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Sarette f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Diminutive of Sarah.

Sariaha f African, English (African)
Name introduced in the early 2010s.

Sariette f French (African)
From French 'sarriette' meaning "savory," most commonly used in Cameroon.

Sarisha f South African

Sasavona m & f Tsonga
Means "helper" in Xitsonga.

Saseka f Tsonga
Means "pretty" in Xitsonga.

Sasekani f Tsonga
Means "beautiful" in Xitsonga.

Sasekisa f Tsonga
Means "beautiful, decorate" in Xitsonga.

Saturday m & f English (African), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
From the English word for the day of the week, which derives from Old English sæterdæġ, meaning "Saturn's day".

Saturnine f French (African, Rare), French (Rare)
French form of Saturnina.

Savelina f English (African), Bulgarian

Sayina f Tsonga
Means "sign" in Xitsonga.

Schalk m German (Archaic), Afrikaans
From Old German scalc meaning "servant".

Schola f African
Latin word used in reference to singing and learning. May be used as a diminutive of Scholastica.

Scolastique f French (African), Louisiana Creole
Variant of Scholastique.

Sebaga m & f Tswana
Means "a bead" in Setswana.

Sebolai m Sotho
Means "assassin" in Sotho.

Sebutlana f Tswana
Means "small rabbit" in Setswana.

Sechaba m Sotho
The meaning is 'nation' as in 'our nation', 'the country we live in'.

Sedireng m Tswana
Means "do it" in Setswana.

Seef m & f Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
This name is more often seen on men than on women. For men, the name is a short form of Josephus and in some cases also of Severinus and its Dutch form Severijn... [more]

Seetsele f Tswana
Means "medal" in Setswana.

Sefanja m & f Swedish (Rare), Afrikaans, Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
Swedish, Afrikaans and Dutch form of Zephaniah.

Segametsi f Tswana
Means "that which draws water" in Setswana.

Segolame f Tswana
Means "my luck" in Setswana.

Segomotso f Tswana
Means "comfort" in Setswana.

Sehlolo m Sotho
Means "disaster" in Sotho.

Sehma m African
Variant of Sahma.

Seilatsatsi f Sotho
Meaning unknown. Seilatsatsi is a character in some Sotho tales.

Seithati f Tswana
Means "loves herself" in Tswana.

Sekwo m African
from kasem language in northern part of Ghana that is upper east region of Ghana in the west africa

Selebaleng f Tswana
Means "don't forget" in Setswana.

Selemo f Tswana
Means "summer" in Setswana.

Sella f African, Southern African, Eastern African, Indonesian
Meaning unknown. It may be a loan word from Arabic صَلَّى‎ (ṣallā), meaning "to pray, to bless," or Arabic سَلَّى‎ (sallā), meaning "to amuse, entertain, comfort." It may also be a variation of Selah.

Sellah f African

Selna f Afrikaans

Selona f South African (Rare)

Semakaleng m & f Sotho
Means "surprise" in Sotho.

Semere m African, Ethiopian
ethiopian name. meaning Everything goes fine

Semshak m African, Nigerian, Ngas
A common name used among the Jos Plateau people of Nigeria. Means "stay together".

Senatla f Tswana
Means "hard worker" in Setswana.

Senhorinha f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African, Rare)
Diminutive of Portuguese senhora "mistress, lady".

Senzeni m & f Ndebele
Means "what did we do?" in Ndebele.

Serei m & f South African (?)

Seretse m Tswana
Means “the clay that binds" in Tswana.... [more]

Sethekele f Ndebele
"We visited"

Setifene m Sotho
Sotho form of Stephen.

Setjhaba m Sotho
Means "nation" in Sesotho.

Setshaba m Tswana
Means "nation" in Setswana.

Setshego f Tswana
Means "laughter" in Setswana.

Setshwano f Tswana
Means "resemblance" in Setswana.

Settie m Southern African

Sévériane f French (Rare), French (African, Rare)
French form of Severiana. Also compare Sévérienne, which is a bit more common and also better documented.

Sévérienne f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
French form of Severiana.

Sewelo f Tswana
Means "rare" in Setswana.

Sfiso m Zulu, Swazi, Ndebele, Xhosa, Southern African
Variant of Sifiso.

Shaakira f South African, African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shakira.

Shadreck m English (African), Southern African
Variant of Shadrach. It is particularly popular in Southern African countries.

