CheviotmEnglish Derived from the Cheviot Hills, on the border between England and Scotland; the meaning of their name is unknown, but is presumed to be Celtic. They were the site of the famous Battle of Otterburn in the 14th century, immortalised in "The Ballad of Chevy Chase", a popular favourite in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Duyệtm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 閱 (duyệt) meaning "inspect, examine, review" or 悅 (duyệt) meaning "joy, pleased".
Fatem & fEnglish, English (American), English (African) Either a direct derivation of the English word fate or a diminutive of Lafayette. The latter is what led the name to being used as a majority masculine name in the 19th and 20th centuries in the United States.
Fayettem & fEnglish (Rare), Dutch (Rare) Short form of Lafayette, or else from a surname ultimately derived from Old French faie "beech", which originally denoted a person who lived in or by a beech wood, or who was from any of various places in France named with the word.
FayzetfCircassian Derived from Arabic فَائِز (fāʾiz) meaning "successful, victorious".
FiadhnaitfIrish Means "fawn" from Gaelic fiadh "deer" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of two early Irish saints, among them "a saintly Irish virgin whose festival was celebrated on 4 January".
FloreatfEnglish (Rare, Archaic) Means "let (it) flourish, may (it) prosper, long live" in Latin. This is often used as a motto, or as part of a motto, which may help explain its use as a personal name; for example, a common scholastic motto is floreat nostra schola meaning "may our school flourish"... [more]
FountmEnglish Meaning unknown, possibly from the English "fountain." It is likely a diminutive of Fontaine or a transferred use of a surname.
FoxtrotmEnglish (American, Rare) From the name of a ballroom dance with a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm, named due to its resemblance to the movements of a fox.
FrancinettefFrench, Dutch (Rare) Diminutive of Francine, as -ette is a French feminine diminutive suffix. In other words, one could say that this name is a double diminutive of Françoise.
FreiholdmGerman (Rare, Archaic) Probably a 19th century creation from the German word frei "free" and hold "gracious, friendly, grateful; devoted".
Frohmutf & mGerman (Rare) The name is formed from the German word froh "glad; happy, merry" and the name element MUT "courage; valour; boldness". The name element MUT can be used both for masculine names (like Hartmut) and feminine names (like Almut).
SakunratfThai From Thai สกุล (sakun) meaning "family, lineage, ancestry" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
SalawatmBashkir Derived from Arabic صَلَوَات (ṣalawāt) meaning "prayers", the plural of صَلَاة (ṣalāh) "prayer". A notable bearer was Salawat Yulayev (1754 - 1800), a Bashkir national hero.
SamarthmHindi, Marathi, Kannada From Sanskrit समर्थ (samartha) meaning "strong, powerful, capable, suitable".
SamatmThai Means "suitable, capable, able to" in Thai.
Sambathm & fKhmer Means "fortune, wealth, prosperity" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit सम्पत्ति (sampatti).
SamosetmAlgonquin (Anglicized) Means "He who walks over much" in Algonquin. This was the name of an Abenaki chief. He was the first Native American to make contact with the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Massachusetts and introduced them to Tisquantum (Squanto).
Sangatm & fThai Means "tranquil, peaceful, quiet" in Thai.
SchöntraudfGerman (Modern, Rare) 20th century coinage from the usual German word schön "beautiful" and the name element traud (related to the Old High German name element drud "strength").... [more]
SentmDutch, West Frisian This name is often a short form of Vincent. However, it is also a short form for names that contain the Gothic elements sanths (like Sandulf) or sinths (like Sindulf).
SenusretmAncient Egyptian From Egyptian z-n-wsrt meaning "man of Wosret", derived from z "man" combined with n(j) "of, belonging to" and the name of the goddess Wosret... [more]
ShunammitefEnglish (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.
SiegbaldmGerman (Rare, Archaic) The name is a combination of the Germanic name elements sigu "victory" and bald "bold". The name can also be read as the sentence Sieg bald! "Win soon!".
