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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is American.
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Schenley f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Schenley.
Schley m American (Archaic)
The name is derived from the surname Schley.... [more]
Scholar m English
It means "scholar", referring to a student or to someone intelligent.
Schon m & f English (American, Anglicized, Rare)
Transferred use of an anglicized version of the surname Schön.
Schyler f & m English
Variant of Schuyler.
Science m English (American, Rare)
Middle English (denoting knowledge) from Old French, from Latin scientia, from scire ‘know.’
Scoey m English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Roscoe in the case of American actor and television personality Roscoe 'Scoey' Mitchell (1930-2022).
Scotland m & f English
From the name of the country Scotland, meaning "land of the Scots", from Latin Scoti meaning "Gaelic speaker".
Scotti f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Scotty.
Scully m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Scully.
Seabrooke m English
Transferred use of the surname Seabrooke.
Seaburn m English
Variant of Seaborn.
Seafield m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Seafield.... [more]
Seager m English
Transferred use of the surname Seager.
Seamus m English
Anglicised form of Séamus.
Seani f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Sean, Shawn & Shawnee,
Seantrel m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Sean using the popular name suffix trel.
Seaver m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Seaver.
Sebbie f & m English
Diminutive of Sebastiane or Sebastian.
Sebby m & f English
Diminutive of Sebastian, Sabrina.
Sedge m & f English
A swordsman. Related names are Sedgley(from the meadow of the swordsman), and Sedgwick(from the place of sword grass).
Sedgwick m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Sedgwick.
Sedric m English
Variant of Cedric. Known bearers of this name include the American basketball players Sedric Toney (b. 1962) and Sedric Webber (b. 1977).
Sedrick m English
Variant spelling of Cedric via Sedric. Also compare Cedrick. A known bearer of this name is the American retired football player Sedrick Ellis (b... [more]
Seeley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Seeley. Seeley Booth is a fictional character in the TV series 'Bones' (2005-2017).
Seemore m English (Archaic)
Variant of Seymour.
Selaphiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Biblical, English
Variant of Shealtiel and Salathiel. This is the name of one of the seven Archangels of the Presence who is venerated in Eastern Orthodoxy and Eastern Catholicism... [more]
Seldon m English
Means "from the house on the hill" or "from the willow valley".
Selmer m American
Transferred use of the surname Selmer.
Selvin m Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Central American, Indian
Meaning uncertain, used especially in Central America.
Selvyn m English
A variant of Sylvanus.
Semper m English (Rare)
Derived from Latin semper meaning "forever, always". It also coincides with a surname which derives from multiple distinct sources, including the French place name Saint-Pierre and the medieval Germanic personal name Sindperht (see Sindbert).... [more]
Senica m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant and feminine form of Seneca.
Seph m English
Diminutive of Joseph.
Septime m & f Louisiana Creole, French (Archaic)
French form of Septimus and Septimius, as well as the French feminine form of Septima.... [more]
Seraph f & m English (American, Rare)
From the English word seraph, singular form of the biblical word seraphim referring to an order of angels (see Seraphina, Seraphim)... [more]
Seraphim m English, Greek, English (Puritan)
Directly from the biblical word seraphim which meant "fiery ones" from Hebrew and referred to an order of angels described in the Book of Isaiah (see Seraphina)... [more]
Seraphin m English (Rare)
Anglicised form of Séraphin.
Servian m Bulgarian, English, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, English and Ukrainian form of Servianus.
Sethon m English (American)
Variant of the name Seth 1
Severian m Bulgarian, English, Georgian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, English, Russian and Ukrainian form of Severianus. This name is also used in Georgia, where it is a shorter form of Severiane, the older Georgian form of Severianus... [more]
Sevvie m English
Diminutive of Severus.
Sewall m English
Transferred use of the surname Sewall.
Sewell m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Sewell.
Sexton m English
Transferred use of the surname Sexton.
Shaddix m American
Transferred from the surname Shaddix, which is an altered form of Chadwick. Notable bearer of the surname is Jacoby Shaddix, lead singer of the band Papa Roach.
Shade m & f English
From the English word shade or transferred use of the surname Shade, which may be a topographic name for someone who lived near a boundary (from the Old English scead "boundary") or a nickname for a thin man, (from the Middle English schade, "shadow", "wraith") or an Americanized spelling of the German and Dutch surname Schade.
Shaden f & m English
Variant of Shayden.
