SabrafEnglish Origin unknown - not the same name as Sabre (Sabrina). In the 13th-century 'Golden Legend' this was the name of the daughter of Ptolemy, king of Egypt. She was rescued by Saint George from sacrifice to the dragon, or giant, and later married him... [more]
SabranfLiterature This name is the named of several Berethnet queens in Samantha Shannon's book ''The Priory of the Orange Tree'', most notably Sabran IX, one of the main characters of the book.... [more]
SabrefEnglish (Rare) Form of Sabrina used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his 12th-century Historia Regum Britanniae. Alternatively, the name could be taken from the English word for a type of sword with a curved blade, which probably is ultimately from Hungarian szabla (14th century, later szablya) meaning literally "tool to cut with", from szabni "to cut"... [more]
SabrenfEnglish (British, Archaic) Sabren is a legendary British princess who was drowned in the River Severn by her repudiated stepmother Gwendolen. Also known as Hafren.
Sabrielf & mLiterature, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend There are multiple explanations for the etymology of this name. One is that it is a variant form of Sabrael. An other is that it is derived from Hebrew sabi "stop, rest" combined with el "God", thus meaning "(the) rest of God"... [more]
SaburōtamJapanese (Rare) This name combines 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three" & 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou, aki.raka, hoga.raka) meaning "bright, cheerful, clear, melodious, serene" with 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick."... [more]
SabyrbekmKyrgyz, Kazakh Combination of Sabir and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
SabyrzhanmKazakh From Kazakh сабыр (sabyr) meaning "patience, forbearance, endurance" (of Arabic origin) and жан (zhan) meaning "soul" (of Persian origin).
SabzabahorfUzbek From Uzbek sabza meaning "verdant" and bahor meaning "spring".
SaccharinefObscure From the English word saccharine meaning "excessively sweet".
SacharmBiblical Derived from the Hebrew verb שָׂכַר (sakhar) meaning "to hire". Sachar or Sacar was the name of two individuals mentioned in the Old Testament.
SacharissafLiterature Based on Latin sacharum "sugar". This name was invented by poet Edmund Waller (1606-1687), who used it as a nickname for Lady Dorothy Sidney, countess of Sunderland.
Sacramentof & mSpanish, Portuguese From the word meaning "sacrament," which is defined in Roman Catholic theology as either "an outward sign instituted by Christ to give grace" or "outward and visible sign of inward and spiritual grace."
SadaharumJapanese Derived from the Japanese kanji 貞 (sada) meaning "faithfulness, uprighteousness" or 定 (sada) meaning "determine, establish, decide" combined with 治 (haru) meaning "govern, regulate, administer, reign, cure"... [more]
SadahiromJapanese From Japanese 定 (sada) meaning "determine, establish, decide" or 貞 (sada) meaning "virtue, faithfulness, chastity" combined with 裕 (hiro) meaning "abundant", or 大 (hiro) meaning "big, great"... [more]
SadalbergafFrankish Saint Sadalberga(c. 605 – c. 670) was the daughter of Gundoin, Duke of Alsace and his wife Saretrude. Sadalberga founded the Abbey of St John at Laon. She is the subject of a short hagiography, the Vita Sadalbergae.
SadaterumJapanese From 定 (sada) meaning "determine, fix, establish, decide" combined with 晃 (teru) meaning "clear". Other kanji combinations can be used.
SadayorimJapanese From 貞 (sada) meaning "chastity, righteousness, virtue, faithfulness" and 偉 (yori) meaning "admirable". Other kanji combinations can be used.
SadormEthiopian, Literature Coptic Christian (Ge'ez) word for the piercing on Jesus' ribs by the lancet.... [more]
SadorafEthiopian, English (American) Sador is the Coptic Christian (Ge'ez) word for the piercing on Jesus' ribs by the lancet. Adding an "a" at the end feminizes it.... [more]
SadrmPersian From arabic صَدْر (ṣadr), meaning "chest, front, leader". Sadr is also used as a title in Iran to refer to a notable person, such as a scholar.
SadrodinmPersian Derived from the Arabic root "sadr" meaning "chest (of men)" or "leader". So the full meaning of this name, Ṣadr ud-Dīn, is "leader of the religion".
SadyrmKyrgyz, Kazakh Derived from Arabic صَدْر (ṣadr) meaning "centre, front, head, leader". A notable bearer is Sadyr Japarov (1968-), the current president of Kyrgyzstan.
