StolasmJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Demon from the Ars Goetia, part of The Lesser Key of Solomon book series, those were anonymously written demonology books from the mid-17th century.... [more]
StrabonmAncient Greek, History Derived from Greek στραβός (strabos) meaning "distorted, oblique; squinting, squint-eyed". This was the name of several historical figures, including a 1st century Greek geographer, philosopher, and historian.
StrachomirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic strachъ "to fear, to scare" or Proto-Slavic straxъ "fear, fright". Compare Polish strach "fear, fright" and Serbo-Croatian strašiti "to frighten, to scare"... [more]
StrachosławmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic strachъ "to fear, to scare" or Proto-Slavic straxъ "fear, fright". Compare Polish strach "fear, fright" and Serbo-Croatian strašiti "to frighten, to scare"... [more]
StracimirmSerbian Older form of Strahimir. This name was borne by 12th-century Serbian prince Stracimir Zavidović and 14th-century Serbian noble Stracimir Balšić.
StrahilmBulgarian This was the birth name of the Macedonian revolutionary Strašo Pindžur (1915-1943).
StrahimirmCroatian, Serbian Croatian and Serbian variant form of Strahomir. A bearer of this name was Croatian poet Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević (1865-1908).
StrahinjamSerbian, Croatian (Rare) From the noun strah meaning "fear, dread". Borne by Strahinja Banović, a legendary Serbian nobleman and folk hero.
StratosmGreek Mythology, Greek Derived from the ancient Greek noun στρατός (stratos) meaning "army". In modern times, the name is often encountered as a diminutive or short form of Efstratios.... [more]
Strawberryf & mEnglish From the widely grown hybrid species of the genus Fragaria. A bright red fruit known for its sweetness and texture. The most well-known namesake is Strawberry Shortcake.
StrelitziafObscure From the name of the flower native to South Africa, also known as bird of paradise flower due to its resemblance to the animal. The genus was named by Joseph Banks in honour of Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen consort of George III.
StrenuafRoman Mythology In ancient Roman religion, Strenua was a goddess of the new year, purification, and wellbeing. According to Johannes Lydos, her name is derived from a Sabinian word strenuae "wellbeing; fortune".
StrogobormPolish Derived from Slavic strogo "severe, harsh, strict" combined with Slavic bor "battle" or borit "to fight".
StrogomirmPolish Derived from Slavic strogo "severe, harsh, strict" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
StrommEnglish Probably transferred from the originally German surname Strom.... [more]
StromafEnglish (British), Scottish, Literature From the name of a Scottish island off Caithness, uninhabited since 1961, which derives from the Norse Straumey meaning "island in the stream" or "current". This was the name of a character in the British children's novel Broken Soup (2008) by Jenny Valentine.
StromaemBelgian Created from the word maestro by switching syllables.... [more]
StrombichosmAncient Greek Derived from Greek στρόμβος (strombos) meaning "something round, something spun around; whirlwind, spinning top, spindle, spiral shell".
StrongilahfJudeo-Greek Derived from the Greek adjective στρογγύλος (strongylos) meaning "round, spherical". Associated with the ancient Greek name Strongylion.
StrongylionmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun στρογγύλιον (strongylion) or (stroggylion) meaning "round pot, flask", which itself is ultimately derived from the Greek adjective στρογγύλος (strongylos) or (stroggylos) meaning "round, spherical"... [more]
StronisławmPolish Derived from Polish stronić "to avoid, to shun, to eschew" combined with Slavic slav "glory".
StrothermEnglish From Strother Martin Jr, an American actor (1919-1980).
StrykermEnglish (Modern, Rare) Of uncertain origin. Possibly a transferred use of the surname Stryker. Alternately, from the Norwegian words stryker meaning "stretcher" or from stryke (“use a bow”) + -er or from stryker, indefinite plural strykere, meaning a string player (musician who plays a string instrument).
StryvermEnglish, Literature Stryver is a character in the Charles Dickens novel A Tale of Two Cities and in the 10 TV/film adaptations of the story.
StrzeżysławmPolish (Archaic) A dithematic name from Polish strzec "to guard" and sław "glory". This name is not used as often in the modern day.
SturgismLiterature Transferred use of the surname Sturgis. This was used as a masculine name by J. K. Rowling in her 'Harry Potter' series of books.
SturlamOld Norse, Norwegian, Icelandic Old Norse byname meaning "the loon", from sturla "to derange, disturb". Sturla Sigvatsson was a powerful Icelandic chieftain and the nephew of Snorri Sturluson, the author of the Prose Edda.
StygnefGreek Mythology Means "hated, abhorred" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was one of Danaus' fifty daughters, the Danaids. When ordered to kill her husband on their wedding night, Stygne and almost all of her sisters complied, with the exception of Hypermnestra.
StylloufGreek (Cypriot) Possibly a Greek Cypriot dialectal variant of Styliani. A known bearer of this name was Greek Cypriot convicted murderer Styllou Christofi (1900-1954), who became the penultimate (second to last) woman to be hanged in the United Kingdom for strangling her daughter-in-law to death.
StymphalosmGreek Mythology Meaning uncertain. The first element of this name might be derived from the noun στύμα (styma), which is the Aeolic Greek form of ancient Greek στόμα (stoma) meaning "mouth"... [more]
StyxfGreek Mythology In Greek mythology the Styx is the river that forms the boundary between the underworld and the world of the living, as well as a goddess and a nymph that represents the river.
