Submitted Names with 2 Syllables

Salhah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic صالحة (see Salha), as well as a Malay variant.

Sali f Jewish, Yiddish
Czechoslovakian Yiddish pet form of Sarah and Charlotte. See Sally.

Sali f Georgian
Diminutive of Salome. There might also be cases where the name is a georgianization of the English name Sally.... [more]

Sali m Albanian, Filipino, Tausug
Albanian and Tausug form of Salih. A notable bearer is Albanian president Sali Berisha (1944-).

Salikh m Tatar, Bashkir
Tatar and Bashkir form of Salih.

Saling f Filipino
Diminutive of Rosalia, Salvacion, and other names containing sal.

Saliou m Western African
Form of Salih used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.

Salla f Finnish
A variant of Salli. Salla is also the name of both a fell and a municipality in Lapland, Finland.

Salle m West Frisian
Variant form of Sale.

Salleh m Malay
Malay variant of Salih.

Sällfrid m Swedish (Rare)
Relatively modern name (late 19th century) created by combining Swedish säll meaning "blissful, happy" with frid meaning "peace, protection".

Salmah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Salma as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Salme f German (East Prussian), Estonian, Finnish
East Prussian German, Estonian and Finnish contracted form of Salome. As an Estonian name, Salme is also associated with Estonian salm "poem, verse" and a dialectal word for "inlet, sound".

Salmey f Medieval German, German (Silesian, Archaic)
Medieval German form of Salome, used in what is today Germany and Austria from the 13th century onwards.

Salmi f & m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Means "peaceful, amicable" in Arabic.

Šalnė f Lithuanian
From the Lithuanian word Šalna meaning "frost."

Salo m & f Spanish
Short form of Salomón or Salomé.

Salseng f Garo
Means "bright sun" in Garo.

Salta f & m Esperanto

Salvan m Occitan (Archaic)
Variant of Sauvan.

Salve f Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from the Marian hymn Salve Regina meaning "Hail Queen."

Salvia f Medieval French, English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), Italian (Rare)
From the genus name of sage, an herb formerly used as medicine, which comes from Latin salvus "healthy, safe" (related to salvere "to save, to be saved"), referring to the plant's supposed healing properties... [more]

Salvián m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Salvianus.

Salvie f Filipino
Diminutive of Salvacion or Salve 2.

Salvín m Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Salvinus.

Saly f Bosnian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Sara.

Sama- f Japanese
From Japanese 夏 (sama-) meaning "summer" or other kanji pronounced in the same way.... [more]

Samah f Arabic
Means "forgiveness, leniency" in Arabic, from the word سَمَحَ (samaha) meaning "to allow, to permit".

Samai m & f Thai
Means "age, era" in Thai.

Samak m Thai
Means "apply for, volunteer, enlist" in Thai.

Saman m Thai
Means "to connect, to unite" in Thai.

Saman m Persian
Means "order, arrangement, disposition" in Persian.

Saman f Persian
Short form of the name Yasmin (said Yasmin or Yasaman in farsi), which refers to the jasmine flower. The name is also referenced in the Hafez 'Fal' poem book, popularly used in Persian culture during Nowruz, to tell fortunes, and for picking baby names.

Samang f & m Thai
Means "good-looking, beautiful" in Thai.

Samart m Thai
Alternate transcription of Samat.

Samat m Thai
Means "suitable, capable, able to" in Thai.

Sambath m & f Khmer
Means "fortune, wealth, prosperity" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit सम्पत्ति (sampatti).

Sambor m Polish (Archaic)
Means "to fight alone" or "alone in battle", derived from Slavic sam "alone, lone, lonely" combined with Slavic bor "battle" or borit "to fight".

Samer m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Samoe.

Samhain m & f English (Modern, Rare), Scottish (Modern, Rare)
From Irish and Scottish Gaelic Samhain, referring to the Gaelic festival, marking the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter, which is celebrated on the evening of 31st October and 1st November.

Sami f English
Variant of Sammy.

