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Olson m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Olson.

Olu f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Olof which was previously also a feminine name (although rare).

Oluff m Swedish (Rare), Old Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Oluf.

Oluffa f Faroese, Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Oluf.

Olufine f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Oluf.

Oluwaobafemi m Yoruba
God the king loves me... [more]

Ølve m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Olve.

Ølver m Old Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Ølve.

Olver m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Ølve.

Ømbjørg f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Ingeborg.

Omero m Italian
Italian form of Homer.

Omoruyi m & f Western African, Edo
Means "son of glory" or "child is one's glory" in Edo language.

Ónarr m Old Norse, Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ánarr.

Ond m Medieval Hungarian
According to the 'Gesta Hungarorum' Ond is one of the seven Hungarian chieftains.

Ǫndótt f Old Norse
An Old Norse name, probably originally a byname from the adjective ǫndóttr meaning "looking full in the face, fiery-eyed".

Onerva f & m Finnish
Derived from the Finnish word onerva meaning "aftergrass; the hay grown after harvesting".

Öpir m Old Norse
Variant transcription of Œpir.

Órækja m Old Norse
Variant of Úrœkja.

Ored m Swedish (Rare)
Modern Swedish form of Ofradh.

Ørger m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Ørjan.

Orgunn f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Årgunn.

Orina f Hebrew (Rare)

Ørje m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Ørjan.

Ørjer m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ørger.

Orlaug f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Arnlaug.

Orlina f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Orlin.

Orlov f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Orlaug.

Ørlygr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse ørlǫg "fate, doom, war" and/or ørlygi "fight, battle, war".

Örlygur m Icelandic
Modern form of Ørlygr.

Orm m Medieval English, Old Danish, Old Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norse Mythology
Medieval English, Old Danish, Old Swedish and modern Scandinavian form of the Old Norse name Ormr, which itself was derived from Old Norse ormr "snake, serpent".... [more]

Ormur m Faroese, Icelandic
Faroese and Icelandic form of Ormr.

Ørn m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Norwegian and Danish form of Örn. It could also be a short form of any name starting with ørn-.

Örnulf m Swedish (Rare)
Form of Ǫrnulfr.

Ørnulf m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Ǫrnulfr.

Ørnulv m Norwegian
Modern form of Ǫrnulfr.

Orri m Old Norse, Icelandic
Old West Norse byname meaning "black grouse", a type of game bird (Lyrurus tetrix).

Oruç m Turkish
Means "fast" in Turkish. A famous bearer of this name is Oruç Reis (c. 1474–1518), a Barbary pirate.

Orvo m Finnish (Rare)
From the archaic Finnish word orvo meaning "orphan".

Orvoloson m Literature (Italianized)
The equivalent of Marvolo in the Italian version of the Harry Potter novels. In the new reprintings it was replaced with the original name, as were most of the other characters' names... [more]

Ørvur m Faroese
Faroese form of Orvar.

Osckar m Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Oscar.

Osée m French (Archaic), French (African), Biblical French
French form of Hosea.

Ósk f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse name, directly from Old Norse ósk meaning "wish". This is related to Óski, one of the names of the Norse god Odin, and is found in ósk-mær or "wish-maiden", a common epithet of the Valkyries.

Osma m Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Osmo. 'Osma' is also another word for "wolverine" (mostly known as 'ahma' in Finnish).

Osmo m Finnish
From a poetic term meaning "fiancé" or "young man", called both osmo and osma in Finnish.

Ossi m Finnish
Diminutive of Ossian, Osmo and Oskari.

Össur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Assar.

Øssur m Faroese
Faroese form of Assar.

Østein m Norwegian (Archaic), Old Norwegian
Dialectal variant of Øystein.

Østen m Old Danish, Old Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Variant of Øystein.

Østine f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Østen.

Ostrid f & m Obscure

Otelie f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Odilia.

Otelius m Norwegian (Rare)
Masculine form of Otelie meaning "prosperity, fortune, riches".

Othelius m Norwegian
Masculine form of Othelie meaning "prosperity, fortune, riches".

Óðin-Dísa f Old Norse (Rare)
From the name of the Norse god Óðinn (see Odin; possibly via an Old West Norse byname) combined with the feminine name Disa, a short form of other names containing the element dís "goddess".

Ótryggr m Old Norse
From Old Norse útryggr meaning "unreliable, unfaithful". The name appears on several runestones.

