Submitted Names Starting with S

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Sepoy m Persian
The term sepoy is derived from the Persian word sepāhī (سپاهی) meaning the traditional "infantry soldier" in the Mughal Empire. Historically it has been used in Singapore as a given name largely by Indian Singaporeans.
Sepp m Alsatian, Upper German
Alsatian and Upper German short form of Joseph.
Seppa f Romansh
Variant of Sepa.
Seppe m West Frisian
Variant of Sippe.
Seppius m Ancient Roman
Oscan equivalent of Septimus.
Seprianus m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian).
Septi f Indonesian
From the name of the month of September, typically given to girls born in that month.
Septia f & m Indonesian
From the name of the month of September.
Septian m Indonesian
From the name of the month of September, typically given to boys born in that month.
Septiana f Indonesian
From the name of the month of September, typically given to girls born in that month.
Septíma f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Septima.
Septimanie f French (?)
Jeanne-Louise-Armande-Élisabeth-Sophie-Septimanie de Vignerot du Plessis (1740-1773), daughter of the 3rd Duke of Richelieu, was a salonnière of the French Ancien Régime. She was married to the Count of Egmont and also known as Septimanie d'Egmont.
Septime m & f Louisiana Creole, French (Archaic)
French form of Septimus and Septimius, as well as the French feminine form of Septima.... [more]
Septimianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Septimius. This name was borne by a Roman consul from the 2nd century AD.
Septiminus m Late Roman
Diminutive of Septimus. This name was borne by Lucius Fabius Cilo (it was one of his many names), a Roman senator from the 2nd century AD.
Septimio m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Septimius.
Septiya f & m Indonesian
Variant of Septia.
Septuagesima f Indonesian
From the name of the 9th sunday before easter. The name of the sunday is derivded from the Latin word for "70th".
Septya f & m Indonesian
Variant of Septia.
Sepuh m Armenian
From the Armenian word սեպուհ (sepuh) meaning "sepuh" (a title of Armenian nobility).
Sepulveda f & m Spanish
Derived from the name of the Sepulveda valley in the mountains of Segovia. It is possibly derived from Spanish sepultar "to bury".
Seqineq m & f Greenlandic
Younger form of Seĸineĸ.
Sequana f Old Celtic (Latinized), Celtic Mythology
Latinized form of the Gaulish (Celtic) name Sicauna, which is argued to mean "sacred river" or "the fast flowing one". This was the name of the Gallo-Roman goddess of the River Seine.
Sequssuna m Greenlandic
Younger form of Seĸuvsuna.
Şêr m Kurdish
Means "lion" in Kurdish.
Ser f Armenian
Means "love, affection" in Armenian.
Sera f Polish
Short form of Serena.
Sera f Turkish
It means greenhouse.
Serabil m Arthurian Cycle
A king once defeated in combat by Perceval.
Serach f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Means "abundance" in Hebrew. This was the name of the granddaughter of Jacob, and the daughter of Asher in the Torah, who is said to have lived past the era of Moses until she was taken to heaven (like Enoch and Elijah).
Serach f Khazar
Name of Khazar Khagan Bulan Sabrile's Jewish wife.
Serafëna f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Seraphina.
Seraffina f Corsican
Corsican form of Seraphina.
Seraffinu m Corsican
Corsican form of Seraphinus.
Serafí m Catalan
Catalan form of Seraphinus. Serafí Pitarra was the pen name of Frederic Soler i Hubert (1839-1895), a Catalan poet and dramaturge.
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]
Serafiina f Finnish
Finnish form of Seraphina.
Serafims m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Seraphinus (see Seraphina).
Sérafine f French (Quebec)
Québécois form of Séraphine.
Serafinu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Seraphinus (see Seraphina).
Sérafka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Serafëna.
Serah f Hebrew, Biblical
From the Hebrew name שָֽׂרַח (Serach) meaning "abundance". In the Old Testament this is the name of Asher's daughter, Jacob's granddaughter.
Seraide f Arthurian Cycle
One of the maidens of Viviane, the French Damsel of the Lake, Seraide seems to have held a high place in the Damsel’s service. her grasp of magic, while doubtless far short of Viviane’s, Nimue’s, or Morgan’s, was practical and useful.
Seraina f Romansh
Romansh form of Serena, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Seraj m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سراج (see Siraj).
Seraph f & m English (American, Rare)
From the English word seraph, singular form of the biblical word seraphim referring to an order of angels (see Seraphina, Seraphim)... [more]
Serapheen f English
Possibly a variant spelling of Séraphine.