Samin m & f Indonesian, Persian, Bengali, Urdu
Derived from Arabic ثمين (thamin) meaning "valuable, precious". It is a unisex name in Iran, Bangladesh and Pakistan while it is solely masculine in Indonesia.

Samkad m Bontoc
Meaning unknown.

Samme m West Frisian
Frisian short form of Samuel or a variant of Sanne.

Sammer m Muslim
Probably a variant of Samir 1. The spelling might be influenced by the German surname Sammer borne by two famous football players (Klaus and Matthias Sammer, father and son)

Samniang f Thai
Means "accent, intonation, tone" in Thai.

Samoe m & f Thai
Means "always, constantly" or "even, level" in Thai.

Samon m Japanese
This name combines 左 (sa, sha, hidari) meaning "left", 沙 (sa, sha, suna, yonageru) meaning "sand" or 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help" with 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate."... [more]

Samphan m & f Thai
Means "related, connected" in Thai.

Samphas f & m Khmer
Means "perception, sensation, contact" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit स्पर्श (sparsha).

Samphoas f & m Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សម្ផស្ស (see Samphas).

Samphors f & m Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សម្ផស្ស (see Samphas).

Samphos f & m Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សម្ផស្ស (see Samphas).

Samphoss f & m Khmer
Means "perception, sensation, contact" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit स्पर्श (sparsha).

Sampsa m Finnish Mythology, Finnish
Finnish variant of Sampson 1. In Finnish mythology Sampsa Pellervoinen was a god of fertility, fields and crops.

Samran m & f Thai
Means "happy, joyful" in Thai.

Samreen f Indian (Muslim)

Samroeng m & f Thai
Means "rejoice" or "festive, cheerful" in Thai.

Samruai f & m Thai
Means "foppish, extravagant, dapper" in Thai.

Samsa m Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Sampsa.

Sam-soon f Korean
Variant transcription of Sam-sun.

Samsu m Indonesian
Variant of Syamsu.

Sam-sun f Korean
From Sino-Korean 三 "three" and 顺 "obey, submit to, go along with". It is also translated as "third daughter".

Samta f Hindi
Samta is a name originating from Hindi meaning ‘To be a competitor’.

Samu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 作 (sa) meaning "make, production, prepare, build", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 夏 (sa) meaning "summer", 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 珊 (sa) meaning "coral, centimeter", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, gossamer", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" or 瑳 (sa) meaning "polish, brilliant white luster of a gem, artful smile" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream" or 武 (mu) meaning "military, martial"... [more]

Samual m English
Variant of Samuel.

Samuelle f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Quebec)
Feminine form of Samuel.

Samus f Popular Culture
Possibly a variant of the name Samantha that's used in the future.... [more]

Samwell m Literature, Popular Culture
Samwell Tarly is the name of a character from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former.

Sana f Japanese
From Japanese 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thread" combined with 夏 (na) meaning "summer".

Sanad m Arabic
Means "support, wall" in Arabic.

Şanae f Romanian, Kurdish (Modern)
Probably comes from Sana's popularity, In Romanian it is pronounced like Shanae.

Sanan m Thai
Means "loud, resounding, reverberating" in Thai.

Sanbi f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From 賛美 or 讃美 (sanbi) meaning "praise, glorification."... [more]

Sanchai m Thai
From Thai สรรค์ (sǎn) meaning "to establish, to create, to produce" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory". The spelling สัญชัย is also used as the Thai form of Sanjaya.

Sanchir m & f Mongolian
Means "Saturn (planet)" or "Saturday" in Mongolian. Cognate to Shani 2.

Sancus m Roman Mythology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k-, meaning "to sanctify". This was the name of the god of trust, honesty and oaths in Roman mythology.

Sanders m English (British, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sanders.

Sandesh m Marathi, Hindi
From Sanskrit संदेश (sandesha) meaning "message, information" or "present, gift".

Sandeul m & f Korean (Modern)
From adverb 산들 (sandeul), referring to the coolness and gentleness of the wind.

Sandey m & f English
Variant of Sandy.

Sandi f & m English
Variant of Sandy.

Šandor m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Sándor. A famous bearer was Croatian writer Ksaver Šandor Gjalski (1854-1935).

