StrachomirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic strachъ "to fear, to scare" or Proto-Slavic straxъ "fear, fright". Compare Polish strach "fear, fright" and Serbo-Croatian strašiti "to frighten, to scare"... [more]
Strawberryf & mEnglish From the widely grown hybrid species of the genus Fragaria. A bright red fruit known for its sweetness and texture. The most well-known namesake is Strawberry Shortcake.
StrelitziafObscure From the name of the flower native to South Africa, also known as bird of paradise flower due to its resemblance to the animal. The genus was named by Joseph Banks in honour of Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen consort of George III.
StrongilahfJudeo-Greek Derived from the Greek adjective στρογγύλος (strongylos) meaning "round, spherical". Associated with the ancient Greek name Strongylion.
StronisławmPolish Derived from Polish stronić "to avoid, to shun, to eschew" combined with Slavic slav "glory".
StymphalosmGreek Mythology Meaning uncertain. The first element of this name might be derived from the noun στύμα (styma), which is the Aeolic Greek form of ancient Greek στόμα (stoma) meaning "mouth"... [more]
SuddhodanamSanskrit Means "he who grows pure rice", derived from Sanskrit शुद्ध (śuddha) meaning "pure, true" and धाना (dhānā́) meaning "grain, corn". This was the name of a leader of the Shakya kingdom, the husband of Maya 1, and the father of SiddharthaGautama, otherwise known as the Buddha.
Sufficientf & mEnglish (African) Name given in reference to 2 Corinthians 12:19, “ But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.”... [more]
SuiichiroumJapanese From Japanese 穂 (sui) meaning "ear of grain" or 萃 (sui) meaning "dense, thick, close-set", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
SúileabhánmIrish Means "little dark eye" in Irish, from Old Irish súil "eye", dub "black, dark", and án, a diminutive suffix. This is the original Irish form of Sullivan.
SuiseisekifPopular Culture Combination of 翠 (sui) meaning "green" and 星石 (seiseki), the on'yomi reading of the word hoshiishi meaning "meteorite," used on a character (also known as Jade Stein or Jade Stone) in the manga and anime television series 'Rozen Maiden'.... [more]
SükhbaatarmMongolian Means "hero of the axe" in Mongolian, from сүх (sükh) meaning "axe" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero". A famous bearer was Damdin Sükhbaatar (1893-1923), a Mongolian Communist leader.
SukhminderfPunjabi Meaning "The Pivotal Place Where You Can Pray for Happiness". This Name is ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE Punjabi Name.
SundareshamIndian This name is a split up (i.e) Sundara means "Very beautiful" in sanskrit and Esha means a "Ruler"
SúnfríðurmFaroese Faroese combination of sunr "son" and friðr "love, peace".
SunnegiselmGermanic The first element of this Germanic name is derived from either sunna "sun", Gothic sunis "true" (or sunja "truth") - or from Old High German sôna "judgement." The second element is derived from gisel "hostage" or "pledge."
SuriyothaifThai, Burmese, History This was the name of a royal queen consort during the 16th century Ayutthaya period of Siam (now Thailand). 'Her given name Suriyothai สุริโยทัย means "dawn". It is a compound of Suriya, from Sanskrit surya सूर्य "sun", through Prakrit derived Tamil word சூரிய (Suriya); plus Uthai from udaya उदय "rising", again Prakrit derived Tamil உதய (Uthaya).'
SusanthikafSinhalese A known bearer is Susanthika Jayasinghe (1975-), a Sri Lankan sprinter.
SusilawatifIndonesian From Indonesian susila meaning "decent, polite, well-mannered", ultimately from Sanskrit सुशील (sushila), combined with the feminine suffix -wati.
Sutherlandm & fScottish (Rare), English (Rare) Scottish regional name that described a person who came from the former county by this name, which got its name from Old Norse suðroen "southern" and land "land". It was called the South Land because it was south of Scandinavia and south of the Norse colonies of Orkney and Shetland Islands.
SwargadootmSanskrit MEANING : messenger from Paradise, Angel. Here स्वर्ग means swarga or paradise + दूत means messenger... [more]
Sweetheartf & mFilipino (Rare), English From the English word sweetheart, an affectionate term for a beloved person, or a person who is always kind.
SwentiboldmDutch Dutch form of Zwentibold. According to some, it might even also be a germanized form of the Slavic name Svatopolk, which means "holy people" (see also Svyatopolk).
SwithberhtmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements swiþ "strong" and beorht "bright". Saint Swithberht (also known as Suitbert) was a missionary to and bishop in Frisia from 692/3 to ca... [more]
SyahmahmudmIndonesian Means “the king is praised” (شاه (shah), “king” in Persian + محمود (Mahmud), “praised” in Arabic)
SyncleticafLate Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical) Latinized form of the Greek feminine given name Συγκλητική (Synkletike), which is derived from the Greek adjective συγκλητικός (synkletikos) - also found spelled as sugkletikos - meaning "of senatorial rank".... [more]
TaiichiroumJapanese From Japanese 太 (tai) meaning "thick, big", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
TakashingamShona Meaning "we are resilient"; it derives from the verb kushinga.
TālivaldismLatvian Derived from Latvian tāls "far; far away" and valdīt "to rule; to reign". Tālivaldis was a Latgalian elder, the ruler of Tālava, whose support for Albert of Riga and the German crusaders brought about his death at the hands of the native Baltic peoples.
TamakororomMoriori This name may also been used and may be use by females today. This was the name of a Moriori man who was killed in 1791 after a misunderstanding over a fishing net with the first outsiders who came to what is now the Chatham Islands.
TanrıverdimAzerbaijani Means "god-given" in Azerbaijani, from tanrı meaning "god" and verdi meaning "gave".