SæbjörtfIcelandic (Rare) Icelandic name meaning "bright sea", derived from Old Norse sær meaning "sea" and bjǫrt meaning "bright, shining" (from bjartr).
SaerafJapanese From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch" combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SærædmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements sæ "sea" and ræd "advice, counsel, wisdom".
SaeranmPopular Culture This is the name of the fictional character Saeran Choi (mostly known as unknown) from the hit Korean otome game Mystic Messenger.
SæricmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements sæ "sea" and ric "king, ruler".
Saero-afKorean (Modern, Rare) Combination of adverb 새로 (saero) meaning "anew, newly," itself a combination of determiner 새 (sae) meaning "new" and adverbial particle 로 (ro) meaning "as," and the first syllable of Areum.
Saero-im & fKorean (Modern, Rare) From adverb 새로이 (saero-i) meaning "renewedly," from the stem of adjective 새롭다 (saeropda) meaning "new" and the adverb-forming suffix 이 (i).... [more]
Saerokf & mKorean (Modern, Rare) From adverb 새록새록 (saerok-saerok) which refers to a new thing popping up one after another.
Saeromf & mKorean (Modern) Shortened from 새로움 (saeroum), the verbal noun of adjective 새롭다 (saeropda) meaning "new," a combination of determiner 새 (sae) meaning "new" and suffix —롭다 (-ropda), forming adjectives from abstract nouns (compare Saeron).
Saeronf & mKorean (Modern) Shortened from Saeroun (compare Saerom). It can also be written with hanja, combining a sae hanja, e.g. 賽 meaning "exorcism," with a ron hanja, e.g. 綸 meaning "fishing line."... [more]
Saeropf & mKorean (Modern, Rare) From the stem of adjective 새롭다 (saeropda) meaning "new," a combination of determiner 새 (sae) meaning "new" and suffix —롭다 (-ropda), forming adjectives from abstract nouns.
SærósfIcelandic Derived from Icelandic sær "sea" and rós "rose".
SaerosmLiterature Saeros is one of J. R. R. Tolkien's characters.
Saerounf & mKorean (Modern, Rare) From the present determiner form of adjective 새롭다 (saeropda) meaning "new," a combination of determiner 새 (sae) meaning "new" and suffix —롭다 (-ropda), forming adjectives from abstract nouns (compare Saerom).
SaerufJapanese From Japanese 冴 (saeru) meaning "skillful, cold, severe". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SærúnfIcelandic Means "secret of the sea", derived from Old Norse sær "sea" combined with Old Norse rún "secret".
SæthrythfHistory (Ecclesiastical) Variant of Sǣþrȳð. Saint Sæthryth (fl. 660s), was the stepdaughter of king Anna of East Anglia, who became a Benedictine nun at the abbey of Faremoutiers-en-Brie, Gaul under its foundress Saint Burgundofara, whom she succeeded as abbess... [more]
SafarmArabic, Persian, Tajik, Uzbek From Arabic سفر (safar) meaning "journey, travel, voyage" or "campaign". It can also be derived from صفر (ṣafar) referring to the second month of the Islamic calendar, derived from the word صفر (ṣafr) meaning "empty, void" (so named because pagan Arabs looted houses empty during this month).
Safar ad-DinmArabic (Rare) From Arabic صفر (safar) referring to the second of the twelve months of the Islamic lunar calendar combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
SafarberdimUzbek Derived from the Uzbek safar meaning "journey, trip" and berdi meaning "gave".
SafarbibifUzbek Derived from safar, the name of the second month of the Islamic lunar calendar, and bibi meaning "learned woman".
SafarbiymKarachay-Balkar From the Arabic سفر (safar) meaning "journey, travel, voyage", as well as the name of the second Islamic month, and Karachay-Balkar бий (biy) meaning "bey, prince".
SafarboshmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek safarboshi meaning "leader of a group of travellers".
Safargo'zalfUzbek Derived from safar, the name of the second month of the Islamic lunar calendar, and go'zal meaning "beautiful".
SafargulfUzbek Derived from safar, the name of the second month of the Islamic lunar calendar, and gul meaning "rose, flower".
Safarif & mSwahili, Bantu, American (Modern, Rare) Means "journey" in Swahili, from Arabic سَفَر (safar). It is commonly used by Eastern Bantus in Kenya, given to babies born when traveling or given in reference to a lot of traveling by a relative... [more]
SafarjamolfUzbek Derived from Uzbek safar, the name of the second month of the Islamic lunar calendar, and jamol meaning "beauty".
