SimilianmEnglish English form of Similianus. A bearer of this name was St. Similian of Nantes, a French bishop and saint from the 4th century AD. His feast day is on June 16.
SimilianusmLate Roman Possibly derived from the Latin adjective similis meaning "similar, resembling, like".
SimoeismGreek Mythology The name of the god of the river Simois, and taken from that river. Simoeis was a son of Oceanus and Tethys and as the father of Astyoche and Hieromneme.
SimoismGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Simoeis. In Greek mythology this was the name of a river flowing through Mount Ida near Troy, as well as the god or personification of the river.
SimonettomItalian (Rare) Diminutive of Simone 2, as -etto is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix. Also compare Simonetta, which is the feminine equivalent of this name.
SimonidafSerbian, Croatian (Rare), Albanian, History Serbian feminine form of Simonides. This name was borne by a daughter of the Byzantine emperor Andronikos II, Princess Simonida (1289-1340), born Simonis, who became the fourth wife of the Serbian king Milutin when she was five years old... [more]
SimonismDutch (Rare) From Latin Simonis, which is the genitive of the third declension of Simon 1, the biblical Latin (and also Greek) form of the Hebrew name Shimon.... [more]
SimpliciusmLate Roman Derived from Latin simplicius, which is the comparative form of simpliciter meaning "simply, plainly". It is ultimately derived from Latin simplex "simple, plain". This name was borne by a Christian martyr from the 2nd century AD, as well as by a Roman Catholic Pope from the 5th century AD.
SimurgfPersian, Persian Mythology From the name of a monstrous bird in Persian mythology, derived from Pahlavi sin "eagle" and murgh "bird". In the 11th-century epic the 'Shahnameh', Simorğ was a mighty bird who nursed the infant Zāl (father of Rostam).
SimutmNear Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology In the Elamite pantheon, Simut was a herald god - although there are also sources who claim that he was a tutelary god (with one source even speculating that he might have been an astral deity). It is uncertain what the meaning of his name was in the Elamite language... [more]
Sin-aefKorean From Sino-Korean 信愛 (sin-ae), referring to devoted love (of God). Other hanja combinations are possible.
SinaefKorean From native Korean 시내 (sinae) meaning "stream, brook, creek." It can also be a variant transcription of Sin-ae.
SinaefKorean Sinae (Korean:신애), from the Sino Korean "申" meaning "to extend, to explain" and the Sino Korean "愛" meaning to love, the name means, in combination, "Expression of Love"
SinatroukesmParthian (Hellenized) From Σινατρούκης (Sinatroúkēs), A Hellenized of Old Iranian *sāna-taru-ka- meaning “enemy-conquering”. It could also be from Aramaic santū(ā) "senator" with an added Middle Iranian suffix -ūk.
SincléticafPortuguese (Rare) Portuguese form of Syncletica. A bearer of this name was Sinclética Torres, was the first black woman to serve in the Portuguese parliament.
SindaitafMandaean Etymology unknown, possibly from the Mandaic sinda meaning "seed, grain, dill, fennel".
SindarmMuslim, Kazakh (Rare) Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Arabic or Persian سندار (sindar), which refers to a kind of large stone.... [more]
SindarbekmTajik (Rare) Combination of Sindar with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
SindericmGermanic Derived from Gothic sinths "way, path" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."
SindhurajamIndian, History Ultimately derived from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu) "Indus river, great river, sea" and राजन् (rā́jan) "king, prince". This was the name of an Indian king from the Paramara dynasty who is the father of Bhoja.
SinenhlanhlafZulu Means "we have luck" in Zulu, from sine "we have" and inhlanhla "luck".
SineperverfOttoman Turkish From Ottoman Turkish sine meaning "breast, bosom, heart" (from Persian سینه) and Persian پرور (parvar), the present stem of پروردن (parvardan) meaning "to foster, nourish, cherish".
SinforianomItalian (Archaic), Portuguese (Archaic), Spanish Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Symphorianus. Known bearers of this name include the Spanish writer and politician Sinforiano López (1780-1815), the Spanish socialist politician Sinforiano Madroñero (1902-1936) and the Paraguayan archbishop Juan Sinforiano Bogarín (1863-1949).
SingoallafLiterature The heroine of Swedish writer Viktor Rydberg's popular novel Singoalla (1858) (published in English as The Wind Is My Lover), about a gypsy girl who falls in love with a knight (set in the Middle Ages).