Submitted Names in Scotland

Shermon m English (Rare)
Variant of Sherman.

Shermy m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Sherman. This was the name of an earlier character from Charles Schulz's Peanuts before Linus and Franklin came in to the picture.

Sherona f English (Modern, Rare)

Sherralyn f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Sherilyn.

Sherrard m English
Transferred use of the surname Sherrard.

Sherree f English
Variant of Sherry.

Sherrell f & m English
Variant of Cheryl. As a masculine it can occasionally be transferred from the English surname Sherrell.

Sherrill m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Sherrill. As a feminine name, it's also a variant of Cheryl.

Sherrilyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Cherilyn.

Sherrin f English
Variant of Sharon.

Sherrinford m English
Original name of Sherlock Holmes. Sherringford was originally paired with the last name 'Hope'. It was then changed to Sherrinford Holmes, this was then discarded for Sherlock Holmes. It is now used to refer to the proposed elder brother of Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes.

Sherrod m English
Variant of Sherrard. Americanized form of French Cherot 'wagoner' (see Shero). This is the name of Ohio senator Sherrod Brown, as well as football figure Sherrod Martin.

Sherrye f English (Rare)
Variant of Sherry.

Sherryl f English (Rare)
Variant of Cheryl.

Sherwin m English
Transferred use of surname Sherwin.

Sherwyn m English (Rare)
Variant of Sherwin

Shery f English (Rare)
Variant of Sherry.

Sheumais m Scots
Scots adoption of the vocative case of Seumas due to mistaking it for the nominative case.

Shev f & m English
Variant of Shevon

Shevie f English (Rare)
Short form / nickname of Shevaun and other variants.

Shevone f English (Rare)
Variant of Shevon using the popular ‘e’ at the end.

Shey f & m English
Variant of Shay 1.

Sheyenn f English
Variant of Cheyenne.

Sheyenne f English
Variant of Cheyenne

Sheyla f English (Modern), Spanish (Modern), Portuguese (Brazilian), Caribbean
Variant of Sheila.

Sheyne f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Shane.

Shi m & f English
Diminutive of Shiloh

Shia m English (Modern), Various
In the case of American actor Shia LaBeouf (1986-), it is derived from Hebrew שַׁי יָהּ (shai yah) meaning "gift of Yahweh".

Shian f English (Modern)
Variant of Cheyenne.

Shiana f English (Modern, Rare)

Shiane f English (Modern), Indonesian (Rare)
Variant of Cheyenne.

Shiann f English
Variant of Cheyenne.

Shianna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cheyanna.

Shianne f English (Modern)
Variant of Cheyanne.

Shields m English (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly from the surname Shields. Shields Green (1836-1859) was an escaped Afro-American slave who was one of the leaders in John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry and was sentenced by hanging.

Shilo m & f Hebrew, English (Modern, Rare)
Hebrew form of Shiloh, as well as an English variant.

Shimmer f English (Rare)
Derived from the English-speaking word ‘shimmer’, which is used to describe a bright or sparkling light or colour.

Shimmy m English
Diminutive of Shimon.

Shina f English (Rare)
Apparently an Anglicized spelling of Irish Síne.

Shinade f English (British, Rare)
Anglicized form of Sinéad.

Shinae f English (Modern)
Variant of Shanae, perhaps inspired by Sinéad.

Shine f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Either from the English word shine or transferred use of the surname Shine 1.

Shiny m & f English, African American
From the English word shiny, meaning "glorious, shining, brightness".

Shiobhan f English
Variant of Siobhán.

Shirelle f English
This name is an alternate form of 'Shirley', meaning "Bright Clearing" in Old English. The 1960's band "The Shirelles" was popular in the 1960s, and may have contributed to the names use.

Shirl f English
Short form of Shirley.

Shirleen f English (Rare)
Variant of Shirlene.

Shirleene f English (Rare)
Variant of Shirlene

Shirleigh f English (Rare)
Variant of Shirley.

Shirlene f English (Rare)
Blend of Shirley and Charlene.

Shirli f English
Variant of Shirley.

Shirlie f English
Variant of Shirley.

Shirline f English (Rare)
Variant of Shirlene.

Shirly f English (Rare)
Variant of Shirley.

Shivaun f English
Variant of Siobhan.

Shivonne f English (Rare)
Variant of Shavonne.

Shom m English

Shonagh f Scottish (?)
Variant of Shona.

Shondra f English (Rare)
Variant of Chandra.

Shonna f English
Variant of Shawna.

Shonnell f English
Variant of Chanel

Shontay f English
Variant of Chanté.

Shontelle f English
Variant of Chantel.

