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Renesres f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian rn.s-rs meaning "her name is awake", derived from rn "name, identity, reputation" combined with the suffix .s "she, her, hers" and rs "to wake, awaken".

Renhō f Japanese
Japanese transcription of Chinese 蓮舫, 莲舫 (see Lianfang).

Renko f Japanese
From Japanese 恋 (ren) meaning "romantic love" or 漣 (ren) meaning "continuously flowing, ripple" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Reno m & f Italian, Popular Culture, Spanish
Short form of Moreno and other names ending in -reno.

Reno f & m Japanese
From 麗 (re) meaning "lovely, beautiful, resplendent" and 野 (no) meaning "wilderness, field" Other kanji combinations can be used.

Renqiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 任 (rèn) meaning "allow, appoint, trust, rely on" and 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, clever, skillful".

Renyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".

Renyo f Japanese
From Japanese 廉 (ren) meaning "bargain, reason, charge, suspicion, point, account, purity, honest, low price, cheap, rested, contented, peaceful" combined with 与 (yo) meaning "bestow, participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause, gift, godsend" or 代 (yo) meaning "world, society, age, generation, era of rule"... [more]

Reo m & f Japanese (Modern)
Borrowed from Leo, as seen in the occasional usage of 獅 (or 獅子), on its own or as a first element kanji.... [more]

Reo f Italian, Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese
Catalan, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Rhoeo.

Reono f Japanese
From Japanese 玲 (re) meaning "tinkling of jade", 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Repo f Spanish (European, Rare)
Short form of Reposo.

Reposo f Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "rest" in Spanish. It is taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary La Virgen del Reposo and Nuestra Señora del Reposo, meaning "The Virgin of the Rest" and "Our Lady of the Rest", respectively... [more]

Resego m & f Tswana
Means "we are blessed" in Setswana.

Retno f & m Javanese
From Javanese rêtna meaning "diamond, jewel", ultimately from Sanskrit रत्न (ratna).

Retsuko f Popular Culture
From Japanese 烈 (retsu) meaning "fury, rage, violent, vehement" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child." This is the name of the protagonist of the 2016 Sanrio anime 'Aggressive Retsuko'.

Revo m & f Soviet
Unisex variant of Reva 2.

Reyndís f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ragndis as well as a combination of the Old Norse name elements reynir "rowan (tree)" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Reynolds m & f English
English

Rhaenys f Literature
Was used in Goerge R. R. Martin's series "A Song of Ice and Fire

Rhais f Greek
Variant of Irais.

Rhanis f Greek Mythology
The name of one of the band of sixty young Okeanid Nymphs which formed the core retinue of the goddess Artemis. Her name is derived from the word Ψεκας (rhanis) meaning "raindrop".

Rhodes m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Rhodes.

Rhoeo f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ροή (rhoē) "flow, stream". In Greek mythology, this was the name of a woman loved by Apollo.

Riako f Japanese
From Japanese 里 (ri) meaning "village", 安 (a) meaning "peace" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Riánsares f Spanish
From the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Riánsares, meaning "The Virgin of Riánsares," the name being a contraction of río Ánsares, the name of a river (now referred to in English as the Riánsares River) which is the main tributary of the Gigüela river... [more]

Richeldis f Medieval English, English (Rare)
Latinate form of Richild.... [more]

Richildis f Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Richild.

Rieko f Japanese
This name combines 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth", 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit" or 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village" & 恵 (e, kei, megu.mi) meaning "blessing, favour, grace, kindness", 絵 (e, kai) meaning "drawing, painting, picture, sketch" or 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, creek, inlet" with 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat." Other kanji combinations are possible, including the りえ子 spelling with two phonetic characters making up Rie with 子.

Rieto f Provençal
Short form of Enrieto.

Rigmo f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Rigmor.

Rigundis f Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ricgund.

