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SKENDER   m   Albanian
Short form of ALEKSANDER

SKYLAR   m & f   English (Modern)
Variant of SKYLER

SKYLER   m & f   English (Modern)
Variant of SCHUYLER... [more]

SLADE   m   English (Modern)
From a surname which meant "valley" in Old English.

SLAMET   m   Indonesian
Means "saved" in Javanese.

SLAVA   m & f   Russian, Slovene
Short form of Slavic names containing the element slav "glory".

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".

SLOBODAN   m   Serbian, Macedonian
From south Slavic sloboda meaning "freedom".

SLY   m   English
Short form of SYLVESTER... [more]

SMITH   m   English
From an English surname meaning "blacksmith", derived from Old English smitan "to smite, to hit"... [more]

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".

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]

SOFRONIO   m   Spanish
Spanish form of SOPHRONIUS

SOHAIL   m   Pakistani
Urdu form of SUHAYL

SOHRAB   m   Iranian
Means "illustrious, shining" in Persian... [more]

SOINI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of SVEN

SOL (2)   m   Jewish
Short form of SOLOMON

SOLLY   m   Jewish
Diminutive 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]

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).

SONER   m   Turkish
Means "last man" in Turkish.

SONNIE   m   English (Rare)
Variant of SONNY

SONNY   m   English
From a nickname which is commonly used to denote a young boy, derived from the English word son.

SOPHEAP   f & m   Khmer
Means "gentle, proper" in Khmer.

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]

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".

SORA   f & m   Japanese
From Japanese or which both mean "sky".

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".

SORLEY   m   Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of SOMHAIRLE

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

SOTHY   m & f   Khmer
Means "intelligence" in Khmer.

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 (Rare)
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".

SPENCER   m   English
From a surname which meant "dispenser of provisions" in Middle English... [more]

SPIKE   m   English (Rare)
From a nickname which may have originally been given to a person with spiky hair.

SPIRIDON   m   Greek, Russian
Variant transcription of SPYRIDON

SPIRO   m   Greek
Variant of SPYRO

SPIROS   m   Greek
Variant of SPYROS

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]

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

SROEL   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of ISRAEL

STAAS   m   Dutch
Dutch diminutive of ANASTASIUS or EUSTACHIUS

STACEY   f & m   English
Variant of STACY

STACY   f & m   English
Either a short form of ANASTASIA, or else from a surname which was derived from Stace, a medieval form of EUSTACE... [more]

STAFFAN   m   Swedish
Swedish form of STEPHEN

STAFFORD   m   English
From a surname which was from a place name meaning "landing-place ford" in Old English.

STAMATIOS   m   Greek
Derived from medieval Greek σταματω (stamato) meaning "stop".

STAMATIS   m   Greek
Variant of STAMATIOS

STAN   m   English
Short form of STANLEY... [more]

STANFORD   m   English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "stone ford" in Old English.

STANIMIR   m   Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian
Derived from the Slavic elements stan "stand" and mir "peace".

STANISLAS   m   History
Latinized form of STANISLAV

STANISLAV   m   Czech, Slovak, Russian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian
Derived from the Slavic elements stan meaning "stand" combined with slav "glory".

STANISŁAW   m   Polish
Polish form of STANISLAV... [more]

STANKO   m   Slovene, Croatian, Bulgarian
Diminutive of STANISLAV

STANLEY   m   English
From a surname meaning "stone clearing" in Old English... [more]

STAS   m   Russian
Russian diminutive of STANISLAV or ANASTAS

STATHIS   m   Greek
Short form of EUSTATHIOS

STAVROS   m   Greek
Means "cross" in Greek, referring to the cross of the crucifixion.

STE   m   English
Short form of STEPHEN

STEAFAN   m   Scottish
Scottish form of STEPHEN

STEAPHAN   m   Scottish
Scottish form of STEPHEN

STEEN   m   Danish
Danish cognate of STEN

STEENIE   m   Scottish
Scottish diminutive of STEPHEN

STEF   m   Dutch
Short form of STEFANUS

ŠTEFAN   m   Slovene, Slovak
Slovene and Slovak form of STEPHEN

ȘTEFAN   m   Romanian
Romanian form of STEPHEN

STEFAN   m   German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Polish, Bulgarian, Serbian, Romanian
Cognate of STEPHEN, and a Romanian variant of ȘTEFAN.

