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Salomoen m Medieval Dutch, Medieval Jewish
Medieval Dutch form of Salomon, which was primarily used in the Jewish community.

Salomona f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Feminine form of Salomon.

Salomonia f Estonian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Salomon.

Saloro f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Soloro.

Saloru f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Soloro.

Sālote f Tongan
Tongan form of Charlotte. The most famous bearer of this name was Queen Sālote Tupou (1900-1965), the third monarch of the kingdom of Tonga and, so far, its only queen regnant.

Salote f Fijian, Tongan
Fijian and Tongan form of Charlotte.

Saloua f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سلوى (see Salwa) chiefly used in North Africa.

Saloum m Arabic, Western African
Alternate transcription of Arabic سلوم (see Salum).

Saloumè f Provençal
Provençal form of Salomé.

Salpaad m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Zelophehad, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Salsabeel f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سلسبيل (see Salsabil).

Salsabel f Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سلسبيل (see Salsabil) chiefly used in Egypt.

Salsabela f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Salsabil.

Salsabella f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Salsabil.

Salsabiela f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Salsabil.

Salsabil f Arabic
From the name of a water spring in paradise mentioned in verse 76:18 of the Quran. The term itself is of uncertain meaning, possibly of Akkadian origin.

Salsabila f Arabic, Indonesian
Variant of Salsabil.

Salsabilah f Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic سلسبيلة (see Salsabila), as well as an Indonesian variant.

Salsabilla f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Salsabil.

Salsabillah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Salsabil.

Salshabila f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Salsabil.

Salshabilla f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Salsabil.

Salter m English
Transferred use of the occupational surname Salter.

Saluda f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly after the Saluda Mountains and Saluda River, both located along the border of North and South Carolina.

Saludes f & m Spanish (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Plural form of Salud.

Salum m Arabic, Central African, Eastern African
Derivative of Arabic سلام (salam) meaning "peace".

Salustiana f Galician
Feminine form of Salustiano.

Salustiano m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Sallustianus.

Salústio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Sallustius.

Salustio m Spanish
Spanish form of Sallustius.

Salutia f Early Jewish, Late Roman (Rare)
female form of Salutius found in the Jewish catacombs of Rome... [more]

Salutius m Late Roman (Rare), Early Jewish
this name was found in the Jewish catacombs of Rome, it appears to be used almost exclusively by Roman Jews except for one well-recorded case... [more]

Salva m Spanish
Short form of Salvador.

Salva m Georgian (Rare)
Rare variant transcription of Shalva.

Salvadore m Corsican, Sardinian
Corsican and Sardinian form of Salvatore.

Salvatora f Italian
Feminine form of Salvatore.

Salvatorica f Sardinian
Feminine form of Salvatore primarily used in Sardinia.

Salvatorina f Italian
Feminine diminutive of Salvatore.

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

Salvestro m Medieval Italian
Variant of Silvestro.

Salvia f Medieval French, English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), Italian (Rare)
From the genus name of sage, an herb formerly used as medicine, which comes from Latin salvus "healthy, safe" (related to salvere "to save, to be saved"), referring to the plant's supposed healing properties... [more]

Salvian m English
English form of Salvianus. This was the name of a Christian writer from the 5th century AD.

Salviano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Salvianus.

Salvianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Salvius.

Salvije m Croatian
Croatian form of Salvius.

Salvinas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Salvinus.

Salvinus m Late Roman
Diminutive of Salvius. This was the name of a Frankish saint from the 5th century AD.

Sálvio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Salvius.

Salvör f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sǫlvǫr.

Salvør f Faroese
Faroese form of Sǫlvǫr.

Sálvora f Galician (Modern, Rare)
After the island of Sálvora, in Galicia. It possibly comes from a Celtic word meaning "salt" or "turbulent waters".

Salvota f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Feminine diminutive of Salvius.

Salwaa f Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic سلوى (see Salwa), as well as the Indonesian form.

Salwan m Arabic (Mashriqi)
Means "comfort, consolation, solace" in Arabic.

Salwator m Polish
Polish form of Salvator.

Salwia f Polish
Polish form of Salvia.

Salwian m Polish
Polish form of Salvianus.

Salwiusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Salvius.

Salz f Spanish (European, Rare, Archaic)
From the title of Mary Virgen del Salz ("Virgin of the Willow"). This Marian devotion belongs to the town of Zuera (Spain).

Sâm m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 森 (sâm) meaning "forest".

Səməd m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Samad.

Samaël m Dutch, French
Dutch and French form of Samael.

Samai m & f Thai
Means "time, age, era" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit समय (samaya).

Samaias m Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic)
Variant of Shemaiah. It was recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.

Samak m Thai
Means "apply for, volunteer, enlist" in Thai.

Sámal m Faroese
Faroese form of Samuel.

Samal f Kazakh
Means "breeze, wind" in Kazakh, ultimately from Arabic شمال (shamāl) meaning "north, north wind".

Samamiel m Biblical
A variant form of Salamiel occuring in the Codex Alexandrinus.

Saman m Persian
Means "order, arrangement, disposition" in Persian.

Saman m Sinhalese
Meaans "jasmine" or "union, association" in Sinhalese. This is the name of a Buddhist deity worshipped in Sri Lanka.

Saman m Thai
Means "to connect, to unite" in Thai.

Səməndər m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Samandar.

Samandar m Hindi (Rare), Pashto (Rare)
Derived from Hindi समन्दर (samandar) or Pashto سمندر (samandar) both meaning "sea, ocean".

Samandar m Tajik, Uzbek
Derived from the Persian noun سمندر (samandar) meaning "salamander", which is ultimately of Greek origin.... [more]

Samandarbek m Uzbek (Rare)
Combination of Samandar with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Samang f & m Thai
Means "good-looking, beautiful" in Thai.

Samanie f & m Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Most likely a transferred use of the surname Samanie which seems to originate in Houma, Louisiana.

Samantė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Variant of Samanta.

Samantha m Sinhalese
Means "whole, complete, entire" in Sinhalese, ultimately from Sanskrit समन्त (samanta). It is also sometimes associated with the name of the Buddhist deity Saman.

Samaratungga m History
From Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "war, battle, conflict" or "coming together, meeting" combined with तुङ्ग (tuṅga) meaning "lofty, tall, high". This was the name of a 9th-century ruler of Java who oversaw the construction of the Borobudur temple.

Samarbek m Kyrgyz
Combination of Samar with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Samariah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Samaria.

Samarife m Guanche

Samarinde f Dutch, Literature, Popular Culture
The use of this extremely rare name was inspired by a character from the 1992 book "Ik ook van jou" (English: "I love you too" - the literal translation is "I also of you"), who is featured much more prominently in the 2000 sequel "Ik omhels je met duizend armen" (English: "I embrace you with a thousand arms")... [more]

Samaritan m Obscure
From the word Samaritan, referring to the people of Samaria. In the Bible, Luke 10:25-37 tells the parable of the Good Samaritan, where a Samaritan man helped another man who had been robbed... [more]

Samart m Thai
Alternate transcription of Samat.

Samarth m Hindi, Marathi, Kannada
From Sanskrit समर्थ (samartha) meaning "strong, powerful, capable, suitable".

Samat m Thai
Means "suitable, capable, able to" in Thai.

Səmayə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Sumayya.

Samba m Western African, Fula
Senegalese Fula name used to denote a second-born son.

Sambath m & f Khmer
Means "fortune, wealth, prosperity" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit सम्पत्ति (sampatti).

Sambiria f Medieval Polish, Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Sambor.

Sambodo m Javanese
From Javanese sambada meaning "suitable, fitting, appropriate", ultimately from Sanskrit संबन्ध (saṃbandha).

Samboja f Polish
Derived from the Slavic name elements sam "alone; oneself" and boji "battle; to fight".

Sambór m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Sambor.

Sambor m Polish (Archaic)
Means "to fight alone" or "alone in battle", derived from Slavic sam "alone, lone, lonely" combined with Slavic bor "battle" or borit "to fight".

Samdrup m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan བསམ་གྲུབ (see Samdup).

Samdup m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan བསམ་གྲུབ (bsam-grub) meaning "fulfillment (of one's desires or wishes)".

