Submitted Names Starting with S

Sheconiah m Biblical
Sheconiah was a descendant of David, father of Shemaiah, and son of Obadiah.

Shed m Egyptian Mythology
From Egyptian šd, meaning "one who saves" or "the saviour". Shed was an Ancient Egyptian deity first recorded after the Amarna Period. Representing the concept of salvation, Shed is identified with Horus the Child... [more]

Shedan m Georgian (Archaic)
Of Persian origin, but the meaning is uncertain. Georgian sources state that the name is derived from the Middle Persian noun šēr meaning "lion", of which the modern Persian form is shir (see Shir 2)... [more]

Shederlaomach m Mormon (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Chedorlaomer and Shedolamack. This was an alias in older publications of Mormon scripture.

Shedeur m Biblical
Shedeur was a member of the house of Reuben according to Numbers 1:5. He was the father of Elizur.

Shedolamack m Mormon (Rare)
From the name of the place where Cainan met Adam.

Shedree m English (American)

Shedrick m English
Transferred use of the surname Shedrick.

Shedrup m Bhutanese

Sheeba f English
Feminine variant of Sheba.

Sheedsa f Hindi, Indian

Sheefa f Arabic
Variant of Shifa.

Sheehan m & f English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Sheehan.

Sheekh m Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Sheikh.

Sheel m Indian

Sheela f Manx
Manx cognate of Síle and Sìle. This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Julia.

Sheelah f English (Rare)
Variant of Sheila.

Sheelbhadra m Indian

Sheelin f English (British, Modern, Rare)
From the name of a lake in County Westmeath, Ireland, which derives from Irish Síodh Linn "fairy pool".

Sheen m & f Indian

Sheenah f English
Variant of Sheena.

Sheenam f Indian

Sheengarika f Hinduism

Sheer f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shir 1.

Sheera f Hebrew
Diminutive of Asheera or Ashira , variant of Shira

Sheeran f English
Transferred use of the surname Sheeran.

Sheeri f English (Rare)
Variant of Shiri or Cherie.

Sheetal f & m Hindi, Marathi, Indian
Means "cold" in Hindi.

Sheeth m Arabic
Arabic form of Seth 1.

Sheev m Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. A famous bearer of the name is Emperor Sheev Palpatine (Darth Sidious), one of the main villains of the Star Wars franchise.

Sheeva f English
Variant of Shiva 2.

Shefali f Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit शेफालि or शेफाली (shephali) meaning "night-flowering jasmine (a type of plant)".

Sheffield m English
Most likely the place a family member was originally from and then used as a name.

Shefik m Albanian
Albanian form of Şefik.

Shefika f Crimean Tatar
Variant transcription of Şefiqa.

Shefike f Albanian
Feminine form of Shefik.

Shefket m Albanian (Rare)
Gheg variant of Shefqet.

Shefquet m Albanian

Shega f Albanian
Variant of Shegë.

Shegë f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian shegë "pomegranate".

She-gha f Apache

Shego f Popular Culture
Shego is a fictional character from Disney's animated television series Kim Possible.

Shegufa f Afghan
Afghan form of Shagufta.

Shegushe f Albanian

Shehab m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شهاب (see Shihab).

Shehan m Sinhalese

Shehbaz m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Shahbaz.

Shehenaz f Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Shahnaz.

Sheher f Urdu (Rare)
Means "city, town" in Urdu.

Shehide f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Shahida.

Shehiryotes f Ancient Egyptian

Shehla f Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu شہلا (see Shahla).

Shehnaaz f Persian
the name Shehnaaz is a Muslim girl's name. It is made up of the words (𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘩) means "king" and (𝘕𝘢𝘻) means "pride" in Arabic

Shehnaz f Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu شہناز (see Shahnaz).

Shehnaza f Urdu
Variant of Shahnaz.

Shehrazad f Indian
the origins is old ancient Hindustani languages and stems from hindavi pali and is commom in Urdu. Shehr also spelled and pronounced as Sheher Shahar Shahr means land city nation and Azad or Azaad means free and Azadi in Hindi Urdu means freedom . it has been made famous due to an Indian princess who was married to a king who rule Khorasan region which was parts of indian subcontinent afganistan central asia and parts of iran... [more]

Shehryaar m Urdu
Meaning "King", "Emperor", "Sultan".

Shehryar m Persian
Variant of Shahryar.

Shehzad m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu شہزاد (see Shahzad).

Shehzeb m Arabic (Rare)

Sheicheiriseáide f Irish
Irish form of Scheherazade.

Sheida f Persian

Sheik m Arabic

Sheika f African American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name using the same sounds found in names such as Keisha (of which this is an anagram) and Chaka, or perhaps a feminine form of Sheikh; compare the English vocabulary word sheika or sheikha meaning "female sheikh".

