Submitted Names Containing a

Somlak f & m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and ลักษณ์ (lak) meaning "characteristic, quality".

Sommai m & f Thai, Lao
From Thai สม (som) or Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, proper, suitable" and Thai หมาย (mai) or Lao ໝາຍ (may) meaning "wish, aim, intend".

Sommar f & m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "summer" in Swedish.

Somnath m Indian, Bengali, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit सोमनाथ (somnatha) meaning "lord of Soma", from the name of the Hindu god Soma 2 and Sanskrit नाथ (nātha) meaning "master, lord"... [more]

Somphian f & m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and เพียร (phian) meaning "persevere, persist".

Somprasong m & f Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and ประสงค์ (prasong) meaning "wish, desire".

Somraj m Bengali

Somrak m & f Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and รักษ์ (rak) meaning "protect, guard, defend".

Somsack m Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ສັກ (sak) meaning "rank, power, authority".

Somsuda f Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and สุดา (suda) meaning "woman, lady, daughter".

Somwang m & f Thai
Means "to have one's hopes fulfilled" in Thai.

Somxai m Lao
Alternate transcription of Somxay.

Somxay m Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ໄຊ (xay) meaning "victory".

Sönä f German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Sonja.

Sona f Japanese
From Japanese 空 (so) meaning "sky" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sona f Western African
Meaning unknown.... [more]

Sonakshi f Hindi (Rare)
Is a name of Sanskrit origin, and is used throughout the Indian subcontinent. It means "a form of Godess Parvati (Hindu goddess)", and "beautiful eyes" Sona 1, Akshi.

Sonali f Indian, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati
Variant of Sonal.

Sonalin m Lao

Sonat m Turkish

Sónata f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Sonata.

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."

Sonata f Japanese
From Japanese 空 (so) meaning "sky" combined with 遥 (nata) meaning "faraway, distant, remote". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sonatane m Tongan
Tongan form of Jonathan.

Sonay f & m Turkish
From Turkish son meaning "last, final" and ay meaning "moon, month".

Sonceria f African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown. Notable bearer of the name is Sonceria Berry (1955—), Secretary of the US Senate.

Sondang f & m Batak
Means "light, ray" in Batak.

Sondrea f African American (Rare)
Variant of Sondra influenced by Andrea 2.

Sondrola f American (Modern, Rare)

Sonea f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Sonya.

Sonea f Indian

Sonechka f Russian
Diminutive of Sofya or Sofiya, variant of Sonya.

Soneeya f Nepali
Meaning "Golden", "Beloved".

Sonequa f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shaniqua, possibly using the phonetic element son. A famous bearer is American actress Sonequa Martin-Green.

Sonexay m Lao
From Lao ສອນ (sone) meaning "teach" or "weapon, arrow" and ໄຊ (xay) meaning "victory".

Song-a f Korean
From Korean Hanja 送 (song) meaning "to deliver, to carry, to see off", 頌 (song) meaning "ode, eulogy, to praise in writing", 淞 (song) meaning "water, river", 誦 (song) meaning "to read aloud, to recite" combined with 妸 (a) meaning "beautiful, graceful", 雅 (a) meaning "elegant", 娥 (a) meaning "good, beautiful"... [more]

Song-ah f Korean
Variant transcription of Song-a.

Songai f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 爱 (ài) meaning "love".

Songa'nzila f Kongo
Means “the guide” in Kongo.

Songcai f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour".

Songchai m Thai
From Thai ทรง (song) meaning "to hold, to bear, to possess" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Songhan f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 菡 (hàn) meaning "buds, lotus buds".

Songhao m Chinese

Songhua f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".

Songjuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Songkhram m Thai
Means "war, battle" in Thai.

Songkiat m Thai
Means "honourable, respectable, noble" in Thai.

Songkram m Thai
Alternate transcription of Songkhram.

Songkran m & f Thai
From the name of a festival celebrated in April that marks the beginning of the Thai New Year. The name itself ultimately comes from Sanskrit सङ्क्रान्ति (sankranti) meaning "the passage of a planet from one position to another".

Songlan f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".

