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Shamima f Bengali, Indian

Shamima f Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Indian (Muslim)
Feminine form of Shamim.

Shamita f Nepali

Shamiya f Indian (Rare)

Shamsah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شمسة (see Shamsa).

Shamsia f Arabic, Dari Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic شمسية (see Shamsiyya), as well as a Dari Persian variant.

Shanaga m & f Mongolian
Means "ladle, dipper, bucket" in Mongolian.

Shanaia f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Shania.

Shanaya f & m English
Variant of Shania.

Shanaya f Marathi
The name Shanaya is of Sanskrit origin.... [more]

Shandra f American (Rare)

Shaneah f English (American, Rare)

Shaneda f African American (Rare)

Shanena f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shanina.

Shanera f English (American)

Shaniah f English (Modern)
Variant of Shania.

Shanila f Sinhalese

Shanina f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element sha and Nina 1.

Shaniqa f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shanika.

Shanita f African American, American
Comes from the common name beginning shan- and the common name ending -ita.

Shaniya f Indian (Rare)

Shannoa f English (Modern, Rare)

Shanola f African American

Shantea f African American (Rare)
Variant of Chanté.

Shantha f Sinhalese, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu
Sinhala form of Shanta, as well as an alternate transcription of Tamil சாந்தா, Malayalam ശാന്ത or Telugu శాంతా (see Santha).

Shaohua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 少 (shǎo) meaning "few, little" or (shào) meaning "young, youthful", 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, carry on" or 劭 (shào) meaning "excellent, admirable, respectable" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]

Shaqira f Malay
Malay variant of Shakira.

Sharena f English
Possibly a variant of Sharon or Charina

Sharika f African American (Rare)
Variant of Sherika.

Sharina f Pakistani, Malaysian, Indian, Filipino
Variant of Shareena.

Sharina f English (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements sha, ree and na.

Sharita f English, African American
Possibly a blend of the popular phonetic element sha with the name Sarita 1.

Shariya f Urdu
Meaning "Princess", "Sultana".

Sharkia f African American (Rare)
An invented name, blending Shar or Char (from names such as Charles) with the name Shakia.

Sharora f Uzbek
Means "flames, sparks" in Uzbek.

Shasika f Indian
Name - Shasika शासिका... [more]

Shatara f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the phonetic element sha and the name Tara 1.

Shaunah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shauna.

Shaunda f American (Rare)

Shaunna f English
Variant of Shauna.

Shaunta f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chanté.

Shauzia f Afghan

Shavina f Indian, South African (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)

Shawana f Urdu

Shawana f African American
Possibly a combination of the phonetic element sha and the name Juana. Also compare Shawanda.

Shawnna f English (American)
Variant of Shawna.

Shawnta f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Shantae. Rarely used as a variant of Shawn.

Shayera f Popular Culture
Hawkgirl's (DC Comics character) real name.

Shaylah f English (Rare)
Variant of Shayla.

Shaymaa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima).

Shaynia f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Shaziya f Indian (Muslim)

Shazrah f Arabic
Means "pieces of gold, gold beads, small pearls" in Arabic.

Sheanna f American (Rare)

Sheedsa f Hindi, Indian

Sheelah f English (Rare)
Variant of Sheila.

Sheenah f English
Variant of Sheena.

Shefika f Crimean Tatar
Variant transcription of Şefiqa.

Shegufa f Afghan
Afghan form of Shagufta.

Sheilah f English
Variant of Sheila.

Sheilla f Brazilian (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Sheila.

Shekeba f Persian
Means "patient, tolerant" in Persian

Shekiba f Afghan
This name means "gift". Shekiba is the main character of the book "the pearl that broke its shell" by Nadia Hashimi.

Shekila f African American

Shekira f English (Modern, Rare)

Shelana f Trinidadian Creole (Rare), English (Modern, Rare), Caribbean (Rare)

Shelbea f English (Rare)
Variant of Shelby probably influenced by Chelsea.