Sheikh m & f Muslim, Bengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim)
From the Arabic title for the leader of a tribe, an elder man, or an Islamic scholar.

She'ila m Ancient Aramaic
Aramaic form of Silas.

Sheilagh f English (Canadian, Rare)
Variant of Sheila. A notable name bearer is a Canadian economist and historian, Sheilagh Ogilvie.

Sheilah f English
Variant of Sheila.

Sheilla f Brazilian (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Sheila.

Shein m & f Burmese
Means "intensity, force, momentum" in Burmese.

Sheina f Jewish

Sheindel f Yiddish, Jewish
Variant of Shaindel.

Sheinelle f African American (Rare)
Variant of Chanel.

Sheinn m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ရှိန် (see Shein).

Sheizaf m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
First name that also used as a surname, Sheizaf is a type of tree And its scientific name is "Ziziphus spina-christi"

Sheka f African American
Variant spelling of Sheika.

Shekarau m Hausa
From the Hausa shḕkarà meaning “spend the year”.

Shekeba f Persian
Means "patient, tolerant" in Persian

Shekeel m Arabic
Variant transcription of Shakil.

Shekeida f American (Modern, Rare)

Shekha f Arabic
Female derivative of "Sheikh" which means leader, prince

Shekhina f Various (Rare)
Variant of Shekinah.

Shekia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shakia.

Shekiba f Afghan
This name means "gift". Shekiba is the main character of the book "the pearl that broke its shell" by Nadia Hashimi.

Shekiera f German (Modern, Rare)
Probably a variant of Shakira.... [more]

Shekila f African American

Shekira f English (Modern, Rare)

Shekiyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shekia.

Shela f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Sheila.

Shelah f English
Variant of Sheila.

Shelaine f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely a blend of Shelley/Michelle and Elaine.

Shelam m & f Biblical (All, ?)

Shelana f Trinidadian Creole (Rare), English (Modern, Rare), Caribbean (Rare)

Shelanda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shalonda.

Shelane f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shelaine.

Shelba f English
Possibly coined as a strictly feminine form of Shelby.

Shelbea f English (Rare)
Variant of Shelby probably influenced by Chelsea.

Shelbee f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shelby.

Shelbey f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shelby.

Shelbi f English
Variant of Shelby.

Shelbie f English
Variant of Shelby.

Shelda f English
Perhaps a feminine form of Sheldon.

Shelden m American
Variant of Sheldon.

Sheldona f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Sheldon.

Sheldonia f English
Possibly used as a feminine form of Sheldon, though it also happens to be a genus of land snails.

Sheldyn f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sheldon.

Shelece f English (American, Rare)
Of unknown meaning.

Shelem f Mormon (Rare)

Sheleme f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Salima.

Shelemiah m Biblical
Means "Yahweh is peace" in Hebrew. This is the name of several minor characters in the Old Testament.

Shelesh m Biblical 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]

Sheli f Jewish
Modern Hebrew name meaning "mine".

Sheliah f American (Modern, Rare)

Sheliak m Astronomy
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".

Shelina f Gujarati, Pakistani, English (Canadian)
Possibly means "moonlight" in Gujarati.... [more]

Shelini f South African (Rare), Fijian (Rare), Indian (Rare)
Possibly related to the Indian name Shalini.

Shelise f English

Shelisha f African American (Rare)

Shelita f African American

Sheliya f Hebrew (Rare)

Shella f Filipino

Shellaine f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shellane.

Shellane f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shelaine.

Shellayna f Obscure

Shellayne f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shelaine.

Shellby f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Shelby possibly influenced by the English word shell.

Shelle f American (Rare)
Variant of Chelle, short form of Mishelle

Shellene f English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Shelena.

Shelli f English (American)
Variant of Shelley.

Shellie f English
Variant of Shelley.

Shelly f Hebrew
Means "mine" in Hebrew.

Shellye f English (Rare)
Variant of Shelley.

Shelo m Portuguese
Diminutive of Marcelo.

Shelob f Literature
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

Shelomi m Biblical
Shelomi was the father of Ahihud, a prince of the Tribe of Asher. (Num. 34:27).

Shelomoth f Ancient Hebrew
Variant of Shelomith.

Shelonda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shalonda.

Shelsea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chelsea.

Shelsee f English
alternate spelling of Chelsea

Shelsey f English
Variant of Chelsea.

Shelta m & f Irish
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]

Shelumiel m Biblical, Ancient Hebrew, Hebrew (Archaic)
Means "peace of God" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalom) meaning "peace, welfare, wholeness" combined with Hebrew אֵל ('el) meaning "God"... [more]

Shelva f English (American)
Possibly a variant of Shelba.