Songlian f Chinese
It could mean "pine tree covered by snow" from 松 (song) wich means "pine tree" and (lian) wich means "snow". It is the protagonist's name in 1991 film "Raise the Red Lantern".

Songsak m Thai
From Thai ทรง (song) meaning "to hold, to bear, to possess" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power".

Songta m Batak

Songxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".

Songxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined".

Songxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".

Songxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" and 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily".

Songyan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" or 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome" or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Songyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".

Sónia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Sonia.

Sonia f Japanese
From Japanese 空 (so) meaning "sky", 仁 (ni) meaning "benevolence" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Sonica f Indian (Latinized)
Variant of Sonika.

Sonička f Czech
Diminutive form of Soňa.

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.

Sonifrida f Medieval Spanish
Feminine form of Sonifrid.

Sonika f Indian

Sonila f Albanian

Sonilda f Albanian

Sonisay f Khmer
Means "one you like at first impression" in Khmer.

Sonita f African American

Soniya f Hindi, Indian
Means "darling, golden, lovely" in Hindi.

Sonja f Korean

Sonjá f Sami
Sami form of Sonja.

Sonjia f English (American, Rare)
A variant of Sonia likely based on Sonja.

Sonkanuchoo m Wampanoag

Sönməz m Azerbaijani
Means "unextinguishable, relentless" in Azerbaijani.

Sönməzər m Azerbaijani
Means "unextinguishable, relentless man" in Azerbaijani.

Sonna f English (American, Rare)
A feminine form of Sonny

Sönneva f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Sønneva.

Sønneva f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Sunniva recorded in Vestlandet from the late 18th century onwards.

Sonnia f Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Sonia.

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

Sonnka f East Frisian (Rare)
East Frisian feminine form of Sönke.

Sonnya f English (Rare)
Variant of Sonya.

Sonoa f Japanese
From Japanese 苑 (sono) meaning "garden" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sonoha f Japanese
Sono meaning garden,ha meaning leaf or,So meaning robust,prosperity,manhood,no meaning field or plain,ha meaning feather or leaf

Sonoka f Japanese

Sonora f English (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".

Sonoya f Japanese (Rare)
Sono means "garden" and ya means "also".

Sonrisa f American (Hispanic), American
Means "smile" in Spanish. Created name not actually used in Spanish-speaking countries.

Sonseray m & f Turkish
Setting moon

Sonthaya m & f Thai
Means "twilight" in Thai.

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

Sonyawati f Indonesian
Combination of Sonya and Wati.

Sonyaz m & f Turkish
Means "the end of summer" from Turkish son meaning "last, the end" and yaz meaning "summer".

Sonyenka f Russian
Diminutive of Sonya.

Soo-A f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 수아 (see Su-A).

Šooča m Tuvan
Means "lock" in Tuvan.

Soodabeh f Persian
Alternate transcription of سودابه (see Sudabeh).

Sooha f & m Korean
Another form of "Suha" in romanization. From combination of sino-Korean 秀(su) meaning "outstanding, beautfiul" or 水(su) meaning "water" and 夏(ha) meaning "summer" or 霞(ha) meaning "sunset, mist, rosy cloud"... [more]

Soolaf f Arabic
Alternate transcription of سلاف (see Sulaf).

Soonahn f Korean

Soon-ai f Korean
Variant transcription of Sun-ae.

Soonia f Muslim (Rare)

Soonias-kookoosh m Cree
Means 'Money Pig' in Cree.

Soontaree f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สุนทรี (see Sunthari).

Soontharee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สุนทรี (see Sunthari).

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

Sooronbay m Kyrgyz
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]

Sooruyah m & f Hindi, Mauritian Creole
same as Surya

Soosairaj m Indian (Christian), Tamil
Tamil form of Joseph, used by Christians.

Soosan f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سوسن (see Sousan).

Sooyaan m Somali
Means "make up" in Somali.

Sopa f Thai
Alternate transcription of Sopha.

