Browse Submitted Names

Sharod m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sherrod.

Sharofat f Tajik, Uzbek
Uzbek and Tajik form of Sharifah.

Sharofiddin m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Sharif al-Din

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.

Sharondah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sharonda.

Sharonica f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix Sha (or otherwise names that begin with Sha(r)-, like Sharon) with Veronica.

Sharonne f English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Sharon, possibly influenced by Shavonne or the phonetic elements sha and ron.

Sharoon m Biblical, Urdu
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.

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).

Sharra f Literature
The name of a character in Jennifer Murdley's Toad.

Sharraine f English
Combination of Sharon and Lorraine.

Sharri f English (Rare)
Variant of Sherry.

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.

Sharrona f English (Rare)
Variant of Sharona.

Sharronda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sharonda.

Sharry f English
Variant spelling of Shari.

Sharry m Manx (Archaic)
Manx form of Séafra.

Sharryn f English (American, Rare), English (Australian, Rare)
Variant of Sharon.

Shartaivea f African American (Modern)
A combination of the name prefix Shar, from such names as Sharmaine and Sharlene, and Octavia.

Sharul m Malay
Variant of Shahrul.

Sharunda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sharonda.

Sharvika f Telugu
The name consists of numerous first syllables of Hindu gods, one who listens.

Shary f English
Variant of Sherry.

Sharzad f Persian (Rare)
Variant of Shahrzad.

Shasha m & f Russian
Diminutive of Aleksandr or Aleksandra.

Shashanah f African American (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Probably an altered form of Shoshannah.

Shashank m Hindi, Marathi
Modern form of Shashanka.

Shashidhar m Hindi, Telugu, Kannada
Modern form of Shashidhara.

Shashidhara m Hinduism, Kannada
Means "bearer of the moon" in Sanskrit, from शशी (shashi) meaning "moon" and धर (dhara) meaning "holding, bearing". This is an epithet of the Hindu god Shiva.

Shashin m Indian
Variant of Shashi.

Shashipushpa m Indian (Rare)
Combination of Shashi and Pushpa, with the intended meaning of "moon flower".

Shasho m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Alexander.

Shasta f English (Modern, Rare), Literature
20th-century adoption of the name of Mount Shasta in Northern California (or the Shasta daisy, named after the mountain), which comes from the name of a Native American tribe that lived in the area; its origin and meaning is lost to time.... [more]

Shastity f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chastity.

Shatara f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the phonetic element sha and the name Tara 1.

Shatarupa f Hinduism
Means "she of one hundred forms", from Sanskrit शत (śatá) meaning "hundred" and रूप (rūpa) meaning "shape, beauty, form". In Hindu tradition Shatarupa is a daughter of Brahma and the wife of the first man, Manu.

Shatasha f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular prefix Sha with the name Tasha.

Shatesia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shatisha, which is probably a blend of the phonetic prefix sha with the name Latisha.

Shatiqatu f Semitic Mythology, Ugaritic Mythology
Means "she who causes evil to pass away", deriving from the Akkadian element šūtuqu ("averting evil, disease, misfortune"). Name borne by a minor Ugaritic deity mentioned only in the Epic of Kirsa.

Shatrughna m Hinduism
Means "destroyer of enemies" in Sanskrit, from शत्रु (shatru) meaning "enemy, foe" and घ्न (ghna) meaning "destroyer, killer". In the Hindu epic the Ramayana he is the twin brother of Lakshmana and the half-brother of the hero Rama.

Shaubhaneya m Sanskrit (Modern)
MEANING - son of a beautiful mother, son of a handsome mother, relating to anything handsome or brilliant... [more]

Shaubhaneyi f Indian
MEANING - daughter of a beautiful mother, related to anything handsome or brilliant... [more]

Shaughan m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shawn influenced by Vaughan.

Shaughn m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shawn influenced by Vaughn.

Shaughna f English
Variant spelling of Shauna.

