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Sutera f JapaneseFrom Japanese 星 (
sutera) meaning "star" or other kanji pronounced in the same way.... [
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Sutherland m & f Scottish (Rare), English (Rare)Scottish regional name that described a person who came from the former county by this name, which got its name from Old Norse suðroen "southern" and land "land". It was called the South Land because it was south of Scandinavia and south of the Norse colonies of Orkney and Shetland Islands.
Suvdantsetseg f MongolianMeans "pearly flower" in Mongolian, from сувдан
(suvdan) meaning "pearly, made of pearl(s)" and цэцэг
(tsetseg) meaning "flower".
Šuwala f Hurrian MythologyOf unknown meaning. Šuwala was a Hurrian goddess of the underworld, often linked in contemporary texts with the goddess
Nabarbi.
Suwan f JapaneseFrom Japanese 白鳥 (suwan) meaning "swan". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [
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Su-wei f Taiwanese (Rare)From Chinese 淑
(shū) meaning "clear, pure, virtuous" combined with 薇
(wēi) meaning "royal fern (a type of tree)", as well as other character combinations.
Suwen f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
愫 (sù) meaning "guileless, sincere, honest" or
苏 (sū) meaning "revive, resurrect" or a species of thyme and
文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" or
雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Suwilanji m & f AfricanFrom the namwaanga tribe of Northern Zambia and the adjuscent part of Tanzania.... [
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Suxiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
苏 (sū) meaning "revive, resurrect" or a species of thyme and
晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak".
Su-yeong f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful", 水 "water, liquid" or 洙, the name of a river in Shandong, China (
su) and 榮 "glory, honor; flourish, prosper", 永 "eternal", or 暎 "sun beginning decline; reflect" (
yeong).
Suyi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
愫 (sù) meaning "guileless, sincere, honest" or
苏 (sū) meaning "revive, resurrect" or a species of thyme and
怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy" or
忆 (yì) meaning "remember, memory".
Suyindik m KazakhMeans "admired", derived from Kazakh сүйсіну
(suysinw) meaning "to be cheerful, to admire". This is also the name of a traditional Kazakh tribe.
Suying f ChineseFrom the Chinese
夙 (sù) meaning "early morning, dawn" or
稣 (sū) meaning "revive, rise again" and
滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water, lucid, glossy",
璎 (yīng) meaning "precious stone necklace" or
莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, lustrous, bright".
Süyümbike f TurkishTurkish name with the combination of
Süyüm "Lovely" and
Büke "Queen, Woman".
Suzaku m & f Japanese (Rare), Popular CultureThis name is used as 朱雀, referring to the Vermilion Bird, one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations, that is said to rule over the southern heavens. It is made up of 朱 (shu, ake,
su) meaning "vermillion, cinnabar" and 雀 (jaku, jan,
saku, shaku, suzume) meaning "sparrow."... [
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Suzel f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish, French, TheatreSuzel is the name of a main character in 'L'amico Fritz', an opera by Pietro Mascagni, premiered in 1891 from a libretto by P. Suardon (Nicola Daspuro, with additions by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti) based on the French novel 'L'ami Fritz' by Émile Erckmann and Pierre-Alexandre Chatrian.
Süzgün f Turkish (Rare)A word meaning pure, cleanest. The root of the word comes from the verb "to filter(in Turkish süz-".... [
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Suzine f VariousSuzine Har Nicolescu (March 21, 1931 – February 22, 2013) was an American librarian who was one of the founders of the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA). She served fourteen years as the chief librarian at Medgar Evers College and fought against discrimination in the library profession.
Suzue f JapaneseFrom 鈴 (
suzu) meaning "bell, chime" and 枝 (
e) meaning "bough, twig, branch" or 江 (
e) meaning "inlet, river". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Suzumu m JapaneseFrom Japanese 進 (suzumu) meaning "advance, make progress", as well as other kanji or kanji combinations having the same pronunciation.... [
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Suzuna f JapaneseFrom Japanese 鈴 (
suzu) meaning "chime, bell" combined with 菜 (
na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other combinations of kanji characters can form this name.
Suzuran f Japanese (Modern)This name can used as 鈴蘭, referring to the flower known as the lily of the valley, made up of 鈴 (rin, rei,
suzu) meaning "bell" and 蘭 (ra,
ran) meaning "orchid." Alternatively, the first kanji can be replaced with 涼 (ryou,
suzu.mu,
suzu.shii/yaka, usu.i, hiya.su, makotoni) meaning "cool, refreshing."
Svæinhæiðr f Old NorseAncient Scandinavian with the combination of
sveinn "young man, boy" and
heiðr "honour".
Svafa f Old Norse, Norse MythologyMeaning uncertain, possibly "Swabian woman" or "woman from Schwaben" from Old Norse
svabar "Swabians", from the name of a Germanic (Suebic) tribe which allegedly derived from Old German
swēba "free, independent"... [
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Svaksh m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Hinduism, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Punjabi, Nepali, Sinhalese, GujaratiMEANING : beautiful eyed, a name of lord Vishnu, having beautiful axle .Here सु means beautiful + अक्ष means eye, axle
Sval f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)From the Norwegian word svale meaning "swallow", which in turn comes from the Old Norse svala of the same meaning (see
Svala ). It also coincides with the Scandinavian word sval meaning "cool", "chill"... [
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Svale f Norwegianthe Norwegian word for a bird part of the Hirundinidae family the swallow.
