, to take delight in" in Burmese.

San m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဆန်း (see Hsan).

Śana f Tocharian
Means "woman" in Tocharian.

Şana f Kurdish
Possibly from the Kurdish şan meaning "honeycomb".

Səna f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Sana.

Sana f Japanese
From Japanese 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thread" combined with 夏 (na) meaning "summer".

Sana f Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Hinduism, Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Nepali, Sinhalese
Name- Sana Sanaa सना... [more]

Sana m & f Manipuri
Means "gold" in Meitei, ultimately from the Bengali.

Sanaaya f Indian

Sanaaya f Yakut

Sanabil f Arabic
Means "ears (of crop)" in Arabic.

Sanad m Arabic
Means "support, wall" in Arabic.

Şanae f Romanian, Kurdish (Modern)
Probably comes from Sana's popularity, In Romanian it is pronounced like Shanae.

Sanae f Japanese
From 早 (sa) meaning "fast" and 苗 (nae) meaning "seedling, sprout". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Sanae f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سناء (see Sanaa) chiefly used in Morocco.

Sanaé f French (Modern), Belgian
Comes from the popularity of the name Sana, can also come from the trend of Japanese first names therefore from Sanae.

Sanah f English, Arabic
Variant of Sana.

Sanahenbi m Manipuri

Sanai f African American
Variant of Sanaa.

Sanaka f Japanese
From Japanese 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 南 (na) meaning "south" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Sanaka m Hinduism
Means "old, ancient" in Sanskrit. In Hindu mythology this is the name of one of the four Kumaras, a group of child sages who are the firstborn sons of the god Brahma.

Sanako f Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sanal m Kalmyk
Derived from Mongolian санал (sanal) meaning "thought, desire, aspiration".

Sanam f Persian, Urdu
Means "image, idol" or "love, sweetheart" in Persian and Urdu, ultimately from Arabic صنم (ṣanam).

Sanama f Efik, Ibibio
Means "completely pure" in Efik and Ibibio.

Sanamacha m & f Manipuri
From the Meitei sana meaning "gold" and macha meaning "small, little".

Sanamgul f Uzbek
Derived from sanam meaning "beauty, beautiful woman", which is also the name of a classical Uyghur music genre, and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Sanamoy f Uzbek
Derived from sanam meaning "beauty, beautiful woman", which is also the name of a classical Uyghur music genre, and oy meaning "moon".

Sənan m Azerbaijani

Sanan m Kalmyk
Possibly from Kalmyk санх (sankh) meaning "to think, to meditate".

Sanan m Thai
Means "loud, resounding, reverberating" in Thai.

Sananda f & m Hindi, Bengali, Hinduism
Derived from Sanskrit आनन्द (ananda) meaning "happiness, bliss". In Shaiva tradition, this name belongs to one of the four sages created by the god Brahma... [more]

Sanandana m Hinduism
Means "ever-joyful" from Sanskrit सन (sana) meaning "long-lasting, perpetual" and नन्दन (nandana) meaning "glad, joyful". In Hindu mythology this is the name of one of the four Kumaras, a group of child sages who are the firstborn sons of the god Brahma.

Sanaphol m Lao

Şənər m Azerbaijani
Means "happy man" in Azerbaijani.

Sanarc m Romani (Archaic)

Sanari m Tamil
A name derived from Sri Lanka/ South India. Means Deceitful and/or Sweet

Sanasar m Armenian
Sanasar Սանասար is an ancient Armenian name, which means "sacred mountain" սանա սար in armenian. It is also main character in armenian epic poem Sanuntsi Davit. In Russian it was Tra slated later as "sviatagor" which bears the same meaning "sacred mountain".

San'at m Uzbek
Means "art, masterfulness, craft" in Uzbek.

Sanatan m Indian, Bengali, Odia
From Sanskrit सनातन (sanatana) meaning "eternal, perpetual, everlasting".

Sanatana m Hinduism
Means "eternal, everlasting" in Sanskrit. In Hindu mythology this is the name of one of the four Kumaras, a group of child sages who are the firstborn sons of the god Brahma.

San'atgul f Uzbek
Derived from san'at meaning "art, craft" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Sanath m Hindi
Lord Brahma, Eternal, Accompanied by a protector

Sanathoi m & f Manipuri
Derived from the Meitei sana meaning "gold, precious" and thoi meaning "winning".

