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Sorîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Sørina.

Sørine f Danish
Danish feminine form of Søren.

Sorinel m Romanian
Diminutive of Sorin.

Sorka f Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Зорка (see Zorka).

Sorkunde f Basque
Basque equivalent of Concepción.

Sorla f Greenlandic
Variant of "Sorlak".

Sorlak f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Sordlak.

Sorlannguaq f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Sordlánguaĸ.

Sørli m Faroese
Faroese form of Sǫrli.

Sǫrli m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of Sarilo. This is the name of the main character in the story Sǫrla þáttr, found in the Flateyjarbók manuscript.

Sørna f Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Søren.

Sorniza f Bulgarian (Germanized)
Variant transcription of Зорница (see Zornitsa).

Soronto m Literature
A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien. Soronto was a Númenorean nobleman of the royal lineage of Númenor or House of Elros, the grandson of Tar-Meneldur and son of Ailinel, sister of Tar-Aldarion... [more]

Soroosh m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سروش (see Soroush).

Soros m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai โสฬส (see Solot).

Sorospen f Basque
Basque equivalent of Spanish Socorro.

Sorot m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai โสฬส (see Solot).

Sorrell m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sorrell. The most notable bearer is the actor Sorrell Booke (1930-1994) best known for playing the corrupt local functionary Boss Hogg on the American television series 'The Dukes of Hazzard' (1979-1985).

Sorrell f English (Rare)
Variant of Sorrel.

Sorrelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Sorrel.

Sors m Roman Mythology
Means "fortune, fate" in Latin. In Roman mythology, Sors was a god of luck and the supposed son of Fortuna.

Sorsha f Popular Culture
The name of a character in Ron Howard's movie "Willow" (1988). In it, she is a princess, the daughter of the evil Queen Bavmorda. She ends up betraying her mother to serve the cause of good. George Lucas, who wrote the story for the movie, may have based Sorsha's name on either Sorcha or Saoirse.

Sôrúne m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Søren.

Sorush m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سروش (see Soroush).

Sôrut m Greenlandic
Variant of Sôrúne.

Sorya f & m Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សូរិយា (see Soriya).

Søs f Danish
Diminutive of Søster.... [more]

Sosaia m Tongan
Tongan form of Josiah. Alternative spelling of Siosaia. Often shortened to Saia.

Sosaidh f Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Susie.

Sosána f Hungarian
Hungarian variant of Shoshana.

Sosander m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sosandros.

Sosandra f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Sosandros. This is an alleged epithet of a Greek goddess known from a statue erected on the Akropolis. It has been suggested that Sosandra may have been an epithet of Aphrodite, Hera, Hestia or Demeter.

Sosandros m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with Greek ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man".

Sósanna f Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Susannah.

Soscha f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Dutch and German variant of Shosha.

Só:se m Mohawk
Mohawk form of Joseph.

Sose f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek σως (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded". In Greek mythology this was the name of a prophetic Oreiad or Naiad nymph of Arcadia (a southern region of Greece). According to one account she was the mother of the god Pan by Hermes.

Sosefina f Tongan, Chuukese
Tongan and Chuukese form of Josephine.

Sōseki m Japanese (Rare)
Pen name of author Natsume Sōseki, real name Natsume Kin'nosuke.

Sosfen m Old Church Slavic
Old Church Slavic form of Sosthenes.

Sosha f Jewish, Yiddish, Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Shosha. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch television presenter Sosha Duysker (b. 1991).

Sosia f Italian (Rare), Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Sosius.

Sosibius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sosibios.

Sosicles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sosikles.

Sosicrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sosikrates. A known bearer of this name is the Greek historian Sosicrates of Rhodes (2nd century BC).

Sosie f English
Meaning uncertain. Actors Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick used it for their daughter Sosie Bacon (1992-). It was perhaps inspired by French sosie "lookalike", derived from Latin Sosia, the name of a character in Plautus' play 'Amphitryon', itself from Greek Σωσίας (Sosias) meaning "savior" from σως (sos) "safe, whole, unwounded" (compare Sostrate, Sose)... [more]

Sosikrateia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Sosikrates.