Shafawu f African
Am a Ghanaian and from the northern region of Ghana.

Shairi f African
Means "song" in Swahili.

Shalane f English, South African

Shamano m Kaonde (Rare), African (Rare)

Shameel m Indian (Muslim), Urdu, South African
Variant transcription of Shamil.

Shameelah f Muslim (Rare), South African (Rare)
Variant of Shamielah.

Shamiel m South African
Meaning unknown.

Shamielah f Muslim (Rare), South African (Rare)

Shandukani m & f Venda
Means "to change" in Tshivenda.

Shané f African American, Afrikaans
Probably a variant spelling of Shanae.

Shaquon m African

Sharlto m South African (Rare)
Alternative Anglicization of Sìoltach.

Shavina f Indian, South African (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)

Shelini f South African (Rare), Fijian (Rare), Indian (Rare)
Possibly related to the Indian name Shalini.

Shemona f Indian (Rare), South African (Rare)

Sherezaan f South African (Rare)

Shevan m Persian, African
From the Persian, meaning "lion".

Shiluva m & f Tsonga
Means "flower" in Xitsonga.

Shola m & f Yoruba, African
Short form of names that end with "sola", such as Olusola or Adesola. R&B singer Shola Ama is a well-known bearer.

Shorai m & f African
it delive from shona tribe name in Zimbabwe and it means criticise

Shotah f & m South African
Meaning as of yet unknown.

Shumbusho f & m Rwandan, African
God's consolation. Used both as a family name or a first name.

Shumise f Xhosa
10 shillings or 10 bob, created by the father of Alice Jean Shumise Madinga.... [more]

Shunammite f English (African)
Hebrew for "woman of Shunaam." Associated with the prophet Elisha according to 2 Kings 4:8, although not used as the real name in the Bible.

Shyleen f South African

Sias m Afrikaans, Dutch (Rare), German (Archaic)
Short form of Josias. Known bearers of this name include the Dutch sculptor Sias Fanoembi (1949-2013) and the South African statesman Sias Hoffman (1807-1879).

Sibakhulule m & f Ndebele
Means "we have liberated them" in Ndebele.

Sibande m South African

Sibeth f French (African, Rare)
Sibeth Ndiaye was appointed as spokesman of the French government in 2019.

Sibhakabhaka f Zulu
Means "sky" in Zulu.

Sibongiseni m Zulu
Meaning "(you), be thankful with us" in Zulu.

Siboniso m South African, Zulu
Means "being a leader" in Zulu.

Sicalo m Swazi
A famous bearer is Sicalo Dlamini (1987-) son of Mswati III, King of Eswatini and his first wife Queen laMatsebula.

Sihawukele m Ndebele
Means "have mercy on us" in Ndebele.

Sikena f English (American, Rare), African
Transferred use of the surname Sikena.

Sikhalele m Tsonga
Means "outcry" in Xitsonga.

Sikhangezile f Ndebele
Means "we're receiving" in Ndebele.

Sikhethiwe f Ndebele
Means "we are chosen" in Ndebele.

Sikhulekile f Ndebele
Means "we prayed" in Ndebele.

Sikhulile m Southern African

Sikhululekile m & f Ndebele
Means "we are free" in Ndebele.

Silence m & f English (African), English (Puritan), Romani (Archaic)
Simply from the English word silence, from Middle English from Old French, from Latin silentium, from silere "be silent". A popular virtue name amongst the Puritans in the 17th century, it was usually given to girls (very occasionally to boys), ultimately taken from the admonition of Saint Paul: "Let the women learn in silence, with all subjection." Translated into Latin it became Tace, which "in its turn developed into Tacey"... [more]

Silibele m Ndebele
Means "we're unaware" in Ndebele.

Silindile f Xhosa, Zulu
Means "we are waiting" in Xhosa and Zulu.

Simangaliso f Ndebele
Means "miracle" in Ndebele.

Simangele f South African, Zulu
Means "surprise" in Zulu.

Simdingile m & f Xhosa, Zulu
Possibly means "we need this", derived from Xhosa and Zulu dinga meaning "to need, to require".

Simoné f South African

Simonia f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Elaboration of Simona.

Simonie f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), French (African, Rare)
Variant of Simonia.

Simosihle f South African, Zulu
Means "beautiful feeling" in Zulu.

Simphiwe m & f Zulu
Meaning "we have been given him/her" in Zulu.