Shoord m Scots
Shetlandic Scots form of Sigurd. The name is occasionally Anglicized as George.

Shoosan f Scots
Scots form of Susan.

Shoosie f Scots
Diminutive of Shoosan.

Shorter m English (British, Rare, Archaic), English (Puritan, ?)
From the English word shorter. Charles W. Bardsley wrote in Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature (1880) that he found five instances of this name being given in English parish registers, citing two examples from 1689 and 1690, and compared it to Junior, Little and Young.

Shoshanna f Jewish, English
Variant of Shoshana.

Shosho m English
Diminutive of Joseph.

Shout m English, Obscure
Possibly from the English word shout. Used by composer Shout Young.

Shuball m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant spelling of Shubael.

Shuggie m Scots
Diminutive of Shug.

Shuggy m Scots
Scots diminutive of Hugh.

Shurlei f English
Phonetic Variant of Shirley

Shurley m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Shirley.

Shusan f Scots
Scots form of Susan.

Shusie f Scots
Diminutive of Shusan.

Shy f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Chey. It can also be simply derived from the English word shy.

Shyan f English (Rare)
Variant of Cheyenne. Also compare Shyann.

Shyann f English (Modern)
Variant of Cheyenne.

Shyanna f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Shyanne.

Shyelle f African American (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Apparently a combination of the phonetic element shy (from names such as Shiloh and Shyanne) with the popular name suffix elle... [more]

Shyenne f English
Variant of Cheyenne.

Shylane f English (Modern, Rare)

Shylee f English (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements shy and lee, possibly inspired by names such as Shiloh, Shyla, Shaylee, Kylie and Riley.... [more]

Shyler f English

Shylo f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shiloh.

Shyloa f English
Variant of Shiloh.

Shyloh m & f English
Variant of Shiloh.

Shylynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaylyn.

Shyne m & f English (Modern, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Shine.

Shyrel f English (Modern, Rare)

Shyril f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Sheryl.

Shyvonne f English (Rare)
Variant of Shavonne, influenced by Yvonne.

Si m English
Diminutive of Simon 1, Silas, and other names containing the si sound.

Sia f English
Diminutive of any name containing the element -sia-. A noted bearer is Australian singer-songwriter Sia, born Sia Kate Isobelle Furler (b.1975), best known for her collaboration songs 'Titanium', with David Guetta, and 'Wild Ones', with Flo Rida.

Siahara f English (Rare, ?)

Siâms m Welsh (Archaic)
Welsh form of James.

Sian m Welsh

Sian f English
English form of Siân.

Sianna f Literature, English
In Lady of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Sianna was the daughter of the Faerie Queen.

Sianne f English (Modern, Rare), Indonesian, Dutch (Rare)

Siannon f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Shannon.

Siany f English (British), Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Siani.

Siauen f English (Rare)

Sibane f English

Sibbie f Scots
Diminutive of Easabell.

Sibble f English (British, Archaic), American (South, Rare)
Variant of Sybil.

Sibby f English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Sibbie.

Sibby m English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Sebastian.

Sibel f English (Rare)
Variant of Sibyl.

Sibell f English (Rare)
Variant of Sibyl, influenced by the spelling Sybella.

Sibella f English (Rare), German (Bessarabian), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Sibylla.

Siddie f English
Possibly a diminutive of any name starting with Sid.

Sidnee f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Sidney.

Sidneigh f English
Variant spelling of Sidney.

Sidnie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Sidney.

Sidrick m English
Possibly a variant of Sitric (see Sithric).

Sidwell f History (Ecclesiastical), Cornish (Anglicized, Archaic)
Anglicized form of Sadfyl which itself is considered a Cornish calque of Old English sidu "morality, good conduct; purity; modesty" as well as "ritual, religious practice, rite" and Old English full "full, filled, complete, entire" and hence understood as "the virtuous one"... [more]

Sidwell f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sidwell.

Siemsyn m Welsh (Archaic)
Diminutive of Siâms and Jâms.

Siencyn m Welsh
Welsh form of Jenkin, a Middle English diminutive of John.

Siennah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sienna.

Siennarose f English (Modern, Rare, ?)
Combination of the names Sienna and Rose.

Sienne f English (Modern)
A variant of Sienna or possibly inspired by also combining Vienne

Siera f English (Modern)
Variant of Sierra.

Sierôm m Welsh (Archaic)
Welsh form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).

Sìle f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic cognate of Síle.

Silena f Ancient Greek, Italian, English, German (Swiss, Rare)
Feminine form of Silenus.

Silene f English (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.

Sìlis f Scottish Gaelic
Variant of Sìleas.

