This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the first letter is S.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Seon-yu f & m KoreanCombination of a
seon hanja, like 善 meaning "good, nice" or 宣 meaning "giving; mercy, kindness," and a
yu hanja, such as 有 meaning "stand; exist" or 裕 meaning "sufficient, ample; generous."
Seori f JapaneseFrom Japanese 聖 (se) meaning "holy, sacred", 音 (o) meaning "sound" combined with 鈴 (ri) meaning "bell, chime". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Seo-won f Korean MythologyFrom Sino-Korean 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious", and 元 (won) meaning "first, origin".
Seowoo f KoreanFrom 瑞 "felicitous omen; auspicious" and 祐 "divine intervention, protection" or 玉 "jade, precious stone, gem"
Sephy f EnglishDiminutive of
Persephone. The main female character in the novel series 'Noughts and Crosses' has this name.
Septi f IndonesianFrom the name of the month of September, typically given to girls born in that month.
Septiana f IndonesianFrom the name of the month of September, typically given to girls born in that month.
Septimanie f French (?)Jeanne-Louise-Armande-Élisabeth-Sophie-Septimanie de Vignerot du Plessis (1740-1773), daughter of the 3rd Duke of Richelieu, was a salonnière of the French Ancien Régime. She was married to the Count of Egmont and also known as Septimanie d'Egmont.
Septuagesima f IndonesianFrom the name of the 9th sunday before easter. The name of the sunday is derivded from the Latin word for "70th".
Sepulveda f & m SpanishDerived from the name of the Sepulveda valley in the mountains of Segovia. It is possibly derived from Spanish sepultar "to bury".
Sequana f Old Celtic (Latinized), Celtic MythologyLatinized form of the Gaulish (Celtic) name
Sicauna, which is argued to mean "sacred river" or "the fast flowing one". This was the name of the Gallo-Roman goddess of the River Seine.
Serach f Hebrew, Biblical HebrewMeans "abundance" in Hebrew. This was the name of the granddaughter of Jacob, and the daughter of Asher in the Torah, who is said to have lived past the era of Moses until she was taken to heaven (like Enoch and Elijah).
Serach f KhazarName of Khazar Khagan Bulan Sabrile's Jewish wife.
Serah f Hebrew, BiblicalFrom the Hebrew name שָֽׂרַח (
Serach) meaning "abundance". In the Old Testament this is the name of Asher's daughter, Jacob's granddaughter.
Séraphîta f LiteratureSéraphîta is possibly a variant of
Seraphina. Séraphîta is the heroine of Honoré de Balzac's 1837 novel called 'Séraphîta', which explores themes of androgyny... [
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Serav f KurdishFrom the Kurdish
ser meaning "crest, crown, top" and
av meaning "water".
Seregmaa f BuryatFrom the Buryat
сэрэг (sereg) meaning "army" and the Mongolian feminine suffix
-маа (-maa). Sereia f Portuguese (Brazilian)The Portuguese word for mermaid. Found in use in Brazil as a given name but also well represented as a nickname.
Serena f JapaneseFrom Japanese 芹 (se) meaning "celery" or 汐 (se) meaning "evening tide; night tides; ebb", 怜 (re) meaning "pity, sympathize" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.
Serene f EnglishFrom the English word
serene, which itself is derived from Latin
serenus, which means "clear, calm, tranquil, quiet."
Serenei f Popular CultureSerenei of Lys was the ninth and last mistress of King Aegon IV Targaryen. Mentioned in The World of Ice and Fire.
Serenola f LiteratureThis was used as a Welsh translation of
Stellaluna (for a 2000 Welsh adaptation of the children's book 'Stellaluna'). It is derived in part from Welsh
seren "star" (cf... [
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Serey m & f KhmerMeans "freedom," "beauty, charm," "peace," or "power, authority" in Khmer.
Sergul f KurdishDerived from Kurdish
seraza meaning "excellent" and
gula meaning "rose".
Se-ri f KoreanDerived from the Korean Hangul 세 (
se) meaning "three" or Korean Hanja 世 (
se) meaning "world, lineage, generation" combined with Korean Hangul 리 (
ri) coming from Korean Hanja 理 (
ri) meaning "reason, sense, logic" or 里 (
ri) meaning "village;
ri a unit of distance" or 裏 / 裡 (
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Seri f JapaneseFrom Japanese 芹 (seri) meaning "celery" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Šerida f Sumerian MythologyThe Sumerian name of the dawn goddess
Aya. While the etymology is uncertain, one suggested root is the Akkadian
šērtum, meaning "morning".