Sandor m Literature
The name of a character in George R.R. Martin's novels A Song of Ice and Fire. Presented without the accent commonly used in the Hungarian spelling, but likely derived from the same. Most likely a form of Alexander, meaning "defender of man."

Sandrien f Dutch
Dutch form of Sandrine.

Sane f Japanese
From Japanese 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thin silk" combined with 寧 (ne) meaning "rather". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sanga m & f Thai
Means "majestic, dignified" in Thai.

Sangat m & f Thai
Means "tranquil, peaceful, quiet" in Thai.

Sangay m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan སེང་གེ (seng-ge) meaning "lion".

Sang-cheol m Korean
From Sino-Korean 相 "mutual, reciprocal, each other" or 想 "think, speculate, plan, consider" (sang), and 喆 "a sage; wise; sagacious" or 鐵 "iron; strong, solid, firm" (cheol).

Sangduan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสงเดือน (see Saengduean).

Sangduen f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสงเดือน (see Saengduean).

Sanggyai m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan སངས་རྒྱས (see Sangye).

Sangha m Khmer
Means "handsome" in Khmer.

Sang-hyeok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 相 "mutual, reciprocal, each other" and 赫 "bright, radiant, glowing".

Sang-Hyeon m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 相 (sang) meaning "mutual, together" or 祥 (sang) meaning "good luck, good omen" combined with 炫 (hyeon) meaning "shine, glitter", 現 (hyeon) meaning "current, present", 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able" or 鉉 (hyeon), which refers to a device used to lift a tripod cauldron... [more]

Sang-Hyun m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 상현 (see Sang-Hyeon).

Sangi f Mizo

Sangmo f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan བཟང་མོ (see Zangmo).

Sangop m & f Thai
Means "peaceful, calm, quiet" in Thai.

Sangpo m Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan བཟང་པོ (see Zangpo).

Sangpuy m Puyuma

Sang-sik m Korean

Sang-U m Korean
From Sino-Korean 相 (sang) meaning "mutual, together", 尚 (sang) meaning "still, yet" or 想 (sang) meaning "thought, idea, concept" combined with 又 (u) meaning "again, also", 佑 (u) meaning "help, protect, bless", 宇 (u) meaning "house, eaves, universe" or 友 (u) meaning "friend, companion"... [more]

Sanguan m & f Thai
Means "to conserve, to preserve" in Thai.

Sangwal f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Sangwan.

Sangwan f & m Thai
Refers to a type of chain made of diamonds or gold that is worn from both shoulders across the breast. This transcription represents two different spellings: สังวาล, which is solely feminine, and สังวาลย์, which is masculine (and occasionally feminine).

Sangwian m & f Thai
Means "arena, enclosure, ring" in Thai.

Sang-Woo m Korean
Alternate transcription of Sang-U.

Sangye m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan སངས་རྒྱས (sangs-rgyas) referring to the Buddha, derived from སངས (sangs) meaning "purified, cleansed" and རྒྱས (rgyas) meaning "extended, spread".

Sanit m Thai
Means "close, intimate" in Thai.

Sanjuan m Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic)
Combination of Spanish San, meaning "saint" and the name Juan 1.

Sanny f Hawaiian (Americanized, Modern, Rare)

Sano f & m Thai
Means "melodious, harmonious" in Thai.

Sanon f Japanese
From Japanese 砂 (sa) meaning "sand" or 桜 (sa) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 音 (non) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.

Sanong m & f Thai
Means "reply, answer" or "reciprocate, repay" in Thai.

Sansão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Samson.

Sansar m & f Mongolian
Means "space, cosmos" in Mongolian. It can also refer to the Buddhist concept of samsara.

Sansoen m Thai
Means "glory, praise" in Thai.

Santas f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Santos.

Santhat m Thai
Means "experienced, adept, proficient" in Thai.

Santi m & f Thai, Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Indonesian, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit शान्ति (shanti) meaning "peace, tranquility". It is used as a masculine name in Thailand while it is feminine in India, Indonesia and Nepal.

Santo m Cornish
Cornish diminutive of Alexander.

