Modern Submitted Names

These names are used in a modern context.
gender
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Ska f German (Modern)
A new short form of Franziska.... [more]
Skilynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Skylyn.
Skilyr f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Skylar.... [more]
Skrollan f German (Modern, Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
The German spelling of Skrållan, used in the German translation of the 1964 Swedish book and TV series "Vi på Saltkråkan" by Astrid Lindgren (published in English as "Seacrow Island").... [more]
Skyden m English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Sky and the -den suffix used in names such as Jaden and Aidan... [more]
Skyelar m & f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Skylar by adding Skye.
Skyelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Skye using the popular name suffix lyn.
Skyelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Skylynn influenced by the spelling of Skye.
Skylark f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word for the type of songbird, i.e., the common European lark (Alauda arvensis; which is "famed for its melodious song"). Use of the name is probably inspired by the similar name Skylar; it could also be viewed as a combination of Sky and Lark.... [more]
Skylee f English (Modern)
Combination of Sky and Lee. This name was used by the band Blink-182 for their unreleased song Skylee's With Me.
Skyleen f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Sky and the popular name suffix -leen in the style of Kayleen. In other words a variant of Skylene.
Skyleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Skylee, or a combination of Sky and the popular name suffix leigh.
Skylene f Obscure (Modern)
From the English word sky combined with the popular name suffix lene.
Skylia f American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Skyla or combination of Sky and Lia.
Skylin f English (Modern)
Variant of Skylyn. In 2011, this variant was given to 31 girls born in the United States (in addition, 101 were given the name Skylynn, 38 Skylyn, 22 Skylan, 11 Skyelynn, 10 Skylinn, 7 Skyelyn, and 5 were named Skylynne).
Skylinn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Skylyn.
Skyrah f English (Modern)
Variant of Skyra, a contraction of Sky and Kyra. In 2011, the name Skyra was given to 7 girls born in the United States.
Slate m English (American, Modern)
Derived from the surname Slate.
Smadi f Hebrew (Modern)
Smadi is a nickname for Smadar.
Smultron f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
From Swedish smultron meaning "woodland strawberry".
Snjáka f Icelandic (Modern)
Feminine form of Snær.
Snjóki m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Means "snowman" in Icelandic.
Snöblomma f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "snow flower" from Swedish snö "snow" combined with blomma "a flower, bloom".
Snövit f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Folklore
Used as a Swedish translation of the name of the fairy tale character Snow White (Schneewittchen), from Swedish snö "snow" and vit "white".
Sochi f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the Russian place name Sochi, a city which hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics. In that year (2014), this name was given to 10 girls born in the United States.
Soen m French (Modern)
Of unknown origin and meaning. A derivation from Soan has been suggested.
Sohane f French (Modern)
Feminine form of Sohan.
Sol f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 솔 (sol) meaning "pine (tree)," also written in such hanja as 率 (sol) meaning "taking care; pursuit; following."
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.
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.
Solaris f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the Latin word solaris meaning "solar, sunny".
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.
Sol-byeol f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Sol and Byeol (compare Byeol-sol).
Solei f American (Modern, Rare)
Phonetic variant of Soleil.
Sol-i f & m Korean (Modern)
Combination of Sol and the subject marking particle, 이 (i).
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]
Sòlinè f Haitian Creole (Modern)
Comes form "Sò" who means destiny and "Linè" who means Lunar. Like this name litteraly means Lunar Destiny. Also the Haitian Creole version of Soline
Sol-ip f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 솔잎 (sol-ip) meaning "pine needle," from a combination of Sol and 잎 (ip) meaning "leaf, blade."
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-).
Sólkatla f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Old Norse sól "sun" and the name Katla.
Sóllilja f Icelandic (Modern)
Means "sun lily", derived from Old Norse sól "sun" and lilja "lily". Also compare Sól and Lilja.
Solonzi m Xhosa (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Solomzi.
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-).
Solstice f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Latin solsticium and thus ultimately from sol "sun" and stito "to stand still". The English word solstice refers to two times of the year when the sun's apparent position in the sky reaches its northernmost or southernmost extremes.... [more]
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.
Solton m English (Modern)
Means “Sol’s town”, a newly created name.
Solvay f English (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Anglicized form and modern Swedish form of Solveig.
Sólvin m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sól "sun" and vinr "friend".
Som f Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 솜 (som) meaning "cotton (wool)."
Sommar f & m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "summer" in Swedish.
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.
Sonnet f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Italian sonetto - song, sound; little song. Also the term for a short lyric poem, usually with eight line stanzas, followed by six line ... [more]
Sonnfried m German (Modern, Rare)
A new coinage in the 20th century, from the German word Sonne "sun" and the traditional name element *Frid* "peace".