Sinazo f Xhosa
Means "we have it" in Xhosa.

Sindisa m & f Southern African (Rare), Zulu (Rare)
From Zulu sindisa meaning "save, redeem, rescue".

Sindisiwe f Zulu
Means "saved" in Zulu.

Sindiswa f Southern African, Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi
Means "saved" in Zulu and Xhosa.

Sindiwe f Xhosa

Sinegugu f Zulu
Means "we have treasures" in Zulu.

Sinenhlanhla f Zulu
Means "we have luck" in Zulu, from sine "we have" and inhlanhla "luck".

Sinethemba f South African, Zulu
Means "we have hope" in Zulu.

Siphamandla m South African, Zulu
Means "give us strength" in Zulu.

Siphelele m Zulu
Means "we are complete" in Zulu.

Siphephelo f Zulu
Means "refuge" in Zulu.

Siphesihle m Zulu
Means "beautiful gift" in Zulu.

Siphilanzima m & f Ndebele
Means "we are surviving hardships" in Ndebele.

Siphiwe m South African

Siphokazi f Zulu
Feminine form of Sipho.

Siphosomzi m Xhosa

Siphosomzi m Zulu
Means "freedom, joyful, hard worker" in Zulu.

Siraaj m Arabic (Rare, ?), South African (Rare)
Variant of Siraj.

Siri f African
Kenya-Tanzania... [more]

Sisi f African
Means "born on a Sunday" in Fante.

Sisipho f Xhosa, Zulu, Southern African
Means "it is a gift" in Zulu and Xhosa.

Sithabisile f Ndebele
Means "we are very happy" in Ndebele.

Sithandazile f Ndebele
Means "we prayed" in Ndebele.

Sithandilizwe m & f Ndebele
Means "we love our country" in Ndebele.

Sithenjiwe f Ndebele
Means "we are trusted" in Ndebele.

Sitshengisiwe f Ndebele
Means "we were shown" in Ndebele.

Sivuyile m South African, Xhosa
Means "we are happy" in Xhosa.

Siya f & m English (American, Modern, Rare), South African
As an English feminine name, it is likely a modern respelling of Sia.... [more]

Siyamthanda f & m Xhosa
Means "we love him/her" in Xhosa.

Siyanda m Zulu
Means "we are increasing" in Zulu.

Siyavuya m Xhosa
Means "we are happy" in Xhosa.

Sizakele f & m Zulu
Means "be helped, be assisted" in Zulu.

Sizani f Zulu
Means "you all help" in Zulu.

Siziwe f South African

Skhumbuzo m Xhosa, Zulu
Means "reminder, remembrance" in Zulu and Xhosa.

S'kulekile m Zulu
Means “it’s good” in Zulu.

Slumber m English (African)
From the vocabulary word "slumber".

Smaragde m French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
French form of Smaragdos via its latinized form Smaragdus.

Smiso m South African
Means "rule".

Solace f & m English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)
From the English word, solace.

Solomzi m Xhosa
Means "eye of the home" in Xhosa, figuratively "guardian of the family".

Solonzi m Xhosa (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Solomzi.

Sonnika f Afrikaans
Either an elaboration of Sonya or derived from the German word Sonne "sun".

Sonwabile m Xhosa
Means "we are content" or "we are happy" in Xhosa.

Sooraya f South African (Rare), Mauritian Creole (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Soraya.

Sorika f South African

Sorina f Afrikaans

Sowunmi m Yoruba, African
Means "the sorcerer is attractive to me" in Yoruba.

Soyaphi m Tsonga
Means "where will we go?" in Xitsonga.

Special f English (African)
Simply taken from the English word special.

Stambuli f & m African (Rare)

Starline f English (Rare), Haitian Creole, French (African, Rare)
Variant of Starlene, or a feminine form of Starling.

Stelia f Greek (Cypriot), Italian, Portuguese (African)
Feminine form of Stelios.

Stellamaris f English (African)
From the Latin title of the Virgin Mary, Stella Maris, meaning "star of the sea".

Stélvia f Portuguese (African, Rare)
Portuguese form of Stelvia.

Stephanetta f Afrikaans (Rare)
Feminine form of Stephan. Stephanetta Johanna Paulina (Nettie) Bredell (1877-1920) was a granddaughter of Paul Kruger (Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger), President of the South African Republic (or Transvaal) from 1883 to 1900.

