the etymology and history of first names
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SACHA m & f French
French form of SASHA
SAGE f & m English
From the English word, which denotes either a type of spice or else a wise person.
SAL f & m English
Short form of SALLY or SALVADOR
SALAL f & m English
Means "salal" from the name of the plant.
SAM (1) m & f English
Short form of SAMSON, SAMUEL, or 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.
SANDY f & m English
Pet form of ALEXANDRA, SANDRA, or ALEXANDER... [more]
SANG m & f Korean
Means "mutual" from Sino-Korean 相.
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
SATCHEL m & f English
From a surname derived from Old English sacc meaning "sack, bag", referring to a person who was a bag maker.
SELBY m & f English
From a surname which was from a place name meaning "willow farm" in Old English.
SEPTEMBER f & m English
Means "seventh month" in Latin... [more]
SEVAN f & m Armenian
From the name of an Armenian lake, which is of unknown meaning.
SHACHAR f & m Jewish
Means "dawn" in Hebrew.
SHAE m & f English
Variant of SHAY (1), sometimes used as a feminine name.
SHAFAQAT m & f Arabic
Means "compassion, pity" in Arabic.
SHAHAR f & m Jewish
Variant transcription of SHACHAR
SHAHRIVAR m & f Iranian, Near Eastern Mythology
Modern Persian form of Kshathra Vairya meaning "desirable power" in Avestan... [more]
SHANNEN f & m English
Variant of SHANNON
SHANNON f & m English
From the name of the Shannon River, the longest river in Ireland... [more]
SHANON f & m English
Variant of SHANNON
SHARON f & m English, Biblical
From an Old Testament place name meaning "plain" in Hebrew, referring to a fertile plain near the coast of Israel... [more]
SHASHI m & f Indian
Traditional name for the moon, it literally means "having a hare" in Sanskrit... [more]
SHAY (2) m & f Jewish
Variant transcription of SHAI
SHAYE m & f English
Variant of SHAI or SHEA
SHAYNE m & f English
Masculine variant or feminine form of SHANE
SHEA m & f Irish
Anglicized form of SÉAGHDHA, sometimes used as a feminine name.
SHELBY m & f English
Variant of SELBY
SHELL f & m English
Short form of MICHELLE... [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
SHI m & f Chinese
From Chinese 时 "time", 实 "real, honest" or 史 "history".
SHIKOBA m & f Native American
Means "feather" in Choctaw.
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]
SHUI m & f Chinese
Means "water" in Chinese.
SHUN (1) f & m Chinese
Means "smooth, agreeable" in Chinese.
SHURA f & m Russian
Russian pet form of ALEKSANDRA or ALEKSANDR
SHYAMA m & f Indian, Hindu Mythology
Derived from Sanskrit श्याम (shyama) meaning "dark, black, blue"... [more]
SIDNEY m & f English
Either from a French place name which was a contraction of "Saint DENIS", or from an Old English surname which meant "wide island"... [more]
SIGI m & f German
Pet form of SIEGFRIED, SIEGLINDE and other Germanic names beginning with the element sige which means "victory".
SILVER m & f English
Means simply "silver" from the English word for the precious metal or the colour, ultimately derived from Old English seolfor.
SIMCHA f & m Jewish
Means "happiness, joy" in Hebrew.
SITHEMBILE f & m Southern African
Means "we trust" in Zulu.
SKY f & m English
Simply means "sky" from the English word, which was derived from Old Norse sky "cloud".
SKYE f & m English
Variant of SKY or from the name of the island off the west coast of Scotland.
SKYLAR m & f English
From the Dutch surname Schuyler which means "scholar".
SKYLER m & f English
Variant of SKYLAR
SLAVA m & f Russian, Slovene
Short form of Slavic names beginning with the element slav "glory".
SLOAN f & m English
Variant of SLOANE
SLOANE f & m English
From an Irish surname which was derived from an Anglicized form of the name Sluaghadhán, composed of Irish sluaghadh "raid" combined with a diminutive suffix.
SONNIE m & f English
Variant of SONNY
SONNY m & f English
From the nickname which is commonly used to denote a young person.
SOPHEAP f & m Khmer
Means "gentle, proper" in Khmer.
SORA f & m Japanese
From Japanese 空 or 昊 which both mean "sky".
SPARROW m & f English
Means simply "sparrow" from the name of the bird, ultimately from Old English spearwa.
STACEY f & m English
Short form of ANASTASIA or EUSTACE
STACY f & m English
Variant of STACEY
STEF f & m English
Short form of STEPHEN or STEPHANIE
STEPH f & m English
Short form of STEPHEN or STEPHANIE
STEVIE f & m English
Pet form of STEPHEN or STEPHANIE
STORM m & f English
Means simply "storm" from the English word (ultimately from Old English).
SUNNY m & f English
Means "sunny, cheerful" from the English word.
SWAPNA m & f Indian
Means "dream, sleep" in Sanskrit... [more]
SWARNA m & f Indian
Means "good colour" or "golden", a contraction of the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) "good" and वर्ण (varna) "colour"... [more]
SYDNEY f & m English
Variant of SIDNEY... [more]
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