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Sergina f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Rare feminine form of Sergio and Serge.

Se-ri f Korean
Derived from the Korean Hangul 세 (se) meaning "three" or Korean Hanja 世 (se) meaning "world, lineage, generation" combined with Korean Hangul 리 (ri) coming from Korean Hanja 理 (ri) meaning "reason, sense, logic" or 里 (ri) meaning "village; ri a unit of distance" or 裏 / 裡 (ri) meaning "inside, within, inner".... [more]

Seri f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Shri.

Seri f Japanese
From Japanese 芹 (seri) meaning "water dropwort, Oenanthe javanica" or a combination of 世 (se) meaning "world" and 理 (ri) meaning "logic, reason". Other kanji which are pronounced the same way.

Sêria f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Seria.

Seriana f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sirianna.

Serianna f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Sirianna.

Sericea f English (American)
The name of a plant.

Šerida f Sumerian Mythology
The Sumerian name of the dawn goddess Aya. While the etymology is uncertain, one suggested root is the Akkadian šērtum, meaning "morning".

Seriena f Obscure
Possibly a variant of Serena.

Šerifa f Bosnian
Feminine form of Šerif.

Şerifat f Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Sharifa.

Serik f Armenian
Diminutive form of Ser.

Serika f Japanese
From Japanese 芹 (seri) meaning "water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica)" combined with 伽 (ka) meaning "nursing or taking care of a person", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer" or 架 (ka) meaning "construct, build"... [more]

Sérilda f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Québécois form of Serilda.

Serilda f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from Sarahild. It was regionally popular in the Midwestern and Southern United States in the 19th century (see also Zerelda).

Serina f Albanian
Derived from Albanian serinë, denoting a type of juicy dark grape with large fruit.

Serinna f Late Roman (Rare), English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
A rare name for girls is of Latin derivation, and the name Serinna means "serene, calm." Serinna is an alternate Serena (Latin) spelling used by Roman Christians.... [more]

Serita f African American (Rare)
Variant of Sarita 1.

Serka f Yiddish
Yiddish girls name, could possibly be a diminutive of Sura (Yiddish for Sarah), combined with the Slavic suffix -ka.

Serminnguaq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Sermínguaĸ.

Serori f Japanese
From Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids", 蕗 (ro) meaning "butterbur" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Serpentine f English
Vocabulary word meaning "sinuous, winding, curving". There are several places or features with this name, such as Lake Serpentine in London, and it's possible that people with this name may have been named for these locations.... [more]

Serra f Judeo-French
Variant of Sarra.

Serrita f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sarita 1.

Sersee f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Phonetic variant of Circe.

Serseq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Serseĸ.

Sersha f English (American)
Variant of Saorise

Šertapšuruḫi f Hurrian Mythology, Hittite Mythology
Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by a daughter of the god of the sea Kiaše in Hurrian and Hittite mythology. She became the wife of the god Kumarbi.

Sertora f Ancient Roman
Feminine version of the Roman praenomen Sertor.

Serua-eterat f Ancient Assyrian
From Akkadian elements Šērū’a and ēṭirat, meaning "Šerua (a minor deity, possibly a consort of the god Ashur) is the one who saves". Name borne by a princess of the Sargonid dynasty, known from her letter (circa 670 BCE) to her sister-in-law Libbali-sharrat.

Serunia f Polish
Diminutive of Serena.

Serusia f Polish
Diminutive of Serena.

Servaisie f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Servais and variant of Servasie.

Servanda f Late Roman, Spanish (Rare), Medieval Spanish
Feminine form of Servandus.

Servane f French
Feminine form of Servan.

Servasie f French (Archaic)
French form of Servatia.

Servatia f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Servatius.

Serventa f Medieval, Medieval Spanish
A derivative of Latin serviens "serving; servant".

Servetseza f Ottoman Turkish
Means "worthy of riches", from Ottoman Turkish ثروت (servet) meaning "riches, wealth" (of Arabic origin) and seza meaning "worthy" (of Persian origin).

Servia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Servius.