Sterra f Dutch (Modern, Rare), Afrikaans (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sterre.

Steviena f Dutch (Rare, Archaic), Afrikaans (Rare, Archaic)

Steyn m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Afrikaans
Dutch variant and Afrikaans form of Steijn. In the case of the Afrikaans name, it can also be a transferred use of the Afrikaans surname.

Sthandekile f Ndebele
Means "we are loved" in Ndebele.

Sthenjwa m Zulu

Stiaan m Afrikaans
Short form of Christiaan.

Stiviandra f Obscure, Portuguese (African, Rare)
Stiviandra Oliveira (born 1989) is an Angolan model and winner of Miss Angola 2006.

Stoffelina f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Feminine form of Stoffel.

Sublime f & m English (African, Rare)
Taken from the English word sublime.

Suely f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Variant of Sueli.

Sufficient f & m English (African)
Name given in reference to 2 Corinthians 12:19, “ But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.”... [more]

Sulaila f South African (Rare)

Sulemon m African (Rare)
Likely a rare variant of Sulaiman and Salomon that appears to be used in Nigeria.

Summeer f & m African

Sune f African

Sunette f English (American, Rare), Afrikaans, Dutch (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. In the English-speaking world, the name might perhaps be a combination of the English word sun with the French feminine diminutive suffix -ette, which would essentially give the name the meaning of "little sun"... [more]

Sunnybooi m Southern African
Namibian name.

Surette f Afrikaans

Susara f Afrikaans
Contraction of Susanna and Sara.

Susarah f Afrikaans
Variant of Susara.

Susen f German, English (African, Rare)
Variant of Susan.

Susseigh f & m English (African)
Variant of Susie.

Suwilanji m & f African
From the namwaanga tribe of Northern Zambia and the adjuscent part of Tanzania.... [more]

Suzani f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Variant of Suzana and Suzanne.

Suzen f English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Variant of Susan.

Swelia f African
African variation of Swela, from Arabic name Suela, meaning "beautiful and even".

Sylviah f English (African)
Variant of Sylvia.

Symmaque m French (African, Rare)
French form of Symmachus.

Symphora f Ancient Greek, Ancient Roman, French (African)
Feminine form of Symphoros and its latinized form Symphorus. Also compare the Greek noun συμφορά (symphora) meaning "a bringing together, collecting, contribution" as well as "misfortune, tragedy".... [more]

Symphore m & f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Symphorus (masculine) and Symphora (feminine). This name has always been predominantly used on men, and today there are no known living female bearers.... [more]

Symphoria f Late Roman, African (Rare), German (Archaic)
Feminine form of Symphorius. It should also be noted that like Symphorina, this name is sometimes encountered as a corruption (or perhaps short form in this case) of Symphoriana.

Symphoriane f French (Rare), French (African, Rare)
Variant of Symphorienne, which is the standard French form of Symphoriana.

Symphorien m French (Rare), French (African), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Symphorianus. Known bearers of this name include the French physician and humanist Symphorien Champier (1471-1539) and the French police chief and senator Symphorien Boittelle (1813-1897).

Symphorienne f French (Rare), French (African), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Belgian, Archaic)
French form of Symphoriana.

Symphorin m French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic), German (Archaic)
French and German form of Symphorinus. There have probably also been cases where this name is a corruption or a rare variant of Symphorien (French) and Symphorian (German).

Symphorine f French (Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Symphorina. There have probably also been cases where this name is a corruption or a rare variant of Symphorienne.

Symphorose f French (Rare), French (African), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Belgian, Archaic)
French form of Symphorosa.

Tabia f African
From the Swahili word for “talented.”

Tabithah f English (African, Rare)
Variant of Tabitha.

Taddei m English (African)
Tanzanian English variant of Thaddeus.

Tafeta m Sotho
Sotho form of David.

Tagala f & m Southern African (Rare)
We are now settled

Takada f African American (Rare), Southern African (Rare)

Takalani m & f Venda
Means "be happy" in Tshivenda.

Takunda f & m African
Means "we have conquered" in Shona.

Takura m African
Shona language in Zimbabwe (Southern Africa)derived from the verb to grow up or mature. It can also mean "to carry" but is seldom used for this meaning in a name.

Talana f South African, English
Use of this name in South Africa probably owes something to the Battle of Talana Hill in 1899.

