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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 .

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 "time", "real, honest" or "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 or 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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