Santrice f African American
An invented name, possibly a combination of San (from names such as Sandrine or Santina) with the trice suffix sound found in Patrice.

Sanya m Thai
Means "contract, agreement, promise" in Thai.

Sānyè f Chinese
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]

Sao f & m Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (sa) meaning "colour" or 佐 (sa) "aid, help" combined with 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" (usually feminine) or 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband" (usually masculine). Other kanji combinations are possible.

Saorfhlaith f Irish
Original form of Saorlaith.

Saorla f Irish
Variant of Saorlaith.

Saorsa f Scottish Gaelic
"Freedom"

Saoud m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سعود (see Su'ud).

Sapha f Arabic
Variant transcription of Safa.

Saphir m Arabic (Modern, Rare, Archaic), Hebrew (Modern, Rare), French (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
The meaning of Saphir is primarily from Sapphire: a precious stone, usually blue (but the stone can also be yellow or red.)... [more]

Sapphy f English
Variant of Saffy more often used for names beginning with Saph.

Sapta m & f Indonesian
Means "seven" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit सप्तन् (saptan).

Sapto m & f Javanese
Javanese form of Sapta.

Saqib m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic ثاقب (see Thaqib), as well as the usual Urdu form.

Saquan m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Quan.

Sara f Japanese
From Japanese 幸 (sa) meaning "happiness" or 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze" combined with 楽 (ra) meaning "music" or 羅 (ra) meaning "silk". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Sarab f Arabic
From Arabic سَرَاب‏‎ (sarāb) meaning "mirage".

Sarae f English (Rare)
Variant of Sarai.

Sarak f Sami
Short form of Sarakka.

Saran m Thai
Means "supporting" in Thai.

Sarang f & m Korean (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]

Sarat m Indian, Assamese, Odia, Bengali, Kannada
Assamese, Odia, Bengali and Kannada form of Sharad.

Sarchel m English (Rare)

Sarchelle f English (Rare)

Sarene f English
Variant of Serene.

Sarette f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Diminutive of Sarah.

Sarif m Dambro

Sarin m & f Khmer
Meaning uncertain.

Sarit m Thai
Means "creating, completing, doing" in Thai.

Sarith m Khmer
Possibly derived from Sanskrit सृष्टि (srishti) meaning "creation, creating".

Sarjom m Santali
Means "lord" in Santali.

Sarmad m Arabic, Urdu
Means "eternal, everlasting" in Arabic.

Sarna f German (Modern, Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Saro m Italian
Diminutive of Rosario, used in Sicily, South Italy.

Saro m Armenian
Derived from the name of the main character in the Armenian play "Anush" who could be the equivalent of Romeo. Could also be a shortening of the name "Saribek" from turkish meaning "blonde prince".

Saroeun m & f Khmer

Saroj f & m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Bengali, Punjabi, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit सरोज (saroja) meaning "lotus" or "produced or found in lakes or ponds".

Saru f Japanese
From Japanese 猿 (saru) meaning "monkey". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Sarun m Thai
Alternate transcription of Saran.

Sarut m Thai
Means "famous, well-known, renowned" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit श्रुत (shruta).

Sarwo m Javanese
From Javanese sarwa meaning "whole, all, every", ultimately from Sanskrit सर्व (sarva).

Sary f English
Short form of Sarah.

Saryam m Hindi

Sasha f Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (sa) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 紗 (sha) meaning "gauze, thin silk". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Sasi m & f Indian, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Nepali, Thai, Javanese
Southern Indian, Nepali, Thai and Javanese form of Shashi. It is used as a unisex name in India and Nepal while it is only feminine in Thailand and Indonesia.

Saska m Finnish
Diminutive of Sakari.

Sason m Jewish
Variant of Sasson.

Sasson m Jewish, Hebrew

Sassy f English (Rare)
Possibly a diminutive of Sasha, Sarah or Saskia. It coincides with the English word sassy.

Sasu m Finnish
Finnish dialectal variant of Saska and diminutive of Salomon.