Sopang f Thai

Sopater m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical Latin
Latinized form of Sopatros. A notable bearer of this name is Sopater of Apamea, a Greek philosopher from the 4th century AD.... [more]

Sopatra f Ancient Greek
Contracted form of Sosipatra. This name was borne by a saint from the 7th century AD, whose name is frequently misspelled as Soprata.

Sopatros m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Contracted form of Sosipatros. This name was borne by a Greek man from the New Testament as well as by a Greek philosopher from the 4th century AD... [more]

Sopeap f & m Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សុភាព (see Sopheap).

Sopha f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Sophos (see Sophus).

Sopha f Thai
Means "beautiful, radiant" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit शोभा (shobha).

Sophainetos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek σοφός (sophos) meaning "skilled, clever" and αἰνετός (ainetos) meaning "praiseworthy".

Sophal m & f Khmer
Means "good fruit" in Khmer, from the សុ (so) meaning "good" and ផល (phal) meaning "fruit".

Sophalexios m Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek masculine name meaning "skilled defender".

Sophan m & f Khmer

Sophana m Khmer

Sophanes m Ancient Greek
Contracted form of Sosiphanes.

Sophania f Greek

Sophat m & f Khmer
Means "well-born, well-grown" in Khmer, of Sanskrit origin.

Sophea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sophia.

Sopheak m & f Khmer
Means "good face" from Khmer សុ (so) meaning "good" and ភក្ត្រ or ភ័ក្រ្ត (pheak) meaning "face".

Sopheakmongkol m Khmer
Means "happiness, good fortune" in Khmer.

Sopheaktra m Khmer
Means "gentle face" in Khmer.

Sophear m & f Khmer
Means "beautiful" or "radiance, splendour" in Khmer.

Sopheary f Khmer

Sopheia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sophia

Sophelia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Blend of Sophia and Ophelia.

Sophiah f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Sophia.

Sophian m Indonesian, Malay, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Sufyan.

Sophian m Obscure (?)
Variant of Sofian.

Sophiana f Various (Rare)
Elaboration of Sophia.

Sophiane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Sufyan.

Sophianna f English (Rare)
Variant of Sophiana.

Sophianne f English
Blend of Sophie and Anne 1.

Sophianus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Dutch
Extended form of Sophius.

Sophiea f English (Rare)
Variant of Sophia.

Sophiia f Ukrainian (Rare)
Variant transliteration of Софія (see Sofiya).

Sophija f Lithuanian (Rare)
Variant of Sophia.

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

Sophilia f American (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)

Sophina f English (Rare)
Possible variant of Suffina.

Sophitia f Popular Culture
Sophitia Alexandra, better known simply as Sophitia, is a fictional character in the Soulcalibur series of video games.

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

Sophoclea f Ancient Greek
Female variant to Sophocles

Sophonias m Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek, History
Greek form of Zephaniah, as it first appeared in the Septuagint. This name was also borne by a Byzantine monk from the 13th century AD.

Sophrina f English

Sophrona f American (Rare)
Variant of Sophronia.

Sophya f English (Modern)
Variant of Sophia.

Sopia f Georgian
Georgian form of Sophia.

Sopiah f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Safiyyah.

Sopian m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Sufyan.

Sopianka f Medieval Polish

Sopias m English (American)

Sopicha f Thai

Sopiyan m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Sufyan.

Soprata f Ancient Greek
Corruption or misspelling of Sopatra, which is usually encountered in connection to the 7th-century saint Sopatra.

Sopyan m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Sufyan.

Soqqaq f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sorĸaĸ.

Soqrât m Persian (Rare)
Persian form of Socrates.

Soquontamouk m Wampanoag
Name of a son of the "black sachem" Tuspaquin.

Sora f Korean (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]

Sora m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "gravel" in Finnish.

Sora f Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian soră "sister". This name was borne by the sister of Ștefan cel Mare (Stephen the Great in English).

Sora f Yiddish, Judeo-Spanish
Yiddish form of Sarah and Judeo-Spanish variant of Sara.

Soraca f Irish (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.

Sorachi m Japanese (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]

Sorada f Thai
Means "listeners, audience" in Thai.

Soradamor f Venetian (Rare, Archaic), Slovene (Rare, Archaic)
Medieval Slovene and Venetian name.