Shelvia f English (American)
Elaboration of Shelva.

Shelvie f English (American)
Possibly a variant of Shelby.

Shelvin m English

Shema m Biblical Hebrew
Means "hearing, obeying" in Hebrew.

Shemai m Ancient Hebrew
Means "hear" or "listen", from the Hebrew shema. See Shemaiah.

Shemar m African American
Variant of Shamar.

Shemariah m & f Biblical, Medieval Jewish, English (American, Rare)
Means "God has kept" or "guarded by God" from שָׁמַר (shamar) "to guard, to keep, to watch" and יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God... [more]

Shemaya m Hebrew
Variant of Shema'yah.

Shemeber m Biblical
Shemeber is the king of Zeboiim in Genesis 14 who joins other Canaanite city kings in rebelling against Chedorlaomer.

Shemesh m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "sun" in Hebrew.

Shemia f African American

Shemida m Biblical
Shemida was a son of Manasseh according to Numbers 26:32, Joshua 17:2, and 1 Chronicles 7:19.

Shemnon m Mormon
One of the twelve Nephite disciples.

Shemona f Indian (Rare), South African (Rare)

Shemp m Popular 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.

Shemshad f Persian
Means "boxwood plant" in Persian.

Shemsi m Albanian

Shemsie f Albanian
Variant of Shemsije.

Shemsije f Albanian
Feminine form of Shemsi.

Shem-tov m Jewish
Means "(having a) good name, reputability" in Hebrew, meaning famous for a good reputation.

Shemvuy m Mari
Means "blackheads" in Mari.

Shen m Chinese
Means “deep thinker”, “deep thought”, or “spirit” in Chinese. According to Chinese beliefs, it is the spiritual part of the human psyche.

Shenade f English

Shenae f English
Variant of Shanae. A known bearer of this name is Canadian actress Shenae Grimes (b. 1989).

Shen'ai f Chinese
Derived from Chinese 神 (shen) meaning "god, deity, spirit" and 愛 (ai) meaning "love".

Shenayla f American (Modern, Rare)

Shenaza f Afghan
Variant of Shahnaz.

Shenazar m Biblical Hebrew
Meaning, "light of splendor."

Shëndet m Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian shëndet "health" and, coloquially, "good wishes".

Shenece f English (Modern)
Variant of Shanice.

Sheneeka f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shanika.

Shenelle f African American (Rare), Jamaican Patois
Variant of Chanel.

Shenette f African American

Shengai f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, saint" and 嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter".

Shengbing f Chinese
From the Chinese 昇 (shēng) meaning "rise, ascent, peace" and 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice".

Shengcui f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher".

Shenghua f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".

Shenghui f Chinese
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".

Shenghuo m & f Chinese
Shenghuo means life in Chinese.

Shengju f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".

Shengjuan f Chinese
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".

Shenglan f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".

Shenglei f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 蕾 (lěi) meaning "bud, unopened flower".

Shengli f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".

Shengmei f Chinese
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".

Shengna f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate".

Shengnan f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" or 盛 (shèng) meaning "abundant, flourishing" and 囡 (nān) meaning "daughter".

Shengnian f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred" and圣念 念 (niàn) meaning "say, idea, think of, recall, study".

Shengnu f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl".

Shengqing f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather".

Shengrong f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 蓉 (róng) meaning "hibiscus".

Shengrui f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flower, flower bud".

Shengshu f Chinese
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".

Shengwen f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 玟 (wén) meaning "streaks in jade, gem".

Shengxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".

Shengxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined, skillful".

Shengxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance".

Shengxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star".

Shengyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Shengyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".

Shengying f & m Chinese
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".

Shengyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 昇 (shēng) meaning "rise, ascent, peace" and 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain".

Shengyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" or 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".

Shengzhen f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".

Shengzi f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet".

Shenhav f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "ivory" in Hebrew.

Shenhe f Chinese
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.

Shenia f English

Sheniece f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shanice.

Shenika f African American
Variant of Shanika.

Shenina f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shanina.

Shenise f African American (Modern, Rare)

Shenisha f African American
A Semetic origin. ... [more]

Shenjian f Chinese (?)

Shenna f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Shennao f Chinese
From the Chinese 莘 (shēn) meaning "long, numerous" and 婥 (nào) meaning "beautiful".

Shennong m Chinese 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]

Shenny f Spanish (Latin American)
Short for Eugenia

Shenoa f English (Modern)
Variant of Chenoa.

Shenosha f African American
Variant of Shahnoza.

Shenouda m Coptic (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).

