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Shanklin m American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Shanklin.
Shanky m & f Hindi (Modern)
The person who always remains happy.
Shanle f Chinese
From the Chinese 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" and 乐 (lè) meaning "be amused, glad, enjoy, happy, cheerful, music".
Shanli f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, kind" and 骊 (lí) meaning "pure black horse".
Shanlian f Chinese
From the Chinese 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable, kind" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".
Shanliang f Chinese
From the Chinese 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" and 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" or 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, brilliant, radiant, enlightened".
Shanlin f Chinese
From the Chinese 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" and 霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain".
Shanmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable, kind" and 媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive".
Shann f English
Short form of Shannon.
Shannary f Khmer
Means "one like a full moon in the sky".
Shanne f & m English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form and variant of Shane.
Shanneng f Chinese
From the Chinese 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" and 能 (néng) meaning "to be able".
Shannis f English
Variant of Shanice.
Shannondoah f English
Variant of Shenandoah combining it with the name Shannon.
Shannyn f American
Varian of Shannon. American actress Shannyn Sossamon is a notable bearer.
Shanoli f Nepali
Meaning "Kind Hearted".
Shanono m & f Hausa
Means "drink milk" in Hausa. This name is traditionally given to a child born when calves are being delivered.
Shanping f Chinese
From the Chinese 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable" and 娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, attractive, charming".
Shanqi f Chinese
From the Chinese 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" and 祺 (qí) meaning "good luck, good fortune".
Shansang f Chinese
From the Chinese 杉 (shān) meaning "pine and fir tree species" and 桑 (sāng) meaning "mulberry tree".
Shanshan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 珊 (shān) meaning "coral", 睒 (shǎn) meaning "glittering, shining", 杉 (shān) meaning "pine, fir" or 姗 (shān) meaning "glorious" all combined with themselves... [more]
Shanshiya f Tamil
my wife
Shant m Armenian
Means "lightning" in Armenian.
Shantam m Indian (Rare), Hindi (Rare), Kannada (Rare), Marathi (Rare), Telugu (Rare), Punjabi (Rare), Bengali (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit śānta (शान्त) meaning "serene, quiet, calm."
Shantell f English
Variant of Chantel.
Shantey f American
Variant of Chante.
Shantha f Sinhalese, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu
Sinhala form of Shanta, as well as an alternate transcription of Tamil சாந்தா, Malayalam ശാന്ത or Telugu శాంతా (see Santha).
Shantrell f African American (Modern, Rare)
Likely a blend of names such as Shantel and Montrell. Also see Latrell.
Shanu f Sindhi
Means "smile" in Sindhi.
Shanxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" and 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant".
Shanxun f Chinese
From the Chinese 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" and 勋 (xūn) meaning "meritorious deeds, merits".
Shany f & m Hebrew
Variant transliteration of שני (see Shani 1).
Shanye m Chinese
Means "flash night", from Chinese 閃 (shǎn) meaning "flash, sparkle" and 夜 (yè) meaning "night, evening".
Shanying f Chinese
From the Chinese 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable, kind" and 滢 (yíng) meaning "clean, pure water; lucid, glossy".
Shanzhi f Chinese
From the Chinese 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" and 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence".
Shaodian m Chinese
From the characters 少 (shào, meaning “young”) and 典 (diǎn, meaning “classic, canon, norm”). This is the name of an ancient chieftain who fathered the Yellow Emperor (Xuanyuan) and the Flame Emperor, the two mythical progenitors of Chinese civilization.
Shaoe f Chinese
From the Chinese 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, join" and 娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful, good".
Shaohannah f American, English
Supposedly a combination of the (mispelled) Chinese word xiao (笑), meaning "smile" or "laugh" and the Hebrew Hannah, meaning "grace". This is the name of Steven Curtis Chapman's daughter... [more]
Shaohao m Chinese, Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From the characters 少 (shào, meaning “young”) and 昊 (hào, meaning “vastness” or “heaven”). In Chinese mythology, Shaohao was one of the Five Emperors, sage-kings who ruled during the early days of Chinese civilization... [more]
Shaohua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 少 (shǎo) meaning "few, little" or (shào) meaning "young, youthful", 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, carry on" or 劭 (shào) meaning "excellent, admirable, respectable" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]
Shaojie f Chinese
From the Chinese 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, join" and 洁 (jié) meaning "clean, purify, pure".
