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Sophiane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Sufyan.

Sophianus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Dutch
Extended form of Sophius.

Sophilos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover".... [more]

Sophilus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sophilos.

Sophio m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Sophius. Also a second Masculine Form of Sophia

Sophius m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Dutch
Latinized form of Sophios, which is the masculine form of Sophia.

Sophon m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek σοφός (sophos) meaning "skilled, clever".

Sophon m & f Thai, Khmer
Means "beautiful, lovely, pretty" in Thai and Khmer. It is solely used as a masculine name in Thailand while it is unisex in Cambodia.

Sophonias m Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek, History
Greek form of Zephaniah, as it first appeared in the Septuagint. This name was also borne by a Byzantine monk from the 13th century AD.

Sophonie m & f French (Rare)
French form of Sophonias. It was originally strictly a masculine name, but it has been used on females since the late 1980s, which is probably due to the name's strong resemblance to Sophie.

Sophorn m & f Thai, Khmer
Alternate transcription of Sophon (see second user-submitted name).

Sophrone m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Sophronios via Sophronius.

Sopian m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Sufyan.

Sopias m English (American)

Sopiyan m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Sufyan.

Sopon m & f Thai, Khmer
Alternate transcription of Sophon (see second user-submitted name).

Soporn m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai โสภณ (see Sophon).

Soprom m Georgian
Georgian form of Sophron or a variant form of Soproni.

Soproni m Georgian
Georgian form of Sophronios (see Sophronius).

Sopubek m Kyrgyz (Rare)
Meaning unknown; the second element is from the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Sopyan m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Sufyan.

Soqqaq f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sorĸaĸ.

Soqrât m Persian (Rare)
Persian form of Socrates.

Soquontamouk m Wampanoag
Name of a son of the "black sachem" Tuspaquin.

Sor m & f Khmer
Means "white" in Khmer.

Sora m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "gravel" in Finnish.

Sorachi m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From the name of a river in western Hokkaido (空知), derived from Ainu ソラㇷ゚チペッ (Sorapchipet), combined from ソ (so) meaning "waterfall" and ラㇷ゚ (rap) meaning "to descend" with the plural suffix チ (chi) and ペッ (pet) meaning "river."... [more]

Sorahiko m Japanese
From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky", 宇 (sora) meaning "house, building, structure, eaves" or 宙 (sora) meaning "mid-air" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Soraki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" combined with 輝 (ki) meaning "bright". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sorako f & m Japanese
Means "Sky child" in Japanese.

Soramu m Japanese
From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Soran m Kurdish
Means "prince" in Kurdish.

Sorao m & f Japanese
From Japanese 宙 (sora) meaning "mid-air" or 空 (sora) meaning "sky" combined with 生 (o) meaning "life, genuine, birth", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 男 (o) meaning "male", 緒 (o) meaning "thread" or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly"... [more]

Sorata m Japanese
From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other combinations of kanji are possible.

Soraya m Japanese
From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" or 天 (sora) meaning "heavens, sky" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also" or 陽 (ya) meaning "light, sun, male". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sorba m English (British)

Sordlak f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "root (of a plant)" or "Saltmarsh Starwort".

Sordlánguaĸ f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name with the combination of Sordlak and suffix -nnguaq "sweet, dear".

Sordor m Uzbek (Rare)
Variant of Sardor, which is the main Uzbek form of Sardar.

Sordorbek m Uzbek (Rare)
Variant of Sardorbek, which is the main Uzbek form of Sardarbek.

Sordum f & m Ogoni
Means "time of life" in Khana.

Sorell m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sorell. A famous namesake is biologist Sir Julian Sorell Huxley, the brother of Aldous Huxley.

Soresh m Indian
Variant of Suresh.

Sorgog m & f Mongolian
Means "watchful, alert" in Mongolian.

So-ri f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Sori.

Sori f & m Korean
From native Korean 소리 (sori) meaning "sound; voice, tone." It can also be written with hanja, combining a so hanja, like 笑 meaning "laughter," 昭 meaning "bright," 沼 meaning "nail; pond; marsh" or 素 meaning "origin; foundation, basis," with a ri hanja, such as 利 meaning "benefit, advantage" or 里 meaning "village."

Sørin m Faroese
Faroese form of Søren.

