Browse Submitted Names

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 Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Telugu
Alternate transcription of Sangita.

Sangeetha f Indian, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Sinhalese
South Indian transcription of Sangita as well as the Sinhalese form.

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 Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Kannada, Odia, Assamese, Nepali
From Sanskrit सङ्गीत (saṅgīta) meaning "music" or संगीत (saṃgīta) meaning "sung together, sung in harmony".

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.

Sanita f Latvian
Originally a diminutive of Sane and Zane 2, now used as a given name in its own right.

Saniya f Kazakh, Tatar, Kyrgyz, Urdu
Either derived from Arabic ثَانِي (ṯānī) meaning "second (child)" or a variant of Saniyya.

Saniyə f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Azerbaijani form of Saniye.

Saniyah f Arabic
Variant transcription of Saniyya.

Saniye f Turkish
From Arabic ثانية (thāniya) meaning "second".

Sanjeeva m Indian, Telugu, Sinhalese
Variant transcription of Sanjiv.

Sanjeewa m Sinhalese
Sinhalese form of Sanjiv.

Sanjog m Indian, Marathi, Nepali
Derived from Hindi संजोग (sanjog) meaning "destiny, luck".

Sanjoy m Bengali, Assamese
Bengali and Assamese form of Sanjaya.

Sanju f & m Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, Kannada, Malayalam
Derived from Sanskrit संजय (sanjaya) meaning "conquest, victory, triumph".

Sankaran m Malayalam, Tamil
Malayalam and Tamil form of Shankara.

Sanneke f Dutch, West Frisian
Variant of Sanne, where the diminutive suffix ke has been added to the name.

Sanngríðr f Old Norse
Variant of Sangríðr.

Sanno m Estonian (Archaic)
Short form of Aleksander.

Sanny f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Sanna.

Sannyrion m Ancient Greek
Most likely derived from the Greek verb σαννυρίζω (sannyrizo) or (sannurizo) meaning "to jeer, to mock", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun σάννας (sannas) meaning "idiot, fool, zany"... [more]

Sano f & m Thai
Means "melodious, harmonious" in Thai.

Sanobar f & m Uzbek, Tajik, Urdu
Derived from Arabic صنوبر (sanawbar) meaning "pine tree". It is solely used as a feminine name in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan while it is unisex in Pakistan.

Sanober f Urdu
Means "pine" or "pine tree" in Urdu, ultimately from Arabic صَنَوْبَر (ṣanawbar).

Sanong m & f Thai
Means "reply, answer" or "reciprocate, repay" in Thai.

Sanplätzi m Medieval Romansh
Medieval Romansh form of Simplicius.

Sansanee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Sansani.

Sansani f Thai
Means "praised, praiseworthy" in Thai.

Sansar m & f Mongolian
Means "space, cosmos" in Mongolian. It can also refer to the Buddhist concept of samsara.

Sansarsaikhan m Mongolian
From Mongolian сансар (sansar) meaning "space, cosmos" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".

Sansby f Romani (Archaic)
Diminutive of Sansparella.

Sansoen m Thai
Means "glory, praise" in Thai.

Sanson m Walloon
Walloon form of Samson.

Sansoun m Provençal
Provençal form of Samson.

Sansparella f Romani (Archaic)
From French sans pareil "unmatched, incomparable, peerless". Its use as a given name in the 19th century may be promoted by an eponymous warship (captured by the Britains from France) or by a famous steam locomotive built in 1829.

Sanspirella f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Sansparella.

Santanna f & m Spanish (Latin American), English
From a contraction of the surname Santa Anna meaning "Saint Anne", derived from Spanish santa "saint" combined with Anna, the name traditionally assigned to the mother of the Virgin Mary (see also Santana)... [more]

Santas f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Santos.

Santhat m Thai
Means "experienced, adept, proficient" in Thai.

Santi m & f Thai, Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Indonesian, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit शान्ति (shanti) meaning "peace, tranquility". It is used as a masculine name in Thailand while it is feminine in India, Indonesia and Nepal.

Santiaga f Spanish
Feminine form of Santiago.

Santilla f Neapolitan
Diminutive of Santa 1.

Sântioana f Medieval Romanian
Feminine form of Sântion.

Sântion m Medieval Romanian
Contraction of the Latin phrase Sanctus Ioannes "Saint John".

Santippo m Italian
Italian form of Xanthippos via its latinized form Xanthippus.

Santisouk m Lao
Means "peace, happiness, good fortune" in Lao.

Santokh m Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit संतोष (saṃtoṣa) meaning "satisfaction, delight, pleasure".

Santora f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Santoro.

