SólbjǫrtfNorse Mythology Means "bright as the sun", composed of Old Norse sól "sun" and bjǫrt "bright, shining" (from bjartr). This name occurs in medieval Icelandic literature; there are characters by this name in Úlfhams saga (extant in 14th-century rímur or metrical romance) and Ála flekks saga (thought to be composed around the early 15th century).
SolborgfNorwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare) From an Old Norse name derived from the elements sól meaning "the sun" (or sölr "sun-coloured, yellow, sallow"; according to NordicNames.de, this name element's original meaning of "house with one room, big room, hall" (compare Salabert) has been displaced by the later interpretation "sun") and björg "protection, help".
SonorafEnglish (American, Rare) Of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be inspired by the name of the north-western Mexican state Sonora or possibly be derived from Latin sonorus "resounding; sonorous".
Soo-rim & fKorean Modern name formed from the characters su (秀) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" combined with ri (裡) "admist by, surrounded in" when read in hanja. Can also take on the meaning "eagle" when written in hangeul or interpreted as one (鳥).
SooronbaymKyrgyz Derived from Kyrgyz соорон (sooron) meaning "soothing, comforting, consolation" combined either with бай (bay) meaning "rich, wealthy" or the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master"... [more]
SorafKorean (Anglicized) Indigenous Korean name, a single two-syllable word meaning "conch shell". It is one of a number of such native names (called 고유어 이름) that have become more popular in South Korea in recent decades... [more]
SoracafIrish (Anglicized, Archaic) Archaic Anglicized form of Sorcha. Soraca Jonin, a member of the Mac Jonin (Jennings) family of Tuam, fl. 1678, was a religious patron.
SorachimJapanese (Modern, Rare) From the name of a river in western Hokkaido (空知), derived from Ainu ソラㇷ゚チペッ (Sorapchipet), combined from ソ (so) meaning "waterfall" and ラㇷ゚ (rap) meaning "to descend" with the plural suffix チ (chi) and ペッ (pet) meaning "river."... [more]
SorahafJapanese From Japanese 昊 or 空 (sora) meaning "sky" or 宙 (sora) meaning "space, mid-air" combined with 羽 (ha) meaning "feather, plume", 葉 (ha) meaning "needle, blade, leaf" or 晴 (ha) meaning "clear weather, clear up"... [more]
SorahifJapanese From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" combined with 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SorahikomJapanese From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky", 宇 (sora) meaning "house, building, structure, eaves" or 宙 (sora) meaning "mid-air" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
SorakafJapanese From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky", 宙 (sora) meaning "space, mid-air" or 天 (sora) meaning "heavens, sky" combined with 歌 (ka) meaning "song, poetry", 叶 (ka) meaning "fulfill, come true", 風 (ka) meaning "wind" or 遥 (ka) meaning "distant, remote"... [more]
Sorakim & fJapanese From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" combined with 輝 (ki) meaning "bright". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SoranafJapanese From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky", 宙 (sora) meaning "mid-air" or 天 (sora) meaning "heavens, sky" combined with 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 南 (na) meaning "south" or 和 (na) meaning "peace, harmony"... [more]
SoranefJapanese From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SoranofJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" or 天 (sora) meaning "heavens, sky" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Soraom & fJapanese From Japanese 宙 (sora) meaning "mid-air" or 空 (sora) meaning "sky" combined with 生 (o) meaning "life, genuine, birth", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 男 (o) meaning "male", 緒 (o) meaning "thread" or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly"... [more]
SorarafJapanese From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji. Other kanji combinations are possible.
SorarifJapanese From Japanese 想 (so) meaning "thought, idea, concept", 来 (ra) meaning "to come" or 空 (sora) meaning "sky", 天 (sora) meaning "heavens, sky" combined with 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine, Asian pear", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli" or 梨 (ri) meaning "pear"... [more]
SoratamJapanese From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other combinations of kanji are possible.
SoratofJapanese From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" combined with 都 (to) "capital (city)". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SorayamJapanese From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" or 天 (sora) meaning "heavens, sky" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also" or 陽 (ya) meaning "light, sun, male". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sorellm & fEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Sorell. A famous namesake is biologist Sir Julian Sorell Huxley, the brother of Aldous Huxley.
SorghaghtanifMedieval Mongolian Possibly deriving in part from the Mongolian element ᠦᢈᠢᠨ okhin ("girl"). Name borne by a powerful Mongol noblewoman, who was posthumously honoured as an empress of the Yuan dynasty.
SorgheyfManx Manx form of Sorcha. This name was traditionally Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Sarah.