Sasuke m Japanese, Popular Culture
From Japanese 佐 (sa) "assistant, help" combined with 介 (suke) "concern oneself with, jammed in, mediate, shellfish", 助 (suke) "assistant, help, rescue", 輔 (suke) "help", 祐 (suke) "help" or 亮 (suke) "clear, help".... [more]

Satchi m & f English
Diminutive of Satchel.

Sathian m & f Thai
Means "secure, stable, firm, strong" in Thai.

Sathit m Thai
Means "demonstrate, show" in Thai.

Satie f & m English (Rare)

Satine f French (Modern)
Derived from satin, the French word for the fabric satin, combined with -e, a French feminine suffix. It was popularized in France after it was used as the name of a character, a courtesan, in the 2001 film Moulin Rouge!.

Satit m Thai
Alternate transcription of Sathit.

Sato f & m Japanese
From Japanese 郷 (sato) meaning "hometown", 慧 (sato) meaning "bright; intelligent", 賢 (sato) meaning "intelligence", 悟 (sato) meaning "enlightenment", 識 (sato) meaning "acquaintanceship", 聡 (sato) meaning "intelligent, clever, bright", 智 (sato) meaning "knowledge, wisdom", 都 (sato) meaning "capital (city)", 里 (sato) meaning "village" or 惺 (sato) meaning "intelligent, clever, astute"... [more]

Satsko m Ukrainian
Diminutive or folk form of an unknown name or several names which contained sa, such as Isaak, Sava, Saveliy, Savvatiy, Savyn (see Sabinus), Samson, Isay, Samiylo etc.

Sattabut m Thai, Isan
Means "virtuous son" in Thai and Lanna.

Sattar m Kazakh, Persian, Urdu
Derived from Arabic سِتَار (sitār) meaning "veil, screen, curtain", figuratively referring forgiveness or the covering of sins in Islam.

Satvi f Indian
Comes from the Indian word meaning "existence."

Satya m & f Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Odia, Bengali, Punjabi, Kannada, Assamese, Nepali, Indonesian
Means "pure, virtuous" or "truthful, true" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form सत्य and the feminine form सत्या.

Satyen m Dogri, Kashmiri
Means "lord of truth" or "truth" in Dogri and Kashmiri.

Saudah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Sawda as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Saül m Catalan, French (Rare), Biblical French
Catalan and French form of Saul.

Saule m Italian (Rare)
Italian variant of Saul.

Saulle m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Saule.

Saumya f & m Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Bengali
Means "cool, moist, northern" or "pleasing, agreeable, gentle" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the feminine form सौम्या and the masculine form सौम्य.

Saundy m Scots
Variant of Sandy.

Saurah f Scots
Scots form of Sarah.

Sauvan m Occitan (Archaic), Medieval Occitan
Variant of Seuvan.

Sauvant m Occitan (Archaic), Medieval Occitan
Variant of Sauvan.

Sauvat m Occitan
Occitan form of Salvador.

Sáva m Czech (Rare)
Czech form of Sabas.

Savanh m & f Lao (Rare)
Means "heaven, paradise" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit स्वर्ग (svarga).

Säve m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Seved.

Sävel f & m Finnish
Means "melody", "tune", "tone" and "note". Variant of Sävele

Savi f English
Diminutive of Savannah.

Savion f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "groundsel, senecio" in Hebrew, from the word savyon which is related to a genus of the daisy family.

Savka f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Feminine form of Sava.

Savoeun f & m Khmer

Savory f American (Americanized, Rare)

Savvy f American (Modern), African American
Means "shrewd, well-informed", from Tok Pisin (an English-based Creole) save or Nigerian Pidgin sabi, both meaning "to know". In some cases, it is a diminutive of Savannah.

Savyon f & m Hebrew
Variant of Savion.

Sawaeng m & f Thai
Means "search, seek, pursue" in Thai.

Sawai m & f Thai
Means "profusely, abundantly" in Thai.

Sawang m & f Thai
Means "bright, shining" in Thai.

Sawat m & f Thai
Means "happiness" in Thai.

Sawbu f History
Of uncertain meaning. A famous bearer of that name was a Queen of the Hanthawaddy empire.

