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Serafine f German (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Seraphine.

Sérafka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Serafëna.

Serah f Hebrew, Biblical
From the Hebrew name שָֽׂרַח (Serach) meaning "abundance". In the Old Testament this is the name of Asher's daughter, Jacob's granddaughter.

Seraide f Arthurian Cycle
One of the maidens of Viviane, the French Damsel of the Lake, Seraide seems to have held a high place in the Damsel’s service. her grasp of magic, while doubtless far short of Viviane’s, Nimue’s, or Morgan’s, was practical and useful.

Seraina f Romansh
Romansh form of Serena, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Seraing f Obscure

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

Seraldie f English (American, Archaic)
Vernacular form of Seralda.

Seraph f & m English (American, Rare)
From the English word seraph, singular form of the biblical word seraphim referring to an order of angels (see Seraphina, Seraphim)... [more]

Serapheen f English
Possibly a variant spelling of Séraphine.

Séraphène f Norman
Norman form of Seraphina.

Seraphia f Swedish (Rare), Late Roman
Variant of Serapia. Saint Seraphia (or Serapia) was a 2nd-century Syrian martyr.

Séraphie f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Seraphia.

Seraphiella f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Feminine form of Serafiel

Seraphika f German (Silesian, Archaic)
Silesian German diminutive of Seraphia.

Seraphim m & f Greek, English (Puritan), English (Modern, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Directly from the biblical word seraphim which meant "fiery ones", from Hebrew שרף (saraf) meaning "to burn", referring to an order of angels described in the Book of Isaiah (see Seraphina)... [more]

Seraphine f English (Anglicized, Modern)
Anglicized form of Séraphine.

Seraphinia f American (Rare, Archaic)
Rare elaboration of Seraphina.

Séraphîta f Literature
Séraphîta is possibly a variant of Seraphina. Séraphîta is the heroine of Honoré de Balzac's 1837 novel called 'Séraphîta', which explores themes of androgyny... [more]

Seraphita f Literature
Unaccented form of Séraphîta

Serapia f Late Roman, Italian
Feminine form of Serapion.

Şerare f Turkish
Fire spark, flame

Serav f Kurdish
From the Kurdish ser meaning "crest, crown, top" and av meaning "water".

Seravina f Indonesian
Variant of Seraphina.

Seray f Turkish

Serbia f Various (Rare)
After the country Serbia.

Serchen f Bhutanese

Serdna f Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Andrés spelled backwards.

Sereana f Fijian
Means "song" in Fijian.

Sereba m & f Akan
Means "silver" in Akan.

Sereen f Arabic
Means “calm, peaceful”.

Sereena f English (Canadian)
Variant of Serena.

Serefina f English (Rare)
Variant of Seraphina.

Seregmaa f Buryat
From the Buryat сэрэг (sereg) meaning "army" and the Mongolian feminine suffix -маа (-maa).

Serei m & f South African (?)

Sereia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
The Portuguese word for mermaid. Found in use in Brazil as a given name but also well represented as a nickname.

Sereika f American (Modern, Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)

Sereina f Romansh
Variant of Seraina, traditionally found in the Surselva region.

Serel m & f Turkish

Serel f Yiddish
Yiddish name. Possibly related to Sarah

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

Seren f Turkish

Serena f Japanese
From Japanese 芹 (se) meaning "water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica)", 怜 (re) meaning "actor", and 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.

Serenalda f Spanish (Caribbean), American (Hispanic)

Serenay f Turkish

Serendipity f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word serendipity.

Serene f English
From the English word serene, which itself is derived from Latin serenus, which means "clear, calm, tranquil, quiet."

Serenella f Italian
Diminutive of Serena. It also coincides with one of the Italian words for "lilac".

Serenia f American (South, Archaic)

Serenica f Popular Culture
Invented as a combination of Serena and Veronica for the game Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (2017), where the name is given to an ancestor of a pair of twins with the aforementioned names, who together are said to be her reincarnation.

Serenita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Serena.

Serenitee f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Serenity.

Serenna f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Serena.

Serenne f English (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Serene.

Serenola f Literature
This was used as a Welsh translation of Stellaluna (for a 2000 Welsh adaptation of the children's book 'Stellaluna'). It is derived in part from Welsh seren "star" (cf... [more]

Serephia f Obscure
Variant of Seraphia.

Serephina f English (Rare)
Variant of Seraphina.

Sereta f Kurdish
Means "elite" in Kurdish.

Serethor f Ancient Egyptian
One of the elements of this name is the god Horus.

Serey m & f Khmer
Means "freedom," "beauty, charm," "peace," or "power, authority" in Khmer.

Sereysophear m & f Khmer
Derived from Serey and Sophear, ultimately meaning "the splendor of beauty".