Sameen m & f Arabic, Persian, Urdu
Arabic variant form (or simplified transcription) of Thameen and Persian and Urdu form of Thameen. Also compare the Arabic feminine name Samina.... [more]

Sameiro f Portuguese
From the Portuguese title of the Virgin Mary, Nossa Senhora do Sameiro, meaning "Our Lady of Sameiro," venerated at the sanctuary in Espinho in the municipality of Braga in northern Portugal.

Samel m Scots
Scots form of Samuel.

Sameline f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Samuline recorded in Austlandet.

Samer m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Samoe.

Sameth m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sameth.

Samhain m & f English (Modern, Rare), Scottish (Modern, Rare)
From Irish and Scottish Gaelic Samhain, referring to the Gaelic festival, marking the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter, which is celebrated on the evening of 31st October and 1st November.

Samhradhán m Medieval Irish
Derived from Irish samhradh "summer" combined with a diminutive suffix.

Sami f English
Variant of Sammy.

Samiah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Samiya as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Samie f Albanian
Variant of Samije.

Samiel m Judeo-Catalan
Judeo-Catalan form of Samuel.

Samiha f Arabic, Bengali
Feminine form of Samih.

Samihah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic سامحة/سميحة (see Samiha), as well as a Malay variant.

Samije f Albanian
Albanian form of Samiye.

Samin m & f Indonesian, Persian, Bengali, Urdu
Derived from Arabic ثمين (thamin) meaning "valuable, precious". It is a unisex name in Iran, Bangladesh and Pakistan while it is solely masculine in Indonesia.

Saminah f Arabic, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Thamina as well as the Indonesian form.

Samine f Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Samuel. In modern times, this is also considered a variant of Samina.

Samirə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Samira 1.

Samirah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic سميرة (see Samira 1), as well as an Indonesian and Malay variant.

Samire f Albanian
Variant of Samira 1.

Samiullah m Arabic
Means "to listen to God", derived from Arabic sami'a "to listen, to hear" combined with Allah "God".

Samiyah f Arabic, Indonesian
Arabic variant transcription of Samiya as well as the Indonesian form.

Samiylo m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian folk form of Samuil. A notable bearer was Samiylo Velychko, 17th-18th century Cossack chronicler.

Samka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Saloma.

Samlet m Welsh (Rare, Archaic)
The name of an obscure Welsh saint, remembered in the village and parish of Llansamlet in Glamorgan.

Samme m West Frisian
Frisian short form of Samuel or a variant of Sanne.

Sammee f & m English
Variant spelling of Sammy.

Sammel m Scots, Medieval Dutch
Scots and medieval Dutch form of Samuel.

Sammer m Muslim
Probably a variant of Samir 1. The spelling might be influenced by the German surname Sammer borne by two famous football players (Klaus and Matthias Sammer, father and son)

Sammir m Arabic
Variant of Samir 1.

Sámmol m Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Samuel.

Sammyjo f English
Combination of Sammy and Jo.

Samniang f Thai
Means "accent, intonation, tone" in Thai.

Samo m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish samo- "calm; summer".

Samoe m & f Thai
Means "always, constantly" or "even, level" in Thai.

Samoel m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Samuel. This name was borne by eight Catholicoi of Caucasian Iberia: the first lived in the 5th century AD, the last in the 9th century AD.

Samogost m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish sam "alone" (also compare Polish samotny "solitary, lone, lonely"), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic samъ "alone"... [more]

Samomysł m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish sam "alone" (also compare Polish samotny "solitary, lone, lonely"), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic samъ "alone"... [more]

Samonas m History, History (Ecclesiastical)
Hellenized form of Shamuna, which is a name that is likely to be of Semitic origin (e.g. Arabic, Aramaic or Hebrew). Its meaning is as of yet uncertain.... [more]

Samora f English
Possibly a variant of Samara. It was given to 16 girls born in the United States in 2011.

Samorix m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish samo- "calm; summer" and rīx "king".

Samosław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish sam "alone" (also compare Polish samotny "solitary, lone, lonely"), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic samъ "alone"... [more]

Sampaguita f Filipino
From Tagalog sampagita meaning "jasmine flower", which may have been derived from the Tagalog phrase sumpa kita meaning "I promise you" or from Spanish champaquita, a diminutive of champaca meaning "champak flower".