Serviana f Late Roman
Feminine form of Servianus. A bearer of this name was Julia Serviana Paulina, the daughter of Roman politician Lucius Julius Ursus Servianus and his wife Aelia Domitia Paulina.

Servília f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Servilia.

Servilia f Ancient Roman, Italian
Feminine form of Servilius. A known bearer of this name was Servilia Caepionis (1st century BC), who was the mother of Caesar's assassin Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger.

Serviliana f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine form of Serviliano.

Servilie f French (Cajun)
French form of Servilia.

Serviliya f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Servilia.

Serwaina f Walloon (Modern, Rare)
An elaboration feminine of Serwai.

Serwilia f Polish
Polish form of Servilia.

Serxia f Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Serxio.

Sesa f Galician
Diminutive of Xosefa.

Sesca f English, Catalan, Italian
Diminutive of Francesca.

Seseg f Buryat
Buryat form of Tsetseg.

Seselía f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Cecilia.

Sesera f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (se) meaning "star", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 来 (ra) meaning "to come". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Seseragi f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From せせらぎ (seseragi), referring to a small stream or brooklet, the meaning extended to a murmuring (as of a stream).... [more]

Sesha m & f Hinduism
In Hindu tradition, Sesha (also: Shesha, Sheshanaga) is the king of all Nagas (serpent deities).

Seshat f Egyptian Mythology
Means "(she who) scrivens (who is the scribe)". ... [more]

Seshemetka f Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning "(She) who led the Ka". Ka is the Ancient Egyptian concept of the vital essence, which distinguishes the living from the dead.

Sesheset f Ancient Egyptian
Possibly deriving from the name of the Egyptian goddess of wisdom and knowledge Seshat. Name borne by the mother of King Teti, who founded the Sixth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt

Sesil f Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Cecilia, perhaps via its French form Cécile.... [more]

Sesili f Georgian
Modern Georgian form of Cecilia. Other Georgian forms of the name are Sesilia and Tsetsilia, but these are older and rare.

Sesilia f Faroese, Finnish (Rare), Georgian (Rare)
Faroese form of Cecilia as well as a Finnish variant of the name. In Georgia, it is a variant of Tsetsilia.... [more]

Sesilie f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Cecilie.

Sesily f English (Rare)
Variant of Cecily.

Sesimani f Tongan
Tongan form of Jasmine.

Seso f Georgian
Short form of Sesili and Sesilia.

Sesselía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Cecilia.

Sesselja f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Cecilia.

Sessile f English
English cognate of Cécile, influenced by the botanical term sessile, meaning "a leaf issuing directly from the stem of the plant, rather than by a petiole."

Sessily f English (Modern)
Variant of Cecily, influenced by the botanical term sessile, meaning "a leaf issuing directly from the stem of the plant, rather than by a petiole."

Sessott f Manx
Derived from Cissot, itself an archaic English diminutive of Cicely.

Sesta f Emilian-Romagnol
Feminine form of Sest.

Sestilia f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Sextilia.

Sestina f English (American), Franco-Provençal, Spanish
Comes from the American surname Sestina. A sestina is “a type of poem that originated in France in the 12th century. The poem is credited to Arnaut Daniel, a Provençal troubadour who lived from 1180-1200... [more]

Sestrid f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Estrid.

Setara f Dari Persian
Dari Persian form of Setareh.

Setefilla f Spanish
From the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Setefilla and Nuestra Señora de Setefilla, meaning "The Virgin of Setefilla" and "Our Lady of Setefilla," venerated at the hermitage in Lora del Río in the Andalusian province of Seville... [more]

Setenay f Circassian, Caucasian Mythology
West Circassian (Adyghe) form of Satanaya.

Seteney f Caucasian Mythology
East Circassian (Kabardian) form of Satanaya.

Setepenre f Ancient Egyptian
Means "Chosen of Re" in Egyptian. This was the name of the sixth and youngest daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti.