Serezade f Spanish (European, Rare)
Variant of Sherezade.

Serfiraz m & f Kurdish
Means "triumphant, winner, proud" in Kurdish.

Serga f American (Hispanic, Rare), English (Rare)
Feminine form of Sergio.

Sergeja f Slovene
Feminine form of Sergej.

Sergelen m & f Mongolian
Means "cheerful" or "lively, sharp, clever" in Mongolian.

Sergelenbayar m & f Mongolian
Means "cheerful celebration" in Mongolian, from сэргэлэн (sergelen) meaning "cheerful" or "lively, sharp, clever" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".

Sergette f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Serge. However, it could also be considered to be a diminutive of Sergine, as -ette is a French feminine diminutive suffix.

Sergia f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Sergio and Sergiusz respectively.

Sergiana f Brazilian
Possibly a combination of Sergia and Ana or a Brazilian feminine form of Sérgio.

Sergiani f Greek
Feminine form of Sergios.

Sergija f Slovene
Variant of Sergeja.

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).

Serin f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (se) meaning "star" combined with 林 (rin) meaning "woods; grove; forest; copse", 鈴 (rin) meaning "bell, chime" or 凛 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Serin f Turkish
Means "cool" in Turkish.

Serina f Japanese
From Japanese 芹 (seri) meaning "water dropwort, Oenanthe javanica" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "what?, Nara, apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

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

Serinda f American (Rare)

Serine f Armenian (Rare)

Serine f Arabic (Rare)

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]

Serisa f English (Rare)

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.

Şermende f Turkish (Rare)
From Persian شرمنده (šarmande) meaning "bashful, shy".

Şermi f Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)
From Persian شرم (sharm) meaning "modesty, bashfulness, shame".

Sermínguaĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "sweet little glacier".

Serminnguaq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Sermínguaĸ.

Sêrnaĸ f Greenlandic
Means "sorrel" in Greenlandic.

Sernoz f Uzbek
Means "playful" or "shiny, shimmering" in Uzbek.

Ser-od m & f Mongolian

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]

Serpina f English (Rare)
Maybe a shortening from Proserpina.

Serra f Judeo-French
Variant of Sarra.

Serra f Turkish

Serra f Turkish
abundance and prosperity are its meanings.

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

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

Serseĸ f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Serseq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Serseĸ.

Sersha f English (American)
Variant of Saorise

Sertab f Turkish
Means "the main light, radiance". Sertab Erener is a famous singer with the name. Her name was chosen from a classical Turkish song called "Ey Şûh-i Sertab".

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.

Serumaa m & f New World Mythology

Serunia f Polish
Diminutive of Serena.

Serusia f Polish
Diminutive of Serena.

Seruuntungalag f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian сэрүүн (serüün) meaning "cool, chilly, fresh; awake, alert" and тунгалаг (tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent".

Serva f Dutch

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.

Seryna f English
From the word "serene".

Sesa f Galician
Diminutive of Xosefa.

Sesca f English, Catalan, Italian
Diminutive of Francesca.

Seseg f Buryat
Buryat form of Tsetseg.

Sesegmaa f Buryat
From the Mongolian Tsetseg combined with the Mongolian feminine suffix -маа (-maa).

Sésejat f Aguaruna
Etymology uncertain, possibly related to the Awajún sésa meaning "flower" or seséjut meaning "healing a wound".

Seselía f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Cecilia.

Sesemi f Literature
Sesemi (real name Therese) Weichbrodt is a figure from the Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann.

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.

Seshen m & f Ancient Egyptian
Means "lotus flower" in Egyptian.

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

Sesi m & f Inuit
Means "snow"

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]

Šéstotó'á'e f Cheyenne
Means "Pine Woman" in Cheyenne.

Sestrid f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Estrid.

Set m & f Burmese
Means "to join, to connect" or "to continue" in Burmese.

Seta f Judeo-Italian

Seta f Slovene

Setara f Dari Persian
Dari Persian form of Setareh.

Setayesh  f Persian
From Persian setayesh meaning "the praise, the worship".

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]

Setembrina f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin september "September".

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]

Sethekele f Ndebele
"We visited"

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.

Setia m & f Indonesian
Means "loyal, obedient, faithful" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit सत्य (satya).

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]

Setshego f Tswana
Means "laughter" in Setswana.

Setshwano f Tswana
Means "resemblance" in Setswana.

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]

Setsuka f Japanese
From Japanese 節 (setsu) meaning "section, period, verse, melody" and 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Setsukei f Japanese
Setsu(説) means theory and Kei(敬) means respect. the name was Borne from Setsukei Makunokoji from an upcoming Danganronpa fangan, Danganronpa Twin fates

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]

Setsura f Japanese
雪麗 literally means "snow resplendence"

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

Setta f American (Archaic)

Setta f Armenian (Rare)

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.