Sanatkumara m Hinduism
Means "ever-young" from Sanskrit सन (sana) meaning "long-lasting, perpetual" and कुमार (kumāra) meaning "boy, son, prince"... [more]

Sanatruk m Ancient Armenian, Armenian
Borrowed from an Old Iranian language. The name of an Armenian king in the 1st century AD.

Sanatsu f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom" combined with 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sanaullah m Arabic
Means "praise of God", derived from Arabic sana "praise" combined with Allah "God".

Sənay f Azerbaijani
From the Azerbaijani sən meaning "you" and ay meaning "moon".

Sanay m Indian
"Ancient" "One That Will Last Forever"

Sanaya f Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil
MEANING - old, ancient, long lasting, linger. It is derived from Sanskrit word Sanay ( सनय )... [more]

Sanballat m Biblical
Meaning "strength."

Sanbi f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From 賛美 or 讃美 (sanbi) meaning "praise, glorification."... [more]

Sanç m Provençal
Provençal form of Sanctius.

Sança f Provençal
Provençal form of Sancha. This was the native name of Sanchia of Provence (c. 1228-1261), third daughter of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence and a daughter-in-law of John, King of England; she was described as being "of incomparable beauty".

Sanceline f Medieval French
Medieval French diminutive of Sancia.

Sanchai m Thai
From Thai สรรค์ (sǎn) meaning "to establish, to create, to produce" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory". The spelling สัญชัย is also used as the Thai form of Sanjaya.

Sanche m Medieval French
French form of Sancho.

Sancheta f Medieval Occitan, Gascon (Rare)
Diminutive of Sancha.

Sanchey m Indian (Modern), Indonesian

Sanchez m American (Rare)
Transferred use of surname Sanchez.

Sanchi f Indian
indian

Sanchir m & f Mongolian
Means "Saturn (planet)" or "Saturday" in Mongolian. Cognate to Shani 2.

Sanchira f Romanian

Sanchit m Hinduism

Sanchita f Indian

Sanchitha f Tamil, Kannada
Southern Indian form of Sanchita.

Sancho Abarca f Spanish (European, Rare)
From Spanish Virgen de Sancho Abarca ("Virgin of Sancho Abarca"), an obscure title of the Virgin Mary venerated in the town of Tauste (Spain). This Marian devotion stems from a wooden sculpture of Mary found in the 16th century in the castle ruins of Navarrese king Sancho II of Pamplona, also known as Sancho Abarca.

Sancia f Medieval Spanish, Judeo-Catalan, Gascon
(Medieval) Spanish, Judeo-Catalan and Gascon form of Sanctia.

Sancie f Medieval Occitan, Gascon
Gallicized form of Sancia.

Sancja f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Sanctia.

Sancta f English (Rare), Medieval Italian, Medieval French
Derived from Latin sancta "consecrated, sacred; divine, holy; pious, just".

Sanctan m Manx (Archaic)
Saint Sanctan was a 6th-century Manx bishop who is said to have been a disciple of Saint Patrick, though this is chronologically impossible.

Sanctia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Sanctius.

Sanctinus m Late Roman
Diminutive of Sanctius, as is evidenced by the suffix -inus. This was the name of a French saint from the 4th century AD.

Sanctus m English, African, Late Roman
Variant of Sanctius.

Sancus m Roman Mythology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k-, meaning "to sanctify". This was the name of the god of trust, honesty and oaths in Roman mythology.

Sanda f Latvian
Contracted form of Sandra.

Sanda m & f Malagasy
Means "value" in Malagasy.

Sandaara f Yakut
Derived from Yakut сандаар (sandaar) meaning "to shine".

Sandake f Old Persian (Hellenized)
Possibly a hellenized form of Old Persian Sandauka.

Sandalia f Spanish
Feminine form of Sandalio.

Sandalius m Medieval Spanish (Latinized)
The name of a 4th century martyr from Cordoba. The name is also recorded as Sandulf, a Germanic name formed from the name elements SAND "truth" and WOLF "wolf".