TansholpanfKazakh From Kazakh таң (tan) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and Шолпан (Sholpan) meaning "Venus (the planet)".
Tar-AmandilmLiterature This name is from a character by J. R. R. Tolkien, present in the book The Fall of Númenor: And Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-Earth (2022) edited by Brian Sibley. Tar-Amandil is the third king of Númenor, from the line of Blessed Eärendel... [more]
TatsumichimJapanese From the Japanese kanji 立 (tatsu) meaning "rise; stand up" or 龍 (tatsu) meaning "dragon" combined with 道 (michi) meaning "way; road; path".... [more]
TautgailasmLithuanian Means "(a) strong people", derived from Baltic tauta meaning "people, nation" (see Vytautas) combined with old Lithuanian gailas, which usually means "strong, potent" but has also been found to mean "sharp, jagged" as well as "angry, fierce, violent" and "miserable, sorrowful, remorseful"... [more]
TautgintasmLithuanian Means "to defend the people", derived from Baltic tauta meaning "people, nation" (see Vytautas) combined with Lithuanian ginti meaning "to defend, to protect".
TautgirdasmLithuanian Basically has the (more or less) figurative meaning of "hear the people" or "the people hear (everything)", derived from Baltic tauta meaning "people, nation" (see Vytautas) combined with the Lithuanian noun girdas meaning "rumour", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb girdėti meaning "to hear"... [more]
TautvaišasmLithuanian (Rare) The first element of this name is derived from Baltic tauta meaning "people, nation" (see Vytautas). The second element is either derived from the Lithuanian verb vaišinti meaning "to entertain, to treat" or from the related Lithuanian noun vaišės meaning "feast, party, celebration" as well as "entertainment".... [more]
TautvaldasmLithuanian Means "(the) people's rule", derived from Baltic tauta meaning "people, nation" (see Vytautas) combined with Baltic vald meaning "rule" (see Visvaldas).
TaymaskhanmChechen, Kumyk Derived from Turkic таймас (taymas) meaning "a child whose life's path does not die" combined with the Turkic title Khan meaning "ruler, leader".
TcliblentofAlgonquian Meaning unknown. Tcliblento is a character from the Choptank tribe in the novel 'Chesapeake' by James A. Michener.
TecamecatlmNahuatl Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from a place name.
TecuetlazamNahuatl Means "he throws like a lizard", from Nahuatl tecue "a kind of venomous lizard" and tlaza "to throw".
TecuizollimNahuatl Probably means "old lord", derived from Nahuatl tecuhtli "lord" and -zolli "old, worn out". Alternately, the second element could be from zolin, "quail".
Tegshbayanm & fMongolian Derived from the Mongolian тэгш (tegsh) meaning "even, flat, smooth" and баян (bayan) meaning "rich".
Tegshbayarm & fMongolian Derived from the Mongolian тэгш (tegsh) meaning "even, flat, smooth" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".
Tegshbuyanm & fMongolian Derived from the Mongolian тэгш (tegsh) meaning "even, flat, smooth" and буян (buyan) meaning "good luck, fortune".
Tegshgerelm & fMongolian Derived from the Mongolian тэгш (tegsh) meaning "even, flat, smooth" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".
Tegsh-oyuunm & fMongolian Derived from the Mongolian тэгш (tegsh) meaning "even, flat, smooth" and оюун (oyuun) meaning "cleverness, wisdom, intelligence".
TemeluchusmJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Temeluchus (probably a transliteration of the Greek Telémakhos; literally, "far-away fighter") is the leader of the tartaruchi, the chief angel of torment (and possibly Satan himself), according to the extracanonical Apocalypse of Paul.
TerhenetärfFinnish Mythology A character in the Finnish epic the 'Kalevala,' who was a forest sprite. The name itself means "mist." The short (and common) form of this name is Terhi.
TerpandrosmAncient Greek Derived from Greek τέρπω (terpo) "to delight, to cheer, to bring pleasure" combined with Greek ανδρος (andros) "of a man".
TesalonikafIndonesian (Rare) Indonesian form of Thessalonica, used primarily by Christian women in reference to the Bible books, 1 and 2 Thessalonians (which is 1 dan 2 Tesalonika in Indonesian) or the Biblical place.
TeutomatosmOld Celtic The first element of this name is derived from Celtic teuta or touta "people, tribe" (see also Theudebert). The second element is derived from mat(i) "good, kind" or matu "bear."
ThalelaiosmLate Greek The first element of this name is derived from Greek θαλλω (thallo) meaning "to blossom" (also see Thalia). The second element probably derives from Greek λαος (laos) meaning "the people", although Greek λαιός (laios) "left, on the left side" and Greek λεῖος (leios) "smooth" are also possibilities.
ThalestrisfGreek Mythology The name of an Amazon queen. According to a legend, she met Alexander the Great wishing to conceive a child.
ThanasakismGreek Modern Greek diminutive of Thanasis, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.
TheaitetosmAncient Greek From Greek θεαίτητος (theaitetos) meaning "obtained from God", itself from θεός (theos) "god" and αἰτητός (aitetos) "asked for, requested" (from the verb αἰτέω (aiteo) "to ask").
TheganbaldmGermanic The first element is derived from thegan, which comes from Old High German degan "soldier, warrior." The second element is derived from Old High German bald "bold, brave."
TheganbertmGermanic The first element is derived from thegan, which comes from Old High German degan "soldier, warrior." The second element is derived from Old High German beraht "bright."
TheganhardmGermanic The first element is derived from thegan, which comes from Old High German degan "soldier, warrior." The second element is derived from Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
TheganmundmGermanic The first element is derived from thegan, which comes from Old High German degan "soldier, warrior." The second element is derived from Old High German mund "protection."