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SILAS m English, Greek, Biblical
Short form of SILVANUS... [more]
SÍLE f Irish
Irish form of CECILIA
SÌLEAS f Scottish
Scottish form of CECILIA
SILJA f Finnish
Finnish pet form of CECILIA
SILJE f Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish pet form of CECILIA
SILKE f German
German pet form of CELIA
SILLE f Danish
Danish pet form of CECILIA
SILVA f Bulgarian, Slovene
Short form of SILVIYA or SILVIJA
SILVANA f Italian
Italian feminine form of SILVANUS
SILVANO m Italian
Italian form of SILVANUS
SILVANUS m Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Roman name derived from Latin silva "wood, forest"... [more]
SILVER m & f English
Means simply "silver" from the English word for the precious metal or the colour, ultimately derived from Old English seolfor.
SILVESTER m English, German, Slovene
From a Roman name meaning "of the forest" from Latin silva "wood, forest"... [more]
SILVESTRA f English, Italian, Slovene
Feminine form of SILVESTER
SILVESTRE m Spanish
Spanish form of SILVESTER
SILVESTRO m Italian
Italian form of SILVESTER
SILVIA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, English, German, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Feminine form of Silvius (see SILVIO)... [more]
SILVIE f Czech
Czech feminine form of Silvius (see SILVIO)
SILVIJA f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene form of SILVIA
SILVIO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman name Silvius which was derived from Latin silva "wood, forest"... [more]
SILVIU m Romanian
Romanian form of Silvius (see SILVIO).
SILVIYA f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of SILVIA
SIMA f Indian
Means "boundary, limit" in Sanskrit.
SIMÃO m Portuguese
Portuguese form of SIMON
SIMBA m Eastern African
Means "lion" in Swahili.
SIMCHA f & m Jewish
Means "happiness, joy" in Hebrew.
SIMEN m Norwegian
Norwegian variant of SIMON
SIMEON m Biblical, Bulgarian
From the Hebrew name שִׁמְעוֹן (Shim'on) (see SIMON)... [more]
SIMGE f Turkish
Means "symbol" in Turkish.
SIMIN f Iranian
Means "silvery" in Persian.
SIMISOLA f Yoruba
Means "rest in wealth" in Yoruba.
SIMO m Finnish
Finnish form of SIMON
ŠIMON m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of SIMON
SIMON m English, French, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Slovene, Biblical
From the Greek form of the Hebrew name שִׁמְעוֹן (Shim'on) which meant "hearkening" or "listening"... [more]
ŠIMONA f Czech
Czech variant of SIMONA
SIMONA f Italian, Czech, Romanian, Slovene
Feminine form of SIMON
SIMONE (1) f French
French feminine form of SIMON... [more]
SIMONE (2) m Italian
Italian form of SIMON
SIMONETTA f Italian
Pet form of SIMONA
SIMONETTE f English
Pet form of SIMONE (1)
SIMONIDES m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek σιμος (simos) "flat-nosed" and ειδος (eidos) "kind, type"... [more]
SINCLAIR m English
From a surname which was derived from a Norman French place name meaning "saint CLAIRE"... [more]
SINDRE m Norwegian
Norwegian form of SINDRI
SINDRI m Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Possibly means either "small, trivial" or else "sparkling" in Old Norse... [more]
SINDY f English (Modern)
Variant of CINDY
SÍNE f Irish
Irish form of JEANNE
SÌNE f Scottish
Scottish form of JEANNE
SINÉAD f Irish
Irish form of JEANNETTE
SÌNEAG f Scottish
Scottish form of JEANNETTE
SINGH m Indian (Sikh)
Means "lion" in Punjabi... [more]
SINI f Finnish
Means "blue" in Finnish... [more]
SINIKKA f Finnish
Elaborated form of SINI
SINJIN m English
Variant of the name St... [more]
SINTA f Indonesian
Means "chastity" in Indonesian.
