Browse Names

Saam سام m Persian, Persian Mythology
Alternate transcription of Persian سام (see Sam 2).

Saba 2 صبا f Persian, Urdu
Means "soft breeze" in Persian.

Sadaf صدف f Arabic, Persian, Urdu
Means "seashell, mother-of-pearl" in Arabic.

Sadegh صادق m Persian
Persian form of Sadiq.

Sadeq صادق m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian صادق (see Sadegh).

Saeed سعید m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Dhivehi
Alternate transcription of Arabic سعيد (see Said), as well as the usual Persian, Urdu and Dhivehi transcription.

Saeid سعید m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سعید (see Saeed).

Safa صفا m & f Persian, Turkish, Arabic
Persian and Turkish form of Safaa or Safaa', as well as an alternate Arabic transcription of either of those names.

Sahar سحر f Arabic, Persian
Means "dawn" in Arabic.

Sajjad سجّاد m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali
Means "one who prays" in Arabic, derived from سجد (sajada) meaning "to bow down, to prostrate".

Sakineh سکینه f Persian
Persian form of Sakina.

Salman سلمان m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
Means "safe" in Arabic, a derivative of سلم (salima) meaning "to be safe".

Sam 2 سام m Persian, Persian Mythology
Means "fire" in Persian (from an earlier Iranian root meaning "black"). This is the name of a hero in the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh.

Samira 1 سمیرا f Arabic, Persian
Feminine form of Samir 1.

Sanaz ساناز f Persian
Possibly means "full of grace" in Persian.

Sara سارا f Hebrew, Greek, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French, Catalan, Galician, Romanian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Albanian, Macedonian, Polish, English, Arabic, Persian, Amharic, Tigrinya, Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Latin
Form of Sarah used in various languages.

Sardar سردار m Persian, Urdu, Pashto
From a title meaning "chief, leader", derived from Persian سر (sar) meaning "head, authority" and the suffix دار (dār) meaning "possessor".

Setare ستاره f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian ستاره (see Setareh).

Setareh ستاره f Persian
Means "star" in Persian.

Seyed سیّد m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سیّد (see Seyyed).

Seyyed سیّد m Persian
Persian form of Sayyid.

Shabnam شبنم f Persian, Urdu
Means "dew" in Persian and Urdu.

Shad 1 شاد m Persian
Means "happy" in Persian.

Shadi 2 شادی f Persian
Means "happiness" in Persian.

Shaheen شاهین m Persian, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Persian شاهین (see Shahin), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.

Shahin شاهین m Persian, Arabic, Bengali
Means "falcon" in Persian, referring more specifically to the Barbary falcon (species Falco pelegrinoides). The bird's name is a derivative of Persian شاه (shāh) meaning "king".

Shahnaz شهناز f & m Persian, Arabic, Urdu
Means "delight of the king" from Persian شاه (shāh) meaning "king" and ناز (nāz) meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry".

Shahram شهرام m Persian
Means "king Ram", from Persian شاه (shāh) meaning "king" combined with the name of the Yazata Ram 3.

Shahrazad شهرزاد f Persian (Rare), Arabic
Possibly means "noble lineage" from Persian چهر (chehr) meaning "lineage, origin" and آزاد (āzād) meaning "free, noble". Alternatively, it might mean "child of the city" from شهر (shahr) meaning "city, land" combined with the suffix زاد (zād) meaning "child of". This is the name of the fictional storyteller in The 1001 Nights. She tells a story to her husband the king every night for 1001 nights in order to delay her execution.

Shahriar شهریار m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian شهریار (see Shahriyar).

Shahriyar شهریار m Persian
Means "lord" in Persian.

Shahrokh شاهرخ m Persian
Means "royal face" in Persian, from شاه (shāh) meaning "king" and رخ (rokh) meaning "face". This was the name of a 15th-century ruler of the Timurid Empire (a son of Timur).

Shahrzad شهرزاد f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian شهرزاد (see Shahrazad).

Shahzad شهزاد m Persian, Arabic, Urdu
Means "prince, son of the king" in Persian.

Shams شمس f & m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Semitic Mythology
Means "sun" in Arabic. This was the name of a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess of the sun, identified with the Akkadian sun god Shamash (whose name is related) and the northern Arabian goddess Nuha.

Shapour شاپور m Persian
Modern Persian form of Shapur.

Shapur شاپور m History, Persian
From Middle Persian 𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩 (Shahpuhr) meaning "son of the king". This was the name of three Sasanian emperors.

Sharif شریف m Arabic, Urdu, Pashto, Persian, Tajik, Uzbek, Malay
Means "noble, eminent" in Arabic, a derivative of شرف (sharufa) meaning "to be noble, to be illustrious". This was a title used by the descendants of Muhammad.

Shereen شیرین f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian شیرین (see Shirin).

Shideh شیده f Persian
Means "bright" in Persian.

Shir 2 شیر m Persian (Rare)
Modern Persian form of Sher.

Shireen شیرین f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian شیرین (see Shirin).

Shirin شیرین f Persian
Means "sweet" in Persian. This was the name of a character in Persian and Turkish legend.

Shiva 2 شیوا f Persian
Means "charming, eloquent" in Persian.

Shohre شهره f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian شهره (see Shohreh).

Shohreh شهره f Persian
Means "famous" in Persian.

Shokoufeh شکوفه f Persian
Means "blossom" in Persian.

Shokufeh شکوفه f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian شکوفه (see Shokoufeh).

Siavash سیاوش m Persian, Persian Mythology
Persian form of Avestan 𐬯𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬀𐬥 (Siiāuuarshan) meaning "possessing black stallions". This was the name of a virtuous prince in Iranian mythology. He appears briefly in the Avesta, with a longer account recorded in the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh.

Siavush سیاوش m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سیاوش (see Siavash).

Sima 1 سیما f Persian
Means "face, visage" in Persian.

Simin سیمین f Persian
Means "silvery" in Persian.

Sina سینا m Persian
From the Persian name for Mount Sinai or the Sinai Peninsula.

Soheil سهیل m Persian
Persian form of Suhail.

Soheila سهیلا f Persian
Persian feminine form of Suhail.

Sohrab سهراب m Persian, Persian Mythology
From Persian سهر (sohr) meaning "red" and آب (āb) meaning "water". In the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh this is the name of the son of the hero Rostam. He was tragically slain in battle by his father, who was unaware he was fighting his own son.

Solmaz سولماز f Turkish, Azerbaijani, Persian
Means "unfading, unwilting" in Turkish and Azerbaijani, a negative form of the Turkic root sol "to fade, to wilt".

Somayeh سمیه f Persian
Persian form of Sumayya.

Soodeh سوده f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سوده (see Soudeh).

Soraya ثریا f Persian, Spanish, French, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Persian form of Thurayya. It became popular in some parts of Europe because of the fame of Princess Soraya (1932-2001), wife of the last Shah of Iran, who became a European socialite.

Soroush سروش m Persian Mythology, Persian
Modern Persian form of Avestan 𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬱𐬀 (Sraosha) meaning "obedience". In Zoroastrianism this was the name of a Yazata (a holy being), later equated with the angel Gabriel.

Soudeh سوده f Persian
Means "touched" or "painted" in Persian.