Behind the Name: Feminine Names Beginning With S

SABLE f English (Modern)
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
Latinized form of Habren, the original Welsh name of the River Severn... [more]

SABRYNA f English (Rare)
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, Irish Mythology
Means "sweet, goodly" in Irish Gaelic... [more]

SADBH f Irish, Irish Mythology
Variant of SADB

SÄDE f Finnish
Means "ray of light" in Finnish.

SADHBH f Irish
Variant of SADB

SA'DIA f Arabic
Feminine form of SA'DI

SADIE f English
Diminutive of SARAH

SAFFRON f English (Rare)
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 (Modern)
From the English word sage, 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 SADB

SA'IDA f Arabic
Feminine form of SA'ID

SAIJA f Finnish
Diminutive 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, SALVADOR, and other names beginning with Sal.

SALACIA f Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin sal meaning "salt"... [more]

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
Perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as SELINA.

SALLI f Finnish
Finnish form of SALLY

SALLIE f English
Diminutive of SARAH

SALLY f English
Diminutive 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 SAMUEL, SAMSON 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 (Modern)
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 (Rare)
Diminutive of SAMANTHA

SAMMIE f & m English
Diminutive of SAMUEL, SAMSON 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 (Rare)
Variant of SANDY

SANDRA f Italian, English, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Slovene
Short form of ALESSANDRA... [more]

SANDRINE f French
Elaborated form of SANDRA

SANDY m & f English
Originally a diminutive of 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
Diminutive of SANTA

SANYA f Arabic
Variant transcription of SANIYYA

SAOIRSE f Irish
Means "freedom" in Irish Gaelic.

SAPPHIRA f Biblical
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 (Rare)
From the name of the gemstone, the blue birthstone of September, which is derived from Greek σαπφειρος (sappheiros), ultimately from the Hebrew word סַפִּיר (sappir).

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, Czech, Slovak
Hungarian, Czech and Slovak form of SARAH

SARA f Greek, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Slovene, Polish, English, Arabic
Cognate of SARAH

SARAH f English, French, German, Hebrew, Arabic, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "lady" or "princess" in Hebrew... [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 (Rare)
Combination of SARAH and ANNA, in occasional use since the 18th century.

SARASWATI f Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "possessing water" from Sanskrit सरस (saras) "fluid, water, lake" and वती (vati) "possessing"... [more]

SÁRI f Hungarian
Hungarian diminutive 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 diminutive of SARAH

SARIKA f Indian
Means "parrot, myna bird" in Sanskrit.

SARINA f English (Modern)
Meaning unknown, perhaps a diminutive of SARA or a variant of SERENA.

SARIT f Hebrew
Hebrew diminutive of SARAH

SARITA (1) f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of SARAH

SARITA (2) f Indian
Means "flowing" in Sanskrit.

ŠÁRKA f Czech
Meaning unknown... [more]

SARRA f Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic
Biblical Greek and Latin form of SARAH

SAŠA f Slovene
Slovene diminutive of ALEKSANDRA

SASCHA m & f German
German form of SASHA

SASHA m & f Russian
Russian diminutive 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 diminutive of ASTRID or SARAH

SATCHEL m & f English (Rare)
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 (Modern)
Variant of SAVANNAH

SAVANNAH f English
From the English word for the large grassy plain, ultimately deriving from the Taino (Native American) word zabana... [more]

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 (Modern)
Either a variant of SCARLETT or else from the English word for the red colour... [more]

SCARLETT f English
From a surname which denoted a person who sold or made clothes made of scarlet (a kind of cloth, ultimately derived from Persian saqirlat)... [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 (Rare)
From the English word scout... [more]

SEANNA f English (Rare)
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 (Rare)
From an English surname which was from a place name meaning "willow farm" in Old Norse.

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

SELENE f Greek Mythology
Means "moon" in Greek... [more]

SELIMA f Arabic
Variant transcription of SALIMA

SELINA f English
Possibly a variant of CÉLINE or SELENE... [more]

SELMA f English, German, Scandinavian
Meaning unknown, possibly a short form of ANSELMA... [more]

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
Diminutive of KRESZENTIA

SEONA f Scottish
Anglicized form of SEONAG or SEÒNAID

SEONAG f Scottish
Scottish form of JOAN (1)

SEÒNAID f Scottish
Scottish diminutive of JOAN (1)

SEPTEMBER f & m English (Rare)
From the name of the ninth month (though it means "seventh month" in Latin, since it was originally the seventh month of the Roman year), which is sometimes used as a given name for someone born in September.

SEPTIMA f Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of SEPTIMUS

SEQUOIA f & m English (Rare)
From the name of huge trees that grow in California... [more]

SERA f English (Rare)
Either a 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 (Rare), German (Rare), Late Roman
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 (Modern)
From the English word meaning "serenity, tranquility", ultimately from Latin serenus meaning "clear, calm".

SERINA f English
Variant of SERENA

SERRENA f English (Rare)
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

SÉVÉRINE f French
French feminine form of SEVERINUS

SEVGİ f Turkish
Means "love" in Turkish.

SEWERYNA f Polish
Polish form of SEVERINA

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