RimaelmMedieval Breton Derived from Old Breton ri meaning "king" combined with Old Breton mael meaning "lord" or "prince" (ultimately from Proto-Celtic *maglos meaning "noble, chief").
RizalmIndonesian, Malay Derived from Arabic رجال (rijāl) meaning "infantrymen, footsoldiers" or "men", the plural of راجل (rājil) meaning "footsoldier" or رجل (rajul) meaning "man".
RobomiłmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish robota "work, labour, servitude", which is derived from Polish robić "to work, to labour". It is ultimately derived from Slavic orbota "hard work, slavery", which came from Proto-Slavic orbь "slave"... [more]
RockwellmEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surnaem Rockwell. A notable bearer of this name was Rockwell Kent, an American painter, printmaker, illustrator, and writer.
RommelmFilipino, Brazilian, South American Transferred from the German surname Rommel (notable bearers include the German field marshal Erwin Rommel and the city mayor of Stuttgart Manfred Rommel).... [more]
RoquelmEnglish Possibly derived from Rogelius (see Rogelio). This was the first name of Roquel "Billy" Davis (an American songwriter), as well as the middle name of Lawrence Roquel Payton, Jr... [more]
RoselilfDanish (Rare) Possibly a combination of Danish rose meaning "rose" and lilje meaning "lily" or lille meaning "little". Roselil og hendes moder (Roselil and Her Mother) is a Danish song by Christian Knud Frederik Molbech (1821-1888)... [more]
RübezahlmGermanic Mythology In Silesian legends, Rübezahl is the 'lord of the mountains' in the Riesengebirge. He is also described as a 'prince of gnomes'.... [more]
RubiselmSpanish (Mexican) Hispanic name that, like Elián, is originally a combination of the parents' names. In this case, it is Rubén combined with probably Gisela.
RúmilmLiterature Meaning unknown. In Tolkien's Legendarium this is the name of two Elves. One was a loremaster of Tirion who invented the alphabet later expanded on by Fëanor; the other was a guard of Lothlórien, the brother of Haldir and Orophin.
RupalfIndian Presumably an elaborated form of Rupa, probably from the Hindi and Sanskrit word rupya (wrought silver), or the similar word rupa (to shape), from which the Indonesian word rupiah derives.
RuPaulm & fPopular Culture In the case of American drag queen RuPaul Charles, it was a combination roux (a mixture of lard, flour and season which makes the base of gumbo) and Paul.
Sabrielf & mLiterature, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend There are multiple explanations for the etymology of this name. One is that it is a variant form of Sabrael. An other is that it is derived from Hebrew sabi "stop, rest" combined with el "God", thus meaning "(the) rest of God"... [more]
SabzagulfUzbek Derived from Uzbek sabza meaning "verdant" and gul meaning "rose, flower".
Sabzalm & fBalochi Derived from sabz meaning "green".
Saenalf & mKorean (Modern, Rare) From native Korean 새날 (saenal) meaning "new day; new age/era," a combination of determiner 새 (sae) meaning "new" and 날 (nal) meaning "day, time."
Sae-neulf & mKorean (Modern, Rare) Combination of determiner 새 (sae) meaning "new" and adverb 늘 (neul) meaning "always, forever."
Saetbyeolf & mKorean (Modern) From native Korean 샛별 (saetbyeol) meaning "morning star; rising star," derived from earlier Saebyeol with the addition of the genitive infix ㅅ (-s-).
Safargo'zalfUzbek Derived from safar, the name of the second month of the Islamic lunar calendar, and go'zal meaning "beautiful".
SafargulfUzbek Derived from safar, the name of the second month of the Islamic lunar calendar, and gul meaning "rose, flower".
SafarjamolfUzbek Derived from Uzbek safar, the name of the second month of the Islamic lunar calendar, and jamol meaning "beauty".
SafogulfUzbek Derived from safo meaning "clear, limpid" or "enjoyment" and gul meaning "rose, flower".
