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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Sear m Old Persian (Modern, Rare)
Face; Personality; Character;
Seasidh f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a modern "Gaelicization" of Jessie 1.
Season f English (Rare)
Either derived from the English word season, and thus ultimately from Latin satio "sowing; planting" (which later came to be understood as "time of planting"), or a transferred use of the surname Season... [more]
Seastnán m Irish (Rare, ?)
No one is quite sure what Seastnán means but it is said to mean "Bodyguard"
Seaver m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Seaver.
Seawillow f American (South, Rare)
Seawillow Margaret Ann Wells was named Seawillow after the unusual circumstances of her birth. The community Seawillow in Texas is named after her.
Sébastjen m Belgian (Rare)
Extremely rare form of Sébastien.
Seberina f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Variant of Severina. This name was borne by Seberina Candelaria, a young woman who lived in colonial Philippines in the early 19th century who in 1808, at age 22 years, was arraigned before an ecclesiastical court for 'associating with the devil'.
Sebron m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly from the surname Sebron.
Secret f English (Rare)
From the English word secret, which is ultimately from Latin secretus "set apart, hidden, private".
Sedvard m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian combination of siðr "custom", "habit", "manner" and vǫrðr "guard".
Sedye m Haitian Creole (Rare)
Derived from Haitian Creole se "that is; it is" and dye "god".
Seef m & f Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
This name is more often seen on men than on women. For men, the name is a short form of Josephus and in some cases also of Severinus and its Dutch form Severijn... [more]
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).
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]
Seersha f Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicized version of the Irish name Saoirse.
Sefania m & f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Zephaniah.
Sefanja m & f Swedish (Rare), Afrikaans, Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
Swedish, Afrikaans and Dutch form of Zephaniah.
Sefora f Italian (Rare), Maltese (Rare), Polish
Italian and Polish form of Zipporah.
Seger m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Archaic North Swedish form of Sigurd. Means "victory" in modern Swedish.
Segher m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval Dutch form of Sieger.
Segimon m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Sigismund.
Segol m Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal form of Sigurd found primarily in the Swedish province Västergötland.
Segri f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant of Sigrid.
Segrid f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant of Sigrid.
Šeherezada f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Bosnian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene and Serbian form of Shahrazad.
Şehsuvar m & f Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)
From Persian شهسوار (shahsavār) meaning "knight".
Seidi f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Sadie.
Seijūrō m Japanese (Rare), Popular Culture
This name combines 清 (shou, shin, sei, kiyo.i, kiyo.maru, kiyo.meru) meaning "cleanse, exorcise, Manchu dynasty, pure, purify," 政 (shou, sei, matsurigoto, man) meaning "government, politics," 征 (sei) meaning "attack the rebellious, collect taxes, subjugate," 精 (shiyau, shou, sei, kiyo) meaning "energy, excellence, fairy, ghost, purity, refined, skill, vitality" or 晴 (sei, ha.rasu, ha.re, ha.re-, ha.reru, -ba.re) meaning "clear up" with 十 (ji', juu, ju', to, too) meaning "ten" or 重 (juu, chou, e, omo, omo.i, omo.ri, kasa.naru, kasa.neru) meaning "-fold, heap up, heavy, pile of boxes, pile up" and 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son."... [more]
Seila f Latvian (Rare)
OF unknown origin and meaning.
Seimei m Japanese (Rare)
Combination of a sei kanji, like 清 meaning "clean, pure, chaste," 政 meaning "rule, government," 晟 meaning "clear," 星 meaning "star" or 西 meaning "west," and a mei kanji, usually 明 meaning "brightness; clarity."... [more]
Seita f Sami, Finnish (Rare)
Derived from Sami siei'di meaning "holy stone", "special site where thanks and offerings are given to the spirits", via Proto-Sami *siejtē and Old Norse seiðr, both from Proto-Germanic *saidaz "magic, charm".
Seja f German (Modern, Rare)
The given name of the German-Australian musician Seja Vogel.
