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SCARLET   f   English (Modern)
Either a variant of SCARLETT or else from the English word for the red colour... [more]

SCARLETT   f   English
From a surname which denoted a person who sold or made clothes made of scarlet (a kind of cloth, ultimately derived from Persian saqirlat)... [more]

SCEVOLA   m   Italian
Italian form of the Roman cognomen Scaevola, which was derived from Latin scaevus "left-handed"... [more]

SCHEHERAZADE   f   Literature
Anglicized form of SHAHRAZAD

SCHOLASTICA   f   Late Roman
From a Late Latin name which was derived from scholasticus meaning "rhetorician, orator"... [more]

SCHUYLER   m   English
From a Dutch surname meaning "scholar"... [more]

SCHWANHILD   f   German
Variant of SWANHILD

SCILLA   f   Italian
Short form of PRISCILLA

SCOT   m   English, Scottish
Variant form of SCOTT

SCOTT   m   English, Scottish
From an English and Scottish surname which meant "a Scotsman"... [more]

SCOTTIE   m   English, Scottish
Diminutive of SCOTT

SCOTTY   m   English, Scottish
Diminutive of SCOTT

SCOUT   f   English (Rare)
From the English word scout... [more]

  m   Irish
Variant of SÉAGHDHA

SEACHNALL   m   Irish
Irish form of SECUNDINUS

SÉAFRA   m   Irish
Irish form of GEOFFREY

SEAGHDH   m   Scottish
Scottish form of SÉAGHDHA

SÉAGHDHA   m   Irish
Possibly means "admirable" or "hawk-like" in Gaelic.

SÉAMAS   m   Irish
Irish form of JAMES

SÉAMUS   m   Irish
Irish form of JAMES

SEÁN   m   Irish
Irish form of JOHN

SEAN   m   Irish, English
Anglicized form of SEÁN

SEANÁN   m   Irish
Means "little wise person", derived from Irish sean "wise, old" combined with a diminutive suffix... [more]

SEANNA   f   English (Rare)
Feminine form of SEÁN

SÉARLAIT   f   Irish
Irish form of CHARLOTTE

SÉARLAS   m   Irish
Irish form of CHARLES

SEBASTIAAN   m   Dutch
Dutch form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN).

SEBASTIÁN   m   Spanish
Spanish form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN).

SEBASTIAN   m   German, English, Scandinavian, Polish, Finnish, Romanian
From the Latin name Sebastianus which meant "from Sebaste"... [more]

SEBASTIANA   f   Italian
Italian feminine form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN).

SEBASTIANO   m   Italian
Italian form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN).

SEBASTIANUS   m   Late Roman
Latin form of SEBASTIAN

SEBASTIÃO   m   Portuguese
Portuguese form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN).

SÉBASTIEN   m   French
French form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN).

SÉBASTIENNE   f   French
French feminine form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN).

SEBASTIJAN   m   Slovene
Slovene form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN).

SEBASTJAN   m   Slovene
Slovene form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN).

SEBESTYÉN   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN).

ŞEBNEM   f   Turkish
Turkish form of SHABNAM

SECHNALL   m   Irish
Irish form of SECUNDINUS

SECUNDINUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name derived from the praenomen SECUNDUS... [more]

SECUNDUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, which meant "second" in Latin.

SEDNA   f   Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

SEEMA   f   Indian
Variant transcription of SIMA

SEETA   f   Indian
Variant transcription of SITA

SEETHA   f   Indian
Variant transcription of SITA

SEFTON   m   English (Rare)
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "town in the rushes" in Old English.

SEFU   m   Eastern African
Means "sword" in Swahili, ultimately from Arabic سيف (sayf).

SEIJA   f   Finnish
Derived from Finnish seijas meaning "tranquil, serene".

SEISYLL   m   Ancient Celtic
Old Welsh form of SEXTILIUS

SEKAI   f   Southern African
Means "be humourous" in Shona.

SEKAR   m   Indian
Variant transcription of SHEKHAR

SEKEL   m   Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of ISAAC

SELA   f   Biblical
Means "rock" in Hebrew... [more]

SELAH   f   Biblical
From a Hebrew musical term which occurs many times in the Old Testament Psalms... [more]

SELBY   m & f   English (Rare)
From an English surname which was from a place name meaning "willow farm" in Old Norse.

SELENA   f   Spanish, Russian, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of SELENE... [more]

SELENE   f   Greek Mythology
Means "moon" in Greek... [more]

SELEUCUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Σελευκος (Seleukos), of unknown meaning... [more]

SELIG   m   Yiddish
Means "blessed, happy" in Yiddish.