Serapheim m Greek (Archaic)
Variant transcription of Serafeim.
Séraphène f Norman
Norman form of Seraphina.
Seraphia f Swedish (Rare), Late Roman
Variant of Serapia. Saint Seraphia (or Serapia) was a 2nd-century Syrian martyr.
Seraphiella f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Feminine form of Serafiel
Seraphika f German (Silesian, Archaic)
Silesian German diminutive 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.
Seraphino m History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Seraphinus. Born at Montegranaro, Italy, in 1540, Seraphino worked as a shepherd in his youth and was reportedly much abused by his older brother... [more]
Séraphîta f Literature
Séraphîta is possibly a variant of Seraphina. Séraphîta is the heroine of Honoré de Balzac's 1837 novel called 'Séraphîta', which explores themes of androgyny... [more]
Seraphita f Literature
Unaccented form of Séraphîta
Serapia f Late Roman, Italian
Feminine form of Serapion.
Serapio m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Serapion.
Serapión m Spanish
Spanish form of Serapion.
Serapione m Italian
Italian form of Serapion.
Serapiyon m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Serapion.
Şerare f Turkish
Fire spark, flame
Serav f Kurdish
From the Kurdish ser meaning "crest, crown, top" and av meaning "water".
Seraya m Khazar (Latinized), Turkish (Rare)
Khazar, Karaite, Krymchak and Turkish form of Sergius. The name is known as ''Seraj'' in Polish and ''Seraja'' in Lithuanian.... [more]
Șerban m Romanian
Derived from Servus (via the form Șerb).
Serbaz m Kurdish
Means "officer" in Kurdish, possibly derived from Turkish subay.
Serbest m Kurdish
Means "freedom" in Kurdish.
Serbia f Various (Rare)
After the country Serbia.
Serbilind m Kurdish
Means "proud" in Kurdish.
Sercan m Turkish
Combination of ser "head, top" and can "life, soul".
Serchio m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Sergius.
Serçil m Kurdish
Possibly from ser meaning "crest, crown, top" and çil meaning "forty".
Serdar m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish serfermandar meaning "army commander".
Serder m Dagestani
Dagestani form of Sardar.
Serdest m Kurdish
Means "superior" in Kurdish.
Şêrdil m Kurdish
From the Kurdish şêr meaning "lion" and dil meaning "heart".
Sereana f Fijian
Means "song" in Fijian.
Sereba m & f Akan
Means "silver" in Akan.
Sered m Biblical
Sered was a son of Zebulun according to Genesis 46:14 and Numbers 26:26. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Sereen f Arabic
Means “calm, peaceful”.
Seregmaa f Buryat
From the Buryat сэрэг (sereg) meaning "army" and the Mongolian feminine suffix -маа (-maa).
Sereia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
The Portuguese word for mermaid. Found in use in Brazil as a given name but also well represented as a nickname.
Sereina f Romansh
Variant of Seraina, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Serel f Yiddish
Yiddish name. Possibly related to Sarah
Seren m Polish
Polish form of Serenus.
Serena f Japanese
From Japanese 芹 (se) meaning "celery" or 汐 (se) meaning "evening tide; night tides; ebb", 怜 (re) meaning "pity, sympathize" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.
Serendipity f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word serendipity.
Serene f English
From the English word serene, which itself is derived from Latin serenus, which means "clear, calm, tranquil, quiet."
Serenella f Italian
Diminutive of Serena. It also coincides with one of the Italian words for "lilac".
Serenianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Serenus.
Serenín m Spanish
Spanish form of Saturninus.
Serenita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Serena.
Serenius m Norwegian (Rare)
Possibly a masculine variant of Serena.
Sereno m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian (Rare)
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian forms of Serenus, and masculine form 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]
Serenos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Late Greek
Hellenized form of Serenus. A known bearer of this name was Serenos of Antinoöpolis (4th century AD), a Greek mathematician from Roman Egypt.
Serenus m Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Latin adjective serenus meaning "clear, tranquil, serene" (see Serena).... [more]
Sereta f Kurdish
Means "elite" in Kurdish.
Seretse m Tswana
Means “the clay that binds" in Tswana.... [more]
Serey m & f Khmer
Means "freedom," "beauty, charm," "peace," or "power, authority" in Khmer.
Sereysophear m & f Khmer
Derived from Serey and Sophear, ultimately meaning "the splendor of beauty".
Sereyvuth m Khmer
From Khmer សិរិ (serəy) meaning "to combine, to add up" and វឌ្ឍន (vŏətthĕəʾnĕəʾ) meaning "progress, development, growth".
