Browse Submitted Names

Sofjan m Indonesian
Older spelling of Sofyan influenced by Dutch orthography.

Sofon m Medieval Russian
Russian variant of Sofoniya. Technically, this name can also be the Russian form of the ancient Greek name Sophon, but that particular etymology seems to be quite rare in the Russian context.

Sofoniasz m Polish
Polish form of Sophonias.

Sofonija m Maltese (Biblical)
Maltese form of Sophonias.

Sofoniya m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Sophonias.

Sofrón m Spanish
Spanish form of Sophron.

Sofrone m Italian
Italian form of Sophron.

Sofronie m Romanian (Archaic)
Romanian form of Sophronios. Sofronie of Cioara is an 18th-century Orthodox saint.

Sofronije m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Sophronios via Sophronius.

Sofrônio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Sophronios via Sophronius.

Sofroniusz m Polish
Polish form of Sophronius.

Sofroniy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Sophronios.

Sofroniya f Russian
Russian form of Sophronia.

Sofuan m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Safwan.

Sofus m Danish, Norwegian, Faroese, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Sophus.

Sofwan m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay variant of Safwan.

Sof'ya f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Sofya.

Sofyan m Indonesian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Indonesian variant of Sufyan, as well as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name chiefly used in North Africa.

Sofyane m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi variant of Sufyan (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).

Sogenes m Ancient Greek
Contracted form of Sosigenes.

Sohag f & m Bengali
Means "love, affection" in Bengali, ultimately from Sanskrit सौभाग्य (saubhagya).

Sohaib m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic صهيب (see Suhaib), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.

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

Soheir f & m Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهير (see Suhayr) chiefly used in Egypt.

Soheyl m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سهیل (see Soheil).

Soheyla f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سهیلا (see Soheila).

Sohibjamol f Uzbek, Tajik
Derived from Arabic صَاحِب (ṣāḥib) meaning "owner, possessor, holder" combined with جَمَال (jamāl) meaning "beauty".

Şöhret f Turkish
From the Turkish word şöhret meaning "fame".

So-Hyeon f Korean
From Sino-Korean 昭 (so) meaning "bright, luminous", 素 (so) meaning "plain, simple" or 所 (so) meaning "place, location" combined with 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, wise" or 炫 (hyeon) meaning "shine, glitter"... [more]

So-Hyun f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 소현 (see So-Hyeon).

So-I f Korean
From Sino-Korean 素 (so) meaning "plain, simple" combined with 李 (i) meaning "plum, plum tree" or 怡 (i) meaning "joy, harmony". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.

Soibeillida f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Solbellida.

Soibhan f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Siobhán.

Sōichirō m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 宗 (sō) meaning either "ancestor, clan" and "esteemed, respectful" or 總 (sō) meaning "overall; altogether" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 郎 (rō) meaning "son" or 朗 (rō) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful".... [more]

Soidade f Galician (Rare)
Galician cognate of Soledad.

Sóifia f Irish
Irish form of Sophia.

Soila f Finnish
Variant of Soile.

Sointu f Finnish
Taken directly from Finnish sointu "chord".

Soizic f Breton (Gallicized), French
Variant of Soazig.

Soizig f French, Breton (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Soazig. It is used in the French-speaking world outside of Brittany as a diminutive of Françoise.

Soja f German
German variant of Zoya. It coincides with the German word for "soy (beans)".

So-jin f Korean
From Sino-Korean 素 (so) meaning "plain, simple", 昭 (so) meaning "bright, luminous" or 少 (so) meaning "few, little" combined with 珍 (jin) meaning "precious, rare" or 眞 (jin) meaning "real, genuine"... [more]

Sojourner f English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "one who stays temporarily (sojourns)", which is ultimately derived from the Latin elements sub "under, until" and diurnus "of a day" (from diurnum "day"), via the vulgar Latin subdiurnare "to spend the day"... [more]

Sokles m Ancient Greek
Contracted form of Sosikles. This name was borne by an Athenian potter from the 6th century BC.

Sokni m Norse Mythology
Possibly derived from the Old Norse verb sœkja "to seek". In Norse mythology he was king of what is now Norway. Nórr killed him and took possession of his kingdom.

Sokorri f Basque (Rare)
Basque equivalent of Socorro.

