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.
Ryoo m Japanese (Rare)From 良 (
ryo) meaning "good" and 央 (
o) meaning "centre, middle". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ryūkō m Japanese (Rare)This name can be used as 龍光 or 竜光 with 龍 (ryuu, ryou, rou, tatsu) meaning "dragon, imperial," 竜 (ryuu, ryou, rou, ise, tatsu) with the same meaning as 龍 and 光 (kou, hikari, hika.ru) meaning "light, ray."... [
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Rzaqulu m Azerbaijani (Rare)Means "slave of Ridha", from the given name
Rza referring to Ali al-Ridha combined with Azerbaijani
qul meaning "slave".
Saadia m Hebrew (Rare)From Hebrew סעד
(sa'ad) meaning "to support", though it is sometimes considered a Hebrew form of the Arabic name
Sa'id.
Sabbatha f English (Rare), LiteratureDerived from English
sabbath, the name of the holy day of the week in Judeo-Christian tradition, which derives from Hebrew
shabbath, properly "day of rest", from
shabath "he rested"... [
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Sabre f English (Rare)Form of
Sabrina used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his 12th-century
Historia Regum Britanniae. Alternatively, the name could be taken from the English word for a type of sword with a curved blade, which probably is ultimately from Hungarian
szabla (14th century, later
szablya) meaning literally "tool to cut with", from
szabni "to cut"... [
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Saburōta m Japanese (Rare)This name combines 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three" & 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou, aki.raka, hoga.raka) meaning "bright, cheerful, clear, melodious, serene" with 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick."... [
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Sacheen f Various (Rare)In the case of the American actress and activist Sacheen Littlefeather (born Maria Louise Cruz; 1946-2022), who adopted it as her stage name, she claimed it means "little bear" in Navajo. The initial syllable resembles the Navajo word
shash meaning "bear".
Sachiha f Japanese (Rare)From 幸 (
sachi) meaning "happiness, good fortune" and 葉 (
ha) meaning "leaf, needle, blade". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Sachino m Georgian (Rare)Derived from the archaic Georgian adjective საჩინო
(sachino) meaning "obvious" as well as "visible, prominent, clear".
Sa-do m Korean (Rare)From Sino-Korean 思 "think, consider, ponder" and 悼 "grieve, mourn, lament". This is the posthumous name of Crown Prince Jang-jo of Joseon (1735-1762).
Saebie f English (Rare, Archaic)Saebie seems to appear in only a few old documents and census records from the 1800s and early 1900s, mainly in the US, some in Australia. Quite a few of those bearers had Dutch or Frisian last names and relatives with Dutch and Frisian given names.... [
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Sæbjört f Icelandic (Rare)Icelandic name meaning "bright sea", derived from Old Norse
sær meaning "sea" and
bjǫrt meaning "bright, shining" (from
bjartr).
Saehae f Korean (Modern, Rare)From Korean 새해
(saehae) meaning "new year," a combination of determiner 새
(sae) meaning "new" and 해
(hae) meaning "sun."
Saeki f Japanese (Rare)This name can be used as 冴希, 彩樹 or 彩木 with 冴 (go, ko, sa.eru, koo.ru, hi.eru) meaning "be clear, serene, cold, skilful", 彩 (sai, irodo.ru, sae) meaning "coloring, paint, makeup", 樹 (ju, ki) meaning "timber trees, wood" and 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."... [
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Saenal f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)From native Korean 새날
(saenal) meaning "new day; new age/era," a combination of determiner 새
(sae) meaning "new" and 날
(nal) meaning "day, time."
Saero-a f Korean (Modern, Rare)Combination of adverb 새로
(saero) meaning "anew, newly," itself a combination of determiner 새
(sae) meaning "new" and adverbial particle 로
(ro) meaning "as," and the first syllable of
Areum.
Saero-i m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)From adverb 새로이
(saero-i) meaning "renewedly," from the stem of adjective 새롭다
(saeropda) meaning "new" and the adverb-forming suffix 이
(i).... [
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Saerop f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)From the stem of adjective 새롭다
(saeropda) meaning "new," a combination of determiner 새
(sae) meaning "new" and suffix —롭다
(-ropda), forming adjectives from abstract nouns.
Saeroun f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)From the present determiner form of adjective 새롭다
(saeropda) meaning "new," a combination of determiner 새
(sae) meaning "new" and suffix —롭다
(-ropda), forming adjectives from abstract nouns (compare
Saerom).
Safar ad-Din m Arabic (Rare)From Arabic صفر
(safar) referring to the second of the twelve months of the Islamic lunar calendar combined with دين
(dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
Safari f & m Swahili, Bantu, American (Modern, Rare)Means "journey" in Swahili, from Arabic سَفَر
(safar). It is commonly used by Eastern Bantus in Kenya, given to babies born when traveling or given in reference to a lot of traveling by a relative... [
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Saffrijn f Dutch (Modern, Rare)Variant of
Saffraan or (dutchization of)
Saffron. It was probably created in an attempt to make either name more feminine and/or palatable to mainstream Dutch society, as the aforementioned two names are neither traditional nor obviously feminine by Dutch standards.... [
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Sagrado Corazón f & m Spanish (Rare)Means "sacred heart" in Spanish, referring to the sacret heart of Jesus (hence
de Jesús is often suffixed in the full name).