Sorif & mKorean From native Korean 소리 (sori) meaning "sound; voice, tone." It can also be written with hanja, combining a so hanja, like 笑 meaning "laughter," 昭 meaning "bright," 沼 meaning "nail; pond; marsh" or 素 meaning "origin; foundation, basis," with a ri hanja, such as 利 meaning "benefit, advantage" or 里 meaning "village."
SǫrlimOld Norse, Norse Mythology Old Norse form of Sarilo. This is the name of the main character in the story Sǫrla þáttr, found in the Flateyjarbók manuscript.
SorontomLiterature A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien. Soronto was a Númenorean nobleman of the royal lineage of Númenor or House of Elros, the grandson of Tar-Meneldur and son of Ailinel, sister of Tar-Aldarion... [more]
SorrellmEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Sorrell. The most notable bearer is the actor Sorrell Booke (1930-1994) best known for playing the corrupt local functionary Boss Hogg on the American television series 'The Dukes of Hazzard' (1979-1985).
SorsmRoman Mythology Means "fortune, fate" in Latin. In Roman mythology, Sors was a god of luck and the supposed son of Fortuna.
SorshafPopular Culture The name of a character in Ron Howard's movie "Willow" (1988). In it, she is a princess, the daughter of the evil Queen Bavmorda. She ends up betraying her mother to serve the cause of good. George Lucas, who wrote the story for the movie, may have based Sorsha's name on either Sorcha or Saoirse.
SortafBatak Means "sweet, friendly, courteous, polite" in Batak.
SplendorafMedieval English, Italian Medieval English name (found in a Curia Regis Roll item dated 1213), derived from Latin splendor meaning "brilliance, brightness, lustre, distinction". (It was listed in 'A Dictionary of English Surnames' by Dr Reaney, who noted: 'In the Middle Ages there was a fashion for fanciful feminine names, few of which have survived, or given rise to surnames.') This is also the name a small town in the U.S. state of Texas.
SportacusmPopular Culture Sportacus is a fictional character from the children's television show LazyTown. His name is a portmanteau of the ancient figure Spartacus and the word sport, which represents his athleticism... [more]
SporðimIcelandic Icelandic name deriving from Icelandic sporður meaning "tail of a fish or whale".... [more]
SporusmAncient Greek (Latinized), Ancient Roman Latinized form of Sporos. This was the name of a young slave boy from the 1st century AD. The Roman emperor Nero had taken a liking to him, because he bore a striking resemblance to his late wife Poppaea Sabina... [more]
StasanormAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun στάσις (stasis), which can mean "standing, placing, setting" as well as "a standing still"... [more]
StesichorusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Means "establishing the chorus" or "leading the dance", derived from Greek ἵστημι (histemi) meaning "to stand, to set up" and χορός (choros) meaning "dance" or "chorus, choir; band of singers and dancers"... [more]
SulibormPolish Derived from Slavic suli "promise" or "better, mightier" combined with Slavic bor "battle" or borit "to fight".
SulworedmMedieval Breton From Old Breton sul "sun" combined with Old Breton uuoret or Middle Welsh gwaret "shelter, protection".
SúnbjørtfFaroese Faroese combination of sunr "son" and bjartr "light, shining".
SunnbjørgfFaroese Faroese name with the combination of sunna "sun" and bjǫrg "help, deliverance".
SunnvørfFaroese Combination of the Old Norse name elements sunna "sun" or sunn- "southern, (from the) south" and vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth".
Superiorm & fAfrican American, English Late Middle English from Old French superiour, from Latin superior, comparative of superus ‘that is above’, from super ‘above’.
SvanbjörtfIcelandic Derived from the Icelandic elements svanr "swan" and bjartr "bright".
SvanborgfIcelandic Icelandic name, derived from Old Norse svanr meaning "swan" combined with Old Norse bjǫrg meaning "help, save, rescue" or possibly Old Norse borg meaning "stronghold, fortification, castle".
SveinþórmIcelandic (Rare) From Old Norse sveinn "young man" combined with the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor). In other words, this is a combination of Sveinn and Þór.
SvenborgfOld Swedish, Swedish (Rare) Derived from Old Norse sveinn "young man" and bjǫrg "help, save, rescue". A known bearer of this name was Anna Svenborg Billing (1849-1927), a Swedish painter.
SvetibormSerbian (Rare) Derived from the elements svet meaning "holy" оr "world" and boriti, meaning "to fight, to battle".
SymforianmPolish (Rare) Polish form of Symphorianus. A known bearer of this name is Symforian Ducki (1888-1942), a Polish Capuchin friar who was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church in 1999.
SymforosafDutch (Rare), Literature Dutch form of Symphorosa. In Dutch literature, Symforosa is the name of the main character of the 1918 novel De zeer schone uren van Juffrouw Symforosa, begijntjen written by the Flemish author Felix Timmermans (1886-1947).