SELİM   m   Turkish
Turkish form of SALIM... [more]

SELIMA   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of SALIMA

SELINA   f   English
Possibly a variant of CÉLINE or SELENE... [more]

SELMA   f   English, German, Scandinavian
Meaning unknown, possibly a short form of ANSELMA... [more]

SELVAGGIA   f   Italian
Means "wild" in Italian.

SELWYN   m   English (Rare)
From a surname which was originally derived from an Old English given name, which was formed of the elements sele "manor" and wine "friend".

SEM   m   Dutch
Dutch form of SHEM

SEMELE   f   Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown, possibly of Phrygian origin... [more]

SEMYON   m   Russian
Russian form of SIMON

SENAN   m   Irish
Anglicized form of SEANÁN

SENCE   f   Medieval
Old variant of SANCHIA

SENDER   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of ALEXANDER

SENDOA   m   Basque
Means "strong" in Basque.

SENECA   m   Ancient Roman
From a Roman cognomen which meant "old" from Latin senectus... [more]

SENGA   f   Scottish
Sometimes explained as an anagram of AGNES, but more likely derived from Gaelic seang "slender".

SENJA   f   Finnish
Finnish form of KSENIYA

SENKA   f   Serbian
Means "shadow" in Serbian.

SENS   f   Medieval
Old variant of SANCHIA

SENTA   f   German
Diminutive of KRESZENTIA

SEOC   m   Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of JACK

SEOIRSE   m   Irish
Irish form of GEORGE

SEONA   f   Scottish
Anglicized form of SEONAG or SEÒNAID

SEONAG   f   Scottish
Scottish form of JOAN (1)

SEÒNAID   f   Scottish
Scottish diminutive of JOAN (1)

SEÒRAS   m   Scottish
Scottish form of GEORGE

SEÒSAIDH   m   Scottish
Scottish form of JOSEPH

SEOSAMH   m   Irish
Irish form of JOSEPH

SEPI   m   Finnish
Finnish diminutive of SEPPO (1) or SEBASTIAN

SEPP   m   German
German diminutive of JOSEPH

SEPPEL   m   German
German diminutive of JOSEPH

SEPPO (1)   m   Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Derived from Finnish seppä "smith"... [more]

SEPPO (2)   m   Finnish
Finnish diminutive of SEBASTIAN

SEPTEMBER   f & m   English (Rare)
From the name of the ninth month (though it means "seventh month" in Latin, since it was originally the seventh month of the Roman year), which is sometimes used as a given name for someone born in September.

SEPTIMA   f   Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of SEPTIMUS

SEPTIMIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was derived from SEPTIMUS.

SEPTIMUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman name which meant "seventh" in Latin.

SEQUOIA   f & m   English (Rare)
From the name of huge trees that grow in California... [more]

SERA   f   English (Rare)
Either a variant of SARAH or a short form of SERAPHINA.

SERAFEIM   m   Greek
Greek form of Seraphinus (see SERAPHINA).

SERAFIM   m   Russian, Romanian
Russian and Romanian form of Seraphinus (see SERAPHINA).

SERAFIMA   f   Russian
Russian form of SERAPHINA

SERAFIN   m   Polish
Polish form of Seraphinus (see SERAPHINA).

SERAFINA   f   Italian, Polish
Italian and Polish form of SERAPHINA

SERAFINO   m   Italian
Italian form of Seraphinus (see SERAPHINA).

SERAIAH   m   Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "YAHWEH is ruler" in Hebrew... [more]

SÉRAPHIN   m   French
French form of Seraphinus (see SERAPHINA).

SERAPHINA   f   English (Rare), German (Rare), Late Roman
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Seraphinus, derived from the biblical word seraphim which was Hebrew in origin and meant "fiery ones"... [more]

SERAPHINE   f   French
French form of SERAPHINA

SERAPHINUS   m   Late Roman
Masculine form of SERAPHINA

SEREN   f   Welsh
Means "star" in Welsh.

SERENA   f   English, Italian
From a Late Latin name which was derived from Latin serenus meaning "clear, tranquil, serene"... [more]

SERENITY   f   English (Modern)
From the English word meaning "serenity, tranquility", ultimately from Latin serenus meaning "clear, calm".

SERGE   m   French
French form of SERGIUS

SERGEI   m   Russian, Bulgarian
Variant transcription of SERGEY

SERGEJ   m   Russian, Bulgarian
Variant transcription of SERGEY

SERGEY   m   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of SERGIUS

SERGHEI   m   Romanian
Romanian (Moldovan) form of SERGEY

SERGI   m   Catalan
Catalan form of SERGIUS

SERGIO   m   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of SERGIUS

SERGIU   m   Romanian
Romanian form of SERGIUS

SERGIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name, possibly meaning "servant" in Latin but most likely of unknown Etruscan origin... [more]

SERGIUSZ   m   Polish
Polish form of SERGIUS

SERHAN   m   Turkish
Derived from Turkish ser "head, top" and han, which is from the title khan meaning "leader".