Sirikitf & mThai (Rare) From Thai สิริ (sì-rí) meaning "fortune, grace, luck" and a short form of กิติยากร (gìt-yaa-gon), referring to Kitiyakara, a Thai royal house. This is the name of the Queen mother of Thailand (1932-) who was the queen consort of the late Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927-2016).
SiriratfThai From Thai สิริ (siri) meaning "fortune, grace, luck" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
SiriwatmThai From Thai ศิริ (siri) meaning "glory, splendour" and วัฒน์ (wat) meaning "prosperity, culture, development".
SkutmBelgian Name of a repeat character in Herge's comics TinTin. A blond Estonian pilot with an eye-patch, who shoots at TinTin and Haddock on orders but is later rescued by them and refuses to betray them. Friendly and honest, he provides assistance in further adventures... [more]
SolosmThai Alternate transcription of Thai โสฬส (see Solot).
SolotmThai Means "sixteen" in Thai, referring to the sixteen planes of the Form Realm (Rūpadhātu) in Buddhist cosmology. The word is ultimately derived from Sanskrit षोडश (ṣóḍaśan).
Sombatm & fThai Means "fortune, wealth, prosperity" in Thai.
SomchetmThai From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and เจต (chet) meaning "mind, thought, idea, intention".
Somchitm & fThai, Lao From Thai สม (som) or Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and Thai จิต (chit) or Lao ຈິດ (chit) meaning "mind, heart, soul".
SomdetmThai From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and เดช (det) meaning "power, might, authority".
SomersetmEnglish (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".
Somphetm & fLao From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ເພັດ (phet) meaning "diamond".
Somphitf & mThai Means "appropriate to look at" from Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and พิศ (phit) meaning "stare, gaze".
SomphotmThai Means "banquet, feast, celebration" in Thai. It can also be formed from Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and โภชนะ (photchana) meaning "food, meal".
SonithmKhmer Means "good conduct, manners" in Khmer.
Sonnetf & mEnglish (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]
SonnfriedmGerman (Modern, Rare) A new coinage in the 20th century, from the German word Sonne "sun" and the traditional name element *Frid* "peace".
Sophatm & fKhmer Means "well-born, well-grown" in Khmer, of Sanskrit origin.
SorosmThai Alternate transcription of Thai โสฬส (see Solot).
SorotmThai Alternate transcription of Thai โสฬส (see Solot).
Sujudf & mArabic, Indonesian Means "prostration" in Arabic, from the root سجد (sajada) meaning "to bow down, to prostrate". It is used as a masculine name in Indonesia, while it is feminine elsewhere.
SükhbatmMongolian From Mongolian сүх (sükh) meaning "axe" and бат (batu) meaning "strong, firm".
SükhboldmMongolian From Mongolian сүх (sükh) meaning "axe" and болд (bold) meaning "steel".
SukichmThai Alternate transcription of Thai สุกิจ (see Sukit).
SukijmThai Alternate transcription of Thai สุกิจ (see Sukit).
SukitmThai From Thai สุ (su) meaning "good" and กิจ (kit) meaning "duty, work".
SuligostmMedieval Polish Derived from Slavic suli "promise" or "better, mightier" and gosti "guest".
SumetmThai Means "intelligent, learned, wise" in Thai.
SupphawitmThai From Thai ศุภ (suppha) meaning "excellence, goodness, prosperity" and วิทย์ (wit) meaning "knowledge, science".
SurachetmThai From Thai สุร (sura) meaning "god, deity, heavenly, celestial" and เชษฐ (chet) meaning "elder" (a poetic term). This is a Thai name for the Hindu god Brahma.
SwatmFlemish (Rare) Flemish short form of François. The best known bearer of this name is the Belgian former soccer player François "Swat" Van der Elst (1954-2017).
Sweetf & mEnglish (Rare, Archaic) Originally a transferred use of the surname Sweet, it is found as a given name from the 1600s onwards.
Sweetheartf & mFilipino (Rare), English From the English word sweetheart, an affectionate term for a beloved person, or a person who is always kind.