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Sampath சம்பத் m Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Sinhalese
From Sanskrit सम्पत्ति (sampatti) meaning "success, wealth".

Sandeep சந்தீப் m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Nepali
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi संदीप, Bengali সন্দীপ, Gurmukhi ਸੰਦੀਪ, Gujarati સંદિપ, Kannada ಸಂದೀಪ್, Malayalam സന്ദീപ്, Telugu సందీప్, Tamil சந்தீப் or Nepali सन्दीप (see Sandip).

Sandhya சந்தியா f Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam
Means "twilight" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a Hindu goddess of twilight, a daughter of Brahma.

Sandip சந்தீப் m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Nepali
From Sanskrit सन्दीप् (sandīp) meaning "to blaze, to burn".

Sanjay சஞ்சய் m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Nepali
Modern form of Sanjaya.

Santhosh சந்தோஷ் m Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada
Southern Indian form of Santosh.

Sarala சரளா f Tamil, Telugu, Kannada
Feminine form of Saral.

Seetha சீதா, சீதை f Tamil
Tamil form of Sita. The name of the mythological figures is சீதை, while சீதா is the spelling used for people.

Sekar சேகர் m Tamil
Tamil form of Shekhar.

Shankar சங்கர் m Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Nepali
Modern transcription of Shankara.

Shanthi சாந்தி f Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada
Southern Indian form of Shanti.

Sharmila சர்மிளா f Tamil, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit शर्मन् (śarman) meaning "protection, comfort, joy".

Sheela ஷீலா f Marathi, Kannada, Hindi, Tamil
Alternate transcription of Shila.

Shiva 1 சிவா m Hinduism, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit शिव (śiva) meaning "benign, kind, auspicious". Shiva is the Hindu god of destruction and restoration, the husband of the mother goddess Parvati. Though he does not appear in the Vedas, Shiva nevertheless incorporates elements of Vedic deities such as the storm god Rudra. He is often depicted with four arms and a third eye, and has both fierce and gentle aspects.... [more]

Shyam சியாம் m Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali, Nepali
Modern masculine form of Shyama.

Shyamala சியாமளா f Tamil, Telugu, Marathi
Feminine form of Shyamal.

Siva சிவா m Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam
Alternate transcription of Tamil சிவா, Telugu శివ, Kannada ಶಿವ or Malayalam ശിവ (see Shiva 1).

Sree ஸ்ரீ m & f Telugu, Tamil
Alternate transcription of Telugu శ్రీ or Tamil ஸ்ரீ (see Sri).

Sri ஸ்ரீ m & f Telugu, Tamil, Indonesian
Indonesian and southern Indian form of Shri. It is sometimes a short form of longer names containing this element.

Sridevi ஸ்ரீதேவி f Telugu, Tamil
Variant of Shridevi.

Srinivas ஸ்ரீனிவாஸ் m Telugu, Kannada, Tamil
Southern Indian form of Shrinivas.

Subramaniam சுப்பிரமணியம் m Tamil
Tamil variant of Subrahmanya.

Subramanian சுப்பிரமணியன் m Tamil
Tamil variant of Subrahmanya.

Sudarshan சுதர்சன் m Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada
Means "beautiful, good-looking" in Sanskrit, derived from the prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with दर्शन (darśana) meaning "seeing, observing".

Sujatha சுஜாதா f Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Sinhalese
South Indian and Sinhala form of Sujata.

Sundar சுந்தர் m Tamil, Hindi
Modern form of Sundara.

Sunder சுந்தர் m Hindi, Tamil
Alternate transcription of Hindi सुन्दर or Tamil சுந்தர் (see Sundar).

Sunil சுனில் m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali
From Sanskrit सु (su) meaning "good, very" combined with नील (nīla) meaning "dark blue".

Sunitha சுனிதா f Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam
Southern Indian form of Sunita.

Suresh சுரேஷ் m Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Nepali
Modern form of Suresha.

Suriya சூர்யா m Thai, Tamil
Thai form of Surya, as well as an alternate Tamil transcription.

Surya சூர்யா m Hinduism, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Indonesian
Means "sun" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Vedic Hindu god of the sun who rides a chariot across the sky.

Swathi சுவாதி f Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam
Southern Indian form of Swati.

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