RuusunenfFolklore Derived from Finnish ruusu meaning "rose" and the diminutive suffix -nen. This is the Finnish name for Briar Rose, or Sleeping Beauty. This is not a given name in Finland, but is occasionally found as a surname.
RykenmEnglish (American, Modern, Rare) Invented name base on the phonetic element ry. It has become popular because it shares the same trendy sounds found in other names such as Ryan and Ryder.
SabreenfArabic (Mashriqi) Means "patient", from Arabic صَبْر (ṣabr) "patience; perseverance, endurance" (compare Sabri).
SabrenfEnglish (British, Archaic) Sabren is a legendary British princess who was drowned in the River Severn by her repudiated stepmother Gwendolen. Also known as Hafren.
SacheenfVarious (Rare) In the case of the American actress and activist Sacheen Littlefeather (born Maria Louise Cruz; 1946-2022), who adopted it as her stage name, she claimed it means "little bear" in Navajo. The initial syllable resembles the Navajo word shash meaning "bear".
SadwenmWelsh Variant form of Sadwrn. This name was borne by a Welsh saint from the 6th century AD.
Samtenm & fTibetan, 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]
SarsenmKazakh Derived from Kazakh сәрсенбі (sarsenbi) meaning "Wednesday", ultimately from Persian چهارشنبه (chaharshanbeh), traditionally given to boys born on a Wednesday.
SavinienmFrench French form of Sabinianus. Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac, a French author and the inspiration for Edmond Rostand’s most famous drama Cyrano de Bergerac, is a bearer of this name.
SemkenfManchu Means "bracelet" in Manchu. This was the personal name of Concubine Muktu, who was a consort of the Shunzhi Emperor, and the mother of his eighth son Yonggan.
Senm & fJapanese Derived from the Japanese kanji 亘 (sen) meaning "span; request" or 仙 (sen) referred to a sage, a hermit or an enlightened person or 千 (sen) meaning "thousand".... [more]
ServilienmFrench French form of Servilianus. This name is mostly used in French-speaking parts of Africa. A known bearer of this name is Servilien Nzakamwita (b. 1943), bishop of the Rwandese city Byumba.
Seth-PeribsenmAncient Egyptian Etymology uncertain. Probably from Egyptian stẖ-prj-sn, perhaps meaning "the brother comes forth to Seth", from Egyptian prj "to come forth" combined with sn "brother" combined with the Egyptian God Seth 2... [more]
ShailenmHindi A Hindi name meaning 'king of mountains'. One notable bearer is Shailen Bhatt, the administrator of the American Federal Highway Administration.
Shienf & mJapanese The kanji used for females is 梓 (shi) meaning "Japanese cherry birch" combined with 苑 (en) meaning "pasture, park, garden". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
ShikenmJapanese From Japanese 思 (shi) meaning "think" combined with 軒 (ken) meaning "carriage". Other kanji combinations are possible.
ShinekhüükhenfMongolian From Mongolian шинэ (shine) meaning "new" and хүүхэн (khüükhen) meaning "girl".
ShingenmJapanese From 森 (shin) meaning "forest, woods" and 厳 (gen) meaning "stern, strict". Other kanji combinations can be used.
ShiniinnegenfMongolian Means "first day of the lunar month" in Mongolian, ultimately derived from шинэ (shine) meaning "new" and нэг (neg) meaning "one".
Shiwenf & mChinese From Chinese 诗 (shī) meaning "poetry, poem, verse" or 士 (shì) meaning "scholar, gentleman, warrior, knight" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" or 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns"... [more]
ShkëlzenmAlbanian Derived from Albanian shkëlzen "to shine; to glow; to glint".
ShuangchenfChinese From the Chinese 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing" and 辰 (chén) meaning "celestial bodies, early morning".
ShuangwenfChinese From the Chinese 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
ShuangzhenfChinese From the Chinese 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing" and 真 (zhēn) meaning "really, clearly" or "true, real".