Soraha f Japanese
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]

Sorahi f Japanese
From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" combined with 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sorahiko m Japanese
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.

Sorahime f Japanese
Means 'Sky Princess' in Japanese

Soraida f Spanish (Latin American), Filipino
Variant of Zoraida.

Soraima f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Zoraima.

Soraja f Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Dutch
Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian form of Thurayya.

Soraka f Japanese
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]

Soraki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" combined with 輝 (ki) meaning "bright". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sorako f & m Japanese
Means "Sky child" in Japanese.

Sorami f Japanese
From Japanese 天 (sora) meaning "heavens, sky" combined with 茉 (mi) meaning "white jasmine". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Soramu m Japanese
From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Soran m Kurdish
Means "prince" in Kurdish.

Soran f Japanese
From Japanese 空 (so) meaning "sky" combined with 藍 (ran) meaning "indigo". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sorana f Romanian
Derived from Romanian soră "sister".

Sorana f Japanese
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]

Sorane f Japanese
From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sorángel f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
From Ángel or (sometimes) Orángel prefixed with Sor-, likely taken from names beginning with this pattern, e.g. Soraida.... [more]

Sorania f Spanish (Rare)

Sorano f Japanese (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.

Soranus m Roman Mythology
Latinized form of Śuri.

Sorao m & f Japanese
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]

Sorara f Japanese
From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji. Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sorari f Japanese
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]

Sorata m Japanese
From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other combinations of kanji are possible.

Sorato f Japanese
From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" combined with 都 (to) "capital (city)". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Soraya m Japanese
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.

Sorayah f Persian (Rare)
Variant of Soraya.

Soraye f Korean
Perhaps from Soraye Takahashi, who was a fourth-grade girl in SRES.

Sorayo f Japanese
From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" combined with 夜 (yo) meaning "night". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sorayya f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian ثریا (see Soraya).

Sorba m English (British)

Sorbeillita f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Solbellida.

Sorbellida f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Solbellida.

Sorbellita f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Solbellida.

Sorbeyllida f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Solbellida.

Sordamor f Medieval Italian, Arthurian Cycle
Italian variant of Soredamors.

Sordlak f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "root (of a plant)" or "Saltmarsh Starwort".

Sordlánguaĸ f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name with the combination of Sordlak and suffix -nnguaq "sweet, dear".

Sorea f Finnish (Rare)
Derived from Finnish sorea "graceful".

Soredamor f Literature, Arthurian Cycle
Meaning unknown.... [more]

Sorela f Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian soră "sister".

Sorelda f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Sorilda.

Sorella f Yiddish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Sora.

Sorena f Indian

Soreuyllita f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Solbellida.

Sorgalim f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Milagros spelled backwards.

Sorghaghtani f Medieval 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.

Soriah f English (Rare), Caribbean

Soriana f Romanian (Rare)

Sorianna f American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Sorica f Romanian (Archaic)
Derived from Romanian soră "sister".

Soriina f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sorîna.

Sorika f South African

Sorilda f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Sarilda.

Sørina f Danish
Feminine form of Søren.

Sorîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Sørina.

Sorina f Afrikaans

Sorinah f Romanian
Means "strict" or "stern"

Sorita f Romanian
Derived from Romanian soră "sister".

Soritha f Indian

Soriya f & m Khmer
Means "sun" in Khmer.

Sorja f Finnish (Rare)
Variant Sorea, meaning "graceful" in Finnish.

Sorka f Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Зорка (see Zorka).

Sorĸaĸ f & m Greenlandic
Means "baleen, whalebone" in Greenlandic.

Sorkhaqtani f Medieval Mongolian

Sorla f Greenlandic
Variant of "Sorlak".

Sorlak f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Sordlak.

Sorlannguaq f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Sordlánguaĸ.

Sørna f Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Søren.

Sorniabari f & m Ogoni
Means "when it pleases God" in Khana, (when it pleases God for him to do something, like "God's time")... [more]

Sorniza f Bulgarian (Germanized)
Variant transcription of Зорница (see Zornitsa).