Shadoe m English
Variant of Shadow.
Shadonte m African American
An elaboration of Donte with the prefix Sha-.
Shadow m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Shadow or simply from the English word shadow.
Shadrias m African American
Meaning unknown.
Shaedon m African American
A variation of the Hebrew names Shai, Shay, and later on the English (Modern) variant of the name Shae
Shaffer m American
Transferred use of the surname Shaffer.
Shain m English (Rare)
Variant of Shane or transferred use of surname Shain
Shajuan f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix sha- combined with the name Juan 1 (See also Dajuan).
Shakespeare m English
Transferred use of the surname Shakespeare first borne as a forename of William Shakespeare’s grandson Shakespeare Quiney.
Shalamar f & m English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic / Urdu شالامار باغ (see Shalimar). Though the name began to be used (in very small numbers) in America in the 1950s and 1960s, it gained some recognition there in 1980 following the release of the song "Three for Love" by the R&B group of the same name.
Shallah f & m Arabic (Anglicized, Rare, Archaic), American
Variation of the phrase Inshallah meaning "god willing". Name is most famous for being Raekwon's aliases. Also common as a last name.
Shamar m African American, Jamaican Patois
Combination of the phonetic elements sha and mar, probably modelled on Lamar or Jamar.
Shan f & m English
Short form of Shannon or Shaniqua.
Shanaya f & m English
Variant of Shania.
Shangar m English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Shamgar.
Shanklin m American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Shanklin.
Shanne f & m English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form and variant of Shane.
Shaquelle m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant and feminine form of Shaquille.
Sharlie f & m English
Elaboration of Shar.
Sharrod m African American, American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Sharrod. A famous namesake is basketball player Sharrod Ford.
Shaughn m & f American
Variant of Shaun.
Shaughnessy f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Shaughnessy. The name Shaughnessy was given to 5 girls born in the United States in 2000, according to the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Shaundarius m African American (Rare)
Combination of the names Shaun and Darius.
Shaunie m & f English
Masculine and Feminine diminutive of Shaun
Shauwn m & f English
Variant of Sean/Shawn/Shaun.
Shawnacy m English
Transferred use of the surname Shawnacy.... [more]
Shawndarius m African American (Rare)
Combination of the names Shawn and Darius.
Shawnta f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Shantae. Rarely used as a variant of Shawn.
Shawntez m African American (Rare)
Combination of Shawn and the suffix tez from Cortéz.
Shawntrell m African American
Variant spelling of Seantrel.
Shawon m American
An African-American name that was first used in the early 1990s, and probably as well as the '80s. Means "mooses-faced".
Shayden m & f English (Rare)
An invented name, blending Shay 1 with the popular aden suffix sound found in such names as Aidan, Hayden, Brayden, Caden and Jaden.
Shaydon m English
Variant of Shayden.
Shayn m English (American)
Variant spelling of Shane.
Shaynne m English
Variant of Shane. This is the middle name of Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. in S.E. Hinton's coming of age novel, The Outsiders.
Sheboygan m American
The name was given to the 14th son (no daughters!) of an American family living in Michigan. According to the press the name the name means "She's a boy again" and goes back to a native American legend... [more]
Shedrick m English
Transferred use of the surname Shedrick.
Sheehan m & f English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Sheehan.
Sheffield m English
Most likely the place a family member was originally from and then used as a name.
Shelden m American
Variant of Sheldon.
Shellby f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Shelby possibly influenced by the English word shell.
Shep m English
Short form of Shepherd.
Shepard m English
Variant of Shepherd.
Sheridyn f & m English
Variant of Sheridan.
Sherm m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Sherman.
Shermy m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Sherman. This was the name of an earlier character from Charles Schulz's Peanuts before Linus and Franklin came in to the picture.
Sherrard m English
Transferred use of the surname Sherrard.
Sherrill m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Sherrill. As a feminine name, it's also a variant of Cheryl.
Sherrinford m English
Original name of Sherlock Holmes. Sherringford was originally paired with the last name 'Hope'. It was then changed to Sherrinford Holmes, this was then discarded for Sherlock Holmes. It is now used to refer to the proposed elder brother of Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes.
Sherrod m English
Variant of Sherrard. Americanized form of French Cherot 'wagoner' (see Shero). This is the name of Ohio senator Sherrod Brown, as well as football figure Sherrod Martin.