Sawmah f Amis

Sawnie m Scots
Variant of Sandy.

Sawssan f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سوسن (see Sawsan).

Saxo m Old Norse (Latinized)
Latinized form of Saxi. Saxo Grammaticus was a medieval Danish chronicler.

Saxton m American (Rare)

Saya f Japanese
This is a Japanese name which refers to a scabbard or sheath for a sword. Beyond being a simple noun, Saya connotes peace because of the image of a sword that remains in its scabbard.... [more]

Sayan m & f Thai
Means "evening" in Thai (a poetic word).

Sayda f Persian, Arabic
girl's name is a variant of Saida ... [more]

Saydee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sadie.

Saydeigh f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Sadie

Saydi f English
Variant of Sadie.

Sayeh f Persian
Means "shadow" in Persian.

Sayet m Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Sayyid.

Saykham m & f Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ໄຊຄຳ (see Xaykham).

Saylah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sayla.

Saylem f & m English
Variant of Salem 2.

Sayler f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Saylor.

Sayo f Japanese
From Japanese 小 (sa) meaning "small" or 咲 (sa) meaning "bloom" combined with 世 (yo) meaning "world" or 代 (yo) meaning "generation". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sayu f Japanese
From Japanese 粧 (sa) meaning "adornment, makeup", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" or 早 (sa) meaning "early" combined with 裕 (yu) meaning "abundant, rich, plentiful", 優 (sa) meaning "excellence" or 柚 (yu) meaning "citron"... [more]

Sayun f Sakizaya

Sayuu f Japanese
From Japanese 幸 (sa) meaning "fortunate; lucky" combined with 優 (yuu) meaning "easily, skillfully". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Scarly f English
Diminutive of Scarlett.

Scefo m Biblical Italian
Italian form of Shepho.

Sćěpan m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Stephen.

Schage m Yiddish (Americanized, Expatriate)
Variant transcription of Shaya.

Schaklin f German (Modern, Rare)
Germanised spelling of Jacqueline, officially admitted in Eschweiler (near Aachen) in 2013.

Schakoh m Hunsrik
Hunsrik form of Jacó.

Schamir m Biblical German
German transcription of the Biblical name Shamir.... [more]

Schani m German (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".

Schanna f Russian
German transcription of Zhanna, a Russian form of Jeanne.

Schapelle f English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
A known bearer of this name is Schapelle Corby, an Australian woman convicted of drug smuggling in Indonesia in 2005. The 2014 TV movie Schapelle told her story.

Scharbel m Arabic
German transcription of Sharbel.

Scheina f German (Rare)
German transcription of Shayna.... [more]

Schenley f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Schenley.

Scherry f English (Rare)
Variant of Sherry.

Schewa f Yiddish, German (Rare)
German Yiddish variant of Sheyve.

Schirin f German
German transcription of the originally Persian name Shirin.

Schletto m Germanic Mythology
Name of a giant who (according to the legend) founded the Alsatian city Sélestat (German name Schlettstadt).

Schnini f German (Rare)
Short form and pet name for Jeannine.

Schnuppe f German (Rare)
Maybe related to the German word Sternschnuppe "shooting star, falling star".

Schönche f Yiddish (Germanized, Archaic)
Derived from German schön meaning "beautiful". This name was borne by Schönche Jeannette Rothschild (1771-1859), the oldest child of Mayer Rothschild, founder of the Rothschild banking family... [more]

Schöntraud f German (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]

Schöntraut f German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Schöntraud.

Schroeder m Popular Culture (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Schroeder. Used as a first name in 1951 by Charles Schulz for a character in his comic strip "Peanuts"... [more]

Schweikhard m Medieval German
Either a variant of Swidger oder derived from Old High German swigen "to be silent, to keep silence" and hard "hard".

Schwerthelm m German (Modern, Rare, Archaic)
A new coinage from the German word Schwert "sword" and the name element helm "helmet, protection".... [more]

Scilhi m Biblical Italian
Italian form of Shilhi.

Scoey m English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Roscoe in the case of American actor and television personality Roscoe 'Scoey' Mitchell (1930-2022).

