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Samalasele f Nyakyusa
From the Nyakyusa name for a type of bird.

Samali f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Nepali, Assamese
Means "nosegay, collection of flowers" in Sanskrit.

Şamama f Azerbaijani
From Arabic شمام (shammam) meaning "apple melon, cantaloupe".

Saman f Persian
Short form of the name Yasmin (said Yasmin or Yasaman in farsi), which refers to the jasmine flower. The name is also referenced in the Hafez 'Fal' poem book, popularly used in Persian culture during Nowruz, to tell fortunes, and for picking baby names.

Samanda f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Albanian

Samandra f English
A modern name combining the popular Samantha with the suffix of andra coming from names such as Alexandra or Cassandra.

Samang f & m Thai
Means "good-looking, beautiful" in Thai.

Samani f African American

Samanie f & m Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Most likely a transferred use of the surname Samanie which seems to originate in Houma, Louisiana.

Samanilde f Medieval French
Germanic name meaning "same battle", derived from Gothic sama, Old High German samo "same" combined with Old High German hilt, Old Frankish hildi "battle".

Samanthea f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Samantha.

Samanthia f English (American, Rare)
Elaborated form of Samantha.

Samanthuel f English
Blend of Samantha and Samuel.

Samanya f Kaguru
Means "she who is unknown" in Chikaguru.

Samara f Sanskrit
Samara समरा means - battle, war. It is feminine of समर... [more]

Sa'mari f African American

Samaria f Biblical Latin (Latinized)
The name Samaria is the Latin transliteration of the Greek Σαμαρεια (Samareia), which in turn is a Hellenized version of the Hebrew name שמרון (Shomron). It means, "to keep, guard, observe, or give heed."

Samariah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Samaria.

Samarinde f Dutch, Literature, Popular Culture
The use of this extremely rare name was inspired by a character from the 1992 book "Ik ook van jou" (English: "I love you too" - the literal translation is "I also of you"), who is featured much more prominently in the 2000 sequel "Ik omhels je met duizend armen" (English: "I embrace you with a thousand arms")... [more]

Samarit f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Samaritana f Medieval Latin
From Latin Samaritana meaning "Samaritan, woman from Samaria".

Şamarıu f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balker шам (şam) meaning "holy, sacred", "native, dear" or "beautiful" and ариу (ariw) meaning "beautiful, good".

Samarna f Arabic

Samarra f English (Rare)
Variation of Samara used by bibliophiles in reference to the novel Appointment in Samarra in which Samarra refers to the location in Samarra, Egypt.

Samary f American (Rare)

Samata f Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Nepali, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi
MEANING - equality, evenness, sameness, equanimity, mediocrity, impartiality

Samatha f Indian
Derived from Sanskrit समाधान (samādhāna) "calm, tranquility; concentration" or "unity, joining; equality, justice". This is also a form of Buddhist meditation.

Samatha f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Samantha.

Samawah m & f Arabic
Means "loftiness, highness, exaltedness" or "sky, firmament" in Arabic.

Samawat f Arabic
Means "skies, heavens" in Arabic.

Samawi m & f Arabic
Means "celestial" or "sky blue" in Arabic.

Səmayə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Sumayya.

Samaya f Sanskrit, Indian
Means "tranquil, peaceful" in Sanskrit. From the Sanskrit सामय (sAmaya), from सामयति (sAmayati).

Samayha f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Samaya.

Samayia f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Samaya.

Samayra f Indian

Samba f Luba
Means "to console" in Luba-Kasai.

Sambaa m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "skill, readiness, quick wit" in Mongolian.

Sambala f Hausa
Feminine form of Sambali.

Sambatra m & f Malagasy
Means "happy" in Malagasy.

Sambice f Iranian (Archaic)
Sambice was a late 5th-century Iranian noblewoman from the Sasanian dynasty, who was the sister-wife of king (shah) Kavad I.

Sambiria f Medieval Polish, Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Sambor.

Sambit f Uzbek
Uzbek girls' name derived from the name of a type of willow.

Sambodhi m & f Indian (Rare)

Samboja f Polish
Derived from the Slavic name elements sam "alone; oneself" and boji "battle; to fight".

Samdar f Tuvan
Means "raggedy man" in Tuvan.

Şamdariy f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balker шам (şam) meaning "holy, sacred", "native, dear" or "beautiful" and дарий (dariy) meaning "silk".

Sameah f Arabic

Sameah f Hebrew
Means “happy” in Hebrew.