STEFANO   m   Italian
Italian form of STEPHEN

STEFANOS   m   Greek
Greek form of STEPHEN

STEFANS   m   Latvian
Latvian form of STEPHEN

STEFANUS   m   Dutch
Dutch form of STEPHEN

STEFFAN   m   Welsh
Welsh form of STEPHEN

STEFFEN   m   German, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch
Low German form of STEPHEN

STEIN   m   Norwegian
Norwegian cognate of STEN

STELIAN   m   Romanian
Romanian form of STYLIANOS

STELIOS   m   Greek
Variant of STYLIANOS

STELLAN   m   Swedish
Meaning unknown, perhaps related to Old Norse stilling "calm".

STEN   m   Swedish
Derived from Old Norse steinn meaning "stone".

ŠTĚPÁN   m   Czech
Czech form of STEPHEN

STEPAN   m   Russian
Russian form of STEPHEN

STEPH   f & m   English
Short form of STEPHEN or STEPHANIE

STEPHAN   m   German
German form of STEPHEN

STÉPHANE   m   French
French form of STEPHEN

STEPHANOS   m   Ancient Greek, Greek
Ancient and modern Greek form of STEPHEN

STEPHEN   m   English, Biblical
From the Greek name Στεφανος (Stephanos) meaning "crown"... [more]

STEPONAS   m   Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of STEPHEN

STERLING   m   English
From a Scottish surname which was derived from city of Stirling, which is itself of unknown meaning... [more]

STEVAN   m   Serbian
Serbian form of STEPHEN

STEVE   m   English
Short form of STEVEN

STEVEN   m   English
Medieval variant of STEPHEN... [more]

STEVIE   f & m   English
Diminutive of STEPHEN or STEPHANIE

STEW   m   English
Short form of STEWART

STEWART   m   English
From a surname which was a variant STUART.

STIAN   m   Scandinavian
Modern form of STÍGANDR

STIG   m   Scandinavian
From Stígr, a short form of STÍGANDR

STÍGANDR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Means "wanderer" in Old Norse.

STIJN   m   Dutch
Short form of CONSTANTIJN or AUGUSTIJN

STIOFÁN   m   Irish
Irish form of STEPHEN

STIRLING   m   English (Rare)
From a surname which was a variant STERLING.

STJEPAN   m   Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of STEPHEN

STOJAN   m   Macedonian, Serbian, Slovene
Macedonian, Serbian and Slovene form of STOYAN

STORM   m   English (Modern)
From the English word storm, ultimately from Old English.

STOYAN   m   Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian стоя (stoya) "to stand, to stay".

STRATON   m   Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek στρατος (stratos) meaning "army"... [more]

STRIBOG   m   Slavic Mythology
Possibly means "flowing god" in Slavic... [more]

STU   m   English
Short form of STUART

STUART   m   English, Scottish
From an occupational surname originally belong to a person who was a steward... [more]

STURE   m   Swedish
Derived from Old Norse stura "to be contrary"... [more]

STYLIANOS   m   Greek
Derived from Greek στυλος (stylos) meaning "pillar"... [more]

SU (2)   m & f   Chinese
From Chinese "plain", or else or which both mean "respectful".

SUBHASH   m   Indian
Means "eloquent", derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) "good" combined with भाषा (bhasha) "speech".

SUCHART   m   Thai
Means "born into a good life" in Thai.

SUDARSHAN   m   Indian
Means "beautiful, good-looking" in Sanskrit, derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) "good" combined with दर्शन (darshana) "showing, seeing".

SUDHIR   m   Indian
Derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) "very" combined with धीर (dhira) "wise, considerate".

SUHAIL   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of SUHAYL

SUHARTO   m   Indonesian
Means "good treasure" in Javanese... [more]

SUHAYL   m   Arabic
From the Arabic name of the second brightest star in the sky, known in the western world as Canopus.

SUIBHNE   m   Irish, Scottish
Means "well-going" in Gaelic... [more]

SUIBNE   m   Irish
Variant of SUIBHNE

SUJAY   m   Indian
Derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) "great" combined with जय (jaya) "victory".

SUK   m   Korean
Means "rock, stone" from Sino-Korean .

SUKARNO   m   Indonesian
Means "good and gentlemanly" in Javanese... [more]

SULAIMAN   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of SULAYMAN

SULAYMAN   m   Arabic
Arabic cognate of SÜLEYMAN

SÜLEİMAN   m   Turkish
Variant of SÜLEYMAN

SÜLEYMAN   m   Turkish
Turkish form of SOLOMON... [more]

SULISŁAW   m   Polish
From an old Slavic name which meant "better fame".