Sosikrates m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun κράτος (kratos) meaning "power".... [more]

Sosipater m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical Latin
Latinized form of Sosipatros. This is the name of a Greek man from the New Testament.

Sosipatr m Medieval Russian, Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Sosipatros, possibly via its latinized form Sosipater.

Sosipatra f Ancient Greek, Romanian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sosipatros. This name was borne by the Greek philosopher Sosipatra of Ephesus (4th century AD).

Sosipatre m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Sosipatros. A known bearer of this name was the Georgian politician and diplomat Sosipatre Asatiani (1872-1971).

Sosipatros m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with either the Greek adjective πατρός (patros) meaning "of the father" or the Greek noun πατρίς (patris) meaning "of one's fathers" as well as "fatherland".... [more]

Sosipatru m Romanian (Rare), Biblical Romanian
Romanian form of Sosipater.

Sosiphanes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with Greek φανής (phanes) meaning "appearing" (see Theophanes).... [more]

Sosipolis m Greek Mythology
A son of the goddess Eileithyia. From Ancient Greek sôzô meaning "savior" and polis meaning "city".

Sosippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sosippos.

Sosistratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sosistratos. This name was borne by two eponymous archons of Athens, the earliest of which lived in the 5th century BC.

Sositheos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god".... [more]

Sositheus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sositheos. This name was borne by a Greek tragic poet from the 3rd century BC.

Sosiua m Tongan
Tongan form of Joshua.

Sosja f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant of Shosha and Sosya.

Soslænbeg m Ossetian
Ossetian form of Soslanbek.

Soslænbek m Ossetian
Variant transcription of Soslanbek.

Soso f Greek
Diminutive of Sotiria.

Sosryque m Caucasian Mythology
East Circassian (Kabardian) form of Sosruko.

Sossia f Ancient Roman
Variant of Sosia. Sossia was one of the Vestal Virgins.

Sostene m Corsican (Rare, Archaic)
Corsican form of Sosthenes.

Sóstenes m Spanish
Spanish form of Sosthenes.

Sosthène m French
French form of Sosthenes.

Sosthenes m Ancient Greek, Biblical
Means "safe in strength", derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun σθένος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength".... [more]

Sostitza f Medieval Basque
Variant of Saustitza.

Sostrata f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latin form of Sostrate. Niccolò Machiavelli used this name in his play 'La Mandragola' (1518).

Sostratos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Contracted form of Sosistratos. Notable ancient Greek bearers of this name include the famous merchant Sostratos of Aegina (6th century BC) and the sculptor Sostratos of Chios (5th century BC).

Sostratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sostratos. A known bearer of this name was Sostratus of Cnidus, an ancient Greek architect and engineer from the 3rd century BC.

Sōsuke m Japanese
This name can combine 颯 (satsu, sou, sa'.to) meaning "quick, sound of the wind, sudden," 聡 (sou, sato.i, mimizato.i) meaning "fast learner, wise," 奏 (sou, kana.deru) meaning "complete, play music, speak to a ruler," 創 (shou, sou, kizu, kezu.shigeru, tsuku.ru, haji.meru) meaning "genesis, hurt, injury, originate, start, wound" or 蒼 (sou, ao.i) meaning "blue, pale" with 介 (kai, suke) meaning "concern oneself with, jammed in, mediate, shellfish," 佑 (u, yuu, tasu.keru, suke) meaning "assist, help" or 輔 (fu, ho, tasuke.ru, suke) meaning "help."... [more]

Sosya f Jewish (Russified), Yiddish (Russified), Russian (Rare)
Russian Jewish diminutive of Shoshana/Susanna as well as a regular Russian variant of Zosya.