ShuowenfChinese From the Chinese 烁 (shuò) meaning "shine, glitter, sparkle" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
ShurenfChinese From the Chinese 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle" and 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness".
Shuwenf & mChinese From Chinese 叔 (shū) meaning "clear, pure, good, virtuous" or 书 (shū) meaning "book" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing"... [more]
Shuzhenf & mChinese From Chinese 淑 (shū) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming" or 抒 (shū) meaning "to relieve, to ease" or "to express" combined with 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, rare" or 真 (zhēn) meaning "real, genuine, true"... [more]
SidumægdenfAnglo-Saxon (Hypothetical) Possibly derived from the Old English elements sidu meaning "modesty, custom, manner" and mæġden meaning "virgin, unmarried young woman".
SiebrenmWest Frisian The name's origin is in the Dutch province of Friesland.
SilkenfEnglish (Rare) From the word silken. Famous bearer is Canadian champion rower Silken Laumann (born 1964).
SilmariënfLiterature From silma meaning "silver, shining white, crystal white" and rien, a variant of ien, meaning "maiden". This name was used by J.R.R. Tolkien.
SizhenfChinese Derived from 四 (si) meaning "four" or 思 (sī) meaning "think, consider, ponder" and 貞 (zhen) meaning "loyal, virtuous, chaste" or 真 (zhēn) meaning "clearly, really" or "real, true".
StarenfObscure Unknown origin, possibly a transferred use of the surname Staren or an invented name combining the English word star and the popular element en.... [more]
StatenmEnglish (American, Modern, Rare) From the name of Staten Island in New York City, itself after the legislature of the Netherlands, named the Staten-Generaal.
StenmSoviet, Russian (Rare) Combination of the surnames of Сталин (Stalin) and Энгельс (Engels), which refer to Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) and Friedrich Engels (1820-1895). This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
StenmEstonian Even though this name was originally an adoption of Swedish Sten, this name is now considered a variant of Stefan in Estonia.
SulienmBreton, Welsh, Celtic Mythology Derived from the Celtic name Sulgen meaning "born from the sun". This was the name of a Celtic sun god. It was borne by several early saints.
SunrenmChinese From Chinese 孙 (sūn) meaning "grandchild, descendant" combined with 仁 (rén) meaning "compassionate", 人 (rén) meaning "man, person, mankind, people" or 任 (rèn) meaning "burden, responsibility, duty"... [more]
Suwenf & mChinese From the Chinese 愫 (sù) meaning "guileless, sincere, honest" or 苏 (sū) meaning "revive, resurrect" or a species of thyme and 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" or 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
SuzhenfChinese From Chinese 素 (sù) meaning "plain, simple" combined with 真 (zhēn) meaning "real, genuine, true", 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, rare", 嫃 (zhēn), a meaningless character used in feminine names, or 贞 (zhēn) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal"... [more]
SvilenmBulgarian Derive from Serbian свилен (svilen) "silky, silken".
TamisenfEnglish (Archaic) Variant of Thomasin. Tamisen Brike was the wife of John Mayo, a Puritan minister in pre-revolutionary Boston, Massachusetts and the first minister of Old North Church.
TangwenfWelsh Derived from Welsh tagc "peace" combined with gwen "white, fair, blessed". It occurs briefly in 'Culhwch and Olwen' belonging to a lady at King Arthur's court, the daughter of Gweir Servitor of Birds.
TansenmIndian Name of Mian Tansen, father of Indian classical music.
TanwenfWelsh Means "white fire" from Welsh tan "fire" (compare Tanguy) combined with gwen "white, fair, blessed". This is a modern Welsh name, first used in the 1960s.
TaofenfChinese From the Chinese 桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage" and 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume".
TaseenmBengali (Muslim, Rare) Taseen is a Quranic name for boys. Chapter 27 of the Quran (known as Surat an-Naml) begins with Taseen, just like Chapter 36 begins with Yaseen and chapter 20 starts with Taha. The meaning of these words are not known, but since they are in the Quran in the beginning of Quranic chapters, people use them as names.