Scooter m English (American)
English nickname coming from the word scooter. Sometimes it might be used as a diminutive of Scott.

Scopas m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Uncertain etymology. Scopas was a well-known Ancient Greek sculptor.

Scotia f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Celtic Mythology
Derived from Late Latin Scotia, ultimately derived from Scoti or Scotti, a Latin name for the Gaels, first attested in the late 3rd century. At first it referred to all Gaels, whether in Ireland or Great Britain, as did the term Scotia for the lands they inhabited... [more]

Scottlynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Scotlyn, an alteration of Scotland formed using the feminine name suffix lyn. It can also be taken as a combination of Scott and Lynn.

Sea f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (se) meaning "star" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Seabert m Medieval English
Derives from the Old English name Sæbeorht from sæ meaning "sea" and beorht meaning "bright".

Seaforth m English (Australian, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Seaforth. Kenneth Ivo Brownley Langwell Mackenzie (1913-1955) was an Australian poet and novelist... [more]

Séaghnait f Irish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Séaghdha.

Seána f Irish (Latinized), English
Latinazed feminine form of Seán. Seána came into use in the 20th century.

Searla f Irish
Variant of Saorfhlaith. It means free princess or free noblewoman derived from Irish saor meaning "free" and Irish flaith meaning "princess, nobelwoman".

Seàrlaid f Scottish
Scottish form of Charlotte (compare Séarlait), sometimes associated with the name Teàrlag (which was Anglicized as Charlotte).

Searlaith f Irish
Variant of Saorfhlaith. It means free princess or free noblewoman derived from Irish saor meaning "free" and Irish flaith meaning "princess, nobelwoman".

Seaxræd m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements seax "knife" (compare seaxa "Saxon") and ræd "advice, counsel, wisdom".

Sebas m Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Sebastiaan and Sebastião.

Sebbe m Swedish, Old Swedish
Modern Swedish diminutive of Sebastian and an Old Swedish diminutive of Sebjörn.

Sebby m & f English
Diminutive of Sebastian, Sabrina.

Sebe m West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare)
Variant of Sibe.

Sebi m & f Various, Romanian
Diminutive of Sebastian.

Sebun m Japanese
From Japanese 世 (se) meaning "generations" combined with 聞 (bun) meaning "hear". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Sebyong m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Eusebio.

Sechio m Aragonese
Variant of Serchio.

Seci f Fijian
Fijian form of Seth 1.

Secret f English (Rare)
From the English word secret, which is ultimately from Latin secretus "set apart, hidden, private".

Secun m & f Spanish
Diminutive of Secundino and Secundina.

Sedgwick m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Sedgwick.

Sedrak m Armenian

Sedye m Haitian Creole (Rare)
Derived from Haitian Creole se "that is; it is" and dye "god".

Seeda f Thai
Alternate transcription of Sida.

Seefke f & m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
Diminutive of Seef. This name is predominantly feminine, but has occasionally informally been used on men (especially in Limburg, because diminutives ending in -ke are common for both sexes there).

Seejo m Indian (Christian)

Seely m & f Medieval English
Medieval nickname for a person with a cheerful disposition, from Middle English seely "happy, fortunate" (from Old English sæl "happiness, good fortune"). The word was also occasionally used as a female personal name during the Middle Ages... [more]

Seemon m Scots
Scots form of Simon 1. In some places it is also used as a Scots form of Sigmund or Simeon.

Seena f English (Rare)
In the case of Danish-American silent film actress Seena Owen (1894-1966), it was an Anglicized form of Signe, her birth name. It could also be a short form of Thomasina and other names featuring this sound.

Seere f & m Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Serafiina.... [more]

Seger m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Archaic North Swedish form of Sigurd. Means "victory" in modern Swedish.

Seghir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Saghir (chiefly Algerian).

Se-ho m Korean
From Sino-Korean 世 "generation; world; era" and 鎬 "stove; bright".

Se-hun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 世 "generation; world; era" and 勳 "meritorious deed".

Se-hyeon m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 世 "generation; world; era" and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good".