Riho f Japanese
From Japanese 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 麗 (ri) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent", 凛 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold", 澪 (ri) meaning "water route, shipping channel", combined with 芳 (ho) meaning "perfume, balmy, favorable, fragrant", 萌 (ho) meaning "bud, sprout", or 秀 (ho) meaning "beauty, surplus, excellent, outstanding"... [more]

Rihoko f Japanese
From Japanese 利 (ri) meaning "profit, advantage, benefit", 保 (ho) meaning "protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Riiko f Japanese
From Japanese 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit", 委 (i) meaning "committee" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rikako f Japanese
From Japanese 里 (ri) meaning "hamlet, village", 花 (ka) meaning "flower" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rikano f Japanese
From Japanese 凛 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold", 花 (ka) meaning "flower" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Rikio m & f Japanese
This name can be used to combine 力 (rii, riki, ryoku, chikara) meaning "bear up, exert, power, strain, strength, strong" with 男 (dan, nan, o, otoko) meaning "man, male," 雄 (yuu, o-, osu, on) meaning "male, masculine," 夫 (fu, fuu, bu, otto, sore, o) meaning "husband, man" or 生 (shou, sei, i.kiru, i.keru, -u, u.mare, o.u, ki, na.ru, ha.eru) meaning "birth, genuine, life."... [more]

Rikiwo m & f Japanese
A variant form of Rikio.

Rikuko f Japanese
From 陸 (riku) meaning "land" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Rìluò f Chinese
Means "sunset" in Chinese from character 日 (Rì) meaning "sun" and 落 (luò) "to go down".

Rinako f Japanese
From Japanese 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli" and 奈 (na) meaning "what" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ringo m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Ringo. A famous bearer of this name was Beatles drummer Richard Starkey (1940), who was nicknamed Ringo due to the many rings he would wear... [more]

Ringo f Japanese
From 林檎 (ringo) meaning "apple". It is spelled with 林 (rin) meaning "forest, grove" and 檎 (go) meaning "apple". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Rinio f Greek
Diminutive of Irini.

Rinko f Japanese
From Japanese 稟 (rin) meaning "receive, petition, report", 凜 (rin) meaning "awe-inspiring, bracing, severe", 麟 (rin) meaning "giraffe, genius, bright, shining, Chinese unicorn", 林 (rin) meaning "copes, woods, forest, grove", 倫 (rin) meaning "ethics, morals", 琳 (rin) meaning "gem, tinkle of jewels" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac"... [more]

Rinno f Japanese
From Japanese 琳 (rin) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Rino f Japanese
From 梨 (ri) meaning "Japanese pear, Pyrus pyrifolia" and 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other kanji combinations can be used.

Rinoko f Japanese
From Japanese 凛 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold" or 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" and 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rioko f Japanese (Rare)
From Rio 2 combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]

Ripfumelo f Tsonga
Means "belief" in Xitsonga.

Rireto f Provençal
Provençal form of Henriette via Rirette.

Ririho f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 帆 (ho) meaning "sail". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ririko f Japanese
From Japanese 凛 (ri) meaning "cold, dignified", 々 meaning that the previous sound is repeated, and 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ririno f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 李 (ri) meaning "plum" and 織 (ri) meaning "to weave" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Ririo f Japanese
From Japanese 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Riris f Batak
Means "tidy, neat, orderly" in Toba Batak.

Risako f Japanese
From Japanese 麗 (ri) meaning "resplendent, graceful, beautiful, lovely", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom" or 瑳 (sa) meaning "polish, luster" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac.". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Risato f Japanese
From 璃 (ri) meaning "lapis lazuli, glassy" or 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine" and 郷 (sato) meaning "village", 聖 (sato) meaning "holy, sacred" or 里 (sato) meaning "country, hometown, village, hamlet"... [more]

Riss f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Clarissa.

Rito m & f Japanese
From Japanese 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic" or 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person" or 都 (to) meaning "capital (city)". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ritsuko f Japanese
From 律 (ritsu) meaning "law" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Ritsuno f Japanese
From 律 (ritsu) meaning "law" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Ritsuyo f Japanese
From 立 (ritsu) meaning "erect, rise, set up, stand", 栗 (ritsu) meaning "chestnut", or 律 (ritsu) meaning "law, ratio" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation" or 世 (yo) meaning "world"... [more]

Riuko f Japanese (Rare)
Archaic transcription of Ryūko. The first element can also be written with ri and u kanji, such as 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic," 生 (u) meaning "birth" or 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, roof."... [more]

Rivalitas f Roman Mythology
Means "jealous rivalry" in Latin. She was the Roman equivalent of Nemesis.

Rivers m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rivers.

Rivoningo f Tsonga
Means "light" in Xitsonga.

Riyako f Japanese
From Japanese 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 弥 (ya) meaning "universally" and 子 (ko) meaning "child".