Shaojing f Chinese
From the Chinese 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent" and 婧 (jìng) meaning "modest, supple".
Shaoju f Chinese
From the Chinese 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, join" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".
Shaoli f Chinese
From the Chinese 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, join" and 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".
Shaoling f Chinese
From the Chinese 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
Shaomei f Chinese
From Chinese 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, join" or 芍 (sháo) meaning "peony" and 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" or 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister".
Shaomin f & m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 紗 (sha) meaning "silk gauze" combined with 尾 (o) meaning "tail" and 民 (min) meaning "people, citizens". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Shaon m Arabic
Means rain/wild rain
Shaoqi m Chinese
Means "little wonder", from Chinese 少 (shǎo) meaning "few, small, son of a rich family" and 奇 (qí) meaning "odd, strange, wonder".
Shaoshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
Shaoshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 韶 (sháo) meaning "beautiful, splendid" and 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing".
Shaowen f Chinese
From the Chinese 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent" and 玟 (wén) meaning "streaks in jade".
Shaoxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 韶 (sháo) meaning "beautiful, splendid" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".
Shaoxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent" and 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily".
Shaoyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, join" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
Shaoyi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy".
Shaoying f Chinese
From the Chinese 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, join" and 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" and "flower, leaf, petal".
Shaoyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent" and 妤 (yú) meaning "beautiful, fair".
Shaoyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent" and 月 (yuè) meaning "moon".
Shaozhen f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, join" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Shaparak f Persian
A Persian name meaning "Butterfly". The pet form is SHAPPI, as borne by Iranian-born British comedienne Shappi Khorsandi (b.1973). She claimed in her stand-up routine that her name more accurately translates as "Moth".
Shapash f Semitic Mythology
Etymology unknown. This was the name of the Canaanite goddess of the sun, that was also worshipped as part of the Ugaritic pantheon.
Shaperai f Pashto
Means "fairy" in Pashto.
Shaphan m Biblical Hebrew
Meaning "hyrax" or "coney" (in relation to the type of rabbit).
Shaphat m Ancient Hebrew
Means "God judges" in Hebrew.
Shapi m Avar
Derived from Arabic شافي (shafi) meaning "healing, curing".
Shapoor m Persian
Alternate transcription of Shapour.
Shapuh m Armenian
Armenian form of Shapur.
Shaqe f Albanian
Originally a short form of Manushaqe, used as a given name in its own right.
Shaqilath f History, Ancient Near Eastern
Etymology unknown. This was the name of two queens of the Nabataeans.
Shaqir m Albanian
Albanian form of Shakir.
Shaquanda f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements sha, quan and da.
Shaqued f Hebrew
Alternate Anglicization of Shaked.
Shaquelle m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant and feminine form of Shaquille.
Shaquese f African American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on the sounds of names such as Shaquila and Marquise.
Shaquita f African American (Rare)
Variant of Chiquita. Also taken form the elements Sha and Quita.
Shar f English
Nickname of Sharlotte. Can also be a variant spelling of Char.
Shar m Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism
"arrow"; shaft" ; "a sort of reed"
Shara f English
Possibly a variant of Sharon modelled on Cara, Tara and Sarah.
Shara m Near Eastern Mythology
In Sumerian mythology Shara is a minor god of war, mainly identified with the city of Umma, north-east of Unug (Uruk). He is identified in some texts as the son of Inana (Ishtar).
Sharad m Indian, Hindi, Marathi
From Sanskrit शरद (sharada) meaning "autumn".
Sharada f Indian, Nepali
Feminine form of Sharad.
Sharae f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements sha and ray.
Sharaf m Uzbek
Means "glory, honour" in Uzbek.
Sharaf al-Din m Arabic
Means "glory of the faith" from Arabic شرف (sharaf) meaning "glory, honour, eminence" and دين (din) meaning "religion, faith".
Sharafjon m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sharaf meaning "glory, honour" and jon meaning "spirit, soul".
Sharafunnisa f Arabic
Means "glory of women" from شرف (sharaf) meaning "glory, honour" and نساء (nisa) meaning "women"
Sharai m Biblical
Hebrew Biblical Name meaning: my prince or my song
Sharan m Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Telugu, Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit śaraṇá (शरण) meaning "shelter, refuge" or "protecting."