Soter m Ancient Greek, Croatian, Polish
Derived from the Greek noun σωτήρ (soter) meaning "saviour, deliverer, preserver". This name was often used as an epithet, for both gods (such as Zeus and Apollo) and real-life rulers, such as Ptolemy I Soter of Egypt (4th century BC) and Antiochus I Soter of the Seleucid Empire (3rd century BC).... [more]

Sotera f Spanish (Mexican), Filipino
Feminine form of Sotero.

Soteria f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun σωτηρία (soteria) meaning "salvation, deliverance, preservation".... [more]

Soteridas m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Soter" in Greek, derived from the name Soter combined with ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Soteris f & m Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Soter or Soterios as well as a rare male variant of Soterios.... [more]

Soterius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Soterios. This was the baptismal name of the 2nd-century pope Soter.

Sotero m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Soter.

Soterraña f Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "subterranean" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary La Virgen de la Soterraña and Nuestra Señora de la Soterraña, meaning "The Virgin of the Subterranean" and "Our Lady of the Subterranean" respectively... [more]

Sothear m & f Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សុធា (see Sothea).

Sothis f Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of Sopdet.

Sotia f Greek (Cypriot)
Short form of Sotiria. A known bearer was the Greek lyricist Sotia Tsotou (1942-2011), who was born Sotiria.

Sotir m Albanian, Serbian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant of Sotiris.

Sotir m Greek
Modern Greek form of Soter.

Sotirakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Sotirios and Sotiris, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis)... [more]

Sotiraq m Albanian
Albanian form of Sotirakis. Unlike the original Greek name, the Albanian form is used as an official name on birth certificates.

Sotiriy m Russian
Russian form of Sotiris.

Sotoda f Dari Persian
Dari Persian form of Sotoudeh (which is a Persian name meaning "blessed").

Sotona m Theology
Croatian form of Satan.

Sou m Japanese
From Japanese 崇 (sou) meaning "adore", 壮 (sou) meaning "big, large", 双 (sou) meaning "set of two, pair, couple, double", 創 (sou) meaning "genesis", 奏 (sou) meaning "to play (music)", 爽 (sou) meaning "bright; clear", 想 (sou) meaning "thought, idea, concept", 操 (sou) meaning "chastity", 総 (sou) meaning "general, overall, total", 綜 (sou) meaning "arrange threads for weaving", 聡 (sou) meaning "intelligent, clever, bright", 草 (sou) meaning "herb", 蒼 (sou) meaning "blue, green", 装 (sou) meaning "dress, clothes, attire", 霜 (sou) meaning "frost", 慥 (sou) meaning "sincere, earnest" or 颯 (sou) meaning "the sound of the wind"... [more]

Soubael m Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Shubael, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Soubaya m Mauritian Creole
Variant of Soupaya.

Soucique f Jèrriais (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Jèrriais soucique "marigold". This is a newly coined coined name, intended as a Jèrriais equivalent of Marigold.

Souconna f Celtic Mythology
Souconna is a Celtic goddess, the deity of the river Saône at Chalon-sur-Saône, to whom epigraphic invocation was made.

Soudabeh f Persian
Alternate transcription of سودابه (see Sudabeh)

Soude f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سوده (see Soudeh).

Soudjoud f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of سجود (see Sujud), chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Soufia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Safiyyah.

Soufian m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Sufyan chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Soufiane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سفيان (see Sufyan) chiefly used in North Africa.

Soufìo f Provençal
Provençal form of Sophie.

Soufjan m Arabic (Germanized, Rare)
Germanized form of Sufyan.

Souha f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سها (see Suha).

Souhaib m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic صهيب (see Suhaib) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Souhail m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهيل (see Suhail) chiefly used in North Africa.

Souhaila f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهيلة (see Suhaila) chiefly used in North Africa.

Souhair f & m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهير (see Suhayr).

Souhayl m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهيل (see Suhail) chiefly used in North Africa.

Souhayla f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهيلة (see Suhaila) chiefly used in North Africa.

Souhei m Japanese
From Japanese 蒼 (sou) meaning "blue, green" combined with 平 (hei) meaning "level; even; flat". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Souheil m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهيل (see Suhail) chiefly used in North Africa.