Sokrat m Abkhaz, Albanian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Georgian (Rare), Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Ukrainian
Form of Socrates in various languages. In Georgia, this name is a variant of Sokrate, which is the standard Georgian form of the aforementioned name.

Sokratas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Socrates.

Sokrate m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Sokrates (see Socrates).

Sokrateia f Ancient Greek
Contracted form of Sosikrateia.

Sól f Norse Mythology, Icelandic, Faroese
Means "sun" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology, Sól was the goddess of the sun and the sister of Máni, the moon god.... [more]

Sol f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 솔 (sol) meaning "pine (tree)," also written in such hanja as 率 (sol) meaning "taking care; pursuit; following."

Sol m Roman Mythology
Taken from Latin sol, meaning "sun". This was the name of the personification of the Sun in Roman mythology, its Greek equivalent being Helios.

Solah m Indonesian, Dhivehi
Indonesian and Dhivehi form of Salah 1.

Solahuddin m Indonesian, Malay, Thai (Muslim)
Indonesian, Malay and Thai form of Salah ad-Din.

Solahudin m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Salah ad-Din.

Solaiman m Bengali, Filipino, Maranao, Maguindanao
Bengali, Maranao, and Maguindanao form of Sulayman.

Solaine f French (Quebec, Rare), French (Rare)
Variant of Solange.

Solal m French (Modern), Literature
Transferred use of the Jewish surname. It was first used as a given name by Albert Cohen on the titular character of his 1930 novel Solal of the Solals.

Solana f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Catalan (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Feminine form of Solano, a Spanish surname which is used as a given name in honour of Saint Francisco Solano (1549-1610).

Solánch f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Solange (compare Solánsh).

Solangia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare, Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare, Archaic), Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Spanish and Polish form of Solange.

Solanja f Lengadocian, Provençal
Languedocian and Provençal form of Solange.

Solano m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from the surname of Francis Solanus (Santo Francisco Solano in Spanish and São Francisco Solano in Portuguese)... [more]

Solánsh f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Solange (compare Solánch).

Solar m Literature
Solar Pons is a fictional detective created by the writer August Derleth.

Solarah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Solara.

Solaris f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the Latin word solaris meaning "solar, sunny".

Solavita f Medieval Italian
Derived from Italian sola "alone, by oneself; the only one" and vita "life".

Solayman m Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Sulayman.

Solbeillita f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Solbellida.

Solbelita f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Solbellida.

Solbeliya f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Solbella.

Solbella f Judeo-Spanish
Combination of Sol 1 and Bella 1.

Solbellida f Judeo-Spanish
Either a combination of Sol 1 and Bellida or a diminutive of Solbella.

Solbinna f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Sol and Binna.

Solbitna f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Solbinna.

Sólbjört f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sólbjǫrt.

Solbon m Buryat
Means "Venus (the planet)" in Buryat.

Sólbrá f Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse sól "sun" and brá "eyelash" (or "to shine" or "to blink").

Solbritt f Swedish
Combination of Swedish sol "sun" and Britt.

Sol-byeol f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Sol and Byeol (compare Byeol-sol).

Sole f Spanish (Latin American)
Shortened form of Soledad.... [more]

Soleá f Spanish (European)
Either a dialectal form of the name Soledad (reflecting the Andalusian pronunciation) or after the soleá, one of the basic forms of flamenco music, also coming from Spanish soledad ("loneliness").

Soledade f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese cognate of Soledad.

Soleh m Tajik, Indonesian
Tajik and Indonesian form of Salih.

Solehuddin m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Salah ad-Din.

Solehudin m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Salah ad-Din.

Soleiman m Persian
Persian form of Sulayman.

Soleina f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Sol 1.

Soleman m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Solomon or its Arabic form Sulayman.

Solembum m Literature, Pet
"A wise person who listens well. Sometimes mysterious." Found in the INHERITANCE CYCLE- a were-cat (cat that can change into human) has the name

Solemnidad f Spanish (Rare)
Means "solemnity" in Spanish.

Solen m & f Breton
Breton variant of Solène used as both a masculine and feminine name.

Soléna f French
Semi-Gallicized form of Breton Solena.

Solena f Romani (Archaic)
Corruption of Selina.

Solena f Breton
Strictly feminine variant of Solen.

Soleyman m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سلیمان (see Soleiman).

Sóleyð f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements sól "sun" and auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches; fate, destiny".

Sølfest m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Sylfest (see Sylvester).

Solgun f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Solgunn.

