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Sòcrati m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Socrates.
Soda m & f Khmer
Means "clear, pure" in Khmer.
Sodad f Arabic
Means "glory" in Arabic.
Sodasa m Scythian
From Scythian *Śuḍāsa meaning "who kept the good acts in memory". Name borne by a king of Mathura who ruled circa 15 CE.
Sodbaatar m Mongolian
Means "remarkable hero" in Mongolian, from сод (sod) meaning "remarkable, unique, splendid" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".
Sodbayar m Mongolian
Means "remarkable joy" in Mongolian, from сод (sod) meaning "remarkable, unique, splendid" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".
Sodia f Sanskrit
Means "sun" in Sanskrit.
Sodiqa f Uzbek
Uzbek feminine form of Sadiq.
Sodonbaatar m Mongolian
Means "extraordinary hero" in Mongolian, from содон (sodon) meaning "extraordinary, unusual" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".
Sodonbayar m & f Mongolian
Means "extraordinary celebration" in Mongolian, from содон (sodon) meaning "extraordinary, unusual" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".
Sodsai m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สดใส (see Sotsai).
Soebagio m Javanese
Older spelling of Subagio influenced by Dutch orthography.
Soedarman m Javanese
Older spelling of Sudarman influenced by Dutch orthography.
Soedarmo m Javanese
Older spelling of Sudarmo influenced by Dutch orthography.
Soedarmono m Javanese
Older spelling of Sudarmono influenced by Dutch orthography.
Soedarsono m Javanese
Older spelling of Sudarsono influenced by Dutch orthography.
Soedjarwo m Javanese
Older spelling of Sujarwo influenced by Dutch orthography.
Soegiarto m Javanese, Indonesian
Older spelling of Sugiarto influenced by Dutch orthography.
Soegiharto m Javanese, Indonesian
Older spelling of Sugiharto influenced by Dutch orthography.
Soeharto m Javanese
Older spelling of Suharto based on Dutch orthography.
Soekarno m Javanese
Older spelling of Sukarno influenced by Dutch orthography.
Soekma f & m Indonesian
Older spelling of Sukma influenced by Dutch orthography.
Soelma f Buryat
Derived from Buryat соёл (soyol) meaning "culture".
Soëlmaa f Buryat
From the Buryat соёл (soёl) meaning "culture" and the Mongolian feminine suffix -маа (-maa).
Soemarni f Javanese
Older spelling of Sumarni influenced by Dutch orthography.
Soemarno m Javanese
Older spelling of Sumarno influenced by Dutch orthography.
Soemchai m Thai
From Thai เสริม (soem) meaning "enhance, support, reinforce" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".
Soemsak m & f Lao
Means "add power, add authority" in Lao.
Soepardjo m Javanese
Older spelling of Suparjo influenced by Dutch orthography.
Soeprapto m Javanese
Older spelling of Suprapto influenced by Dutch orthography.
Soeprijadi m Javanese, Indonesian
Older spelling of Supriyadi influenced by Dutch orthography.
Soerianto m Indonesian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Surianto based on Dutch orthography.
Soerja m Indonesian (Dutchified)
Older spelling of Surya influenced by Dutch orthography.
Soerjadi m Indonesian
Older spelling of Suryadi based on Dutch orthography.
Soeryadi m Indonesian
Older spelling of Suryadi influenced by Dutch orthography.
Soesanto m Javanese
Older spelling of Susanto influenced by Dutch orthography.
Soewarni f Javanese
Older spelling of Suwarni influenced by Dutch orthography.
Soewarno m Javanese
Older spelling of Suwarno influenced by Dutch orthography.
Sofa f Russian
Russian diminutive of Sofya.
Sofana f New World Mythology
Nicaragua-spanish... [more]
Sofea f Malaysian
Possibly the Malaysian form of Sophia. This claim requires research.
Soffá f Sami
Sami form of Sofia.
Soffian m Malay
Malay variant of Sufyan.
Sòfia f Provençal
Variant of Sofia.
Sofia f Japanese
From Japanese 楚 (so) meaning "pain; suffering", 風 (fi) meaning "wind" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Sofiah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Safiyya.