Sampat m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada
From Sanskrit सम्पद् (sampad) meaning "success, wealth, prosperity".

Samphan m & f Thai
Means "related, connected" in Thai.

Samphas f & m Khmer
Means "perception, sensation, contact" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit स्पर्श (sparsha).

Samphel m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan བསམ་འཕེལ (bsam-phel) meaning "increasing, becoming, establishing one's desires or wishes", derived from བསམ (bsam) meaning "aspiration, wish, intent" and འཕེལ (phel) meaning "increase, grow, multiply".

Samphoas f & m Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សម្ផស្ស (see Samphas).

Samphors f & m Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សម្ផស្ស (see Samphas).

Samphos f & m Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សម្ផស្ស (see Samphas).

Sampurno m Javanese
From Javanese sampurna meaning "complete, whole, perfect", ultimately from Sanskrit सम्पूर्ण (sampūrṇa).

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

Samran m & f Thai
Means "happy, joyful" in Thai.

Samrat m Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit सम्राट् (samrat) meaning "emperor, sovereign".

Samrawit f Amharic
Means "she unifies" or "she is unity" in Amharic.

Samri m Biblical Latin, Biblical
Form of Shimri used in the Vulgate (Latin Bible) as well as at least one English Bible: the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610).

Samroeng m & f Thai
Means "rejoice" or "festive, cheerful" in Thai.

Samruai f & m Thai
Means "foppish, extravagant, dapper" in Thai.

Şəms f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Shams.

Samsagaz m Literature (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Samwise in The Lord of the Rings, translating "wise" as sagaz.

Samsaon m Guernésiais
Guernésiais form of Samson.

Samsara f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From Pali संसार (saṃsāra) "cycle of existence, endless rebirth, wheel of dharma", a term in Buddhism and Jainism.... [more]

Şəmsi m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Shamsi.

Samsiah f Indonesian, Malay
Variant of Syamsiah.

Samsiyah f Indonesian, Malay
Variant of Samsiah.

Samsó m Catalan
Catalan form of Samson.

Samsoden m Filipino, Maranao
Maranao form of Shams al-Din.

Samsodin m Filipino, Maranao, Maguindanao, Indonesian
Maranao, Maguindanao, and Indonesian form of Shams al-Din.

Samsón m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Samson.

Samsonas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Samson.

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

Samsu m Indonesian
Variant of Syamsu.

Samsuddin m Indonesian, Malay, Bengali
Indonesian, Malay and Bengali form of Shams ad-Din.

Samsudin m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay variant of Shams ad-Din.

Samsul m Indonesian, Malay, Bengali
Variant of Shamsul.

Samtan m & f Tibetan, Ladakhi
Alternate transcription of Tibetan བསམ་གཏན (see Samten).

Samten m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan བསམ་གཏན (bsam-gtan) meaning "meditative concentration, stable attention, awareness", derived from བསམ (bsam) meaning "thought, thinking" and གཏན (gtan) meaning "constant, perpetual"... [more]

Samudera m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Samudra.

Samudra m & f Hindi, Assamese, Indonesian, Sinhalese
Means "sea, ocean, large body of water" in Sanskrit.

Samùél m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Samuel.

Samuèl m Provençal
Provençal form of Samuel.

Samueli m Sicilian, Sardinian
Sicilian and Sardinian form of Samuele.

Samuelis m Dutch (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare)
From Latin Samuelis, which is the genitive of the third declension of Samuel, the biblical Latin form of the Hebrew name Shemu'el.... [more]

Samuella f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Mauritian Creole (Rare), Swedish (Archaic), Hungarian
Feminine form of Samuel and Sámuel.

Samuelle f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Quebec)
Feminine form of Samuel.

Samuellu m Corsican
Corsican form of Samuel.

Samuels m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Samuel.

Samuila f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Samuil.

Samulina f Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Faroese
Judeo-Anglo-Norman feminine form of Samuel and Faroese form of Samuline.

Samuline f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Samuel.

Sämund m Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish form of Sæmundr.

Samuyil m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Samuel.