Shaughnessy f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Shaughnessy. The name Shaughnessy was given to 5 girls born in the United States in 2000, according to the U.S. Social Security Administration.

Shaunah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shauna.

Shaunak m Hindi, Marathi
Represents sage Shaunaka, who was the son of Gritsamada. This sage invented the system of the four levels of human life. He was very renowned to the epic Mahabharata, and very renowned storyteller Ugrasrava Sauti, explains him the entire story of it... [more]

Shaundarius m African American (Rare)
Combination of the names Shaun and Darius.

Shaundelle f English (Modern)
Possibly an elaboration of Shaun.

Shaunee f English (Rare)
Variant of Shawnee.

Shauneille f African American
Likely a combination of the names Shaun and Neille.... [more]

Shaunette f English (American)
Feminization of Shaun, made by adding the French feminine diminutive suffix -ette.... [more]

Shaunie m & f English
Masculine and Feminine diminutive of Shaun

Shaunin m Irish
Shaunin is a variant of an Irish name Shaun which means "God is Gracious" or "Gift from God"

Shaunna f English
Variant of Shauna.

Shaunta f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chanté.

Shauntal f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
This name can be a variant of Chantal.... [more]

Shauntavia f African American
Combination of Shaun with tavia (such as in Octavia).

Shauntay f African American
Variant of Chaunté.

Shauntaya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shantae.

Shauntelle f African American
Variant of Chantal.

Shauwn m & f English
Variant of Sean/Shawn/Shaun.

Shavante f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shavonte.

Shavarsh m Armenian
Modern form of Shawarsh.

Shavasp m Armenian
Modern form of Shawasp.

Shavaughn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shavonne using the spelling of the name Vaughn.

Shavaun f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shavonne.

Shavell f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Chevelle.

Shavell f Jamaican Patois
Name of Jamaican origin, meaning "strong".

Shavelle f African American (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)
Variant of Chevelle.

Shavette f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element sha and Yvette.

Shavinica f English
Blend of Shavina and Jessica

Shavleg m Georgian
Derived from the Georgian adjective შავი (shavi) meaning "black", which is ultimately of Iranian origin.

Shavlego m Georgian
Variant of Shavleg. A known bearer of this name is the Georgian general Shavlego Tabatadze (b. 1977).

Shavonda f African American
Blend of Shavonne and Vonda, or a combination of the phonetic element sha with the name Vonda.

Shavone f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shavonne.

Shavonia f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Shavonne.

Shavonn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shavonne.

Shavonna f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Shavonne.

Shavontae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shavonte.

Shavontay f African American
Variant of Shavonte.

Shavonte f & m African American (Modern)
Elaboration of Shavonne using the phonetic element tay or simply a combination of the phonetic elements sha, von and tay.

Shavvol m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Shawwal.

Shawana f African American
Possibly a combination of the phonetic element sha and the name Juana. Also compare Shawanda.

Shawanda f African American
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix sha and the name Wanda.

Shawanna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shajuana and Shawana.

Shawátis m Mohawk
Mohawk form of John.

Shawdai f African American
Variant of Sade.

Shawki m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شوقي (see Shawqi).

Shawky m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شوقي (see Shawqi).

Shawnacy m English
Transferred use of the surname Shawnacy.... [more]

Shawndarius m African American (Rare)
Combination of the names Shawn and Darius.

Shawndee f English (American)
Feminine variant of Shawn, or perhaps a combination of Shawn and Dee.

Shawndeen f Navajo
Variant of Shandiin.

Shawndra f English (Rare)
Variant of Chandra.

Shawneene f Arabic
Means "Palm Sunday". A famous bearer was Shawneene George/Joseph, a third-class survivor of the Titanic disaster.

Shawnella f English
It is the feminine version of "Shawn". Also means gift from god.

Shawnessy f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Shaughnessy.

Shawnette f English
Feminine diminutive of Shawn.

Shawni f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shawnee.

Shawnie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Shawnee.

