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Semanur f Turkish
A compound of Sema and Nur.
Semforianus m German (Bessarabian)
Bessarabian German form of Symphorianus.
Semidán m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Derived from a Guanche title meaning "honorable".
Semphorian m German (Bessarabian)
Bessarabian German form of Symphorianus.
Semrana f Obscure
Probably an elaboration of Semra.
Senan m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Sinan.
Senana f Medieval Welsh
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a wife of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn, the firstborn son of Llywelyn the Great.
Senang m & f Indonesian, Malay
Means "happy, content, loved" in Indonesian or "easy" in Malay.
Senayangba m Mao
Meaning Unknown.
Sengchanh f & m Lao
Means "moonlight" from Lao ແສງ (seng) meaning "light" and ຈັນ (chanh) meaning "moon".
Sengdeuane f & m Lao
Means "moonlight" from Lao ແສງ (seng) meaning "light" and ເດືອນ (deuane) meaning "moon".
Sengmany f Lao
From Lao ແສງ (seng) meaning "light" and ມະນີ (many) meaning "gem, jewel".
Senjuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 森 (sēn) meaning "forest" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".
Senlan f Chinese
From the Chinese 森 (sēn) meaning "forest" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
Senofane m Italian
Italian form of Xenophanes.
Sentaniz f Literature
Variant of Saintanise. Ti Sentaniz ("Little Sentaniz") is a fictional character created by Maurice Sixto for his 1977 Volume III, a collection of lodyans (a Haitian literary genre akin to fairytales)... [more]
Senwan f Chinese
From the Chinese 森 (sēn) meaning "forest" and 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial".
Senyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 森 (sēn) meaning "forest" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".
Seocan m Scottish Gaelic
Diminutive of Seoc.
Seo-hyang f Korean
서향, means Daphne odora, is a species of flowering plant. The Latin specific epithet odora means "fragrant". In Korea, the plant is also poetically called "churihyang" - a thousand-mile scent - referring to the fragrance of the foliage... [more]
Seok-Hwan m Korean
From Sino-Korean 石 (seok) meaning "stone", 碩 (seok) meaning "big, great" or 奭 (seok) meaning "red, anger" combined with 煥 (hwan) meaning "shining, brilliant, lustrous", 桓 (hwan) meaning "Chinese soapberry" or 奐 (hwan) meaning "numerous, brilliant"... [more]
Seonangsin f Korean Mythology
The name of the Korean goddess of villages, boundaries and war. Her name is derived from the hanja 城 (seong) meaning "city wall, fort, defensive wall", 隍 (hwang) meaning "dry moat" or "god of a city" and 神 (sin) meaning "god".
Seong-Han m Korean
From Sino-Korean 成 (seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded", 星 (seong) meaning "star, planet", 城 (seong) meaning "castle, city, town" or 聲 (seong) meaning "sound, voice, tone" combined with 漢 (han) meaning "Han people, man" or 翰 (han) meaning "writing, painting"... [more]
Seong-hwan m Korean
From Sino-Korean 城 "castle; city, town", 星 "a star, planet; any point of light" or 成 "completed, finished, fixed" (seong) and 煥 "shining, brilliant, lustrous" (hwan).
Seouerianos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Severianus. Also compare the names Silvanus and Silouanos, which show that the letter -v- was usually hellenized to -ou- by the ancient Greeks.
Sepanta m Persian
Means "holy, sacred" in Persian.
Seprianus m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian).
Septian m Indonesian
From the name of the month of September, usually used as a given name for a boy born in September.
Septiana f Indonesian
From the name of the month of September, usually used as a given name for a girl born in September.
Septiani f Indonesian
From the name of the month of September, usually used as a given name for a girl born in September.
Septianti f Indonesian
From the name of the month of September, usually used as a given name for a girl born in September.
Septianto m Indonesian
From the name of the month of September, usually used as a given name for a boy born in September.
Septimanie f French (?)
Jeanne-Louise-Armande-Élisabeth-Sophie-Septimanie de Vignerot du Plessis (1740-1773), daughter of the 3rd Duke of Richelieu, was a salonnière of the French Ancien Régime. She was married to the Count of Egmont and also known as Septimanie d'Egmont.
Septimianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Septimius. This name was borne by a Roman consul from the 2nd century AD.