Sum & fSanskrit, Nepali Derived from a Sanskrit prefix meaning "good, pleasant".
Suf & mBurmese Alternate transcription of Burmese ဆု (see Hsu).
SufEnglish Variant spelling of Sue, thus making it a diminutive of Susanna and other variants and forms.
Sửum & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 丑 (sửu) referring to the second Earthly Branch (1 AM to 3 AM), which is itself associated with the ox of the Chinese zodiac.
Suabm & fHmong From the Hmong Daw suab which has several meanings, "voice, noise", "fern", or "pebble".
SuadafRoman Mythology Related to Latin suadere meaning "to urge, persuade" from Proto-Indo-European *swad- (related to suavis "sweet"). She was the Roman personification of persuasion, seduction and charming speech, equivalent to the Greek goddess or daemonPeitho.
SuadurixmOld Celtic A Gaulish name, composed of swadus "sweet" + rix "king".
SuaifChinese From the Chinese 夙 (sù) meaning "early in the morning, dawn" or 苏 (sū) meaning "revive, resurrect" or a species of thyme and 霭 (ǎi) meaning "cloudy sky, haze, calm" or 爱 (ài) meaning "love".
SuaidahfArabic Means "happy, cheerful, lucky" in Arabic.
SuaidanmArabic From the Arabic سَعِيد (saʕīd) meaning "cheerful, happy, lucky".
SuanfChinese From the Chinese 素 (sù) meaning "white silk" and 安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful"
Su AnafMythology Derived from su meaning "water" and ana meaning "mother", this is the name of a water spirit in many Turkic cultures.
Suanachm & fMedieval Irish, Medieval Scottish Perhaps derived from Old Irish súanach "sleepy, drowsy, slothful, comfortable, at ease", itself from súan "sleep".... [more]
Süanajm & fMari Derived from süan meaning "wedding".
SubifChinese From the Chinese 素 (sù) meaning "white silk, plain" and 碧 (bì) meaning "jade, green, blue".
SubigusmRoman Mythology Derived from the Latin verb subigere meaning "to cause to go under; to conquer, to tame, to subjugate, to subdue" (used of the active role in sexual intercourse, hence "to cause to submit sexually")... [more]
SubkimIndonesian From the name of 14th-century Islamic scholar Taqi al-Din al-Subki or his son, 14th-century scholar and historian Taj al-Din al-Subki. Their names are derived from Taqi al-Din's birthplace, the village of Subk in present-day Monufia Governorate, Egypt.
SuburmIndonesian Means "fertile, healthy, strong" in Indonesian.
SuburumJapanese From Japanese 総 (suburu) meaning "general, overall, total", 綜 (suburu) meaning "arrange threads for weaving", 統 (suburu) meaning "to govern; to command; to control" or 覇 (suburu) meaning "championship; victory" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
SucariafGaulish Derived from Gaulish sucaros "endearing, lovable; well-beloved, much-beloved", ultimately from Gaulish su "good" and cara "dear, lovable; amiable; (female) friend".
Successf & mEnglish (Puritan) From the English word "success" referring to the "achievement of one's aim or goal, or getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame".
Succoth-benothfBiblical From the name of a deity that was featured in the Bible (2 Kings 17:30). Her name means "booths of daughters", ultimately derived from Hebrew סכה (sukka) meaning "booth" and בנות (benoth) meaning "daughters"... [more]
SucharvifSanskrit, Nepali, Hinduism, Indian, Hindi MEANING : "extremely beautiful lady", very delightful or lovely woman, . Here सु means extremely, very + चार्वी means beautiful woman
SuchifIndian Indic name meaning "pure", or "virtuous".
Suchinm & fThai From Thai สุ (su) meaning "good" and จินต์ (chin) meaning "think, imagine" or ชิน (chin) meaning "used to, accustomed to, familiar with".
Suchindaf & mThai From Thai สุ (su) meaning "good" and จินดา (chinda) meaning "jewel, gemstone".
SuchitrafIndian, Bengali, Odia, Marathi, Thai Means "good illusion", from Sanskrit सु (su) meaning "good" combined with चित्रा (chitra) meaning "illusion, unreality".
SudabehfPersian, Indian (Parsi) Means "having lustrous profit". In the 11th-century Persian epic the 'Shahnameh' this is the name of a queen who seduces and tricks her stepson Prince Siavash.
SudawanfThai From Thai สุดา (suda) meaning "woman, lady, daughter" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".
SudaysimSomali (Arabized, Modern) Based on the name of sheikh Abdul Rahmane Ibn Abdul Aziz Al-Sudais, Imam of the great mosque of Mekka. Arab al-sudais means "the sixth".
SuddhodanamSanskrit Means "he who grows pure rice", derived from Sanskrit शुद्ध (śuddha) meaning "pure, true" and धाना (dhānā́) meaning "grain, corn". This was the name of a leader of the Shakya kingdom, the husband of Maya 1, and the father of SiddharthaGautama, otherwise known as the Buddha.
SudeepmIndian Famous bearers include Indian actor, Sudeep, also known as Kiccha Sudeep.