Otte m Dutch, Danish
Variant of Otto.... [more]

Ottine f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Otto or Ottar.

Outi f Finnish
Karelian diminutive of Eudokia and Eudoxia.... [more]

Ovden m Old Norse
Old Norse variant spelling of Auðun, constructed from auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and vinr "friend".

Øven m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal form of Even.

Oven m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Augen.

Over m Norwegian (Archaic)
Modern form of Ǫlvér.

Øyan f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Øyunn.

Øybjørg f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Modern form of Øyborg.

Øyen f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Øyunn.

Øyfrid f Norwegian
Relatively modern name (1894) created by combining the Old Norse name elements ey "island" and fríðr "beautiful".

Oyinbodei f Ijaw
OYINBODEI is an ijaw tribe name of west africa meaning "OUR MOTHER HAS RETURNED" A name given to children believed to have #REINCARNITATED

Øylæifr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse ey "island" and leifr "descendant".

Øylaug f Norwegian (Archaic)
Modern form of Eylaug.

Øyon f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Øyunn.

Øystæinn m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Eysteinn. It was occasionally latinised as Augustin.

Øyvard m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements ey "island" and vǫrðr "guard".

Øyvine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Øyvind.

Paal m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Paul.

Pacita f Spanish (Philippines)
Diminutive of Paz 1.

Padmé f Popular Culture
Possibly derived from Padma, meaning "lotus" in Sanskrit. Padmé Amidala is a fictional character in the 'Star Wars' saga, created by George Lucas.

Päivikki f Finnish
Variant of Päivi, which derives from the Finnish word päivä, "a day".

Pálín f Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Pálína.

Pálína f Icelandic
Feminine form of Páll. In other words, you could also say that Pálína is the Icelandic form of Paulina.... [more]

Pålina f Swedish (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Paul.

Påline f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian feminine form of Paul.

Palma f Spanish, Croatian (Rare), Italian, Medieval Italian, Catalan, Norwegian (Rare)
Spanish, Catalan, Italian and Croatian word for "palm". This name typically referred to Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, and was historically given to girls born on this day.

Pálmar m Icelandic

Palme m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Pálmi. This is also a Swedish surname. The name was adopted by a notable Swedish family in honor of their ancestor Palme Lyder (born 1570s, died 1630), a merchant who immigrated to Sweden from the Netherlands or Germany in the early 1600s.

Palmýra f Czech, Slovak, Greek
Czech, Slovak and Greek form of Palmyra.

Pälvi f Finnish (Rare)
From Finnish word pälvi, meaning a snow free patch on the ground, melted by the sun.

Pärla f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Swedish pärla "pearl" and thus a Swedish cognate of Pearl.

Pârvu m Romanian (Archaic)

Påske m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian form of Paschalis. This is also the Norwegian word for Easter.

Paulfrid f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Paul and the Norse name element fríðr "beautiful" or friðr "peace, protection".

Pauli m Romansh
Romansh form of Paulus.

Pawel m Polish (Expatriate)
Form of Paweł used outside of Poland.

Peedu m Estonian
Originally a short form of Peeter, used as a given name in its own right.

Peep m Estonian
Originally a diminutive of Peeter, now used as a given name in its own right.

Peik m Finland Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It could be derived from Finnish peikko "troll" or poika "boy" (the Swedish word for boy, pojke, is derived from the Finnish word). The name appears in folk tales in the Swedish-speaking parts of Finland.... [more]

Peixin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 培 (péi) meaning "to cultivate, to educate" combined with 信 (xìn) meaning "true, accurate" or 新 (xīn) "new", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Pella f Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Petronella.

Pellervo m Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Derived from Finnish word pelto "field". In Finnish mytholofy Pellervo (also known as Sampsa Pellervoinen) was a god of fertility, fields and crops.

Peo m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Per-Olof and other names with the initials P and O.

Peolive f Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Per and Oliv.

Peppe m Swedish
Diminutive of Per and Peter.

Perdis f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Per and the Norse name element dís "goddess", first used in the early 1900s.

Pergot f Norwegian (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Per and got (from names like Ågot).

Pernelius m Norwegian (Archaic)
Masculine form of Pernille.

Pernelle f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic), French (Rare)
Variant of Petronilla.

Petrașco m Medieval Romanian
Diminutive of Petru.

Petrea f & m English, Romanian, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Elaborated form of Petra and Romanian variant of Petre.

Petrine f Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Peter.

Pi f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Either a variant of Py or a diminutive of names containing or starting with pi.

