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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.
Sayomi f Japanese
From 小 (sa) meaning "small", 世 (yo) meaning "world", and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful, beauty"... [more]
Sayori f Japanese
From Japanese 小 (sa) meaning "small", 夜 (yo) meaning "night" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sayra f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Possibly related to Saira.
Saysary f Yakut
Etymology unknown.
Sayu f Japanese
From Japanese 粧 (sa) meaning "adornment, makeup", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" or 早 (sa) meaning "early" combined with 裕 (yu) meaning "abundant, rich, plentiful", 優 (sa) meaning "excellence" or 柚 (yu) meaning "citron"... [more]
Sayuka f Japanese
From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" or 冴 (sa) meaning "cold, severe", 有 (yu) meaning "exist" or 友 (yu) meaning "friend", combined with 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance"... [more]
Sayuki f Japanese
From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" combined with 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness" or 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow". Other kanji combinations 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.
Sayumi f Japanese
From 早 (sa) meaning "fast", and 弓 (yumi) meaning "bow and arrow". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Sayuna f Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 結 (yu) meaning "tie, fasten, join, organize" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sayuu f Japanese
From Japanese 幸 (sa) meaning "fortunate; lucky" combined with 優 (yuu) meaning "easily, skillfully". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sayux f Atayal
meaning "modest, reserved, polite"
Sayyadah f Arabic
Means "huntress" in Arabic.
Səyyarə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani cognate of Seyyare.
Sayyna f Yakut
Yakut feminine name meaning "summer".
Sayyora f Uzbek
Means "planet" or "wanderer" in Uzbek.
Sazami f Japanese
From Japanese 三 (sa) meaning "three", 三 (za) meaning "three" combined with 三 (mi) meaning "three". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sazgar f Arabic
Means "compatible, harmonious" in Arabic.
Şaziye f Turkish
Meaning unknown.
Sazkar f Ottoman Turkish
From Persian سازگار (sazgar) meaning "compatible".
Sazovor f Uzbek
Means "worthy" in Uzbek.
Scaea f Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek feminine name meaning "left, on the left hand".
Scantia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Scantius. Scantia was one of the Vestal Virigns.
Scarletrose f English (Rare)
Combination of Scarlet and Rose.
Scarlettrose f English (Rare)
Combination of Scarlett and Rose (See aslo Scarletrose - a less popular variant).
Scarlotte f English (Rare)
Possibly a quasi-feminization of the surname Scarlott influenced by Charlotte or a contraction of Scarlett and Charlotte.
Scarly f English
Diminutive of Scarlett.
Scarlyn f English
Blend of Scarlett and Lyn.
Scatchwah f Cherokee
Meaning unknown. It may be related to the Cherokee wa ya "wolf, wolves".
Scaura f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Scaurus. A bearer of this name was Aemilia Scaura, the second wife of Pompey the Great (1st century BC).
Schaas m & f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Paschaas and Paschasius (masculine) as well as Paschasia (feminine).
Schahnaz f German
German form of Shahnaz.
Schaklin f German (Modern, Rare)
Germanised spelling of Jacqueline, officially admitted in Eschweiler (near Aachen) in 2013.
Schanna f Russian
German transcription of Zhanna, a Russian form of Jeanne.
Schapelle f English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
A known bearer of this name is Schapelle Corby, an Australian woman convicted of drug smuggling in Indonesia in 2005. The 2014 TV movie Schapelle told her story.
Scharlotte f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German spelling variant of Charlotte, not uncommon in the late 1700s and early 1800s.
Scharne f Yiddish
German-Yiddish variant of Charne.
Scheauca f Medieval Romanian
Derived from the archaic Romanian word şcheau which used to mean "Bulgarian", in certain cases "Serb" and later on "Slav" in general.
Schedar f Astronomy
Derives from the Arabic word şadr, meaning "breast" (referring to the star's placement near the "heart" of the constellation). This is the traditional name of the star Alpha Cassiopeiae in the constellation Cassiopeia.... [more]
Scheina f German (Rare)
German transcription of Shayna.... [more]
Schewa f Yiddish, German (Rare)
German Yiddish variant of Sheyve.