Sethanie f English (Modern, Rare)
Probably created as a feminine form of Seth 1, could also be a blend of Seth with either Stephanie or Bethanie.... [more]

Sethe f Literature
Created by Toni Morrison for her Pulitzer prize-winning novel "Beloved." Sethe is the mother of the title character, whom she murders out of an extreme act of love: she would rather kill her child than give it up to the hands of slavery.... [more]

Sethina f Western African
Meaning as of yet unknown. This name is predominantly used in Ghana.

Sethra f Etruscan
Feminine form of Sethre.

Sethrida f History (Ecclesiastical, Latinized)
Latinized form of Sæthryth.

Séthride f History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Sæthryth.

Setiawati f Indonesian
From Indonesian setia meaning "loyal, true" (of Sanskrit origin) combined with the feminine suffix -wati.

Setiawaty f Indonesian
Variant of Setiawati.

Setibhor f Ancient Egyptian
Of uncertain etymology, this was the name of an Ancient Egyptian noble woman who was likely the principal wife of the Pharoah Djedkare Isesi.

Sètima f Emilian-Romagnol
Feminine form of Setim.

Setiowati f Javanese
Variant of Setyowati.

Setiya m & f Indonesian
Variant of Setia.

Setiyawati f Indonesian
Variant of Setiawati.

Setiyowati f Javanese
Variant of Setyowati.

Setoka f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
The name of a seedless and highly sweet Japanese tangor (written in hiragana), which was first registered in 1998.... [more]

Setsu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 節 (setsu) meaning "section, period, verse, melody", though it is often written せつ using the hiragana writing system. It can also come from せ (se) meaning "world" combined with 津 (tsu), a place name, such as Tsu city in Mie prefecture... [more]

Setsuna f & m Japanese (Modern), Popular Culture
From Japanese 刹那 (setsuna) meaning "a moment, an instant". It can also be given as a combination of 刹 (setsu) meaning "temple" or 雪 (setsu) meaning "snow" combined with Japanese 那 (na) a phonetic kanji or 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens"... [more]

Sett m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဆက် (see Set).

Settela f Romani
Meaning uncertain. A famous bearer of this given name was Settela Steinbach (1934-1944), a Dutch Sinti girl who lost her life in the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II. She posthumously became an icon of the Holocaust, due to her brief appearance in a video of the transit camp Westerbork, which had been made by fellow Holocaust victim Rudolf Breslauer (1903-1944 or 1945).

Settimia f Italian
Italian form of Septimia.

Setya m & f Indonesian
Variant of Setia.

Setyani f Javanese
Feminine form of Setyono.

Setyaningsih f Indonesian
Combination of Indonesian setia meaning "faithful, loyal, true" (of Sanskrit origin) and the given name Ningsih.

Setyawati f Indonesian
Variant of Setiawati.

Seul-Ki f & m Korean (Modern)
Variant transcription of Seulgi.

Seumasina f Scottish Gaelic (Archaic)
Feminine form of Seumas, anglicized as Jamesina.

Seung-Hyun m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 승현 (see Seung-Hyeon).

Seurina f Gascon
Feminine form of Seurin.

Seurine f Gascon
Feminine form of Seurin.

Sevana f Armenian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sevan.

Sevasti f Greek
Means "respected" in Greek. Also compare the related name Sebastian. A known bearer of this name was Sevasti Kallisperi (1858-1953), the first Greek woman to attain a university degree.

Sevastiana f Bulgarian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Russian, Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Bulgarian, Romanian and Russian form of Sebastiana and modern Greek spelling of Sebastiana.... [more]

Sevastiani f Greek
Modern Greek variant of Sevastiana.

Sevastyana f Russian
Russian variant spelling of Sevastiana (which is spelled as Севастиана in Russian).

Sevde f Turkish
Turkish form of Sawda.

Sevdije f Kosovar
Albanian form of Sevdiye.

Sevdo f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Sevda.

Sève f Breton
Allegedly from Breton seu "beautiful". She was a Breton saint of the 6th century, a sister of the renowned Saint Tugdual (one of the seven founder saints of Brittany). A commune in Brittany is named for her.