Pialott f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Pialotta.

Pialotte f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Pialotta.

Pialotti f Obscure (Rare)
Variant of Pialotta.

Pilleriin f Estonian
Combination of Pille and Riin.

Pilou m Danish (Rare)
French diminutive of Philip.

Piotruś m Polish
Diminutive of Piotr.

Pippilotta f Literature
Invented by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren for the heroine of her children's novel 'Pippi Långstrump' (1945). It is composed of Swedish pippi, a childish word for "bird", combined with the name Lotta.

Pirkka m Finnish
Created by Finnish poet Eino Leino (1878-1926) for his poem Orjan poika (published in his poem collection Helkavirsiä). The name was derived from Finnish word pirkkalaiset, meaning "Birkarls"... [more]

Pizzente m Sardinian
Variant of Pizente.

Płamen m Polish
Polish form of Plamen.

Po m Swedish (Rare)
Short form of hyphenated names starting with P and O, like Per-Olof.

Poe m & f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Poe.... [more]

Poppe m Dutch (Rare)

Povel m Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Paul.

Prachachat m Thai (Rare)
Means "nation, state" in Thai.

Princey m English
Diminutive of Prince and Princeton.

Pulmu f Finnish
Derived from the Finnish word pulmunen, meaning "snow bunting."

Punkt m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "full stop, point, dot" in Swedish (from Latin punctum). This name was traditionally given to ensure that its bearer would be his (or her?) parents' last child.

Putte m Swedish
Often used as a diminutive of Patrik.

Py f Swedish
Meaning uncertain. It could be derived from Swedish pyre "small child, tot".

Quinna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Quinn.

Quoc m Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Quốc.

Qvintus m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Quintus.

Raagjer f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Modern form of Ráðgerðr.

Rådgjerda f Old Norwegian
Variant of Ráðgerðr.

Rådgrid f Norwegian (Hypothetical)
Norwegian form of Ráðgríðr, only used in translations of Old Norse texts.

Rådmund m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Ráðmundr.

Rådny f Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Ráðný.

Raeanne f English
Combination of Rae and Anne 1.

Raedieahkka f Sami Mythology
Raedieahkka was the wife of the superior Sami deity Radien-attje.

Ragnborg f Old Norse, Swedish (Rare), Finland Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse regin "power (of the gods)" and bjarga "to help, to save".

Ragnheid f Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Ragnheiðr.

Ragni f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Short form of names starting with the Old Norse name element regin "advice, counsel", like Ragnhild and Ragnfrid.

Ragnild f Norwegian
Variant of Ragnhild.

Ragnilda f Old Swedish, Medieval Scandinavian
Medieval Norwegian variant and Old Swedish cognate of Ragnhilda.

Ragnor m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a combination of the Old Norse name elements regin "advice, counsel" and norðr "north", though it could also be a variant of Ragnar.

Ragnvor f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Modern form of Ragnvǫr.

Raiår m Norwegian (Rare)
Rare dialectal variant of Reidar.

Raija f Finnish
Probably a variant of Raisa 1.

Raili f Finnish, Estonian
Possibly a Finnish variant of Raakel and an Estonian variant of Rahel.

Raita f Finnish
Means both "goat willow" and "stripe, streak" in Finnish.

Ramborg f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare), Old Swedish
Variant of Ragnborg.

Rane m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hrani.

Rannveig f Old Norse, Danish (Rare), Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from Old Norse regin or rögn "advice", or from Old Norse rann "house." The second element is derived from Old Norse veig "strength".

Rara f Swedish (Rare)
From Swedish rar meaning "sweet, cute", originally "rare", a word ultimately derived from Latin rarus. This name has been used in Sweden since the latter half of the 19th century.

Rauli m Finnish
Finnish form of Radulf.

Rauna f Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Rauni or feminine form of Rauno.

Rauni f & m Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Perhaps a variant of Rauno or Ragnhild, or derived from Old Norse reynir meaning "rowan". In Finnish mythology Rauni was either the name of god Ukko's spouse, or another name for Ukko himself... [more]

Razmus m Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rasmus.

R'chard m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Richard.

Redvers m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Redvers, originally largely given in honor of Sir Redvers Buller (1839-1908), the general responsible for the "Relief of Ladysmith", which was considered a huge victory for the British, during the Second Boer War.

Regin m Danish (Rare), Norse Mythology
Variant of Reginn.