Sequana f Old Celtic (Latinized), Celtic Mythology
Latinized form of the Gaulish (Celtic) name Sicauna, which is argued to mean "sacred river" or "the fast flowing one". This was the name of the Gallo-Roman goddess of the River Seine.
Șerban m Romanian
Derived from Servus (via the form Șerb).
Sercan m Turkish
From Turkish ser meaning "head, top" and can meaning "soul, life".
Sereana f Fijian
Means "song" in Fijian.
Serenianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Serenus.
Sergiana f Brazilian
Possibly a combination of Sergia and Ana or a Brazilian feminine form of Sérgio.
Sergiani f Greek
Feminine form of Sergios.
Serikjan m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Серікжан (see Serikzhan).
Serikzhan m Kazakh
From Kazakh серік (serik) meaning "support, companion, partner" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".
Şervan m Kurdish
Means "fighter" in Kurdish.
Servan m French, Breton
French and Breton form of Servanus.
Servando m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Servandus. A known bearer of this name is the American professional soccer player Servando Carrasco (b. 1988).
Servandus m Late Roman
Derived from Latin servandus, which is the future passive participle of the Latin verb servo meaning "to preserve" as well as "to protect, to save". This name was borne by a Spanish saint from the early 4th century AD.
Servane f French
Feminine form of Servan.
Servian m Bulgarian, English, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, English and Ukrainian form of Servianus.
Serviana f Late Roman
Feminine form of Servianus. A bearer of this name was Julia Serviana Paulina, the daughter of Roman politician Lucius Julius Ursus Servianus and his wife Aelia Domitia Paulina.
Serviano m Italian
Italian form of Servianus.
Servianus m Late Roman
This Roman cognomen is an extended form of Servius. A bearer of this name was Lucius Julius Ursus Servianus, a Roman senator and consul from the 2nd century AD.
Servijan m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Servianus.
Servilian m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Servilianus.
Serviliano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Servilianus.
Servilianus m Ancient Roman
Extended form of Servilius. This name was borne by the Roman senator and consul Quintus Fabius Maximus Servilianus (2nd century BC).
Servillano m Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Serviliano. This was borne by Servillano Aquino (1874-1959), a Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution against Spain. He was the great-grandfather of Benigno Aquino III, the 15th president of the Philippines, and grandfather-in-law to his mother, Corazon Aquino, the 11th president and first female president of the Philippines.
Şerwan m Kurdish
Means "warrior, fighter" in Kurdish.
Serzhan m Kazakh
Derived from Turkic ser meaning "head, top" and Persian جان (jan) meaning "soul".
Sesan m Yoruba
Means "God has avenged me" in Yoruba.
Sesehang m Nepali
Sesehang is Nepali name more specifically from a Limbu community derived from Limbu language meaning "bright king". Sesehang is combination of sese and hang. Sese means Bright more like bright thoughts and Hang means king... [more]
Sesimani f Tongan
Tongan form of Jasmine.
Sétanta m Irish Mythology
“Given name of the folk hero, Cúchulainn”. This birth name was imparted by the deity, Lug, prior to the conception of the demigod child by the mortal mother, Deichtine.
Sethanie f English (Modern, Rare)
Probably created as a feminine form of Seth 1, could also be a blend of Seth with either Stephanie or Bethanie.... [more]
Setshwano f Tswana
Means "resemblance" in Setswana.
Settimiano m Italian
Italian form of Septimianus.
Setyani f Javanese
Feminine form of Setyono.
Setyaningsih f Indonesian
Combination of Indonesian setia meaning "faithful, loyal, true" (of Sanskrit origin) and the given name Ningsih.
Seung-an m Korean, Chinese
From the Sino-Korean seung meaning "rise, ascend" and Chinese an, meaning "peace, quiet". Other combinations are also possible.
Seung-hwan m Korean
From Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" and 桓 "variety of tree (Chinese soapberry)".
Seungkwan m Korean (Modern)
'Seung' means 'success' and 'Kwan' means 'generous'.
Seung-man m Korean
From Sino-Korean 承 (seung) "inherit, receive; succeed" and 晩 (man) "night". A famous bearer is the first president of South Korea, Syngman Rhee (1875-1965).
Seung-wan m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" or 勝 "victory; excel, be better than" (seung) and 完 "complete, finish, settle; whole" or 玩 "play with, joke, enjoy" (wan).