Sonný f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Sonny.
Sophiah f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Sophia.
Sora m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "gravel" in Finnish.
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]
Soucique f Jèrriais (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Jèrriais soucique "marigold". This is a newly coined coined name, intended as a Jèrriais equivalent of Marigold.
Soultana f Greek (Modern)
Possibly the Greek form of Sultana.
Sovereign f & m English (Modern)
From the English word, both a noun meaning "monarch" and an adjective meaning "predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount" or "having supreme power", which is derived from Vulgar Latin *superanus "chief" (ultimately from Latin super "over") via Old French... [more]
Sowena f Cornish (Modern)
Derived from Cornish sowena "success, prosperity, welfare". This is a modern Cornish name.
Soyogo f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From 冬青 (soyogo), referring to the type of holly known as 'Ilex pedunculosa' or 'longstalked holly', seemingly a derivation of onomatopoeic word そよ (soyo), referring to something that is rustling or swaying in the wind.... [more]
Spijk m Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Probably a Dutchification of Spike. Alternatively, this name might be derived from the Dutch word spijker meaning "nail" (as in, the metal object), which is also etymologically related to the aforementioned given name.
Splanna f Cornish (Modern)
Means "brighter" in Cornish. This is a modern Cornish name.
Spriha f Hindi (Modern)
"Intense desire, generally relating to love"
Starlett f English (Modern)
Variant of Starlet, possibly influenced by Scarlett.
Starrlyn f English (Modern)
Combination of Starr (see Star) with the common suffix -lyn-.
Statcha f Walloon (Modern)
Walloon version of Natascha. Also feminine version of Statche
Stavit f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Stav.
Stea f Various (Modern, Rare)
Presumably derived from Romanian stea "star".
Stécy f French (Modern)
Gallicized form of Stacy.
Steele m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred form the surname Steele.
Steely f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Steely. It concides with the English word steely meaning "firm, determined, hard".
Steevy m French (Modern)
French variant of Stevie. This name saw a jump in popularity in 2001 thanks to Steevy Boulay (1980-) when he appeared in the first season of Loft Story (the French adaptation of Big Brother).
Stefka f German (Modern, Rare), Polish
Polish diminutive of Stefania and modern German diminutive of Stefanie.
Steicy f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare), French (Modern, Rare)
Portuguese adoption of Stacy, as well as a French variant.
Stejsi f Albanian (Modern)
Albanian borrowing of Stacy.
Stelan m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Stellan or a masculine form of Stela / Stella 1.
Stepe m American (Americanized, Modern)
Possibly a diminutive of Stephen.
Stessie f French (Modern, Rare)
French borrowing of Stacy.
Stevonne f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Steven.
Stevonnie f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
A variant of Stephanie, also the name of the fusion of Steven and Connie from the show Steven Universe.
Stinta f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
From a northern Swedish dialectal word meaning "girl".
Stivi m Albanian (Modern)
Albanian borrowing of Stevie.
Stjärna f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Stjarna as well as a direct adoption of Swedish stjärna "star".
Stjarney f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Old Norse stjarna "star" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Stjärnstråle m & f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish combination of stjärna "star" and stråle "ray, beam".
Stoic m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely from the English word stoic.
Stonewall m English (American, Modern, Rare)
The origin of this name is a Confederate general name (Stonewall Jackson(Born Thomas Jonathan Jackson)). ... [more]
Stormur m Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic younger form of Stormr. This is also the Icelandic word for "storm".
Story f & m English (Modern)
From Middle English storie, storye, from Anglo-Norman estorie, from Late Latin storia meaning "history."
Stryker m English (Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin. Possibly a transferred use of the surname Stryker. Alternately, from the Norwegian words stryker meaning "stretcher" or from stryke (“use a bow”) +‎ -er or from stryker, indefinite plural strykere, meaning a string player (musician who plays a string instrument).
Sturmhart m German (Modern, Rare)
A new combination of the name elements Sturm "storm" and hard "hard".... [more]
Styles m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Styles.
Suara f Malay (Modern, Rare)
Meaning "Voice" in Malay.
Sudaysi m Somali (Arabized, Modern)
Based on the name of sheikh Abdul Rahmane Ibn Abdul Aziz Al-Sudais, Imam of the great mosque of Mekka. Arab al-sudais means "the sixth".
Suevia f Galician (Modern, Rare)
From the toponym Suevia, meaning "land of the Suebi". The Suebi were a Germanic tribe from modern-day Swabia (Germany) who invaded the Iberian Peninsula in the 5th century and settled in Galicia, where they reigned for nearly a century.
Sugoi m Basque Mythology (Rare), Basque (Modern)
Derived from the Basque word suge ("serpent"). This is an alternate name of Sugaar used in the valley of Arratia (Biscay).
