Soo-rim & fKorean Modern name formed from the characters su (秀) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" combined with ri (裡) "admist by, surrounded in" when read in hanja. Can also take on the meaning "eagle" when written in hangeul or interpreted as one (鳥).
SooronbaymKyrgyz Derived from Kyrgyz соорон (sooron) meaning "soothing, comforting, consolation" combined either with бай (bay) meaning "rich, wealthy" or the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master"... [more]
SoosmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from σόος (soos), which is the Epic and Ionic Greek form of the adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded".... [more]
SoosmSpanish Diminutive of Jesús. A bearer of this name is Soos Ramirez in the TV show Gravity Falls.
SopatrafAncient Greek Contracted form of Sosipatra. This name was borne by a saint from the 7th century AD, whose name is frequently misspelled as Soprata.
SophilosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover".... [more]
SophonmAncient Greek Derived from Greek σοφός (sophos) meaning "skilled, clever".
Sophonm & fThai, Khmer Means "beautiful, lovely, pretty" in Thai and Khmer. It is solely used as a masculine name in Thailand while it is unisex in Cambodia.
Sophoniem & fFrench (Rare) French form of Sophonias. It was originally strictly a masculine name, but it has been used on females since the late 1980s, which is probably due to the name's strong resemblance to Sophie.
SophonisbefHistory (Gallicized), Literature French form of Sophonisba. Sophonisbe has been the subject of several tragedies, among others La Sophonisbe by Jean Mairet (1634), Sophonisbe by Pierre Corneille (1663) and Sophonisbe by Voltaire (1770).
Sophornm & fThai, Khmer Alternate transcription of Sophon (see second user-submitted name).
SophrosynefGreek Mythology Derived from Greek σωφροσύνη (sôphrosynê) meaning "moderation, prudence, self-control, temperance". Also compare Sophron. She was the spirit or personification of moderation, self-control, temperance, restraint, and discretion in Greek mythology... [more]
SorafKorean (Anglicized) Indigenous Korean name, a single two-syllable word meaning "conch shell". It is one of a number of such native names (called 고유어 이름) that have become more popular in South Korea in recent decades... [more]
SoracafIrish (Anglicized, Archaic) Archaic Anglicized form of Sorcha. Soraca Jonin, a member of the Mac Jonin (Jennings) family of Tuam, fl. 1678, was a religious patron.
SorachimJapanese (Modern, Rare) From the name of a river in western Hokkaido (空知), derived from Ainu ソラㇷ゚チペッ (Sorapchipet), combined from ソ (so) meaning "waterfall" and ラㇷ゚ (rap) meaning "to descend" with the plural suffix チ (chi) and ペッ (pet) meaning "river."... [more]
SorahafJapanese From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky", 宙 (sora) meaning "mid-air" or 霄 (sora) meaning "sky, clouds, mist" combined with 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers", 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf" or 晴 (ha) meaning "clear up"... [more]
SorahifJapanese From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" combined with 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SorahikomJapanese From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky", 宇 (sora) meaning "house, building, structure, eaves" or 宙 (sora) meaning "mid-air" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
SorakafJapanese From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky", 宙 (sora) meaning "mid-air" or 天 (sora) meaning "heavens, sky" combined with 歌 (ka) meaning "song, poetry", 叶 (ka) meaning "fulfill, come true", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 風 (ka) meaning "wind" or 遥 (ka) meaning "distant, remote"... [more]
Sorakim & fJapanese From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" combined with 輝 (ki) meaning "bright". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SoranafJapanese From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky", 宙 (sora) meaning "mid-air" or 天 (sora) meaning "heavens, sky" combined with 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 南 (na) meaning "south" or 和 (na) meaning "peace, harmony"... [more]
SoranefJapanese From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Soraom & fJapanese From Japanese 宙 (sora) meaning "mid-air" or 空 (sora) meaning "sky" combined with 生 (o) meaning "life, genuine, birth", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 男 (o) meaning "male", 緒 (o) meaning "thread" or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly"... [more]
SorarafJapanese From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji. Other kanji combinations are possible.
SorarifJapanese From Japanese 想 (so) meaning "thought, idea, concept", 来 (ra) meaning "to come" or 空 (sora) meaning "sky", 天 (sora) meaning "heavens, sky" combined with 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine, Asian pear", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli" or 梨 (ri) meaning "pear"... [more]
SoratamJapanese From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other combinations of kanji are possible.