Serf m Limburgish (Rare)
Limburgish short form of Servatius (see Servaas).
Serfdeu m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Old French serf "serf" and deu "god". This name was used as a secular form of Obediah.
Serfiraz m & f Kurdish
Means "triumphant, winner, proud" in Kurdish.
Serge m Yakut
From the name of a ritual pole or tree in Buryat and Yakut culture, used to indicate that a place has an owner, ultimately from the Buryat word for "pole".
Sergeja f Slovene
Feminine form of Sergej.
Sergelen m & f Mongolian
Means "cheerful" or "lively, sharp, clever" in Mongolian.
Sergelenbaatar m Mongolian
Means "cheerful hero" in Mongolian, from сэргэлэн (sergelen) meaning "cheerful" or "lively, sharp, clever" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".
Sergelenbayar m & f Mongolian
Means "cheerful celebration" in Mongolian, from сэргэлэн (sergelen) meaning "cheerful" or "lively, sharp, clever" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".
Sergen m Kurdish
Means "black" in Kurdish.
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.
Sergeý m Turkmen
Turkment transliteration of Sergey
Sergghiu m Sicilian
Variant of Sergiu.
Sèrgi m Lengadocian, Gascon, Provençal
Languedocian, Gascon and Provençal form of Sergius.
Sergiana f Brazilian
Possibly a combination of Sergia and Ana or a Brazilian feminine form of Sérgio.
Sergiani f Greek
Feminine form of Sergios.
Sergija f Slovene
Variant of Sergeja.
Sergije m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Serbian and Croatian form of Sergius.
Sergijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Sergius.
Serginho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Sérgio.
Sergío m Spanish
Castilian Form of Sergio.
Sergios m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Biblical Greek, Greek
Hellenized form of Sergius. It was only after the advent of Christianity that ethnic Greeks began to use this name amongst their own.... [more]
Sergis m Arthurian Cycle
Sergis is the knight who informs Artegall of Irena's impending death in Book 5, Canto 11 of "The Faerie Queene".
Sèrgiu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Sergius.
Sergiy m Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Serhiy.
Şêrgo m Kurdish
From kurdish "Şêr" (lion) and "got" (said)... [more]
Sergu m Mordvin
Erzya form of Sergei.
Serguei m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese variant of Sergei.
Sergul f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish seraza meaning "excellent" and gula meaning "rose".
Sergush m Mari
Mari form of Sergei.
Sergy m Russian (Modern, Rare)
Modern variant transcription of Sergey.
Serhei m Ukrainian
Variant of Sergei.
Serheng m Kurdish
Means "colonel" in Kurdish.
Serhi m Belarusian
Variant Belarusian form of Sergei.
Serhiyko m Ukrainian
Ukrainian diminutive of Serhiy.
Se-ri f Korean
Derived from the Korean Hangul 세 (se) meaning "three" or Korean Hanja 世 (se) meaning "world, lineage, generation" combined with Korean Hangul 리 (ri) coming from Korean Hanja 理 (ri) meaning "reason, sense, logic" or 里 (ri) meaning "village; ri a unit of distance" or 裏 / 裡 (ri) meaning "inside, within, inner".... [more]
Seri f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Shri.
Seri f Japanese
From Japanese 芹 (seri) meaning "celery" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Sêria f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Seria.
Sericea f English (American)
The name of a plant.
Šerida f Sumerian Mythology
The Sumerian name of the dawn goddess Aya. While the etymology is uncertain, one suggested root is the Akkadian šērtum, meaning "morning".
Šerifa f Bosnian
Feminine form of Šerif.
Şerifat f Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Sharifa.
Serik f Armenian
Diminutive form of Ser.
Serika f Japanese
From Japanese 芹 (seri) meaning "celery" combined with 伽 (ka) meaning "nursing or taking care of a person", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 架 (ka) meaning "construct, build", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance"... [more]
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".
Serikbolat m Kazakh
From Kazakh серік (serik) meaning “partner”, and болат (bolat) meaning “steel”.
Serikjan m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Серікжан (see Serikzhan).
Serikzhan m Kazakh
From Kazakh серік (serik) meaning "support, companion, partner" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".
Serilda f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from Sarahild. It was regionally popular in the Midwestern and Southern United States in the 19th century (see also Zerelda).
Serin f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (se) meaning "star" combined with 林 (rin) meaning "woods; grove; forest; copse", 鈴 (rin) meaning "bell, chime" or 凛 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Serin f Turkish
Means "cool" in Turkish.