SERHAT   m   Turkish
Means "frontier" in Turkish.

SERHIY   m   Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of SERGIUS

SERIK   m   Kazakh
Means "support" in Kazakh.

SERINA   f   English
Variant of SERENA

SERKAN   m   Turkish
Means "leader, chief" from Turkish ser "head, top" and kan "blood".

SERRENA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of SERENA

SERVAAS   m   Dutch
Dutch form of the Late Latin name Servatius, derived from servatus "saved, redeemed".

SERVATIUS   m   Late Roman
Latin form of SERVAAS

SERVIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "to preserve" from Latin servo.

SESTO   m   Italian
Italian form of SEXTUS

SET   m   Egyptian Mythology
Variant of SETH (2)

SETH (1)   m   Biblical, English
Means "placed" or "appointed" in Hebrew... [more]

SETH (2)   m   Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
From Σεθως (Sethos), the Greek form of Egyptian Sutekh or Set, which possibly meant "pillar" or "dazzle"... [more]

SETHUNYA   f   Southern African
Means "bloom, flower" in Tswana.

SETI   m   Ancient Egyptian
Means "of SETH (2)" in Egyptian... [more]

SETIAWAN   m   Indonesian
Means "faithful man" in Indonesian.

SETSUKO   f   Japanese
From Japanese 節 (setsu) "occasion, period, melody" and 子 (ko) "child".

SETTIMIO   m   Italian
Italian form of the Roman family name Septimius, which was derived from SEPTIMUS... [more]

SEUMAS   m   Scottish
Scottish form of JAMES

SEVAN   f & m   Armenian
From the name of an Armenian lake, which is of unknown meaning.

SEVASTIAN   m   Russian
Russian form of SEBASTIAN

SEVASTYAN   m   Russian
Variant transcription of SEVASTIAN

SEVDA   f   Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "love" in Turkish.

SEVE   m   Spanish
Spanish diminutive of SEVERIANO or SEVERINO

SÉVÈRE   m   French
French form of SEVERUS

SEVERI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of SEVERUS

SEVERIANO   m   Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of the Roman cognomen Severianus, which was derived from SEVERUS.

SEVERIANUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from SEVERUS.

SÉVERIN   m   French
French form of SEVERINUS

SEVERIN   m   German, Scandinavian
German and Scandinavian form of SEVERINUS

SEVERINA   f   Italian, Portuguese, Croatian, German, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of SEVERINUS

SÉVÉRINE   f   French
French feminine form of SEVERINUS

SEVERINO   m   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of SEVERINUS

SEVERINUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was derived from SEVERUS... [more]

SEVERO   m   Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form SEVERUS

SEVERUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name meaning "stern" in Latin... [more]

SEVGİ   f   Turkish
Means "love" in Turkish.

SEWARD   m   English
From a surname which was itself derived from an Old English personal name, itself derived from the elements sige "victory" and weard "guard".

SEWERYN   m   Polish
Polish form of SEVERINUS

SEWERYNA   f   Polish
Polish form of SEVERINA

SEXTILIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which was a derivative of SEXTUS.

SEXTUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, which meant "sixth" in Latin... [more]

SEYMOUR   m   English
From a Norman surname which originally belonged to a person coming from the French town of Saint Maur (which means "Saint MAURUS").

SHABNAM   f   Iranian
Means "dew" in Persian.

SHACHAR   f & m   Hebrew
Means "dawn" in Hebrew.

SHAD (1)   m   Arabic
Means "happy" in Arabic.

SHAD (2)   m   English
Either a variant of CHAD or a short form of SHADRACH

SHADI (1)   m   Arabic
Means "singer" in Arabic.

SHADI (2)   f   Iranian
Means "happiness" in Persian.

SHADIYA   f   Arabic
Feminine form of SHADI (1)

SHADRACH   m   Biblical
Means "command of Aku" in Akkadian, Aku being the name of the Babylonian god of the moon... [more]

SHADYA   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of SHADIYA

SHAE   f   English (Modern)
Feminine variant of SHAY (1)

SHAELYN   f   English (Rare)
Combination of SHAE and LYNN

SHAFAQAT   m & f   Arabic
Means "compassion, pity" in Arabic.