Severa f Ancient Roman, Late Greek, Italian, Russian (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese, Sardinian, Galician
Feminine form of Severus. This name was borne by Aquilia Severa, the second and fourth wife of the Roman emperor Elagabalus (3rd century AD).

Severena f English (American)
Variant of Severina.

Severiana f Ancient Roman, Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Romanian (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Severianus.

Sévériane f French (Rare), French (African, Rare)
French form of Severiana. Also compare Sévérienne, which is a bit more common and also better documented.

Severien m & f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Severinus for men and Dutch variant of Severine and/or Séverine for women... [more]

Sévérienne f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
French form of Severiana.

Severiina f Finnish
Feminine form of Severi.

Severija f Lithuanian
Lithuanian feminine form of Severus.

Severilla f Ancient Roman
Diminutive of Severa, as it contains the Latin feminine diminutive suffix -illa.

Severine f Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Greenlandic, German
Variant of Severina.

Severino f Provençal
Provençal form of Séverine.

Severn f English, English (Canadian)
English form of Habren, the original Welsh name of the longest river in Great Britain, which is of unknown meaning (perhaps "boundary"). Its use as a given name may be inspired by the name Sabrina, which was the Roman name of the river... [more]

Sevestre f Medieval French
Medieval French feminine form of Sylvester.

Sevi f Greek
Diminutive of Sevasti, Sevastiani or Efsevia.

Sevia f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Sivia.

Seviaryna f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Severina.

Seviko m & f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Sevasti, Sevdia, Severian, Severiane, Severine and perhaps also Evsevi.

Sevilla f Spanish (Philippines, Rare), English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Derived from the Spanish name for the city of Seville, in Spain (see Sevilla).

Sevilya f Crimean Tatar
Possibly from Crimean Tatar севил (sevil) meaning "be loved" or from the name for the city of Seville.

Sevin m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Seven.

Sevinah f Romani (Archaic)
Romani form of Sabina.

Sevira f Greek, Russian (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Severa and Russian feminine form of Sevir.

Sevira f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
The daughter of Maximus and wife of Vortigern, to whom she bore Britu, according to Germanus of Auxerre.

Sevita f Indian
Indian name meaning "cherished." Not a form of Savita, an unrelated name.

Şevkefza f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish شوق (şevk) meaning "desire, yearning, ardor, eagerness" and Persian افزا (afza), the present stem of افزودن (afzudan) meaning "to increase, to add".

Sevo m & f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Sevasti, Sevdia, Severian, Severiane, Severine and perhaps also Evsevi.

Sewar f & m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سوار (see Siwar).

Sewenna f Medieval English
Latinized form of Sæwynn.

Sewera f Polish
Polish form of Severa.

Sewerëna f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Severina.

Sewka f Polish
Diminutive form of Seweryna.

Sexburga f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Seaxburg. Saint Sexburga of Ely was a queen as well as an abbess and is a saint of the Christian Church. She was married to King Eorcenberht of Kent.

Sexiva f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized, Hypothetical), Medieval English (Hypothetical)
Latinized form of Seaxgifu.

Sexta f Late Roman
Feminine form of Sextus.

Sextans m & f Astronomy
Sextans is one of the constellations introduced by the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius. It represents the astronomical sextant. Hevelius named the constellation after the sextant he used to measure star positions... [more]

Sextilia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Sextilius. Sextilia was one of the Vestal Virgins.

Seya f Indian
Variant of Chhaya.

Seyana f Muslim
Feminine form of Seyan.

Seyanna f English (Australian, ?)
Variant of Ceanna.

Seyda f Kurdish
Kurdish form of Sevda.

Seyedeh f Persian
Feminine form of Seyed.

Seyhan m & f Turkish
The river poured into the bay of Iskenderun by splitting the Adana oven.

Seyi f & m Yoruba
Short form of Oluwaseyi.

Seyna f Western African (Rare)
Shortened form of Seynabou.

Seynab f Somali
Somali form of Zaynab.

Se-Young m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Se-Yeong.

Seyoung m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Se-Young.