Sherwin m English
Transferred use of surname Sherwin.
Shev f & m English
Variant of Shevon
Shey f & m English
Variant of Shay 1.
Sheyne f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Shane.
Shi m & f English
Diminutive of Shiloh
Shia m English (Modern), Various
In the case of American actor Shia LaBeouf (1986-), it is derived from Hebrew שַׁי יָהּ (shai yah) meaning "gift of Yahweh".
Shilo f & m English, Popular Culture
Variant of Shiloh. This is the name of a Neil Diamond song, recorded in 1967, and a town (communal settlement) in Israel, established in 1978 (Hebrew: שילה)... [more]
Shilom m English (American, Rare)
Joseph Smith said that this was a more correct name for Salem, the city that Melchizedek was king of. It means "righteousness" and "peace" in Hebrew.
Shimmy m English
Diminutive of Shimon.
Shine f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Either from the English word shine or transferred use of the surname Shine 1.
Shiny m & f English, African American
From the English word shiny, meaning "glorious, shining, brightness".
Shonn m English (American)
Anglicized form of Seán.
Shooter m English (American, Rare)
Likely transferred use of the surname Shooter or from the English word shooter.
Shosho m English
Diminutive of Joseph.
Shourvoisier m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Bastardization and transferred use of the surname Courvoisier.
Shout m English, Obscure
Possibly from the English word shout. Used by composer Shout Young.
Shrader m & f American
Transferred use of the surname Shrader.
Shurley m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Shirley.
Shy f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Chey. It can also be simply derived from the English word shy.
Shyheim m African American
Usage of this name was likely inspired by the rapper Shyheim.
Shyloh m & f English
Variant of Shiloh.
Si m English
Diminutive of Simon 1, Silas, and other names containing the si sound.
Sidnee f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Sidney.
Sidnie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Sidney.
Sidrick m English
Possibly a variant of Sitric (see Sithric).
Sidwell f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sidwell.
Silvian m Dutch, Romanian, English, German
English, German and Romanian form of Silvianus, also sometimes used in The Netherlands.
Silvin m English, Picard
English and Picard form of Silvinus.
Sim m Scottish, English
Short form of Simon 1.
Similian m English
English form of Similianus. A bearer of this name was St. Similian of Nantes, a French bishop and saint from the 4th century AD. His feast day is on June 16.
Simmie m American
Diminutive of Simon 1, Simeon or other names with the sound sim.
Simonus m Dutch (Rare), English (Archaic), German (Archaic)
Medieval latinized form of Simon 1, which makes the name a double latinization, as Simon itself is already (biblical) Latin. Also compare Simonis.
Simplician m English
English form of Simplicianus. This was the name of a saint from the 4th century AD.
Simpson m English
Transferred use of the surname Simpson.
Sinai m English
Given in honor of the mountain from the book of Exodus.
Sincerity f & m American (Rare)
Derived from Latin sinceritas "purity; integrity".
Sindarius m African American (Rare)
Possibly a combination of a given name that starts with Sin- (such as Sinclair) with Darius.... [more]
Sinorice m African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown. The best known bearer of this name is Sinorice Moss (b. 1983), a former professional player of American football.
Sir m English
Possibly from the title "Sir", typically used to address any male whose name is unknown or out of respect, or who is of a higher rank, or who has been bestowed the title ('knighted') by royalty. Derived from the Old French sire 'master, sir, lord', from the Latin senior 'older, elder'.
Sire m African American
Middle English from Old French, from an alteration of Latin senior.
Sirocco m American
From the Arabic sarq meaning "east" it is the name of the strong, hot wind that blows from Africa across the Mediterranean.
Six m Medieval German, English (Rare)
Variant of Sixt which likely came about due to sloppy pronunciation.
Skai f & m English
Variant of Sky.
Skandar m Arabic, English
Short form of Iskandar. A well-known bearer of this name is the British actor Skandar Keynes.
Skeet m English
Perhaps from the Old Norse "Skotja" Meaning- "To shoot" Also believed to mean "Swift" from English.
Skeeter m & f American (Rare), Popular Culture
Nickname derived from a slang or humorous term for "mosquito." A famous bearer is female singer-songwriter Skeeter Davis (1931-2004).
Skelton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of a surname Skelton.
Skilar f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Skyler.
Skiler f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Skyler.
Skip m English
Short form of Skipper.