SIOBHAN f Irish
Irish form of Jehanne, a Norman French variant of JEANNE.
SIOFRA f Irish
Means "elf, sprite" in Irish Gaelic.
SÌOLTACH m Scottish
Means "sower" in Scottish Gaelic.
SÍOMHA f Irish
Variant of SÍTHMAITH
SIÔN m Welsh
Welsh form of JOHN, via Old French Jean.
SIONED f Welsh
Welsh form of JANET
SIÔR m Welsh
Welsh form of GEORGE
SIORS m Welsh
Welsh form of GEORGE
SIORUS m Welsh
Welsh form of GEORGE
SIOTHRÚN m Irish
Irish form of GEOFFREY
SIPHO m Southern African
Means "gift" in Xhosa.
SIRAN f Armenian
Means "lovely" in Armenian.
SIRI f Scandinavian
Short form of SIGRID
SIRIUS m Astronomy
The name of a bright star in the constellation Canis Major, derived via Latin from Greek σειριος (seirios) "burning".
SIRPA f Finnish
Derived from Finnish sirpale "small piece, fragment".
SIRVART f Armenian
Means "love rose" in Armenian.
SISEL f Yiddish
Means "sweet" in Yiddish... [more]
SISKO f Finnish
Means "sister" in Finnish.
SISSIE f English
Pet form of CECILIA
SISSINNGUAQ f Native American
Means "squirrel" in Greenlandic.
SISSY f English
Pet form of CECILIA
SISU m Finnish
Means "willpower, determination, strength" in Finnish.
SITA f Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "furrow" in Sanskrit... [more]
SITARA f Indian
Means "star" in Hindi.
SITHEMBILE f & m Southern African
Means "we trust" in Zulu.
SÍTHMAITH f Irish
Means "good peace" from Irish síth "peace" and maith "good".
SIV f Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Means "bride" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology Siv was the wife of Thor.
ŞIVAN m Kurdish
Means "shepherd" in Kurdish.
SIVE f Irish
Anglicized form of SADHBH
ŠIWA f Slavic Mythology
Possibly means "living" in Slavic... [more]
SIWAN f Welsh
Welsh form of JOAN (1)
SIZWE m Southern African
Means "nation" in Xhosa.
SJAAK m Dutch
Pet form of JACOB
SJAKIE m Dutch
Pet form of SJAAK
SJEF m Dutch
Dutch pet form of JOZEF
SJOERD m Frisian, Dutch
Frisian form of SIGURD
SJORS m Dutch
Dutch pet form of GEORGE
SJURD m Norwegian
Norwegian form of SIGURD
SKAÐI f Norse Mythology
Possibly means "damage" in Old Norse... [more]
SKENDER m Albanian
Short form of ALEKSANDER
SKULD f Norse Mythology
Means "future" in Old Norse... [more]
SKY f & m English
Simply means "sky" from the English word, which was derived from Old Norse sky "cloud".
SKYE f & m English
Variant of SKY or from the name of the island off the west coast of Scotland.
SKYLAR m & f English
From the Dutch surname Schuyler which means "scholar".
SKYLER m & f English
Variant of SKYLAR
SLADE m English
From a surname which meant "valley" in Old English.
SLÁINE f Irish
Means "health" in Irish Gaelic.
SLÀINE f Scottish
Scottish form of SLÁINE
SLAMET m Indonesian
Means "saved" in Javanese.
SLAVA m & f Russian, Slovene
Short form of Slavic names beginning with the element slav "glory".
SLAVICA f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Derived from Slavic slav meaning "glory".
SLAVKA f Slovene
Feminine form of SLAVKO
SLAVKO m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Derived from Slavic slav meaning "glory".
SLAVOMÍR m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of SŁAWOMIR
SŁAWOMIR m Polish
Means "glory and peace" from the Slavic elements slav "glory" and mir "peace".