Sharan f English
Variant of Sharon.
Sharan m Armenian
Means "glean" or "line" in Armenian.
Sharanjit f & m Indian (Sikh)
Sikh form of Sharan or Sharon
Shararah f Tajik
Tajik feminine name meaning "sparks".
Sharare f Persian (?)
Persian female name that means "spark".
Sharat m Indian, Odia, Bengali
Odia and Bengali form of Sharad.
Sharay f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant spelling of Cherie.
Sharayah f Hebrew
Possibly derives from the Hebrew שָׁרְיָה (sharyah) meaning "Yahweh has sung", from שָׁר (shar) meaning "to sing" combined with יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God... [more]
Sharayel m Persian
Meaning: ?... [more]
Sharbat f Afghan, Pashto
This is the name of the Afghan Girl who appeared on the June 1985 cover of National Geographic: Sharbat Gula.
Sharbel m Arabic
Modern Arabic form of Sarbel.
Sharbilla f Arabic
Feminine form of Sharbel.
Sharda f Indian (Sikh)
The Sharda temple has a special significance in the evolution of the people of Kashmir as an intellectual identity and it was an ancient site of learning in the subcontinent. The indigenous script of Kashmir has been named after the presiding deity i.e the Goddess Sharda.
Shardai f African American
Variant of Shardae, an anglicized variant of Yoruba Sade.
Shardool m Malayalam
Meaning "Man Who Is Strong as a Lion".
Shardul m Indian, Marathi, Konkani
Derived from Sanskrit शार्दूल (śārdūla) meaning "tiger" or "eminent, excellent".
Sharduli f Indian, Marathi
Feminine form of Shardul meaning "tigress" in Sanskrit.
Shared m Mormon
Jaredite military leader.
Shareefa f Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Sharifah.
Shareen f Persian
Variant of Shereen.
Sharell f English
Derived from the hebrew "shari", meaning "princess".
Sharen f English
Variant of Sharon.
Sharena f English
Possibly a variant of Sharon or Charina
Shareu m Amharic
Means "God exonerated him" in Amharic.
Sharga m & f Mongolian
Means "tawny, yellowish" in Mongolian.
Sharia f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Shari.
Sharib m Pakistani
urdu or arabic
Sharie f English
Variant of Sherry.
Sharif al-Din m Arabic
Means "eminent (person) of the faith" from Arabic شریف (sharif) meaning "eminent, virtuous" and دين (din) meaning "religion, faith".
Shariff m Malay
Malay form of Sharif.
Sharifiya f Hausa
Means "born during Ramadan" in Hausa.
Sharifjon m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sharif meaning "sacred, holy" and jon meaning "spirit, soul".
Sharifmirza m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sharif meaning "sacred, holy" and mirza meaning "scribe, clerk, scholar" or "lord".
Sharifnafas m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sharif meaning "sacred, holy" and nafas meaning "breath".
Sharifuddin m Arabic, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Sharif al-Din as well as the Malay form.
Sharifullah m Arabic
Derived from Arabic sharif "eminent, virtuous" combined with Allah "God".
Sharifxo'ja m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sharif meaning "sacred, holy" and xo'ja meaning "master".
Sharifzyan m Tatar (Rare)
Derived from the name Sharif combined with Persian جان (jân) meaning "soul, being, life".
Sharik m Russian, Pet
Means "small ball" in Russian. It is a common dog name but is used for humans too.
Sharilynne f English
Alternate spelling of Sharilyn.
Sharin f & m Bengali
It means meadow or beautiful hill in Bengali
Sharingain m Mao
Meaning Unknown.
Sharip m Kyrgyz, Chechen, Kazakh, Malay, Indonesian
Form of Sharif used in various languages.
Sharipah f Malay
Malay variant of Sharifah.
Sharissa f English
Possibly a modernized variant spelling of Charissa.
Sharita f English, African American
Possibly a blend of the popular phonetic element sha with the name Sarita 1.
Sharitahrish m Pawnee
Means "wicked chief" in Pawnee.
Shariya f Urdu
Meaning "Princess", "Sultana".