Seyyedeh f Persian
Alternate transcription of سیده (see Seyedeh).

Seyyide f Turkish
Turkish form of the name Sayyid... [more]

Seza f Breton
Short form of Frañseza.

Sezaig f Breton
Diminutive of Seza.

Sfia f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Safiyyah chiefly used in Northern Africa. A known bearer is Sfia Bouarfa (1950-), a Moroccan-Belgian politician.

Sgàthach f Folklore
Scottish Gaelic form of Scáthach.

Sgnuon f Khmer
Means "to care for, take good care of" or "deserving of care, love" in Khmer.

Shaadiyya f Somali
Somali form of Shadya.

Shaakira f South African, African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shakira.

Sha'ala f Ancient Hebrew
A feminine form of Sha'al

Sha-amun-en-su f Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning "The fertile fields of Amun".

Shaarii f Japanese
From Japanese 沙 (shaa) meaning "sand" combined with 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Shababah f Arabic
From the name of a kind of flute.

Shabahang f Persian
Means "nightingale", or literally "night melody", in Persian, this is also the Persian name for the brightest star in the southern constellation, known as Canopus in English, or alternatively the name of the star Sirius.

Shabaneh f Persian, Dari Persian
Dari Persian and Persian form of Shabana. Possibly means "nightly" in Persian.

Shabnur f Bengali
Shabnur is a name of a Bangladeshi cinema superstar and it is a meaning of just become an overnight superstar.

Shabrina f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Sabrina.

Shabtit f Ancient Hebrew
The feminine form of the name Shabbatai, likely invented in post-Biblical times

Sha'Carri f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shakari, or perhaps a combination of the popular phonetic prefix sha and the name Carrie... [more]

Shachaf m & f Hebrew
Variant of Shahaf.

Shacharit f Hebrew (Rare)
Shacharit is the Morning Prayer in Judaism, the central prayer in the three daily prayers. Also feminine form of Shachar.

Shada f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Shatha.

Shadae f African American, Jamaican Patois (Rare)
Variant of Sade.

Shade m & f English
From the English word shade or transferred use of the surname Shade, which may be a topographic name for someone who lived near a boundary (from the Old English scead "boundary") or a nickname for a thin man, (from the Middle English schade, "shadow", "wraith") or an Americanized spelling of the German and Dutch surname Schade.

Shadein f Shona, Chewa
Means "child of God" in Shona and Chewa.

Shaden f & m English
Variant of Shayden.

Shadia f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شادية (see Shadiya).

Shadije f Albanian
Albanian form of Şadiye.

Shadow m & f English (Rare), Pet
Transferred use of the surname Shadow or simply from the English word shadow.

Shadreka f African American (Modern, Rare)
Pssibly intended to be a feminine version of Shadrach.

Shaeanne f English
Combination of Shae and Anne 1.

Shaela f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shayla.

Shaeleigh f English (American)
Variant of Shaylee.

Shaeley f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaylee.

Shaelie f English (Modern)
Variant of Shaylee.

Shaelin f English (Modern)
Variant of Shaelyn.

Shaely f English (Rare)
Variant of Shaylee.

Shaelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaelyn.

Shaelynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaelyn.

Shaena f English (American)
Variant of Shayna.

Shafa f & m Azerbaijani
Variant transcription of Şəfa.

Shafa f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Safaa or Safaa'.

Shafariyanti f Indonesian
From Safar صفر (Safar)), the second month of the Islamic calendar. The month derives its name from the Arabic adjective صفر (safr) meaning "void, empty, vacant".... [more]

Shafawu f African
Am a Ghanaian and from the northern region of Ghana.

Shafeefah f Arabic
Feminine form of Shafeef.

Shafiaa f Arabic
Variant transcription of Shafiyya.

Shafiah f Malay, Indonesian
Variant of Shafiyah.

Shafiqah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic شفيقة (see Shafiqa), as well as a Malay variant.

Shafiqua f Arabic, Caribbean
Variant transcription of شفيقة (see Shafiqa).