Rehoboth m & f Biblical Hebrew
RESTING PLACE OR "REST"

Reidmar m Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian and Swedish form of Hreiðmarr.

Reier m West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
West Frisian form of the ancient Germanic name Reginher, which is a variant form of Raganhar (see Rayner).

Reier m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Reidar.

Reija f Finnish
Meaning uncertain. Possibly a variant of Freja or Rhea, or a feminine form of Reijo.

Reika f Japanese
From Japanese 麗 (rei) meaning "lovely, graceful, beautiful", 玲 (rei) meaning "the sound of jewels", 禮 (rei) meaning "courtesy", 礼 (rei) meaning "ceremony" or 令 (rei) meaning "good, law" combined with Japanese 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 加 (ka) meaning "increase"... [more]

Reiley f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Reilly.

Reinwald m German (Rare)
German younger form of Raginoald.

Reksane f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Rhoxane (see Roxana).

Relu m Romanian
Form of Aurelian.

Revan m Popular Culture
Revan is the name of a fictional character in the 'Star Wars' universe, known as both a Jedi and a Sith (as Darth Revan). Revan is the main character in the RPG 'Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic' (2003) and appears in numerous other 'Star Wars' media... [more]

Reyana f English

Reynir m Icelandic
Taken directly from Icelandic and Old Norse reynir meaning "rowan, mountain ash".

Riborg f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Rigborg. The first element is either from Old Norse ríki "empire, kingdom" or ríkr "mighty, distinguished, rich, mighty". The second element is from either Old Norse bjarga "to help, save", or bjǫrg "help", or from borg "castle, fortification"... [more]

Richenza f Polish, Medieval English, American (Rare), Medieval German
Polish and medieval English and medieval German form of Rikissa.

Ridel m Norman
Possibly derived from the Germanic element rīd "ride".

Ríg m Norse Mythology
Rig is the god Heimdall disguised.

Rigmo f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Rigmor.

Rikissa f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Richiza.

Rileigh f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Riley.

Ringborg f & m Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish ring "ring" and borg "fortification, castle".

Ringvor f Swedish (Rare)
Early 20th century combination of Swedish ring "circle, ring (piece of jewelry)" and Old Norse vǫr "vigilant, cautious" (compare Ingvor and Ragnvor).

Rini f Japanese (Rare)
Rini means "Little Bunny". Also,Ri means "Jasmine","Reason/Logic",or "Village". The Ni part could be a variation or short form for the Japanese word "Niji" meaning "Rainbow".

Ristin f Sami
Sami form of Kristin.

Rital f Arabic (Archaic)
Means *the good readers of Quran*

Ritona f Celtic Mythology
Ritona is a Celtic goddess chiefly venerated in the land of the Treveri in what is now Germany. Her name is related to the same root as Welsh rhyd "ford", which suggests that she was a goddess of fords.

Robban m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Robert.

Robbin m & f Swedish, English
Variant of Robin.

Robins m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Robin.

Rode f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of German Roda.

Roderik m Danish (Rare), Dutch
Dutch form of Roderick.

Rodrik m Swedish (Rare), Popular Culture
Swedish form of Roderick. A notable bearer is Ser Rodrik Cassel from HBO's ever-popular TV show 'Game of Thrones'.

Roel m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal form of Roald.

Rógvi m Faroese
Faroese form of Hrói.

Roine m & f Swedish, Finnish (Rare)
From the name of a lake in Häme, Finland. There are theories on the origin of this name, it could've come from Germanic hreini meaning "clean, clear" or from Pre-Germanic/Baltic *kroinis meaning "clean"... [more]

Rolle m Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
A pet form of names containing the name element hrod, for example Rolf.

Romet m Estonian
Variant of Roomet.

Romualdu m Corsican
Corsican form of Romuald.

Ronia f Literature, English, Swedish
Variant of Ronja used in the English translation of Swedish children's book 'Ronja Rövardotter' ('Ronia the Robber's Daughter') by Astrid Lindgren.

Rønnaug f Norwegian
Dialectal variant of the given name Rannveig.

Ronya f & m Russian
Russian diminutive of Veronika and Roman.

Roomo m Estonian (Archaic)
Variant of Roomet.

Rora f English, Swedish
Short form of Aurora. In Sweden its earliest documented usage is 1889.

Rosélia f Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Variant of Roselia.

Rosemaj f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Swedish ros "rose" and Maj 2 as well as a diminutive of Rosemarie.