Riyo f Japanese
Riyo means "world of reason" or "world of truth" Kanji: 理-reason 世-world... [more]

Riyōko f Japanese (Archaic)
Archaic transcription of Ryōko.

Riyoko f Japanese
From 里 (ri) meaning "village", 栄 (yo) meaning "honor, flourish, glory, prosper, splendor", and 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Riyuko f Japanese
Ri can mean "jasmine" or "hamlet, village", yu can mean "truth, reason, cause", or "excellent", and ko means "child, sign of the rat".

Ro f & m Spanish
Diminutive of Rocío and Rodrigo.

Ró f Faroese (Modern)
Directly taken from Faroese ró "calm, tranquility; peace; quiet; rest".

Rợ m & f Vietnamese (Rare)
From Old Chinese 里 (lí) meaning "wild".

Robigo f Roman Mythology
Feminine form of Robigus. In Roman mythology Robigo and her male counterpart Robigus were minor deities summoned for protection of the crops against blight, i.e. agricultural diseases such as mold, mildew and rust... [more]

Rocio f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese cognate of Rocío.

Rodelindis f Germanic, History
A more Latinate form of Rodelind. Rodelindis was the wife of Alduin, a 6th-century king of the Lombards.

Rohais f Medieval English

Rolindes f Asturian (Rare), Galician (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Meaning unknown. Mostly used in Asturias and León (also, to some extent, Galicia) in the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century.

Rollins m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rollins.

Romeo m & f Japanese
From Japanese 朗 (ro) meaning "bright, clear", 明 (me) meaning "clear, bright" combined with 生 (o) meaning "raw, live". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Romero m & f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "rosemary" in Spanish and Portuguese. As a Brazilian masculine name, it may related to the word romero or to the surname Romero, with a different origin... [more]

Roncesvalles f Spanish (European, Rare)
From the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de Roncesvalles "Our Lady of Roncesvalles". Roncesvalles is the name of a municipality located in the Spanish Pyrenees.

Rongxiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 榕 (róng) meaning "banyan tree" or 笑 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh" and 霄 (xiāo) meaning "sky, clouds, mist" or 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour".

Roo m & f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Rue and Ru as well as a short form of any name beginning with the syllable Ru-, such as Ruby, Rufus or Rupert... [more]

Roos f Estonian
Estonian form of Rose.

Ropafadzo f Shona
Means "blessing from God" in Shona.

Roriko f Japanese
From Japanese 露 (ro) meaning "naked, bare", 李 (ri) meaning "plum" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Roro f Japanese

Ros f & m Indonesian
From Indonesian ros meaning "rose".

Rosado m & f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
From the Spanish word meaning "pink".

Rosalìo f Provençal
Provençal form of Rosalie.

Roscio m & f Italian, Spanish
Variant of Rocio.

Rosenkrans m & f Danish (Rare)
Nordic form of the German surname Rosenkranz meaning "rosary".

Ro'shno f Uzbek
Potentially derived from ro'shnolik meaning "a happy and comfortable life".

Rosinés f Spanish
Probably a blend of the names Rosa 1 and Inés. A known bearer of this name is Rosinés Chávez Rodríguez (b... [more]

Rosío f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Rocío.

Rosio f Italian, American, Filipino
Variant of Rosia.

Rosmiris f Spanish (Latin American)

Roso f Provençal
Provençal form of Rose.

Rosó f Catalan
From Catalan rosor meaning "rosiness, pinkness". This is the title of a Catalan song about a woman named Rosó that premiered in 1922 and soon became a staple in the repertory of Catalan popular music... [more]

Rouberto f Provençal
Provençal form of Roberte.

Rouko f Japanese
From Japanese 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Roulando f Provençal
Provençal form of Rolande.

Rousamoundo f Provençal
Provençal form of Rosemonde.

Rouseto f Provençal
Provençal form of Rosette.

Rousino f Provençal
Provençal form of Rosine.

Rousselino f Provençal
Provençal form of Roseline.

Roxío f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Rocío.

Roziko f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Roza 1.

Rozuko f Japanese

Rûgeş f Kurdish
Means "genial, lively" in Kurdish.

Ruhafzo f Uzbek
Means "uplifting" in Uzbek.

Ruho f Japanese
From Japanese 羽 (ru) meaning "feathers" combined with 帆 (ho) meaning "sail". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ruicao f Chinese
From the Chinese 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" and 草 (cǎo) meaning "grass".