SŁAWOMIRA f Polish
Polish feminine form of SŁAWOMIR
SLOAN f & m English
Variant of SLOANE
SLOANE f & m English
From an Irish surname which was derived from an Anglicized form of the name Sluaghadhán, composed of Irish sluaghadh "raid" combined with a diminutive suffix.
SLOBODAN m Serbian, Macedonian
From south Slavic sloboda meaning "freedom".
SLY m English
Short form of SILVESTER... [more]
SMADAR f Jewish
Means "blossom" in Hebrew.
SMITH m English
From a common surname meaning "blacksmith", derived from Old English smitan "to smite, to hit".
SNEŽANA f Serbian
Serbian cognate of SNJEZANA
SNEZHANA f Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Russian, Bulgarian and Macedonian cognate of SNJEZANA
SNJEZANA f Croatian
Derived from Croatian snjeg "snow" and zena "woman".
SNORRE m Norwegian
Norwegian form of SNORRI
SNORRI m Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse snerra "attack, onslaught"... [more]
SOBIESŁAW m Polish
From an old Slavic name which meant "usurp glory".
SOBIESŁAWA f Polish
Polish feminine form of SOBIESŁAW
SOCORRO f Spanish
Means "succour, help, relief" in Spanish... [more]
SOCRATES m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Σωκρατης (Sokrates), which was derived from σως (sos) "whole, unwounded, safe" and κρατος (kratos) "power"... [more]
SOFÍA f Spanish
Spanish form of SOPHIA
SOFIA f Norwegian, Swedish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Greek, Finnish
Variant of SOPHIA
SOFIE f German, Danish, Dutch
Variant of SOPHIE
SOFIJA f Serbian, Croatian, Lithuanian, Latvian
Cognate of SOPHIA
SOFIYA f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of SOPHIA
SOFRONIO m Spanish
Spanish form of SOPHRONIUS
SOFYA f Russian
Russian form of SOPHIA
SOHAIL m Pakistani
Urdu form of SUHAYL
SOHRAB m Iranian
Means "illustrious, shining" in Persian... [more]
SOHVI f Finnish
Finnish form of SOPHIA
SOINI m Finnish
Finnish form of SVEN
SOL (1) f Spanish, Portuguese
Means "the sun" in Spanish or Portuguese.
SOL (2) m Jewish
Short form of SOLOMON
SOLANGE f French
French form of the Late Latin name Sollemnia, which was derived from Latin sollemnis "religious"... [more]
SOLEDAD f Spanish
Means "solitude" in Spanish... [more]
SOLEIL f English
Means "sun" in French.
SOLÈNE f French
Variant of SOLANGE
SOLLY m Jewish
Pet form of SOLOMON
SOLOMON m Biblical, English
From the Hebrew name שְׁלֹמֹה (Shelomoh) which was derived from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalom) "peace"... [more]
SOLON m Ancient Greek
Means "wisdom" in Greek... [more]
SOLVEIG f Norwegian
Derived from the Old Norse elements sól "sun" and veig "strength"... [more]
SOLVEJ f Danish
Danish form of SOLVEIG
SOLVIG f Swedish
Swedish form of SOLVEIG
SOMERLED m Scottish
Anglicized form of the Old Norse name Somarliðr meaning "summer traveller"... [more]
SOMHAIRLE m Scottish, Irish
Gaelic form of Somarliðr (see SOMERLED).
SOMMER f English (Modern)
Variant of SUMMER, coinciding with the German word for summer.
SOŇA f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of SONYA
SONAL f Indian
Means "golden" in Hindi.
SONDRA f English (Modern)
Variant of SANDRA
SONER m Turkish
Means "last man" in Turkish.
SONIA f English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian
Variant of SONYA
SONJA f German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Slovene
German, Scandinavian, Finnish and Slovene form of SONYA
SONJE f German
German variant of SONJA
SONNIE m & f English
Variant of SONNY
SONNY m & f English
From the nickname which is commonly used to denote a young person.