Solgunn f Norwegian
Combination of Norwegian sol "sun" and Gunn.

Sol-i f & m Korean (Modern)
Combination of Sol and the subject marking particle, 이 (i).

Soliana f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Sol 1 with the same ending as names like Ariana and Tiana.

Solichah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Saliha.

Solichin m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Salihin.

Solidad f Filipino
Filipino variant of Soledad.

Solidea f Italian (Rare)
Allegedly directly taken from the Italian expression sola idea meaning "(the) only idea". In the early 20th century, anarchists often gave this name to their daughters to spite traditional Catholic names.

Solih m Indonesian, Dhivehi
Indonesian and Dhivehi form of Salih.

Solihah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Saliha.

Solihat f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Saliha.

Solihin m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Salihin.

Solikhah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Saliha.

Solikhin m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Salihin.

Solikin m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Salihin.

Solim m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
Tajik and Uzbek form of Salim.... [more]

Soliman m Arabic, Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription, chiefly Egyptian, of سليمان (see Sulayman).

Solimar f & m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
From Portuguese sol e mar or Spanish sol y mar, both meaning "sun and sea".

Solina f French (Modern, Rare), Gascon, History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinate form of Soline and Gascon form of Sollemnia. Saint Solina of Chartres, also known as Solina of Gascony, fled to Chartres, France, to avoid marriage to a pagan... [more]

Sol-ip f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 솔잎 (sol-ip) meaning "pine needle," from a combination of Sol and 잎 (ip) meaning "leaf, blade."

Solisław m Polish (Archaic)
Variant of Sulisław.

Solivaino m Romani (Archaic)
Corruption of Salvino.

Solja f Finnish
Female variant of archaic Finnish masculine name Sotia, meaning unknown.

Solla f Norwegian (Archaic), Sami
Obsolete Norwegian dialectal variant of Solveig recorded in Trøndelag and Nordland.

Sollaug f Norwegian
Variant of Solveig or a combination of the Old Norse name elements sól "sun" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".

Solleh m Malay
Malay form of Salih.

Sollehuddin m Malay
Malay form of Salah ad-Din.

Sollehudin m Malay
Malay form of Salah ad-Din.

Sollie m & f English
Pet form of Solomon or Saul (when borne by a male) and variant spelling of Soli (when borne by a female).

Solloru f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Soloro.

Sólmai f Faroese
Faroese form of Solmaj.

Solmaira f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Sol 1 and Maira and variant spelling of Solmayra... [more]

Solmara f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Sol 1 and Mara 1, likely inspired by Solmayra.

Solmayra f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Sol 1 and Mayra and variant spelling of Solmaira.

Soloman m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Solomon.

Solomia f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Salome.

Solomiia f Ukrainian
Variant transliteration of Соломія (see Solomiya).

Solomonia f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Apparently a feminine form of Solomon. According to Eastern Orthodox tradition, Solomonia was the unnamed woman with seven sons described in 2 Maccabees 7 of the Old Testament... [more]

Solomonica f Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Jewish surname Solomonica. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch writer Solomonica de Winter (b... [more]

Solomonida f Medieval Baltic, Medieval Russian
Feminine form of Solomon.

Solomoniya f Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian feminine form of Solomon.

Solomzi m Xhosa
Means "eye of the home" in Xhosa, figuratively "guardian of the family".

Solongozhargal f Mongolian
From Mongolian солонго (solongo) meaning "rainbow" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Solora f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Soloro.

Soloro f Judeo-Spanish
Combination of Sol 1 and Oro 1.

Soloru f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Soloro.

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

Solot m Thai
Means "sixteen" in Thai, referring to the sixteen planes of the Form Realm (Rūpadhātu) in Buddhist cosmology. The word is ultimately derived from Sanskrit षोडश (ṣóḍaśan).

Sólrún f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Solrun.

Sólrun f Faroese
Faroese form of Solrun.

Solrun f Danish, Norwegian
The first element of this name is derived from either Old Norse sól "sun", Old Norse salr "house, living room" (see also Salabert) or Old Norse sölr "yellow, sallow." The second element of this name is derived from Old Norse rún "secret lore."

Solrunn f Norwegian
Variant of Solrun.

Solsa m Chechen (Rare)
Taken from the name of Seska Solsa, a figure in Chechen and Ingush mythology equivalent to the Ossetian Sosruko.