Seuvan m Provençal
Provençal form of Silvanus.
Sevana f Armenian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sevan.
Sevastiana f Bulgarian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Russian, Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Bulgarian, Romanian and Russian form of Sebastiana and modern Greek spelling of Sebastiana.... [more]
Sevastiane m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Sebastian via its modern Greek form Sevastianos.
Sevastiani f Greek
Modern Greek variant of Sevastiana.
Sevastianos m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Sebastianos.
Sevastjan m Estonian (Rare)
Estonian transcription of Russian Севастьян (see Sevastyan).
Sevastsyan m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Sebastian.
Sevastyana f Russian
Russian variant spelling of Sevastiana (which is spelled as Севастиана in Russian).
Sevcan f Turkish
From Turkish sev meaning "love" and can meaning "soul, life".
Severian m Bulgarian, English, Georgian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, English, Russian and Ukrainian form of Severianus. This name is also used in Georgia, where it is a shorter form of Severiane, the older Georgian form of Severianus... [more]
Sévériane f French (Rare), French (African, Rare)
French form of Severiana. Also compare Sévérienne, which is a bit more common and also better documented.
Severiane m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Severianus. This is an older name and it is rare in Georgia nowadays; the shorter form Severian is more common there.
Severianos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Late Greek
Late Greek form of Seouerianos, which is the ancient Greek form of Severianus.
Severyan m Russian
Russian variant spelling of Severian (which is spelled as Севериан in Russian).
Sevirian m Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Severianus via its hellenized (modern Greek) form Sevirianos. Also compare the Russian name Severian, which is directly derived from Severianus.
Sevirianos m Greek
Modern Greek form of Severianos.
Sextans m & f Astronomy
Sextans is one of the constellations introduced by the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius. It represents the astronomical sextant. Hevelius named the constellation after the sextant he used to measure star positions... [more]
Seyana f Muslim
Feminine form of Seyan.
Seyhan m & f Turkish
The river poured into the bay of Iskenderun by splitting the Adana oven.
Seyran m & f Armenian, Kurdish, Azerbaijani, Crimean Tatar, Turkish
Derived from Arabic سيران (sayrān) meaning "pleasure walk, country trip". This name is feminine in Kurdish and Turkish, and masculine in Armenian, Azerbaijani and Crimean Tatar.
Seywan m Kurdish
Means "shade" in Kurdish.
Sganarelle m Theatre
Possibly from Italian sgannare "to disillusion" or derived from Italian Zannarello, a diminutive of Zanni. Molière used characters named Sganarelle in multiple plays, including his one-act comedy 'Sganarelle, or The Imaginary Cuckold' (1660).
Sganyadái:yo m Cayuga
Meaning, "handsome lake."
Shaaban m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شعبان (see Shaban).
Shaan m & f Indian (Sikh)
Means "dignity, dignified".... [more]
Shaan m & f Arabic
Means "purpose, honour, dignity, rank" in Arabic.
Sha'anan m Hebrew
serene, peaceful, calm
Shaazan f Mongolian
Means "porcelain" in Mongolian.
Shabahang f Persian
Means "nightingale", or literally "night melody", in Persian, this is also the Persian name for the brightest star in the southern constellation, known as Canopus in English, or alternatively the name of the star Sirius.
Shabaneh f Persian, Dari Persian
Dari Persian and Persian form of Shabana. Possibly means "nightly" in Persian.
Shacbaan m Somali
Somali form of Shaban, the name of the eighth month of the Islamic calendar.
Shadiman m Georgian
Georgian form of the Persian name Šādmān (also Shādmān), of which the first element is derived from Middle Persian šād (also shād) meaning "happy, joyful" or from Middle Persian šādīh (also shādīh) meaning "happiness, joy"... [more]
Shadman f & m Muslim
Means “happy”, “joyous”, or "jubilant".
Shadman m Persian, Urdu, Bengali
Means "happy, glad, joyful" in Persian.
Shaeanne f English
Combination of Shae and Anne 1.
Shafariyanti f Indonesian
From Safar صفر (Safar)), the second month of the Islamic calendar. The month derives its name from the Arabic adjective صفر (safr) meaning "void, empty, vacant".... [more]
Shafuan m Malay
Malay variant of Safwan.
Shafuwan m Malay
Malay variant of Safwan.