Samzun m Breton
Breton form of Samson. Sant Samzun (known as Saint Samson of Dol in English, born c. late 5th century) is counted among the seven founder saints of Brittany.

San m & f Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish short form of Sander and Sanne.

San m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 山 (san) meaning "mountain".

San m & f Burmese
Means "water spring" in Burmese.

San f & m Burmese
Means "model, standard, ideal" or "to enjoy, to take delight in" in Burmese.

San m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဆန်း (see Hsan).

Sanad m Arabic
Means "support, wall" in Arabic.

Sanae f Japanese
From 早 (sa) meaning "fast" and 苗 (nae) meaning "seedling, sprout". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Sanae f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سناء (see Sanaa) chiefly used in Morocco.

Sanaka m Hinduism
Means "old, ancient" in Sanskrit. In Hindu mythology this is the name of one of the four Kumaras, a group of child sages who are the firstborn sons of the god Brahma.

Sanal m Kalmyk
Derived from Mongolian санал (sanal) meaning "thought, desire, aspiration".

Sanam f Persian, Urdu
Means "image, idol" or "love, sweetheart" in Persian and Urdu, ultimately from Arabic صنم (ṣanam).

Sanan m Thai
Means "loud, resounding, reverberating" in Thai.

Sanandana m Hinduism
Means "ever-joyful" from Sanskrit सन (sana) meaning "long-lasting, perpetual" and नन्दन (nandana) meaning "glad, joyful". In Hindu mythology this is the name of one of the four Kumaras, a group of child sages who are the firstborn sons of the god Brahma.

Sanatan m Indian, Bengali, Odia
From Sanskrit सनातन (sanatana) meaning "eternal, perpetual, everlasting".

Sanatana m Hinduism
Means "eternal, everlasting" in Sanskrit. In Hindu mythology this is the name of one of the four Kumaras, a group of child sages who are the firstborn sons of the god Brahma.

Sanatkumara m Hinduism
Means "ever-young" from Sanskrit सन (sana) meaning "long-lasting, perpetual" and कुमार (kumāra) meaning "boy, son, prince"... [more]

Sanaullah m Arabic
Means "praise of God", derived from Arabic sana "praise" combined with Allah "God".

Sanbi f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From 賛美 or 讃美 (sanbi) meaning "praise, glorification."... [more]

Sanç m Provençal
Provençal form of Sanctius.

Sança f Provençal
Provençal form of Sancha. This was the native name of Sanchia of Provence (c. 1228-1261), third daughter of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence and a daughter-in-law of John, King of England; she was described as being "of incomparable beauty".

Sanceline f Medieval French
Medieval French diminutive of Sancia.

Sanchai m Thai
From Thai สรรค์ (sǎn) meaning "to establish, to create, to produce" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory". The spelling สัญชัย is also used as the Thai form of Sanjaya.

Sancheta f Medieval Occitan, Gascon (Rare)
Diminutive of Sancha.

Sanchez m American (Rare)
Transferred use of surname Sanchez.

Sanchir m & f Mongolian
Means "Saturn (planet)" or "Saturday" in Mongolian. Cognate to Shani 2.

Sancho Abarca f Spanish (European, Rare)
From Spanish Virgen de Sancho Abarca ("Virgin of Sancho Abarca"), an obscure title of the Virgin Mary venerated in the town of Tauste (Spain). This Marian devotion stems from a wooden sculpture of Mary found in the 16th century in the castle ruins of Navarrese king Sancho II of Pamplona, also known as Sancho Abarca.

Sancia f Medieval Spanish, Judeo-Catalan, Gascon
(Medieval) Spanish, Judeo-Catalan and Gascon form of Sanctia.

Sancie f Medieval Occitan, Gascon
Gallicized form of Sancia.

Sancja f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Sanctia.

Sancta f English (Rare), Medieval Italian, Medieval French
Derived from Latin sancta "consecrated, sacred; divine, holy; pious, just".

Sanctia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Sanctius.

Sanctinus m Late Roman
Diminutive of Sanctius, as is evidenced by the suffix -inus. This was the name of a French saint from the 4th century AD.

Sancus m Roman Mythology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k-, meaning "to sanctify". This was the name of the god of trust, honesty and oaths in Roman mythology.