Solskjaer m Various (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Solskjær, named in honour of Norwegian professional football manager and former player Ole Gunnar Solskjær (1973-).

Solstice f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Latin solsticium and thus ultimately from sol "sun" and stito "to stand still". The English word solstice refers to two times of the year when the sun's apparent position in the sky reaches its northernmost or southernmost extremes.... [more]

Solstråle f & m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "ray of sunshine" in Swedish (a combination of Swedish sol "sun" and stråle "ray, beam"). It's also used as an affectionate term for a happy person, often a child.

Soltonbek m Kyrgyz (Rare)
Kyrgyz form of Sultanbek.

Soluellida f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Solbellida.

Soluillida f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Solbellida.

Sólvá f Faroese
Faroese variant of Solveig.

Solvår f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Sǫlvǫr.

Sölve m Swedish
Means "light, sallow" in Old Norse.

Sølve m Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Norwegian form of Sölve.

Solveg f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Solveig.

Solvei f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Solveig.

Solvellida f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Solbellida.

Solveyllida f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Solbellida.

Sölvi f Swedish
Swedish form of Sølvi.

Solvita f Latvian
Popularly viewed as a combination of Latin sol "sun" and vita "life", it may have originated as a variant of Solveiga formed using a diminutive suffix... [more]

Sólvör f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Salvör.

Sǫlvǫr f Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse sól "sun" and vár "spring".

Solvor f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Sǫlvǫr.

Solweig f Swedish
Variant of Solveig.

Solwey f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Solveig.

Solwig f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Solvig.

Som f Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 솜 (som) meaning "cotton (wool)."

Somaia f Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Sumayya.

So-mang f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 所望 (so-mang) meaning "wish, hope, desire" (as a name, often written in hangul). Other hanja combinations are possible.

Somaye f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سمیه (see Somayeh).

Sombat m & f Thai
Means "fortune, wealth, prosperity" in Thai.

Sombath m Lao
Means "treasure, wealth" in Lao.

Somboun m & f Lao
Means "full, complete, perfect" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit सम्पूरण (sampūraṇa).

Sombun m & f Thai
Means "perfect, complete, whole" in Thai. This can also be another way of transcribing the name สมบุญ (see Somboon).

Somchanh m & f Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ຈັນ (chanh) meaning "moon".

Somchay m & f Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ໃຈ (chay) meaning "heart, mind, spirit".

Somchet m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and เจต (chet) meaning "mind, thought, idea, intention".

Somchit m & f Thai, Lao
From Thai สม (som) or Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and Thai จิต (chit) or Lao ຈິດ (chit) meaning "mind, heart, soul".

Somdech m Thai
Alternate transcription of Somdet.

Somdej m Thai
Alternate transcription of Somdet.

Somdet m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and เดช (det) meaning "power, might, authority".

Somdy m & f Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ດີ (dy) meaning "good, fine, nice".

Somersault f Obscure (Modern)
From the English word somersault, a kind of acrobatic exercise, derived from French sombresault, ultimately derived from Latin supra "over" and saltus "jump, leap". In 2024, Australian singer-songwriter Sia's daughter was given this name.

Somerset m English (British)
The name of an English county used as a personal name. It is derived from Old English and may mean “the people of the summer settlement” or “settlers by the sea-lakes”. It is often translated as "the land of the summer people".

Somjai f & m Thai
Means "satisfied, pleased, content" in Thai.

Somjet m Thai
Alternate transcription of Somchet.

Somkeo m & f Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel".

Somkhid m & f Thai, Lao
Alternate transcription of Somkhit.

Somkhit m & f Thai, Lao
From Thai สม (som) or Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and Thai คิด (khit) or Lao ຄິດ (khit) meaning "think, consider".

Somkhuan m & f Thai
Means "proper, suitable" in Thai.

Somkiat m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and เกียรติ (kiat) meaning "honour, glory, fame".

Somkid m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Somkhit.

Somkit m & f Thai, Lao
Alternate transcription of Somkhit.

Somkuan m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Somkhuan.

Somlak f & m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and ลักษณ์ (lak) meaning "characteristic, quality".

Somluck f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สมลักษณ์ (see Somlak).

Sommai m & f Thai, Lao
From Thai สม (som) or Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, proper, suitable" and Thai หมาย (mai) or Lao ໝາຍ (may) meaning "wish, aim, intend".

Sommar f & m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "summer" in Swedish.