Sorinel m Romanian
Diminutive of Sorin.

Sorisohaliapan m Batak

Soriya f & m Khmer
Means "sun" in Khmer.

Sorĸaĸ f & m Greenlandic
Means "baleen, whalebone" in Greenlandic.

Sorlak f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Sordlak.

Sorlannguaq f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Sordlánguaĸ.

Sorle f & m Ogoni
Khana for "there's time" (as in, you have time to do something)... [more]

Sørli m Faroese
Faroese form of Sǫrli.

Sǫrli m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of Sarilo. This is the name of the main character in the story Sǫrla þáttr, found in the Flateyjarbók manuscript.

Sorlingue m Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Sorn m & f Khmer

Sorniabari f & m Ogoni
Means "when it pleases God" in Khana, (when it pleases God for him to do something, like "God's time")... [more]

Sorong m & f Indigenous Taiwanese

Soroosh m Persian
Means "messenger angel" in Persian.

Sorrell m English
Transferred use of an originally French surname, Sorrell. The most notable bearer is the actor Sorrell Booke (1930-1994) best known for playing the corrupt local functionary Boss Hogg on the American television series, 'The Dukes of Hazzard' (1979-1985).

Sorry-for-sin m English (Puritan)
Referring to repentance.

Sôrúne m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Søren.

Sôrut m Greenlandic
Variant of Sôrúne.

Sorut m Thai

Sorya f & m Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សូរិយា (see Soriya).

Sos m Armenian

Sosamma f & m Indian

Sosána m Hungarian
Hungarian variant of Shoshana.

Sosander m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sosandros.

Sosandros m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with Greek ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man".

Só:se m Mohawk
Mohawk form of Joseph.

Sōseki m Japanese (Rare)
Pen name of author Natsume Sōseki, real name Natsume Kin'nosuke.

Sosfen m Old Church Slavic
Old Church Slavic form of Sosthenes.

Soshito m Japanese

Sosibios m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun βίος (bios) meaning "life".

Sosibius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sosibios.

Sosicles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sosikles.

Sosicrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sosikrates. A known bearer of this name is the Greek historian Sosicrates of Rhodes (2nd century BC).

Sosikles m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Sosikrates m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun κράτος (kratos) meaning "power".... [more]

Sosipater m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical Latin
Latinized form of Sosipatros. This is the name of a Greek man from the New Testament.

Sosipatr m Medieval Russian, Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Sosipatros, possibly via its latinized form Sosipater.

Sosipatre m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Sosipatros. A known bearer of this name was the Georgian politician and diplomat Sosipatre Asatiani (1872-1971).

Sosipatros m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with either the Greek adjective πατρός (patros) meaning "of the father" or the Greek noun πατρίς (patris) meaning "of one's fathers" as well as "fatherland".... [more]

Sosipatru m Romanian (Rare), Biblical Romanian
Romanian form of Sosipater.

Sosiphanes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with Greek φανής (phanes) meaning "appearing" (see Theophanes).... [more]

Sosiphron m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with either the Greek noun φρόνις (phronis) meaning "prudence, wisdom" or the Greek verb φρονέω (phroneo) meaning "to think" as well as "to be minded"... [more]

Sosippos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".... [more]

Sosippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sosippos.

Sosistratos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun στρατός (stratos) meaning "army".

Sosistratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sosistratos. This name was borne by two eponymous archons of Athens, the earliest of which lived in the 5th century BC.

Sositheos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god".... [more]

Sositheus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sositheos. This name was borne by a Greek tragic poet from the 3rd century BC.

Sosiua m Tongan
Tongan form of Joshua.

Sosius m Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was possibly derived from Greek σως (sos) "safe, whole, unwounded".

Soska m Georgian

Soslænbeg m Ossetian
Ossetian form of Soslanbek.

Soslænbek m Ossetian
Variant transcription of Soslanbek.

Soslanbek m Ossetian
From the given name Soslan combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Sosryque m Caucasian Mythology
East Circassian (Kabardian) form of Sosruko.

Sosten m Serbian
Serbian name for the apostle Sosthenes.

Sostene m Corsican (Rare, Archaic)
Corsican form of Sosthenes.

Sóstenes m Spanish
Spanish form of Sosthenes.

Sosthène m French
French form of Sosthenes.