Schifra f Jewish
German transcription of Shifra.
Schiwka f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Живка (see Zhivka).
Schola f African
Latin word used in reference to singing and learning. May be used as a diminutive of Scholastica.
Scholastyka f Polish
Polish form of Scholastica.
Schönfrau f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
derived from Schön "beautiful" and frau "woman"
Schönla f Yiddish
Diminutive of Schöne.
Schöntraud f German (Modern, Rare)
20th century coinage from the usual German word schön "beautiful" and the name element traud (related to the Old High German name element drud "strength").... [more]
Schoschana f German (Rare)
German spelling of Shoshana.
Schoysiane f Arthurian Cycle
She married Kyot of Katelangen and died giving birth to her daughter Sigune. Prior to this, she raised Condwiramurs (Kondviramur), the hereditary Queen of Brabant, who became Perceval’s wife.
Schulamit f German (Modern, Rare)
German transcription of the modern Hebrew name Shulamith.
Schulda f Arthurian Cycle
One of the three Fatal Sisters – the others were Urd and Verandi – who presided over the past, present, and future.... [more]
Schulieta f Bulgarian (Germanized)
Variant transcription of Жулиета (see Zhulieta).
Schuyla f English
Feminization of Schuyler in the trend of Skyla.
Scianel f Italian
Italian form of Chanel.
Ścibora f Polish
Variant of Czcibora.
Ščiuricha f Medieval Baltic
Recorded in 15th-century Lithuania.
Scolace f Medieval English
English vernacular form of Scholastica. In England it was used as a Christian name from the late 12th century until the Protestant Reformation.
Sconea f Old High German
From Old High German scôni "beautiful"; was in use in 9th century.
Scotia f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Celtic Mythology
Derived from Late Latin Scotia, ultimately derived from Scoti or Scotti, a Latin name for the Gaels, first attested in the late 3rd century. At first it referred to all Gaels, whether in Ireland or Great Britain, as did the term Scotia for the lands they inhabited... [more]
Scotland m & f English
From the name of the country Scotland, meaning "land of the Scots", from Latin Scoti meaning "Gaelic speaker".
Scotta f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish scota "mortise axe".
Scottia f American (South, Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare)
Either a variant of Scotia or a feminine form of Scott.
Scottina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Scott.
Scribonia f Ancient Roman, Italian
Feminine form of Scribonius. Scribonia was the name of the second wife of Augustus, the first Roman emperor, and the mother of his daughter Julia.
Scylla f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Scylla was a monster that lived on one side of a narrow channel of water, opposite its counterpart Charybdis. The two sides of the strait were within an arrow's range of each other—so close that sailors attempting to avoid Charybdis would pass too close to Scylla and vice versa.... [more]
Sdrawka f Bulgarian (Germanized)
Variant transcription of Здравка (see Zdravka).
Sea f English
English vocabulary and nature name meaning "body of salt water".
Sea f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (se) meaning "star" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Seaflower f English (Rare)
Direct combination of the English words sea and flower.
Seairra f English
Variant of Sierra.
Šealggá f Sami
Meaning unknown.
Seána f Irish (Latinized), English
Latinazed feminine form of Seán. Seána came into use in the 20th century.
Seana f English
Anglicized form of Seána and variant of Seanna.
Seang m & f Khmer
From Chinese 上海 (shànghǎi) meaning Shanghai.
Seani f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Sean, Shawn & Shawnee,
Šeará f Sami
Meaning unknown.
Seara f Japanese
From Japanese 世 (se) meaning "world", 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current, torrent, shallows, shoal", 星 (se) meaning "star", 聖 (se) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest" or 姫 (se) meaning "princess", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "gauze, thin silk", 良 (ra) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled", 新 (ara) meaning "fresh, new", 来 (ra) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 空 (ara) meaning "sky", 愛 (ara) meaning "love, affection", 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid" or 微 (ara) meaning "delicate, minuteness, insignificance"... [more]
Seará f Sami
Sami variant of Šeará.
Searán f Scottish Gaelic
The name Sharon is primarily a female name of Hebrew origin that means Of The Fertile Plain.... [more]
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."
