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SCARLET   f   English
Variant of SCARLETT or else simply "scarlet" from the English word for the colour... [more]

SCARLETT   f   English
From a surname which denoted a person who sold or made clothes made of scarlet (a kind of cloth)... [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]

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 a surname which meant "Scotsman" in Old English... [more]

SCOTTIE   m   English, Scottish
Pet form of SCOTT

SCOTTY   m   English, Scottish
Pet form of SCOTT

SCOUT   f   English
Means simply "scout" in English... [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

SEAMOUR   m   English
Variant of SEYMOUR

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 (Modern)
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   English, German, Polish, Finnish, Romanian
From the Roman name Sebastianus which meant "from Sebaste" in Latin... [more]

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

SEBASTIANO   m   Italian
Italian form of Sebastianus (see 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
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".

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

SEKAR   m   Indian
Variant transcription of SHEKHAR

SEKEL   m   Yiddish
Yiddish pet form 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
From a surname which was from a place name meaning "willow farm" in Old English.

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

SELENE   f   Greek Mythology, Greek, English
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.

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

SELIMA   f   English
Possibly a feminine form of SELIM... [more]

SELINA   f   English
Possibly a variant of SELENE or CÉLINE

SELMA   f   English
Short form of ANSELMA

SELVAGGIA   f   Italian
Means "wild" in Italian.

SELWYN   m   English
Means "friend of the manor" from Old English 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
Pet form 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 pet form 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 pet form of SEBASTIAN

SEPP   m   German
German form of JOSEPH

SEPPEL   m   German
German pet form of JOSEPH

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

SEPPO (2)   m   Finnish
Finnish pet form of SEBASTIAN

SEPTEMBER   f & m   English
Means "seventh month" in Latin... [more]

SEPTIMA   f   Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of SEPTIMUS

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

SEQUOIA   f   English
From the name of huge trees that grow in California... [more]

SERA   f   English
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
Means "YAHWEH is ruler" in Hebrew... [more]

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

SERAPHINA   f   English, German
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

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
Means "serenity, calm" from the English word.

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

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, which possibly meant "servant" in Latin but is 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
Variant of SERENA

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

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 pet form of SEVERIANO or SEVERINO

SÉVÈRE   m   French
French form of Severus (see SEVERO).

SEVERI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of Severus (see SEVERO).

SEVERIANO   m   Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of the Roman cognomen Severianus, which was derived from Severus (see SEVERO).

SÉVERIN   m   French
French form of Severinus (see SEVERINO).

SEVERIN   m   German, Scandinavian
German and Scandinavian form of Severinus (see SEVERINO).

SEVERINA   f   Italian, Portuguese, Croatian, German, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Severinus (see SEVERINO).

SÉVÉRINE   f   French
French feminine form of Severinus (see SEVERINO).

SEVERINO   m   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman family name Severinus, which was derived from Severus (see SEVERO)... [more]

SEVERO   m   Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of the Roman family name Severus which meant "stern" in Latin... [more]

SEVERUS   m   Ancient Roman
Original form of SEVERO

SEVGI   f   Turkish
Means "love" in Turkish.

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

SEWERYN   m   Polish
Polish form of Severinus (see SEVERINO).

SEWERYNA   f   Polish
Polish form of SEVERINA

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   Jewish
Means "dawn" in Hebrew.

SHAD   m   English
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 Babylonian, Aku being the name of the Babylonian god of the moon... [more]

SHADYA   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of SHADIYA

SHAE   m & f   English
Variant of SHAY (1), sometimes used as a feminine name.

SHAELYN   f   English (Modern)
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   Jewish
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, Arabic
Variant of SHAHRAZAD

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

SHAI   m   Jewish
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
Pet form 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   Jewish
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   Jewish
Means "guardian, protector" in Hebrew.

SHAMUS   m   Irish
Anglicized form of SÉAMUS

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