Sheliah f American (Modern, Rare)

Shelina f Gujarati, Pakistani, English (Canadian)
Possibly means "moonlight" in Gujarati.... [more]

Shelita f African American

Sheliya f Hebrew (Rare)

Shelsea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chelsea.

Shelvia f English (American)
Elaboration of Shelva.

Shemeka f African American (Modern)
variant of Shamika.

Shemika f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shamika.

Shemona f Indian (Rare), South African (Rare)

Shenaza f Afghan
Variant of Shahnaz.

Shengna f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate".

Shenika f African American
Variant of Shanika.

Shenina f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shanina.

Shereka f African American
Variant of Sherika.

Sheresa f American (Modern, Rare)

Sherica f African American (Modern, Rare), Jamaican Patois, Filipino (Rare)

Sherida f Near Eastern Mythology, Dutch, Literature, Popular Culture
Sumerian goddess, consort of Utu.... [more]

Sherifa f Arabic (Egyptian)
Feminine form of Sherif.

Sherika f African American (Modern, Rare)

Sherina f Dutch (Surinamese, Rare), Caribbean (Rare)

Sherina f Arabic, Persian
Arabic = "Glad Tidings"... [more]

Sherita f African American (Modern)
Elaboration of Sherry or variant of Charita.

Sherona f English (Modern, Rare)

Sherria f American (Modern, Rare)

Sheynah f Yiddish (Rare)
Variant transcription of Shayna.

Shianna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cheyanna.

Shiblah f Arabic
Feminine form of Shibl.

Shidqia f Indonesian (Rare)

Shigana f Japanese
From 此岸 shigan (mortal world; literally means this shore)

Shikmah f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "sycamore" in Hebrew.

Shiluva m & f Tsonga
Means "flower" in Xitsonga.

Shimata m & f Japanese

Shimaya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shamya.

Shimona f Hebrew, Yiddish
Feminine form of Shimon, possibly making it the Hebrew form of Simeona, Simona, or Simone 1.

Shintha f Javanese
Variant of Sinta.

Shirlea f English (American)
Variant of Shirley.

Shirona f Japanese
From 白南天 shironanten, white-fruited nandina. Symbolizes "love growing stronger" and "good home" in the language of flowers.

Shisera f Japanese
From Japanese 紫 (shi) meaning "purple; violet", 世 (se) meaning "world" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Shivika f Hinduism

Shiwana f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shawana.

Shizuha f Japanese
From Japanese 倭 (shizu) meaning "the country of Japan, Yamato" or 寧 (shizu) meaning "peaceful, rather" combined with 波 (ha) meaning "wave" or 羽 (ha) meaning "plume, feather"... [more]

Shizuna f Japanese
From Japanese 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition", 寿 (zu) meaning "longevity, long life" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Shizuya m & f Japanese
From Japanese 静 (shizu) meaning "quiet" combined with 哉 (ya), an exclamation, 也 (ya) meaning "also", 夜 (ya) meaning "night", 耶 (ya) meaning "wrong, evil, depraved, vicious, perverse, heterodox" or 弥 (ya) meaning "universally"... [more]

Shkurta f Albanian
Variant of Shkurte.

Shluida f Medieval Jewish
Likely from the Upper German word schlude, "carefree." This name is recorded as a female name in the Jewish community of Erfurt, Germany in the 13th-century

Shobana f Punjabi

Shobana f Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu
Alternate transcription of Malayalam ശോഭന (see Shobhana), as well as the Tamil and Telugu form of the name.

Shobika f Tamil

Shofiah f Indonesian, Malay
Variant of Shofiyah.

Shohida f Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Shahidah, which is the feminine form of Shahid.

Shokora f Popular Culture
A Japanese approximation of the French word "chocolat" meaning "chocolate". ... [more]

Shokufa f Persian
Means "flower, blossom" in Persian.

Shondra f English (Rare)
Variant of Chandra.

Shorena f Georgian, Literature
Variant of Borena. It came about due to people confusing or misreading the letters bani (b) and shini (sh) of the medieval Georgian scripts Asomtavruli and Nuskhuri, which are very similar to each other... [more]

Sho'xiya f Uzbek
Derived from the word 'sho'x meaning "lively, playful, spirited".

