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]
SamudravarmanmSanskrit, History From Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra) "sea, ocean" and वर्मन् (varman) "armor, protection". This was the name of a ruler of Kamarupa from 374 to 398 AD.
SamzunmBreton 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.
SananmKalmyk Possibly from Kalmyk санх (sankh) meaning "to think, to meditate".
SananmThai Means "loud, resounding, reverberating" in Thai.
SanatanmIndian, Bengali, Odia From Sanskrit सनातन (sanatana) meaning "eternal, perpetual, everlasting".
SanctanmManx (Archaic) Saint Sanctan was a 6th-century Manx bishop who is said to have been a disciple of Saint Patrick, though this is chronologically impossible.
SandokanmLiterature 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.
Sang-eunm & fKorean Combination of Sang and Eun. Meaning varies depending on characters used.
Sang-Hyeonm & fKorean 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]
SangibanmAncient Sangiban is the name of a king of the Alans in the 5th century.
SangjunmKorean From Sino-Korean 相 "mutual, reciprocal, each other", 瑞 "felicitous omen; auspicious". or 想 "think, speculate, plan, consider" and 俊 "talented, capable; handsome".
SangluanfChinese From the Chinese 桑 (sāng) meaning "mulberry tree" and 鸾 (luán), a fabulous mythological bird.
Sanguanm & fThai Means "to conserve, to preserve" in Thai.
Sangwanf & mThai 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).
Sangwianm & fThai Means "arena, enclosure, ring" in Thai.
SannyrionmAncient 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]
SanonfJapanese From Japanese 砂 (sa) meaning "sand" or 桜 (sa) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 音 (non) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.
SaranfKorean From Korean word 사랑 (sarang) meaning "love, affection." Also, from 紗(sa) meaning "silk" and 蘭(ran) meaning "orchid". Other hanja character combinations can also form this name.
SardionmGeorgian Derived from Greek σάρδιον (sardion), which is the name that the ancient Greeks had for carnelian, a precious stone. It is not completely certain what the ancient Greeks had derived the name from... [more]
SaridanmLiterature, Georgian (Rare) This is the name of a king in the 12th-century epic poem The Knight in the Panther's Skin written by the Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli (1172-1216). He was the father of the titular knight of the poem, namely prince Tariel of India.... [more]
SarralynfLiterature, English Name used in Tamora Pierce's Tortall books. Made from a combination of the names Sarra meaning "princess" or "lady" and Lyn meaning "lake".
SarsenmKazakh Derived from Kazakh сәрсенбі (sarsenbi) meaning "Wednesday", ultimately from Persian چهارشنبه (chaharshanbeh), traditionally given to boys born on a Wednesday.
SarumanmLiterature Saruman is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. He is introduced in Fellowship of the Ring, and becomes an important supporting character in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Saruulbuyanm & fMongolian From Mongolian саруул (saruul) meaning "clear, bright, lucid" or "healthy, robust" and буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
Saruulsaikhanf & mMongolian From Mongolian саруул (saruul) meaning "clear, bright, lucid" or "healthy, robust" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
SarvanivaranavishkambhinmBuddhism Means "impeder of all hindrances" from Sanskrit सर्व (sarva) meaning "all, whole" combined with निवारण (nivāraṇa) meaning "preventing, hindering, keeping off" and विष्कम्भिन् (viṣkambhin) meaning "obstructing, impeding"... [more]
SarwanmMandaean Etymology unknown. This is the name of an angel in Mandaeism, also used as a personal name.
SasanmPersian Modern form of Middle Persian Sāsān of uncertain meaning, possibly from Old Iranian *Sāsāna meaning "defeating enemy" or from the name of a regional Zoroastrian deity. This was the name of a 2nd-century prince, warrior and Zoroastrian priest who founded the Sasanian (or Sassanid) dynasty.
Satianm & fThai Alternate transcription of Thai เสถียร (see Sathian).
Satienm & fThai Alternate transcription of Thai เสถียร (see Sathian).
SatinfLiterature From the French word satin, referring to the fabric satin. This was used by the French author Émile Zola as a name for a prostitute in his novel "Nana" (1880). It is not used as a name in France.
SatyenmDogri, Kashmiri Means "lord of truth" or "truth" in Dogri and Kashmiri.
SatyrionfGreek Mythology Derived from Greek satyros meaning "satyr" (see also Satyros). In Greek mythology, this was the name of a nymph who had a son with Poseidon.
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.
Savonm & fAfrican American Of uncertain origin, perhaps a combination of phonetic elements sa and von. It also coincides with the French word for "soap". This was the name of a character played by Ice Cube in the 1992 movie Trespass.
SeasonfEnglish (Rare) Either derived from the English word season, and thus ultimately from Latin satio "sowing; planting" (which later came to be understood as "time of planting"), or a transferred use of the surname Season... [more]
SeastnánmIrish (Rare, ?) No one is quite sure what Seastnán means but it is said to mean "Bodyguard"
SędowinmPomeranian While the first name element is derived from Polish sądzić "to judge", the second element is of debated origin and meaning. The predominant theory considers it the Pomeranian equivalent of Polish wuj "uncle", which would make Sędowin the Pomeranian form of Sędziwuj.
SeieninfJapanese Seienin (清円院) was a Japanese noble woman from the Nagao clan during the Sengoku period. She is best known as the formal second wife of Uesugi Kagetora, also referred to as Kakeiin, and as the niece of the famed Uesugi Kenshin... [more]