the etymology and history of first names
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SAARA f Finnish
Finnish form of SARAH
SABAH f Arabic
Means "morning" in Arabic.
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
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.
SABRINA f English, Italian, German
From the name of the Severn, a river in Wales, which was originally named Habren... [more]
SABRYNA f English (Modern)
Variant of SABRINA
SACAGAWEA f Native American
Probably from Hidatsa tsakáka wía meaning "bird woman"... [more]
SACHA m & f French
French form of SASHA
SACHIKO f Japanese
From Japanese 幸 (sachi) "happiness" and 子 (ko) "child".
SACNITE f Native American
Means "white flower" in Mayan.
SADAF f Arabic
Means "seashell" in Arabic.
SÄDE f Finnish
Means "ray of light" in Finnish.
SADHBH f Irish
Means "sweet, goodly" in Irish Gaelic.
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]
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.
SAHAR f Arabic, Iranian
Means "dawn" in Arabic.
SAIBH f Irish
Variant of SADHBH
SA'IDA f Arabic
Feminine form of SA'ID
SAIJA f Finnish
Pet form of SARI
SAIRA f Arabic
Possibly means "traveller" in Arabic.
SAKI f Japanese
From Japanese 咲 (sa) "blossom" and 希 (ki) "hope".
SAKINA f Arabic
Means "calmness, peace" in Arabic.
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]
SALAL f & m English
Means "salal" from the name of the plant.
SALENA f English (Modern)
Perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as SELINA.
SALHA f Arabic
Feminine form of SALIH
SALIHA f Arabic
Feminine form of SALIH
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".
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
SALUD f Spanish
Spanish cognate of SALUT
SALUT f Catalan
Means "health" or "cheers" in Catalan.
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.
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.
SAMEERA f Arabic
Variant transcription of SAMIRA
SAMIA f Arabic
Variant transcription of SAMIYA
SAMINA f Arabic
Variant transcription of THAMINA
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.
SAMUELA f Italian
Feminine 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
SANDA f Romanian
Romanian short form of ALEXANDRA
SANDHYA f Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "twilight" in Sanskrit... [more]
SANDIE f English
Variant of SANDY
SANDRA f Italian, English, German, Dutch, Slovene
Short form of ALESSANDRA or ALEXANDRA... [more]
SANDRINE f French
Elaborated form of SANDRA
SANDY f & m English
Pet form of ALEXANDRA, SANDRA, or ALEXANDER... [more]
SANG m & f Korean
Means "mutual" from Sino-Korean 相.
SANGO f Popular Culture
Means "coral" in Japanese... [more]
SANIYYA f Arabic
Feminine form of SANI
SANJANA f Indian
Means "uniter, creator" in Sanskrit.
SANNA f Scandinavian
Scandinavian short form of SUSANNA... [more]
SANNE f Dutch
Dutch short form of SUSANNE
SANTA f Italian
Feminine form of SANTO
SANTUZZA f Italian
Pet form of SANTA
SANYA f Arabic
Variant transcription of SANIYYA
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.
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]
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]
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]
SASSA f Swedish
Swedish pet form of ASTRID or SARAH
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]
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.
SATURNINA f Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of SATURNINUS
SAUDA f Eastern African
Means "dark complexion" in Swahili.
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.
SAUNDRA f Scottish
Scottish form of SANDRA
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.
SAVERIA f Italian
Italian feminine form of XAVIER
SAVINA f Italian
Italian variant of SABINA
SAVITRI f Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "relating to the sun" in Sanskrit... [more]
SAYEN f Native American
Means "sweet, lovely" in Mapuche.
SAYURI f Japanese
From Japanese 小 (sa) "small" and 百合 (yuri) "lily".
SAYYIDA f Arabic
Means "lady, mistress" in Arabic.
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]
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
SCOUT f English
Means simply "scout" in English... [more]
SEANNA f English (Modern)
Feminine form of SEÁN
SÉARLAIT f Irish
Irish form of CHARLOTTE
SEBASTIANA f Italian
Italian feminine form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN).
SÉBASTIENNE f French
French feminine form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN).
ŞEBNEM f Turkish
Turkish form of SHABNAM
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
SEIJA f Finnish
Derived from Finnish seijas meaning "tranquil, serene".
SEKAI f Southern African
Means "be humourous" in Shona.
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]
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.
SEMELE f Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown, possibly of Phrygian origin... [more]
SENCE f Medieval
Old variant of SANCHIA
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
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)
SEPTEMBER f & m English
Means "seventh month" in Latin... [more]
SEPTIMA f Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of SEPTIMUS
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
SERAFIMA f Russian
Russian form of SERAPHINA
SERAFINA f Italian, Polish
Italian and Polish form of 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.
SERINA f English
Variant of SERENA
SERRENA f English
Variant of SERENA
SETHUNYA f Southern African
Means "bloom, flower" in Tswana.
SETSUKO f Japanese
From Japanese 節 (setsu) "occasion, period, melody" and 子 (ko) "child".
SEVAN f & m Armenian
From the name of an Armenian lake, which is of unknown meaning.
SEVDA f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "love" in Turkish.
SEVERINA f Italian, Portuguese, Croatian, German, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Severinus (see SEVERINO).
SÉVÉRINE f French
French feminine form of Severinus (see SEVERINO).
SEVGI f Turkish
Means "love" in Turkish.
SEWERYNA f Polish
Polish form of SEVERINA
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