Samee m & f Urdu, English (Rare)
As an Urdu masculine name, means "one who hears." It is a convention to use either a prefix Abdus or a suffix Ullah along the name, which gives meanings of the servant of All Hearing or hearer of God respectively.... [more]

Sameeda f Indian (Muslim, Modern, Rare), Pakistani (Rare)

Sameen m & f Arabic, Persian, Urdu
Arabic variant form (or simplified transcription) of Thameen and Persian and Urdu form of Thameen. Also compare the Arabic feminine name Samina.... [more]

Sameerah f Arabic
Variant transcription of Samira 1.

Sameeya f Arabic
Variant transcription of Samiya.

Sameiro f Portuguese
From the Portuguese title of the Virgin Mary, Nossa Senhora do Sameiro, meaning "Our Lady of Sameiro," venerated at the sanctuary in Espinho in the municipality of Braga in northern Portugal.

Samela f Literature, English
Likely coined by the English poet Robert Greene in the late sixteenth century for his poem "Samela", Samela is most likely a reworking of Semele.

Sameline f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Samuline recorded in Austlandet.

Samella f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Feminized elaboration of Sam 1 or Samuel using the popular name suffix -ella (Compare Samuella/Samuela 1, Samatha and Samellen).

Samellen f English

Samenitā f Tongan
Tongan equivalent of Samantha.

Samer m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Samoe.

Samey f Popular Culture
Diminutive of Samantha. This was probably first used in Total Drama: Pahkitew Island, there was a character named Samey but her actual name was Samantha “Sammy”... [more]

Samhain m & f English (Modern, Rare), Scottish (Modern, Rare)
From Irish and Scottish Gaelic Samhain, referring to the Gaelic festival, marking the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter, which is celebrated on the evening of 31st October and 1st November.

Samhera f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Samira 1.

Samhitha f Indian

Samhthann f Irish

Sami f English
Variant of Sammy.

Sami f Quechua
Means "luck" in Quechua.

Sami f Japanese
From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 望 (mi) meaning "hope, wish, desire", 味 (mi) meaning "flavour", 未 (mi), referring to the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches or 弥 (mi) meaning "universally"... [more]

Sami f Sanskrit
Lord Vishnu name; SkandajitLord Vishnu Wife of Lord Vishnu SomatraLord Vishnu Excelling the Moon SragviLord Vishnu Tulasi Sacred

Sami f Aymara
Means "colour" or "fortune, good luck" in Aymara.

Samia f Medieval English
Possibly a feminine form of Samson.

Samiah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Samiya as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Samiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 飒 (sà) meaning "the sound of the wind, melancholy" and 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water".

Samidare m & f Japanese
Means "early summer rain" in Japanese.

Samidha f Indian
the holy sticks put in the yagnas in hindus

Samidori f Japanese
From Japanese 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thin silk", 早 (sa) meaning "already, now" or 小 (sa) meaning "little, small" combined with 翠, 緑 (midori) meaning "green" or 碧 (midori) meaning "blue, green"... [more]

Samie m & f English (American)
Variant of Sammy.

Samie f Albanian
Variant of Samije.

Samiha f Arabic, Bengali
Feminine form of Samih.

Samihah f Malay
Malay form of Samiha.

Samiiro f Somali
Somali form of Samira 1.

Samije f Albanian
Albanian form of Samiye.

Sâmik f & m Greenlandic
Means "left hand" in Greenlandic.

Samika f Hindi
Possibly a Form of Samiksha.

Samiko f Japanese
From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Samiksha f Indian

Samila f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Samile f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Samila.

Samili f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Samila.

Samille f Portuguese (Brazilian), English

Samilly f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Samili.

Samily f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Samila.

Samilynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Sami and Lynn

Samima f Urdu
Means "true, sincere, genuine" in Urdu.

Samin m & f Indonesian, Persian, Bengali, Urdu
Derived from Arabic ثمين (thamin) meaning "valuable, precious". It is a unisex name in Iran, Bangladesh and Pakistan while it is solely masculine in Indonesia.

Saminah f Arabic, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Thamina as well as the Indonesian form.

Samine f Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Samuel. In modern times, this is also considered a variant of Samina.

Samingad f Indigenous Taiwanese, Puyuma
Samingad means “unique” in Puyuma.

Samini f & m Aymara
Means "happy, lucky" in Aymara.

Sämirä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Samira 1.

Samirə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Samira 1.

Samirah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Filipino, Maranao
Arabic alternate transcription of Samira 1 as well as the Indonesian, Malay and Maranao form.

