SanusimIndonesian, Malay, Nigerian, Fula, Hausa From Arabic سَنُوسِيّ (sannūsī), the name of a Sufi order and clan that existed in Libya and the Sudan region. The sect was named after its founder, Muslim theologian Muhammad ibn Ali al-Sanusi (1787-1859).
SanuyefMiwok Means "cloud" in the Miwok language, with the implied meaning being "red cloud at sundown".
SanvifIndian Said to mean "one that is pursued" in Sanskrit, with the "pursued one" usually being knowledge (hence the common translation "pursuit of knowledge").
SanyamThai Means "contract, agreement, promise" in Thai.
SanyammIndian MEANING - control, control of senses, restrain, holding together, concentration of mind, fettering, self- control, closing, binding... [more]
SānyèfChinese From Chinese 三 (sān) meaning "three" combined with 叶, 葉 (yè) meaning "leaf", 晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant", 野 (yě) meaning "field, wilderness, wild", 业 (yè) meaning "business, trade, merits, achievements" or 烨 (yè) meaning "glorious, bright, splendid"... [more]
SanzendaifJapanese From Japanese "三" (san) meaning "three", "善" (zen) meaning "virtuous" and "大" (dai) meaning "big, thick". You can use other kanji so the name will have better meaning.
SanzharbekmKyrgyz Combination of the name Sanzhar and the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
SanzhimafBuryat Means "clean, honest" in Buryat, from Tibetan གཙང་མ (gtsang ma) "clean".
SânzianafRomanian, Romanian Mythology, Theatre Sânziana, also known as Iana Sânziana, is a fairy in Romanian mythology. Her name is a contraction of Romanian sfânt "holy" and zână "fairy" - but, according to Mircea Eliade, ultimately also influenced by the Latin phrase Sancta Diana "Holy Diana"... [more]
SaraanafMongolian Means "lily" in Mongolian, often referring to the Coral lily (Lilium pumilum), a red flower native to Mongolia and surrounding areas.
SaranfKorean From Korean word 사랑 (sarang) meaning "love, affection." Also, from 紗(sa) meaning "silk" and 蘭(ran) meaning "orchid". Other hanja character combinations can also form this name.
SarandafAlbanian From Saranda (or Sarandë), the name of a city in Albania. The name itself derives from the Greek Άγιοι Σαράντα (Agioi Saranda), meaning "Forty Saints", honouring the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste.
SaranethfLiterature Saraneth is the sixth of the seven bells used by necromancers and the Abhorsen in Garth Nix's Old Kingdom trilogy. Saraneth is the Binder, the bell that forces complience from the listener.
Sarangf & mKorean (Modern) From native Korean 사랑 (sarang) meaning "love, affection." Several derivations of this word are possible, such as a shift from Sino-Korean 思量 (saryang) meaning "consideration," a derivation of either the verb 사르다 (sareuda) meaning "to make a fire" or 살 (sal) meaning "flesh."... [more]
Sarangarakhf & mMongolian (Rare) Means "moonrise" in Mongolian, from саран (saran) meaning "moon" and гарах (garakh) meaning "to appear, occur".
Sarankhökhööf & mMongolian From Mongolian саран (saran) meaning "moon" and хөхөө (khökhöö) meaning "cuckoo". ‘The Tale of the Moon Cuckoo’, or ‘Moon Cuckoo’, is a traditional Mongolian opera based on a Tibetan work of the same name.
SarantungalagfMongolian From Mongolian саран (saran) meaning "moon" and тунгалаг (tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent".
SarantuyaafMongolian Means "moonbeam" in Mongolian, from саран (saran) meaning "moon" and туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".
SaranyafHinduism, Indian, Tamil, Malayalam, Thai From Sanskrit शरण्य (sharanya) meaning "protector, defender, refuge" or सरण्यु (saranyu) meaning "nimble, quick, agile". This is the name of a Hindu goddess.
SaridanmLiterature, Georgian (Rare) This is the name of a king in the 12th-century epic poem The Knight in the Panther's Skin written by the Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli (1172-1216). He was the father of the titular knight of the poem, namely prince Tariel of India.... [more]
SarighanifFilipino, Tagalog A contraction of the Tagalog phrase 'sariwang bighani' meaning "fresh charm" or "youthful charm".
SarkanmLiterature From the Slovak word šarkan, meaning "dragon". Used as a name for a male character in the fantasy novel 'Uprooted' by Naomi Novik.
SarmeanemGeorgian (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical) Meaning unknown. It might possibly be related to the Greek verb σαρμεύω (sarmeuo) meaning "to dig sand", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun σαρμός (sarmos) meaning "heap of earth, that what is swept together"... [more]
SarpanitfNear Eastern Mythology The name of a Babylonian mother goddess and wife of Marduk. Her name means "the shining one" or may be derived from zēr-bānītu meaning "creatress of seed".