Setura f Obscure

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.

Setyowati f Javanese
From Javanese sêtya meaning "loyal, faithful, obedient" combined with the feminine suffix -wati.

Seukja f Korean
From 碩 "great, eminent; large, big" and 子 (ja) meaning "child".

Seulbi f Korean
Means "drizzling" in Korean.

Seulgi f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 슬기 (seulgi) meaning "wisdom, intelligence." It can also be written with hanja, combining a seul hanja, like 璱 meaning "blue jewel" or 瑟, referring to the pipa instrument, with a gi hanja, such as 基 meaning "foundation, base," 起 meaning "rise, stand up; go up; begin," 璣 meaning "jewel; star" or 伎 meaning "talent, skill, gift."

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

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

Seung-a f Korean
From Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" and 雅 "elegant, graceful, refined".

Seung-hee f Korean

Seung-hui f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed", 丞 "assist, aid, rescue" or 勝 "victory; excel, be better than" (seung), and 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious", 喜 "like, love, enjoy; joyful thing", 希 "rare; hope, expect, strive for" or 姬 "beauty; imperial concubine" (hui).

Seung-hye f Korean
From Sino-Korean 升 "arise, go up; advance" and 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness".

Seung-Hyeon m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 承 (seung) meaning "inherit", 昇 (seung) meaning "rise, ascend" or 勝 (seung) meaning "victory, success" combined with 炫 (hyeon) meaning "shine, glitter", 鉉 (hyeon) referring to a device used to lift a ritual tripod cauldron or 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, wise"... [more]

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

Seung-Min m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 承 (seung) meaning "inherit" or 昇 (seung) meaning "rise, ascend" combined with 民 (min) meaning "people, citizens", 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" or 旼 (min) meaning "gentle, affable"... [more]

Seung-ri f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 勝利 "victory".

Seung-wan m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" or 勝 "victory; excel, be better than" (seung) and 完 "complete, finish, settle; whole" or 玩 "play with, joke, enjoy" (wan).

Seung-yeon f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 升 "arise, go up; hoist; advance", 丞 "assist, aid, rescue" or 昇 "rise, ascent; peaceful; peace" (seung), and 淵 "gulf, abyss, deep", 涓 "brook, stream; select; pure" or 延 "delay, postpone, defer" (yeon).

Seurina f Gascon
Feminine form of Seurin.

Seurine f Gascon
Feminine form of Seurin.

Seval f Turkish
From Turkish sev meaning "love" and al meaning "take".

Sevana f Armenian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sevan.

Sevər f & m Azerbaijani
Means "she or he will love" in Azerbaijani.

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).

Sevcan f Turkish
From Turkish sev meaning "love" and can meaning "soul, life".

Sevdalina f Turkish
From Turkish sevda meaning "love".

Sevde f Turkish
Turkish form of Sawda.

Sevdia f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun სევდა (sevda) meaning "melancholy, sorrow". It ultimately comes from the Arabic noun سَوْدَاء (sawda) meaning "black bile" as well as "melancholy, sadness, gloom"... [more]

Sevdije f Kosovar
Albanian form of Sevdiye.

Sevdiye f Turkish

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.

Sevelina f Bulgarian

Sevenay f Turkish (Rare)
Means "loving moon", from Turkish seven meaning "loving, affectionate" and ay meaning "moon, month".

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.

Sevgili f Uzbek
Means "beloved, loveable" in Uzbek.

Sevhil f Crimean Tatar (Ukrainianized)
From Crimean Tatar sevgili "beloved, lover, loveable".

Sevi f Greek
Diminutive of Sevasti, Sevastiani or Efsevia.

Sevi m & f Cornish
Means "strawberries" in Cornish.

Sevia f Indonesian

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.

Sevila f Turkish

Sevilay f Turkish
From Turkish sevil meaning "be loved" and ay meaning "moon".

Sevilen f Turkish
Means "beloved, loved, darling" in Turkish.

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.

Şevîn f Kurdish
Means "night-grazing" in Kurdish.

Sevin f Ottoman Turkish
Sevin is Kurdish and Turkish for "lovely", "love her", or "rejoice". It is from Ottoman Turkey, but since the Persians or Iranians use it a lot too, it is written in Arabic characters as well.

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

Sevinah f Romani (Archaic)
Romani form of Sabina.

Sevinar f Uzbek
Derived from sevin meaning "to be delighted".

Sevinay f Lao

Sevinch f Uzbek
Means "delight" in Uzbek.

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.

Şevza f Turkish

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

Sewelo f Tswana
Means "rare" in Setswana.

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.