SHAFIQ   m   Arabic
Means "compassionate" in Arabic.

SHAFIQA   f   Arabic
Feminine form of SHAFIQ

SHAHAR   f & m   Hebrew
Variant transcription of SHACHAR

SHAHEEN   m   Iranian
Means "peregrine falcon" in Persian.

SHAHIN   m   Iranian
Variant of SHAHEEN

SHAHIRA   f   Arabic
Means "renowned" in Arabic.

SHAHJAHAN   m   Iranian
Means "king of the world" from the Persian elements shah "king" and jahan "world"... [more]

SHAHNAZ   f   Iranian, Arabic
Means "pride of the king" from the Persian elements shah "king" and naz "pride".

SHAHPUR   m   Iranian
Means "son of the king" in Persian.

SHAHRAZAD   f   Iranian, Arabic
Means "person of the city" from the Persian elements shahr "city" and zad "person"... [more]

SHAHRIAR   m   Iranian
Means "lord" in Persian.

SHAHRIVAR   m & f   Iranian, Near Eastern Mythology
Modern Persian form of Kshathra Vairya meaning "desirable power" in Avestan... [more]

SHAHRIYAR   m   Iranian
Variant of SHAHRIAR

SHAHRIZAD   f   Iranian, Arabic
Variant of SHAHRAZAD

SHAHROKH   m   Iranian
Means "royal face" in Persian.

SHAHRZAD   f   Iranian
Variant of SHAHRAZAD

SHAHZAD   m   Iranian, Arabic
Means "prince, son of the king" in Persian.

SHAI   m   Hebrew
Means "gift" in Hebrew.

SHAILAJA   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "daughter of the mountain" in Sanskrit, from शैल (shaila) "mountain" and (ja) "born"... [more]

SHAINA   f   Yiddish
Variant transcription of SHAYNA

SHAINDEL   f   Yiddish
Diminutive of SHAYNA

SHAKEEL   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of SHAKIL

SHAKIL   m   Arabic
Means "handsome" in Arabic.

SHAKILA   f   Arabic
Feminine form of SHAKIL

SHAKIR   m   Arabic
Means "thankful" in Arabic.

SHAKIRA   f   Arabic
Feminine form of SHAKIR

SHAKTI   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "power" in Sanskrit... [more]

SHAKUNTALA   f   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit शकुन्त (shakunta) meaning "bird"... [more]

SHALOM   m   Hebrew
Means "peace" in Hebrew.

SHAM'A   f   Arabic
Means "lamp" or "candle" in Arabic.

SHAMGAR   m   Biblical
Possibly means "sword" in Hebrew. Shamgar was one of the Old Testament judges.

SHAMIRA   f   Hebrew
Means "guardian, protector" in Hebrew.

SHAMUS   m   Irish
Anglicized form of SÉAMUS

SHAN   f   English
Anglicized form of SIÂN

SHANA   f   English
Variant of SHANNA

SHANAE   f   English (Modern)
Elaboration of the popular name element Shan.

SHANDAR   m   Pakistani
Means "fabulous" in Urdu.

SHANE   m   Irish, English
Anglicized form of SEÁN... [more]

SHANELLE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CHANEL

SHANENE   f   English (Rare)
Combination of the popular name elements Shan and ene.

SHANI   f   Hebrew
Means "red" in Hebrew.

SHANIA   f   English (Modern)
In the case of singer Shania Twain (1965-), it is based on an Ojibwa phrase meaning "she's on her way".

SHANICE   f   English (African American, Modern)
Combination of the popular name elements Shan and ice.

SHANIKA   f   English (African American, Modern)
Combination of the popular name elements Shan and ka.

SHANIQUA   f   English (African American, Modern)
Combination of the popular name elements Shan and qua.

SHANKAR   m   Indian
Modern transcription of SHANKARA

SHANKARA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Derived from the Sanskrit elements शम (sham) "auspicious, lucky" and कर (kara) "making"... [more]

SHANNA   f   English
Short form of SHOSHANNAH... [more]

SHANNAH   f   English (Rare)
Variant of SHANNA

SHANNEN   f   English (Modern)
Variant of SHANNON

SHANNON   f & m   English
From the name of the Shannon River, the longest river in Ireland... [more]

SHANON   f & m   English
Variant of SHANNON

SHANTA   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "pacified, calm" in Sanskrit... [more]

SHANTAE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of CHANTÉ

SHANTANU   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "wholesome" in Sanskrit... [more]

SHANTEL   f   English
Variant of CHANTEL

SHANTELLE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of CHANTEL

SHANTI   f   Indian
Means "quiet, peace, tranquility" in Sanskrit.

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