Svandís f IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements
svanr "(male) swan" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Svaney f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
svanr "(male) swan" and
ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element
auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Svengali m Popular CultureSvengali is a fictional character in George du Maurier's 1895 novel
Trilby. Scholars call Svengali a classic example of anti-Semitism in literature because he is Jewish, of Eastern European origins, and he seduces, dominates and exploits Trilby, a young English girl, and makes her into a famous singer... [
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Svenne m Swedish, DanishDiminutive of
Sven. It is also a slang word for "Swede", mostly used ironically or derogatory.
Svetlin m BulgarianVariant of
Svetlan. A known bearer of this name is the Bulgarian artist Svetlin Rusev (b. 1933).
Svevlad m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)From Slavic elements
све (sve) meaning "all" and
влад (vlad) meaning "ruler". Hence the name means "ruler of all".
Svinimir m Medieval SlavicThe first element of this name is possibly derived from Proto-Slavic
svin'a or
svinьja meaning "swine, pig, hog". Also compare Serbo-Croatian
svinja, Polish
świnia and Slovak
sviňa, all of which mean "swine, pig, hog"... [
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Svipul f Old Norse, Norse MythologyMeans "changeable" in Old Norse. This name belongs to a Valkyrie in both the skaldic poem 'Darraðarljóð' and the Poetic Edda book the 'Skáldskaparmál' (where it is used as a kenning (synonym) for "battle" - presumably in reference to the changeable nature of fate, of which the Valkyries are represented as directors).
Švitrigaila m Lithuanian (Rare), HistoryDerived from the Lithuanian adjective
švitrus meaning "nimble, agile" as well as "fast, quick, brisk" combined with old Lithuanian
gailas, which usually means "strong, potent" but has also been found to mean "sharp, jagged" as well as "angry, fierce, violent" and "miserable, sorrowful, remorseful"... [
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Svjetlan m Croatian (Rare)Croatian variant form of
Svetlan. A known bearer of this name is Svjetlan Junaković (b. 1961), a Croatian painter, sculptor and illustrator.
Svoboda f SerbianFrom Serbian
свобода (svoboda), an archaic form of
слобода (sloboda) meaning "freedom".
Swaati f IndianAccording to Hindu beliefs, this is one of the "nakshatras" in the sky. When a drop of water from Swaati falls upon the shell in the sea, it turns to a pearl.
Swaka f & m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, BengaliMEANING - one's own, one of one's own people, a relation, kinsman, friend, one's own people, friends ,one's own goods property, wealth, riches. It is feminine of स्वक... [
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Swallow f Chinese (Expatriate)From the English word which refers to a small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked tail. It is mainly used by Chinese bearers as a translation of 燕子
(yànzi).
Swami f & m Italian (Modern)Derived from Hindi स्वामी (
svāmī) meaning "master, lord, owner," from Sanskrit स्वामिन् (
svāmin), used as an honorific title for yogis initiated into the religious monastic order in Hinduism.... [
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Swan f GermanOverall, swans are powerful and evocative symbols that have been associated with a variety of positive qualities throughout history. They are often seen as symbols of grace, beauty, love, fidelity, purity, transformation, wisdom, and royalty... [
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Swanaburg f GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from Old High German
suan "swan." The second element is derived from Gothic
bairgan (
bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German
burg "fortress."
Swanagard f GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from Old High German
suan "swan." The second element is derived from
gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic
gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
Swanee f American (South)American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Swan with the addition of the suffix -ie which is a common suffix added to names throughout Appalachia. It may also be influenced by the Shawnee indigenous tribe of Oklahoma located in Oklahoma and within Appalachia.
Swann m & f French (Modern)Meaning uncertain, possibly a transferred use of the English surname
Swann. It was popularized in France by the 1984 film
Swann In Love (known as
Un amour de Swann in French), itself based on Marcel Proust's novel
In Search of Lost Time (1913).
Swartkoll m Anglo-SaxonPossibly derived from Old English
sweart "black" and either
col "coal, charcoal" (see
kol) or the Old Norse byname
Kollr "top (of the head), skull".
Swat m Flemish (Rare)Flemish short form of
François. The best known bearer of this name is the Belgian former soccer player François "Swat" Van der Elst (1954-2017).
Swayze f & m English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Swayze as a given name. Usage of the name is likely due to popular American actor Patrick Swayze (1952-2009).
Swede f LiteratureUsed by author Leif Enger in the 2001 novel Peace Like A River. Swede is the protagonist's younger sister, who is fascinated with the American Old West and composes poems about a heroic cowboy known as Sunny Sundown.
Sweder m Dutch, GermanDutch and German form of an ancient Germanic name that was composed of the Gothic element
svinths (
swind in Old High German) "strength" and the Old High Germanic element
hari "army".
Swegn m Anglo-SaxonOld English form of
Sweyn, derived from Old Norse
Sveinn. This was the name of Sweġn Godwinson; Earl of Hereford and brother of Harold Godwinson.
Swelia f AfricanAfrican variation of Swela, from Arabic name Suela, meaning "beautiful and even".
Swentibold m DutchDutch form of
Zwentibold. According to some, it might even also be a germanized form of the Slavic name
Svatopolk, which means "holy people" (see also
Svyatopolk).
Sweteman m Judeo-Anglo-NormanDerived from Middle English
swete "sweet; pleasant, likeable; loved, dear, precious" combined with a diminutive suffix. This name was also used as a secular form of
Asher.
Sweyn m HistoryMedieval English form of
Sveinn. Sweyn Forkbeard 17 April 963 – 3 February 1014) was king of Denmark from 986 to 1014. In 1013, shortly before his death, he became the first Danish king of England after a long effort.