Ruǐhào f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower buds" and 皓 (hào) meaning "bright, luminous".

Ruiko f Japanese
From Japanese 潤 (rui) meaning "wet, be watered, profit by, receive benefits, favor, charm, steep", 流 (ru) meaning "current, a sink, flow, forfeit", 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten, halt, stop", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", 塁 (rui) meaning "baseball", 涙 (rui) meaning "tears, sympathy", 累 (rui) meaning "accumulate, involvement, trouble, tie up, continually", 類 (rui) meaning "sort, kind, variety, class, genus", 路 (ru) meaning "path, route, road, distance", 壘 (ru) meaning "baseball", 泪 (rui) meaning "tears, weep, cry" or 誄 (rui) meaning "condolence message", 依 (i) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to", 以 (i) meaning "by means of, because, in view of, compared with", 衣 (i) meaning "garment, clothes, dressing", 壱 (i) meaning "one", 偉 (i) meaning "admirable, greatness, remarkable, conceited, famous, excellent" or 易 (i) meaning "easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child" or 琴 (ko), which refers to a type of musical instrument similar to a harp... [more]

Ruino f Japanese

Ruinuo f Chinese
From the Chinese 睿 (ruì) meaning "shrewd, astute, clever" and 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise".

Ruitao f Chinese
From the Chinese 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" and 桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage".

Ruitiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 睿 (ruì) meaning "shrewd, astute, clever" and 窕 (tiǎo) meaning "slender, quiet and modest, charming".

Ruixiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 睿 (ruì) meaning "shrewd, astute, clever" and 笑 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh".

Rukako f Japanese
From Japanese 流 (ru) meaning "fashion; way; style; manner", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rukariro f & m Shona
Means "hope" in Shona.

Rukiko f Japanese

Ruko f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rumieko f Japanese
Form of Rumie

Rumiko f Japanese
From Japanese 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten", 流 (ru) meaning "current, flow", or 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Rumino f Japanese
From Japanese 留 (ru) meaning "to stay", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 野 (no) meaning "area, field". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Runako m & f Shona
Means "beauty" in Shona.

Runako f Japanese
From Japanese 月 (runa) meaning "moon" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rúndís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse rún "secret lore" combined with Old Norse dís "goddess, priestess".

Rungano f Shona
Means "story" in Shona.

Runo m & f Finnish
From Finnish word runo, which means "poem".

Runyararo f Shona
Means "peace" in Shona.

Ruo f Chinese
光 "light", 音 "sound", 月 "moon", and several other variations.

Ruriko f Japanese
From Japanese 月 (ru) meaning "moon", 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ruruto f Japanese
From Japanese 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli" or 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 音 (to) meaning "sound"... [more]

Rus m & f English, Ukrainian
A short form of Russell Ruslan or Ruslana

Rushio f Japanese
From Japanese 琉 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli" combined with 栞 (shio) meaning "bookmark". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ruso f Georgian
Short form of Rusudan.

Rusticlo f Provençal
Provençal form of Rusticule.

Ruto m & f Japanese
From Japanese 斗 (ruto), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 流 (ru) meaning "current, a sink, flow, forfeit", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten, halt, stop" or 類 (ru) meaning "sort, kind, variety, class, genus" combined with 兎 (to) meaning "rabbit, hare", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything", 音 (to) meaning "sound" or 東 (to) meaning "east"... [more]

Rutsuko f Japanese
From 路 (ru) meaning "street, road, path, method, way, journey" and 津 (tsu) meaning "part, harbor", and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Ruvheneko m & f Shona
Means "Enlightenment". This name is a declaration that we have seen or received enlightenment or better circumstances

Ruvimbo f Shona
Means "trust" in Shona.

Ruwadzano f Shona
Means "togetherness" in Shona.

Ruzvidzo f Shona
Meaning "contemptuous, despise", it derives from the verb kuzvidza, meaning "to show contempt; to despise"

Ryako f Japanese
Variant of Riyako.

Rylo m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Rylo.

Ryo f Japanese

Ryōko f Japanese
From Ryō combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]

Ryouko f Japanese
Variant transcription of Ryōko.

Ryūko f & m Japanese
From Ryū combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child." The combination 龍虎/竜虎, literally meaning "dragon and tiger" and extended to refer to two mighty rivals, is sometimes used (though exclusively for boys) as is the case for actor Ryūko Isogai (磯貝 龍乎) (1987-), who was born with the given name 龍虎.