SafsargulfUzbek Derived from Uzbek safsar meaning "violet (colour)" and gul meaning "rose, flower".
SagalfSomali A name that derives from the word sagal which means morning rays of the sun during the rainy season.
SahaquielmHebrew, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Apparently means "ingenuity of God" in Hebrew. This is the name of one of the seven archangels mentioned in the Third Book of Enoch.
SahargulfUzbek Derived from Uzbk sahar meaning "first light" and gul meaning "rose, flower".
SahelfPersian Persian feminine name meaning "beach" or "coast".
SalsabilfArabic 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.
SamoelmGeorgian (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.
SamomysłmPolish 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]
Samphelm & fTibetan, 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".
ŞämsegölfTatar From the Arabic شَمْس (šams) meaning "sun" and Persian ګُل (gul) meaning "flower, rose".
SamwellmLiterature, Popular Culture Samwell Tarly is the name of a character from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former.
SanalmKalmyk Derived from Mongolian санал (sanal) meaning "thought, desire, aspiration".
SanamgulfUzbek Derived from sanam meaning "beauty, beautiful woman", which is also the name of a classical Uyghur music genre, and gul meaning "rose, flower".
Sang-cheolmKorean From Sino-Korean 相 "mutual, reciprocal, each other" or 想 "think, speculate, plan, consider" (sang), and 喆 "a sage; wise; sagacious" or 鐵 "iron; strong, solid, firm" (cheol).
SarielmHebrew, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Apparently means "command of God" in Hebrew, making this name a variant or a shortened form of Zerachiel. This is the name of an angel mainly known in judaism, who was - among others - an angel of healing and a benevolent angel of death (it is said that he was sent to retrieve the soul of Moses).
Sarig-oolmTuvan From Tuvan сарыг (saryg) meaning "yellow" combined with оол (ool) meaning "boy, son".
SarıgülfAzerbaijani, Turkish Means "yellow flower", from Azerbaijani and Turkish sarı meaning "yellow" and Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose".
SarigulfUzbek Derived from sari meaning "yellow" or "fine, best" and gul meaning "rose, flower".
SarıtelfAzerbaijani Means "yellow curl", from Azerbaijani sarı meaning "yellow" and tel meaning "strand of hair".
Saruulf & mMongolian Means "clear, bright, lucid", "serenity", or "healthy, robust" in Mongolian.
SatchalmEnglish (American) Old English (Satchel) but this is spelled with an "a" at the end. It's a noun- a real person's name, an American name, meaning 'unknown'. From the lyrics of one of Dave Mason's song: I'm a person not a purse.
SavgyulfArmenian From the Turkish sevgili meaning "dear, beloved".
Saviëlm & fDutch (Rare) Dutch form of Saviel. It is predominantly a masculine name in the Netherlands, but occasionally the name is also bestowed upon females. Saviël as a feminine name is slightly less common than its proper feminine counterpart Saviëlle.
SayagulfKazakh Derived from Persian سایه (sâye) meaning "shadow" and Kazakh гүл (gül) meaning "flower" (of Persian origin).
ŠayangölfBashkir From Bashkir шаян (šayan) meaning "playful" and гөл (göl) meaning "flower".
SaydirasulmUzbek From the given name Saydi and rasul meaning "prophet, messenger".
SayidafzalmUzbek The given name Sayid followed by the Uzbek afzal meaning "better".
SayidgulfUzbek Derived from the Arabic name Sa'id and gul meaning "rose, flower",
SayligulfUzbek Potentially derived from sayli, a type of melon, and gul meaning "rose, flower".
SchamylmSwedish (Rare) Derived from the name of the leader of the Caucasian resistance to Imperial Russia in the 1800s, Imam Shamil. A notable bearer was Swedish film director Schamyl Bauman (1893-1966).
SealtielmJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Form of the name Shealtiel, an archangel in Eastern Orthodox and some Catholic traditions, meaning "Prayer of God."