SoratofJapanese From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" combined with 都 (to) "capital (city)". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SorayamJapanese From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" or 天 (sora) meaning "heavens, sky" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also" or 陽 (ya) meaning "light, sun, male". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sorellm & fEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Sorell. A famous namesake is biologist Sir Julian Sorell Huxley, the brother of Aldous Huxley.
SorghaghtanifMedieval Mongolian Possibly deriving in part from the Mongolian element ᠦᢈᠢᠨ okhin ("girl"). Name borne by a powerful Mongol noblewoman, who was posthumously honoured as an empress of the Yuan dynasty.
SorgheyfManx Manx form of Sorcha. This name was traditionally Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Sarah.
Sorif & mKorean From native Korean 소리 (sori) meaning "sound; voice, tone." It can also be written with hanja, combining a so hanja, like 笑 meaning "laughter," 昭 meaning "bright," 沼 meaning "nail; pond; marsh" or 素 meaning "origin; foundation, basis," with a ri hanja, such as 利 meaning "benefit, advantage" or 里 meaning "village."
SǫrlimOld Norse, Norse Mythology Old Norse form of Sarilo. This is the name of the main character in the story Sǫrla þáttr, found in the Flateyjarbók manuscript.
SorontomLiterature A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien. Soronto was a Númenorean nobleman of the royal lineage of Númenor or House of Elros, the grandson of Tar-Meneldur and son of Ailinel, sister of Tar-Aldarion... [more]
SorrellmEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Sorrell. The most notable bearer is the actor Sorrell Booke (1930-1994) best known for playing the corrupt local functionary Boss Hogg on the American television series 'The Dukes of Hazzard' (1979-1985).
SorsmRoman Mythology Means "fortune, fate" in Latin. In Roman mythology, Sors was a god of luck and the supposed son of Fortuna.
SorshafPopular Culture The name of a character in Ron Howard's movie "Willow" (1988). In it, she is a princess, the daughter of the evil Queen Bavmorda. She ends up betraying her mother to serve the cause of good. George Lucas, who wrote the story for the movie, may have based Sorsha's name on either Sorcha or Saoirse.
SortafBatak Means "sweet, friendly, courteous, polite" in Batak.
SosandrafGreek Mythology Feminine form of Sosandros. This is an alleged epithet of a Greek goddess known from a statue erected on the Akropolis. It has been suggested that Sosandra may have been an epithet of Aphrodite, Hera, Hestia or Demeter.
SosandrosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with Greek ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man".
SosefGreek Mythology Derived from Greek σως (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded". In Greek mythology this was the name of a prophetic Oreiad or Naiad nymph of Arcadia (a southern region of Greece). According to one account she was the mother of the god Pan by Hermes.
SosibiosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun βίος (bios) meaning "life".
SosiefEnglish Meaning uncertain. Actors Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick used it for their daughter Sosie Bacon (1992-). It was perhaps inspired by French sosie "lookalike", derived from Latin Sosia, the name of a character in Plautus' play 'Amphitryon', itself from Greek Σωσίας (Sosias) meaning "savior" from σως (sos) "safe, whole, unwounded" (compare Sostrate, Sose)... [more]
SosiklesmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".
SosikratesmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun κράτος (kratos) meaning "power".... [more]
SosipatremGeorgian (Archaic) Georgian form of Sosipatros. A known bearer of this name was the Georgian politician and diplomat Sosipatre Asatiani (1872-1971).
SosipatrosmAncient Greek, Biblical Greek Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with either the Greek adjective πατρός (patros) meaning "of the father" or the Greek noun πατρίς (patris) meaning "of one's fathers" as well as "fatherland".... [more]
SosiphanesmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with Greek φανής (phanes) meaning "appearing" (see Theophanes).... [more]
SosiphronmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with either the Greek noun φρόνις (phronis) meaning "prudence, wisdom" or the Greek verb φρονέω (phroneo) meaning "to think" as well as "to be minded"... [more]
SosipolismGreek Mythology A son of the goddess Eileithyia. From Ancient Greek sôzô meaning "savior" and polis meaning "city".
SosipposmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".... [more]
SosistratosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun στρατός (stratos) meaning "army".
SositheosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god".... [more]