Santorre m Italian (Archaic)
Variant of Santoro.

Santoso m Javanese
From Javanese santosa meaning "firm, steady, strong", ultimately from Sanskrit संतोष (saṃtoṣa).

Santsol m Medieval Basque
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include an assimilation of San Zoilo.

Santu m Corsican
Corsican form of Santo.

Santuccia f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Santa 1, as -uccia is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.... [more]

Santuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Santo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.

Santxa f Medieval Basque
Basque adoption of Sanctia (compare Sancha).

Santxo m Medieval Basque
Basque form of Sancho.

Sənubər f Azerbaijani
Derived from Arabic صنوبر (sanawbar) meaning "pine".

Sanusi m Indonesian, Malay, Nigerian, Fula, Hausa
From Arabic سَنُوسِيّ (sannūsī), the name of a Sufi order and clan that existed in Libya and the Sudan region. The sect was named after its founder, Muslim theologian Muhammad ibn Ali al-Sanusi (1787-1859).

Sanvitu m Corsican
Contraction of San Vitu "Saint Vitus".

Sanvitus m Corsican
Variant of Sanvitu.

Sanya m Thai
Means "contract, agreement, promise" in Thai.

Sanyok m Russian
Diminutive of Aleksandr.

Sanzharbek m Kyrgyz
Combination of the name Sanzhar and the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Sanzhima f Buryat
Means "clean, honest" in Buryat, from Tibetan གཙང་མ (gtsang ma) "clean".

Sânziana f Romanian, Romanian Mythology, Theatre
Sânziana, also known as Iana Sânziana, is a fairy in Romanian mythology. Her name is a contraction of Romanian sfânt "holy" and zână "fairy" - but, according to Mircea Eliade, ultimately also influenced by the Latin phrase Sancta Diana "Holy Diana"... [more]

Sao m & f Shan
Means "lord, master, sir" in Shan. It is typically an honorific title for Shan royalty, not a name.

Saodah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Sawda.

Saor m & f Batak
Means "to mix, to mingle, to unite" in Toba Batak.

Saorfhlaith f Irish
Original form of Saorlaith.

Saorla f Irish
Variant of Saorlaith.

Saornin m Provençal
Provençal form of Saturninus.

Saoud m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سعود (see Su'ud).

Saousan f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Sawsan (chiefly Moroccan).

Saoussen f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Sawsan (chiefly Tunisian).

Saowakhon f Thai
Means "fragrance, scent, aroma" in Thai.

Saowakon f Thai
Alternate transcription of Saowakhon.

Saowalak f Thai
Means "good appearance" or "good characteristics" from Thai ลักษณะ (lák-sà-nà) meaning "quality, characteristic".

Saowanee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เสาวนีย์ (see Saowani).

Saowani f Thai
Means "order, command (of a queen)" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit श्रवणीय (śravaṇīya).

Sapar m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Turkmen
Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Turkmen form of Safar. A notable bearer of this name is the Kyrgyz former prime minister Sapar Isakov (b. 1977).

Saparbek m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Combination of Sapar with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".... [more]

Sapargul f Kyrgyz
From Arabic سفر (safar) meaning "journey, travel, voyage" combined with Kyrgyz гүл (gül) meaning "flower".

Saparmyrat m Turkmen
From Arabic سَفَر (safar) meaning "journey, travel" combined with the given name Myrat. A notable bearer was Saparmyrat Nyýazow (1940-2006), the first president of Turkmenistan.

Saparuddin m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Safar ad-Din.

Saparudin m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Safar ad-Din.

Sapfo f Greek
Modern Greek form of Sappho.

Saphanba'al f Ancient Near Eastern
Original Punic form of Sophonisba.

Saphia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transliteration of صفية (see Safiyyah). Saphia Azzeddine (*1979) is a French naturalized Moroccan writer, actress, and screenwriter.

Saphira f English, Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Literature, Various
English variant and Judeo-Anglo-Norman form of Sapphira. This is the name of Eragon's dragon in Christopher Paolini's 'Inheritance Cycle' series of books.

Saphire f English (Modern), Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Saphira.

Saphiret f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Saphire.

Sapia f Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao, Indonesian
Maguindanao, Maranao and Indonesian form of Safiyyah.

Sapiah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Safiyyah.

Sapience f Medieval Flemish, English (Archaic)
Derived from French sapience "wisdom".

Sapienza f Medieval Italian
Directly taken from Italian sapienza "wisdom; knowledge" (compare English and Medieval Flemish Sapience).

Sapna f Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil
Derived from Sanskrit स्वप्न (svapna) meaning "sleep, dream".