Behind the Name: Names Beginning With S

SHARON f English, Biblical
From an Old Testament place name meaning "plain" in Hebrew, referring to the fertile plain near the coast of Israel... [more]

SHARONA f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of SHARON

SHARRON f English
Variant of SHARON

SHARYL f English
Variant of CHERYL

SHARYN f English
Variant of SHARON

SHASHI m & f Indian
Traditional name for the moon, it literally means "having a hare" in Sanskrit... [more]

SHA'UL m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of SAUL

SHAUN m English
Anglicized form of SEÁN

SHAUNA f English
Feminine form of SHAUN

SHAVONNE f Irish, English
Anglicized form of SIOBHAN

SHAW (1) m English (Rare)
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "forest, copse" in Old English.

SHAW (2) m Scottish
Anglicized form of SEAGHDH

SHAWN m English
Anglicized form of SEÁN

SHAWNA f English
Feminine form of SHAWN

SHAWNDA f English
Variant of SHONDA

SHAWNEE f English (Modern)
Means "southern people" in the Algonquin language... [more]

SHAY (1) m Irish
Anglicized form of SÉAGHDHA

SHAY (2) m & f Hebrew
Variant transcription of SHAI

SHAYE m & f English (Rare)
Variant of SHAI or SHEA

SHAYLA f English
Variant of SHEILA, influenced by the spelling and sound of KAYLA (1).

SHAYLYN f English (Rare)
Combination of SHAE and LYNN

SHAYNA f Yiddish
Means "beautiful" in Yiddish.

SHAYNAH f Yiddish
Variant transcription of SHAYNA

SHAYNE m English
Variant of SHANE

SHAZI f Arabic
Means "fragrant" in Arabic.

SHEA m & f Irish
Anglicized form of SÉAGHDHA, sometimes used as a feminine name.

SHEALTIEL m Biblical
Means "I have asked of God" in Hebrew... [more]

SHEAMUS m Irish
Anglicized form of SÉAMUS

SHEARD m English (Rare)
From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "gap between hills" in Old English.

SHEBA m Biblical
Means "oath" in Hebrew... [more]

SHEELA f Indian
Variant transcription of SHILA

SHEELAGH f English (Rare)
Variant of SHEILA

SHEENA f Scottish, English
Anglicized form of SÌNE... [more]

SHEENAGH f English (Rare)
Variant of SHEENA

SHEHERAZADE f Literature
Anglicized form of SHAHRAZAD

SHEILA f Irish, English
Anglicized form of SÍLE

SHEINE f Yiddish
Variant of SHAYNA

SHEKER f Kazakh
Means "sugar sand" in Kazakh.

SHEKHAR m Indian
Means "crest, peak" in Sanskrit.

SHEKINAH f Various
From the Hebrew word שׁכִינה (shekhinah) which means "God's manifested glory" or "God's presence"... [more]

SHEL m English
Short form of SHELDON

SHELAGH f English (Rare)
Variant of SHEILA

SHELAH m Biblical
Means "petition" in Hebrew... [more]

SHELBY m & f English
From a surname, which was possibly a variant of SELBY... [more]

SHELDON m English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "valley with steep sides" in Old English... [more]

SHELENA f English (African American, Rare)
Probably a combination of the prefix She and LENA.

SHELIA f English
Variant of SHEILA

SHELL f English
Short form of MICHELLE or SHELLEY... [more]

SHELLEY f & m English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "clearing on a bank" in Old English... [more]

SHELLY f & m English
Variant of SHELLEY

SHELOMOH m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of SOLOMON

SHELTON m English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "shelf town" in Old English.

SHEM m Biblical
Means "name" in Hebrew... [more]

SHEMER m Biblical
Possibly means "preserved" in Hebrew... [more]

SHEMU'EL m Biblical Hebrew
Original Hebrew form of SAMUEL

SHENA f English (Modern)
Variant of SHEENA

SHEONA f Scottish
Variant of SHONA

SHER m Iranian
Means "lion" in Persian... [more]

SHERAGA m Hebrew
Means "light, candle" in Aramaic.