Souheila f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهيلة (see Suhaila) chiefly used in North Africa.

Souheir f & m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهير (see Suhayr).

Souhila f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Suhaila.

Souhir f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of سهير (see Suhayr) chiefly used in Tunisia.

Souichirou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Sōichirō.

Souiri m Arabic (Maghrebi), Northern African
From the surname Souiri, meaning from the Moroccan city of Essaouira

Soujoud f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سجود (see Sujud) chiefly used in North Africa.

Soukaina f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Sakina chiefly used in Morocco.

Soukayna f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سكينة (see Sakina) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Souko f Japanese
From Japanese 霜 (sou) meaning "frost", 蒼 (sou) meaning "blue, green", 颯 (sou) meaning "the sound of the wind", 桑 (sou) meaning "mulberry" or 宗 (sou) meaning "religion" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Souky f Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Sukie.

Soul m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Soul. May also be used in reference to the word soul, from Old English sāwol, sāw(e)l, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ziel and German Seele.

Soula f Greek
Diminutive of Athanasoula.

Soulaf f Arabic
Alternate transcription of سلاف (see Sulaf).

Soulange f Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian)
Variant of Solange.

Soulanjo f Provençal
Provençal form of Solange.

Soulaymane m Arabic
Alternate transcription of سليمان (see Sulayman), chiefly used in Morocco.

Souleyman m Arabic (Maghrebi), Muslim (Gallicized)
Gallicized transliteration of سليمان (see Sulayman).

Souleymanou m Western African
Form of Sulayman used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.

Souline f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Originally a local form of Soline found in the Poitou-Charentes region of France.

Soulougue m French (Cajun), African American, American (South)
Presumably a variant or misreading of the surname Soulouque.... [more]

Soultana f Greek (Modern)
Possibly the Greek form of Sultana.

Soumaïla m Western African
Form of Isma'il used in parts of French-influenced western Africa (particularly Mali).

Soumaya f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Sumaya.

Soumia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سمية (see Sumayya) chiefly used in North Africa.

Soumya f & m Bengali, Odia, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil
Variant of Saumya.

Soumya f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سمية (see Sumayya) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Sounally f Lao (Rare)
Variant of Sounaly.

Soundos f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Sundus, often found in Morocco. A known bearer of this name is Soundos El Ahmadi, a Dutch actress of Moroccan descent.

Soundous f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of سندس (see Sundus), chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Soung Th' Rui f Mythology
Pwo Karen form of Phra Mae Thorani.

Sourabh m Indian, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Saurabh.

Sourav m Indian, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Saurabh.

Sourena m Persian
Derived from the ancient persian general sourena.... [more]

Souriel m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Zuriel, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Sourik m Bengali
Means "ray of sun", "love" or "dependent".

Sourmelina f Literature
Sourmelina Zizmo is a character in Middlesex, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Jeffrey Eugenides published in 2002. The name was apparently created by the author of the novel.... [more]

Sous m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Soos. This was the name of a semi-mythological king of Sparta, who is thought to have lived in the 9th century BC.

Sousarion m Ancient Greek
Meaning uncertain. This name should be a compound name, of which the first element might be the Greek noun σοῦς (sous) meaning "upward motion" or the Greek noun σοῦσον (souson) meaning "lily"... [more]

Sousuke m Japanese
Variant transcription of Sōsuke.

Soutaro m Japanese
Variant transcription of Sotaro.