Somnath m Indian, Bengali, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit सोमनाथ (somnatha) meaning "lord of Soma", from the name of the Hindu god Soma 2 and Sanskrit नाथ (nātha) meaning "master, lord"... [more]

Somnuek m & f Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and นึก (nuek) meaning "think, consider".

Somnus m Roman Mythology
Means "sleep" in Latin. In Roman mythology Somnus was the personification of sleep, the equivalent of the Greek god Hypnos. He was the son of Nox (Night) and the brother of Mors (Death).

Somphet m & f Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ເພັດ (phet) meaning "diamond".

Somphian f & m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and เพียร (phian) meaning "persevere, persist".

Somphit f & m Thai
Means "appropriate to look at" from Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and พิศ (phit) meaning "stare, gaze".

Somphol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สมพล (see Somphon).

Somphon m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Somporn.

Somphon m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power".

Somphone m & f Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ພອນ (phone) meaning "blessing".

Somphong m Thai, Lao
From Thai สม (som) or Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "suitable, well-matched" combined with Thai พงษ์/พงศ์ (phong) or Lao ພົງ (phong) meaning "lineage, family".

Somphop m Thai
Means "happening, occurence, meeting" or "birth" in Thai.

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

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

Somphot m Thai
Means "banquet, feast, celebration" in Thai. It can also be formed from Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and โภชนะ (photchana) meaning "food, meal".

Somphou f & m Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ພູ (phou) meaning "mountain".

Sompit f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Somphit.

Sompol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สมพล (see Somphon).

Sompong m & f Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and ปอง (pong) meaning "desire, intend".

Sompong m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สมพงษ์/สมพงศ์ (see Somphong).

Somprasong m & f Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and ประสงค์ (prasong) meaning "wish, desire".

Somrak m & f Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and รักษ์ (rak) meaning "protect, guard, defend".

Somsack m Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ສັກ (sak) meaning "rank, power, authority".

Somsi f & m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and ศรี (si) meaning "honour, glory, splendour".

Somsong f & m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and ทรง (song) meaning "shape, form, figure".

Somsouk m & f Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ສຸກ (souk) meaning "health, ease, happiness, joy".

Somsuda f Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and สุดา (suda) meaning "woman, lady, daughter".

Somwang m & f Thai
Means "to have one's hopes fulfilled" in Thai.

Somxai m Lao
Alternate transcription of Somxay.

Somxay m Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ໄຊ (xay) meaning "victory".

Somyot m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and ยศ (yot) meaning "rank, title".

Sonali f Indian, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati
Variant of Sonal.

Sonata f Lithuanian, English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From a musical term for a musical composition for one or a few instruments (piano frequently being one of them) in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo, derived from the feminine past participle of Italian verb sonare (modern suonare) meaning "to play (an instrument); to sound."

Sonay f & m Turkish
From Turkish son meaning "last, final" and ay meaning "moon, month".

Sondang f & m Batak
Means "light, ray" in Batak.

Sondes f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سندس (see Sundus) chiefly used in North Africa.

Sondos f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سندس (see Sundus).

Sondy f English
Nickname and short form of Alessondra.

Sonea f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Sonya.

Sonequa f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shaniqua, possibly using the phonetic element son. A famous bearer is American actress Sonequa Martin-Green.

Sonexay m Lao
From Lao ສອນ (sone) meaning "teach" or "weapon, arrow" and ໄຊ (xay) meaning "victory".

Song m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 嵩 (sōng) meaning "highty; lofty (literarian term referred to a mountain)" or 松 (sōng) meaning "pine tree" or 颂 (sòng) meaning "to acclaim; hymn; ode"... [more]

Songchai m Thai
From Thai ทรง (song) meaning "to hold, to bear, to possess" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Song-i f & m Korean
From native Korean 송이 (song-i), referring to a bunch of flowers, grapes or mushrooms and also a flake of snow. It can also be written with hanja, combining a song hanja, like 松 meaning "pine (tree)" or 訟 meaning "dispute; quarrel," with an i hanja, such as 伊, 利 meaning "benefit, advantage" or 夷 meaning "barbarian."

Songkhram m Thai
Means "war, battle" in Thai.

Songkiat m Thai
Means "honourable, respectable, noble" in Thai.

Songko m Javanese
From Javanese sangka meaning "origin, source, cause, beginning".

Songkram m Thai
Alternate transcription of Songkhram.