Sahana f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 咲 (
sa), from 咲く meaning "to bloom", 沙 (
sa) meaning "1/1,000,000", or 紗 (
sa) meaning "silk gauze, gossamer" combined with 花 (
hana) or 華 (
hana), both meaning "flower, essence, beauty, best thing, best days of one's life".... [
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Sahira f Muslim (Rare)Feminine form of
Sahir, meaning "wakeful". Also used to mean "moon, moonlight" or "plain (as in a land without mountains or trees)".
Saif al-Arab m Arabic (Rare)Means "sword of the Arabs", derived from Arabic سَيْف
(sayf) meaning "sword, sabre" combined with الْعَرَبِ
(al-ʿarabiyy) "Arab (person)". A known bearer was Saif al-Arab Gaddafi (1982-2011), who was a son of former Libyan revolutionary Muammar Gaddafi.
Saimdang f Korean (Rare, Archaic)Deriving from the Sino-Korean elements 師 (
sa), meaning "teacher, master", 任 (
im) meaning "trust to, rely on", and 堂 (
dang) meaning "hall". This was the nomme de plume of a prominent Joseon era artist, calligraphist, and poet, who was the mother of the Korean Confucian scholar Yi I.
Saime f Estonian (Rare)Variant of
Saima 2. The name coincides with the first-person plural past form of
saama "to get, to receive; to become; to be able to".
Sairy f & m English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)As an English name, it is sometimes used as a nickname for
Sarah, which is the case for Sarah Bush Lincoln, the stepmother of Abraham Lincoln. It is also the case for Sarah Gamp, one of the characters in the novel Martin Chuzzlewit, whose nickname is Sairey (Sairy in the 1994 TV miniseries).
Saja m Korean (Rare)From Sino-Korean 獅子 (saja) meaning "lion" or Korean 사자 (saja) meaning "lion".
Sakalas m Lithuanian (Rare)Derived from the Lithuanian noun
sakalas meaning "falcon". This word is not to be confused with the Lithuanian noun
šakalas meaning "jackal".
Sakichi m Japanese (Rare)From 佐 (
sa) meaning "to assist" and 吉 (
kichi) meaning "fortune, luck". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Sakihisa m Japanese (Rare)From 前 (
saki, mae) meaning "before, ago, previously, former, earlier", combined with 久 (
ku, hisa) meaning "long time, long-lasting, ancient, remaining unchanged".
Sakurao m Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 桜 (
sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 生 (
o) meaning "life, genuine, birth", 夫 (
o) meaning "husband, man" or 雄 (
o) meaning "masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence"... [
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Sakurasō f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 桜草 (sakurasō) meaning "primrose" which comes from combining 桜 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" with 草 (kusa, sō) meaning "grass, herb". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can also form this name.
Sakutaro m Japanese (Rare)Means "the one who is hiding". Other kanji combinations are possible. The name is borne by a protagonist of the Japanese game CORPSE-PARTY, Sakutaro Morishige.
Salamandra f American (Rare)Derived from Greek
salamándra, which was in turn derived from Persian
samandar meaning "fire from within" (from
sām "fire" and
andarūn "within").
Salas f Spanish (European, Rare)Means "halls, rooms" in Spanish. It is from a devotional title of the Virgin Mary,
Nuestra Señora de Salas, meaning "Our Lady of the Halls". This is the name of a hermitage in Huesca, Spain.
Sales m German (Rare, Archaic), Spanish (Rare)From the surname
Sales, borne by the Roman Catholic saint Francis de Sales. Used mostly as a second name to
Franz in Germany and Austria, deprecated in Germany in the 20th century because of its surname nature.
Salish f English (American, Rare)Salish Matter is the daughter of photographer and Youtube personality Jordan Matter (popular for 10 minute photo challenges). The Salish people are an ethno-linguistic group of the Pacific Northwest... [
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Sällfrid m Swedish (Rare)Relatively modern name (late 19th century) created by combining Swedish
säll meaning "blissful, happy" with
frid meaning "peace, protection".
Salmann m Icelandic (Rare)Derived from Old Norse
salr "hall, house" and
maðr "person, man" (genitive
manns). Alternatively this could be an Icelandic form of a German name in which the first element is derived from Old High German
salo "dirty gray" (related to English
sallow and Old Norse
sölr "dirty yellow").... [
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Salnis m Latvian (Rare)Either derived from Latvian
salna "fost, frostiness" or from Latvian
salnis "roan (the color)".
Samaire f English (Modern, Rare)In the case of American actress Samaire Armstrong (1980-) it is most likely an invented name, though she has claimed it means "dawning sun" in Gaelic: 'My first name is Gaelic and means "dawning sun"... [
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Samanthe f English (Rare)Samanthe and its variant spellings, including its most common variant Semanthe, are relatives and possibly predecessors of the name
Samantha, which were at their peak use in the 1700s and 1800s in the United States, mainly in New England, though there is also some evidence of Semanthe being used in 1700s England.... [
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Samarra f English (Rare)Variation of
Samara used by bibliophiles in reference to the novel
Appointment in Samarra in which Samarra refers to the location in Samarra, Egypt.
Samee m & f Urdu, English (Rare)As an Urdu masculine name, means "one who hears." It is a convention to use either a prefix
Abdus or a suffix
Ullah along the name, which gives meanings of the servant of All Hearing or hearer of God respectively.... [
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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.
Samoel m Georgian (Rare)Georgian form of
Samuel. This name was borne by eight Catholicoi of Caucasian Iberia: the first lived in the 5th century AD, the last in the 9th century AD.
Samsoni m Georgian (Rare)Form of
Samson with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი
(-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.