SiguròrmArthurian Cycle Siguròr, earl of Spain was the brother of Hríngr and Isolde the Dark. He gave his sister to Tristan (Tristram) when the latter conquered Spain.
SigurörnmIcelandic (Modern, Rare), Pet Derived from Old Norse sigr "victory" and ǫrn "eagle". This was the name given to a white-tailed eagle that was rescued from drowning by a 12-year-old girl in Kirkjufellslón lagoon in Iceland in 2006 (the eagle was found to have damaged tail feathers, was rehabilitated and returned to the wild); the incident received some media coverage in Iceland.
SigurveigfIcelandic Derived from the Old Norse elements sigr meaning "victory" and veig meaning "strong, powerful". This is an Icelandic form of the Old Norse name Sigveig.
SigwinmMedieval French, Medieval German Derived from Old High German sigu "victory" and wini "friend". This name was borne by two 9th-century dukes of Gascony.
SigynfNorse Mythology, Swedish Means "victorious girl-friend" from the Old Norse elements sigr "victory" and vinr "friend" (feminine vina). In Norse mythology Sigyn was the wife of the trickster god Loki. When he was chained to a rock by the other gods, Sigyn stayed by her husband's side, holding a basin over his face to catch the venom dripping from a serpent that Skaði had fastened above him; still a few drops fell onto Loki, causing him to writhe in pain so violently that he caused earthquakes... [more]
Sihyunf & mKorean (Modern) From Sino-Korean(Hanja) 時(shi) meaning "Exellent, Great, Good" or 詩(shi) meaning "Poetry, Beautiful, Elegant" and 賢(hyeon) meaning "Wise, Good, Better".... [more]
SijingfChinese From the Chinese 思 (sī) meaning "think, consider, ponder" and 憬 (jǐng) meaning "awaken", 静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle" or 婧 (jìng) meaning "modest".
Silm & fDutch, West Frisian In the case of a male bearer, this name is probably (but not certain) a short form of a Germanic name containing the Old High Germanic element sigu "victory" (a younger form of Gothic sigis, see Sigisbert)... [more]
Silencem & fEnglish (African), English (Puritan), Romani (Archaic) Simply from the English word silence, from Middle English from Old French, from Latin silentium, from silere "be silent". A popular virtue name amongst the Puritans in the 17th century, it was usually given to girls (very occasionally to boys), ultimately taken from the admonition of Saint Paul: "Let the women learn in silence, with all subjection." Translated into Latin it became Tace, which "in its turn developed into Tacey"... [more]
SilenefEnglish (Rare) After a large genus of flowering plants that contains almost 900 species. It's commonly known as the campion or catchfly. It's also the feminine form of Silenus.
SiljanmMacedonian From the Macedonian mythology. It's a name of the mythical hero who transforms into stork and travels south in the distant lands. It has a bottle with magic liquid/water that transforms him back into human... [more]
Sillf & mEnglish (Puritan) Up until the 17th century, Sill was a diminutive of Sybil and Silas. From the 17th century onwards, however, it became a diminutive of Puritan Silence.
SilmariënfLiterature From silma meaning "silver, shining white, crystal white" and rien, a variant of ien, meaning "maiden". This name was used by J.R.R. Tolkien.
SilovanmGeorgian (Rare) Georgian form of Silvanus via its hellenized form Silouanos. A known bearer of this name was the Georgian sculptor Silovan Kakabadze (1895-after 1947).
SilpionmLiterature A name for the elder of the Two Trees of Valinor, the White Tree known most commonly as Telperion. This Tree shone with a shimmering light of silver-white, and that is the origin of the name Silpion, which comes from an old Elvish word sëlip for light of this kind... [more]
SilvandermLiterature Derived from Silvanus. Used as a literary name in the 17th and 18th centuries; one example is the character of Silvander in Thomas Killigrew's play "Claricilla" (c 1641).
SilvermistfPopular Culture A Disney character known as water-talent fairy who appears as a friend to Tinker Bell in Tinkerbell's cartoon films, in the ABC television show 'Once Upon a Time in Wonderland', and in Kinect Disneyland Adventures Pixie Hollow mini-game... [more]
SilvurlínfFaroese Possibly an elaboration of Old Norse silfr "silver" using the name suffix -lín, which may be derived from Old Norse lín "flax, linen". Alternatively it could be a Faroese form of Silvelin, a German diminutive of Silvia.
SimafHebrew, Jewish, Judeo-Catalan Derived from Aramaic שים "what is entrusted", this name is usually translated as "treasure, collection of valuable objects".