Searla f Irish
Variant of Saorfhlaith. It means free princess or free noblewoman derived from Irish saor meaning "free" and Irish flaith meaning "princess, nobelwoman".
Seàrlaid f Scottish
Scottish form of Charlotte (compare Séarlait), sometimes associated with the name Teàrlag (which was Anglicized as Charlotte).
Searlaith f Irish
Variant of Saorfhlaith. It means free princess or free noblewoman derived from Irish saor meaning "free" and Irish flaith meaning "princess, nobelwoman".
Seasaidh f Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of Jessie 1. The name coincides with the future tense of the Scottish Gaelic verb seas "to stand".
Seasidh f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a modern "Gaelicization" of Jessie 1.
Season f English (Rare)
Either derived from the English word season, and thus ultimately from Latin satio "sowing; planting" (which later came to be understood as "time of planting"), or a transferred use of the surname Season... [more]
Seawillow f American (South, Rare)
Seawillow Margaret Ann Wells was named Seawillow after the unusual circumstances of her birth. The community Seawillow in Texas is named after her.
Seaxburg f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements seax "knife" and burg "fortress". Saint Sexburga (7th century) was a daughter of King Anna of the East Angles and wife of King Eorcenberht of Kent... [more]
Seaxgifu f Anglo-Saxon (Hypothetical)
Old English name derived from seax "knife" and giefu "gift", a hypothetical early form of a name recorded in 1185 in the genitive case Sexhiue (see Sexiva).
Seba m & f Biblical (All)
There's only one Seba in the Bible, and he's a son of Cush, son of Ham, son of Noah (Genesis 10:7).... [more]
Sebaga m & f Tswana
Means "a bead" in Setswana.
Sebahat f Turkish
beauty in turkish
Sebastjana f Slovene
Feminine form of Sebastjan.
Sebella f English
Variant of Sabella.
Seberga f Medieval English, Old Norse (Anglicized, ?)
Possibly derived from Old English elements meaning "sea" and burg meaning "fortress". This name might also be an Anglicization of the Old Norse name Sæbjørg.
Seberina f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Variant of Severina. This name was borne by Seberina Candelaria, a young woman who lived in colonial Philippines in the early 19th century who in 1808, at age 22 years, was arraigned before an ecclesiastical court for 'associating with the devil'.
Sebienda f Medieval Occitan
Occitan cognate of Sapience.
Sébrina f French
Variant of Sabrina.
Sebutlana f Tswana
Means "small rabbit" in Setswana.
Sebya f Filipino
Short form of Eusebia.
Secònda f Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Romagnol form of Seconda.
Seconda f Italian
Italian form of Secunda.
Sectonia f Popular Culture
Queen Sectonia is the primary antagonist of Kirby: Triple Deluxe and the penultimate boss of that game. She first appears in-game after Kirby beats Taranza, who was the queen's loyal servant.
Secundilla f Ancient Roman
Diminutive of Secunda, as it contains the Latin feminine diminutive suffix -illa. This name was borne by a saint from the 4th century AD.
Secundina f Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician feminine form of Secundinus.
Securitas f Roman Mythology
Means "security, safety" in Latin. Securitas was the goddess of security and stability in Roman mythology.
Seda f Chechen
Means "star" in Chechen.
Seda m & f Khmer
Means "eggfruit" in Khmer.
Sedania f Medieval English (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sedany, itself a variant of Sidony.
Sedanur f Turkish
Combination of the names Seda and Nur.
Sedea f Faroese (Archaic), East Frisian (Archaic)
East Frisian short form of names containing the element side "custom, habit; manner". This name also saw some usage on the Faroe Islands.
Sedemai f Medieval English
Variant of Sedemaiden, the medieval English form of Old English *Sidumægden or *Seodumægden.
Sedemaiden f Medieval English
Variation of Sidumægden used in the Medieval English times. A shortened version of this name is Sedemai.
Sedeqetelebab f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
The name of the wife of Shem in the Book of Jubilees.
