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SAARA f Finnish
Finnish form of SARAH
SABAH f Arabic
Means "morning" in Arabic.
SABAS m Spanish
From a Greek name which was derived from Hebrew סַבָא (sava') meaning "old man"... [more]
SABEEN f Arabic
Means "follower of another religion" in Arabic... [more]
SABELA f Galician
Galician form of ISABEL
SABELLA f English
Short form of ISABELLA
SABIA f Irish
Latinized form of SADHBH
SABIEN f Dutch
Dutch form of SABINA
SABINA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovene, Russian
Feminine form of Sabinus, a Roman cognomen meaning "Sabine" in Latin... [more]
SABINE f French, German
French and German form of SABINA
SABINO m Italian
Italian form of Sabinus (see SABINA).
SABLE f English
From the English word meaning "black", derived from the name of the black-furred mammal native to northern Asia, ultimately of Slavic origin.
SABRI m Arabic
Means "patient" in Arabic.
SABRINA f English, Italian, German
From the name of the Severn, a river in Wales, which was originally named Habren... [more]
SABRIYYA m Arabic
Means "patient" in Arabic.
SABRYNA f English (Modern)
Variant of SABRINA
SABURO m Japanese
Variant transcription of SABUROU
SABUROU m Japanese
From Japanese 三 (sabu) "three" and 郎 (rou) "son"... [more]
SACAGAWEA f Native American
Probably from Hidatsa tsakáka wía meaning "bird woman"... [more]
SACHA m & f French
French form of SASHA
SACHAIRI m Scottish
Scottish form of ZECHARIAH
SACHEVERELL m English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "roebuck's leap" in Old French.
SACHIE m English
Pet form of SACHEVERELL
SACHIKO f Japanese
From Japanese 幸 (sachi) "happiness" and 子 (ko) "child".
SACHIN m Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "pure" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu god Shiva.
SACNITE f Native American
Means "white flower" in Mayan.
SA'D m Arabic
Means "fortune, good luck" in Arabic... [more]
SADAF f Arabic
Means "seashell" in Arabic.
SADDAM m Arabic
Means "one who confronts" in Arabic.
SÄDE f Finnish
Means "ray of light" in Finnish.
SADHBH f Irish
Means "sweet, goodly" in Irish Gaelic.
SA'DI m Arabic
Means "fortunate, lucky" in Arabic.
SA'DIA f Arabic
Feminine form of SA'DI
SADIE f English
Pet form of SARAH
SAFFIE f English
Pet form of SAFFRON
SAFFRON f English
From the English word which refers either to a spice, the crocus flower from which it is harvested, or the yellow-orange colour of the spice... [more]
SAFI m Arabic
Means "pure" in Arabic.
SAFIRA f Esperanto
Means "like a sapphire" in Esperanto.
SAFIYA f Arabic
Variant transcription of SAFIYYAH
SAFIYYAH f Arabic
Feminine form of SAFI... [more]
SAGA f Norse Mythology
Possibly means "seeing one" in Old Norse... [more]
SAGE f & m English
From the English word, which denotes either a type of spice or else a wise person.
SAGI m Jewish
Means "elevated, sublime" in Hebrew.
SAHAK m Armenian
Armenian form of ISAAC
SAHAR f Arabic, Iranian
Means "dawn" in Arabic.
SAIBH f Irish
Variant of SADHBH
SA'ID m Arabic
Means "happy, lucky" in Arabic.
SA'IDA f Arabic
Feminine form of SA'ID
SAIF m Arabic
Means "sword" in Arabic.
SAIF-AL-DIN m Arabic
Means "sword of the faith" from Arabic سيف (sayf) "sword" and دين (din) "religion, faith".
SAIFUL m Arabic
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with سيف ال (Sayf al) meaning "sword of the" (such as سيف الدين (Sayf al-Din) "sword of the faith").
SAIFULLAH m Arabic
Means "sword of God" from Arabic سيف (sayf) "sword" combined with الله (Allah) "God".
SAIJA f Finnish
Pet form of SARI
SAIRA f Arabic
Possibly means "traveller" in Arabic.
SAJJAD m Arabic
Means "kneeling in prayer, prostration" in Arabic.
SAKARI m Finnish
Finnish form of ZECHARIAH
SAKHR m Arabic
Means "solid rock" in Arabic... [more]
SAKI f Japanese
From Japanese 咲 (sa) "blossom" and 希 (ki) "hope".
SAKINA f Arabic
Means "calmness, peace" in Arabic.
SAKKE m Finnish
Pet form of SAKARI
SAKU m Finnish
Finnish form of ZECHARIAH
SAKURA f Japanese
From Japanese 桜 "cherry blossom", though it is often written さくら using the hiragana writing system... [more]
SAKURAKO f Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (sakura) "cherry blossom" and 子 (ko) "child".