Sanda f Latvian
Contracted form of Sandra.

Sandaara f Yakut
Derived from Yakut сандаар (sandaar) meaning "to shine".

Sandalphon m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend (Hellenized)
The name of an archangel. Some of the earliest sources on Sandalphon refer to him as the prophet Elijah transfigured and rose to angelic status, later sources refer to him as twin brother of Metatron.

Sandebert m Germanic
Derived from Gothic sanths "true, real" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Sandër m Albanian
Truncated form of Aleksandër.

Sanderad m Germanic
Derived from Gothic sanths "true, real" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Sandercock m Medieval English
Diminutive of Sander, a short form of Alexander.

Sanderijn f Dutch
Dutch form of Sandrine.

Sandesh m Marathi, Hindi
From Sanskrit संदेश (sandesha) meaning "message, information" or "present, gift".

Sandeul m & f Korean (Modern)
From adverb 산들 (sandeul), referring to the coolness and gentleness of the wind.

Sandibel f Spanish (Latin American, Modern), Spanish (Mexican, Modern)
More popular variant of Sandybell.

Sandija f Latvian
Feminine form of Sandis.

Sandis m Latvian
Short form of Aleksandrs, now used as a given name in its own right.

Sandisiwe f Xhosa
Means "increased" or "we have been added to" in Xhosa.

Sando m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Alexander.

Sandokán m Literature (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Sandokan.

Sandokan m Literature
Sandokan is titular character in some tales later collected in a book series started with the first book 'Le tigri di Mompracem' (1900) written by Emilio Salgari (1862-1911). The name is most likely inspired by Sandakan, a city in Malaysia which means "the place that was pawned" in Suluk language.

Sandolf m Germanic
Variant spelling of Sandulf.

Šandor m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Sándor. A famous bearer was Croatian writer Ksaver Šandor Gjalski (1854-1935).

Sandor m Banat Swabian
Banatswabian borrowing of Sándor.

Sandora f Basque (Rare)
Feminine form of Sanduru, derived from Basque saindu/santu "saint".... [more]

Sándorné f Hungarian
A feminine form of Sándor

Sandraudiga f Germanic Mythology
Sandraudiga is a Germanic goddess, attested on a stone with a Latin inscription, found in North Brabant, the Netherlands. The origin and meaning of her name are debated: theories include a derivation form Germanic *sanþ "true, real" and Gothic audags "rich; fortunate" and Old English *sand "sand" and Gothic rauds "red".

Sandre m & f French (Rare), Provençal
Short form of Alexandre and Aleissandre for men and French form of Sandra for women.... [more]

Sandrin m Romanian
Short form of Alexandru.

Sandrino f Provençal
Provençal form of Sandrine.

Sandrocottus m Sanskrit (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sandrokottos, itself a hellenized form of Sanskrit Chandragupta, as well as the German form.

Sandugash f Kazakh
Means "nightingale, warbler" in Kazakh.

Sandulf m Germanic
Derived from Gothic sanths "true, real" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Sandwin m Germanic
Derived from Gothic sanths "true, real" combined with Old High German wini "friend."

Sandya f Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam
Alternate transcription of Telugu సంధ్యా, Tamil சந்தியா, Kannada ಸಂಧ್ಯಾ or Malayalam സന്ധ്യ (see Sandhya).

Sandybell f Popular Culture, Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Sandy and name suffix -bell (see Belle), taken from the main character of the Japanese anime series 'Hello! Sandybell' (originally spelled with final -e), first aired in Japan in 1981.... [more]

Sane m West Frisian
Frisian short form of names that contain the Gothic element sanths, such as Sandebert and Sandulf.

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.

Sáng m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 灲 (sáng) meaning "morning, bright".

Sang m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 創 (sang) meaning "start, do, create, establish".

Sang m & f Balinese
From a title given to members of the Wesya caste as well as holy individuals, deities and monarchs.

Sang-a f Korean
From Sino-Korean 常 (sang) meaning "common, frequent, reguar" or 尚 (sang) meaning "still, yet" combined with 雅 (a) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" or 娥 (a) meaning "good, beautiful"... [more]

Sanga m & f Thai
Means "majestic, dignified" in Thai.