Sedona f English (American)
In the United States, this name is usually given in honour of the city of Sedona in Arizona. The city itself had been named after Sedona Arabella Schnebly (née Miller), who was the wife of Theodore Carlton Schnebly, the city's first postmaster... [more]
Sedonia f American
Possibly an elaboration of Sedona.
Sedrida f History (Ecclesiastical)
Catalan and Spanish form of Sæthryth.
Sedulia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Sedulius. Sedulia was the mother of Saint Maura of Troyes.
Sędzisława f Polish
Feminine form of Sędzisław.
Sedzukiya f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (se) meaning "star", 月 (dzuki) meaning "moon" combined with 夜 (ya) meaning "night". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Seeda f Thai
Alternate transcription of Sida.
Seelasat f Caucasian Mythology
Means "oriole (a type of bird)". Seelasat was the protector of virgins in Vainakh mythology.
Seena f English (Rare)
In the case of Danish-American silent film actress Seena Owen (1894-1966), it was an Anglicized form of Signe, her birth name. It could also be a short form of Thomasina and other names featuring this sound.
Seeria f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sêria.
Seernaq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Sêrnaĸ.
Seersha f Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicized version of the Irish name Saoirse.
Sefa f Galician
Diminutive of Xosefa.
Sefa f Old Norse
Old Norse feminine form of Sefi and Siafi meaning "calm, quiet, relaxed".
Şefakat m & f Turkish
Turkish form of Shafaqat.
Sefania m & f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Zephaniah.
Sefanja m & f Swedish (Rare), Afrikaans, Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
Swedish, Afrikaans and Dutch form of Zephaniah.
Sefeniya f Kongo
God has hidden
Şefika f Turkish
Turkish form of Shafiqa.
Šefika f Bosnian
Feminine form of Šefik.
Sefina f Czech, Romansh
Truncated form of Josefína and Josefina.
Şefiqa f Crimean Tatar
Crimean Tatar form of Shafiqa.
Sefiyat f Chechen
Possibly a variant of Safiyat
Šefka f Bosnian
Feminine form of Šefik.
Šefketa f Bosnian, Macedonian
Possibly a variant of Šefka.
Séfora f Spanish
Spanish form of Zipporah.
Sèfora f Catalan
Catalan form of Zipporah.
Sefora f Italian (Rare), Maltese (Rare), Polish
Italian and Polish form of Zipporah.
Sefriana f Occitan
Feminine form of Sefrian.
Seftia f & m Indonesian
Variant of Septia.
Seftiya f & m Indonesian
Variant of Septia.
Seftya f & m Indonesian
Variant of Septia.
Segametsi f Tswana
Means "that which draws water" in Setswana.
Segolame f Tswana
Means "my luck" in Setswana.
Segolena f Gascon, Polish (Archaic)
Gascon and Polish cognate of Ségolène.
Seguina f Medieval Occitan
Feminine form of Segui.
Segula f Jewish, Northern African
Hebrew word name, it has several meanings.... [more]
Segulah f Hebrew
Treasure, precious
Seham f Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of سهام (see Siham)
Šeherezada f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Bosnian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene and Serbian form of Shahrazad.
Seherezádé f Literature
Hungarian form of Sheherazade.
Şehla f Ottoman Turkish
Likely derives from Ottoman Turkish shehla meaning "bluish or light eyes".
Şehlâ f Turkish
dark blue or hazel eyes.
Şehnaz f Turkish
Turkish form of Shahnaz.
Şehsuvar m & f Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)
From Persian شهسوار (shahsavār) meaning "knight".
Seia m & f Japanese
From Japanese 井 (sei) meaning "well, well crib, town, community", 成 (sei) meaning "turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach", 星 (sei) meaning "star", 聖 (sei) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest", 青 (sei) meaning "blue, green" or 彗 (sei) meaning "comet" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 空 (a) meaning "sky", 彩 (a) meaning "colour", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" or 天 (a) meaning "heavens, sky, imperial"... [more]
Seiakumokumo f Ijaw
Means "do not take me in a bad way" in Ijaw.
Seiha m & f Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សីហា (see Seyha).
Seihia f Tiv
The name Originates from Tiv and it means "Peaceful Bird" or "One of a kind"
Seila f Latvian (Rare)
OF unknown origin and meaning.