SAL f & m English
Short form of SALLY or SALVADOR
SALACIA f Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin sal meaning "salt"... [more]
SALADIN m History
Anglicized form of SALAH-AL-DIN
SALAH m Arabic
Means "righteousness" in Arabic.
SALAH-AL-DIN m Arabic
Means "righteousness of religion" from Arabic صلاح (salah) "righteousness" combined with دين (din) "religion, faith"... [more]
SALAL f & m English
Means "salal" from the name of the plant.
SALAMON m Hungarian
Hungarian form of SOLOMON
SALATHIEL m Biblical (Variant)
Form of SHEALTIEL used in some versions of the Bible.
SALEEM m Arabic
Variant transcription of SALIM
SALEH m Arabic
Variant transcription of SALAH
SALENA f English (Modern)
Perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as SELINA.
SALHA f Arabic
Feminine form of SALIH
SALIH m Arabic
Means "virtuous" in Arabic... [more]
SALIHA f Arabic
Feminine form of SALIH
SALIL m Arabic
Means "sword" or "son" in Arabic.
SALIM m Arabic
Means "safe", derived from Arabic سلم (salima) "to be safe".
SALIMA f Arabic
Feminine form of SALIM
SALINA f English (Modern)
Perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as SELINA.
SALLI f Finnish
Finnish form of SALLY
SALLIE f English
Pet form of SARAH
SALLY f English
Pet form of SARAH
SALMA f Arabic
Means "safe", derived from Arabic سلم (salima) "to be safe".
SALMAN m Arabic
Means "safe", derived from Arabic سلم (salima) "to be safe".
SALOMÃO m Portuguese
Portuguese form of SOLOMON
SALOME f English, German, Biblical
From an Aramaic name which was related to the Hebrew word שָׁלוֹם (shalom) meaning "peace"... [more]
SALOMÉ f French, Portuguese
French and Portuguese form of SALOME
SALOMEA f Polish
Polish form of SALOME
SALOMÓN m Spanish
Spanish form of SOLOMON
SALOMON m French, Swedish, Finnish
French, Swedish and Finnish form of SOLOMON
SALUD f Spanish
Spanish cognate of SALUT
SALUT f Catalan
Means "health" or "cheers" in Catalan.
SALVADOR m Spanish
From the Late Latin name Salvator, which meant "saviour"... [more]
SALVATORE m Italian
Italian cognate of SALVADOR
SALVATRICE f Italian
From Salvatrix, the feminine form of Salvator (see SALVADOR).
SALWAH f Arabic
Means "comfort" in Arabic.
SAM (1) m & f English
Short form of SAMSON, SAMUEL, or SAMANTHA.
SAM (2) m Literature
The name of a hobbit in J... [more]
SAMAD m Arabic
Means "eternal" in Arabic.
SAMANTA f Italian
Italian form of SAMANTHA
SAMANTHA f English
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of SAMUEL, using the popular name suffix antha... [more]
SAMAR f Arabic
Means "evening conversation" in Arabic.
SAMARA f English
Possibly derived from the biblical place name Samaria, which means "watch mountain" in Hebrew.
SAMEER m Arabic
Variant transcription of SAMIR
SAMEERA f Arabic
Variant transcription of SAMIRA
SAMI (1) m Hungarian, Finnish
Hungarian and Finnish pet form of SAMUEL
SAMI (2) m Arabic
Means "elevated, sublime, supreme" in Arabic.
SAMIA f Arabic
Variant transcription of SAMIYA
SAMINA f Arabic
Variant transcription of THAMINA
SAMIR m Arabic
Means "companion in evening talk" in Arabic.
SAMIRA f Arabic
Feminine form of SAMIR
SAMIYA f Arabic
Feminine form of SAMI (2)
SAMMI f English (Modern)
Pet form of SAMANTHA
SAMMIE m & f English
Pet form of SAM (1)
SAMMY m & f English
Pet form of SAM (1) or SAMANTHA
SAMNANG m & f Khmer
Means "lucky" in Khmer.
SAMPO m Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]
SAMPPA m Finnish
Finnish form of SAMSON
SAMPSON m English
From a surname which was itself derived from the first name SAMSON.
SAMSON m Biblical, English
From the Hebrew name שִׁמְשׁוֹן (Shimshon) which probably meant "sun"... [more]
SAMU m Hungarian, Finnish
Hungarian and Finnish pet form of SAMUEL
SÁMUEL m Hungarian
Hungarian form of SAMUEL
SAMUEL m English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name שְׁמוּאֵל (Shemu'el) which could mean either "name of God" or "God has heard"... [more]
SAMUELA f Italian
Feminine form of SAMUEL
SAMUELE m Italian
Italian form of SAMUEL
SAMUIL m Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of SAMUEL
SAMULI m Finnish
Finnish form of SAMUEL
SANA f Arabic
Means "brilliance, radiance, splendour" in Arabic.