Samire f Albanian
Variant of Samira 1.

Samiri f Japanese
From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Samita f Indian
Means "assembled; collected" in Sanskrit.

Samitioata f Polynesian, Samoan

Samiyah f Arabic, Indonesian
Arabic variant transcription of Samiya as well as the Indonesian form.

Samiyuq m & f Quechua
Means "lucky" in Quechua.

Samiyyan f Arabic
Variant form of Samiya.

Samka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Saloma.

Samka f Aymara
Means "dream" in Aymara.

Samkaña f Aymara
Means "dream" in Aymara.

Samki f English (Americanized, Modern)
it's just a name from a Hong Kong girl

Samkiri f & m Aymara
Means "dreamer" in Aymara.

Samliwan f Thai

Sämm f Sami (Skolt)
Skolt Sami form of Saara.

Samma f English (American, Rare)
A feminine form of Sam 1/Sammy

Sammanda f American (Hispanic, Rare)

Sammantha f English (Rare)
Variant of Samantha.

Sammee f & m English
Variant spelling of Sammy.

Sammye f & m English
Alternate spelling of Sammy.

Sammyjo f English
Combination of Sammy and Jo.

Samniang f Thai
Means "accent, intonation, tone" in Thai.

Samoe m & f Thai
Means "always, constantly" or "even, level" in Thai.

Samona f Medieval Russian, Russian (Rare)

Samone f American (Rare)
Variant of Simone 1.

Samora f English
Possibly a variant of Samara. It was given to 16 girls born in the United States in 2011.

Samora m & f Central African, Eastern African

Samoria f English (American, Rare)

Sampaguita f Filipino
From Tagalog sampagita meaning "jasmine flower", which may have been derived from the Tagalog phrase sumpa kita meaning "I promise you" or from Spanish champaquita, a diminutive of champaca meaning "champak flower".

Sampashree f Sanskrit, Hindi, Odia
Possibly derived from Marathi element sampa (संप) meaning "lightning, striking" and Sanskrit sri (श्री) meaning "beauty".

Samphan m & f Thai
Means "related, connected" in Thai.

Samphas f & m Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សម្ផស្ស (see Samphoss).

Samphors f & m Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សម្ផស្ស (see Samphoss).

Samphoss f & m Khmer
Means "perception, sensation, contact" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit स्पर्श (sparsha).

Samphy f & m Khmer
Means "hard-working" in Khmer.

Samprina f Greek
Greek form of Sabrina.

Şamqız f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balker шам (şam) meaning "holy, sacred", "native, dear" or "beautiful" and къыз (qız) meaning "girl".

Samra f Sanskrit
* Samra / Saamra /Saamara सामरा- accompanied by immortals, accompanied by god. It is feminine of सामर. Here स (sa) means with + अमरा ( amaraa) means immortal... [more]

Samra f Mandaean
Possibly from the Mandaic meaning "keeping, possessing".

Samrades f Arabic

Samrajyi f Indian
Name - Samrajyi साम्राज्ञी ... [more]

Samran m & f Thai
Means "happy, joyful" in Thai.

Samrawit f Ethiopian
Ethiopian name meaning "belonging to Samra".

Samreen f Indian (Muslim)

Samrin m & f Indian (Rare)

Samrina f Arabic
Means "fruit".

Samroeng m & f Thai
Means "rejoice" or "festive, cheerful" in Thai.

Samruai f & m Thai
Means "foppish, extravagant, dapper" in Thai.

Samruddhi f Hindi
Means "prosperity, progress, growth".

Şəms f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Shams.

Samsara f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From Pali संसार (saṃsāra) "cycle of existence, endless rebirth, wheel of dharma", a term in Buddhism and Jainism.... [more]

Šamsātūnn f Balochi
Derived from šams meaning "sun" and (h)ātūnn meaning "lady".

Şämsegöl f Tatar
From the Arabic شَمْس (šams) meaning "sun" and Persian ګُل (gul) meaning "flower, rose".

Šamši f Arabic
Means "my sun". Name borne by a queen of the Qedar who reigned from 735-710 BCE. Her successor was queen Yatie.

Šämsiä f Bashkir
From Arabic شَمْسِيَّة (šamsiyya) meaning "parasol".

Samsiah f Indonesian, Malay
Variant of Syamsiah.

Šämsibanat f Bashkir
From Arabic شَمس (shams) meaning "sun" and Bashkir банат (banat) meaning "girl".

Šämsibikä f Bashkir
From Arabic شَمس (shams) meaning "sun" and feminine name element бикә (bikä).