SHERAH f Biblical
Means "kinswoman" in Hebrew... [more]

SHEREE f English
Variant of SHERRY... [more]

SHEREEN f Iranian
Variant of SHIRIN

SHERI f English
Variant of SHERRY

SHERIDAN m & f English
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Sirideáin meaning "descendent of Sirideán"... [more]

SHERIE f English
Variant of SHERRY

SHERILL f English (Rare)
Variant of CHERYL

SHERILYN f English
Variant of CHERILYN

SHERISSE f English (Rare)
Variant of CHARISSE

SHERLEY f English (Rare)
Variant of SHIRLEY

SHERLOCK m Literature
Used by Scottish author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle for his character Sherlock Holmes, who was a detective in Doyle's mystery stories beginning in 1887... [more]

SHERMAN m English
From a surname meaning "shear man" in Old English, originally denoting a person who cut cloth... [more]

SHERRI f English
Variant of SHERRY

SHERRIE f English
Variant of SHERRY

SHERRY f English
Possibly from the French word chérie meaning "darling", or the English word sherry, a type of fortified wine named from the Spanish town of Jerez... [more]

SHERWOOD m English
From an English place name (or from a surname which was derived from it) meaning "bright forest"... [more]

SHERYL f English
Variant of CHERYL

SHERYLL f English
Variant of CHERYL

SHEVAUN f Irish, English (Rare)
Anglicized form of SIOBHAN

SHEVON f Irish, English (Rare)
Anglicized form of SIOBHAN

SHI m & f Chinese
From Chinese 时 "time", 实 "real, honest" or 史 "history".

SHICHIRO m Japanese
Variant transcription of SHICHIROU

SHICHIROU m Japanese
From Japanese 七 (shichi) "seven" and 郎 (rou) "son"... [more]

SHIDEH f Iranian
Means "bright" in Persian.

SHIFRA f Hebrew
Variant transcription of SHIPHRAH

SHIHAB m Arabic
Means "shooting star, meteor" in Arabic.

SHIKOBA m & f Native American
Means "feather" in Choctaw.

SHILA f Indian
Derived from Sanskrit शील (shila) meaning "character, conduct".

SHILOH m & f Biblical
From an Old Testament place name meaning "tranquil" in Hebrew... [more]

SHIMMEL m Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of SIMON

SHIMON m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of SIMON

SHIMSHON m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of SAMSON

SHIN m Japanese
Means "real, true" in Japanese.

SHINJU f Japanese
Means "pearl" in Japanese.

SHINOBU f & m Japanese
Means "endurance" in Japanese.

SHIORI f Japanese
Means "bookmark" in Japanese.

SHIPHRAH f Biblical, Hebrew
Means "beautiful" in Hebrew... [more]

SHIR f Hebrew
Means "song" in Hebrew.

SHIRA f Hebrew
Means "poetry" or "singing" in Hebrew.

SHIREEN f Iranian
Variant of SHIRIN

SHIRI f Hebrew
Means "my song" in Hebrew.

SHIRIN f Iranian
Means "sweet" in Persian... [more]

SHIRLEE f English
Variant of SHIRLEY

SHIRLEY f & m English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "bright clearing" in Old English... [more]

SHIRO m Japanese
Variant transcription of SHIROU

SHIROU m Japanese
From Japanese 四 (shi) "four" and 郎 (rou) "son"... [more]

SHIVA m Indian, Hindu Mythology
Derived from Sanskrit शिव (shiva) meaning "benign, kind, auspicious"... [more]

SHIVALI f Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "beloved of SHIVA" in Sanskrit... [more]

SHIZUKA f Japanese
From Japanese 静 (shizu) "quiet" combined with 夏 (ka) "summer" or 香 (ka) "smell, perfume".

SHLOMO m Hebrew
Hebrew form of SOLOMON

SHMUEL m Hebrew
Hebrew form of SAMUEL

SHO m Japanese
Variant transcription of SHOU

SHOBHA f Indian
Derived from Sanskrit शोभा (shobha) meaning "brilliance".

SHOHREH f Iranian
Means "famous" in Persian.