SANAA f Eastern African
Means "art" in Swahili.
SANAZ f Iranian
Possibly means "full of grace" in Persian.
SANCHA f Spanish
Feminine form of SANCHO
SANCHIA f Spanish
Feminine form of SANCHO
SANCHO m Spanish
Spanish form of Sanctius (see SANTO).
SANDA f Romanian
Romanian short form of ALEXANDRA
SANDALIO m Spanish
Spanish form of Sandalius, a Latinized form of the Gothic name Sandulf which meant "true wolf" from sand "true" and ulf "wolf"... [more]
SANDEEP m Indian
Variant transcription of SANDIP
SANDER m Dutch
Dutch short form of ALEXANDER
SANDFORD m English
Variant of SANFORD
SANDHYA f Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "twilight" in Sanskrit... [more]
SANDIE f English
Variant of SANDY
SANDIP m Indian
Means "blazing" in Sanskrit.
SÁNDOR m Hungarian
Hungarian form of ALEXANDER
SANDRA f Italian, English, German, Dutch, Slovene
Short form of ALESSANDRA or ALEXANDRA... [more]
SANDRINE f French
Elaborated form of SANDRA
SANDRO m Italian
Short form of ALESSANDRO... [more]
SANDU m Romanian
Short form of ALEXANDRU
SANDY f & m English
Pet form of ALEXANDRA, SANDRA, or ALEXANDER... [more]
SANFORD m English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "sand ford" in Old English.
SANG m & f Korean
Means "mutual" from Sino-Korean 相.
SANGO f Popular Culture
Means "coral" in Japanese... [more]
SANI m Arabic
Means "brilliant, splendid" in Arabic.
SANIYYA f Arabic
Feminine form of SANI
SANJANA f Indian
Means "uniter, creator" in Sanskrit.
SANJAY m Indian
Modern transcription of SANJAYA
SANJAYA m Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "completely victorious, triumphant" in Sanskrit... [more]
SANJEET m Indian
Variant transcription of SANJIT
SANJEEV m Indian
Variant transcription of SANJIV
SANJIT m Indian
Means "complete victory, invincible" in Sanskrit.
SANJIV m Indian
Derived from Sanskrit संजीव (sanjiva) meaning "living, reviving".
SANKAR m Indian
Variant transcription of SHANKAR
SANNA f Scandinavian
Scandinavian short form of SUSANNA... [more]
SANNE f Dutch
Dutch short form of SUSANNE
SANS m Medieval Spanish
Old variant of SANCHO
SANSONE m Italian
Italian form of SAMSON
SANTA f Italian
Feminine form of SANTO
SANTERI m Finnish
Finnish short form of ALEXANDER
SANTIAGO m Spanish
Means "Saint James", derived from Spanish santo "saint" combined with Iago, an old Spanish form of JAMES, the patron saint of Spain... [more]
SANTINO m Italian
Pet form of SANTO
SANTO m Italian
Italian form of the Late Latin name Sanctius, which was derived from the word sanctus meaning "saintly, holy".
SANTOS m Spanish
Means "saints" in Spanish.
SANTTU m Finnish
Finnish pet form of ALEXANDER
SANTUZZA f Italian
Pet form of SANTA
SANYA f Arabic
Variant transcription of SANIYYA
SANYI m Hungarian
Pet form of SÁNDOR
SAOIRSE f Irish
Means "freedom" in Irish Gaelic.
SAPPHIRA f Biblical, English
From the Greek name Σαπφειρη (Sappheire), which was from Greek σαπφειρος (sappheiros) meaning "sapphire" or "lapis lazuli" (ultimately derived from the Hebrew word סַפִּיר (sappir))... [more]
SAPPHIRE f English
Variant of SAPPHIRA... [more]
SAPPHO f Ancient Greek
Possibly from Greek σαπφειρος (sappheiros) meaning "sapphire" or "lapis lazuli"... [more]
SAQUI f Native American
Means "favourite" in Mapuche.
SÁRA f Hungarian
Hungarian form of SARAH
SARA f Greek, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Slovene, Polish, Arabic
Cognate of SARAH
SARAH f English, French, German, Jewish, Biblical
Means "lady" or "princess" in Hebrew... [more]
SARAHJEANNE f English (Modern)
Combination of SARAH and JEANNE... [more]
SARAI f Biblical
Possibly means "contentious" in Hebrew... [more]
SARAID f Irish
Means "excellent" in Irish Gaelic.
SARAL m Indian
Means "straight" in Sanskrit.
SARALA f Indian
Feminine form of SARAL
SARANNA f English
Combination of SARAH and ANNA
SARASWATI f Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "possessing water" from Sanskrit सरस (saras) "fluid, water, lake" and वती (vati) "possessing"... [more]
SARAVA m Various
From a phrase used by members of the Candomblé religion (an African religion which was taken to Brazil by African slaves) which means "good luck".
