SelengefMongolian Derived from the Selenge (or Selenga) River, which runs through Mongolia and Russia. The name likely stems from the Mongolian verb сэлэх (seleh) meaning "to swim", though another theory suggests it originated with Evenki сэлэ (sele) "iron" and the possessive suffix -nge.
Selengemörönf & mMongolian From the name of the Selenge River and the Mongolian word мөрөн (mörön) meaning "river".
Selengesaikhanm & fMongolian From the name of the Selenge River and the Mongolian word сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
SelerædmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements sele "hall, manor" and ræd "advice, counsel, wisdom". Alternatively, the first element could be from sæl "happiness, prosperity" or the related sel "good, noble"... [more]
SelewinemAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements sele "hall, house, manor" (from saliz) and wine "friend". This name gave rise to both the given name and surname of Selwyn.
SelinayfTurkish The name "Selinay" can be broken down into two parts:"Selin" which is derived from "Sel," meaning "stream" or "flood" in Turkish."Ay" means "moon" in Turkish. So, "Selinay" could be interpreted as "Moon of the Stream" or "Moon of the Flood."
SeliomafMedieval English Etymology uncertain, although it is likely a form of Salome. It is attested in 16th Century England.
SeliphmPopular Culture Derived from the word seraph, ultimately from Hebrew שרפים (serafim) (see Seraphina). It is the name of a character in the fantasy role-playing franchise 'Fire Emblem'.
SelkafYiddish Possibly a Polish Yiddish diminutive of Selda, found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.
SelkefLow German Possibly a Low German diminutive of names containing the Old High German element salo "dark-coloured, dirty gray" (related to Old Norse sölr "sun-coloured, dirty yellow, sallow"), but this is not known for certain.
SellafAfrican, Southern African, Eastern African, Indonesian Meaning unknown. It may be a loan word from Arabic صَلَّى (ṣallā), meaning "to pray, to bless," or Arabic سَلَّى (sallā), meaning "to amuse, entertain, comfort." It may also be a variation of Selah.
SeltonmPortuguese (Brazilian) Name of brazilian actor Selton Mello (Passos, Minas Gerais, 30/12/1972). Selton played Dom Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil, in the soap novel Nos Tempos do Imperador.
SelvafTurkish Turkish spelling of the Arabic name Salwa. This name is popular in Arabic-speaking countries. It's uncommon in non-Arabic-speaking countries.
Selvamm & fTamil This is a typical Tamil name of persons, and is mostly masculine, rarely used also in the feminine. However, 'Selvan' would be only masculine; and 'Selvi' would be only feminine. 'Selvam' in poetic Tamil means, 'wealth', or 'something precious'... [more]
SelyavirafKazakh (Rare) Kazakh feminine given name of unknown meaning. It might possibly be an invented name, either from scratch or by combining two existing given names (in which case one of those names is probably Elvira).
SelyfmWelsh Welsh form of Solomon via Old Welsh Seleu. Selyf ap Cynan, also known as Selyf Sarffgadau, (died 616) appears in Old Welsh genealogies as an early 7th-century King of Powys, the son of Cynan Garwyn.
SelysefLiterature Used in GRR. Martin's "A song of ice and fire". Selyse Baratheon, born Selyse Florent, is Stannis Baratheon's wife and she is the mother of Shireen. ... [more]
SemaanmArabic Of Syriac Aramaic origin, the name Semaan belongs to the Semitic Aramaic dialect of northern Iraq and Syria of the second century C.E.... [more]
SémaphoremLiterature Derived from the French noun sémaphore meaning "semaphore", which is a visual signalling system. The word is ultimately derived from the ancient Greek words σῆμα (sema) meaning "sign, mark, token" and φέρω (phero) meaning "to bear, to carry"... [more]
SemarmIndonesian Mythology Likely derived from Javanese samar meaning "vague, dim, obscure, mysterious". In Javanese mythology this is the name of a divine jester depicted as having a short stature and a large rear figure... [more]
SematfAncient Egyptian From Egyptian smꜣ.t meaning "the companion", derived from zmꜣ "to join, unite" and the suffix .t.
SemenomMedieval Basque Of debated origin and meaning. While some modern-day academics consider this name a variant of Seme, other theorize a derivation from Simon 1 (compare Ximeno).
SemerkhetmAncient Egyptian From Egyptian smr-ẖt meaning "friend of the gods", from Egyptian smr “royal friend, courtier” and ẖt “group of gods”. This was the Horus name of an early Egyptian king who ruled during the First Dynasty.
Šempatə̑rmMari Means "dark warrior, black warrior" in Mari.
SempermEnglish (Rare) Derived from Latin semper meaning "forever, always". It also coincides with a surname which derives from multiple distinct sources, including the French place name Saint-Pierre and the medieval Germanic personal name Sindperht (see Sindbert).... [more]
SemperbonafAncient Roman, Italian (Archaic) Derived from Latin semper meaning "always" and Latin bona meaning "good, kind, right, pleasant; valid, useful, healthy".
Senm & fJapanese Derived from the Japanese kanji 亘 (sen) meaning "span; request" or 仙 (sen) referred to a sage, a hermit or an enlightened person or 千 (sen) meaning "thousand".... [more]
Senam & fJapanese Derived from the Japanese kanji 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current" or 聖 (se) meaning "holy, sacred" or 星 (se) meaning "star, celestial body, one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions in the Chinese system of constellations" combined with 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation" or 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree, what, Nara (city)" or 那 (na) meaning "what, which"... [more]
SenaitfArabic ‘One who brings good luck’, commonly found in Eritrea and Ethiopia (East African origin)
SenakofJapanese From Japanese 世 (se) meaning "world" or 聖 (se) meaning "holy, sacred", 和 (na) meaning "peace, harmony, Japan", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" or 那 (na) meaning "what" combined with 心 (ko) meaning "heart, mind, soul" or 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]
Senangm & fIndonesian, Malay Means "happy, content, loved" in Indonesian or "easy" in Malay.
SenarafCornish From the name of the patron saint of Zennor, a village in Cornwall, which is of obscure origin. Conceivably it may be derived from the Breton name Azenor or the old Celtic Senovara... [more]
SenarafSinhalese Frequently used in Sri Lanka as a female given name, a cursory search of social media confirms this fact. Turning to Sanskrit, it looks like the “Sena” part of the name could mean either: "army, missile or dart" with “nara” meaning “human, man”... [more]
SenebtisifAncient Egyptian From Egyptian snb.tjsj, possibly meaning "she is healthy", derived from snb "health; to heal, be healthy" and a combination of tj "you; she, her, they" and sj "she, her, hers".
SeneciomAncient Roman A Roman cognomen meaning "old man" in Latin, from Latin senex "old" and -io, a nickname-forming suffix. Herennius Senecio ( -93) was among the Stoic Opposition to the emperor Domitian, under whose rule he was executed.
SenectusmRoman Mythology Means "aged, very old" in Latin. In Roman mythology, Senectus was a god of old age and the Roman equivalent of Geras.
SenedjmAncient Egyptian From Egyptian snd meaning "fear". This was the throne name of an early Egyptian pharaoh of the 2nd dynasty who was possibly the same person as Seth-Peribsen.
SenekerimmArmenian (Archaic) Armenian form of Sennacherib. Senekerim-Hovhannes Artsruni (-1025/1027) was the sixth and last King of Vaspurakan, from the Artsruni dynasty.