SHOKUFEH f Iranian
Means "blossom" in Persian.

SHOLTO m Scottish
Anglicized form of SÌOLTACH

SHONA f Scottish
Anglicized form of SEONAG or SEÒNAID... [more]

SHONDA f English
Probably a blend of SHONA and RHONDA

SHOSHANA f Hebrew
Variant transcription of SHOSHANNAH

SHOSHANNAH f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of SUSANNA

SHOU m Japanese
Means "soar, fly" In Japanese.

SHOUTA m Japanese
From Japanese 翔 (shou) "soar, fly" and 太 (ta) "thick, big".

SHPRESA f Albanian
Means "hope" in Albanian.

SHPRINTZA f Yiddish
Possibly a Yiddish form of ESPERANZA

SHPRINTZE f Yiddish
Possibly a Yiddish form of ESPERANZA

SHPRINTZEL f Yiddish
Possibly a Yiddish diminutive of ESPERANZA

SHQIPE f Albanian
Means "eagle" in Albanian.

SHRAGA m Hebrew
Variant transcription of SHERAGA

SHRESTH m Indian
Means "most excellent, best" in Sanskrit.

SHREYA f Indian
Means "auspicious, lucky" in Sanskrit.

SHRI f Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "diffusing light, radiance, beauty" in Sanskrit... [more]

SHRINIVAS m Indian
Means "the abode of Shri" from the name of the Hindu goddess SHRI combined with Sanskrit निवास (nivasa) "abode, house".

SHRIPATI m Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "husband of Shri" from the name of the Hindu goddess SHRI combined with Sanskrit पति (pati) "husband, lord"... [more]

SHRIVATSA m Indian
Means "favourite of SHRI" in Sanskrit.

SHU f Chinese
Means "kind, gentle" in Chinese.

SHUG m Scottish
Scottish diminutive of HUGH

SHUI m & f Chinese
Means "water" in Chinese.

SHUKRI m Arabic
Means "thanking" in Arabic.

SHUKRIYA f Arabic
Variant transcription of SHUKRIYYA

SHUKRIYYA f Arabic
Feminine form of SHUKRI

SHULA f Arabic
Means "flame" in Arabic.

SHULAMIT f Hebrew
Variant transcription of SHULAMMITE

SHULAMITH f Hebrew
Variant transcription of SHULAMMITE

SHULAMMITE f Hebrew, Biblical
Derived from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalom) "peace"... [more]

SHUN (1) f & m Chinese
Means "smooth, agreeable" in Chinese.

SHUN (2) f Japanese
Means "speed" in Japanese.

SHURA f & m Russian
Russian diminutive of ALEKSANDRA or ALEKSANDR

SHWETA f Indian
Means "white" in Sanskrit.

SHYAM m Indian
Modern transcription of SHYAMA

SHYAMA m & f Indian, Hindu Mythology
Derived from Sanskrit श्याम (shyama) meaning "dark, black, blue"... [more]

SHYAMAL m Indian
Derived from Sanskrit श्यामल (shyamala) meaning "dark, black".

SHYAMALA f Indian
Feminine form of SHYAMAL

SHYLA f English (Modern)
Variant of SHEILA

SIÂN f Welsh
Welsh form of JEANNE

SIANA f Welsh
Diminutive of SIÂN

SIANI f Welsh
Diminutive of SIÂN

SIARL m Welsh
Welsh form of CHARLES

SIAVUSH m Iranian
Means "possessing black stallions" in Persian.

SIB m Indian
Northern Indian form of SHIVA

SIBÉAL f Irish
Irish form of ISABEL

SIBILLA f Italian
Italian form of SIBYLLA

SIBONAKALISO f Southern African
Means "sign" in Zulu.