Sofian m Arabic (Maghrebi), Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic سفيان (see Sufyan) chiefly used in North Africa, as well as an Indonesian and Malay variant of the name.
Sofian f Syria
The Arabic name also has female usage in Syria
Sofian m Dutch (Modern, Rare, ?)
Possibly intended to be a male version of Sofia.
Sofiana f English, English (American)
Elaboration of Sofia and variant of Sophiana
Sofiane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سفيان (see Sufyan) chiefly used in North Africa.
Sofica f Romanian
Diminutive of Sofia.
Sofiia f Ukrainian
Variant transliteration of Софія (see Sofiya).
Sofila f Indian
Variant transcription of Sophila.
Sofinka f Czech
Diminutive of Žofie, not used as a given name in its own right.
So'fiya f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek so'fiy meaning "pious, devout person".
Sofiýa f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Sofia.
Sofiya f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Sofia.
Sofiyah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Safiyya.
Sofiyan m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Sufyan.
Sofja f Estonian
Contracted form of Sofija.
Sofjan m Indonesian
Older spelling of Sofyan influenced by Dutch orthography.
Sofonia m Italian
Italian form of Zephaniah.
Sofonías m Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Zephaniah via its Hellenized form Sophonias.
Sofonias m Biblical Portuguese
Portuguese form of Zephaniah via its Hellenized form Sophonias.
Sofoniasz m Polish
Polish form of Sophonias.
Sofonisba f Italian
Italian form of Sophonisba. This name was borne by painter Sofonisba Anguissola.
Sofoniya m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Sophonias.
Sofora f Serbian
Serbian for the pagoda tree (latin Styphnolobium japonicum or Sophora japonica)
Sofoula f Greek
Diminutive of Sofia.
Sofronia f Spanish, Italian, Polish
Spanish, Italian, and Polish form of Sophronia.
Sofroniya f Russian
Russian form of Sophronia.
Sofuan m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Safwan.
Sofwan m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay variant of Safwan.
Sof'ya f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Sofya.
Sofya f Turkish, Uyghur
Turkish and Uyghur form of Sofia.
Sofyan m Indonesian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Indonesian variant of Sufyan, as well as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name chiefly used in North Africa.
Sofyane m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi variant of Sufyan (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).
Sogdianos m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Possibly meaning "from Sogdia" in Ancient Greek, from Ancient Greek Σογδιανή (Sogdianḗ) "Sogdia", borrowed from Old Persian 𐎿𐎢𐎦𐎢𐎭 (s-u-gu-u-d) of the same meaning, with an added suffix... [more]
Sogdianus m Old Persian (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sogdianos. This was the name of a brief ruler of the Achaemenid Empire for a period of 424–423 BC.
Soghra f Persian
From Arabic صغرى (sughra) meaning "smallest, youngest" (the feminine form of Asghar). It may be used in honor of Zaynab al-Sughra (also known as Umm Kulthum), the daughter of Fatima and Ali and granddaughter of the Prophet Muhammad.
So-ha f Korean
From Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" combined with 霞 (ha) meaning "mist, haze, rosy clouds" or 夏 (ha) meaning "summer". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Soha f Arabic
Variant of Suha.
Soha f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سها (see Suha).
So-haeng f Korean
From Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" combined with 杏 (haeng) meaning "apricot". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Sohag f & m Bengali
Means "love, affection" in Bengali, ultimately from Sanskrit सौभाग्य (saubhagya).
Sohaib m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic صهيب (see Suhaib), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.
Sohaila f Arabic
Variant transcription of Soheila.
Sohair f & m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهير (see Suhayr).
Soham m Hinduism
Originating from the Sanskrit words 'So' and 'Aham' , Soham literally translated means, I am He, that is, I am God, proclaiming that God is within all of us.... [more]
Sohane f French (Modern)
Feminine form of Sohan.
Sohani f Punjabi
Meaning "Beautiful".
Soheyla f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سهیلا (see Soheila).
Sohibjamol f Uzbek, Tajik
Derived from Arabic صَاحِب (ṣāḥib) meaning "owner, possessor, holder" combined with جَمَال (jamāl) meaning "beauty".
Soh'ja f Veps
Veps form of Sophia.
Şohrat m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Shohrat
Sohviia f Finnish
Finnish form of Sofia.
