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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is English; and the first letter is S.
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Sabbath f & m English (Puritan, Rare), Literature
From the word "sabbath," referring to the day of rest (Saturday).
Sabe m English
Diminutive of Sabellius.
Sabin m Romanian, Basque, English (Rare), Polish (Rare), French (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare)
English, Romanian, Basque, French and Polish form of Sabinus. Sabin of Bulgaria was the ruler of Bulgaria from 765 to 766.
Sacvan m American (Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Created from the first syllables of the surnames Sacco and Vanzetti... [more]
Sadler m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sadler.
Safe-deliverance m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to being delivered from evil by God.
Safe-on-high m & f English (Puritan)
A name given to children when expected that they would die, in reference to being safe with God in heaven.
Safe-on-highe m English (Puritan)
Often given to children expected to perish. References the safety of a child in Heaven versus earth.
Sagan f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sagan, usually used in reference to astronomer Carl Sagan.
Sagie f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of the name Sage.
Sailor f & m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Sailor or directly from the English vocabulary word sailor, denoting one who works on a ship.
Sallustian m English
English form of Sallustianus. This was the name of a saint who was apparently especially venerated on the island of Sardinia.
Salter m English
Transferred use of the occupational surname Salter.
Salvian m English
English form of Salvianus. This was the name of a Christian writer from the 5th century AD.
Sam m English
Means "half" in Old English.
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]
Sameth m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sameth.
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.
Samie m & f English (American)
Variant of Sammy.
Sammee f & m English
Variant spelling of Sammy.
Sammuel m English
Variant of Samuel.
Sammye f & m English
Alternate spelling of Sammy.
Samric m English
Variant of Sameric.
Samual m English
Variant of Samuel.
Sanders m English (British, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sanders.
Sanderson m English
Transferred use of the surname Sanderson.
Sandey m & f English
Variant of Sandy.
Sandhurst m Trinidadian Creole (Rare), English (Rare)
From the name of multiple cities in England, Australia and South Africa.... [more]
Sandi f & m English
Variant of Sandy.
Sandler m English
Transferred use of the surname Sandler
Santanna f & m Spanish (Latin American), English
From a contraction of the surname Santa Anna meaning "Saint Anne", derived from Spanish santa "saint" combined with Anna, the name traditionally assigned to the mother of the Virgin Mary (see also Santana)... [more]
Saphir m Arabic (Modern, Rare, Archaic), Hebrew (Modern, Rare), French (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
The meaning of Saphir is primarily from Sapphire: a precious stone, usually blue (but the stone can also be yellow or red.)... [more]
Satch m English
Diminutive of Satchel.
Satchal m English (American)
Old English (Satchel) but this is spelled with an "a" at the end. It's a noun- a real person's name, an American name, meaning 'unknown'. From the lyrics of one of Dave Mason's song: I'm a person not a purse.
Satchi m & f English
Diminutive of Satchel.
Satorious m Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Variation of Sartorius, which is a transferred use of the surname Sartorius.... [more]
Saturday m & f English (African, Rare), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
From the English word for the day of the week, ultimately deriving from Latin meaning "Saturn's day."... [more]
Saunders m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Saunders.
Saviour m English (Rare)
Variant of Savior using the international spelling.
Sayer m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sayer.
Saylem f & m English
Variant of Salem 2.
Sayler f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Saylor.
Schenley f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Schenley.
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.
Seaborn m English (Puritan)
Transferred use of the surname Seaborn, though in the case of many Puritans, it was given to children born at sea.
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]
Seaforth m English (Australian, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Seaforth. Kenneth Ivo Brownley Langwell Mackenzie (1913-1955) was an Australian poet and novelist... [more]
Seager m English
Transferred use of the surname Seager.
Sea-mercy m English (Puritan)
Possibly given to a child who was spared during a sea journey.
Seamus m English
Anglicised form of Séamus.
Seani f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Sean, Shawn & Shawnee,
Search-the-scriptures m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to John 5:39, "Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me."
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.
Sehon m Biblical, English (Puritan)
Form of Sihon used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610).
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".
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.
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.
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.
Shadow m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Shadow or simply from the English word shadow.
Shadreck m English (African), Southern African
Variant of Shadrach. It is particularly popular in Southern African countries.
Shain m English (Rare)
Variant of Shane or transferred use of surname Shain
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.
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.
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.
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.
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]
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.
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.
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.
Shout m English, Obscure
Possibly from the English word shout. Used by composer Shout Young.
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.
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.
Sill f & m English (Puritan)
Up until the 17th century, Sill was a diminutive of Sybil and Silas. From the 17th century onwards, however, it became a diminutive of Puritan Silence.
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.
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.
Sin-denye f & m English (Puritan)
Used in reference to denying sin and turning to God.
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'.
Sirs m English (Puritan)
Referring to "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
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.
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).
Slone m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Sloane.
Slumber m English (African)
From the vocabulary word "slumber".
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.
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").
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.
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).
So-loved m English (Puritan)
From John 3:16 of the New Testament of the Holy Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life."
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.
Somerset m English (British)
The name of an English county used as a personal name. It is derived from Old English and may mean “the people of the summer settlement” or “settlers by the sea-lakes”. It is often translated as "the land of the summer people".
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).
Sorry-for-sin m English (Puritan)
Referring to repentance.
Southern m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Southern.
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.
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").
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.
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