Silken f English
Famous bearer is Canadian champion rower Silken Laumann (born 1964).

Silus m English
Variant of Silas.

Silvian m Dutch, Romanian, English, German
English, German and Romanian form of Silvianus, also sometimes used in The Netherlands.

Silvin m English, Picard
English and Picard form of Silvinus.

Sim m Scottish, English
Short form of Simon 1.

Simeag f Scottish Gaelic

Simelia f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a rare feminine form of Similianus.

Simie m Scottish
Diminutive of Sim.

Similian m English
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.

Simmone f English (Rare)
Variant of Simone 1.

Simonus m Dutch (Rare), English (Archaic), German (Archaic)
Medieval latinized form of Simon 1, which makes the name a double latinization, as Simon itself is already (biblical) Latin. Also compare Simonis.

Simplician m English
English form of Simplicianus. This was the name of a saint from the 4th century AD.

Simpson m English
Transferred use of the surname Simpson.

Sims m English (Rare)
Taken from the surname, Sims.

Sina f German, English
Short form of names ending in sina, such as Rosina, Gesina or Thomasina.

Sina f English (Rare)
Probably a form of the Gaelic Sìne or Síne, 'which normally becomes Sheena... [more]

Sinah f English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Sina.

Sinai m English
Given in honor of the mountain from the book of Exodus.

Sincerely f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word sincerely meaning "in a sincere manner".

Sinda f English
Variant of Cinda.

Sinead f English
Anglicised form of Sinéad.

Sinitta f English (British, Modern, Rare)

Sinjon m English (Rare)
Variant of Sinjin.

Sinnia f English
Sinnia is so close to the flower or name, "Zinnia" Just spelled differently. Sinnia means beauty, just to point that out.

Siobhan f English
Anglicised form of Siobhán.

Sìoltach m Scottish Gaelic
Original Scottish Gaelic form of Sholto.

Sìomon m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Simon 1.

Siôna f Welsh
Feminine form of Siôn.

Sioni m Welsh
Diminutive of Siôn.

Sionne f English
Could be a variant of Sianne, influenced by Dionne. It could also be derived from the name of a town in France's Lorraine region.

Sioux f English (Modern)
The name of a Native American people, used as a variant of Sue. Considered offensive amongst some Natives.

Siouxsie f English (Rare)
Variant of Susie, made famous by the British rock band Siouxsie & The Banshees. This name is considered offensive to the Sioux Nation.

Sir m English
Possibly from the title "Sir", typically used to address any male whose name is unknown or out of respect, or who is of a higher rank, or who has been bestowed the title ('knighted') by royalty. Derived from the Old French sire 'master, sir, lord', from the Latin senior 'older, elder'.

Siren f English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Greek Σειρῆνες (Seirenes), the name of a type of sea nymphs who lured mariners with their enchanting voices.

Sirena f English (Rare)
Derived from Spanish sirena "mermaid". The Spanish dramatist Jacinto Benavente used this name in his play 'Los intereses creados' (1907), where it belongs to a poor widow and matchmaker called Doña Sirena.

Sirina f English (Rare), Scandinavian (Rare)
English variant of Serena and Scandinavian variant of Sirin.

Siriol f Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh siriol "cheerful, joyful".

Sirlowner f & m English (Rare, Archaic)

Sisi f English, American
Variant of Cici, more often used for names beginning with or containing the letter s.

Sisley f English (Rare)
Variant of Cecily.

Sista f English (Rare)
Variant of Sister.

Sister f English (Archaic)
Derived from the English noun sister meaning "sister". Like in most countries with a culture and language that is ultimately Germanic in origin, this name first started out as an affectionate nickname for a female sibling (who was often older in age, such as the first-born daughter and therefore eldest sister) and over time (due to frequent usage) transformed into an actual given name.... [more]

Sistine f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the Sistine Chapel, which is derived from Sisto and named for Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built. This is borne by Sistine Stallone (1998-), a daughter of the actor Sylvester Stallone.

Sitharina f English
Most likely a variant of Catherine.

Sitheag f Scottish Gaelic (Archaic)
Derived from Middle Gaelic sidhach "wolf", this name is now extinct but was "common in the 17th century".

Siubhan f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic cognate of Siobhán. This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Judith.

Siùsan f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Susan and Susannah.

Sivannah f English
Modern variant of Savannah

Siwsan f Welsh
Welsh form of Susan.

Six m Medieval German, English (Rare)
Variant of Sixt which likely came about due to sloppy pronunciation.

Sixteen f English (Rare)
From Old English siextīene.

Sizzie f Scots
Shetlandic Scots diminutive of Easabell.

Skai f & m English
Variant of Sky.