Soibhan f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Siobhán.
Soidade f Galician (Rare)
Galician cognate of Soledad.
Sóifia f Irish
Irish form of Sophia.
Soila f Finnish
Variant of Soile.
Soiva f Finnish (Rare)
Derived from Finnish soiva "sounding, sonorous".
Soja f German
German variant of Zoya. It coincides with the German word for "soy (beans)".
Sojá f Sami
Sami variant of Svea.
Sójka f Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "jay" in Polish. Amongst Knaanic speaking Jewish communities, this was sometimes used as a vernacular form of Zipporah.
Sokanon f Wampanoag (?)
Meant "it pours, it rains" in Wampanoag or Massachusetts (an extinct member of the Algonquian language family).
Sokar m Egyptian Mythology
Variant form of Seker.
Sokeina f Arabic
Variant transcription of Sakina.
Sokhag f Armenian
Means "nightingale" in Armenian.
Sokhan m & f Persian
Means "obedient, obeying" in Persian.
Sokhanya f Khmer
Means "peaceful lady" in Khmer.
Sokina f Uzbek
Derived from sokin meaning "peaceful, quiet".
Sokka m Japanese, Popular Culture
From the Japanese phrase "So Ka" which means "I Understand." Used in Avatar: The Last Airbender for a main character, who is voiced by Jack DeSena.... [more]
Soklaros m Ancient Greek
Likely a variant or derivative of Socrates, stemming from the well-known Greek philosopher's name, with the suffix “-os” Soklaros of Tithora was a confidant of Plutarch, a famous ancient Greek biographer and philosopher.
Sok Mean f Khmer
Means "happy and wealthy" in Khmer.
Sokrat m Abkhaz, Albanian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Georgian (Rare), Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Ukrainian
Form of Socrates in various languages. In Georgia, this name is a variant of Sokrate, which is the standard Georgian form of the aforementioned name.
Sokratas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Socrates.
Sokrate m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Sokrates (see Socrates).
Sokrateia f Ancient Greek
Contracted form of Sosikrateia.
Sókrates m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sokrates.
Şölə f Azerbaijani
Etymology unknown.
Sóla f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic variant of Sól.
Sola f Japanese (Modern)
Means "sky," from Japanese 空 (sora). It is often romanized as Sora rather than Sola, but both ways are correct.
Sola m Biblical Greek
Form of Shagee used in the Codex Vaticanus (Septuagint Bible). Note, the Codex Alexandrinus uses Σαγη (Sage).
Solace f & m English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)
From the English word, solace.
Solage f Catalan (Hispanicized)
From Spanish sol meaning “sun” and the common French suffix age. This is most commonly known as the namesake for Solage Ortiz, a YouTube star on the channel Familia Diamond
Solah m Indonesian, Dhivehi
Indonesian and Dhivehi form of Salah 1.
Solahuddin m Indonesian, Malay, Thai (Muslim)
Indonesian, Malay and Thai form of Salah ad-Din.
Solahudin m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Salah ad-Din.
Solaiman m Bengali, Filipino, Maranao, Maguindanao
Bengali, Maranao, and Maguindanao form of Sulayman.
Solal m French (Modern), Literature
Transferred use of the Jewish surname. It was first used as a given name by Albert Cohen on the titular character of his 1930 novel Solal of the Solals.
Solamh m Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Solomon.
Solan m Norwegian
From the Norwegian word sol, meaning "sun".
Solana f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Catalan (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Feminine form of Solano, a Spanish surname which is used as a given name in honour of Saint Francisco Solano (1549-1610).
Solana f Mordvin
"melting"
Solangqa m & f Medieval Mongolian
Means "marten" in Middle Mongolian.
Solanine m Obscure
From the name of the poison found in many species of the nightshade family, itself derived from Latin solanum meaning "nightshade".
Solanja f Lengadocian, Provençal
Languedocian and Provençal form of Solange.
Solano m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from the surname of Francis Solanus (Santo Francisco Solano in Spanish and São Francisco Solano in Portuguese)... [more]
Solanus m History (Ecclesiastical)
Blessed Solanus Casey was a priest of the Capuchin Friars. He died in 1957.