Songkran m & f Thai
From the name of a festival celebrated in April that marks the beginning of the Thai New Year. The name itself ultimately comes from Sanskrit सङ्क्रान्ति (sankranti) meaning "the passage of a planet from one position to another".

Songphol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ทรงพล (see Songphon).

Songphon m Thai
From Thai ทรง (song) meaning "to hold, to bear, to possess" and พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power".

Songpol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ทรงพล (see Songphon).

Songpon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ทรงพล (see Songphon).

Songsak m Thai
From Thai ทรง (song) meaning "to hold, to bear, to possess" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power".

Songsit m Thai
From Thai ทรง (song) meaning "have, possess, uphold" and สิทธิ์ (sit) meaning "right, authority, privilege".

Songvut m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ทรงวุฒิ (see Songwut).

Songvuth m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ทรงวุฒิ (see Songwut).

Songwut m Thai
From Thai ทรง (song) meaning "to hold, to bear, to possess" and วุฒิ (wut) meaning "prosperity, knowledge, wisdom".

Songwuth m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ทรงวุฒิ (see Songwut).

Songye m Chinese
From Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" combined with 叶 (yè) meaning "leaf", 晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant", 野 (yě) meaning "field, wilderness, wild", 业 (yè) meaning "business, trade, merits, achievements" or 烨 (yè) meaning "glorious, bright, splendid"... [more]

Sonifrida f Medieval Spanish
Feminine form of Sonifrid.

Soniya f Hindi, Indian
Means "darling, golden, lovely" in Hindi.

Sönke m Low German, East Frisian, North Frisian
Low German and North Frisian diminutive of Sören.... [more]

Sønnev f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Sunniva recorded in Austlandet in the late 18th century.

Sönneva f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Sønneva.

Sønneva f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Sunniva recorded in Vestlandet from the late 18th century onwards.

Sønneve f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Sunniva recorded in Vestlandet from the late 18th century onwards.

Sonnfried m German (Modern, Rare)
A new coinage in the 20th century, from the German word Sonne "sun" and the traditional name element *Frid* "peace".

Sonnfriede f German (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Sonnfried.

Sonnika f Afrikaans
Either an elaboration of Sonya or derived from the German word Sonne "sun".

Sønnøv f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Sunniva recorded in Oppland, Buskerud and Møre og Romsdal in the late 18th century.

Sonomi f Japanese
This name can be used to combine 苑 (en, on, sono, u.tsu) or 園 (en, sono) meaning "garden, park" with 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii, yoshi) meaning "beauty" or 実 (shitsu, jitsu, makotoni, mi, michi.ru, mino(.ru)), which means "reality, truth."

Sonsiré f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Spanish variant of Sons-ee-ah-ray, which was used for a young Apache girl in the American Western film Broken Arrow (first released in the United States in 1950)... [more]

Sonthaya m & f Thai
Means "twilight" in Thai.

Sonthi m Thai
Means "combining, joining, connecting" in Thai.

Sonun f Kyrgyz
Means "beautiful, attractive" in Kyrgyz.

Sonwabile m Xhosa
Means "we are content" or "we are happy" in Xhosa.

Soo-A f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 수아 (see Su-A).

Soo-Bin f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 수빈 (see Su-Bin).

Soo-Bong m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 수봉 (see Su-Bong).

Soodabeh f Persian
Alternate transcription of سودابه (see Sudabeh).

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

Soof f Dutch
Short form of Sophia and Sophie as well as of their alternative spellings Sofia and Sofie.... [more]

Sööfe f Southern Sami
Southern Sámi form of Sofia.

Soo-Hyeon f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 수현 (see Su-Hyeon).

Sooi m Flemish
Short form of Fransooi, but these days it's usually an informal name in daily life for men who are officially named François and even Franciscus.... [more]

Soo-Ji f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 수지 (see Su-Ji).

Soo-Min f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 수민 (see Su-Min).

Soontaree f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สุนทรี (see Sunthari).

Soontharee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สุนทรี (see Sunthari).

Sooronbay m Kyrgyz
Derived from Kyrgyz соорон (sooron) meaning "soothing, comforting, consolation" combined either with бай (bay) meaning "rich, wealthy" or the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master"... [more]

Soos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from σόος (soos), which is the Epic and Ionic Greek form of the adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded".... [more]

Soosan f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سوسن (see Sousan).