Rosemay f Various (Rare), Mauritian Creole
Combination of Rose and May, possibly used as a diminutive of Rosemary or Rosemarie.

Róta f Norse Mythology
Possibly derived from the Old Norse verb róta meaning "to stir, overturn, tear". In Norse mythology, Róta is a valkyrie. She is attested in the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning, where she is mentioned alongside the valkyries Gunnr and Skuld... [more]

Royne m Swedish
Variant of Roine.

Rôzene f Walloon
Walloon form of Rosine.

Rubar m Arabic (Rare, ?)

Rubie f English (Rare), Filipino
Variant of Ruby.

Rubin m Hebrew, Dutch, English, Swedish
Variant of Ruben.

Ruchira f & m Thai, Sinhalese, Indian, Bengali, Hindi
From Sanskrit रुचिर (rucira) meaning "brilliant, radiant, agreeable, splendid". It is used as a feminine name in Thailand and India while it is unisex in Sri Lanka.

Ruderigu m Corsican (Rare, Archaic)
Corsican form of Roderick.

Rullgardina f Literature
From Swedish rullgardin meaning "roller blind, roll-down curtain". This is one of the middle names of Pippi Långstrump (English: Pippi Longstocking), full name Pippilotta Viktualia Rullgardina Krusmynta Efraimsdotter Långstrump, a character invented by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren.

Rumìnica f Sicilian
Variant of Dumìnica.

Runåd m Medieval Walloon
Medieval Walloon form of Renaud.

Runer m Swedish (Rare)
Probably a variant of Runar or Rune. A famous bearer is the Swedish author Runer Jonsson (1916-2006).

Rustan m Swedish
Possibly a Swedification of the Persian name Rostam, or a modern form of Old Norse Hróðstæinn.

Ruusu f Finnish
Means "rose" in Finnish.

Rylehe f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Riley.  

Ryuhiko m Japanese (Rare)
Ryuhiko is a compound of Japanese ryu meaning "dragon" and hiko meaning "prince".

Saamund m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Såmund (see Salmundr).

Sackaios m Biblical Swedish
Swedish form of Zacchaeus.

Sackeus m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Zacchaeus.

Sæmund m Norwegian (Rare), Old Swedish
Norwegian and Old Swedish form of Sæmundr.

Sæmundr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse sær "sea" and mundr "protection".

Sæmundur m Icelandic, Faroese (Rare)
Modern form of Sæmundr.

Sæunn f Icelandic, Faroese
From Old Norse sær meaning "sea", and unnr meaning "wave".

Saghar f Persian (Modern), Pashto (Modern), Azerbaijani (Modern), Urdu (Archaic)
Saghar is a feminine given name of Persian origin (before the Islamic reformation into Iran). In Farsi, Saghar (ساغر) generally means “Wine glass / cup / goblet / bowl" or "The heart of philosopher” along with multiple different meanings in Persian & Urdu speaking countries... [more]

Sagitta f Ancient Roman, Astronomy, Swedish (Rare)
Means "arrow" in Latin. ... [more]

Saila f Finnish
Meaning uncertain. Possibly inspired by names such as Aila, Laila 2 and Saima 2.

Sainabou f Western African
Form of Zaynab used in Gambia.

Saini f Finnish
Variant of Saimi.

Saintanise f Haitian Creole

Sakaria m Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Zacharias.

Sakarias m Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Zacharias.

Sakarja m Biblical Finnish, Biblical Swedish
Swedish and Finnish form of Zechariah.

Salla f Finnish
A variant of Salli. Salla is also the name of both a fell and a municipality in Lapland, Finland.

Sällvi f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish name with the combination of sæll "blissful", "happy" and vé "home", "temple", "sanctuary".

Salmundr m Medieval Scandinavian
Either a medieval Scandinavian adoption of Salomon or a combination of Old Norse name elements salr "hall, house" and mundr "protection".

Salve m Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Sölve.

Salvör f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sǫlvǫr.

Sámr m Old Norse
From Old Norse sámr "swarthy, blackish".

Samruddhi f Hindi
Means "prosperity, progress, growth".

Samuilo m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Samuel.

Sämund m Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish form of Sæmundr.

Sanelma f Finnish
Old Finnish name of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory, however, connects this name to the Finnish word for "story; poem" and ultimately to the Finnish verb sanella "to dictate". Sanelma may also be derived from the name Anelma.

Sano m Japanese (Rare)
Sa means "small" and No means "field,wilderness,meadow". It is more commonly a last name.