Sekhnia m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun სეხნია (sekhnia) meaning "namesake".
Selavi f Haitian Creole (Rare)
Derived from Haitian Creole se "that is; it is" and lavi "life".
Selavie f Haitian Creole (Rare)
Variant of Selavi influenced by French vie "life".
Selda f English (Rare), German (Rare), Yiddish (Rare)
English and German variant of Zelda 2, the short form of Griselda, as well as a variant of Zelda 1, the feminine form of Selig, occasionally found among Yiddish speakers in German-speaking areas.
Selem m Mongolian (Rare)
Means "sword, sabre" in Mongolian.
Selenda f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Selena or Celinda.
Seleni f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Hispanic variant of Selene. Also see Selenia, Selenis. This was used for the character Seleni Aristizábal on the Colombian television series La promesa (2013).
Selenia f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Italian, Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Selene. In Italy, this form is prevalent in the region of Lombardy.
Selesii f Tongan (Rare)
Tongan borrowing of Chelsea.
Selimir m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements seliti, "to move, to migrate" and mir meaning "peace".... [more]
Selinde f Dutch (Rare)
This given name can be a Dutch variant of Sieglinde as well as be a combination of Selina with Linde.
Sella f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Sälla as well as a Norwegian diminutive of Cecilia.
Selva f Spanish (Latin American), Catalan (Rare)
Means "rainforest" in Spanish and Catalan.
Selvaggio m Italian (Rare)
Masculine form of Selvaggia.
Selwina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Selwyn.
Selyavira f Kazakh (Rare)
Kazakh feminine given name of unknown meaning. It might possibly be an invented name, either from scratch or by combining two existing given names (in which case one of those names is probably Elvira).
Šem m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Shem.
Semën m Russian, Dutch (Rare)
Russian variant transcription and Dutch form of Semyon.
Semine f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sem.
Semoi m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish orthodox form of Simon 1.
Semper m English (Rare)
Derived from Latin semper meaning "forever, always". It also coincides with a surname which derives from multiple distinct sources, including the French place name Saint-Pierre and the medieval Germanic personal name Sindperht (see Sindbert).... [more]
Sempronio m Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Sempronius. This is the name of a character in the Spanish novel 'La Celestina' (1499).
Semund m Old Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Old Danish and modern form of Sæmundr and variant of Sigmund.
Senaida f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Senad.
Sendija f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Sandy.
Senén m Spanish, Asturian, Galician (Rare)
Spanish, Asturian and Galician form of Sennen.
Šener m Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Şener.
Senhime f Japanese (Rare, Archaic)
From 千 (sen) meaning "hundred" and 姫 (hime) or 妃 (hime) meaning "princess".
Senhorinha f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African, Rare)
Diminutive of Portuguese senhora "mistress, lady".
Senica m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant and feminine form of Seneca.
Senika f English (American, Rare)
Feminine variant of Seneca.
Senikka f American (Rare)
Possibly a rare feminine form of Seneca or a variant of Sinikka.
Senna f English (Rare), Literature, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Derived from the plant named Senna. The name is a variant of the Arabic name Sana, which means "brilliance, radiance, splendour."... [more]
Senni f Finnish, Estonian (Rare)
Finnish short form of Senniija as well as a variant of Senja.
Senora f English (American, Rare)
From Spanish señora meaning "lady, Mrs".
Senorina f History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Of uncertain meaning, perhaps from Proto-Celtic *senos meaning "old". This was the name of a 10th-century Galician saint.
Sensui f Japanese (Rare)
An anagram of the word suisen, meaning "daffodil"
Seog-lyu f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 石榴 (seog-lyu) meaning "pomegranate". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Seohye f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen; auspicious" and 慧 (hye) meaning "bright, intelligent". Other hanja can be used.
Seom-mul m & f Korean (Anglicized, Rare)
From Sino-Korean岛"island" and 水" water"
Seong-gong m & f Korean (Rare)
From Native Korean noun - "seonggonghada" (성공하다) which means "to be successful"
Seosamhin f Irish (Modern, Rare)
Modern Gaelic form of Josephine.