Sandalphon m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend (Hellenized)
The name of an archangel. Some of the earliest sources on Sandalphon refer to him as the prophet Elijah transfigured and rose to angelic status, later sources refer to him as twin brother of Metatron.

Sandaman m Yakut
Possibly means "radiant" in Yakut.

Sandara f American (South, Rare)

Sandara f Korean (Rare)
Means "grow up brightly and healthily" in Korean. A famous bearer is South Korean singer Sandara Park (1984-). Her name comes from the childhood nickname of general Kim Yu-shin (595 – 673).

Sandara f Pashto
"Song."

Sandaramet f Armenian Mythology
The Armenian goddess of death, the underworld and hell, also associated with the land and the earth. Her name and part of her mythology is taken from the Zoroastrian divinity Spenta Armaiti.

Sandauka m & f Old Persian
From Old Persian sanda meaning "to appear" or "to accomplish" and the hypocoristic suffix -auka.

Sanddef m Welsh Mythology
Etymology unknown.... [more]

Sande f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sandy.

Sandebert m Germanic
Derived from Gothic sanths "true, real" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Sandee f English (American)
Variant of Sandy.

Sandër m Albanian
Truncated form of Aleksandër.

Sanderad m Germanic
Derived from Gothic sanths "true, real" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Sandercock m Medieval English
Diminutive of Sander, a short form of Alexander.

Sanderijn f Dutch
Dutch form of Sandrine.

Sanders m English (British, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sanders.

Sanderson m English
Transferred use of the surname Sanderson.

Sandesh m Marathi, Hindi
From Sanskrit संदेश (sandesha) meaning "message, information" or "present, gift".

Sandeul m & f Korean (Modern)
From adverb 산들 (sandeul), referring to the coolness and gentleness of the wind.

Sandey m & f English
Variant of Sandy.

Sandhiya f Indian, Tamil, Kannada
Variant of Sandhya used in southern India.

Sandhu m Punjabi

Sandhurst m Trinidadian Creole (Rare), English (Rare)
From the name of multiple cities in England, Australia and South Africa.... [more]

Sandi f & m English
Variant of Sandy.

Sandibel f Spanish (Latin American, Modern), Spanish (Mexican, Modern)
More popular variant of Sandybell.

Sandija f Latvian
Feminine form of Sandis.

Sandipta f Hinduism
Origin- India... [more]

Sandis m Latvian
Short form of Aleksandrs, now used as a given name in its own right.

Sandisiwe f Xhosa
Means "increased" or "we have been added to" in Xhosa.

Sandler m English
Transferred use of the surname Sandler

Sando m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Alexander.

Sando m Dagbani, Kusaal
Means "stranger" or "traveler" in Dagbani and Kusaal.

Sandochna f Medieval Polish

Sandokán m Literature (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Sandokan.

Sandokan m Literature
Sandokan is titular character in some tales later collected in a book series started with the first book 'Le tigri di Mompracem' (1900) written by Emilio Salgari (1862-1911). The name is most likely inspired by Sandakan, a city in Malaysia which means "the place that was pawned" in Suluk language.

Sandokes m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Sandauka.

Sandolf m Germanic
Variant spelling of Sandulf.

Sandon m Ancient Greek
Sandon was an Orphic philosopher and son of Hellanikos.

Šandor m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Sándor. A famous bearer was Croatian writer Ksaver Šandor Gjalski (1854-1935).

Sandor m Banat Swabian
Banatswabian borrowing of Sándor.

Sandor m Literature
The name of a character in George R.R. Martin's novels A Song of Ice and Fire. Presented without the accent commonly used in the Hungarian spelling, but likely derived from the same. Most likely a form of Alexander, meaning "defender of man."

Sandora f Basque (Rare)
Feminine form of Sanduru, derived from Basque saindu/santu "saint".... [more]

Sandoria f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Elaboration of Sandora.

Sándorné f Hungarian
A feminine form of Sándor

Sandors m Latvian

Sandratra m & f Malagasy
Means "ascension" in Malagasy.

Sandraudiga f Germanic Mythology
Sandraudiga is a Germanic goddess, attested on a stone with a Latin inscription, found in North Brabant, the Netherlands. The origin and meaning of her name are debated: theories include a derivation form Germanic *sanþ "true, real" and Gothic audags "rich; fortunate" and Old English *sand "sand" and Gothic rauds "red".