Shafwan m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Safwan.
Shahan m Persian (Modern, Rare)
Plural of the word “king”
Shahanaz f Bengali
Bengali variant of Shahnaz.
Shahanshoh m Uzbek
Means "king of kings" in Uzbek.
Shahbandeh m History
Means "slave of the shah", from Persian شاه (shāh) meaning "king, ruler" and بنده (bande) meaning "servant, slave". Shahbandeh Khan was a 17th-century Iranian military commander.
Shahidan m Malay
Derived from Arabic شهيد or شاهد (shahid) meaning "witness".
Shahrbanoo f Persian
Means "lady of the land" from Persian شهر (šahr) meaning "land, country" and بانو (bânu) meaning "lady". In Persian legend, Shahrbanoo (or Shahrbanu) was the daughter of Yazdegerd III (r... [more]
Shahrbanou f Persian
Alternate transcription of Shahrbanoo.
Shahrbanu f Persian
Alternate transcription of Shahrbanoo.
Shajuan f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix sha- combined with the name Juan 1 (See also Dajuan).
Shajuana f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix sha- with the name Juana thus strictly making it the feminine form of Shajuan (See also Dejuana)
Shakhawan m Kurdish
term used for naming the person who had been visited the mountains by feet and have desirability to see any high mountains.
Shakhsultan m Kazakh
From шах ("king") and сұлтан ("sultan").
Shakhwan m & f Kurdish
Means "mountain climber" in Kurdish.
Shalana f English (American, Rare), African American, Trinidadian Creole (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic prefix sha and the name Lana, perhaps based on Shalonda or Shelena.
Shalandra f English (American)
Elaborated form of Sandra.
Shalemanasseh m Mormon (Rare)
Could be from Manasseh, with an unknown prefix.
Shaman m Indian
Means "Holy man"
Shamkhan m Chechen
Either from Arabic شمس (shams) meaning "sun" or شمال (shamal) meaning "north" combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "leader, ruler".
Shams-jahan f Arabic
Means "sun of the world" in Arabic.
Shams Ur Rahman m Arabic
Means "sun of the merciful one" from شمس (shams) meaning "sun" and رحْمن (raḥman) meaning "merciful"
Shan m Indian, Pakistani
Shan is an Indian name meaning "pride" or "prestige". It comes from the Sanskrit name Shaan.
Shan m & f Chinese
From Chinese 山 (shān) meaning "mountain", 珊 (shān) meaning "coral", 杉 (shān) meaning "pine, fir" or 鳝 (shàn) meaning "eel"... [more]
Shan f English
Diminutive of Shantel.
Shan f & m English
Short form of Shannon or Shaniqua.
Shana f Japanese
From Japanese 沙 (sha) meaning "sand" combined with 夏 (na) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Shana f Northern Irish, Welsh (Anglicized, Rare), French (Modern)
Anglicized form of Siana, also used in French.
Shanachie f & m Scottish Gaelic, Irish
Irish word for "a skilled teller of tales or legends, especially Gaelic ones." From the Scots Gaelic word seanachaidh, from Old Irish senchaid, variant of senchae, meaning historian, derived from sen, meaning old.
Shanaga m & f Mongolian
Means "ladle, dipper, bucket" in Mongolian.
Shanaka m Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Sanaka.
Shanakdakhete f Meroitic
Meaning uncertain. Name borne by a Nubian queen of Kush, who ruled from 170 to 150 BCE. She is the earliest known female ruler of Kush, and is said to have ruled without a king.
Shanakdakheto f History
Etymology unknown. This was the name of a queen regnant of the Kingdom of Kush.
Shanann f English (American)
Likely an alternate spelling of Shannon, which may possibly have been influenced by the name Ann.
Shanar f Persian
Means "pomegranate flower" in Persian.
Shanay f English
Variant of Shanae.
Shanaya f & m English
Variant of Shania.
Shanaya f Marathi
The name Shanaya is of Sanskrit origin.... [more]
Shanaye f English
Variant of Shanae.
Shanba f Uzbek
Means "Saturday" in Uzbek.
Shandan f Dungan
Means "lily" in Dungan.
Shandana f Afghan
Pride of a tribe
Shandao m Chinese, History
Shandao was a Chinese Buddhist scholar monk and an influential figure of East Asian Pure Land Buddhism.