Sosthenes m Ancient Greek, Biblical
Means "safe in strength", derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun σθένος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength".... [more]

Sostratos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Contracted form of Sosistratos. Notable ancient Greek bearers of this name include the famous merchant Sostratos of Aegina (6th century BC) and the sculptor Sostratos of Chios (5th century BC).

Sostratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sostratos. A known bearer of this name was Sostratus of Cnidus, an ancient Greek architect and engineer from the 3rd century BC.

Sōsuke m Japanese
This name can combine 颯 (satsu, sou, sa'.to) meaning "quick, sound of the wind, sudden," 聡 (sou, sato.i, mimizato.i) meaning "fast learner, wise," 奏 (sou, kana.deru) meaning "complete, play music, speak to a ruler," 創 (shou, sou, kizu, kezu.shigeru, tsuku.ru, haji.meru) meaning "genesis, hurt, injury, originate, start, wound" or 蒼 (sou, ao.i) meaning "blue, pale" with 介 (kai, suke) meaning "concern oneself with, jammed in, mediate, shellfish," 佑 (u, yuu, tasu.keru, suke) meaning "assist, help" or 輔 (fu, ho, tasuke.ru, suke) meaning "help."... [more]

Šóta m Sioux
From the Lakota šóta (shoh'-lah) meaning "smoke".

Sota m & f Finnish (Rare)
Means "war" in Finnish.

Sotaro m Japanese

Sotear f & m Khmer
Means "compassionate, generous" in Khmer.

Soter m Ancient Greek, Croatian, Polish
Derived from the Greek noun σωτήρ (soter) meaning "saviour, deliverer, preserver". This name was often used as an epithet, for both gods (such as Zeus and Apollo) and real-life rulers, such as Ptolemy I Soter of Egypt (4th century BC) and Antiochus I Soter of the Seleucid Empire (3rd century BC).... [more]

Soteridas m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Soter" in Greek, derived from the name Soter combined with ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Soteris f & m Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Soter or Soterios as well as a rare male variant of Soterios.... [more]

Soterius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Soterios. This was the baptismal name of the 2nd-century pope Soter.

Sotero m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Soter.

Sotha m Khmer
From soth, meaning "pure" in Khmer.

Sothea m & f Khmer

Sothea f & m Khmer
Means "nectar, juice" or "light, radiant" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit सुधा (sudha).

Sothear f & m Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សុធា (see Sothea).

Sothyam m Khmer (Rare)

Sotir m Albanian, Serbian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant of Sotiris.

Sotir m Greek
Modern Greek form of Soter.

Sotirakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Sotirios and Sotiris, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis)... [more]

Sotiraq m Albanian
Albanian form of Sotirakis. Unlike the original Greek name, the Albanian form is used as an official name on birth certificates.

Sotiriy m Russian
Russian form of Sotiris.

Sotona m Theology
Croatian form of Satan.

Sotonte m Ijaw
Means "Heaven/God has decided"

Sotsai m & f Thai
Means "bright, clear, cheerful, lively" in Thai.

Sou m Japanese
From Japanese 崇 (sou) meaning "adore", 壮 (sou) meaning "big, large", 双 (sou) meaning "set of two, pair, couple, double", 創 (sou) meaning "genesis", 奏 (sou) meaning "to play (music)", 爽 (sou) meaning "bright; clear", 想 (sou) meaning "thought, idea, concept", 操 (sou) meaning "chastity", 総 (sou) meaning "general, overall, total", 綜 (sou) meaning "arrange threads for weaving", 聡 (sou) meaning "intelligent, clever, bright", 草 (sou) meaning "herb", 蒼 (sou) meaning "blue, green", 装 (sou) meaning "dress, clothes, attire", 霜 (sou) meaning "frost", 慥 (sou) meaning "sincere, earnest" or 颯 (sou) meaning "the sound of the wind"... [more]

Soubael m Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Shubael, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Soubaya m Mauritian Creole
Variant of Soupaya.

Soubi m Japanese

Soufian m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Sufyan chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Soufiane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Sufyan chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Soufjan m Arabic (Germanized, Rare)
Germanized form of Sufyan.