Shradha f Hindi, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi श्रद्धा (see Shraddha).

Shravya f Bodo
Meaning "Musical Tone".

Shreena f Indian
The name "Shreena" is derived from early indian mythology during the Prathyusha War between Pankaja and Batu. The name means beauty of human waste/disposal. It can represent the beautiful things that are released from humans.

Shreeta f Indian (Rare)

Shreeya f Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Variant of Shreya.

Shrilda f American (Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown.

Shrisha f Hinduism, Hindi
One of god Vishnu's names.

Shronda f African American
Contracted variant of Sharonda.

Shtedra f Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine name from the word щедра (shtedra) meaning "generous".

Shterna f Yiddish
Variant of Sterna.

Shugyla f Kazakh
Means "gleam, radiance, beam" in Kazakh.

Shuhada f Arabic
Means "Martyrs" in Arabic

Shuhdah f Arabic
Means "piece of honeycomb with honey in it".

Shuhrah f Arabic

Shukeya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shakia.

Shundra f African American (Rare)
Variant of Chandra.

Shuoxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 烁 (shuò) meaning "shine, glitter, sparkle" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".

Shwetha f Bengali (Hindu)
A variation of the name of the Hindu goddess of knowledge, Saraswati.

Shyanna f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Shyanne.

Shyvana f Dutch (Modern, Rare)

Siabora f Polish
Variant of Szabora.

Siahara f English (Rare, ?)

Sialina f Belarusian
Belarusian from of Selina.

Siandra f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Sibella f English (Rare), German (Bessarabian), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Sibylla.

Sibilha f Gascon
Gascon form of Sibyl.

Sibilia f Medieval Catalan, Medieval Occitan, Medieval Italian
Cognate of Sibylla.

Sibil·la f Catalan
Catalan form of Sibyl.

Sibülla f Estonian (Archaic)
Archaic Estonian form of Sibylla.

Sicilia f Medieval Catalan, Spanish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Cecilia or after the island of Sicily (Sicilia). If the latter case, it could be a reference to Saint Silvia of Sicily.

Sidelya f Turkish (Modern, Rare)
Turkish name of unknown origin and meaning.

Sidónia f Slovak
Slovak form of Sidonia.

Sidònia f Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Feminine form of Sidòni.

Sidonja f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Sidonia.

Sidrita f Albanian
Feminine form of Sidrit.

Siearra f American (Modern, Rare)

Siennah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sienna.

Sierrah f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sierra.

Sigalia f Hebrew
Means 'God's violet' in Hebrew.... [more]

Sigdóra f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Sigþóra.

Signija f Latvian
Latvian variant of Signe.

Signora f Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Italian
Derived from Spanish señora or Italian signora, both meaning "lady".

Sigrada f Frankish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Possibly a feminine form of Sigerad. This was the name of a 7th-century Frankish saint, the mother of Saint Leodegarius and Saint Warinus.

Sigreda f Medieval English
Variant of Sigrid.

Sigrida f Lithuanian, Latvian (Rare)
Latvian and Lithuanian form of Sigrid.

Sigtona f Norwegian
Variant of Sitona or a combination of sigr "victory" and Tona.

Sigurda f Norwegian
Feminine form of Sigurd.

Sijuola f Yoruba
Means "wealth opener" or "open the eyes of wealth" in Yoruba.

Silesia f German
The name Silesia is derived from the former Prussian province Silesia (in German: Schlesien).... [more]

Silmara f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Silmar.

Silvena f Bulgarian
Variant of Silvina.

Silveta f Gascon
Gascon form of Sylvette.

Silwija f Sorbian
Variant of Sylwija.

Simaria f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Simaura f Portuguese

Simelia f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a rare feminine form of Similianus.

Simeona f Bulgarian, Slovene
Feminine form of Simeon.

Simeuna f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Simeun.

Simonca f Slovene
Diminutive of Simona, used as a given name in its own right.

Símonía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Simonia.

Simonia f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Elaboration of Simona.

Simonka f Czech (Rare), Slovene
Diminutive of Simona.