Shenoudi m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of the Bohairic Coptic name Shenouti. In other words, one could say that this is a cognate or a variant form of Shenouda.

Shenoute m Coptic (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".

Shenouti m Coptic (Bohairic)
Bohairic Coptic form of Shenoute.

Shenpen m & f Tibetan
Means "altruism" in Tibetan.

Shenute m Coptic (Sahidic)
Variant of Shenoute.

Shenya f English (American)
English form of Zhenya.

Shenyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 珅 (shēn), a type of jade, and 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome".

Shenyen m & f Tibetan
Means "spiritual companion" in Tibetan.

Shenzi f Popular 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.

Sheogorath m Popular Culture
The name of the god of madness and creativity in the Elder Scrolls series of action role-playing open world fantasy video games.

Shep m English
Short form of Shepherd.

Shepard m English
Variant of Shepherd.

Shephatiah m Biblical Hebrew
Meaning "God is my judge" or "God judges."

Shephelah f Biblical Hebrew, English (American, Rare, ?)
Shephelah -or Shfela- is a location in Israel containing the Judean Plain.

Shephi m Biblical (Rare)
Variant of Shepho.

Shepho m Biblical
Son of Shobal.

Shepseskare m Ancient Egyptian
Means "noble is the soul of Ra" in Egyptian.

Shepset-ipet f Ancient 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)".

Shepsil m Yiddish
Diminutive of Shabtai meaning "little sheep"

Sheqere f Albanian
Derived from Albanian sheqere "very sweet".

Sheqi f African American
American English

Shequetta f African American (Modern)

Shequile f African American
Happiness

Shequille m African American (Rare)
Variant of Shaquille.

Shequillo f African American
The Heaven of God

Shera f English (Rare)
Variant transcription of Shira.

Sherab m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan ཤེས་རབ (shes-rab) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, insight".

Sheraldo m Dutch
Variant of Geraldo.

Sheralee f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Cheryl using the popular name suffix lee, or perhaps a blend of the popular phonetic element shair and the name Carolee... [more]

Sheran m Sinhalese

Sheranda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sharonda.

Sherane f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name, using the same sounds found in names such as Lorraine, Charmaine, and Jermaine... [more]

Sherap m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཤེས་རབ (see Sherab).

Sherard m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sherard.

Sherarslon m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sher and arslon, both words meaning "lion".

Sherazade f Persian
Other form of Shahrzad.

Sherazim m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and azim meaning "great, huge".

Sherbano f Arabic
Meaning behind the name: ambitious, self-confident, determined and self reliant.... [more]

Sherberdi m Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and berdi meaning "gave".

Sherbola m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and bola meaning "child, baby".

Sherboy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".

Sherdil m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and dil meaning "heart, soul".

Sherdono m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and dono meaning "wise".

Shere m Literature, 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.

Sherea f African American

Shereef m Arabic
A form of Sharif. Means "Eminent, virtuous."

Shereefa f Jamaican Patois
Variant of Sharifa.

Shereka f African American
Variant of Sherika.

Sherell f African American
Variant of Cheryl or Charalle.

Sherem m Mormon

Sherene f English
Variation of Shirin, a Persian name, meaning "sweet".

Sheresa f American (Modern, Rare)

Sheretnebty f Ancient 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.

Sherezaan f South African (Rare)

Sherezade f Spanish (European), Literature (Hispanicized)
Spanish variant of Scheherazade.

Shergil m Georgian (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]

Sherhad m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and had meaning "boundary, limit".

Sherhonda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shuronda.

Sheria f & m Persian
The meaning is, "The Path To God"... [more]

Sherian f African American
Likely an elaboration of Sheri.

Sherica f African American (Modern, Rare), Jamaican Patois, Filipino (Rare)

Sherice f English (Rare)
Variant of Charisse.

Shericka f Jamaican Patois

Sherida f Near Eastern Mythology, Dutch, Literature, Popular Culture
Sumerian goddess, consort of Utu.... [more]

Sheridyn f & m English
Variant of Sheridan.

Sherifa f Arabic (Egyptian)
Feminine form of Sherif.

Sheriff m Indian

Sherig-ool m Tuvan
From Tuvan шериг (sherig) meaning "military, army, soldier" combined with оол (ool) "boy".

Sherika f African American (Modern, Rare)

Sherikbo'l m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sherik meaning "companion" and bo'l meaning "to be".

Sherikhva f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Sharifa.

Sheril m Indian

Sheril f English (Rare)
Variant of Cheryl.

Sherin f Arabic (Egyptian), Indian (Muslim)
Variant of Sherine.

Sherina f Dutch (Surinamese, Rare), Caribbean (Rare)

Sherina f Arabic, Persian
Arabic = "Glad Tidings"... [more]