Skipp m English
Variant of Skip.
Skipper m & f English
Derived from Middle Dutch schipper "boatman, bargeman", which referred to the master of a small ship or boat (like a fishing boat).
Skippie m English
Diminutive of Skipper and Skipton.
Skippy m & f English
Diminutive of Skipper and Skipton.
Skipwith m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Skipwith.... [more]
Skyden m English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Sky and the -den suffix used in names such as Jaden and Aidan... [more]
Skyelar m & f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Skylar by adding Skye.
Skylan m & f English (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Skylyn. This name was given to 23 boys and 28 girls born in the USA in 2015.
Skyller m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Skyler.
Skylor m & f English
Variant of Skyler.
Skylur m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Skyler.
Slater m English
Transferred use of the surname Slater.
Slevin m English (Rare), Irish (Anglicized)
Transferred use of the surname Slevin. The author Anne Tyler used this name in her novel 'Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant' (1982); it was also used in the movie 'Lucky Number Slevin' (2006).
Slim m American
Often a nickname for someone "thin" or possibly a transferred use of the surname Slim. Noted bearers include actor Slim Pickens, whose name was a humorous adaptation of the southern expression 'slim pickings' meaning "limited choices"... [more]
Slone m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Sloane.
Smedley m English
Transferred use of the surname Smedley.
Smiley f & m English (Rare)
A nickname for a person of happy disposition known for smiling or a nickname whose meaning is particular to the bearer. A notable namesake is comedic actor and country singer Smiley Burnette (1911-1967) who was born Lester Alvin Burnett... [more]
Smitty m English
A nickname for someone with the surname Smith.
Smokey m & f Popular Culture, English
The name of Smokey Bear, from the fire prevention campaigns.
Smoky m American
Variant of Smokey. A famous bearer of this form is Major League Baseball pitcher, Smoky Joe Wood (1889–1985).
Snake m English
From Proto-Germanic *snakon, source also of Old Norse snakr "snake," Swedish snok, German Schnake "ring snake"), from PIE root *sneg- "to crawl, creeping thing" (source also of Old Irish snaighim "to creep," Old High German snahhan "to creep").
Sneed m American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Sneed. The name of Sneed B. Collard III, an American children's author.
Snowden m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Snowden.
Snowy f & m English (Rare)
From the English word "snowy" meaning "covered with Snow; resembling snow; or when snow is falling".
Snyder m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Snyder.
Sojourn m & f American (Rare)
Based on the English verb "sojourn" meaning "a temporary stay." Diminutive or variation of Sojourner
Solace f & m English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)
From the English word, solace.
Solanine f & m English (Rare)
Solanine is a dangerous poison from the nightshade family. Solanine was first isolated in 1820 from the berries of the European black nightshade (Solanum nigrum), after which it was named.
Solas m Popular Culture, English
The elvish name Solas meaning "Pride; to stand tall".... [more]
Sollie m & f English
Pet form of Solomon or Saul (when borne by a male) and variant spelling of Soli (when borne by a female).
Solstice f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Latin solsticium and thus ultimately from sol "sun" and stito "to stand still". The English word solstice refers to two times of the year when the sun's apparent position in the sky reaches its northernmost or southernmost extremes.... [more]
Solton m English (Modern)
Means “Sol’s town”, a newly created name.
Son m English (Rare)
From the English word son meaning 'male child'.
Soni m English
Variant of Sony.
Sonnet f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Italian sonetto - song, sound; little song. Also the term for a short lyric poem, usually with eight line stanzas, followed by six line ... [more]
Sonney m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Sonny.
Sonni m & f English
Variant and Feminine form of Sonny.
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.
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).
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.
Soulougue m French (Cajun), African American, American (South)
Presumably a variant or misreading of the surname Soulouque.... [more]
Southern m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Southern.
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]
Spalding m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Spalding.... [more]
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").
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.
Sparta f & m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, English
Short form of Spartacus. It is also the name of an ancient Roman city.
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
Spence m English
Short form of Spencer.
Spenny m English
Diminutive of Spencer.
Spero m English
Transferred use of the surname Spero.
Sperry m & f English (Rare)
Transferred from the English surname Sperry.
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]
Spikey m English
Diminutive of Spike.
Spiky m English
Variant of Spikey.
Spire m English (Rare)
From Old French spirer, and its source, Latin spīrō (“to breathe”). Possible relation to Spiro.
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