Soutarou m Japanese
From Japanese 繰 (sou) meaning "winding, reel, spin, turn (pages), look up, refer to", 桑 (sou) meaning "mulberry", 宗 (sou) meaning "religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence", 庄 (sou) meaning "level, in the country, manor, village, hamlet", 曾 (sou) meaning "once, before, formerly, ever, never, ex-", 創 (sou) meaning "genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate", 双 (sou) meaning "pair, set, comparison", 壮 (sou) meaning "robust, manhood, prosperity", 奏 (sou) meaning "play music, complete", 爽 (sou) meaning "refreshing, bracing, resonant, sweet, clear", 宋 (sou) meaning "dwell", 惣 (sou) meaning "all", 想 (sou) meaning "concept, think, idea, thought", 操 (sou) meaning "maneuver, manipulate, operate, steer, chastity, virginity, fidelity", 相 (sou) meaning "inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy", 総 (sou) meaning "general, whole, all, full, total", 綜 (sou) meaning "rule, synthesize", 聡 (sou) meaning "wise, fast learner", 草 (sou) meaning "grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft", 荘 (sou) meaning "villa, inn, cottage, feudal manor, solemn, dignified", 蒼 (sou) meaning "blue", 壯 (sou) meaning "big, large, robust, name of tribe", 滄 (sou) meaning "ocean", 艸 (sou) meaning "grass, plants" or 颯 (sou) meaning "sudden, quick, sound of the wind", 多 (ta) meaning "many, much", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" or 大 (ta) meaning "big, great" combined with 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" or 郎 (rou) meaning "son"... [more]

Southern m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Southern.

Souto m Japanese
From Japanese 颯 (sou) meaning "the sound of wind" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sou'wester m English (British, Rare), Obscure
From the English noun sou'wester, a contracted form of southwester which refers to a strong wind that blows from the southwest and brings warm air from the tropics to the British Isles, often causing rain as it cools while passing over the sea... [more]

Souzane f Walloon
Walloon form of Susanna.

Souzi f Greek
Diminutive of Soultana.

Souzie f Walloon
Walloon form of Suzy.

Souzy f Greek
Diminutive of Soultana.

Sovaia f Fijian
Fijian form of Sophia.

Söván f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian variant of Sovann.

Sovan m & f Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សុវណ្ណ (see Sovann).

Sovannareth m Khmer
Variant of Sovannarith.

Sovay f Popular Culture
Probably corruption of Sophie or Sylvie.

Søvei f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Solveig recorded in Telemark.

Soviet Russia m Obscure
From the name of the communist state that spanned Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

Şövkət f & m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Shawkat.

Şövqi m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Shawqi.

Sowenna f Cornish (Modern)
Variant of Sowena.

Sowmya f Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil
Variant of Saumya.

Sowry f Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Early Anglicization of Sorcha.

Sǫxólfr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Sǫxulfr.

Sǫxulfr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of saxar "Saxons" and ulfr "wolf".

Soy m Dutch (Rare)
This name is best known for being the name of the Dutch actor Soy Kroon (b. 1995). He stated in a 2008 interview with the regional newspaper Eindhovens Dagblad that he was named after his father (who is named Jos), but in a creative way... [more]

Søybiǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Sǽbiǫrn.

Söyembikä f Tatar
Tatar form of Süyümbike. This is the name of Söyembikä of Kazan, a Tatar ruler and a national hero of Tatarstan.

Soyeong f Korean
From combination of sino-Korean 素(so) meaning "white silk" or 昭(so) meaning "bright", with 英(young ) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 榮 (young) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper" or 映(young) meaning "project; reflect light"... [more]

Søygæirr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Sǽgæirr.

So-Yi f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 소이 (see So-I).

Soyini f African American, Caribbean (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This is the middle name of American politician Ayanna Pressley (1974-), who has claimed it means "richly endowed" in Swahili.

Soyo f Japanese
From Japanese 素 (so) meaning "element" combined with 世 (yo) meaning "world" or 陽 (yo) meaning "light, sun, male". Other kanji combinations are also possible.... [more]

Soyogo f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From 冬青 (soyogo), referring to the type of holly known as 'Ilex pedunculosa' or 'longstalked holly', seemingly a derivation of onomatopoeic word そよ (soyo), referring to something that is rustling or swaying in the wind.... [more]

Soyolma f Buryat
Alternate transcription of Soelma.