Serika f JapaneseFrom Japanese 芹 (seri) meaning "celery" combined with 伽 (ka) meaning "nursing or taking care of a person", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 架 (ka) meaning "construct, build", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance"... [
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Serin f JapaneseFrom Japanese 星 (se) meaning "star" combined with 林 (rin) meaning "woods; grove; forest; copse", 鈴 (rin) meaning "bell, chime" or 凛 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Serina f JapaneseFrom Japanese 西 (se) meaning "the west", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Serina f AlbanianDerived from Albanian
serinë, denoting a type of juicy dark grape with large fruit.
Serka f YiddishYiddish girls name, could possibly be a diminutive of
Sura (Yiddish for
Sarah), combined with the Slavic suffix
-ka.
Sernoz f UzbekMeans "playful" or "shiny, shimmering" in Uzbek.
Serori f JapaneseFrom Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids", 蕗 (ro) meaning "butterbur" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Serpentine f EnglishVocabulary word meaning "sinuous, winding, curving". There are several places or features with this name, such as Lake Serpentine in London, and it's possible that people with this name may have been named for these locations.... [
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Sertab f TurkishMeans "the main light, radiance". Sertab Erener is a famous singer with the name. Her name was chosen from a classical Turkish song called "Ey Şûh-i Sertab".
Serua-eterat f Ancient AssyrianFrom Akkadian elements
Šērū’a and
ēṭirat, meaning "Šerua (a minor deity, possibly a consort of the god
Ashur) is the one who saves". Name borne by a princess of the Sargonid dynasty, known from her letter (circa 670 BCE) to her sister-in-law
Libbali-sharrat.
Seruuntungalag f MongolianDerived from Mongolian сэрүүн
(serüün) meaning "cool, chilly, fresh; awake, alert" and тунгалаг
(tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent".
Servetseza f Ottoman TurkishMeans "worthy of riches", from Ottoman Turkish ثروت
(servet) meaning "riches, wealth" (of Arabic origin) and
seza meaning "worthy" (of Persian origin).
Serviana f Late RomanFeminine form of
Servianus. A bearer of this name was Julia Serviana Paulina, the daughter of Roman politician Lucius Julius Ursus Servianus and his wife Aelia Domitia Paulina.
Servilia f Ancient Roman, ItalianFeminine form of
Servilius. A known bearer of this name was Servilia Caepionis (1st century BC), who was the mother of Caesar's assassin Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger.
Sésejat f AguarunaEtymology uncertain, possibly related to the Awajún
sésa meaning "flower" or
seséjut meaning "healing a wound".
Sesemi f LiteratureSesemi (real name Therese) Weichbrodt is a figure from the
Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann.
Sesera f JapaneseFrom Japanese 星 (se) meaning "star", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 来 (ra) meaning "to come". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sesha m & f HinduismIn Hindu tradition, Sesha (also: Shesha, Sheshanaga) is the king of all Nagas (serpent deities).
Seshemetka f Ancient EgyptianAncient Egyptian feminine name meaning "(She) who led the Ka". Ka is the Ancient Egyptian concept of the vital essence, which distinguishes the living from the dead.
Sesheset f Ancient EgyptianPossibly deriving from the name of the Egyptian goddess of wisdom and knowledge
Seshat. Name borne by the mother of King Teti, who founded the Sixth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt
Sessile f EnglishEnglish cognate of
Cécile, influenced by the botanical term
sessile, meaning "a leaf issuing directly from the stem of the plant, rather than by a petiole."
Sessily f English (Modern)Variant of
Cecily, influenced by the botanical term
sessile, meaning "a leaf issuing directly from the stem of the plant, rather than by a petiole."
Setefilla f SpanishFrom the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de Setefilla and
Nuestra Señora de Setefilla, meaning "The Virgin of Setefilla" and "Our Lady of Setefilla," venerated at the hermitage in Lora del Río in the Andalusian province of Seville... [
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Setepenre f Ancient EgyptianMeans "Chosen of Re" in Egyptian. This was the name of the sixth and youngest daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti.
