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SHACHAR   f & m   Jewish
Means "dawn" in Hebrew.

SHAD (1)   m   Arabic
Means "happy" in Arabic.

SHAD (2)   m   English
Either a variant of CHAD or a short form of SHADRACH

SHADI (1)   m   Arabic
Means "singer" in Arabic.

SHADRACH   m   Biblical
Means "command of Aku" in Babylonian, Aku being the name of the Babylonian god of the moon... [more]

SHAFAQAT   m & f   Arabic
Means "compassion, pity" in Arabic.

SHAFIQ   m   Arabic
Means "compassionate" in Arabic.

SHAHAR   f & m   Jewish
Variant transcription of SHACHAR

SHAHEEN   m   Iranian
Means "peregrine falcon" in Persian.

SHAHIN   m   Iranian
Variant of SHAHEEN

SHAHJAHAN   m   Iranian
Means "king of the world" from the Persian elements shah "king" and jahan "world"... [more]

SHAHPUR   m   Iranian
Means "son of the king" in Persian.

SHAHRIAR   m   Iranian
Means "lord" in Persian.

SHAHRIVAR   m & f   Iranian, Near Eastern Mythology
Modern Persian form of Kshathra Vairya meaning "desirable power" in Avestan... [more]

SHAHRIYAR   m   Iranian
Variant of SHAHRIAR

SHAHROKH   m   Iranian
Means "royal face" in Persian.

SHAHZAD   m   Iranian, Arabic
Means "prince, son of the king" in Persian.

SHAI   m   Jewish
Means "gift" in Hebrew.

SHAKEEL   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of SHAKIL

SHAKIL   m   Arabic
Means "handsome" in Arabic.

SHAKIR   m   Arabic
Means "thankful" in Arabic.

SHALOM   m   Jewish
Means "peace" in Hebrew.

SHAMGAR   m   Biblical
Possibly means "sword" in Hebrew. Shamgar was one of the Old Testament judges.

SHAMUS   m   Irish
Anglicized form of SÉAMUS

SHANDAR   m   Pakistani
Means "fabulous" in Urdu.

SHANE   m   Irish, English
Anglicized form of SEÁN... [more]

SHANKAR   m   Indian
Modern transcription of SHANKARA

SHANKARA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Derived from the Sanskrit elements शम (sham) "auspicious, lucky" and कर (kara) "making"... [more]

SHANNON   f & m   English
From the name of the Shannon River, the longest river in Ireland... [more]

SHANON   f & m   English
Variant of SHANNON

SHANTANU   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "wholesome" in Sanskrit... [more]

SHAQUILLE   m   English (Modern)
Variant of SHAKIL... [more]

SHARAR   m   Biblical
Means "enemy" in Hebrew... [more]

SHAREEF   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of SHARIF

SHARIAH   m   Arabic
Means "divine law, noble law" in Arabic.

SHARIF   m   Arabic
Means "eminent, virtuous" in Arabic... [more]

SHARMA   m   Indian
Means "protection, comfort, joy" in Sanskrit.

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

SHAUN   m   English
Anglicized form of SEÁN

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

SHAY (1)   m   Irish
Anglicized form of SÉAGHDHA

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

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

SHAYNE   m   English
Variant of SHANE

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]

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

SHEL   m   English
Short form of SHELDON

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]

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

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]

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

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

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

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]

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

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

SHICHIRO   m   Japanese
Variant transcription of SHICHIROU

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

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

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

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

SHIMMEL   m   Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of SIMON

SHIMON   m   Jewish
Hebrew form of SIMON

SHIMSHON   m   Jewish
Hebrew form of SAMSON

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

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

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 the 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]

SHLOMO   m   Jewish, Biblical (Original)
Original Hebrew form of SOLOMON

SHMUEL   m   Jewish, Biblical (Original)
Original Hebrew form of SAMUEL

SHO   m   Japanese
Variant transcription of SHOU

SHOLTO   m   Scottish
Anglicized form of SÌOLTACH

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

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

SHRAGA   m   Jewish
Variant transcription of SHERAGA

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

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.

SHUG   m   Scottish
Scottish diminutive of HUGH

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

SHUKRI   m   Arabic
Means "thanking" in Arabic.

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

SHURA   f & m   Russian
Russian diminutive of ALEKSANDRA or ALEKSANDR

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".

SIARL   m   Welsh
Welsh form of CHARLES

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

SIB   m   Indian
Northern Indian form of SHIVA

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]

SIDONIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman name which meant "of Sidon" in Latin... [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".

SIEGMUND   m   German
German variant of SIGMUND

SIEMEN   m   Dutch, Frisian
Dutch and Frisian form of SIMON

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

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

SIGFRID   m   Swedish
Swedish form of SIEGFRIED

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

SIGISMUND   m   German
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]

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

SIGVARD   m   Swedish
Swedish form of SIGURD

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

SILAS   m   English, Greek, Biblical
Short form of SILVANUS... [more]

SILVANO   m   Italian
Italian form of SILVANUS

SILVANUS   m   Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology, Biblical
Roman name derived from Latin silva "wood, forest"... [more]

SILVER   m   English
From the English word for the precious metal or the colour, ultimately derived from Old English seolfor.

SILVESTER   m   German, English, Slovene, Slovak
From a Roman name meaning "of the forest" from Latin silva "wood, forest"... [more]

SILVESTR   m   Czech
Czech form of SILVESTER

SILVESTRE   m   Spanish
Spanish form of SILVESTER

SILVESTRO   m   Italian
Italian form of SILVESTER

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).

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]

SIMION   m   Romanian
Romanian form of SIMON

SIMO   m   Finnish, Serbian
Finnish and Serbian form of SIMON

ŠIMON   m   Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of SIMON

SIMÓN   m   Spanish
Spanish form of SIMON... [more]

SIMON   m   English, French, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Slovene, Biblical
From the Greek form of the Hebrew name שִׁמְעוֹן (Shim'on) which meant "he has heard"... [more]

SIMONE (2)   m   Italian
Italian form of SIMON

SIMONIDES   m   Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek σιμος (simos) "flat-nosed" and ειδος (eidos) "kind, type"... [more]

SINCLAIR   m   English (Rare)
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]

SINGH   m   Indian (Sikh)
Means "lion" in Punjabi... [more]

SINJIN   m   English (Rare)
Variant of the name St... [more]

SÌOLTACH   m   Scottish
Means "sower" in Scottish Gaelic.

SIÔN   m   Welsh
Welsh form of JOHN, via Old French Jean.

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.

SIRIUS   m   Astronomy
The name of a bright star in the constellation Canis Major, derived via Latin from Greek σειριος (seirios) "burning".

SISU   m   Finnish
Means "willpower, determination, strength" in Finnish.

SITHEMBILE   f & m   Southern African
Means "we trust" in Zulu.

ŞIVAN   m   Kurdish
Means "shepherd" in Kurdish.

SIZWE   m   Southern African
Means "nation" in Xhosa.

SJAAK   m   Dutch
Diminutive of JACOB

SJAKIE   m   Dutch
Diminutive of SJAAK

SJEF   m   Dutch
Dutch diminutive of JOZEF

SJOERD   m   Frisian, Dutch
Frisian form of SIGURD

SJORS   m   Dutch
Dutch diminutive of GEORGE

SJURD   m   Norwegian
Norwegian form of SIGURD

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