Solar m Literature
Solar Pons is a fictional detective created by the writer August Derleth.
Solara f Arabic
Means "of the sun" in Arabic. This girl name is used in Sudan.
Solaris f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the Latin word solaris meaning "solar, sunny".
Solaug f Norwegian
Variant of Sollaug.
Solav f Kurdish
Means "waterfall" in Kurdish.
Solavita f Medieval Italian
Derived from Italian sola "alone, by oneself; the only one" and vita "life".
Solaya f English (Rare)
From the Spanish "sol" which means "sun" and "aya", which is another word for governess.
Solayman m Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Sulayman.
Solbella f Judeo-Spanish
Combination of Sol 1 and Bella 1.
Solbellida f Judeo-Spanish
Either a combination of Sol 1 and Bellida or a diminutive of Solbella.
Solbitna f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Solbinna.
Solbora f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Sol and Bora 3 means "purple pine tree" in Korean.
Sólbrá f Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse sól "sun" and brá "eyelash" (or "to shine" or "to blink").
Soleá f Spanish (European)
Either a dialectal form of the name Soledad (reflecting the Andalusian pronunciation) or after the soleá, one of the basic forms of flamenco music, also coming from Spanish soledad ("loneliness").
Soledá f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Soledad.
Soledade f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese cognate of Soledad.
Soledat f Aragonese, Catalan
Catalan and Aragonese form of Soledad.
Soleiman m Persian
Persian form of Sulayman.
Soleina f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Sol 1.
Soleman m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Solomon or its Arabic form Sulayman.
Solemnidad f Spanish (Rare)
Means "solemnity" in Spanish.
Soléna f French
Semi-Gallicized form of Breton Solena.
Solena f Breton
Strictly feminine variant of Solen.
Soleyman m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سلیمان (see Soleiman).
Solgärd f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Solgerd.
Soliana f Medieval Italian
Feminine form of Solian.
Soliana f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Sol 1 with the same ending as names like Ariana and Tiana.
Solichah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Saliha.
Solidad f Filipino
Filipino variant of Soledad.
Solidea f Italian (Rare)
Allegedly directly taken from the Italian expression sola idea meaning "(the) only idea". In the early 20th century, anarchists often gave this name to their daughters to spite traditional Catholic names.
Solihah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Saliha.
Solikha f Khmer
Solikha means "Flower of death" but actually is the flower of salvation. It is noted in old Sanskrit text abut a mountain made of corpses. Atop that mountain was a large black flower with sweetest scented dew... [more]
Solikhah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Saliha.
Soliman m Arabic, Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription, chiefly Egyptian, of سليمان (see Sulayman).
Solimar f & m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
From Portuguese sol e mar or Spanish sol y mar, both meaning "sun and sea".
Solina f French (Modern, Rare), Gascon, History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinate form of Soline and Gascon form of Sollemnia. Saint Solina of Chartres, also known as Solina of Gascony, fled to Chartres, France, to avoid marriage to a pagan... [more]
Solita f Spanish, German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Soledad, or a diminutive of Sol 1. Bearers include the German flutist Solita Cornelis (1949-2016), the American expatriate writer Solita Solano (1888-1975), and the Filipino television journalist Solita "Mareng Winnie" Monsod (1940-).
Solja f Finnish
Female variant of archaic Finnish masculine name Sotia, meaning unknown.
Soljá f Sami
Sami form of Solja.
Sólkatla f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Old Norse sól "sun" and the name Katla.
Solla f Norwegian (Archaic), Sami
Obsolete Norwegian dialectal variant of Solveig recorded in Trøndelag and Nordland.
Sollaug f Norwegian
Variant of Solveig or a combination of the Old Norse name elements sól "sun" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".
Sóllilja f Icelandic (Modern)
Means "sun lily", derived from Old Norse sól "sun" and lilja "lily". Also compare Sól and Lilja.
Sólmai f Faroese
Faroese form of Solmaj.
Solmaira f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Sol 1 and Maira and variant spelling of Solmayra... [more]
Solmaj f Obscure
Very rare combination of Swedish sol "sun" and Maja.
Sólmar m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sól "sun" and mærr "famous".
Solmara f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Sol 1 and Mara 1, likely inspired by Solmayra.