Sougo m Japanese
From Japanese 奏 (sou) meaning "to play (music)" combined with 伍 (go) meaning "five". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Souhaib m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic صهيب (see Suhaib) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Souhei m Japanese
From Japanese 蒼 (sou) meaning "blue, green" combined with 平 (hei) meaning "level; even; flat". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Souheil m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Suhail chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Souichiro m Japanese

Souichirou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Sōichirō.

Souji m Japanese
From Japanese 総 (sou) meaning "all, whole" combined with 司 (shi) meaning "rule, direct", thus "all-directing". Several other kanji combinations exist.

Souk m & f Lao
Means "health, ease, happiness, joy" in Lao.

Souksakhone m & f Lao
From Lao ສຸກ (souk) meaning "health, ease, happiness, joy" and ສາຄອນ (sakhone) meaning "river, sea, ocean".

Souksavanh m & f Lao
From Lao ສຸກ (souk) meaning "health, ease, happiness, joy" and ສະຫວັນ (savanh) meaning "heaven, paradise".

Soul m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Soul. May also be used in reference to the word soul, from Old English sāwol, sāw(e)l, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ziel and German Seele.

Souleyman m Arabic (Maghrebi), Muslim (Gallicized)
Gallicized transliteration of سليمان (see Sulayman).

Souleymanou m Western African
Form of Sulayman used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.

Soulougue m French (Cajun), African American, American (South)
Presumably a variant or misreading of the surname Soulouque.... [more]

Soumaïla m Western African
Form of Isma'il used in parts of French-influenced western Africa (particularly Mali).

Soumat m Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Soumen m Bengali

Soumya f & m Bengali, Odia, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil
Variant of Saumya.

Soun m Thai
Means "pine" in Thai.

Soura m & f Japanese
From Japanese 宗 (sou) meaning "religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence", 青 (sou) meaning "blue, green", 創 (sou) meaning "genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate", 双 (sou) meaning "pair, set, comparison, counter for pairs", 奏 (sou) meaning "play music, speak to a ruler, complete", 爽 (sou) meaning "refreshing, bracing, resonant, sweet, clear", 想 (sou) meaning "concept, think, idea, thought", 早 (sou) meaning "early, fast" or 蒼 (sou) meaning "blue" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "gauze, thin silk, arrange, spread out", 良 (ra) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled", 空 (ra) meaning "sky", 楽 (ra) meaning "music, comfort, ease", 麗 (ra) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent" or 来 (ra) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become"... [more]

Sourabh m Indian, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Saurabh.

Sourav m Indian, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Saurabh.

Sourena m Persian
Derived from the ancient persian general sourena.... [more]

Souriel m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Zuriel, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Sourik m Bengali
Means "ray of sun", "love" or "dependent".

Souriya m Lao
Means "sun" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit सूर्य (surya).

Sourkea m & f Khmer
Means "heaven" in Khmer.

Sous m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Soos. This was the name of a semi-mythological king of Sparta, who is thought to have lived in the 9th century BC.

Sousarion m Ancient Greek
Meaning uncertain. This name should be a compound name, of which the first element might be the Greek noun σοῦς (sous) meaning "upward motion" or the Greek noun σοῦσον (souson) meaning "lily"... [more]

Sousuke m Japanese
Variant transcription of Sōsuke.

Soutaro m Japanese
Variant transcription of Sotaro.

Soutarou m Japanese
From Japanese 繰 (sou) meaning "winding, reel, spin, turn (pages), look up, refer to", 桑 (sou) meaning "mulberry", 宗 (sou) meaning "religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence", 庄 (sou) meaning "level, in the country, manor, village, hamlet", 曾 (sou) meaning "once, before, formerly, ever, never, ex-", 創 (sou) meaning "genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate", 双 (sou) meaning "pair, set, comparison", 壮 (sou) meaning "robust, manhood, prosperity", 奏 (sou) meaning "play music, complete", 爽 (sou) meaning "refreshing, bracing, resonant, sweet, clear", 宋 (sou) meaning "dwell", 惣 (sou) meaning "all", 想 (sou) meaning "concept, think, idea, thought", 操 (sou) meaning "maneuver, manipulate, operate, steer, chastity, virginity, fidelity", 相 (sou) meaning "inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy", 総 (sou) meaning "general, whole, all, full, total", 綜 (sou) meaning "rule, synthesize", 聡 (sou) meaning "wise, fast learner", 草 (sou) meaning "grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft", 荘 (sou) meaning "villa, inn, cottage, feudal manor, solemn, dignified", 蒼 (sou) meaning "blue", 壯 (sou) meaning "big, large, robust, name of tribe", 滄 (sou) meaning "ocean", 艸 (sou) meaning "grass, plants" or 颯 (sou) meaning "sudden, quick, sound of the wind", 多 (ta) meaning "many, much", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" or 大 (ta) meaning "big, great" combined with 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" or 郎 (rou) meaning "son"... [more]

Southern m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Southern.

