RothláinmMedieval Irish A pre-anglicised Irish version of Roland (and the other related names), specifically used in a patronym surname from the medieval ages directly meaning "Descendant of Roland".
RuilanfChinese From the Chinese 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower bud" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
RulanmChinese Meaning varies depending on the characters used. A famous fictional bearer is Jin Rulan (better known as Jin Ling) from Mo Dao Zu Shi, whose name is written with the characters 如兰.
RykelanmObscure (Modern) Perhaps a combination of the popular phonetic element ryke that is present in names like Ryker with the popular name suffix -lan.
SalamanmGermanic The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element is derived from Old High German salo "black." Other possibilities are sal "house, living room" and Gothic sêls "kind, friendly." The second element is derived from man "man."
SalihanmArabic Means "good, virtuous, honest, pious" in Arabic.
SalimanmLiterature Used by Australian author Alison Croggon in her 'Pellinor' series of fantasy novels, in which the character Saliman of Turbansk was a friend of Maerad, Hem/Cai and Cadvan. It may be a variant transcription of Suleiman.
SalmannmIcelandic (Rare) Derived from Old Norse salr "hall, house" and maðr "person, man" (genitive manns). Alternatively this could be an Icelandic form of a German name in which the first element is derived from Old High German salo "dirty gray" (related to English sallow and Old Norse sölr "dirty yellow").... [more]
Saruulbuyanm & fMongolian From Mongolian саруул (saruul) meaning "clear, bright, lucid" or "healthy, robust" and буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
Saruulsaikhanf & mMongolian From Mongolian саруул (saruul) meaning "clear, bright, lucid" or "healthy, robust" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
SholbanmTuvan Means "Venus (the planet)" in Tuvan.
ShuanglanfChinese From the Chinese characters 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost; crystallized" and 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist, mountain haze".
ShuilianfChinese (Rare) From Chinese 睡莲/睡蓮 (shuìlián), meaning "waterlily". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
ShulanfChinese From Chinese 淑 (shū) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming" combined with 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant" or 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist"... [more]
ShulganmFolklore Theorised to be derived from Chinese 水 (shuǐ) meaning "water" combined with 龍 (lóng) meaning "dragon" and 王 (wáng) "king". In Bashkir and Turkic folklore, Shulgan is the mythical ruler of an underwater realm... [more]
ShulianfChinese From the Chinese 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle" and 连 (lián) meaning "join, connect".
ShunmugavelanmHinduism The name of a Hindu god. Very unpopular,and not widely used, but most rare and best Indian name ever!
ShuoluanfChinese From the Chinese 烁 (shuò) meaning "shine, glitter, sparkle" and 娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile".
SilianfChinese From the Chinese 思 (sī) meaning "think, consider, ponder" and 恋 (liàn) meaning "love, yearn for".
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]
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).
SilyanmMacedonian Silyan was a character in the Macedonian folk tale "Silyan the Stork".
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.
SonglanfChinese From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
SonglianfChinese It could mean "pine tree covered by snow" from 松 (song) wich means "pine tree" and (lian) wich means "snow". It is the protagonist's name in 1991 film "Raise the Red Lantern".
SúileabhánmIrish Means "little dark eye" in Irish, from Old Irish súil "eye", dub "black, dark", and án, a diminutive suffix. This is the original Irish form of Sullivan.
SulanfChinese From the Chinese 夙 (sù) meaning "early morning, dawn" or 素 (sù) meaning "white silk, plain" and 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist" or 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
SulkhanmGeorgian Derived from the Arabic noun صُلْح (sulh) meaning "peace, reconciliation" combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".... [more]
SuluanfChinese From the Chinese 夙 (sù) meaning "early morning, dawn" or 素 (sù) meaning "white silk" and 鸾 (luán) meaning a type of mythological bird, or 銮 (luán) meaning "bells".
SulustaanmYakut Derived from Yakut сулус (sulus) meaning "star".