Shawnikwa f African American
Variant of Shaniqua.

Shawniqua f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shaniqua.

Shawnique f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminization of Shawn by adding the fashionable suffix -ique

Shawnna f English (American)
Variant of Shawna.

Shawnnessy m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Shawnessy

Shawnquinta f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Shawn and Quinta.

Shawnta f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Shantae. Rarely used as a variant of Shawn.

Shawntae f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Chanté.

Shawntay f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Chanté.

Shawntaya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shantaya.

Shawntaye f African American (Rare)
Variant of Chanté.

Shawnte f African American
Variant of Chanté.

Shawnteal f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chantal.

Shawntee f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Shawn.

Shawntel f African American
Variant of Chantel using Shawn.

Shawntell f English
Variant spelling of Chantel.

Shawntez m African American (Rare)
Blend of Shawn and Montez.

Shawntrell m African American
Variant spelling of Seantrel.

Shawqiyyah f Arabic
Variant form of Shawq.

Shawronya f Indian (Parsi)
Beautiful goddess of virtue and femininity

Shaxboz m Uzbek
Variant of Shakhboz.

Shaxlo f Uzbek
Alternate transcription of Shahlo.

Shaya f English (Modern)
Variant of Shaia.

Shaya m & f Arabic, Hebrew
In Arabic, means "worthy, deserving". In Hebrew, likely the feminine form of Shay 2.

Shayaan m Persian, Arabic
Variant transcription of Shayan.

Shayanna f African American
Combination of Shay 1 and Anna.

Shaydon m English
Variant of Shayden.

Shayel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare), Jewish
Variant of Shaiel.

Shayen f English
Possibly an elaborative form of Shaye. Or a feminine version of Shane.

Shayeste f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian شایسته (see Shayesteh).

Shayhdel f Yiddish
Variant of Shaindel.

Shaykhlislam m Arabic
Means "the elder of islam, the scholar of islam, leader of islamic scholars" from Arabic شيخ (šīẖ) meaning "elder, leader" combined with الإسلام (al-islām) meaning "of Islam".

Shaylagh f English (Rare)
Variant of Shayla (compare Shelagh, Sheelagh).

Shaylah f English (Rare)
Variant of Shayla.

Shaylee f English (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements shay and lee, possibly inspired by similar-sounding names such as Shayla, Shaylyn/Shaelyn, Hayley, Kaylee and Bailey.

Shaylee f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew שי-לי (see Shaili 1).

Shayleen f English (Modern)
Variant of Shaylene.

Shayleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaylee

Shaylen f English
Elaboration of Shay 1

Shayli f English (Rare)
Variant of Shaylee.

Shaylie f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Shaylee.

Shaylin f English
Variant of the name Shaelyn.

Shaylon m Scottish Gaelic
Shaylon as a boy's name is related to the Gaelic name Shea. The meaning of Shaylon is "admirable

Shaylynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaylyn.

Shaylynne f English
Alternate spelling of Shaelyn.

Shaymaa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima).

Shayn m English (American)
Variant spelling of Shane.

Shayndel f Yiddish
Diminutive of Shayna.

Shayne f Yiddish
Diminutive of Shayna.

Shayni f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Shayna.

Shaynman m Yiddish
This name was occasionally used as the male counterpart of the Yiddish Shayna among Eastern European Jews. It literally means "beautiful man" in Yiddish.

Shaynne m English
Variant of Shane. This is the middle name of Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. in S.E. Hinton's coming of age novel, The Outsiders.

Shayor f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaior.

Shayra f American
Beautiful child of love. born on valentines. Puerto Rican, American

Shaz f English (British)
Nickname of Charlotte or Sharon. Can be elongated to Shazza or Shazzo.

Shaza f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Shatha.

Shazia f Arabic
Arabic meaning aromatic fragrant oudh perfume. In persian the meaning is princess, person of nobility and great character, suitable name for a princess. Can be abbreviated to Zia, which means heavenly light, glow . Zia is a feminine name meaning a glowing beauty... [more]

Shazie f Albanian
Variant of Shazije.