SafarjumamUzbek Derived from the Uzbek safar meaning "journey, trip" and juma meaning "Friday".
SaffrijnfDutch (Modern, Rare) Variant of Saffraan or (dutchization of) Saffron. It was probably created in an attempt to make either name more feminine and/or palatable to mainstream Dutch society, as the aforementioned two names are neither traditional nor obviously feminine by Dutch standards.... [more]
SaffroniafEnglish Variant spelling of Sophronia. It could also possibly be a more feminine and elaborate version of Saffron. This name is mentioned in the Nina Simone song, “Four Women”.
SafsargulfUzbek Derived from Uzbek safsar meaning "violet (colour)" and gul meaning "rose, flower".
SafsarjonfUzbek Derived from Uzbek safsar meaning "violet (colour)" and jon meaning "spirit, soul".
SaftermCrimean Tatar, Turkish (Rare) Derived from Persian صافتر (sâftar) meaning "smooth, even", ultimately from صاف (sâf) meaning "flat, smooth, even".
SagharfPersian (Modern), Pashto (Modern), Azerbaijani (Modern), Urdu (Archaic) Saghar is a feminine given name of Persian origin (before the Islamic reformation into Iran). In Farsi, Saghar (ساغر) generally means “Wine glass / cup / goblet / bowl" or "The heart of philosopher” along with multiple different meanings in Persian & Urdu speaking countries... [more]
SagirifJapanese From 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thin silk" or 早 (sa) meaning "early, fast" combined with 霧 (kiri) meaning "paulownia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SagittariusmAstronomy Means "archer" in Latin. It is the name of one of the constellations of the zodiac, commonly represented as a centaur drawing a bow, derived from its representation in Greek mythology.
Sagrado Corazónf & mSpanish (Rare) Means "sacred heart" in Spanish, referring to the sacret heart of Jesus (hence de Jesús is often suffixed in the full name).
SagrismArthurian Cycle In the Tristano Riccardiano and La Tavola Ritonda, a knight who, while visiting Mark’s court for healing, learned that Isolde had been abducted by Palamedes. He chased after them, but could not fight well because of his wounds, and was defeated.
SahirafMuslim (Rare) Feminine form of Sahir, meaning "wakeful". Also used to mean "moon, moonlight" or "plain (as in a land without mountains or trees)".
SaichiroumJapanese From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "aid, help", 嵯 (sa) meaning "high, towering", 左 (sa) meaning "left" or 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
SaidabrormUzbek Derived from the Uzbek said meaning "fortunate" and abror meaning "pious people".
SaidahrormUzbek Derived from the Uzbek said meaning "fortunate" and ahror meaning "one who is able to free oneself from worldly desires".
SaidakbarmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek said meaning "fortunate" and akbar meaning "great, grand".
SaidamirmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek said meaning "fortunate" and the given name Amir 1.
SaidanvarmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek said meaning "fortunate" and anvar meaning "radiant, divine light".
SaidasrormUzbek Derived from the Uzbek said meaning "fortunate" and asror meaning "secrets".
SaidberdimUzbek Derived from the Uzbek said meaning "fortunate" and berdi meaning "gave".
SaidfarmonmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek said meaning "fortunate" and farmon meaning "order, decree".
SaidibrohimmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek said meaning "fortunate" and the given name Ibrohim.
SaidjabbormUzbek Derived from the Uzbek said meaning "fortunate" and the given name Jabbor.
SaidkarimmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek said meaning "fortunate" and the given name Karim.
SaidmurodmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek said meaning "fortunate" and murod meaning "aim, wish, desire".
SaidmuxtormUzbek Derived from the Uzbek said meaning "fortunate" and muxtor meaning "independant".
SaidnazarmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek said meaning "fortunate" and nazar meaning "look, glance".
SaidnurmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek said meaning "fortunate" and nur meaning "ray, beam, light".
SaidorifmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek said meaning "fortunate" and orif meaning "wise, informed, learned".
SaidqodirmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek said meaning "fortunate" and qodir meaning "capable, fit".
SaidrafGermanic, Medieval French, Medieval A hypocoristic deriving from Proto-Germanic sadaz "full, sated", related to Latin satis "sufficiently, adequately".