ShelemiahmBiblical Means "Yahweh is peace" in Hebrew. This is the name of several minor characters in the Old Testament.
SheleshmBiblical Hebrew, Hebrew (Rare) From the Hebrew root שׁלשׁ (shlsh) meaning "3". Shelesh in the Old Testament is a son of Helem, the 8th son of Jacob, the 2nd son of Zilpah, and the brother of Shemer, who was a great-grandson of Asher... [more]
SheliakmAstronomy Derived from Arabic الشلياق (šiliyāq) meaning "tortoise". This is the name of the second brightest star in the constellation Lyra. A tortoise shell often formed the body of the lyre, an ancient type of harp; and according to some sources, sheliak translates from the Greek as "harp".
ShelobfLiterature An evil spider in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. The name was created by Tolkien from the English words "she" and "lob", an archaic word from the Old English "loppe" meaning spider
Sheltam & fIrish From the name of a private or secret language spoken by Irish Travellers (a group also known as the Pavee). It means "a voice that moves" in Shelta ("moves" in the sense of being emotional, endearing and affectionate) and some modern Celticists think it comes from the Irish Gaelic word siúlta which means "walking" (the "s" is pronounced "sh" and the diphthong is as much like a slurred schwa sound).... [more]
ShempmPopular Culture In the case of the Three Stooges member Shemp Howard (1895-1955) it was a pseudonym that arose from his Litvak (Lithuanian Yiddish) mother's pronunciation of Sam 1, a short form of his real name Samuel.
ShengaifChinese From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, saint" and 嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter".
ShengbingfChinese From the Chinese 昇 (shēng) meaning "rise, ascent, peace" and 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice".
ShengcuifChinese From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher".
ShenghuafChinese From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".
ShenghuifChinese From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" or 昇 (shēng) meaning "rise, ascent, peace" and 蕙 (huì), a species of fragrant orchid or 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness".
ShengjufChinese From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".
ShengjuanfChinese From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" or 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful" or 绢 (juàn) meaning "thin silk".
ShenglanfChinese From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
ShengleifChinese From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 蕾 (lěi) meaning "bud, unopened flower".
ShenglifChinese From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".
ShengmeifChinese From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage", 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" or 昇 (shēng) meaning "rise, ascent, peace" and 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful", 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister" or 媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive".
ShengnafChinese From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate".
ShengnanfChinese From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" or 盛 (shèng) meaning "abundant, flourishing" and 囡 (nān) meaning "daughter".
Shengnianf & mChinese From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred" and圣念 念 (niàn) meaning "say, idea, think of, recall, study".
ShengnufChinese From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl".
ShengqingfChinese From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather".
ShengrongfChinese From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 蓉 (róng) meaning "hibiscus".
ShengruifChinese From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flower, flower bud".
ShengshufChinese From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" or 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle" or 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".
ShengwenfChinese From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 玟 (wén) meaning "streaks in jade, gem".
ShengxiafChinese From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
ShengxianfChinese From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined, skillful".
ShengxinfChinese From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance".
ShengxuanfChinese From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star".
ShengyanfChinese From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
ShengyaofChinese From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".
Shengyingf & mChinese From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" or 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory" and 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "petal, leaf, flower" or 盈 (yíng) meaning "filled with, full of, overflowing".
ShengyufChinese From the Chinese 昇 (shēng) meaning "rise, ascent, peace" and 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain".
ShengyuanfChinese From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" or 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".
Shengzhenf & mChinese From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
ShengzifChinese From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet".
ShenhefChinese Most likely from 申(Shēn) meaning state and 鹤(Hè) meaning crane. Could also be from 深河(Shēn hé) meaning deep river, or 審查(Shěnchá) meaning review.
ShennaofChinese From the Chinese 莘 (shēn) meaning "long, numerous" and 婥 (nào) meaning "beautiful".
ShennongmChinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology From a combination of the characters 神 (shen, meaning “god” or “divine”) and 农 (nong, meaning “farmer”). This was the name of a culture hero in Chinese mythology who taught agriculture and herbology to humanity... [more]
ShenoudamCoptic (Arabized), Arabic (Egyptian) Arabized form of the Sahidic Coptic name Shenoute. This name was borne by three Popes of the Church of Alexandria, the most recent one being Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (1923-2012).