Shafiyah f Malay, Indonesian
Either means "forgiveness" from Arabic صَفْح (ṣafḥ) meaning "pardon, forgiveness, amnesty" or "healer, curer" from شَفَى (šafā) "to heal, to cure". It can also be considered a form of the name Safiyyah.

Shafurah f Arabic
Arabic form of Zipporah.

ShaGasyia f Obscure
The real name of Shea Diamond, artist and transgender rights activist.

Shaghab f History, Medieval Arabic
The name of the mother of the eighteenth Abbasid Caliph al-Muqtadir, meaning "turbulent".

Shahad f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شهد (see Shahd).

Shahanaz f Bengali
Bengali variant of Shahnaz.

Shaheedha f Dhivehi
Dhivehi feminine form of Shahid.

Shaherazad f Arabic
Variant of Shahrazad.

Shahidah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic شاهدة (see Shahida), as well as a Malay variant.

Shahidat f Chechen
Chechen feminine form of Shahid.

Shahina f Arabic
Possibly a feminine form of Shahin.

Shahindokht f Persian (Rare)
Means "daughter of Shahin", from the suffix دخت (doxt) meaning "daughter".

Shahinez f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Chahinez, the usual Maghrebi form of Shahnaz.

Shahlo f Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Shahla.

Shahmah f Arabic
Feminine form of Shahm.

Shahnyaa f Popular Culture
The Native American name of the main protagonist in the Canadian animated TV series "Molly of Denali". The fictional girl is of Gwich'in, Koyukon, and Dena'ina Athabascan descent. In the Native names episode her Native name is "One who informs us."

Shahodat f Uzbek, Tajik
Derived from Arabic شَهَادَة (šahāda) meaning "testimony, witness", referring to the declaration of faith (Shahada) in Islamic tradition. It may also be considered of Persian origin, derived from شاه (šâh) meaning "king" and داد (dâd) meaning "justice, equality" or "gift".

Shahpara f Urdu
It's mainly a Persian name since lots of words in Urdu come from Arabic/Persian words. It means "piece of royalty", Shah meaning king/royalty and Para meaning piece.

Shahrbanoo f Persian
Means "lady of the land" from Persian شهر (šahr) meaning "land, country" and بانو (bânu) meaning "lady". In Persian legend, Shahrbanoo (or Shahrbanu) was the daughter of Yazdegerd III (r... [more]

Shahrbanou f Persian
Alternate transcription of Shahrbanoo.

Shahrbanu f Persian
Alternate transcription of Shahrbanoo.

Shahrizoda f Uzbek (Rare)
Uzbek form of Shahrazad.

Shahshini f Indian
Of Indian Descent and means moon.

Shai m & f Egyptian Mythology
Means "(that which is) ordained". In the Ancient Egyptian mythology Shai was the deification of the concept of fate and determinate the span of men's lives as such would sometimes be considered female (in which case he would sometimes be called Shait).

Shaia f Hebrew, English (Modern), Arabic
A modern English feminine variant of the Hebrew masculine name Shai.

Shaiah f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Shai and the letters יה (ya) which are part of the name of God.

Shaiane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Chaiane.

Shaiann f English (American)
Variant of Cheyenne.

Shai-El m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare), Hebrew
Hebrew combination of Shai - "gift" and El - "God". When combined, it takes up the meaning of "Gift of God" or "Gift from God". Alternate spelling of Shaiel... [more]

Shaiel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Shai "gift" and El "Lord"

Shaila f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Shyla, reflecting the English pronunciation.

Shailee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaylee.

Shaileen f English (American, Rare)
Either a variant of Shaylene or a combination of the phonetic element sha and Aileen.

Shailene f English (American, Modern)
Combination of Shai and the popular suffix -lene. This name is borne by American actress Shailene Woodley.

Shailey f English (Rare)
Variant of Shaylee. Sometimes used as a Diminutive of Shailene.

Shaili f Hebrew
Combination of Shai and Li 2; means "gift for me" from Hebrew שַׁי (shai) meaning "gift" and לִי (li) meaning "to me, for me".