Seila f Spanish (European, Modern)
Spanish variant of Sheila, reflecting the Spanish pronunciation of the English spelling.
Seilatsatsi f Sotho
Meaning unknown. Seilatsatsi is a character in some Sotho tales.
Seima m & f Japanese
From Japanese 晴 (sei) meaning "clear up", 星 (sei) meaning "star" or 世 (sei) meaning "generations" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance" or 磨 (ma) meaning "polish"... [more]
Šeina f Lithuanian (Archaic)
A Lithuanian form of the Yiddish Shayna, a notable bearer was Polish-Lithuanian artist, Šeina Efron (1909-1983)
Seina f Japanese
From 成 (sei) meaning "to become" or 栖 (sei) meaning "nest" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "what". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Seira f Japanese
From Japanese 世 (sei) meaning "generation, world, society" or 勢 (sei) meaning "energy, power, force, vigour" combined with 楽 (ra) meaning "comfort, music" or 羅 (ra) meaning "thin silk, silk gauze, lightweight fabric or clothing, Latin"... [more]
Seiran f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (sei) meaning "star" or 青 (sei) meaning "blue" combined with 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Seirian f Welsh
Possibly derived from Welsh serennu meaning "sparkling (like stars)".
Seita f Sami, Finnish (Rare)
Derived from Sami siei'di meaning "holy stone", "special site where thanks and offerings are given to the spirits", via Proto-Sami *siejtē and Old Norse seiðr, both from Proto-Germanic *saidaz "magic, charm".
Seithati f Tswana
Means "loves herself" in Tswana.
Seiya m & f Japanese (Latinized, ?), Japanese
Means "Sincere one." It is the name of Sailor Star Fighter in the Sailor Moon anime.... [more]
Seiza f Japanese
From Japanese 星座 (seiza) meaning "constellation".
Seja f German (Modern, Rare)
The given name of the German-Australian musician Seja Vogel.
Sejayda f African American
Combinations of the name Selena and Jayda.
Seka f Serbian
Taken from the nickname, which originated as a pet form of the word sestra meaning ''sister''.
Sekai m & f Japanese
From the Japanese word 世界 (sekai) meaning "world". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name, such as 世 (se) meaning "world" or 聖 (se) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest" combined with 快 (kai) meaning "cheerful, pleasant, agreeable, comfortable", 界 (kai) meaning "boundary", 楷 (kai) meaning "square character style, correctness" or 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean".... [more]
Sekar f Javanese
From Javanese sêkar meaning "flower, blossom, bloom".
Şekerpare f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish Şekerpare or Şeker-pare meaning "a piece of sugar" (from words şeker - "sugar" and pare-"piece"), "like sugar", "very sweet".
Sekka f Japanese
From Japanese 雪花 (sekka) meaning "snowflake". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Sekkura f Kabyle
Possibly means "partridge" in Kabyle.
Sekleta f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Syncletica. Sekleta Lymerykha is a character in comedy film "Chasing Two Hares" based on a play by Mykhailo Starytsky.
Sekoa f Japanese
From Japanese 聖 (se) meaning "holy, sacred", 香 (ko) meaning "fragrance" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sekundia f German (Bessarabian)
Possibly an elaborated form of Sekunda.
Sekundila f German (Bessarabian)
Bessarabian German form of Secundilla.
Sekundina f Basque
Basque form of Secundina.
Sela f Tongan
Tongan form of Sarah.
Selai f Pashto
Means "wind" in Pashto.
Şelale m & f Turkish
Means "waterfall" in Turkish.
Selam f & m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "peace" in Amharic.
Selamah f Indonesian, Malay
Possibly from Indonesian and Malay selamat meaning "safe, healthy, secure" or perhaps a form of the name Salama.
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").
Selavi f Haitian Creole (Rare)
Derived from Haitian Creole se "that is; it is" and lavi "life".
Selavie f Haitian Creole (Rare)
Variant of Selavi influenced by French vie "life".
Selbea f Romani (Archaic)
Romani form of Sylvia.
Selbmá f Sami
Sami form of Selma.