Shazneen f Indian (Parsi)
Most likely of Persian origin.

Shazrah f Arabic
Means "pieces of gold, gold beads, small pearls" in Arabic.

Shazuan m Malay
Variant of Syazwan.

Shazuwan m Malay
Variant of Syazwan.

Shazwan m Malay
Variant of Syazwan.

Shazwani f Malay
Variant of Syazwani.

Shazza f English (Australian)
Australian diminutive of Sharon. This name is also sometimes used as a derogatory term for lower-class women.

Shcherki m Khanty, Mansi
Khanti and Mansi form of Sergei.

She f Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Shi.

Shealee f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shaylee.

Shealeene f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaylene.

Shealyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Shea and Lyn.

Shealynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shealyn.

Sheba f American (South, Archaic)
Short form of Bathsheba.

Shebah f English
Feminine variant of Sheba.

Shebanyah m Biblical
Means "Yahweh has increased" or "Yahweh has grown" in Hebrew. This is the name of several Israelites in the Old Testament.

Shebitku m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian šꜣbꜣtꜣkꜣ, of Kushite origin. This was the name of the second pharaoh of the 25th Dynasty of Egypt who was the son of Piye.

Sheboygan m American
The name was given to the 14th son (no daughters!) of an American family living in Michigan. According to the press the name the name means "She's a boy again" and goes back to a native American legend... [more]

Shebuel m Biblical
Could be a variant of Shubael.

Shechem m Biblical
Supposedly the rapist of Dinah in the Bible.

Sheconiah m Biblical
Sheconiah was a descendant of David, father of Shemaiah, and son of Obadiah.

Shed m Egyptian Mythology
From Egyptian šd, meaning "one who saves" or "the saviour". Shed was an Ancient Egyptian deity first recorded after the Amarna Period. Representing the concept of salvation, Shed is identified with Horus the Child... [more]

Shedan m Georgian (Archaic)
Of Persian origin, but the meaning is uncertain. Georgian sources state that the name is derived from the Middle Persian noun šēr meaning "lion", of which the modern Persian form is shir (see Shir 2)... [more]

Shederlaomach m Mormon (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Chedorlaomer and Shedolamack. This was an alias in older publications of Mormon scripture.

Shedeur m Biblical
Shedeur was a member of the house of Reuben according to Numbers 1:5. He was the father of Elizur.

Shedolamack m Mormon (Rare)
From the name of the place where Cainan met Adam.

Shedrick m English
Transferred use of the surname Shedrick.

Sheeba f English
Feminine variant of Sheba.

Sheefa f Arabic
Variant of Shifa.

Sheehan m & f English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Sheehan.

Sheekh m Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Sheikh.

Sheela f Manx
Manx cognate of Síle and Sìle. This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Julia.

Sheelah f English (Rare)
Variant of Sheila.

Sheelin f English (British, Modern, Rare)
From the name of a lake in County Westmeath, Ireland, which derives from Irish Síodh Linn "fairy pool".

Sheema f Persian
Alternate transcription of شیما (see Shima).

Sheenah f English
Variant of Sheena.

Sheer f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shir 1.

Sheera f Hebrew
Diminutive of Asheera or Ashira , variant of Shira

Sheeran f English
Transferred use of the surname Sheeran.

Sheeri f English (Rare)
Variant of Shiri or Cherie.

Sheeth m Arabic
Arabic form of Seth 1.

Sheev m Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. A famous bearer of the name is Emperor Sheev Palpatine (Darth Sidious), one of the main villains of the Star Wars franchise.

Sheeva f English
Variant of Shiva 2.

Shefali f Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit शेफालि or शेफाली (shephali) meaning "night-flowering jasmine (a type of plant)".

Shefik m Albanian
Albanian form of Şefik.