Souto m Japanese
From Japanese 颯 (sou) meaning "the sound of wind" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Souvankham m & f Lao
From Lao ສຸວັນ (souvan) meaning "gold, yellow" and ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".

Souvanna f & m Lao
Means "gold, yellow" in Lao.

Sou'wester m English (Puritan, Rare)
Referring to a south-westerly gale. At least two individuals bear this name, a man who was born at sea in a south-westerly gale and his nephew born years later in memory of him.

Sovan m & f Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សុវណ្ណ (see Sovann).

Sovannareth m Khmer
Variant of Sovannarith.

Sovannarith m Khmer
Means "golden boy" in Khmer.

Sovereign f & m English (Modern)
From the English word, both a noun meaning "monarch" and an adjective meaning "predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount" or "having supreme power", which is derived from Vulgar Latin *superanus "chief" (ultimately from Latin super "over") via Old French... [more]

Soviet Russia m Obscure
From the name of the communist state that spanned Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

Şövkət m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Shawkat

Şövqi m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Shawqi.

Sowunmi m Yoruba, African
Means "the sorcerer is attractive to me" in Yoruba.

Sǫxólfr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Sǫxulfr.

Sǫxulfr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of saxar "Saxons" and ulfr "wolf".

Soy m Dutch (Rare)
This name is best known for being the name of the Dutch actor Soy Kroon (b. 1995). He stated in a 2008 interview with the regional newspaper Eindhovens Dagblad that he was named after his father (who is named Jos), but in a creative way... [more]

Soyan m Khakas
Means "Tuvan" in Khakas.

Soyaphi m Tsonga
Means "where will we go?" in Xitsonga.

Søybiǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Sǽbiǫrn.

Söýeg m Turkmen
Possibly from the Turkmen söýgi meaning "love".

Søygæirr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Sǽgæirr.

Soyhan m & f Turkish
Means "noble-descended" in Turkish.

Soykan m Turkish
"Blue-blooded", "noble khan"

Soyolbadrakh m & f Mongolian
Derived from the Mongolian соёл (soyol) meaning "culture, the arts" and бадрах (badrakh) meaning "thrive, grow" or "blaze, shine".

Soyol-erdene m & f Mongolian
Derived from the Mongolian соёл (soyol) meaning "culture, the arts" and эрдэнэ (erdene) meaning "jewel" or "precious".

Soyolmandakh m & f Mongolian
Derived from the Mongolian соёл (soyol) meaning "culture, the arts" and мандах (mandakh) meaning "ascent, rising".

Soyolsaikhan m & f Mongolian
Derived from the Mongolian соёл (soyol) meaning "culture, the arts" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".

Sozin m Popular Culture
Sozin's name is probably related to the Persian name Souzan, which means "fire".... [more]

Sozont m History (Ecclesiastical), Russian (Archaic)
Russian and Romanian form of Sozon.

Sozresh m Circassian, Caucasian Mythology
The god of Fertility and family.

Sozyr m Ossetian (Rare)
From Persian سزاوار (sazâvâr) meaning "worthy, deserving".

Sozyryqo m Ossetian, Ossetian Mythology
Ossetian form of Sosruko.

Spa m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Spár.

Spak m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Spakr.

Spake m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Spaki.

Spaki m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Spakr.

Spakr m Old Norse
From Old Norse spakr meaning "wise, sensible, peaceable".

Spalding m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Spalding.... [more]

Spandar m Armenian (Rare)
Short form of Spandarat, which has now become the modern form of the name.

Spandarat m Armenian (Archaic)
Armenian form of Esfandiar via its Middle Persian form Spandadat. A known bearer of this name was the Armenian doctor and scientist Spandarat Kamsarakan (1876-1942), who played a crucial role in establishing the Armenian Red Cross National Society.