Taliep m South African

Talisa f Frisian (Rare), Low German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
19th-century elaboration of Tale.

Tamarin f English (British, Rare), South African (Rare)

Tamaryn f English (Rare), South African (Rare)

Tambu f South African

Tamrine f South African (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)

Tamzyn f South African
Variant of Tamsyn.

Tanaruz f Berber, African
Feminine form of Anaruz.

Tandeko m Zulu
Always lovable. From Bantu root tande

Tandokazi f African
Originate from Xhosa, Bantu.

Tandy f South African

Tandzile f Swazi
Means "a female addition to the family" in Swazi.

Tangeni m & f Southern African
loose translation "praise god"

Tanitha f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Tanith.

Tanue m African

Tanyth f English (African)
The name Tanyth means the worker of god/word of god. With this name comes a pure heart and a desire to do good.

Taraoluwa f African (?)
Variant of Tiaraoluwa.

Tariso m & f African
Tariso is similar to the name Tariro in that it has the same meaning..."hope"... [more]

Tascha f English (American, Modern, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)

Tasché f Afrikaans
It probably derives from the hebrew "tach", meaning "crown".

Tawana m Southern African
Botswanian name.

Tawananyasha m & f Southern African, Shona
Means "we have found mercy" in Shona.

Tawanda f & m African American, African
African Zimbabwe meaning we are many... [more]

Taygan f South African (Rare)

Tchaiko f African

Tebatso m Tswana
Means "make one forget" in Setswana.

Tebello f & m Sotho
Means "expectation" in Sotho.

Teckla f English (African)
Possibly an English form of Thekla.

Tekano m Sotho
Means "equality" in Sotho.

Temba m South African

Tengisa f Tsonga
Means "purify" in Xitsonga.

Teopista f English (African), Italian (Tuscan, Archaic), Spanish (Archaic), Portuguese (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Form of Theopista in several languages. Nowadays, this name is primarily used in Uganda and other English-speaking nations in Africa.

Teopolina f Southern African
Namibian name of uncertain meaning.

Teotónia f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (African, Rare)
Feminine form of Teotónio.

Tepwanji f Southern African, Eastern African
Means "patience" in Mwanga, a language spoken in Zambia and Tanzania.

Terezina f Portuguese (Brazilian), English (African), Albanian, Croatian (Rare)
Diminutive of Tereza.

Tertuliano m Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Tertullianus.

Tete f African (Rare)

Tezhneema f Southern African

Tezna f South African

Thaba m Sotho
Means "mountain" in Sotho.

Thabelo m & f Venda
Means "prayer" in Tshivenda.

Thabisa f Zulu
Means "delight" in Zulu.

Thamsanqa m Xhosa, Zulu
Means "luck, fortune" in Zulu and Xhosa.

Thamsanqua m South African

Thandabantu m Zulu
Means "fond of others" in Zulu.

Thandazile f South African

Thandie f Southern African
Diminutive of Thandiwe.

Thandiswa f Zulu, Bantu
Means "to be loved" or "to be blessed" in Zulu

Thandoluhle m Zulu
Means "good love" in Zulu.

Thapeli m Sotho
Means "appeal" in Sesotho.

Thapelo m & f Sotho
Means "prayer" in Sotho.

Thatayaone m & f Tswana
Means "his (god's) will" in Tswana.

Thatayotlhe m Tswana
Means "all the strength" in Setswana.

Thatoyaone m & f Tswana
Means "His (God's) will" in Setswana.

Thayi m & f Tswana
Decendants of the Nyambane speaking people in Mozambique and descendants of Tswana speaking people in Botswana met in South Africa in the early 1800. The great Nyanale from Mozambique "Nambane" came to South Africa to work in mines.

Thebe m Sotho
Means "shield" in Sesotho.

Thebeyame m Tswana
Means "my shield" in Setswana.

Thembekile f South African

Thembelihle f Zulu
Means "good hope" in Zulu.

Thembi f Zulu
Possibly a short form of names containing thembi, such as Sithembile.

Thembisile f Zulu
Means "the trusted one" in Zulu.

Thenjiwe f Zulu
Means "trusted one" in Zulu.

Théodorine f French (African, Rare), French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare)

Théodosie f French (Rare), French (African), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Theodosia.

Théogène m & f French (Archaic), Louisiana Creole, French (African)
French form of Theogenes. In modern times, this name is found primarily in Rwanda.