ShenoutemCoptic (Sahidic) Mostly accepted to mean "son of God" in Coptic, derived from ϣⲉ (še) which can mean "son" and Sahidic ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ (noute) or Bohairic ⲛⲟⲩϯ (nouti) "God".
ShenyanfChinese From the Chinese 珅 (shēn), a type of jade, and 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome".
Shenyenm & fTibetan Means "spiritual companion" in Tibetan.
ShenzifPopular Culture Shenzi is a hyena character from Disney's animated film The Lion King and the Broadway musical of the same name. Her name means 'savage', 'uncouth', or 'poor quality' in Swahili.
SheogorathmPopular Culture The name of the god of madness and creativity in the Elder Scrolls series of action role-playing open world fantasy video games.
Shepset-ipetfAncient Egyptian From Egyptian šps.t-jpt meaning "lady of the harem", derived from špst "noblewoman" (from šps "noble, august") combined with jpt "harem; inner sanctum (of a temple)".
SherazimmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and azim meaning "great, huge".
SherbanofArabic Meaning behind the name: ambitious, self-confident, determined and self reliant.... [more]
SherberdimUzbek Derived from Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and berdi meaning "gave".
SherbolamUzbek Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and bola meaning "child, baby".
SherboymUzbek Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".
SherdilmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and dil meaning "heart, soul".
SherdonomUzbek Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and dono meaning "wise".
SheremLiterature, Popular Culture Shere Khan is a fictional tiger in Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book stories (1894). Shere means "tiger" or "lion" in Persian, Urdu, and Punjabi.
SheretnebtyfAncient Egyptian From Egyptian šrt-nbtj meaning "nose of the Two Ladies", derived from šrt "nostril, nose" and nbtj, the plural form of nbt "lady, mistress", referring to the dual goddesses Wadjet and Nekhbet.
ShergilmGeorgian (Rare) Means "catcher of lions", derived from the Persian noun شیر (sher) meaning "lion" (see Sher) combined with Persian گیر (gir), which is the present stem of the verb گرفتن (gereftan) or (giriftan) meaning "to take, to catch"... [more]
SherhadmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and had meaning "boundary, limit".
SherlommGeorgian (Archaic) Derived from the Persian noun شیر (sher) meaning "lion" (see Sher) combined with the Georgian noun ლომი (lomi) meaning "lion".... [more]
ShermadinmLiterature, Georgian Meaning uncertain. According to one Russian source, the name is a combination of the Persian noun شیر (sher) meaning "lion" (see Sher) with the Arabic noun مدينة (madina) meaning "town, city"... [more]
ShermakemSomali Means "someone who is really lucky and brings good fortune along with them" in Somali.
ShermardmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and mard meaning "fearless, brave".
ShermarkemSomali Means "one who brings good fortune" in Somali.
ShermatalimUzbek Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and matal meaning "saying, proverb, fairy tale".
ShermazanmGeorgian (Archaic) Means "killer of lions", derived from the Persian noun شیر (sher) meaning "lion" (see Sher) combined with the Middle Persian verb ōzadan meaning "to kill".... [more]
ShermurodmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and murod meaning "aim, wish, desire".
ShermymEnglish (Rare) Diminutive of Sherman. This was the name of an earlier character from Charles Schulz's Peanuts before Linus and Franklin came in to the picture.
ShernafasmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and nafas meaning "breath".
ShernazarmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and nazar meaning "look, glance".
SherrinfordmEnglish Original name of Sherlock Holmes. Sherringford was originally paired with the last name 'Hope'. It was then changed to Sherrinford Holmes, this was then discarded for Sherlock Holmes. It is now used to refer to the proposed elder brother of Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes.
SherrodmEnglish Variant of Sherrard. Americanized form of French Cherot 'wagoner' (see Shero). This is the name of Ohio senator Sherrod Brown, as well as football figure Sherrod Martin.
SherumIndian, Hindi Derived from Hindi शेर (śer) meaning "lion", ultimately of Persian origin (see Sher). A notable bearer of this name is Saroo Brierley (1981-), an Indian-Australian businessman and author whose birth name was Sheru.
SherudmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and ud meaning "lute" or "agarwood root".