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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.

SADB   f   Irish
Variant of SADHBH

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 "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 .

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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