Spár m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse spár meaning "prophetic".

Spark m & f English (Rare)
Originally a transferred use of the surname Spark. It is now used as an adoption of the English word (which is derived from Old English spearca via Middle English sparke "spark").

Sparkr m Norse Mythology
Old Norse byname or personal name meaning, ‘sprightly’, ‘vivacious’

Sparks m English
Originally a transferred use of the surname Sparks. It is now used as an adoption of the English word (which is derived from Old English spearca via Middle English sparke "spark").

Sparky m American, Pet
Nickname, though not a diminutive. Often a given name for pets.

Sparli m Pashto
Meaning "spring" in Pashto.

Sparsh m Indian, Hinduism
act of touching; touch; contact; the quality of touch or tangibility; whit, jot; effect of touch or contact; any of the consonants.

Sparta f & m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, English
Short form of Spartacus. It is also the name of an ancient Roman city.

Spartaco m Italian
Italian form of Spartacus.

Spartakas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Spartacus.

Spartaki m Georgian
Form of Spartak with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი (-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.

Spartaks m Latvian
Latvian form of Spartacus.

Spasimir m Bulgarian, Croatian
The first element of this name is derived from Bulgarian spasjá or spasjávam "to save, to rescue". Also compare Serbo-Croatian spasiti and Russian spasát', both of which mean "to save, to rescue"... [more]

Spaso m Serbian
Short form of Spasoje.

Spasoje m Serbian
Derived from Serbian spasiti meaning "to save".

Speaidna m Sami
Sami form of Svæina.

Spealán m Irish
Diminutive of the word "speal"

Spearhafoc m Anglo-Saxon
Means "sparrowhawk" in Old English, ultimately derived from the elements spearwa "sparrow" and hafoc "hawk". This name was borne by an 11th-century Anglo-Saxon artist and Benedictine monk.

Speck m Popular Culture
Given to Speck Wildhorse Mellencamp, son of John Mellencamp and Elaine Irwin.

Spedford m English (American)

Speed m English (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Speed.

Speedy m English
"Speedy" is an English adverb used to describe someone fast or to do something quickly

Spekonis m Latvian

Spelios m Greek
Variant transcription of Σπήλιος (see Spilios).

Spelman m English

Spence m English
Short form of Spencer.

Spenny m English
Diminutive of Spencer.

Spenser m English (Rare)
Variant of Spencer.

Sperandio m Italian

Sperantius m Late Roman (Rare, ?)
Masculine form of Sperantia.

Sperat m Polish (Archaic)
Derived from the Latin word for "home". This was the name of 2nd century Sicilian saint.

Spero m English
Transferred use of the surname Spero.

Speros m Greek
Variant of Spyros.

Sperry m & f English (Rare)
Transferred from the English surname Sperry.

Speusandros m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun σπεῦσις (speusis) meaning "haste, hurry" as well as "speed". It is ultimately derived from the Greek verb σπεύδω (speudo) meaning "to hasten" as well as "to urge on" and "to set going"... [more]

Speusipp m German
German form of Speusippos via its latinized form Speusippus.

Speusippe m History (Gallicized)
French form of Speusippos via its latinized form Speusippus.

Speusippo m Italian
Italian form of Speusippos via its latinized form Speusippus.

Speusippos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun σπεῦσις (speusis) meaning "haste, hurry" as well as "speed". It is ultimately derived from the Greek verb σπεύδω (speudo) meaning "to hasten" as well as "to urge on" and "to set going"... [more]

Speusippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Speusippos. This name was borne by an ancient Greek philosopher from the 4th century BC.

Speuzyp m Polish
Polish form of Speusippos via its latinized form Speusippus.

Spevsipp m Russian
Russian form of Speusippos.

Sphere m English (Rare)
Probably from the English word sphere, ultimately from Greek σφαῖρα (sphaira) meaning "globe, ball". Two famous bearers of this name are American jazz pianist Thelonious Sphere Monk (1917-1982) and his son Thelonious Sphere "T... [more]

Sphynx m & f English (Rare)

Spiælbodhi m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Spiallbuði.

Spiælle m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Spialli and Old Swedish short form of Spiælbodhi.