Simoona f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Simona.

Simuška f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Simona. Also compare Simuša.

Sinaida f Belarusian (Germanized), Ukrainian (Germanized)
German transliteration of Belarusian Зінаіда and Ukrainian Зінаїда (see Zinaida).

Sinaida f Karelian, Finnish (Rare)
A Karelian form of Zenais and SENAIS.

Sindija f Latvian (Modern)
Latvian borrowing of Cindy.

Sindisa m & f Southern African (Rare), Zulu (Rare)
From Zulu sindisa meaning "save, redeem, rescue".

Sinesia f Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Sinesio.

Sinfora f Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Symphora. There have probably also been cases where this name is a short form or contraction of Sinforiana, Sinforina and Sinforosa.

Sinitta f English (British, Modern, Rare)

Sinjora f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Senjora and Signora.

Sinmara f Norse Mythology
The name of a giantess in the poem 'Fjǫlsvinnsmál' (a very late part of the Poetic Edda) whom scholars sometimes identify with the underworld goddess Hel. The second element of this obscure character's name is often thought to be Old Norse mara, which refers to a type of evil spirit or incubus in Germanic folklore... [more]

Sinnika f Swedish (Rare)
Probably a variant of Sinikka.

Sinopia f Greek, Medieval Latin, Italian
Variant of Zenobia.

Sintija f Slovene (Rare)
Slovene form of Cynthia and Hyacinthia.

Síobhra f Irish
Means "fairy, sprite, elf" in Irish.

Siomara f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Xiomara.

Siomira f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Sippora f Swedish, Norwegian, Azerbaijani, Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
Scandinavian variant and Azerbaijani form of Zipporah.

Sirelda f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Serelda.

Sirenna f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)

Siriana f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Sirianna.

Siricia f Late Roman, Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Siricius.

Sirilda f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Sirelda.

Sirinya f Thai
Probably from Thai สิริ (sì-rí) meaning "fortune, luck".

Sirisha f Telugu
Another name for the Hindu goddess, Parvati.

Sisetta f Italian (Rare)
Name of printmaker Sisetta Zappone.

Sisilia f Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Cecilia.

Sisinia f Italian, Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Sisinio. St. Sisinio is a Catholic saint celebrated on November 23rd.

Sisinka f Czech
Diminutive of Silvie.

Sissela f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Cecilia.

Sistina f Italian
Feminine form of Sesto.

Sītamma f Telugu
Telugu feminine name derived from the name of the goddess Sita and the word అమ్మ (amma) meaning "mother".

Sithara f Telugu, Marathi

Sitraka m & f Malagasy
Means "pleasing" in Malagasy.

Sitrina f Filipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare)
From Tagalog sitrina meaning "citrine", a type of quartz crystal.

Sittona f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Sitona.

Sivanah f American (South)
The patron goddess of illusion magic, tricksters, and those who keep secrets.

Sivella f American (Rare, Archaic)

Sivilla f Russian
Russian form of Sybil.

Sixtina f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Sixtinus.

Siyadah f Arabic
Means "sovereignty, mastery, lordship" in Arabic.

Siyanna f Arabic
From Arabic سيانا (sianan) meaning "protection"

Skaidra f Latvian
Derived from Latvian skaidrs "clear, bright; pure".

Sklaera f Breton (Rare)
Variant of Sklerijenn via Sklaerenn.

Skúlína f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic feminine form of Skúli.

Skylara f Obscure

Slavena f Bulgarian
Variant of Slavina.

Slaveya f Bulgarian
Derived from Slavic slava meaning "glory".

Slavina f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Slavin.

Sloboda f Serbian (Rare)
Means "freedom, liberty" in Serbian.

Slovena f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sloven.

Smiljka f Slovene
Diminutive of Smilja, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Smuidra f Latvian
Derived from Latvian smuidrs "slender, slim".

Snæbrá f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse snær "snow" combined with brá "eyelash".

Snejana f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
French transcription of Snezhana.

Śnieżka f Polish (Archaic)
Archaic Polish name meaning "snow," now obsolete. It is the Polish name for Snow White as well.