SARGON m History
From the Akkadian name Sharru-kinu meaning "true king"... [more]
SÁRI f Hungarian
Hungarian pet form of SARAH
SARI f Finnish
Finnish form of SARAH
SARIAH f Mormon
Possibly from an alternate reading of Hebrew שׂריה (see SERAIAH)... [more]
SÁRIKA f Hungarian
Hungarian pet form of SARAH
SARIKA f Indian
Means "parrot, myna bird" in Sanskrit.
SARINA f English
Pet form of SARAH
SARIT f Jewish
Hebrew pet form of SARAH
SARITA (1) f Spanish
Spanish pet form of SARAH
SARITA (2) f Indian
Means "flowing" in Sanskrit.
ŠÁRKA f Czech
Meaning unknown... [more]
SAROSH m Near Eastern Mythology
Means "prayer" in Persian... [more]
SARPEDON m Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]
SARRA f English
Variant of SARAH
SAŠA f Slovene
Slovene pet form of ALEKSANDRA
SASCHA m & f German
German form of SASHA
SASHA m & f Russian
Russian pet form of ALEKSANDR or ALEKSANDRA
SASHI m & f Indian
Variant transcription of SHASHI
SASKIA f Dutch, German
Possibly from the Germanic element sachs "Saxon"... [more]
SAŠO m Slovene
Slovene pet form of ALEKSANDER
SASSA f Swedish
Swedish pet form of ASTRID or SARAH
SATAN m Theology, Biblical
Derived from Hebrew שָׂטָן (satan) meaning "adversary"... [more]
SATCHEL m & f English
From a surname derived from Old English sacc meaning "sack, bag", referring to a person who was a bag maker.
SATI f Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "truthful" in Sanskrit... [more]
SATISH m Indian
Means "lord of Sati" from the name of the Hindu goddess SATI combined with ईश (isha) "ruler".
SATOMI f Japanese
From Japanese 里 (sato) "village" or 聡 (sato) "wise" combined with 美 (mi) "beautiful".
SATU f Finnish
Means "fairy tale, fable" in Finnish.
SATURN m Roman Mythology
From the Latin Saturnus, which is of unknown meaning... [more]
SATURNINA f Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of SATURNINUS
SATURNINO m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of SATURNINUS
SATURNINUS m Ancient Roman
Derived from the name of the Roman god Saturnus (see SATURN)... [more]
SAUDA f Eastern African
Means "dark complexion" in Swahili.
SAUL m Biblical, Jewish
From the Hebrew name שָׁאוּל (Sha'ul) which meant "asked for" or "prayed for"... [more]
SAULE f Latvian, Mythology
Latvian form of SAULĖ
SAULĖ f Lithuanian, Mythology
Means "sun" in Lithuanian. This was the name of the Lithuanian sun goddess.
SAULI m Finnish
Finnish form of SAUL
SAUNDRA f Scottish
Scottish form of SANDRA
SAVA m Serbian, Bulgarian
Serbian and Bulgarian form of SABAS
SAVANNA f English
Variant of SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH f English
Means simply "savannah" from the English word for the large grassy plain, ultimately deriving from the Taino (Native American) word zabana.
SAVAS m Turkish
Means "war" in Turkish.
SAVELI m Russian
Variant transcription of SAVELIY
SAVELIY m Russian
Russian form of the Roman cognomen Sabellius meaning "a Sabine" in Latin... [more]
SAVELY m Russian
Variant transcription of SAVELIY
SAVERIA f Italian
Italian feminine form of XAVIER
SAVERIO m Italian
Italian form of XAVIER
SAVINA f Italian
Italian variant of SABINA
SAVINO m Italian
Italian form of Sabinus (see SABINA).
SAVIO m Italian
Means "clever, bright" in Italian.
SAVITR m Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "rouser, stimulator" in Sanskrit... [more]
SAVITRI f Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "relating to the sun" in Sanskrit... [more]
SAVVA m Russian
Russian form of SABAS
SAWNEY m Scottish
Scottish form of SANDY
SAWYER m English
From a surname meaning "sawer of wood" in Old English... [more]
SAWYL m Welsh
Welsh form of SAMUEL
SAXON m English
From a surname which was derived from the name of the Germanic tribe the Saxons, ultimately deriving from the Germanic word sahs meaning "knife"... [more]
SAYEN f Native American
Means "sweet, lovely" in Mapuche.
SAYURI f Japanese
From Japanese 小 (sa) "small" and 百合 (yuri) "lily".
SAYYID m Arabic
Means "lord, master" in Arabic... [more]
SAYYIDA f Arabic
Means "lady, mistress" in Arabic.
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