Ryuuko f & m Japanese
Variant transcription of Ryūko.

Ryynö m & f Finnish
Variant of Bryyno.

Sabino f Provençal
Provençal form of Sabine.

Sabo f Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Saba 2.

Sachiho f Japanese
From Japanese 倖 (sachi) meaning "happiness, luck", 幸 (sachi) meaning "happiness", 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze", 祥 (sachi) meaning "auspicious, happiness, blessedness, good omen, good fortune", 早 (sa) meaning "early, fast", 禄 (sa) meaning "fief, allowance, pension, grant, happiness", 知 (chi) meaning "know, wisdom" or 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect, reason" combined with 歩 (ho) meaning "walk", 保 (ho) meaning "protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support", 甫 (ho) meaning "for the first time, not until", 穂 (ho) meaning "ear, ear (grain), head, crest (wave)", or 宝 (ho) meaning "treasure, wealth, valuables"... [more]

Sachino f Japanese
From Japanese 幸 (sachi) meaning "happiness" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Sachiyo f Japanese
From Japanese 幸 (sachi) meaning "happiness" combined with 世 (yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sacramento f & m Spanish, Portuguese
From the word meaning "sacrament," which is defined in Roman Catholic theology as either "an outward sign instituted by Christ to give grace" or "outward and visible sign of inward and spiritual grace."

Sacramentos f & m Spanish (Rare)
Plural form of Sacramento.

Sadako f Japanese
From Japanese 貞 (sada) meaning "chastity; virtue, faithfulness, uprighteous", 節 (sada) meaning "season", 定 (sada) meaning "determined", or 禎 (sada) "lucky, auspicious, blessed, good fortune" combined with Japanese 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Sadao f Swahili
Means "leader" in Swahili.

Sa'diniso f Uzbek
From the given name Sa'di combined with niso meaning "women"

Sadwes f Persian Mythology
Meaning unknown. Sadwes was the Ancient Persian goddess of rain, hail, thunder, lightning and storms.

Sædís f Icelandic
Icelandic name meaning "sea goddess", formed from the Old Norse elements sæ "sea" and dís "goddess". The suffix dís is fairly common in Icelandic names.

Sædis f Faroese, Norwegian
Faroese and Norwegian form of Sædís.

Saeho f Japanese
From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch" combined with 穂 (ho) meaning "ear of grain". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Saeko f Japanese
This name can be spelled with 冴 (go, ko, sa.eru, koo.ru, hi.eru) meaning "be clear, serene, cold, skillful" or 彩 (sai, irodo.ru, sae) meaning "coloring, paint" combined with 子 (ko, shi, ne) meaning "child"... [more]

Saengdao f & m Thai, Lao
Means "starlight" from Thai แสง (saeng) and Lao ແສງ (seng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and Thai ดาว (dao) and Lao ດາວ (dao) meaning "star"... [more]

Særós f Icelandic
Derived from Icelandic sær "sea" and rós "rose".

Safidiko m & f Malagasy
Means "freedom of choice" in Malagasy.

Sahkyo f Navajo
Mink "tábąąh dlǫ́ʼii"

Saho f Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "aid, help" combined with 帆 (ho) meaning "sail". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Sahoko f Japanese
From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 歩 (ho) meaning "walk" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Saiko f Japanese
From Japanese 宰 (sai) meaning "superintend" or 最 (sai) meaning "most, greatest" combined with 好 (ko) meaning "what one likes, fondness". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sailenis f Spanish (Latin American)

Saimo f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 赛 (sài) meaning "compete, contend" and 墨 (mò) meaning "ink".

Sainkho f Tuvan

Sais f & m Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of Shai (the Egyptian god).

Saitako f Japanese
From Japanese 咲 (saita) meaning "blossom" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sakaeko f Japanese
From Japanese 栄 (sakae) meaning "glory, honour" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sakako f Japanese
From 皐⁠ (sawa, sakai, satsuki, ko, akira, noboru, oka, susumu, takashi) meaning “swamp, shore” or 冴⁠ (sa.eru, sae, hi.eru, ko.ru, go, ko) "be clear, serene, cold, skillful” added to 耶⁠ (ya, ja, ka) an interrogative particle, which is then combined with 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)".