Sepfora f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Zipporah.
Sepha f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Josepha and Josephina.
Sephie f Popular Culture (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive for Persephone and Josephine. This is the name of the heroine in the CrossGen comic series 'Meridian'.
Sephiroth m English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Derived from English sephiroth, the plural form of sephirah, itself derived from Hebrew סְפִירָה (s'fira) meaning "counting, enumeration". In the Kabbalah, the sephiroth are each of the ten attributes that God created, through which he can project himself in the physical and metaphysical universes... [more]
Sepia f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
From the color/photographic technique and/or the genus of cuttlefish. The word sepia is the Latinized form of the Greek σηπία, sēpía, cuttlefish.
Septíma f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Septima.
Séra m French (Rare)
Short form of Séraphin.... [more]
Serafims m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Seraphinus (see Seraphina).
Seraph f & m English (American, Rare)
From the English word seraph, singular form of the biblical word seraphim referring to an order of angels (see Seraphina, Seraphim)... [more]
Seraphia f Swedish (Rare), Late Roman
Variant of Serapia. Saint Seraphia (or Serapia) was a 2nd-century Syrian martyr.
Seraphim m & f Greek, English (Puritan), English (Modern, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Directly from the biblical word seraphim which meant "fiery ones", from Hebrew שרף (saraf) meaning "to burn", referring to an order of angels described in the Book of Isaiah (see Seraphina)... [more]
Seraphin m English (Rare), German (Rare), Medieval German
English and German form of Seraphinus (see Seraphina).
Seraya m Khazar (Latinized), Turkish (Rare)
Khazar, Karaite, Krymchak and Turkish form of Sergius. The name is known as ''Seraj'' in Polish and ''Seraja'' in Lithuanian.... [more]
Serbia f Various (Rare)
After the country Serbia.
Serendipity f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word serendipity.
Serenius m Norwegian (Rare)
Possibly a masculine variant of Serena.
Sereno m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian (Rare)
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian forms of Serenus, and masculine form of Serena.
Serf m Limburgish (Rare)
Limburgish short form of Servatius (see Servaas).
Sergette f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Serge. However, it could also be considered to be a diminutive of Sergine, as -ette is a French feminine diminutive suffix.
Sergije m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Serbian and Croatian form of Sergius.
Serguei m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese variant of Sergei.
Sergy m Russian (Modern, Rare)
Modern variant transcription of Sergey.
Serinna f Late Roman (Rare), English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
A rare name for girls is of Latin derivation, and the name Serinna means "serene, calm." Serinna is an alternate Serena (Latin) spelling used by Roman Christians.... [more]
Şermende f Turkish (Rare)
From Persian شرمنده (šarmande) meaning "bashful, shy".
Şermi f Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)
From Persian شرم (sharm) meaning "modesty, bashfulness, shame".
Serpina f English (Rare)
Maybe a shortening from Proserpina.
Serse m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Xerxes.
Servé m Flemish (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
Flemish and Limburgish variant spelling of Servet, which is a diminutive of Servais, the French form of Servatius.
Servet m Medieval French, French (Rare)
Medieval French diminutive of Servais (as -et is a French masculine diminutive suffix). This given name fell out of use in France after the Middle Ages, but it has since enjoyed an extremely modest revival in the late 1980s... [more]
Serwaina f Walloon (Modern, Rare)
An elaboration feminine of Serwai.
Serxia f Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Serxio.
Serxio m Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Sergius.
Sese m Georgian (Rare)
Meaning unknown. Georgian sources state that the name is of Kartvelian origin. However, there might possibly be a chance that the name was originally a short form of Ioseb (compare its diminutive Soso), in which case it is technically of Hebrew origin... [more]
Seselía f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Cecilia.