SIBYL f English
From Greek Σιβυλλα (Sibylla), meaning "prophetess, sibyl"... [more]

SIBYLLA f Greek, German, Swedish, Late Roman, Late Greek
Greek and Latinate form of SIBYL

SIBYLLE f German, French
German and French form of SIBYL

SID m English
Short form of SIDNEY

SIDDHARTA m Indian
Variant transcription of SIDDHARTHA

SIDDHARTHA m Indian
Means "one who has accomplished a goal", derived from Sanskrit सिद्ध (siddha) "accomplished" and अर्थ (artha) "goal"... [more]

SIDNEY m & f English
From an English surname which was originally derived from various place names in England meaning "wide island", from Old English sid "wide" and eg "island"... [more]

SIDONIE f French
French feminine form of SIDONIUS

SIDONIUS m Late Roman
Latin name which meant "of Sidon"... [more]

SIDONY f English (Archaic)
Feminine form of SIDONIUS... [more]

SIEFFRE m Welsh
Welsh form of GEOFFREY

SIEGBERT m German
Derived from the Germanic elements sigu "victory" and beraht "bright"... [more]

SIEGFRIED m German, Germanic Mythology
Derived from the Germanic elements sigu "victory" and frid "peace"... [more]

SIEGHARD m German
Derived from the Germanic elements sigu "victory" and hard "brave, hardy".

SIEGHILD f German
Derived from the Germanic elements sigu "victory" and hild "battle".

SIEGLINDE f German, Germanic Mythology
Derived from the Germanic elements sigu "victory" and linde "gentle, soft"... [more]

SIEGMUND m German
German variant of SIGMUND

SIEMEN m Dutch, Frisian
Dutch and Frisian form of SIMON

SIENA f English (Modern)
Variant of SIENNA, with the spelling perhaps influenced by that of the Italian city.

SIENNA f English (Modern)
From the English word meaning "orange-red"... [more]

SIERRA f English (Modern)
Means "mountain range" in Spanish, referring specifically to a mountain range with jagged peaks.

SIET m Frisian
Frisian short form of names beginning with the Germanic element sigu meaning "victory".

SIETSE m Frisian
Diminutive of SIET

SIEUWERD m Dutch
Dutch form of SIGURD

SIF f Norse Mythology
Variant of SIV

SIGAL f Hebrew
Means "violet" or "treasure" in Hebrew.

SIGEBERHT m Anglo-Saxon
Means "bright victory", derived from Old English sige "victory" and beorht "bright"... [more]

SIGFRID m Swedish
Swedish form of SIEGFRIED

SIGFRØÐR m Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse cognate of SIEGFRIED

SIGI m & f German
Diminutive of SIEGFRIED, SIEGLINDE, and other Germanic names beginning with the element sigu which means "victory".

SIGIBERT m Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of SIEGBERT

SIGIFRID m Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of SIEGFRIED

SIGIHARD m Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of SIEGHARD

SIGIHILD f Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of SIEGHILD

SIGILIND f Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of SIEGLINDE

SIGIMUND m Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of SIGMUND

SIGISMUND m German, Ancient Germanic
Form of SIGMUND in which the first element is sigis, an older form of sigu... [more]

SIGISWALD m German
Derived from the Germanic elements sigis "victory" and wald "rule".

SIGMUND m German, Scandinavian, English
Derived from the Germanic elements sigu "victory" and mund "protector" (or in the case of the Scandinavian cognate, from the Old Norse elements sigr "victory" and mundr "protector")... [more]

SIGMUNDR m Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of SIGMUND

SIGNE f Scandinavian
Variant of SIGNY

SIGNY f Scandinavian
Modern Scandinavian form of SIGNÝ

SIGNÝ f Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Old Norse name which was derived from the elements sigr "victory" and ný "new"... [more]

SIGRID f Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Sigríðr, which was derived from the elements sigr "victory" and fríðr "beautiful, fair".

SIGRÍÐR f Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of SIGRID

SIGRÚN f Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements sigr "victory" and rún "secret"... [more]

SIGRUN f Scandinavian
Modern form of SIGRÚN

SIGURD m Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse name Sigurðr, which was derived from the elements sigr "victory" and varðr "guardian"... [more]

SIGURÐR m Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of SIGURD

SIGVARD m Swedish
Swedish form of SIGURD

SIIRI f Finnish
Finnish short form of SIGRID

SIKKE m Frisian
Frisian diminutive of Germanic names beginning with the element sigu which means "victory".

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