SlavianafRussian, Bulgarian, Romanian The name is divided into 2 parts in Russian: (slu-veet) that means "praise", and Yana. The whole meaning is "praise Yana". It's a long name for Yana.
SnanafSioux Means "to jingle, ring", from Lakota snásna.
SoranafJapanese From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky", 宙 (sora) meaning "mid-air" or 天 (sora) meaning "heavens, sky" combined with 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 南 (na) meaning "south" or 和 (na) meaning "peace, harmony"... [more]
SoterrañafSpanish (European, Rare) Means "subterranean" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary La Virgen de la Soterraña and Nuestra Señora de la Soterraña, meaning "The Virgin of the Subterranean" and "Our Lady of the Subterranean" respectively... [more]
SuddhodanamSanskrit Means "he who grows pure rice", derived from Sanskrit शुद्ध (śuddha) meaning "pure, true" and धाना (dhānā́) meaning "grain, corn". This was the name of a leader of the Shakya kingdom, the husband of Maya 1, and the father of SiddharthaGautama, otherwise known as the Buddha.
SulochanafHinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Bengali, Telugu, Malayalam, Sinhalese Means "having beautiful eyes" from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with लोचन (locana) meaning "eye". In the Hindu epic the Ramayana this is the name of the daughter of the serpent king Shesha.
SulustaanafYakut From the Yakut word сулус (sulus) meaning "star" possibly combined with the element stani meaning "stand, become".
Surianaf & mMalay, Indonesian Derived from Malay suria or Indonesian surya meaning "sun". It is used as a unisex name in Indonesia while it is feminine in Malaysia.
Suryanam & fIndonesian Derived from Indonesian surya meaning "sun", of Sanskrit origin.
SuryanarayanamIndian, Telugu From Sanskrit सूर्य (sū́rya) meaning "sun" combined with the given name Narayana. This is another name for the Hindu god Surya.
Takanaf & mJapanese From Japanese 貴 (taka) meaning "expensive" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" (mostly feminine) or 己 (na) meaning "male" (mostly masculine). Other combinations of kanji are also possible.
TalanafSouth African, English Use of this name in South Africa probably owes something to the Battle of Talana Hill in 1899.
TatianafLate Greek, Greek, Georgian Derived from Attic Greek τάττω (tatto) meaning "to place in order, to arrange, to form". This name is not to be confused with the Latin name Tatiana.
TatyjanafRussian (Magyarized) Magyarised form of Tatyana. This is used exclusively as a spelling from Russian, and is not the form Hungarians use. For the Hungarian form of Tatyana, see Tatjána.
TexanafAmerican (South, Rare) Means "Texan" in Spanish, referring to a female inhabitant of the state of Texas. It may also be used as a feminine elaboration of Tex... [more]
TrazanafAfrican American (Rare) Meaning unknown. It might possibly be an alteration (through metathesis) of Tarzana, which is said to mean "strange woman" in Bantu. Also compare Tarzan.... [more]
TriduanafMedieval Scottish The name of a rather obscure Scottish Saint that can not be reliably dated (4th–8th century).
TrisanafLiterature Name of one of the main characters in Tamora Pierce's Circle of Magic series.
TristanafLiterature, Breton, Provençal Feminine form of Tristan. This is the name of the main character in Benito Pérez Galdós' eponymous novel Tristana (1892).
TuaranafGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning from the baby language endearment term (aat)tuaruna! aarsuaruna! meaning "how ugly you are!"
TucanafAstronomy Tucana is one of the southern constellations created by Dutch explorers in the late 16th century. It was named after the toucan, a type of bird found in South America.
TulluktaanafYakut From the Yakut word туллук (tulluk) meaning "snow bunting".
UmihanafBosnian Bosnian feminine name possibly derived from the Arabic name Umm Hani or Umm-i-Hani, meaning "mother of Hani". In Islamic tradition this was an epithet of Fakhitah bint Abi Talib, a sister of Ali and cousin of Muhammad.... [more]
UtanamOld Persian Possibly derived from Old Persian 𐎢- (u-) meaning "good" and tāna meaning "tone, melody". It has been suggested that the second element may be tana "offspring", but this apparently doesn’t account for the long vowel.
VaianafTahitian Means "water cave" or "rock water" in Tahitian, from the phrase vai ana o te mato teitei meaning "water from the cave of the high rock".
VairocanamBuddhism, Hinduism From Sanskrit वैरोचन (vairocana) meaning "solar, of the sun", a derivative of विरोचन (virochana) meaning "sun, giver of light". This is the name of a cosmic buddha in Mahayana tradition, as well as an epithet of the Hindu asura (demon) Bali.
VallivanafCatalan, Catalan (Valencian) From the Valencian title of the Virgin Mary, Mare de Déu de Vallivana, meaning "Mother of God of Vallivana."... [more]
VamanamHinduism Means "dwarfish, small, short-statured" in Sanskrit. This is the name of one of the avatars of the Hindu god Vishnu, who appears as a dwarf man to recover the three worlds (earth, heaven and the netherworld) from the demon king Bali.
VanafNorse Mythology Possibly derived from Vanaheimr, home of the Vanir (a type of Old Norse gods). Vana was the wife of Sveigðir and mother of Vanlandi... [more]
VercanafGermanic Mythology, Celtic Mythology Vercana was a goddess who was venerated by the Gauls in Roman times, it is, however, uncertain whether she was a Germanic or a Celtic goddess. Since inscriptions dedicated to her were found near healing springs, it has been proposed that she may have been a goddess of healing and waters and attempts have been made to link her name to Germanic *Werkanô "she who does deeds" and to *Berkanô "goddess of birch trees".
VerdoanafArthurian Cycle The lady of the castle Aspetta Ventura in La Tavola Ritonda. She suffered from leprosy and could only be cured by the blood of a royal virgin. In the quest to heal her, her knights bled hundreds of virgins, most of whom perished... [more]
VestanafEnglish (American, Rare, Archaic) Probably derived from the place of the same name in the Italian municipality Corniglio, which in turn may have derived its name from Vesta.
VibhishanamIndian, Hinduism From विभीषण (vibhīṣaṇa), meaning "terrifying" in Sanskrit. Vibhishana, a rakshasa or humanoid being, is the brother of Ravana, the king of Lanka, and ally of Rama in the Ramayana.
VillanafMedieval Italian, History (Ecclesiastical) Derived from Latin villana "villein, feudal tenant" (compare Villanus). Villana de' Botti (1332 - 1361) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic... [more]