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

Sorsha f Popular 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.

Sorta f Batak
Means "sweet, friendly, courteous, polite" in Batak.

Soruba f Tamil

Sorya f & m Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សូរិយា (see Soriya).

Sosaia m Tongan
Tongan form of Josiah. Alternative spelling of Siosaia. Often shortened to Saia.

Sosaidh f Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Susie.

Sosamma f & m Indian

Sosána f Hungarian
Hungarian variant of Shoshana.

Sosander m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sosandros.

Sosandra f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Sosandros. This is an alleged epithet of a Greek goddess known from a statue erected on the Akropolis. It has been suggested that Sosandra may have been an epithet of Aphrodite, Hera, Hestia or Demeter.

Sosandros m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with Greek ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man".

Sósanna f Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Susannah.

Sosanna f Greek, Greek (Cypriot)

Soscha f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Dutch and German variant of Shosha.

Sosefina f Tongan, Chuukese
Tongan and Chuukese form of Josephine.

Sosha f Jewish, Yiddish, Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Shosha. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch television presenter Sosha Duysker (b. 1991).

Sosia f Italian (Rare), Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Sosius.

Sosias m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded".

Sosicrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sosikrates. A known bearer of this name is the Greek historian Sosicrates of Rhodes (2nd century BC).

Sosikrateia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Sosikrates.

Sosikrates m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun κράτος (kratos) meaning "power".... [more]

Sosipater m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical Latin
Latinized form of Sosipatros. This is the name of a Greek man from the New Testament.

Sosipatr m Medieval Russian, Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Sosipatros, possibly via its latinized form Sosipater.

Sosipatra f Ancient Greek, Romanian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sosipatros. This name was borne by the Greek philosopher Sosipatra of Ephesus (4th century AD).

Sosipatre m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Sosipatros. A known bearer of this name was the Georgian politician and diplomat Sosipatre Asatiani (1872-1971).

Sosipatros m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with either the Greek adjective πατρός (patros) meaning "of the father" or the Greek noun πατρίς (patris) meaning "of one's fathers" as well as "fatherland".... [more]

Sosipatru m Romanian (Rare), Biblical Romanian
Romanian form of Sosipater.

Sosiphanes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with Greek φανής (phanes) meaning "appearing" (see Theophanes).... [more]

Sosistratos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun στρατός (stratos) meaning "army".

Sosistratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sosistratos. This name was borne by two eponymous archons of Athens, the earliest of which lived in the 5th century BC.

Sosiua m Tongan
Tongan form of Joshua.

Sosja f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant of Shosha and Sosya.

Soska m Georgian

Soslænbeg m Ossetian
Ossetian form of Soslanbek.

Soslænbek m Ossetian
Variant transcription of Soslanbek.

Soslanbek m Ossetian
From the given name Soslan combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Sossia f Ancient Roman
Variant of Sosia. Sossia was one of the Vestal Virgins.

Sostitza f Medieval Basque
Variant of Saustitza.

Sostrata f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latin form of Sostrate. Niccolò Machiavelli used this name in his play 'La Mandragola' (1518).

Sostratos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Contracted form of Sosistratos. Notable ancient Greek bearers of this name include the famous merchant Sostratos of Aegina (6th century BC) and the sculptor Sostratos of Chios (5th century BC).

Sostratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sostratos. A known bearer of this name was Sostratus of Cnidus, an ancient Greek architect and engineer from the 3rd century BC.

Sosya f Jewish (Russified), Yiddish (Russified), Russian (Rare)
Russian Jewish diminutive of Shoshana/Susanna as well as a regular Russian variant of Zosya.

Šóta m Sioux
From the Lakota šóta (shoh'-lah) meaning "smoke".

Sota m & f Finnish (Rare)
Means "war" in Finnish.

Sotaro m Japanese

Sotear f & m Khmer
Means "compassionate, generous" in Khmer.

Sotera f Spanish (Mexican), Filipino
Feminine form of Sotero.

Soterania f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)

Soteria f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun σωτηρία (soteria) meaning "salvation, deliverance, preservation".... [more]