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Seymur m AzerbaijaniDerived from Persian سیمرغ
(simorgh) referring to the simurgh, a large mythical bird in Persian mythology.
Seyran m ArmenianDerived from the Arabic word
سيران (sayrān) "pleasure walk, country trip".
Sezai f TurkishIt appears to mean: "One who is appropriate, suitable, seemly.", "One who is well-proportioned.", or "One who is intuitive (esp. Sezal)."
Sezen f & m TurkishMeans "sensing, one who senses" in Turkish.
Sezgi f & m TurkishMeans "perception, feeling, instinct" in Turkish.
Sǽfari m Old NorseOld Norse combination of
sær "sea" and
fara "to go, to move, to travel".
Sforza m Medieval ItalianDerived from Italian
sforzare "to force, strain". The dynastic name of the dukes of Milan in the 15th and 16th centuries, the family name was occasionally used as a given name in Italy.
Sforzo m Medieval Italianvariante de Sforza, que significa força, esforço. originalmente, o fundador da dinastia, Muzio, também era mencionado com Sforzo, assim como sua filha, a princesa consorte Bianca Maria Sforzo Di Milano.
Sganarelle m TheatrePossibly from Italian
sgannare "to disillusion" or derived from Italian
Zannarello, a diminutive of
Zanni. Molière used characters named Sganarelle in multiple plays, including his one-act comedy 'Sganarelle, or The Imaginary Cuckold' (1660).
Sgnuon f KhmerMeans "to care for, take good care of" or "deserving of care, love" in Khmer.
Sgula f HebrewMeans "talisman, virtue, treasure" in Hebrew.
Shaan m & f ArabicMeans "purpose, honour, dignity, rank" in Arabic.
Shaarii f JapaneseFrom Japanese 沙 (
shaa) meaning "sand" combined with 理 (
ri) meaning "reason, logic". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Shabahang f PersianMeans "nightingale", or literally "night melody", in Persian, this is also the Persian name for the brightest star in the southern constellation, known as Canopus in English, or alternatively the name of the star Sirius.
Shabaka m Ancient Egyptian, Ancient Near EasternHe was a Kushite pharaoh of the 25th Dynasty of Egypt (c.721 BCE - c.707 BCE). The Kingdom of Kush was an ancient African kingdom in what is now the Republic of Sudan.
Shabash m MahicanName of leader of the Shekomeko village in the 18th century.
Shabat f Hebrew (Rare)This is the Hebrew name for Saturday, the most holy day in the Jewish week.
Shabbatai m Hebrew, JewishDerived from Hebrew
shabbat, which is the name of the Hebrew day of rest. Shabbat (sabbath in English) means "rest" or "cessation", having ultimately been derived from the Hebrew verb
shavat "to repose, to rest, to cease"... [
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Shabbethai m Biblical, JewishShabbethai, a Levite who helped
Ezra in the matter of the foreign marriages (Ezra 10:15), probably the one present at Ezra's reading of the law (Nehemiah 8:7), and possibly the Levite chief and overseer (Nehemiah 11:16)... [
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Shabnur f BengaliShabnur is a name of a Bangladeshi cinema superstar and it is a meaning of just become an overnight superstar.
Sha'bon m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek name for the 8th month of the Islamic lunar calendar.
Shacharit f Hebrew (Rare)Shacharit is the Morning Prayer in Judaism, the central prayer in the three daily prayers. Also feminine form of
Shachar.
Shachi f Hinduism, SanskritMeans "glow; flame" in Sanskrit. Shachi is the Queen consort of Indra. She is the goddess of beauty, jealousy and rage. She is one of the seven Matrikas (mother goddesses). Shachi is described as beautiful and having the most beautiful eyes... [
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Shadari m HausaMeans "born during the cold season" in Hausa.
Shaddix m AmericanTransferred 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 EnglishFrom 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.
Shadiman m GeorgianGeorgian form of the Persian name
Šādmān (also
Shādmān), of which the first element is derived from Middle Persian
šād (also
shād) meaning "happy, joyful" or from Middle Persian
šādīh (also
shādīh) meaning "happiness, joy"... [
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Shadri m & f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Bengali, Marathi, Nepali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, GujaratiMEANING (as masuline ) - cloud, elephant... [
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Shaedon m African AmericanA variation of the Hebrew names Shai, Shay, and later on the English (Modern) variant of the name Shae
Shael f & m Hebrewmeans "to enquire with honorable intention"
Shafaat m & f UrduDerived from Arabic شفاعة
(shafa'ah) meaning "intercession".
Shafariyanti f IndonesianFrom Safar صفر (
Safar)), the second month of the Islamic calendar. The month derives its name from the Arabic adjective صفر (
safr) meaning "void, empty, vacant".... [
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Shafi m Urdu, BengaliFrom Arabic شَفِيع
(šafiʿ) meaning "intercessor, mediator".