Samsin Halmoni f Korean Mythology
The name of the triple goddess of childbirth and fate in Korean mythology. It is derived from the hanja 三 (sam) meaning "three", 神 (sin) meaning "god, goddess, spirit" and 할머니 (halmoni) meaning "grandmother", an honourific term for goddesses highlighting their wisdom.

Şamsinisa f Tatar

Šämsinur f Bashkir
From Arabic شَمس (shams) meaning "sun" and نور (nur) meaning "light".

Samsiyah f Indonesian, Malay
Variant of Samsiah.

Şamşiyat f Karachay-Balkar
From Arabic شَمس (shams) meaning "sun".

Sam-soon f Korean
Variant transcription of Sam-sun.

Sam-sun f Korean
From Sino-Korean 三 "three" and 顺 "obey, submit to, go along with". It is also translated as "third daughter".

Samta f Hindi
Samta is a name originating from Hindi meaning ‘To be a competitor’.

Samten m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan བསམ་གཏན (bsam gtan) meaning "meditation, concentration".

Samthann f Medieval Irish
Possibly from the Old Irish sam meaning "summer".

Samu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 作 (sa) meaning "make, production, prepare, build", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 夏 (sa) meaning "summer", 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 珊 (sa) meaning "coral, centimeter", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, gossamer", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" or 瑳 (sa) meaning "polish, brilliant white luster of a gem, artful smile" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream" or 武 (mu) meaning "military, martial"... [more]

Samudra m & f Indian, Hindi, Assamese, Indonesian, Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra) meaning "sea, ocean". It is a unisex name in India and Sri Lanka while it is only masculine in Indonesia.

Samudtar m & f Tocharian
Means "sea" in Tocharian.

Samuelette f English (Rare)
Extremely rare feminine form of Samuel, created by using the French diminutive suffix -ette.

Samuelita f Spanish
Spanish feminine diminutive of Samuel.

Samuella f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Mauritian Creole (Rare), Swedish (Archaic), Hungarian
Feminine form of Samuel and Sámuel.

Samuelle f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Quebec)
Feminine form of Samuel.

Samuila f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Samuil.

Samukelisiwe f African, Zulu
Means "we have received" in Zulu.

Samularia f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "sweet one forever" in Hebrew.

Samulina f Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Faroese
Judeo-Anglo-Norman feminine form of Samuel and Faroese form of Samuline.

Samuline f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Samuel.

Samus f Popular Culture
Possibly a variant of the name Samantha that's used in the future.... [more]

Samya f English (Modern), Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Samiyah.

Samye f English
Variant of Sammy.

Samyra f Arabic
companion in evening conversation

Samyukta f Indian

Samyuktha f Indian

San m & f Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish short form of Sander and Sanne.

San f Japanese
This name is used as 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three."... [more]

San m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 山 (san) meaning "mountain".

San f & m Burmese
Derived from Burmese စန္ဒာ (sanda) meaning "moon".

San m & f Korean
"mountain"

San m & f Burmese
Means "water spring" in Burmese.

San f & m Burmese
Means "model, standard, ideal" in Burmese.

San m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Hsan.

Śana f Tocharian
Means "woman" in Tocharian.

Şana f Kurdish
Possibly from the Kurdish şan meaning "honeycomb".

Səna f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Sana.

Sana f Japanese
From Japanese 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thread" combined with 夏 (na) meaning "summer".

Sana f Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Hinduism, Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Nepali, Sinhalese
Name- Sana Sanaa सना... [more]

Sana m & f Manipuri
Means "gold" in Meitei, ultimately from the Bengali.

Sanaaya f Indian

Sanaaya f Yakut

Sanabil f Arabic
Means "ears (of crop)" in Arabic.

Sanae f & m Japanese
From Japanese 早 (sa) meaning "early, fast", 小 (sa) meaning "little, small", 真 (sana) meaning "true, reality", 颯 (sa) meaning "sudden, quick, sound of the wind", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze", 五 (sa) meaning "five", 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 左 (sa) meaning "left", 沙 (sa) or 砂 (sa) both meaning "sand", 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 采 (sa) meaning "dice, form, appearance, take, gather, colouring", 冴 (sa) meaning "be clear, serene, cold, skillful", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 作 (sa) meaning "make, production, prepare, build", 桜 (sa) meaning "cherry blossom", 皐 (sa) meaning "swamp, shore", 三 (sa) meaning "three" or 実 (sa) meaning "reality, truth", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 奈 (na) meaning "what", 南 (na) meaning "south", 名 (na) meaning "name", 那 (na) meaning "what", 茄 (na) meaning "eggplant", 七 (na) meaning "seven" or 直 (na) meaning "straight" combined with 苗 (nae) meaning "seedling, sapling, shoot", 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, drawing, painting, sketch", 慧 (e) meaning "wise", 得 (e) meaning "gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit", 枝 (e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb", 恵 (e) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness", 江 (e) meaning "creek, inlet, bay" or 依 (e) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to"... [more]

Sanae f Arabic (Maghrebi)
A notable bearer of the name is the Morocan-German politician Sanae Abdi, member of the 20th German Bundestag.