SONYA f Russian, English
Russian pet form of SOPHIA
SOPHEAP f & m Khmer
Means "gentle, proper" in Khmer.
SOPHIA f English, Greek, German, Italian, Ancient Greek
Means "wisdom" in Greek... [more]
SOPHIE f French, English, German
French form of SOPHIA
SOPHOCLES m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Σοφοκλης (Sophokles), which was derived from Greek σοφος (sophos) "skilled, clever" and κλεος (kleos) "glory"... [more]
SOPHRONIA f English, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of SOPHRONIUS
SOPHRONIUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Σωφρονιος (Sophronios), which was derived from Greek σωφρων (sophron) "self-controlled, sensible"... [more]
SOPHUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Σοφος (Sophos) which meant "skilled, clever".
SOPHY f English
Either a variant of SOPHIE or a short form of SOPHRONIA.
SORA f & m Japanese
From Japanese 空 or 昊 which both mean "sky".
SORAYA f Arabic
Variant transcription of THURAYYA
SORCHA f Irish, Scottish
Means "radiant" in Gaelic.
SÖREN m Swedish, German
Swedish and German form of SØREN
SØREN m Danish, Norwegian
Danish form of SEVERINO... [more]
SORIN m Romanian
Possibly derived from Romanian soare meaning "sun".
SORINA f Romanian
Feminine form of SORIN
SORLEY m Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of SOMHAIRLE
SORNE f Basque
Means "conception" in Basque.
SORREL f English
From the name of the sour tasting plant, which may ultimately derive from Germanic sur "sour".
SOSIGENES m Ancient Greek
Means "born safely" from Greek σως (sos) "safe, whole, unwounded" and γενης (genes) "born"... [more]
SOSIMO m Spanish
Spanish form of ZOSIMUS
SOSTRATE f Ancient Greek
Means "safe army" from Greek σως (sos) "safe, whole, unwounded" and στρατος (stratos) "army".
SOTIRIA f Greek
Feminine form of SOTIRIS
SOTIRIOS m Greek
Variant of SOTIRIS
SOTIRIS m Greek
Derived from Greek σωτηρια (soteria) meaning "salvation".
SOUTA m Japanese
From Japanese 颯 (sou) "suddenly, smoothly" and 太 (ta) "thick, big".
SPARROW m & f English
Means simply "sparrow" from the name of the bird, ultimately from Old English spearwa.
SPARTACUS m History
Means "from the city of Sparta" in Latin... [more]
SPAS m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian спасен (spasen) meaning "saved".
ŠPELA f Slovene
Pet form of ELIZABETA
SPENCER m English
From a surname which meant "dispenser of provisions" in Old French.
SPIKE m English
From a nickname which may have originally been given to a person with spiky hair.
SPIRIDON m Greek, Russian
Variant transcription of SPYRIDON
SPIRIT f English
Means simply "spirit" from the English word, ultimately from Latin spiritus "breath", a derivative of spirare "to blow".
SPIROS m Greek
Variant of SPYROS
SPRING f English
Means simply "spring" from the name of the season, ultimately from Old English springan "to leap, to burst forth".
SPRITA f Esperanto
Means "witty" in Esperanto.
SPURIUS m Ancient Roman
An old Roman praenomen, or given name, which meant "of illegitimate birth" in Latin.
SPYRIDON m Greek, Russian
Greek name deriving from Latin spiritus "spirit"... [more]
SPYRIDOULA f Greek
Feminine form of SPYRIDON
SPYRO m Greek
Short form of SPYRIDON
SPYROS m Greek
Short form of SPYRIDON
SREČKO m Slovene
Derived from Slovene sreča meaning "luck".
SRECKO m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian cognate of SREČKO
SRI f Indian, Hindu Mythology
Variant transcription of SHRI
SROEL m Yiddish
Yiddish form of ISRAEL
SSANYU f Eastern African
Means "joy" in Luganda.
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