Shafie m MalayFrom Arabic شافعي
(Shāfiʿī), the name of one of the four schools of thought (madhhab) in Sunni Islam, which was named in honour of its founder, Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i.
Shafilea f Punjabi, PakistaniBorne by Shafilea Ahmed (1986-2003), a British-Pakistani girl who was murdered by her parents in a suspected honour killing at age 17.
Shafiyah f Malay, IndonesianEither means "forgiveness" from Arabic صَفْح
(ṣafḥ) meaning "pardon, forgiveness, amnesty" or "healer, curer" from شَفَى
(šafā) "to heal, to cure". It can also be considered a form of the name
Safiyyah.
Shafqat m & f UrduMeans "compassion" in Urdu, ultimately derived (via Persian) from Arabic شفقة
(shafaqah).
Shagee m BiblicalThe name comes from שגה (
shaga), meaning "to err" or "to go astray".... [
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Shaghf m & f ArabicMeans "strongly passionate, strong enthusiasm, having ardent passion" in Arabic.
Shagun m & f HindiShagun derived from the word "Shaguna" (शगुन) which translates to the English word "Omen".
Shah m PersianPersian term for a monarch. The most famous bearer of this name was Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran.
Shahada m & f ArabicMeans "testimony, attestation" or "shahada (Islamic faith in Allah and Muhammed), martyrdom".
Shaharnasib m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
shahar meaning "city, large town" and
nasib meaning "assigned, rewarded".
Shahbaz m UrduMeans "king's falcon" or "royal falcon" from Persian شاه
(shah) meaning "king" and باز
(baz) meaning "hawk, falcon".
Shahdad m PersianMeans as son of
Shah/
Shahriar; Name of a place in Kerman/Iran which the most ancient flag of Iran found over there (4500 B.C) - Now this flag is in national muesum of Iran
Shahdam m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
shahd meaning "honey".
Shahdiyor m UzbekDerived from
shah meaning "king" and
diyor meaning "state, country".
Shahidan m MalayDerived from Arabic شهيد or شاهد
(shahid) meaning "witness".
Shahir m ArabicMeans "popularizer (one who brings popularity to something)" in Arabic.
Shahlo f Uzbek, TajikMeans "large, bright eyes", derived from Persian شهلا
(šahlâ) meaning "blue-eyed" (see
Shahla).
Shahmat m Kazakh, UzbekKazakh and Uzbek word for "chess". Derived from Persian
shahamat, meaning "the
shah (king) has been defeated".
Shahnavaz m PersianDerived from
شاه (
shah) meaning "king" and
نواز (
navaz) meaning "chearish"
Shahnawaz m UrduFrom Persian شاه
(shah) meaning "king" and نواز
(navaz) meaning "caress, cherish".
Shahnoor m Persian, UrduMeans "king of light" from the Persian elements
شاه (shah) "king" and
نور (nur) "light".
Shahodat f Uzbek, TajikDerived from Arabic شَهَادَة
(šahāda) meaning "testimony, witness", referring to the declaration of faith (Shahada) in Islamic tradition. It may also be considered of Persian origin, derived from شاه
(šâh) meaning "king" and داد
(dâd) meaning "justice, equality" or "gift".
Shahrbanoo f PersianMeans "lady of the land" from Persian شهر
(šahr) meaning "land, country" and بانو
(bânu) meaning "lady". In Persian legend, Shahrbanoo (or Shahrbanu) was the daughter of Yazdegerd III (r... [
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Shahrul m MalayFrom the first part of compound Arabic names beginning with شهر ال
(Shahr al) meaning "month of the, moon of the".
Shahshini f TamilMeans moon, my sources say that the village I found the name in, said it is unlucky.
Shai m & f Egyptian MythologyMeans "(that which is) ordained". In the Ancient Egyptian mythology Shai was the deification of the concept of fate and determinate the span of men's lives as such would sometimes be considered female (in which case he would sometimes be called
Shait).
Shaikhislam m Bashkir (Rare)From the Arabic title شَيْخ
(šayḵ) meaning "chief, chieftain, head" combined with the name of the religion
Islam.
Shaikhzada m BashkirMeaning unknown. A known bearer was Shaikhzada Babich, a Bashkir writer and poet.
Shailen m HindiA Hindi name meaning 'king of mountains'. One notable bearer is Shailen Bhatt, the administrator of the American Federal Highway Administration.
Shaili f HebrewCombination of
Shai and
Li 2; means "gift for me" from Hebrew שַׁי
(shai) meaning "gift" and לִי
(li) meaning "to me, for me".
Shailiha f LiteraturePossibly derived from the word
shilhi which means "weapon, armor." This is the name of the female Chosen One in Robert Newcomb's Chronicles of Blood and Stone.
Shaista f UrduMeans "civilised, courteous, polite" in Urdu, ultimately from Persian شایسته
(shayesteh).
Shaivya m & f HindiKing of kings/ worshipper of Lord Shiva (Hindu god).
Shajar m ArabicMeans "trees, shrubs" or "origin, family" in Arabic.