Shefika f Crimean Tatar
Variant transcription of Şefiqa.

Shefike f Albanian
Feminine form of Shefik.

Shefket m Albanian (Rare)
Gheg variant of Shefqet.

Shega f Albanian
Variant of Shegë.

Shegufa f Afghan
Afghan form of Shagufta.

Shehab m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شهاب (see Shihab).

Shehbaz m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Shahbaz.

Shehenaz f Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Shahnaz.

Shehide f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Shahida.

Shehla f Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu شہلا (see Shahla).

Shehnaaz f Persian
the name Shehnaaz is a Muslim girl's name. It is made up of the words (𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘩) means "king" and (𝘕𝘢𝘻) means "pride" in Arabic

Shehnaz f Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu شہناز (see Shahnaz).

Shehnaza f Urdu
Variant of Shahnaz.

Shehrazad f Indian
the origins is old ancient Hindustani languages and stems from hindavi pali and is commom in Urdu. Shehr also spelled and pronounced as Sheher Shahar Shahr means land city nation and Azad or Azaad means free and Azadi in Hindi Urdu means freedom . it has been made famous due to an Indian princess who was married to a king who rule Khorasan region which was parts of indian subcontinent afganistan central asia and parts of iran... [more]

Shehryar m Persian
Variant of Shahryar.

Shehzad m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu شہزاد (see Shahzad).

Sheicheiriseáide f Irish
Irish form of Scheherazade.

Sheika f African American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name using the same sounds found in names such as Keisha (of which this is an anagram) and Chaka, or perhaps a feminine form of Sheikh; compare the English vocabulary word sheika or sheikha meaning "female sheikh".

Sheikh m & f Muslim, Bengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim)
From the Arabic title for the leader of a tribe, an elder man, or an Islamic scholar.

She'ila m Ancient Aramaic
Aramaic form of Silas.

Sheilagh f English (Canadian, Rare)
Variant of Sheila. A notable name bearer is a Canadian economist and historian, Sheilagh Ogilvie.

Sheilah f English
Variant of Sheila.

Sheilla f Brazilian (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Sheila.

Sheindel f Yiddish, Jewish
Variant of Shaindel.

Sheinelle f African American (Rare)
Variant of Chanel.

Sheinn m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ရှိန် (see Shein).

Sheizaf m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
First name that also used as a surname, Sheizaf is a type of tree And its scientific name is "Ziziphus spina-christi"

Sheka f African American
Variant spelling of Sheika.

Shekeel m Arabic
Variant transcription of Shakil.

Shekha f Arabic
Female derivative of "Sheikh" which means leader, prince

Shekhina f Various (Rare)
Variant of Shekinah.

Shekia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shakia.

Shekiba f Afghan
This name means "gift". Shekiba is the main character of the book "the pearl that broke its shell" by Nadia Hashimi.

Shekiera f German (Modern, Rare)
Probably a variant of Shakira.... [more]

Shekiyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shekia.

Shela f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Sheila.

Shelah f English
Variant of Sheila.

Shelaine f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely a blend of Shelley/Michelle and Elaine.

Shelanda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shalonda.

Shelane f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shelaine.

Shelba f English
Possibly coined as a strictly feminine form of Shelby.

Shelbea f English (Rare)
Variant of Shelby probably influenced by Chelsea.

Shelbee f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shelby.

Shelbey f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shelby.

Shelbi f English
Variant of Shelby.

Shelbie f English
Variant of Shelby.

Shelda f English
Perhaps a feminine form of Sheldon.

Shelden m American
Variant of Sheldon.

Sheldona f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Sheldon.

Sheldonia f English
Possibly used as a feminine form of Sheldon, though it also happens to be a genus of land snails.

Sheldyn f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sheldon.

Shelece f English (American, Rare)
Of unknown meaning.

Sheleme f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Salima.

Shelemiah m Biblical
Means "Yahweh is peace" in Hebrew. This is the name of several minor characters in the Old Testament.