Santia f Italian, English
Diminutive of Santina.

Saphir f & m Swedish (Modern, Rare), English
Variant of Sapphira.

Sárá f Sami
Sami form of Sara.

Sáráhkká f Sami, Sami Mythology
Combination of the male name Sárra and the word áhkká "wife, woman, mother". Sáráhkká is the goddess of childbirth in Sami mythology.

Saras m Norwegian

Sárrajuoksa m Sami (Archaic)
Combination of Sárra and Juoksa.

Sarvinianu m Sicilian
Variant of Sabbinianu.

Sasser m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Sassurr, an Old Norse variant of Assar.

Satorious m Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Variation of Sartorius, which is a transferred use of the surname Sartorius.... [more]

Savahnah f English (Rare)
Variant of Savannah.

Säve m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Seved.

Schamyl m Swedish (Rare)
Derived from the name of the leader of the Caucasian resistance to Imperial Russia in the 1800s, Imam Shamil. A notable bearer was Swedish film director Schamyl Bauman (1893-1966).

Ścibora f Polish
Variant of Czcibora.

Sebbe m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Sebastian.

Sedinius m Norwegian (Rare)

Seeley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Seeley. Seeley Booth is a fictional character in the TV series 'Bones' (2005-2017).

Sefa f Old Norse
Old Norse feminine form of Sefi and Siafi meaning "calm, quiet, relaxed".

Sefanja m & f Swedish (Rare), Afrikaans, Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
Swedish, Afrikaans and Dutch form of Zephaniah.

Seger m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Archaic North Swedish form of Sigurd. Means "victory" in modern Swedish.

Segol m Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal form of Sigurd found primarily in the Swedish province Västergötland.

Seiakumokumo f Ijaw
Means "do not take me in a bad way" in Ijaw.

Seinabo f Western African (Expatriate, ?)
Variant of Sainabou.

Sejr m Danish
Danish word meaning "victory". From Old Norse sigr.

Sella f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Sälla as well as a Norwegian diminutive of Cecilia.

Semiane f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)

Semund m Old Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Old Danish and modern form of Sæmundr and variant of Sigmund.

Serenius m Norwegian (Rare)
Possibly a masculine variant of Serena.

Severt m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Sievert.

Sewerin m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Severinus.

Shakeeb m Arabic
This name is originaly Persian means : patience or tolerance,it used in Syria,Lebanon,Iraq. it can be used for females but with adding A,H in the end "Shakeebah" . Shakeeb Arsalan was very famous Arab writer ,this name has been getting old fashioned.The reference of the meaning of this name is The Arabic Persian Dictionary page number 376 ,it is translated in English "The Golden Dictionary" by Muhammad Al-Tunji

Shamez m Arabic (?), Bengali (Hindu, ?), Hindi (?), Bengali (?)

Shanga m & f Various
Of unknown meaning.

Shantay f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shantae.

Sharidyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sheridan.

Shiny m & f English, African American
From the English word shiny, meaning "glorious, shining, brightness".

Shmi f Popular Culture
Derived from Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth, prosperity, good luck, and beauty. This is the name of Anakin Skywalker's mother from 'Star Wars'.

Si f Danish
Danish diminutive of Signy, Sigrid and other names beginning with the Old Norse element sigr meaning "victory", as well as Sofia, Cecilia and Lucia, or other names containing a similar sound.

Sibilina f Galician (Archaic)
Galician form of Sibyllina.

Sickan f & m Swedish (Rare), Popular Culture
Diminutive of names containing the name element sig "victory". ... [more]

Sidkia m Biblical Finnish, Biblical Norwegian, Biblical Swedish
Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish form of Tzidqiyyahu (see Zedekiah).

Sidnee f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Sidney.

Sifferi f Kven
Kven variant of Sigfrid 2.

Sigbiǫrg f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse sigr "victory" and borg "castle" (or possibly bjǫrg "help").

Sigbjörn m Icelandic (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse sigr "victory" and bjǫrn "bear".

Sigbjørn m Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Danish and Norwegian form of Sigbjörn.

Sigbritt f Swedish, Dutch, Danish (Rare)
Combination of Sig (from Signe, Sigrid, or other names beginning with the Old Norse element sigr "victory") and Britt... [more]

Sigfinnur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sigfinn.

Sigfred m Danish, Norwegian
Modern form of Sigfrøðr. This was the name of an 8th century Danish king.