Shandarika f African American (Modern)
Perhaps a variant of Chandrika, influenced by the sound of Tariq?
Shandi f American
Merged form of Shanda and Sandy
Shandor m Hindi
meaning "peaceful home" from Esanti
Shandukani m & f Venda
Means "to change" in Tshivenda.
Shané f African American, Afrikaans
Probably a variant spelling of Shanae.
Shanedra f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element sha and Nedra, possibly influenced by Anitra.
Shanell f English
Variant of Chanel.
Shanessa f English
Feminine form of Shane, perhaps influenced by Vanessa
Shanet f Scots (Archaic)
Scots phonetic variant of Gaelic Seònaid.
Shang m Chinese
From cháng, meaning "still, yet".
Shanga m & f Various
Of unknown meaning.
Shangar m English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Shamgar.
Shangcui f Chinese
From the Chinese 上 (shàng) meaning "top, superior, highest" and 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher".
Shangdi m Chinese Mythology
Shangdi (Chinese: 上帝; pinyin: Shàngdì; Wade–Giles: Shang Ti), also written simply, "Emperor" (Chinese: 帝; pinyin: Dì), is the Chinese term for "Supreme Deity" or "Highest Deity" in the theology of the classical texts, especially deriving from Shang theology and finding an equivalent in the later Tian ("Heaven" or "Great Whole") of Zhou theology.
Shangela f African American
Combination of the prefix sh with Angela.
Shangju f Chinese
From the Chinese 上 (shàng) meaning "top, superior, highest" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".
Shangli f Chinese
From the Chinese 上 (shàng) meaning "top, superior, highest" and 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".
Shango m Western African
The name of a fire god in the traditional Yoruba religion.
Shangqiong f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 赏 (shǎng) meaning "reward, grant" and 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious, elegant".
Shangwen f Chinese
From the Chinese 上 (shàng) meaning "top, superior, highest" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Shangxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 上 (shàng) meaning "top, superior, highest" and 昕 (xīn) meaning "dawn, early morning".
Shangzhen f Chinese
From the Chinese 上 (shàng) meaning "top, superior, highest" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Shani f African American, Swahili (?)
Allegedly means "wonder" in Swahili.
Shanie f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant transliteration of שני (see Shani 1).
Shaniel f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Shani 1 and El.
Shanina f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element sha and Nina 1.
Shanique f African American, Jamaican Patois
Combination of the phonetic element sha and the name suffix nique (from Monique or Dominique)... [more]
Shanisha f African American
Possibly an invented name using the popular phonetic elements sha, nee and sha.
Shanita f African American, American
Comes from the common name beginning shan- and the common name ending -ita.
Shaniyah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely a modern elaboration of Shaniya.
Shankaroon f Somali
Means "better than five" in Somali. It is also used as endearment to express the worth of the one child is better than five.... [more]
Shanklin m American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Shanklin.
Shanky m & f Hindi (Modern)
The person who always remains happy.
Shanle f Chinese
From the Chinese 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" and 乐 (lè) meaning "be amused, glad, enjoy, happy, cheerful, music".
Shanli f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, kind" and 骊 (lí) meaning "pure black horse".
Shanlian f Chinese
From the Chinese 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable, kind" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".
Shanliang f Chinese
From the Chinese 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" and 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" or 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, brilliant, radiant, enlightened".
Shanlin f Chinese
From the Chinese 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" and 霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain".
Shanmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable, kind" and 媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive".
Shann f English
Short form of Shannon.
Shannary f Khmer
Means "one like a full moon in the sky".
Shanne f & m English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form and variant of Shane.
Shanneng f Chinese
From the Chinese 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" and 能 (néng) meaning "to be able".
Shannis f English
Variant of Shanice.
Shannondoah f English
Variant of Shenandoah combining it with the name Shannon.
Shannyn f American
Varian of Shannon. American actress Shannyn Sossamon is a notable bearer.
Shanoli f Nepali
Meaning "Kind Hearted".
Shanono m & f Hausa
Means "drink milk" in Hausa. This name is traditionally given to a child born when calves are being delivered.
Shanping f Chinese
From the Chinese 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable" and 娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, attractive, charming".
Shanqi f Chinese
From the Chinese 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" and 祺 (qí) meaning "good luck, good fortune".