Skandar m Arabic, English
Short form of Iskandar. A well-known bearer of this name is the British actor Skandar Keynes.

Skarlette f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Scarlett.

Skeet m English
Perhaps from the Old Norse "Skotja" Meaning- "To shoot" Also believed to mean "Swift" from English.

Skelton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of a surname Skelton.

Skilar f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Skyler.

Skiler f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Skyler.

Skilynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Skylyn.

Skilynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Skylyn.

Skilyr f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Skylar.... [more]

Skip m English
Short form of Skipper.

Skipp m English
Variant of Skip.

Skipper m & f English
Derived from Middle Dutch schipper "boatman, bargeman", which referred to the master of a small ship or boat (like a fishing boat).

Skippi f English
Diminutive of Skipper.

Skippie m English
Diminutive of Skipper and Skipton.

Skippy m & f English
Diminutive of Skipper and Skipton.

Skya f English

Skyden m English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Sky and the -den suffix used in names such as Jaden and Aidan... [more]

Skyela f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Skyla.

Skyelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Skye using the popular name suffix lyn.

Skyelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Skylynn influenced by the spelling of Skye.

Skylan m & f English (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Skylyn. This name was given to 23 boys and 28 girls born in the USA in 2015.

Skylark f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word for the type of songbird, i.e., the common European lark (Alauda arvensis; which is "famed for its melodious song"). Use of the name is probably inspired by the similar name Skylar; it could also be viewed as a combination of Sky and Lark.... [more]

Skylee f English (Modern)
Combination of Sky and Lee. This name was used by the band Blink-182 for their unreleased song Skylee's With Me.

Skyleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Skylee, or a combination of Sky and the popular name suffix leigh.

Skylen f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Skylyn.

Skyli f English

Skylie f English (Modern)
Variant of Skylee.

Skylin f English (Modern)
Variant of Skylyn. In 2011, this variant was given to 31 girls born in the United States (in addition, 101 were given the name Skylynn, 38 Skylyn, 22 Skylan, 11 Skyelynn, 10 Skylinn, 7 Skyelyn, and 5 were named Skylynne).

Skylinn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Skylyn.

Skyllar f English (Rare)
Variant of Skyler.

Skyller m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Skyler.

Skylor m & f English
Variant of Skyler.

Skylur m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Skyler.

Skylyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Skylynn.

Skylynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Skylynn.

Skylyr f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Skyler.

Skyra f English
Blend of Sky and Kyra.

Skyrah f English (Modern)
Variant of Skyra, a contraction of Sky and Kyra. In 2011, the name Skyra was given to 7 girls born in the United States.

Slaney f Irish (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Anglicized form of Sláine.

Slater m English
Transferred use of the surname Slater.

Slayter m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Slater.

Slevin m English (Rare), Irish (Anglicized)
Transferred use of the surname Slevin. The author Anne Tyler used this name in her novel 'Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant' (1982); it was also used in the movie 'Lucky Number Slevin' (2006).

Slone m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Sloane.

Smedley m English
Transferred use of the surname Smedley.

Smiley f & m English (Rare)
A nickname for a person of happy disposition known for smiling or a nickname whose meaning is particular to the bearer. A notable namesake is comedic actor and country singer Smiley Burnette (1911-1967) who was born Lester Alvin Burnett... [more]

Smily m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Smiley.

Smitty m English
A nickname for someone with the surname Smith.

Smokey m & f Popular Culture, English
The name of Smokey Bear, from the fire prevention campaigns.

Smoki f English
Variant of Smoky.

Smyth m English (Modern, Rare, ?)
Variant of Smith.

Snake m English
From Proto-Germanic *snakon, source also of Old Norse snakr "snake," Swedish snok, German Schnake "ring snake"), from PIE root *sneg- "to crawl, creeping thing" (source also of Old Irish snaighim "to creep," Old High German snahhan "to creep").

Snowden m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Snowden.

Snowdrop f English (Rare)
The name of the flower used as a first name, mainly between the 1890s and 1920s, but never one of the more popular names of this kind.

Snowy f & m English (Rare)
From the English word "snowy" meaning "covered with Snow; resembling snow; or when snow is falling".

Sofe f English
Short form of Sophia.

Soffi f Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic), Danish (Rare), Welsh
Nordic variant and Welsh form of Sophie as well as a Danish diminutive of Sofia.

Sofiana f English, English (American)
Elaboration of Sofia and variant of Sophiana

Sofianna f English (Rare), Greek (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Sofianne f English
Variant of Sophianne and Sophiane.

Sofina f English

Soibhan f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Siobhán.