SvjetlanmCroatian (Rare) Croatian variant form of Svetlan. A known bearer of this name is Svjetlan Junaković (b. 1961), a Croatian painter, sculptor and illustrator.
TalfanmWelsh Talfan has its origins in the Welsh language and it is also used largely in Welsh. The meaning of Talfan is 'tall beacon'. Famous individuals with the name: Aneirin Talfan Davies OBE, (11 May 1909 – 14 July 1980) was a Welsh poet, broadcaster and literary critic... [more]
TashlanmLiterature This was a name given to a cross between a demon, Tash and a god, Aslan to trick citizens into thinking they were one, in the novel the Last Battle, by C.S. Lewis.
TaulanmKarachay-Balkar From the Karachay-Balkar тау (tau) meaning "mountain" and улан (ulan) meaning "son".
TemirlanmKazakh, Kyrgyz Kazakh and Kyrgyz form of Tamerlane. It could also be formed from Kazakh темір (temir) or Kyrgyz темир (temir) meaning "iron" and Turkic arslan meaning "lion".
TlacotonfNahuatl Means "little half" in Nahuatl, referring to a measure of land equaling about 2.2 acres, or a quarter-measure of grain. May alternately be a diminutive form of Tlaco.
TlacuilolxochtzinfNahuatl Means "painted flower" in Nahuatl, derived from tlahcuilolli "a painting, a document; something written or painted" and xōchitl "flower" combined with the diminutive or reverential suffix -tzin... [more]
Tlacuitonf & mNahuatl Possibly derived from Nahuatl tlacuitl "something taken", combined with the diminutive suffix -ton.
TribulationmEnglish (Puritan), Literature Middle English via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin tribulatio(n-), from Latin tribulare ‘press, oppress’, from tribulum ‘threshing board (constructed of sharp points)’, based on terere ‘rub’... [more]
TrillianfLiterature Used in Douglas Adams's 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.' In the story, Trillian is an elided form of her full name, Tricia McMillan.
Tsagaan-arslanm & fMongolian Means "white lion" in Mongolian. It can refer to a legendary white lion or white antelope.
Tsailganm & fMongolian Means "good hearted, kind hearted, innocent" in Mongolian.
Tsengelsaikhanf & mMongolian From Mongolian цэнгэл (tsengel) meaning "feast, merrymaking, gaiety" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Tsozhavkhlanm & fMongolian From Mongolian цог (tsog) meaning "energy, ember, glowing coals" or "glory, splendour" and жавхлан (javklan) meaning "dignity, majesty".
TuluykhanmYakut Combination of Tuluy and the Turkic title khan meaning "leader, ruler".
Tümen-amgalanmMongolian From Mongolian түмэн (tümen) meaning "ten thousand, multitude, myriad" or "people, nation" and амгалан (amgalan) meaning "peace, calm".
Tungalagchuluunf & mMongolian From Mongolian тунгалаг (tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent" and чулуун (chuluun) meaning "stone".
TungalagsaikhanfMongolian From Mongolian тунгалаг (tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
TurlanmKazakh Means "Turkish lion" from Kazakh түрік (türik) meaning "Turkish, Turk" and the given name Aslan.
TzilacatzinmAztec and Toltec Mythology (Archaic) Name of an old Otomi warrior ally of Tenochtitlan-Tlatelolco, who stood out during the conquest of Anahuac. According to the chronicles, Tzilacatzin was the only warrior to face Pedro de Alvarado when he arrived with the Spanish in Tlatelolco.
UlanmUzbek Means "to be joined, connected, tied together" in Uzbek.
Ülemzhbayanm & fMongolian Means "very rich, exceedingly rich" in Mongolian, from үлэмж (ülemj) meaning "very, exceeding, largely" and баян (bayan) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Ülemzhbuyanm & fMongolian Means "great virtue, excessive good luck" in Mongolian, from үлэмж (ülemj) meaning "very, exceeding, largely" and буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
UlzhanfKazakh From Kazakh ұл (ul) meaning "son, boy" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul". This name was traditionally given to girls in hopes that the family's next child would be a boy.