Seseragi f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From せせらぎ (seseragi), referring to a small stream or brooklet, the meaning extended to a murmuring (as of a stream).... [more]
Sesika m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Sese. A known bearer of this name was the Georgian actor Aleksandre "Sesika" Kuprashvili (1904-1979).
Sesil f Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Cecilia, perhaps via its French form Cécile.... [more]
Sesil m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Norwegian and Danish variant of Cecil.
Sesilia f Faroese, Finnish (Rare), Georgian (Rare)
Faroese form of Cecilia as well as a Finnish variant of the name. In Georgia, it is a variant of Tsetsilia.... [more]
Sestilia f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Sextilia.
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]
Setoka f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
The name of a seedless and highly sweet Japanese tangor (written in hiragana), which was first registered in 1998.... [more]
Sev m Various (Rare)
Nickname for various names containing the sound element -sev-, such as Severin. This name is usually not used as a legal name in its own right.
Sevana f Armenian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sevan.
Sevarion m Georgian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It is probably a rare variant of Severian, but it could also be a combination of that name with a name that ends in -arion, such as Besarion and Ilarion.... [more]
Sevasti m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Sebastos via its modern Greek form Sevastos. A known bearer of this name is the Georgian professional soccer player Sevasti Todua (b... [more]
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]
Sevastjan m Estonian (Rare)
Estonian transcription of Russian Севастьян (see Sevastyan).
Sevdia f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun სევდა (sevda) meaning "melancholy, sorrow". It ultimately comes from the Arabic noun سَوْدَاء (sawda) meaning "black bile" as well as "melancholy, sadness, gloom"... [more]
Sevenay f Turkish (Rare)
Means "loving moon", from Turkish seven meaning "loving, affectionate" and ay meaning "moon, month".
Severa f Ancient Roman, Late Greek, Italian, Russian (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese, Sardinian, Galician
Feminine form of Severus. This name was borne by Aquilia Severa, the second and fourth wife of the Roman emperor Elagabalus (3rd century AD).
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.
Severien m & f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Severinus for men and Dutch variant of Severine and/or Séverine for women... [more]
Severt m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Sievert.
Seviko m & f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Sevasti, Sevdia, Severian, Severiane, Severine and perhaps also Evsevi.
Sevilla f Spanish (Philippines, Rare), English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Derived from the Spanish name for the city of Seville, in Spain (see Sevilla).
Sevira f Greek, Russian (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Severa and Russian feminine form of Sevir.
Sevo m & f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Sevasti, Sevdia, Severian, Severiane, Severine and perhaps also Evsevi.
Sevrin m Norwegian (Rare), Faroese, Walloon
Norwegian dialectal variant and Faroese and Walloon form of Severin.
Sewarion m Georgian (Germanized), German (Rare)
Variant transcription of Sevarion, which was made using the German transcription rules for Georgian.... [more]
Sewell m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Sewell.
Sfenel m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Sthenelus.
Sfia f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Safiyyah chiefly used in Northern Africa. A known bearer is Sfia Bouarfa (1950-), a Moroccan-Belgian politician.
Shaaya m Hebrew (Rare)
This name usually used as a short form of Yeshayahu. ... [more]
Shabat f Hebrew (Rare)
This is the Hebrew name for Saturday, the most holy day in the Jewish week.
Shabina f Indian (Rare), Arabic
As an Arabic name, means "beautiful young woman".
Sha'Carri f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shakari, or perhaps a combination of the popular phonetic prefix sha and the name Carrie... [more]
Shacharit f Hebrew (Rare)
Shacharit is the Morning Prayer in Judaism, the central prayer in the three daily prayers. Also feminine form of Shachar.
Shadoe m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shadow. It was brought to limited public attention in 1988 by Shadoe Stevens (real name Terry Ingstad), who hosted the radio program American Top 40 from 1988 to 1995.
Shadow m & f English (Rare), Pet
Transferred use of the surname Shadow or simply from the English word shadow.
Shadreka f African American (Modern, Rare)
Pssibly intended to be a feminine version of Shadrach.