Sojourner f English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "one who stays temporarily (sojourns)", which is ultimately derived from the Latin elements sub "under, until" and diurnus "of a day" (from diurnum "day"), via the vulgar Latin subdiurnare "to spend the day"... [more]

Solaris f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the Latin word solaris meaning "solar, sunny".

Solaya f English (Rare)
From the Spanish "sol" which means "sun" and "aya", which is another word for governess.

Solé f English
Variant of Soleil.

Soliana f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Sol 1 with the same ending as names like Ariana and Tiana.

Sollie m & f English
Pet form of Solomon or Saul (when borne by a male) and variant spelling of Soli (when borne by a female).

Soloman m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Solomon.

Solomie f English

Solstice f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Latin solsticium and thus ultimately from sol "sun" and stito "to stand still". The English word solstice refers to two times of the year when the sun's apparent position in the sky reaches its northernmost or southernmost extremes.... [more]

Solstyce f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Solstice.

Solton m English (Modern)
Means “Sol’s town”, a newly created name.

Solvay f English (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Anglicized form and modern Swedish form of Solveig.

Somer f English (Modern)
Variant of Sommer.

Somerlee f English (Rare)
Transferred use of a very rare surname Sommerlee, which is a variant of Summerlee (originating from Old English sumer meaning "summer" and leah meaning "clearing, meadow.")

Somerset m English (British)
The name of an English county used as a personal name. It is derived from Old English and may mean “the people of the summer settlement” or “settlers by the sea-lakes”. It is often translated as "the land of the summer people".

Son m English (Rare)
From the English word son meaning "male child".

Sonata f Lithuanian, English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From a musical term for a musical composition for one or a few instruments (piano frequently being one of them) in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo, derived from the feminine past participle of Italian verb sonare (modern suonare) meaning "to play (an instrument); to sound."

Sondro m English (Modern)
Variant of Sandro.

Sondy f English
Nickname and short form of Alessondra.

Soni m English
Variant of Sony.

Sonietta f English (Modern, Rare), Italian (Rare), Literature
Likely a diminutive of Sonia. This name was used by Anthony Burgess for a female character in his novel A Clockwork Orange.

Sonnet f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Italian sonetto - song, sound; little song. Also the term for a short lyric poem, usually with eight line stanzas, followed by six line ... [more]

Sonney m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Sonny.

Sonni m & f English
Variant and Feminine form of Sonny.

Sonnya f English (Rare)
Variant of Sonya.

Sony m English

Soph f English
Diminutive of Sophia or Sophie.

Sophee f English (Rare)
Variant of Sophie.

Sopheia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sophia

Sophi f English (Rare)
Variant of the name Sophie and diminutive of Sophia.

Sophiah f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Sophia.

Sophianna f English (Rare)
Variant of Sophiana.

Sophianne f English
Blend of Sophie and Anne 1.

Sophiea f English (Rare)
Variant of Sophia.

Sophila f English, Indian (Rare)
Elaborated form of Sophie or Sophia.

Sophina f English (Rare)
Possible variant of Suffina.

Sophine f English (Rare)
Likely a variant of Sophina.

Sophnia f English (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Sophia.

Sophrina f English

Sophya f English (Modern)
Variant of Sophia.

Sophye f English
Variant of Sophie.

Sorba m English (British)

Sorell m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sorell. A famous namesake is biologist Sir Julian Sorell Huxley, the brother of Aldous Huxley.

Sorelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Sorrel.

Sori f English (Rare)

Soriah f English (Rare), Caribbean

Sorrelia f English (Rare)
Elaboration on Sorrel adding the suffix -lia.

Sorrell m English (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).

Sorrell f English (Rare)
Variant of Sorrel.

Sorrelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Sorrel.

Sosie f English
Meaning uncertain. Actors Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick used it for their daughter Sosie Bacon (1992-). It was perhaps inspired by French sosie "lookalike", derived from Latin Sosia, the name of a character in Plautus' play 'Amphitryon', itself from Greek Σωσίας (Sosias) meaning "savior" from σως (sos) "safe, whole, unwounded" (compare Sostrate, Sose)... [more]

Southern m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Southern.

Southworth m English
From the surname Southworth

Sou'wester m English (British, Rare), Obscure
From the English noun sou'wester, a contracted form of southwester which refers to a strong wind that blows from the southwest and brings warm air from the tropics to the British Isles, often causing rain as it cools while passing over the sea... [more]

Sovereign f & m English (Modern)
From the English word, both a noun meaning "monarch" and an adjective meaning "predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount" or "having supreme power", which is derived from Vulgar Latin *superanus "chief" (ultimately from Latin super "over") via Old French... [more]