Suli f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of the names Su 2 and Li 1.
Sulka m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "feather" in Finnish.
Sulwe m & f Luo (Modern)
"shining star"
Sumirena f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From 菫 (sumire), referring to the violet flower, combined with 菜 (na) meaning "greens" or 奈 (na), a phonetic kanji.... [more]
Summerlee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Summer and Lee.
Summerlyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Summer using the popular name suffix lyn.
Sumomo f Japanese (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
This name is used as 李 (ri, sumomo), referring to the type of plum known as Prunus salicina. The name/word is derived from a combination of 酸 (su) meaning "sour, acid, tart," from the plum's taste, and 桃 (momo) meaning "peach," from its similarity to the peach.... [more]
Sup m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 숲 (sup) meaning "forest, grove, thicket."
Supreme m African American (Modern, Rare)
From the English word supreme meaning "predominant, greatest", itself from Latin supremus meaning "highest".
Súsan f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Susan.
Suzuran f Japanese (Modern)
This name can used as 鈴蘭, referring to the flower known as the lily of the valley, made up of 鈴 (rin, rei, suzu) meaning "bell" and 蘭 (ra, ran) meaning "orchid." Alternatively, the first kanji can be replaced with 涼 (ryou, suzu.mu, suzu.shii/yaka, usu.i, hiya.su, makotoni) meaning "cool, refreshing."
Suzy f Greek (Modern)
Variant of Souzy, influenced by the unrelated English name Suzy.
Sval f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
From the Norwegian word svale meaning "swallow", which in turn comes from the Old Norse svala of the same meaning (see Svala ). It also coincides with the Scandinavian word sval meaning "cool", "chill"... [more]
Svaney f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements svanr "(male) swan" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Swade m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Swade.
Swami f & m Italian (Modern)
Derived from Hindi स्वामी (svāmī) meaning "master, lord, owner," from Sanskrit स्वामिन् (svāmin), used as an honorific title for yogis initiated into the religious monastic order in Hinduism.... [more]
Swann m & f French (Modern)
Meaning uncertain, possibly a transferred use of the English surname Swann. It was popularized in France by the 1984 film Swann In Love (known as Un amour de Swann in French), itself based on Marcel Proust's novel In Search of Lost Time (1913).
Sweden f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the European country of Sweden.
Syleena f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Modern, yet rare variant of either Selena or Silena.... [more]
Syler m English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Syler.
Sylta f North Frisian, German (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the name of the North Frisian island of Sylt whose name is a corruption of the Old Frisian name Silendi "sea-land" and thus ultimately derived from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi and *land... [more]
Sylvannah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sylvana, possibly influenced by Savannah and/or Susannah.
Sylvestros m Greek (Modern, Rare)
Greek form of the given Latin name Sylvester.
Symre f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Norwegian symre "anemone".
Syria f English (Rare), Italian (Modern)
Variant of Siria. As an English name, it can be derived from the name of the country in western Asia.
Syriah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variation of the name Sariah or derived from the name of the country in the Middle East Syria.
Syx m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Apparently derived from the English word six, the spelling perhaps influenced by that of Styx. This name was used by American singer-songwriter and rapper 6lack (real name Ricardo Valdez Valentine Jr.; 1992-) for his daughter born 2017.
Szamóca f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Means "wild strawberry" in Hungarian.
Szeder f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Means "blackberry" in Hungarian.
Szegfű f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian szegfű "carnation".
Szendile f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from Hungarian szende ""meek, ingenue, artless, naive".
Szigurd m Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian variant of Sigurd.
Sziringa f Hungarian (Modern)
Derived from Latin syringa "lilac (shrub or flower)" (ultimately from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx) which also meant “shepherd's pipe”).
Szivárvány f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Means "rainbow" in Hungarian.
Tabasa f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Japanese transliteration of Tabitha.... [more]
Tacoma m English (American, Modern, Rare)
After the city of Tacoma in the state of Washington.
Taelin f English (American, Modern)
variation of names like Taylor or Tayla
Tahiel m & f Mapuche, Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Taiel. The name is found mainly in Argentina. ... [more]
Tahj m African American (Modern)
Variant of Taj (which in turn was used by American musician Tito Jackson, a member of the Jackson 5, for his first son born 1973 - Toriano Adaryll 'Taj' Jackson Jr... [more]
Tahjae f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Tahj using the phonetic element jay. Also compare Ajee, Tyjae.
Tahlil m African American (Modern)
A portmanteau of Tammy, meaning "perfection" and Kahlil, meaning "friend". The resulting meaning is "perfect friend."
Taian m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Tai and An 1
Taina f Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Tai and Na.
Taisce f Irish (Modern, Rare)
Irish Gaelic.... [more]