Sandre m & f French (Rare), Provençal
Short form of Alexandre and Aleissandre for men and French form of Sandra for women.... [more]

Sandrea f English (Rare)

Sandrena f English
Variant of Sandrina.

Sandrene f English (Rare), Jamaican Patois
Variant of Sandrine.

Sandria f English (American, Rare)
Either an elaboration of Sandra or a variant of Xandria/Zandria

Sandrie f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Pet form of Alexandra, Alexander, Sandra, Sander

Sandriele f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly an elaborated form of Sandra.

Sandrien f Dutch
Dutch form of Sandrine.

Sandrijn f Dutch
Dutch form of Sandrine.

Sandrilene f Literature
Likely an elaboration of Sandrine, used in Tamora Pierce's 'Circle of Magic' series.

Sandrin m Romanian
Short form of Alexandru.

Sandrina f Portuguese, Provençal, Lengadocian, Gascon, Niçard
Cognate of Sandrine.

Sandrino m Italian
Diminutive of Alessandro or Sandro.

Sandrino f Provençal
Provençal form of Sandrine.

Sandris m Latvian
Originally a short form of Aleksandrs, now used as a given name in its own right.

Sandrita f Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
Diminutive of Sandra.

Sandro m Spanish
Diminutive of Alejandro.

Sandrocottus m Sanskrit (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sandrokottos, itself a hellenized form of Sanskrit Chandragupta, as well as the German form.

Sandrokottos m Sanskrit (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Sanskrit चन्द्रगुप्त (See Chandragupta).

Sandroula f Greek
Diminutive of Sandra.

Sandry f Literature, English
Short form of the name Sandrilene.

Sands m American
Transferred use of the surname Sands.

Sanduarri m Ancient Near Eastern
Means "Šanta will help". Name borne by a king of the kingdoms of Kundu (which has been tentatively linked with the city of Anzarbus), and Sissu (the location of which is uncertain but is likely in one of the southern provinces of Turkey).

Sandugas' f Mari
Derived from the Tatar сандугач (sandugach) meaning "nightingale".

Sandugash f Kazakh
Means "nightingale, warbler" in Kazakh.

Sandulf m Germanic
Derived from Gothic sanths "true, real" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Sanduni f Sinhalese

Sanduru m Basque
Basque form of Santos.

Sandwin m Germanic
Derived from Gothic sanths "true, real" combined with Old High German wini "friend."

Sandy f Greek (Modern)
Variant of Santi and Santy, influenced by the unrelated English name Sandy.

Sandybell f Popular Culture, Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Sandy and name suffix -bell (see Belle), taken from the main character of the Japanese anime series 'Hello! Sandybell' (originally spelled with final -e), first aired in Japan in 1981.... [more]

Såne m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Sune.

Sane m West Frisian
Frisian short form of names that contain the Gothic element sanths, such as Sandebert and Sandulf.

Sane f Japanese
From Japanese 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thin silk" combined with 寧 (ne) meaning "rather". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sanea f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Sanya 2.

Sanechka f & m Russian
Russian diminutive form of Aleksandr or Aleksandra.

Sanefumi m Japanese

Sanei m Japanese (Rare, Archaic)

Şənel f Azerbaijani
Means "happy people, land" in Azerbaijani.

Sanella f Bosnian (Germanized)

Sanelma f Finnish
Old Finnish name of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory, however, connects this name to the Finnish word for "story; poem" and ultimately to the Finnish verb sanella "to dictate". Sanelma may also be derived from the name Anelma.

Sanemi m Japanese

Saner m Turkish
Turkish masculine name derived from the word san meaning "name, reputation" and er meaning "man".

Sanesada m Japanese (Rare)
From 志 (sane) meaning "ambition, will, determination" and 貞 (sada) meaning "virtue, faithfulness". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Şaneşîn f Kurdish
Means "beautiful, splendid" in Kurdish.

Sanet f Afrikaans

Sáng m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 灲 (sáng) meaning "morning, bright".

Sang m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 創 (sang) meaning "start, do, create, establish".

Sang m & f Burmese
It means "tall" or "above others"

Sang m & f Thai
Means "conch shell" in Thai.