SarumanmLiterature Saruman is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. He is introduced in Fellowship of the Ring, and becomes an important supporting character in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Saruulbuyanm & fMongolian From Mongolian саруул (saruul) meaning "clear, bright, lucid" or "healthy, robust" and буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
Saruulsaikhanf & mMongolian From Mongolian саруул (saruul) meaning "clear, bright, lucid" or "healthy, robust" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
SarvanivaranavishkambhinmBuddhism Means "impeder of all hindrances" from Sanskrit सर्व (sarva) meaning "all, whole" combined with निवारण (nivāraṇa) meaning "preventing, hindering, keeping off" and विष्कम्भिन् (viṣkambhin) meaning "obstructing, impeding"... [more]
SarwanmMandaean Etymology unknown. This is the name of an angel in Mandaeism, also used as a personal name.
SasanmPersian Modern form of Middle Persian Sāsān of uncertain meaning, possibly from Old Iranian *Sāsāna meaning "defeating enemy" or from the name of a regional Zoroastrian deity. This was the name of a 2nd-century prince, warrior and Zoroastrian priest who founded the Sasanian (or Sassanid) dynasty.
SatanayafCaucasian Mythology Means "mother of one-hundred (sons)" from Persian صد (sad) (through the Iranian root */sata-/) meaning "(one) hundred" combined with the Northwest Caucasian root /na/ meaning "mother" (descended into Kabardian анэ (ānă) and Adyghe ны (nə)) and the Indo-Iranian suffix /-ya/ meaning "the one who is"... [more]
SatanduhepafHittite, Hurrian Meaning unknown, although the second element of the name (hepa) likely derives from the Hurrian sun goddess Ḫepat. Name borne by a Hittite queen (1390 BC-1365 BC)... [more]
SayanmIndian, Bengali Derived from Sanskrit सयन (sayana) meaning "binding".
Sayanm & fThai Means "evening" in Thai (a poetic word).
SayanafJapanese From the Japanese 清 (saya) "clear," "bright," "clean" and 菜 (na) "vegetable," "greens."
SayanafTuvan, Buryat From the name of the Sayan Mountains, of uncertain meaning, possibly of Turkic origin.
SayanafMongolian, Buryat From the name of the Sayan mountain range, possibly from a word in the Sayan dialect meaning "myself". Possibly influenced by Mongolian сая (saya) meaning "million".
SayanefJapanese From Japanese 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 也 (ya) meaning "also" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SayangfMalay Means "love, affection, darling, dear, kind, beloved" in Malay.
ŠayangölfBashkir From Bashkir шаян (šayan) meaning "playful" and гөл (göl) meaning "flower".
SayanofJapanese From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze", 聖 (saya) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest", 早 (sa) meaning "early, fast" or 涼 (saya) meaning "cool, refreshing", 夜 (ya) meaning "night", 耶 (ya), an interjection, 也 (ya) meaning "also", 哉 (ya), an exclamation, 弥 (ya) meaning "all the more, increasingly" or 矢 (ya) meaning "dart, arrow" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle... [more]
ScamandermGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Skamandros. In Greek mythology, this was the name of a river god, who is the personification of the Scamander River (nowadays called Karamenderes River), the largest river of the plain of Troy.
ScaurianusmLate Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from Scaurus. A bearer of this name was Decimus Terentius Scaurianus, a Roman governor of Dacia from the 2nd century AD.
SchanimGerman (Austrian) Austrian German vernacular form of Jean 1 and in some cases an Austrian German borrowing of Sanyi. The name coincides with the Austrian German vernacular term Schani "servant, henchman", the informal term Schani "good friend" and the obsolescent East Austrian German term Schani "waiter".
SchoysianefArthurian Cycle She married Kyot of Katelangen and died giving birth to her daughter Sigune. Prior to this, she raised Condwiramurs (Kondviramur), the hereditary Queen of Brabant, who became Perceval’s wife.
ScribonianusmLate Roman, History This Roman cognomen is an extended form of Scribonius. A known bearer of this name was Lucius Arruntius Camillus Scribonianus, a Roman usurper from the 1st century AD.
SeiranfJapanese From Japanese 星 (sei) meaning "star" or 青 (sei) meaning "blue" combined with 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SeirianfWelsh Possibly derived from Welsh serennu meaning "sparkling (like stars)".
SejanusmAncient Roman Lucius Aelius Sejanus (20 BC – 18 October AD 31), commonly known as Sejanus, was a Roman soldier, friend and confidant of the Roman Emperor Tiberius.
SemaanmArabic Of Syriac Aramaic origin, the name Semaan belongs to the Semitic Aramaic dialect of northern Iraq and Syria of the second century C.E.... [more]