Soyolmaa f Mongolian
Means "woman of culture", "woman of the arts" in Mongolian, from соёл (soyol) meaning "culture, the arts" and the feminine suffix маа (maa).

Soyomi f Japanese
From Japanese 創 (so) meaning "originate", 世 (yo) meaning "world" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.

Soyona f Popular Culture (?)
Soyona Santos, also known as the Broker, is the secondary antagonist of the 2022 science fiction action film Jurassic World: Dominion and the main antagonist of Netflix's 2024 animated series Jurassic World: Chaos Theory.

So-Youn f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 소연 (see So-Yeon).

Soyoung f Korean
From combination of sino-Korean 素(so) meaning "white silk" or 昭(so) meaning "bright", with 英(young ) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 榮 (young) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper"... [more]

Søyvǫr f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of sær "sea" and vár "spring".

Sozar m Georgian (Rare)
Meaning unknown. It might possibly be related to the Ossetian name Sozyr, which is ultimately of Iranian origin.

Sozont m History (Ecclesiastical), Russian (Archaic)
Russian and Romanian form of Sozon.

Sozresh m Circassian, Caucasian Mythology
The god of Fertility and family.

Sozyryqo m Ossetian, Ossetian Mythology
Ossetian form of Sosruko.

Spa m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Spár.

Spak m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Spakr.

Spake m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Spaki.

Spaki m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Spakr.

Spalding m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Spalding.... [more]

Spandar m Armenian (Rare)
Short form of Spandarat, which has now become the modern form of the name.

Spandarat m Armenian (Archaic)
Armenian form of Esfandiar via its Middle Persian form Spandadat. A known bearer of this name was the Armenian doctor and scientist Spandarat Kamsarakan (1876-1942), who played a crucial role in establishing the Armenian Red Cross National Society.

Spandarmad f Middle Persian, Persian Mythology
Middle Persian form of Spenta Armaiti.

Spania f Medieval Occitan, Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin Hispania "Iberian peninsula, Spain", itself possibly derived from Punic אישפן "coast of hyraxes".

Spark m & f English (Rare)
Originally a transferred use of the surname Spark. It is now used as an adoption of the English word (which is derived from Old English spearca via Middle English sparke "spark").

Sparkle f African American, Trinidadian Creole
Middle English frequentative (verb) or diminutive (noun) of spark.

Sparkles f English (American, Rare)
Plural form of Sparkle.

Sparks m English
Originally a transferred use of the surname Sparks. It is now used as an adoption of the English word (which is derived from Old English spearca via Middle English sparke "spark").

Sparsh m Indian, Hinduism
act of touching; touch; contact; the quality of touch or tangibility; whit, jot; effect of touch or contact; any of the consonants.

Sparta f & m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, English
Short form of Spartacus. It is also the name of an ancient Roman city.

Spartaco m Italian
Italian form of Spartacus.

Spartakas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Spartacus.

Spartaki m Georgian
Form of Spartak with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი (-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.

Spartaks m Latvian
Latvian form of Spartacus.

Spasena f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian спасена (spasena), the indefinite feminine singular past passive participle of спася (spasja) "to save, to rescue" referring to Jesus Christ.

Spasia f Bulgarian
Either a short form of Spasena or derived from Bulgarian спася (spasja) "to save, to rescue" referring to Jesus Christ.

Spasimir m Bulgarian, Croatian
The first element of this name is derived from Bulgarian spasjá or spasjávam "to save, to rescue". Also compare Serbo-Croatian spasiti and Russian spasát', both of which mean "to save, to rescue"... [more]

Spaska f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Spas.

Spaso m Serbian
Short form of Spasoje.

Speaidna m Sami
Sami form of Svæina.

Spealán m Irish
Diminutive of the word "speal"

Speck m Obscure
Given to Speck Wildhorse Mellencamp, son of John Mellencamp and Elaine Irwin.

Speed m English (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Speed.