Sanah f English, Arabic
Variant of Sana.

Sanai f African American
Variant of Sanaa.

Sanaka f Japanese
From Japanese 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 南 (na) meaning "south" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Sanako f Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sanam f Indian, Persian, Arabic
It means lover, beloved,sweatheart

Sanama f Efik, Ibibio
Means "completely pure" in Efik and Ibibio.

Sanamacha m & f Manipuri
From the Meitei sana meaning "gold" and macha meaning "small, little".

Sanamgul f Uzbek
Derived from sanam meaning "beauty, beautiful woman", which is also the name of a classical Uyghur music genre, and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Sanamoy f Uzbek
Derived from sanam meaning "beauty, beautiful woman", which is also the name of a classical Uyghur music genre, and oy meaning "moon".

Sananda m & f Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Hinduism
Derived from Sanskrit आनन्द (ananda) meaning "happiness, bliss". This is another name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi. A notable bearer is American singer-songwriter Sananda Maitreya (1962-), born Terence Trent Howard and better known as Terence Trent D'Arby, his former stage name.

San'atgul f Uzbek
Derived from san'at meaning "art, craft" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Sanathoi m & f Manipuri
Derived from the Meitei sana meaning "gold, precious" and thoi meaning "winning".

Sanatsu f Japanese
From Japanese 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom" combined with 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sənay f Azerbaijani
From the Azerbaijani sən meaning "you" and ay meaning "moon".

Sanaya f Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil
MEANING - old, ancient, long lasting, linger. It is derived from Sanskrit word Sanay ( सनय )... [more]

Sanbi f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From 賛美 or 讃美 (sanbi) meaning "praise, glorification."... [more]

Sança f Provençal
Provençal form of Sancha. This was the native name of Sanchia of Provence (c. 1228-1261), third daughter of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence and a daughter-in-law of John, King of England; she was described as being "of incomparable beauty".

Sanceline f Medieval French
Medieval French diminutive of Sancia.

Sancheta f Medieval Occitan, Gascon (Rare)
Diminutive of Sancha.

Sanchi f Indian
indian

Sanchir m & f Mongolian
Means "Saturn (planet)" or "Saturday" in Mongolian. Cognate to Shani 2.

Sanchita f Indian

Sanchitha f Tamil, Kannada
Southern Indian form of Sanchita.

Sancia f Medieval Spanish, Gascon
(Medieval) Spanish and Gascon form of Sanctia.

Sancie f Medieval Occitan, Gascon
Gallicized form of Sancia.

Sancja f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Sanctia.

Sancta f English (Rare), Medieval Italian, Medieval French
Derived from Latin sancta "consecrated, sacred; divine, holy; pious, just".

Sanctia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Sanctius.

Sanda f Latvian
Contracted form of Sandra.

Sanda m & f Malagasy
Means "value" in Malagasy.

Sandaara f Yakut
Derived from Yakut сандаар (sandaar) meaning "to shine".

Sandake f Old Persian (Hellenized)
Possibly a hellenized form of Old Persian Sandauka.

Sandar f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Sanda 2.

Sandara f American (South, Rare)

Sandara f Korean (Rare)
Means "grow up brightly and healthily" in Korean. A famous bearer is South Korean singer Sandara Park (1984-). Her name comes from the childhood nickname of general Kim Yu-shin (595 – 673).

Sandaramet f Armenian Mythology
The Armenian goddess of death, the underworld and hell, also associated with the land and the earth. Her name and part of her mythology is taken from the Zoroastrian divinity Spenta Armaiti.

Sandauka m & f Old Persian
From Old Persian sanda meaning "to appear" or "to accomplish" and the hypocoristic suffix -auka.

Sande f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sandy.

Sandee f English (American)
Variant of Sandy.

Sanderijn f Dutch
Dutch form of Sandrine.