Solmayra f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Sol 1 and Mayra and variant spelling of Solmaira.
Soloma f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Most likely a variant of Salome via its other (obsolete) variant forms Saloma and Solomy.... [more]
Solomeya f Medieval Slavic
East Slavic name, which was derived from the name Salome means - "calm", feminine form of the Biblical name Shalom.
Solomia f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Salome.
Solomiia f Ukrainian
Variant transliteration of Соломія (see Solomiya).
Solomona m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian
Older Hawaiian form of Solomon. It appears in the Bible in Hawaiian.
Solomona f Medieval Latin
Feminine form of Solomon.
Solomonia f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Apparently a feminine form of Solomon. According to Eastern Orthodox tradition, Solomonia was the unnamed woman with seven sons described in 2 Maccabees 7 of the Old Testament... [more]
Solomonica f Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Jewish surname Solomonica. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch writer Solomonica de Winter (b... [more]
Solomoniya f Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian feminine form of Solomon.
Solongozhargal f Mongolian
From Mongolian солонго (solongo) meaning "rainbow" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Solsa m Chechen (Rare)
Taken from the name of Seska Solsa, a figure in Chechen and Ingush mythology equivalent to the Ossetian Sosruko.
Solskjaer m Various (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Solskjær, named in honour of Norwegian professional football manager and former player Ole Gunnar Solskjær (1973-).
Solstråle f & m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "ray of sunshine" in Swedish (a combination of Swedish sol "sun" and stråle "ray, beam"). It's also used as an affectionate term for a happy person, often a child.
Soltanat f Avar, Dargin, Lezgin, Lak, Kumyk
Form of Sultana used in Dagestan.
Soluna f Obscure
Possibly a combination of the Spanish words sol (meaning "sun") and luna (meaning "moon").
Sólvá f Faroese
Faroese variant of Solveig.
Solvår f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Sǫlvǫr.
Solvay f English (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Anglicized form and modern Swedish form of Solveig.
Solvita f Latvian
Popularly viewed as a combination of Latin sol "sun" and vita "life", it may have originated as a variant of Solveiga formed using a diminutive suffix... [more]
Solway f Swedish
Variant of Solveig.
Solyana f Obscure
Variant of Soliana.
Solymár m Hungarian
Possibly from solymász meaning "falconer".
So-mae f Korean
From Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" combined with 莓 (mae) meaning "strawberry", 梅 (mae) meaning "plum", or 玫 (mae) meaning "rose, gemstone". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Somaia f Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Sumayya.
Somalia f American (Rare)
From the name of the African country.
Somaly f Khmer
Means "the necklace of flowers in the virgin forest" in Khmer.
So-mang f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 所望 (so-mang) meaning "wish, hope, desire" (as a name, often written in hangul). Other hanja combinations are possible.
Somasiri m Sinhalese
The name originates from Sanskrit... [more]
Somayah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of سميّة (see Sumayya).
Somayaj m Indian
lord shiva and the person who made 1000 yagas
Somaye f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سمیه (see Somayeh).
Somayina f & m Igbo
The name of Igbo origin means "I am not alone."
Somayyeh f Persian
Alternate transcription of سمیه (see Somayeh)
Sombat m & f Thai
Means "fortune, wealth, prosperity" in Thai.
Sombath m Lao
Means "treasure, wealth" in Lao.
Somchae m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สมชาย, สมชัย (see Somchai).
Somchanh m & f Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ຈັນ (chanh) meaning "moon".
Somchay m & f Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ໃຈ (chay) meaning "heart, mind, spirit".
Somchaye m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สมชาย, สมชัย (see Somchai).
Someia f Arabic
Variant transcription of Sumayya.
Somethea m & f Khmer
Somethea means "wisdom person" or "intelligence person" in Khmer.
Somethear m Khmer
Means "wisdom" in Khmer.
Somjai f & m Thai
Means "satisfied, pleased, content" in Thai.
Somkann m Khmer
Means "important, magnificant, superior" in Khmer.
Somkhuan m & f Thai
Means "proper, suitable" in Thai.
Somkiat m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and เกียรติ (kiat) meaning "honour, glory, fame".
Somkuan m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Somkhuan.