Speight m English
Transferred use of surname Speight

Speio f Greek Mythology
Derived from σπεῖος (speios), the Epic Greek form of σπέος (speos) meaning "cave, cavern, grotto". This was the name of a Nereid in Greek myth; with the exception of Pausanias, all of the Greek poets (Hesiod, Homer, Apollodorus and Hyginus) and even the Roman poet Virgil list Speio among the ranks of the Haliad Nymphs known as the Nereides.

Špelca f Slovene
Diminutive of Špela, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Spelios m Greek
Variant transcription of Σπήλιος (see Spilios).

Spence m English
Short form of Spencer.

Spenceria f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Spencer.

Spencia f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Spencer.

Spenny m English
Diminutive of Spencer.

Spenser m English (Rare)
Variant of Spencer.

Spenta Armaiti f Persian Mythology
A Zoroastrian divinity, one of the six creative or divine manifestations of Wisdom and Ahura Mazda. Her name means "creative harmony", although she was later associated with religious devotion... [more]

Sperancia f Sardinian (Archaic)
Sardinian form of Speranza.

Sperandia f Italian, History (Ecclesiastical), Medieval Italian
This is the name of the 13th-century patron saint of Cingoli, Italy.

Sperantius m Late Roman (Rare, ?)
Masculine form of Sperantia.

Sperantza f Greek (Rare)
From the Italian word speranza meaning "hope" (compare Speranza); perhaps in some cases a Greek form of the Romanian name Speranța... [more]

Sperat m Polish (Archaic)
Derived from the Latin word for "home". This was the name of 2nd century Sicilian saint.

Spero m English
Transferred use of the surname Spero.

Speros m Greek
Variant of Spyros.

Speusandros m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun σπεῦσις (speusis) meaning "haste, hurry" as well as "speed". It is ultimately derived from the Greek verb σπεύδω (speudo) meaning "to hasten" as well as "to urge on" and "to set going"... [more]

Speusipp m German
German form of Speusippos via its latinized form Speusippus.

Speusippe m History (Gallicized)
French form of Speusippos via its latinized form Speusippus.

Speusippo m Italian
Italian form of Speusippos via its latinized form Speusippus.

Speusippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Speusippos. This name was borne by an ancient Greek philosopher from the 4th century BC.

Speuzyp m Polish
Polish form of Speusippos via its latinized form Speusippus.

Spevsipp m Russian
Russian form of Speusippos.

Sphaerio m Theatre
A character in 'Mostellaria', a play by the Roman author Plautus. Its name translates from Latin as "The Ghost (play)" (with the word fabula understood in the title). The play is believed to be an adaptation of a lost comedy of the Athenian poet Philemon called Phasma (the Ghost).

Sphere m English (Rare)
Probably from the English word sphere, ultimately from Greek σφαῖρα (sphaira) meaning "globe, ball". Two famous bearers of this name are American jazz pianist Thelonious Sphere Monk (1917-1982) and his son Thelonious Sphere "T... [more]

Spiælbodhi m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Spiallbuði.

Spiælle m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Spialli and Old Swedish short form of Spiælbodhi.

Spicie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Spicy.

Spīdala f Baltic Mythology
The name of a witch and antagonist in the Latvian epic poem 'Lāčplēsis' but she turns good towards the end of the story.

Spīdola f Latvian, Baltic Mythology
Meaning unknown. In the Latvian national epic Lāčplēsis this is the name of a witch enslaved by the devil, but eventually rescued by the hero Koknesis (whom she then marries).

Spidona m Georgian (Archaic), Literature, Popular Culture
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be a diminutive or short form of Spiridon.... [more]

Spijk m Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Probably a Dutchification of Spike. Alternatively, this name might be derived from the Dutch word spijker meaning "nail" (as in, the metal object), which is also etymologically related to the aforementioned given name.

Spikey m English
Diminutive of Spike.

Spiky m English
Variant of Spikey.

Spilios m Greek
Variant of Spyridon via its short form Spyros.

Spira f English
Feminine form of Spiro.