Sang m & f Balinese
From a title given to members of the Wesya caste as well as holy individuals, deities and monarchs.

Sanga f Pashto
Means "branch" in Pashto.

Sanga m & f Thai
Means "majestic, dignified" in Thai.

Sangailė f Lithuanian

Sangali m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sang meaning "stone" and the given name Ali 1.

Sangar m Kurdish
Means "protection" in Kurdish.

Sangarius m Greek Mythology
Sangarius is a Phrygian river-god of Greek mythology. He is described as the son of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-wife Tethys and as the husband of Metope, by whom he became the father of Hecuba... [more]

Sangat m & f Thai
Means "tranquil, peaceful, quiet" in Thai.

Sangawaka f & m Tumbuka
Means "to easily find" in Tumbuka.

Sangay m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan སེང་གེ (seng-ge) meaning "lion".

Sang-cheol m Korean
From Sino-Korean 相 "mutual, reciprocal, each other" or 想 "think, speculate, plan, consider" (sang), and 喆 "a sage; wise; sagacious" or 鐵 "iron; strong, solid, firm" (cheol).

Sangdie f Chinese
From the Chinese 桑 (sāng) meaning "mulberry tree" and 蝶 (dié) meaning "butterfly"

Sangduan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสงเดือน (see Saengduean).

Sangduen f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสงเดือน (see Saengduean).

Sangeeta f Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Telugu
Alternate transcription of Sangita.

Sangeetha f Indian, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Sinhalese
South Indian transcription of Sangita as well as the Sinhalese form.

Sang-eun m & f Korean
Combination of Sang and Eun. Meaning varies depending on characters used.

Sangey m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan སེང་གེ (see Sangay).

Sanggyai m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan སངས་རྒྱས (see Sangye).

Sangha m Khmer
Means "handsome" in Khmer.

Sang-hee f Korean
From Sino-Korean 尙 (sang) meaning "still, yet, fairly" and 姬 (hui) meaning "beauty, imperial concubine", 熙 (hui) meaning "bright, splendid", or 希 (hui) meaning "hope, expect, strive for"... [more]

Sangho m Korean
From 相 "mutual, reciprocal, each other" and 鎬 "stove; bright".

Sang-Hyeok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 相 (sang) meaning "mutual, together", 商 (sang) meaning "commerce, business, trade" or 尚 (sang) meaning "still, yet" combined with 赫 (hyeok) meaning "bright, radiant" or 爀 (hyeok) meaning "red"... [more]

Sang-Hyeon m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 相 (sang) meaning "mutual, together" or 祥 (sang) meaning "good luck, good omen" combined with 炫 (hyeon) meaning "shine, glitter", 現 (hyeon) meaning "current, present", 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able" or 鉉 (hyeon), which refers to a device used to lift a tripod cauldron... [more]

Sang-Hyuk m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 상혁 (see Sang-hyeok).

Sang-Hyun m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 상현 (see Sang-Hyeon).

Sangi f Mizo

Sangiang Serri f Indonesian Mythology
From Indonesian sanghyang meaning "angel" and sri, a respectful title derived from Sanskrit श्री (śrī́) meaning "light, lustre, splendour". She is the Buginese goddess of rice and fertility and the equivalent of the Javanese, Balinese, and Sundanese deity Dewi Sri.

Sangiban m Ancient
Sangiban is the name of a king of the Alans in the 5th century.

Sángisôĸ m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "strong one". From the Greenlandic verb sanngivoq meaning "he is strong" and -sooq meaning "to be something".

Sangita f Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Kannada, Odia, Assamese, Nepali
From Sanskrit सङ्गीत (saṅgīta) meaning "music" or संगीत (saṃgīta) meaning "sung together, sung in harmony".

Sangitha f Indian (Rare), Tamil (Rare), Kannada (Rare)
Variant transcription of Sangeeta.

Sangiwe f Xhosa

Sangjun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 相 "mutual, reciprocal, each other", 瑞 "felicitous omen; auspicious". or 想 "think, speculate, plan, consider" and 俊 "talented, capable; handsome".

Sang-ki m Korean
The name 'Sang-ki' has its origins in Korea, a country rich in history and culture. The earliest known use of this name dates back to ancient times, when it was commonly given to boys as a symbol of strength and resilience... [more]