Sakiho f Japanese
From Japanese 幸 (saki) meaning "good luck, good fortune; happiness" combined with 歩 (ho) meaning "walk". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sakino f Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "aid, help", 希 (ki) meaning "hope" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Sakiyo f Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "aid, help", 季 (ki) meaning "younger brother" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sako f Japanese
From Japanese 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sakoto f Japanese
From Japanese 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom" combined with 琴 (koto), which refers to a type of musical instrument similar to a harp. Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Sakuko f Japanese
From 作 (saku) meaning "make, production, prepare, build" or 咲 (saku) meaning "to bloom" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Sakurano f Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Sakurasō f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 桜草 (sakurasō) meaning "primrose" which comes from combining 桜 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" with 草 (kusa, sō) meaning "grass, herb". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can also form this name.

Sakuyako f Japanese
From Japanese 朔 (saku) meaning "first day of lunar month", 夜 (ya) meaning "night" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Salambo f Semitic Mythology (Hellenized), Literature (Anglicized)
Greek and Latin form of the name of a Babylonian goddess of love, equivalent to Aphrodite or Venus. It may correspond to the once-attested Punic name šlmbʿl meaning "(the god) Dusk (is) (my?) Lord", in which the ending of the name comes from Ba'al, a title of various deities meaning "lord"... [more]

Salampsio f Ancient Hebrew (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of the Hebrew name Shalom-zion "peace of Zion". The name "Shalom Zion" was used by the Judean royal family in the Roman period and is variously modified in rabbinical literature... [more]

Salas f Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "halls, rooms" in Spanish. It is from a devotional title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Salas, meaning "Our Lady of the Halls". This is the name of a hermitage in Huesca, Spain.

Saldis f Faroese
Faroese form of Saldís.

Salmacis f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Σαλμακίς (Salmakis). This was the name of a fountain and nymph at Halicarnassus, featured in Ovid's Metamorphoses. The nymph Salmacis fell in love with Hermaphroditus... [more]

Salo m & f Spanish
Short form of Salomón or Salomé.

Saloro f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Soloro.

Saludes f & m Spanish (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Plural form of Salud.

Salus f Roman Mythology
Means "health, safety" in Latin. This was the name of the Roman goddess of safety and well-being, sometimes equated to her Greek counterpart Hygieia.

Sameiro f Portuguese
From the Portuguese title of the Virgin Mary, Nossa Senhora do Sameiro, meaning "Our Lady of Sameiro," venerated at the sanctuary in Espinho in the municipality of Braga in northern Portugal.

Samiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 飒 (sà) meaning "the sound of the wind, melancholy" and 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water".

Samiiro f Somali
Somali form of Samira 1.

Samiko f Japanese
From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Samiris f Portuguese (Modern, Rare)
Samiris – Significado e Origem... [more]

Sammyjo f English
Combination of Sammy and Jo.

Samphas f & m Khmer
Means "perception, sensation, contact" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit स्पर्श (sparsha).

Samphoas f & m Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សម្ផស្ស (see Samphas).

Samphors f & m Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សម្ផស្ស (see Samphas).

Samphos f & m Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សម្ផស្ស (see Samphas).

Samphoss f & m Khmer
Means "perception, sensation, contact" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit स्पर्श (sparsha).

Samrades f Arabic

Şəms f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Shams.

Samus f Popular Culture
Possibly a variant of the name Samantha that's used in the future.... [more]

Sanako f Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sandrino f Provençal
Provençal form of Sandrine.

Sandugas' f Mari
Derived from the Tatar сандугач (sandugach) meaning "nightingale".

Sangmo f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan བཟང་མོ (see Zangmo).

Sãngo f Bariba
Name traditionally given to girls born on a Sunday.

Sangyemo f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Combination of Sangye and Tibetan མོ (mo) meaning "female, woman".

Sano f & m Thai
Means "melodious, harmonious" in Thai.

Şənsəs f Azerbaijani
Means "happy sound, voice" in Azerbaijani.

Santas f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Santos.

Sao f & m Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (sa) meaning "colour" or 佐 (sa) "aid, help" combined with 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" (usually feminine) or 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband" (usually masculine). Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sao m & f Shan
Means "lord, master, sir" in Shan. It is typically an honorific title for Shan royalty, not a name.

Saoko f Japanese
From Japanese 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Saoriko f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" or 早 (sa) meaning "already, now" combined with 織 (ori) meaning "weaving" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Saosis f Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Iusaaset.