Sandeul m & f Korean (Modern)
From adverb 산들 (sandeul), referring to the coolness and gentleness of the wind.

Sandey m & f English
Variant of Sandy.

Sandhiya f Indian, Tamil, Kannada
Variant of Sandhya used in southern India.

Sandi f & m English
Variant of Sandy.

Sandibel f Spanish (Latin American, Modern), Spanish (Mexican, Modern)
More popular variant of Sandybell.

Sandija f Latvian
Feminine form of Sandis.

Sandisiwe f Xhosa
Means "increased" or "we have been added to" in Xhosa.

Sandora f Basque (Rare)
Feminine form of Sanduru, derived from Basque saindu/santu "saint".... [more]

Sandoria f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Elaboration of Sandora.

Sandratra m & f Malagasy
Means "ascension" in Malagasy.

Sandraudiga f Germanic Mythology
Sandraudiga is a Germanic goddess, attested on a stone with a Latin inscription, found in North Brabant, the Netherlands. The origin and meaning of her name are debated: theories include a derivation form Germanic *sanþ "true, real" and Gothic audags "rich; fortunate" and Old English *sand "sand" and Gothic rauds "red".

Sandre m & f French (Rare)
Short form of Alexandre for men and French form of Sandra for women.... [more]

Sandrea f English (Rare)

Sandrena f English
Variant of Sandrina.

Sandrene f English (Rare), Jamaican Patois
Variant of Sandrine.

Sandria f English (American, Rare)
Either an elaboration of Sandra or a variant of Xandria/Zandria

Sandrie f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Pet form of Alexandra, Alexander, Sandra, Sander

Sandriele f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly an elaborated form of Sandra.

Sandrien f Dutch
Dutch form of Sandrine.

Sandrijn f Dutch
Dutch form of Sandrine.

Sandrilene f Literature
Likely an elaboration of Sandrine, used in Tamora Pierce's 'Circle of Magic' series.

Sandrina f Portuguese, Provençal, Lengadocian, Gascon, Niçard
Cognate of Sandrine.

Sandrita f Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
Diminutive of Sandra.

Sandroula f Greek
Diminutive of Sandra.

Sandry f Literature, English
Short form of the name Sandrilene.

Sandugas' f Mari
Derived from the Tatar сандугач (sandugach) meaning "nightingale".

Sandugash f Kazakh
Means "nightingale, warbler" in Kazakh.

Sanduni f Sinhalese

Sandy f Greek (Modern)
Variant of Santi and Santy, influenced by the unrelated English name Sandy.

Sandybell f Popular Culture, Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Sandy and name suffix -bell (see Belle), taken from the main character of the Japanese anime series 'Hello! Sandybell' (originally spelled with final -e), first aired in Japan in 1981.... [more]

Sane f Japanese
From Japanese 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thin silk" combined with 寧 (ne) meaning "rather". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sanea f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Sanya 2.

Sanechka f & m Russian
Russian diminutive form of Aleksandr or Aleksandra.

Sanella f Bosnian (Germanized)

Sanelma f Finnish
Old Finnish name of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory, however, connects this name to the Finnish word for "story; poem" and ultimately to the Finnish verb sanella "to dictate". Sanelma may also be derived from the name Anelma.

Şaneşîn f Kurdish
Means "beautiful, splendid" in Kurdish.

Sanet f Afrikaans

Sáng m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 灲 (sáng) meaning "morning, bright".

Sang m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 創 (sang) meaning "start, do, create, establish".

Sang m & f Burmese
It means "tall" or "above others"

Sang m & f Thai
Means "conch shell" in Thai.

Sang m & f Balinese
From a title given to members of the Wesya caste as well as holy individuals, deities and monarchs.

Sanga f Pashto
Means "branch" in Pashto.

Sanga m & f Thai
Means "majestic, dignified" in Thai.

Sangailė f Lithuanian

Sangat m & f Thai
Means "tranquil, peaceful, quiet" in Thai.

Sangawaka f & m Tumbuka
Means "to easily find" in Tumbuka.

Sangay m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Derived from Tibetan སེང་གེ (seng ge) meaning "lion".

Sangdie f Chinese
From the Chinese 桑 (sāng) meaning "mulberry tree" and 蝶 (dié) meaning "butterfly"

Sangduan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสงเดือน (see Saengduean).

Sangduen f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสงเดือน (see Saengduean).

Sangeeta f Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Telugu
Alternate transcription of Sangita.

Sangeetha f Indian, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Sinhalese
South Indian transcription of Sangita as well as the Sinhalese form.