Shailiha f Literature
Possibly derived from the word shilhi which means "weapon, armor." This is the name of the female Chosen One in Robert Newcomb's Chronicles of Blood and Stone.

Shaily f English (Rare), Hebrew
Variant of Shaylee or Shaili.

Shailyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Shaelyn.

Shailynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaylyn.

Shailynne f English (Modern)
Variant of Shaelyn.

Shaindy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Shayna.

Shaine f Yiddish
Variant of Shayna.

Shaior m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Shai, means "gift". And the name Or, means "light".

Shaira f Arabic, Bengali, Uzbek, Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Shair.

Shait f Egyptian Mythology
The feminine form of Shai (the Egyptian god).

Shaivya m & f Hindi
King of kings/ worshipper of Lord Shiva (Hindu god).

Shaiya f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shia.

Shajarah f Arabic
Feminine form of Shajar.

Shajuan f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix sha- combined with the name Juan 1 (See also Dajuan).

Shajuana f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix sha- with the name Juana thus strictly making it the feminine form of Shajuan (See also Dejuana)

Shakamuri m & f Telugu
Transferred use of the surname Shakamuri; of people belonging to kamma caste of category-1 (chowdary's).

Shakari f African American (Modern, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly an elaborated form of Zulu Shaka or Hebrew Shachar. This name was used by American football player Willie Gault for his daughter born 1986.

Shakaria f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shakira.

Shakayla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements sha, kay and la, likely influenced by Shakila... [more]

Shakeela f Arabic, African American
Alternate transcription of Arabic شكيلة (See Shakila).

Shakeena f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shakina.

Shakeera f Arabic
Variant transcription of Shakira.

Shakeisha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Chekesha, or simply a combination of the popular phonetic prefix sha and the name Keisha.

Shakespear f English
Transferred use of the surname Shakespear.

Shakherezada f Russian
Russian form of Shahrazad.

Shakhlo f Uzbek, Tajik
Variant of Shahlo.

Shakhrizoda f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Shahrizad

Shakhzoda f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Shakhzod.

Shakiba f Persian
Feminine form of Shakeeb.

Shakiera f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shakira.

Shakilla f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Shakila.

Shakina f Arabic (Rare, ?), African American (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Shekinah, or possibly an invented name based on the sound of names such as Shakia, Shanika and Shakila.

Shakirah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Shakira as well as the Malay form.

Shakirya f English (Rare)
Variant of Shakira.

Shakita f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaquita.

Shakyla f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix sha and Kyla.

Shakyra f African American, English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shakira or a combination of the prefix sha- with the name Kyra.... [more]

Shala f Near Eastern Mythology
The name of a Mesopotamian corn goddess who is also associated with war as well as the name of a Sumerian goddes of grain and the emotion of compassion.... [more]

Shalamar f & m English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic / Urdu شالامار باغ (see Shalimar). Though the name began to be used (in very small numbers) in America in the 1950s and 1960s, it gained some recognition there in 1980 following the release of the song "Three for Love" by the R&B group of the same name.

Shalana f English (American, Rare), African American, Trinidadian Creole (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic prefix sha and the name Lana, perhaps based on Shalonda or Shelena.

Shalanda f African American
Variant of Shalonda.

Shalandra f English (American)
Elaborated form of Sandra.

Shalash f Near Eastern Mythology, Hurrian Mythology
Etymology uncertain. Shalash was a goddess worshipped in the Hurrian, Eblaite, and Babylonian pantheons. She was considered to be the consort of the god Dagon. In the Hurrian tradition Ḫepat was their daughter, and Shalash was worshipped as a part of the Kaluti (or offering lists) of both Ḫepat and Šauška... [more]

Shalay f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a (misunderstood) adoption of the Indian name/word.

Shaleah f English (American, Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements sha, lee and ya.

Shalean f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shalene.

Shaleen f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shalene.

Shaleesa f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic prefix sha and the name Leesa, possibly modelled on Jaleesa and Shelena.

Shalena f American
Variant of Shelena.