SULJO   m   Bosnian
Bosnian diminutive of SÜLEYMAN

SULLIVAN   m   English
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Súileabháin meaning "descendent of Súileabhán"... [more]

SULO   m   Finnish
Means "charm, grace" in Finnish.

SULTAN   m   Arabic
Means "ruler, king, sultan" in Arabic.

SUMAN   m   Indian
Means "well-disposed, good mind", derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) "good" and मनस (manas) "mind".

SUMANTRA   m   Indian
Means "good advice" from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) "good" combined with मन्त्र (mantra) "advice".

SUMMANUS   m   Roman Mythology
Means "before the morning", derived from Latin sub "under, before" and mane "morning"... [more]

SUNAN   m   Thai
Means "good word" in Thai.

SUNDAR   m   Indian
Modern transcription of SUNDARA

SUNDARA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Derived from Sanskrit सुन्दर (sundara) meaning "beautiful"... [more]

SUNDER   m   Indian
Variant of SUNDARA

SUNG   m   Korean
Means "completed, finished" from Sino-Korean .

SUNIL   m   Indian
Means "very blue" from Sanskrit सु (su) "very" combined with नील (nila) "dark blue".

SURAJ   m   Indian
Means "born of the gods" in Sanskrit.

SURENDRA   m   Indian
Means "lord of gods" from Sanskrit सुर (sura) "god" combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA, used here to mean "lord".

SURESH   m   Indian
Modern transcription of SURESHA

SURESHA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "ruler of the gods" from Sanskrit सुर (sura) "god" and ईश (isha) "ruler, lord"... [more]

SURINDER   m   Indian (Sikh)
Variant of SURENDRA

SURYA   m   Indian, Indonesian, Hindu Mythology
Means "sun" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Hindu god of the sun.

SUSHIL   m   Indian
Means "good-tempered, well-disposed", derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) "good" combined with शील (shila) "conduct".

SUSILA   m   Indonesian
Means "good character" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit.

SUSUMU   m   Japanese
Means "advance, proceed" in Japanese.

SVAROG   m   Slavic Mythology
Derived from Slavic svar "bright, clear"... [more]

SVEIN   m   Norwegian
Norwegian variant of SVEN

SVEN   m   Swedish, German, Dutch
From the Old Norse name Sveinn which meant "boy".

SVEND   m   Danish
Danish variant of SVEN

SVERRE   m   Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Sverrir which meant "wild, swinging, spinning".

SVYATOPOLK   m   Russian
Means "blessed people" from the Slavic elements svyanto "blessed, holy, bright" and polk "people".

SVYATOSLAV   m   Russian
Derived from the Slavic elements svyanto "blessed, holy, bright" and slav "glory".

SWAPAN   m   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit स्वपन (svapana) "dreaming, sleeping".

SWAPNA   m & f   Indian
Means "dream, sleep" in Sanskrit... [more]

SWAPNIL   m   Indian
Means "dreamlike" in Sanskrit.

SWARAN   m   Indian
Variant of SWARNA

SWARNA   m & f   Indian
Means "good colour" or "golden", a contraction of the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) "good" and वर्ण (varna) "colour"... [more]

SWEENEY   m   Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of SUIBHNE

ŚWIĘTOMIERZ   m   Polish
Means "blessed and peaceful" from Slavic svyanto "blessed, holy, bright" and mir "peace".

ŚWIĘTOPEŁK   m   Polish
Polish form of SVYATOPOLK

ŚWIĘTOSŁAW   m   Polish
Polish form of SVYATOSLAV

SWITHIN   m   History
Derived from Old English swiþ meaning "strong"... [more]

SWITHUN   m   History
Variant of SWITHIN

SYD   m   English
Short form of SYDNEY

SYDNEY   f & m   English
From a surname which was a variant of the surname SIDNEY... [more]

SYLVAIN   m   French
French form of SILVANUS

SYLVESTER   m   English
Medieval variant of SILVESTER... [more]

SYLVESTRE   m   French
French form of SILVESTER

SYLWESTER   m   Polish
Polish form of SILVESTER

SYMON   m   Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of SIMON

SZABOLCS   m   Hungarian
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a region in Hungary.

SZCZEPAN   m   Polish
Polish form of STEPHEN

SZCZĘSNY   m   Polish
Means "lucky, successful, happy" in Polish, a vernacular form of FELIX.

SZILÁRD   m   Hungarian
Means "solid, firm" in Hungarian, also used as a Hungarian vernacular form of CONSTANTINE.

SZILVESZTER   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of SILVESTER

SZYMON   m   Polish
Polish form of SIMON

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