Shelesh m Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew (Rare)
From the Hebrew root שׁלשׁ (shlsh) meaning "3". Shelesh in the Old Testament is a son of Helem, the 8th son of Jacob, the 2nd son of Zilpah, and the brother of Shemer, who was a great-grandson of Asher... [more]

Sheliak m Astronomy
Derived from Arabic الشلياق (šiliyāq) meaning "tortoise". This is the name of the second brightest star in the constellation Lyra. A tortoise shell often formed the body of the lyre, an ancient type of harp; and according to some sources, sheliak translates from the Greek as "harp".

Shelina f Gujarati, Pakistani, English (Canadian)
Possibly means "moonlight" in Gujarati.... [more]

Shelise f English
Variant of Chalise.

Shellaine f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shellane.

Shellane f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shelaine.

Shellayne f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shelaine.

Shellby f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Shelby possibly influenced by the English word shell.

Shelle f American (Rare)
Variant of Chelle, short form of Mishelle

Shellene f English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Shelena.

Shelli f English (American)
Variant of Shelley.

Shellie f English
Variant of Shelley.

Shellye f English (Rare)
Variant of Shelley.

Shelo m Portuguese
Diminutive of Marcelo.

Shelob f Literature
An evil spider in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. The name was created by Tolkien from the English words "she" and "lob", an archaic word from the Old English "loppe" meaning spider

Shelomi m Biblical
Shelomi was the father of Ahihud, a prince of the Tribe of Asher. (Num. 34:27).

Shelomoth f Ancient Hebrew
Variant of Shelomith.

Shelonda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shalonda.

Shelsea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chelsea.

Shelsee f English
alternate spelling of Chelsea

Shelsey f English
Variant of Chelsea.

Shelta m & f Irish
From the name of a private or secret language spoken by Irish Travellers (a group also known as the Pavee). It means "a voice that moves" in Shelta ("moves" in the sense of being emotional, endearing and affectionate) and some modern Celticists think it comes from the Irish Gaelic word siúlta which means "walking" (the "s" is pronounced "sh" and the diphthong is as much like a slurred schwa sound).... [more]

Shelumiel m Biblical, Ancient Hebrew, Hebrew (Archaic)
Means "peace of God" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalom) meaning "peace, welfare, wholeness" combined with Hebrew אֵל ('el) meaning "God"... [more]

Shelva f English (American)
Possibly a variant of Shelba.

Shelvia f English (American)
Elaboration of Shelva.

Shelvie f English (American)
Possibly a variant of Shelby.

Shemar m African American
Variant of Shamar.

Shemariah m & f Biblical, Medieval Jewish, English (American, Rare)
Means "God has kept" or "guarded by God" from שָׁמַר (shamar) "to guard, to keep, to watch" and יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God... [more]

Shemaya m Hebrew
Variant of Shema'yah.

Shemeber m Biblical
Shemeber is the king of Zeboiim in Genesis 14 who joins other Canaanite city kings in rebelling against Chedorlaomer.

Shemeka f African American (Modern)
variant of Shamika.

Shemida m Biblical
Shemida was a son of Manasseh according to Numbers 26:32, Joshua 17:2, and 1 Chronicles 7:19.

Shemika f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shamika.

Shemnon m Mormon
One of the twelve Nephite disciples.

Shemp m Popular Culture
In the case of the Three Stooges member Shemp Howard (1895-1955) it was a pseudonym that arose from his Litvak (Lithuanian Yiddish) mother's pronunciation of Sam 1, a short form of his real name Samuel.

Shemsie f Albanian
Variant of Shemsije.

Shemsije f Albanian
Feminine form of Shemsi.

Shen m Chinese
Means “deep thinker”, “deep thought”, or “spirit” in Chinese. According to Chinese beliefs, it is the spiritual part of the human psyche.

Shenae f English
Variant of Shanae. A known bearer of this name is Canadian actress Shenae Grimes (b. 1989).