Sapfo f Greek
Modern Greek form of Sappho.

Sapto m & f Javanese
Javanese form of Sapta.

Sarako f Japanese
From Japanese 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 楽 (ra) meaning "comfort, music" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sarankhökhöö f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian саран (saran) meaning "moon" and хөхөө (khökhöö) meaning "cuckoo". ‘The Tale of the Moon Cuckoo’, or ‘Moon Cuckoo’, is a traditional Mongolian opera based on a Tibetan work of the same name.

Sardis m & f English (Rare)

Saredo f Somali
Etymology uncertain, possibly from the Somali sare meaning "high, advanced".

Saris f Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Sarah.

Saro f English

Șaş f Ubykh
Ubykh form of Shchashcha.

Sas m & f Dutch, Flemish
Short form of Sasha (unisex) and Saskia (strictly feminine) as well as of their variant spellings.... [more]

Sasaho f Japanese
From Japanese 楽 (sasa) meaning "comfort, ease, music" combined with 星 (ho) meaning "star". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sasako f Japanese
From 笹 (sasa) meaning "bamboo grass" or 捧 (sasa) meaning "to dedicate, to give" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Sasayo f Japanese
From 笹 (sasa, kokuji) meaning "bamboo grass" and 央 (yo) meaning "centre, middle". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sashiko f Georgian (Rare)
Georgian diminutive of Sasha, which is a diminutive of Aleksandra. In other words: this name is a double diminutive of Aleksandra.... [more]

Sassafras f American (Modern, Rare)
From the English word for the type of deciduous tree native to North America and East Asia. The name comes from Spanish sasafrás, possibly derived from the Latin saxifragus, meaning "stone-breaking", from the habit of certain plants of this species growing in cracks in boulders... [more]

Sato f & m Japanese
From Japanese 郷 (sato) meaning "hometown", 慧 (sato) meaning "bright; intelligent", 賢 (sato) meaning "intelligence", 悟 (sato) meaning "enlightenment", 識 (sato) meaning "acquaintanceship", 聡 (sato) meaning "intelligent, clever, bright", 智 (sato) meaning "knowledge, wisdom", 都 (sato) meaning "capital (city)", 里 (sato) meaning "village" or 惺 (sato) meaning "intelligent, clever, astute"... [more]

Sato f Armenian
Possibly from the Armenian սաթ (sat) meaning "amber".

Satoko f Japanese
From Japanese 郷 (sato) meaning "hometown, township, village, countryside", 聖 (sato) meaning "virtuous, holy, sacred", 哲 (sato) meaning "philosophy, clear", 敏 (sato) meaning "alert, quick, agile, sharp", 邑 (sato) meaning "capital city, village", 怜 (sato) meaning "wise", or 聰 (sato) meaning "wise, intelligent" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child" or 火 (ko) meaning "fire"... [more]

Satomiko f Japanese (Rare)
From 聡 (sato) meaning "intelligent, clever, bright" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Satono f Japanese
From Japanese 覚 (sato) meaning "to wake up from sleep, conscious" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Satoshiko f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 啓 (satoshi) meaning "disclose, say, open, begin" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Satoyo f Japanese
From Japanese 鋭 (sato) meaning "sharp", 郷 (sato) meaning "village", 恵 (sato) meaning "favour, benefit", 賢 (sato) meaning "intelligence, clever", 仁 (sato) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness", 聖 (sato) meaning "holy, sacred" or 聡 (sato) meaning "intelligent, clever, bright" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation"... [more]

Satsukiko f Japanese
From Japanese 颯 (satsu) meaning "the sound of the wind", 希 (ki) meaning "hope, rare" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Satsuko f Japanese
From Japanese 札 (satsu) meaning "paper money", 颪 (satsu) meaning "The wind that blows down from the top of a mountain" or 颯 (satsu) meaning "the sound of the wind" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Satsuyo f Japanese
From 薩 (satsu) meaning "Buddha, salvation" or 察 (satsu) meaning "guess" combined with 陽 (yō) meaning "light, sun, male". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Savayas m & f Sanskrit
Sanskrit word with deep and complex shades that could mean "being of the same age (adjective)", "coeval, friend (masculine noun)" or "a woman's female confidante (feminine noun)".

Şavraş f Chuvash
Means "before turning the sun" in Chuvash.