Snigdha f Bengali
From Sanskrit स्निग्ध (snigdha) meaning "loving, affectionate, tender, charming".

Snješka f Croatian (Rare)
Short form of Snježana.

Snježna f Croatian
Derived from Croatian snježna meaning "snowy".

Sobeida f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Zubaida.

Sobenna m & f Igbo

Socorra f Spanish (Americanized, Rare)
Variant of Socorro.

Soëlmaa f Buryat
From the Buryat соёл (soёl) meaning "culture" and the Mongolian feminine suffix -маа (-maa).

Sofelia f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sophelia.

Sofiana f Indonesian

Sofiana f English, English (American)
Elaboration of Sofia and variant of Sophiana

Sofinka f Czech
Diminutive of Žofie, not used as a given name in its own right.

Sofiyah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Safiyya.

Sofoula f Greek
Diminutive of Sofia.

Sohaila f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهيلة (see Suhaila).

Soheyla f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سهیلا (see Soheila).

Sohviia f Finnish
Finnish form of Sofia.

Sokeina f Arabic
Variant transcription of Sakina.

Solaira f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Solanja f Lengadocian, Provençal
Languedocian and Provençal form of Solange.

Solarah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Solara.

Solaria f Italian (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Modern, Rare)

Solbora f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Sol and Bora 3 means "purple pine tree" in Korean.

Soleila f Obscure

Soleina f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Sol 1.

Soliana f Medieval Italian
Feminine form of Solian.

Soliana f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Sol 1 with the same ending as names like Ariana and Tiana.

Solidea f Italian (Rare)
Allegedly directly taken from the Italian expression sola idea meaning "(the) only idea". In the early 20th century, anarchists often gave this name to their daughters to spite traditional Catholic names.

Solihah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Saliha.

Solikha f Khmer
Solikha means "Flower of death" but actually is the flower of salvation. It is noted in old Sanskrit text abut a mountain made of corpses. Atop that mountain was a large black flower with sweetest scented dew... [more]

Solmara f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Sol 1 and Mara 1, likely inspired by Solmayra.

Solmera f Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Solmara.

Solomia f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Salome.

Soltana f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Sultana.

Solvita f Latvian
Popularly viewed as a combination of Latin sol "sun" and vita "life", it may have originated as a variant of Solveiga formed using a diminutive suffix... [more]

Solyana f Obscure
Variant of Soliana.

Somalia f American (Rare)
From the name of the African country.

Somayah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of سميّة (see Sumayya).

Somsuda f Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and สุดา (suda) meaning "woman, lady, daughter".

Sondrea f African American (Rare)
Variant of Sondra influenced by Andrea 2.

Soneeya f Nepali
Meaning "Golden", "Beloved".

Sonequa f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shaniqua, possibly using the phonetic element son. A famous bearer is American actress Sonequa Martin-Green.

Songhua f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".

Songxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".

Sonička f Czech
Diminutive form of Soňa.

Sonilda f Albanian

Sönneva f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Sønneva.

Sønneva f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Sunniva recorded in Vestlandet from the late 18th century onwards.

Sonnika f Afrikaans
Either an elaboration of Sonya or derived from the German word Sonne "sun".

Sonrisa f American (Hispanic), American
Means "smile" in Spanish. Created name not actually used in Spanish-speaking countries.

Sooraya f South African (Rare), Mauritian Creole (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Soraya.

Sopatra f Ancient Greek
Contracted form of Sosipatra. This name was borne by a saint from the 7th century AD, whose name is frequently misspelled as Soprata.

Sopheia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sophia

Sophiah f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Sophia.

Sophiea f English (Rare)
Variant of Sophia.

Sophiia f Ukrainian (Rare)
Variant transliteration of Софія (see Sofiya).

Sophija f Lithuanian (Rare)
Variant of Sophia.

Sophila f English, Indian (Rare)
Elaborated form of Sophie or Sophia.

Sophina f English (Rare)
Possible variant of Suffina.

Sophnia f English (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Sophia.

Sopicha f Thai