Spiθradātah m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian *Spiθradātah, possibly meaning "given by heaven", from Old Persian *spiθrah “heaven” and 𐎭𐎠𐎫 (d-a-t) "given, created". This was the name of a Persian satrap of Lydia and Ionia under the high king Darius III Codomannus.

Spiridhon m Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Spiridon.

Spiridióna f Italian
Italian feminine form of Spyridon.

Spiridione m Italian
Italian form of Spyridon.

Špiro m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Spyros.

Spiru m Maltese
Maltese form of Spiro.

Spirv m Old Swedish
Variant of Spørv.

Spirydion m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Spiridon.

Spirydon m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Spiridon.

Spisene f Romani
Possibly a Romani form of Esperanza.

Spitamenes m Old Persian (Hellenized), History
Hellenized form of Spitamaneh. This was the name of a Sogdian warlord from the 4th century BC.

Spjälbo m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Spiallbuði.

Spjute m Old Norse
Modern transcription of Spiuti, originally a byname derived from Old Norse spjót "spear". It appears on several runestones in Sweden as sbiuti and sbiut.

Splendora f Medieval English, Italian
Medieval English name (found in a Curia Regis Roll item dated 1213), derived from Latin splendor meaning "brilliance, brightness, lustre, distinction". (It was listed in 'A Dictionary of English Surnames' by Dr Reaney, who noted: 'In the Middle Ages there was a fashion for fanciful feminine names, few of which have survived, or given rise to surnames.') This is also the name a small town in the U.S. state of Texas.

Splinter m Popular Culture
Derived from the English word splinter, which usually refers to a long and sharp fragment of material (often wood).... [more]

Splinter m Medieval Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, even though this rare Dutch given name was already in use in medieval times. Compare the modern Dutch word splinter meaning "splinter".... [more]

Spodris m Latvian
Masculine form of Spodra.

Spogmay f Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto سپوږمۍ (see Spogmai).

Spomenko m Croatian
Masculine form of Spomenka.

SpongeBob m Popular Culture
The name of the main character in a popular kid's cartoon series, Spongebob SquarePants. Originally his name was SpongeBoy, however it was changed upon discovering that the name was taken for a mop product.

Spontaniouse f African American (Rare)
Variant of Spontaneous. This is borne by Spontaniouse Grant, who was a contestant on the ninth season of the reality television series America's Next Top Model.

Spoogmai f Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto سپوږمۍ (see Spogmai).

Sporgh m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Spǫrr.

Sporos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun σπόρος (sporos) meaning "a sowing" as well as "seed, semen" and "harvest, crop".... [more]

Sportacus m Popular Culture
Sportacus is a fictional character from the children's television show LazyTown. His name is a portmanteau of the ancient figure Spartacus and the word sport, which represents his athleticism... [more]

Sporði m Icelandic
Icelandic name deriving from Icelandic sporður meaning "tail of a fish or whale".... [more]

Sporus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Ancient Roman
Latinized form of Sporos. This was the name of a young slave boy from the 1st century AD. The Roman emperor Nero had taken a liking to him, because he bore a striking resemblance to his late wife Poppaea Sabina... [more]

Spørv m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Spǫrr.

Spotswood m English (American)
Spotswood Washington was a descendent of President George Washington.

Spoudandros m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun σπουδή (spoude) meaning "haste, speed" as well as "earnestness, diligence, zeal". It is ultimately derived from the Greek verb σπεύδω (speudo) meaning "to hasten" as well as "to urge on" and "to set going"... [more]

Spoudippos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun σπουδή (spoude) meaning "haste, speed" as well as "earnestness, diligence, zeal". It is ultimately derived from the Greek verb σπεύδω (speudo) meaning "to hasten" as well as "to urge on" and "to set going"... [more]

Spourios m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Spurius.

Spozhmai f Pashto
Variant of Spogmai reflecting the Southern Pashto pronunciation of the name.

Spozhmay f Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto سپوږمۍ (see Spozhmai).

Sprague m English (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Sprague, itself a variant of the English word sprack meaning "lively".