Sawako f Japanese
This name combines 爽 (sou, aki.raka, sawa.yaka, tagau) meaning "refreshing, bracing, resonant, sweet, clear" or 沢 (taku, sawa, uruo.i, uruo.su, tsuya) meaning "swamp, marsh, brilliance, grace" with 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)."... [more]

Sawano f Japanese

Sayako f Japanese
From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" or 紗 (sa) meaning "thread, silk" with 也 (ya) meaning "also" or 耶 (ya), an interjection, combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child".

Sayano f Japanese
From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze", 聖 (saya) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest", 早 (sa) meaning "early, fast" or 涼 (saya) meaning "cool, refreshing", 夜 (ya) meaning "night", 耶 (ya), an interjection, 也 (ya) meaning "also", 哉 (ya), an exclamation, 弥 (ya) meaning "all the more, increasingly" or 矢 (ya) meaning "dart, arrow" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle... [more]

Sayin-khöö f Tuvan
Variant transcription of Sainkho.

Sayo f Japanese
From Japanese 小 (sa) meaning "small" or 咲 (sa) meaning "bloom" combined with 世 (yo) meaning "world" or 代 (yo) meaning "generation". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sayo f & m Yoruba
Means "make joy" in Yoruba.

Sayoko f Japanese
From Japanese 小 (sa) meaning "small", 夜 (yo) meaning "night" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.

Sayuko f Japanese
From meaning 小 (sa) meaning "small", 裕 (yu) meaning "abundant" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Schaas m & f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Paschaas and Paschasius (masculine) as well as Paschasia (feminine).

Search-the-scriptures m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to John 5:39, "Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me."

Sebethis f Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Ancient Greek, meaning "fast-flowing" or "to go with impetus". This was the name of a nymph in Greek mythology, a daughter of the eponymous god of the Sebeto river, mother of Oebalus, and wife of Telon.

Securitas f Roman Mythology
Means "security, safety" in Latin. Securitas was the goddess of security and stability in Roman mythology.

Segiko f Japanese
From Japanese 世 (se) meaning "world", 儀 (gi) meaning "ceremony" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Segomotso f Tswana
Means "comfort" in Setswana.

Seiakumokumo f Ijaw
Means "do not take me in a bad way" in Ijaw.

Seiho f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (sei) meaning "star" combined with 歩 (ho) meaning "walk". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Seimono f Japanese
From Japanese 聖(sei) meaning "saint, holy, sacred, sage" combined with 者(mono,sha) meaning "person".

Seinabo f Western African (Expatriate, ?)
Variant of Sainabou.

Seino f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (sei) meaning "star" or 静 (sei) meaning "calm, quiet, silent" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Seiōbo f Japanese Mythology
The Japanese name of the Queen Mother of the West, or Xiwangmu.

Seiyo f Japanese
From Japanese 聖 (sei) meaning "holy, sacred" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Seko m & f Western African
child of the sun

Seko f Japanese
From Japanese 背 (se) meaning "one's back (part of the human body)" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sekos m & f Cree
Means "Weasel" in Cree.

Selasphoros m & f Greek Mythology
Means "light-bearing" in Greek (compare Nikephoros). This was a title of the Greek moon goddess Artemis (also worshipped as "Artemis Phosphoros").

Seledebo m & f Ijaw
Means "the chosen one" in Ijaw.

Selemo f Tswana
Means "summer" in Setswana.

Selenis f Caribbean, South American

Selggo f Sami
Meaning unknown.

Seljo f Sami
Sami variant of Cecilia.

Sémiramis f History (Gallicized)
French form of Semiramis.

Semíramis f Spanish
Spanish form of Semiramis.

Senako f Japanese
From Japanese 世 (se) meaning "world" or 聖 (se) meaning "holy, sacred", 和 (na) meaning "peace, harmony, Japan", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" or 那 (na) meaning "what" combined with 心 (ko) meaning "heart, mind, soul" or 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Senebhenas f Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning "Health is with her".

Sengkeo f & m Lao
From Lao ແສງ (seng) meaning "light" and ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel".

Senjiao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 森 (sēn) meaning "forest" and 姣 (jiāo) meaning "beautiful, handsome".

Senko f Japanese
From Japanese 仙 (sen) meaning "sage, hermit" and 狐 (ko) meaning "fox" (Kan-on reading).

Seong-joo m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangeul 성주 (see Seong-ju).

Seongmoo f Korean