Shar-kali-sharri m Akkadian
Meaning “king of kings”. Shar-Kali-Sharri was the king of the Akkadian Empire and the son of Naram-Sin
Sharkeisha f African American (Rare)
An invented name, possibly a combination of the prefix Shar- and the name Keisha.
Sharkesha f African American (Rare)
Possibly a blend of Shar or Char (from names such as Charles) and the name Chekesha.
Sharkhüü m & f Mongolian
Means "yellow boy, yellow son" in Mongolian, from шар (shar) meaning "yellow" and хүү (khüü) meaning "boy, son; child".
Sharkia f African American (Rare)
An invented name, blending Shar or Char (from names such as Charles) with the name Shakia.
Sharlan f English
Possibly a variation of Sharlene.
Sharlie f & m English
Elaboration of Shar.
Sharlott f English (Rare), Manx
Manx form and English variant of Charlotte.
Sharls m Literature
A corruption of Charles Sharls Davis Kendy is a computer in the books THE INTEGRAL TREES and THE SMOKE RING.
Sharlto m South African (Rare)
Alternative Anglicization of Sìoltach.
Sharmaarke m Somali
A name that means "see no evil" or "protect from evil." The prefix shar- means "evil."
Sharmagne f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Charmaine. This is borne by the American poet Sharmagne Leland-St. John (1946-).
Sharman f English (American)
Either from the Sanskrit sharman, meaning "joy", or a variant of Sharmaine.
Sharmarke m Eastern African, Somali
Variant spelling of Sharmaarke, used outside of Somalia.
Sharmeen f Urdu, Bengali
Variant transcription of Sharmin.
Sharmilla f Arabic
Variant transcription of Sharmila.
Sharmin f Bengali
Derived from Persian شرم (sharm) meaning "shame, modesty".
Sharmon f American
Sharmon -linked to English name sharman
Sharn f English (Modern, Rare)
Apparently an English phonetic spelling of Welsh Siân.
Sharna f Yiddish
Either a diminutive or variant of Tesharna
Sharni f English (Australian)
Anglicization of Siani.
Sharnise f African American (Modern)
Probably an invented name (compare Shanice, Charnette).
Sharo m Kurdish (Modern)
This is word used to describe the time when a farmer had harvested all he could and let others come on his land and take what was left of the harvest so that the food wouldn't go to waste.
Sharofat f Tajik, Uzbek
Uzbek and Tajik form of Sharifah.
Sharol f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cheryl, the spelling perhaps influenced by Sharon and Carol.
Sharolette f American (South, Rare)
Combination of Sharol and the popular suffix -ette.
Sharonica f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix Sha (or otherwise names that begin with Sha(r)-, like Sharon) with Veronica.
Sharoon m Biblical
The urdu\persian pronounciation of the Old Testament place name meaning "plain" in Hebrew, referring to the fertile plain near the coast of Israel. This is also the name of a type of flowering shrub, the rose of Sharon.
Sharora f Uzbek
Means "flames, sparks" in Uzbek.
Sharpay f Popular Culture
From Shar-pei, the name of a dog breed, ultimately from Chinese 沙皮 (shā pí) "sand skin". This is the antagonist in the film 'High School Musical' (2006).
Sharquette f African American
An invented name I don’t know.
Sharra f Literature
The name of a character in Jennifer Murdley's Toad.
Sharraine f English
Combination of Sharon and Lorraine.
Sharrie f English
Variant of Shari.
Sharrod m African American, American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Sharrod. A famous namesake is basketball player Sharrod Ford.
Sharry f English
Variant of Shari, which is a pet form of Sharon.
Shartaivea f African American (Modern)
A combination of the name prefix Shar, from such names as Sharmaine and Sharlene, and Octavia.
Sharujan m Tamil
Lovable boy... [more]
Sharul m Malay
Variant of Shahrul.
Sharvika f Telugu
The name consists of numerous first syllables of Hindu gods, one who listens.
Shary f English
Variant of Sherry.
Shasatinu m Japanese
In Japanese Charecters It Is 宮かはひ
Shasha m & f Russian
Diminutive of Aleksandr or Aleksandra.
Shashank m Hinduism, Indian
Described in Vedic literature as that part of Earth which broke off and is now know as Moon. The Hindu god Shiva is also known as Shashank Sekhar as He holds the moon on his head.
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