Sethe f LiteratureCreated by Toni Morrison for her Pulitzer prize-winning novel "Beloved." Sethe is the mother of the title character, whom she murders out of an extreme act of love: she would rather kill her child than give it up to the hands of slavery.... [
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Setiawati f IndonesianMeans "faithful woman", derived from Indonesian
setia meaning "loyal, faithful" combined with the feminine suffix
-wati.
Setsu m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 節 (setsu) meaning "section, period, verse, melody", though it is often written せつ using the hiragana writing system. It can also come from せ (se) meaning "world" combined with 津 (tsu), a place name, such as Tsu city in Mie prefecture... [
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Setsuka f JapaneseJapanese for "Snow Flower". Made popular by Setsuka of the Soul Calibur series.
Setsukei f JapaneseSetsu(説) means theory and Kei(敬) means respect. the name was Borne from Setsukei Makunokoji from an upcoming Danganronpa fangan, Danganronpa Twin fates
Setsuna f & m Japanese (Modern), Popular CultureFrom Japanese 刹那 (setsuna) meaning "a moment, an instant". It can also be given as a combination of 刹 (setsu) meaning "temple" or 雪 (setsu) meaning "snow" combined with Japanese 那 (na) a phonetic kanji or 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens"... [
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Settela f RomaniMeaning uncertain. A famous bearer of this given name was Settela Steinbach (1934-1944), a Dutch Sinti girl who lost her life in the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II. She posthumously became an icon of the Holocaust, due to her brief appearance in a video of the transit camp Westerbork, which had been made by fellow Holocaust victim Rudolf Breslauer (1903-1944 or 1945).
Seukja f KoreanFrom 碩 "great, eminent; large, big" and 子 (ja) meaning "child".
Seulgi f & m Korean (Modern)From native Korean 슬기
(seulgi) meaning "wisdom, intelligence." It can also be written with hanja, combining a
seul hanja, like 璱 meaning "blue jewel" or 瑟, referring to the pipa instrument, with a
gi hanja, such as 基 meaning "foundation, base," 起 meaning "rise, stand up; go up; begin," 璣 meaning "jewel; star" or 伎 meaning "talent, skill, gift."
Seung-a f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" and 雅 "elegant, graceful, refined".
Seung-hui f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed", 丞 "assist, aid, rescue" or 勝 "victory; excel, be better than" (
seung), and 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious", 喜 "like, love, enjoy; joyful thing", 希 "rare; hope, expect, strive for" or 姬 "beauty; imperial concubine" (
hui).
Seung-hye f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 升 "arise, go up; advance" and 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness".
Seung-hyeon m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" and 炫 "shine, glitter; show off, flaunt".
Seung-wan m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" or 勝 "victory; excel, be better than" (
seung) and 完 "complete, finish, settle; whole" or 玩 "play with, joke, enjoy" (
wan).
Seung-yeon f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 升 "arise, go up; hoist; advance", 丞 "assist, aid, rescue" or 昇 "rise, ascent; peaceful; peace" (
seung), and 淵 "gulf, abyss, deep", 涓 "brook, stream; select; pure" or 延 "delay, postpone, defer" (
yeon).
Seval f TurkishForm the turkish words sev= love or like and al = grap/pick up.
Sevasti f GreekMeans "respected" in Greek. Also compare the related name
Sebastian. A known bearer of this name was Sevasti Kallisperi (1858-1953), the first Greek woman to attain a university degree.
Sevcan f TurkishA combination of
sev which means "love" and
can which means "soul, life".
Sevdia f Georgian (Rare)Derived from the Georgian noun სევდა
(sevda) meaning "melancholy, sorrow". It ultimately comes from the Arabic noun سَوْدَاء
(sawda) meaning "black bile" as well as "melancholy, sadness, gloom"... [
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Sève f BretonAllegedly from Breton
seu "beautiful". She was a Breton saint of the 6th century, a sister of the renowned Saint Tugdual (one of the seven founder saints of Brittany). A commune in Brittany is named for her.
Severn f English, English (Canadian)English form of
Habren, the original Welsh name of the longest river in Great Britain, which is of unknown meaning (perhaps "boundary"). Its use as a given name may be inspired by the name
Sabrina, which was the Roman name of the river... [
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