Spiallbuði m Old Norse
From Old Norse *spjallboði meaning "messenger".

Spialli m Old Norse
From Old Norse spjalli meaning "companion, friend".

Spidols m Latvian

Spidona m Georgian (Archaic), Literature, Popular Culture
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be a diminutive or short form of Spiridon.... [more]

Spijk m Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Probably a Dutchification of Spike. Alternatively, this name might be derived from the Dutch word spijker meaning "nail" (as in, the metal object), which is also etymologically related to the aforementioned given name.

Spikey m English
Diminutive of Spike.

Spiky m English
Variant of Spikey.

Spilios m Greek
Variant of Spyridon via its short form Spyros.

Spin m Pashto
Means "white, pure" in Pashto.

Spinello m Medieval Italian
From the Latin word "Spina", meaning "Thornbush".

Spinzar m Pashto
Means "silver" in Pashto, derived from سپين (spin) meaning "white" and زر (zar) "metal".

Spire m English (Rare)
From Old French spirer, and its source, Latin spīrō (“to breathe”). Possible relation to Spiro.

Spiridhon m Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Spiridon.

Spiridione m Italian
Italian form of Spyridon.

Spirito m Italian (Rare)
Probably derived from Italian Sirito Santo "Holy Spirit".... [more]

Spirou m Popular Culture

Spiru m Maltese
Maltese form of Spiro.

Spirv m Old Swedish
Variant of Spørv.

Spirydion m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Spiridon.

Spirydon m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Spiridon.

Spitamaneh m Old Persian
Derived from Old Persian spita "white" combined with Old Persian manah "mind, intelligence, mentality", thus meaning something like "clear-minded".

Spitamenes m Old Persian (Hellenized), History
Hellenized form of Spitamaneh. This was the name of a Sogdian warlord from the 4th century BC.

Spjälbo m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Spiallbuði.

Spjute m Old Norse
Modern transcription of Spiuti, originally a byname derived from Old Norse spjót "spear". It appears on several runestones in Sweden as sbiuti and sbiut.

Splinter m Popular Culture
Derived from the English word splinter, which usually refers to a long and sharp fragment of material (often wood).... [more]

Splinter m Medieval Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, even though this rare Dutch given name was already in use in medieval times. Compare the modern Dutch word splinter meaning "splinter".... [more]

Spodris m Latvian
Masculine form of Spodra.

Spomenko m Croatian
Masculine form of Spomenka.

Spomiika'pi m Siksika

Sponde f & m Greek Mythology
Jupiter's moon

Spongebob m Popular Culture
The name of the main character in a popular kids cartoon series, Spongebob Squarepants. Originally his name was SpongeBoy, however upon discovering this name was taken for a mop product.

Sporgh m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Spǫrr.

Sporos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun σπόρος (sporos) meaning "a sowing" as well as "seed, semen" and "harvest, crop".... [more]

Spǫrr m Old Norse
From Old Norse spǫrr meaning "sparrow".

Sportacus m Popular Culture
Sportacus is a fictional character from the children's television show LazyTown. His name is a portmanteau of the ancient figure Spartacus and the word sport, which represents his athleticism... [more]

Sporði m Icelandic
Icelandic name deriving from Icelandic sporður meaning "tail of a fish or whale".... [more]

Sporus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Ancient Roman
Latinized form of Sporos. This was the name of a young slave boy from the 1st century AD. The Roman emperor Nero had taken a liking to him, because he bore a striking resemblance to his late wife Poppaea Sabina... [more]

Spørv m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Spǫrr.

Spot f & m English, Pet
A very common name for dogs and cats alike, perhaps most notably Data's cat(s) from the TV show Star Trek: The New Generation.

Spotswood m English (American)
Spotswood Washington was a descendent of President George Washington.

Spoudandros m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun σπουδή (spoude) meaning "haste, speed" as well as "earnestness, diligence, zeal". It is ultimately derived from the Greek verb σπεύδω (speudo) meaning "to hasten" as well as "to urge on" and "to set going"... [more]

Spoudippos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun σπουδή (spoude) meaning "haste, speed" as well as "earnestness, diligence, zeal". It is ultimately derived from the Greek verb σπεύδω (speudo) meaning "to hasten" as well as "to urge on" and "to set going"... [more]

Spourios m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Spurius.