Serina f Japanese
From Japanese 西 (se) meaning "the west", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Serina f Albanian
Derived from Albanian serinë, denoting a type of juicy dark grape with large fruit.
Serinius m Norwegian
Masculine form of Serina.
Serinna f Late Roman (Rare), English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
A rare name for girls is of Latin derivation, and the name Serinna means "serene, calm." Serinna is an alternate Serena (Latin) spelling used by Roman Christians.... [more]
Serj m Breton, Ukrainian, Russian
Breton form and Ukrainian and Russian variant transliteration of Serge.
Serjoscha m Russian
Diminutive of Sergei.
Serka f Yiddish
Yiddish girls name, could possibly be a diminutive of Sura (Yiddish for Sarah), combined with the Slavic suffix -ka.
Serkar m Kurdish
Means "foreman, boss" in Kurdish.
Şêrko m Kurdish
From the Kurdish şêr meaning "lion".
Sermchai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เสริมชัย (see Soemchai).
Sermed m Turkish
Turkish form of Sarmad.
Şermend m Kurdish
Means "shy" in Kurdish.
Sermet m Turkish
Turkish form of Sarmad.
Sermínguaĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "sweet little glacier".
Sêrnaĸ f Greenlandic
Means "sorrel" in Greenlandic.
Sernin m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Saturninus.
Sernoz f Uzbek
Means "playful" or "shiny, shimmering" in Uzbek.
Serori f Japanese
From Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids", 蕗 (ro) meaning "butterbur" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Seroš m Mari
Variant Mari form of Sergei.
Serouch m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Serug, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.
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.
Serpentine f English
Vocabulary word meaning "sinuous, winding, curving". There are several places or features with this name, such as Lake Serpentine in London, and it's possible that people with this name may have been named for these locations.... [more]
Serpina f English (Rare)
Maybe a shortening from Proserpina.
Serra f Judeo-French
Variant of Sarra.
Serra f Turkish
abundance and prosperity are its meanings.
Serrin m New World Mythology
A new world mythology name meaning traitor, deciever
Serro m Estonian
Serro is a short form of the name Serapion.
Serse m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Xerxes.
Serseĸ f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Serseq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Serseĸ.
Sertab f Turkish
Means "the main light, radiance". Sertab Erener is a famous singer with the name. Her name was chosen from a classical Turkish song called "Ey Şûh-i Sertab".
Sertaç m Turkish
Terived from Turkish ser, an archaic word for "head" and taç meaning "crown".
Šertapšuruḫi f Hurrian Mythology, Hittite Mythology
Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by a daughter of the god of the sea Kiaše in Hurrian and Hittite mythology. She became the wife of the god Kumarbi.
Sertor m Ancient Roman
Uncommon Roman praenomen of debated etymology. Some argue that it is derived from a shared root with Servius whilst others cite satio meaning "a planted field" or adsertor meaning "a person who asserts another's liberty".
Sertora f Ancient Roman
Feminine version of the Roman praenomen Sertor.
Serua-eterat f Ancient Assyrian
From Akkadian elements Šērū’a and ēṭirat, meaning "Šerua (a minor deity, possibly a consort of the god Ashur) is the one who saves". Name borne by a princess of the Sargonid dynasty, known from her letter (circa 670 BCE) to her sister-in-law Libbali-sharrat.
Serug m Hebrew, Biblical
Means "branch" in Hebrew.... [more]
Serunia f Polish
Diminutive of Serena.
Serusia f Polish
Diminutive of Serena.
Seruuntungalag f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian сэрүүн (serüün) meaning "cool, chilly, fresh; awake, alert" and тунгалаг (tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent".
Servå m Walloon
Walloon form of Servatius.
Servác m Slovak, Czech (Archaic)
Slovak and Czech form of Servatius.
Servácio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Servatius.
Servacio m Spanish
Spanish form of Servatius.
Servaisie f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Servais and variant of Servasie.
Serval m Western African
Directly taken from the name of the African cat species.
Şervan m Kurdish
Means "fighter" in Kurdish.
Servan m French, Breton
French and Breton form of Servanus.
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).
Servandus m Late Roman
Derived from Latin servandus, which is the future passive participle of the Latin verb servo meaning "to preserve" as well as "to protect, to save". This name was borne by a Spanish saint from the early 4th century AD.
Servane f French
Feminine form of Servan.
Servasius m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Servatius.
Servat m French (Archaic)
French form of Servatius and rarer variant of Servais.