Sang-ah f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangeul 상아 (see Sang-a).

Sangat m & f Thai
Means "tranquil, peaceful, quiet" in Thai.

Sangay m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan སེང་གེ (seng-ge) meaning "lion".

Sangeeta f Hindi, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi संगीता (see Sangita).

Sangeetha f Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam
South Indian form of Sangita.

Sangey m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan སེང་གེ (see Sangay).

Sanggyai m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan སངས་རྒྱས (see Sangye).

Sang-Hyeok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 相 (sang) meaning "mutual, together", 商 (sang) meaning "commerce, business, trade" or 尚 (sang) meaning "still, yet" combined with 赫 (hyeok) meaning "bright, radiant" or 爀 (hyeok) meaning "red"... [more]

Sang-Hyeon m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 相 (sang) meaning "mutual, together" or 祥 (sang) meaning "good luck, good omen" combined with 炫 (hyeon) meaning "shine, glitter", 現 (hyeon) meaning "current, present", 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able" or 鉉 (hyeon), which refers to a device used to lift a tripod cauldron... [more]

Sang-Hyuk m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 상혁 (see Sang-hyeok).

Sang-Hyun m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 상현 (see Sang-Hyeon).

Sangiang Serri f Indonesian Mythology
From Indonesian sanghyang meaning "angel" and sri, a respectful title derived from Sanskrit श्री (śrī́) meaning "light, lustre, splendour". She is the Buginese goddess of rice and fertility and the equivalent of the Javanese, Balinese, and Sundanese deity Dewi Sri.

Sangiban m Ancient
Sangiban is the name of a king of the Alans in the 5th century.

Sangita f Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia
From Sanskrit संगीत (saṃgīta) meaning "chorus, sung together, sung in harmony", derived from सम् (sam) meaning "with, together" and गीत (gīta) meaning "sung, chanted".

Sangitha f Telugu, Tamil
Alternate transcription of Telugu సంగీత or Tamil சங்கீதா (see Sangeetha).

Sangkot m & f Batak
Means "hook, tie, connect" in Batak.

Sangmo f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan བཟང་མོ (see Zangmo).

Ṣàngó m Western African
Yoruba spelling of Shango.

Sangop m & f Thai
Means "peaceful, calm, quiet" in Thai.

Sangpo m Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan བཟང་པོ (see Zangpo).

Sangrid f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Sangríðr.

Sang-U m Korean
From Sino-Korean 相 (sang) meaning "mutual, together", 尚 (sang) meaning "still, yet" or 想 (sang) meaning "thought, idea, concept" combined with 又 (u) meaning "again, also", 佑 (u) meaning "help, protect, bless", 宇 (u) meaning "house, eaves, universe" or 友 (u) meaning "friend, companion"... [more]

Sanguan m & f Thai
Means "to conserve, to preserve" in Thai.

Sanguinex m Popular Culture
Based on Latin sanguineus meaning "of blood", also "bloody, bloodthirsty". This is the name of a vampire in the Japanese manga series Beyblade, written and illustrated by Takao Aoki. The character is Dracula's grandson and ruler of the vampires.

Sangwal f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Sangwan.

Sangwan f & m Thai
Refers to a type of chain made of diamonds or gold that is worn from both shoulders across the breast. This transcription represents two different spellings: สังวาล, which is solely feminine, and สังวาลย์, which is masculine (and occasionally feminine).

Sangwian m & f Thai
Means "arena, enclosure, ring" in Thai.

Sang-Woo m Korean
Alternate transcription of Sang-U.

Sangyal m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan སངས་རྒྱས (see Sangye).

Sangye m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan སངས་རྒྱས (sangs-rgyas) referring to the Buddha, derived from སངས (sangs) meaning "purified, cleansed" and རྒྱས (rgyas) meaning "extended, spread".

Saniah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Saniyya or Saniya.

Saniata f Ilocano
Means "jewel, precious stone, gem" in Ilocano.

Sanie f Crimean Tatar
Crimean Tatar form of the Arabic name Saniya.

Sanie f Albanian
Variant of Sanije.

Sanit m Thai
Means "close, intimate" in Thai.