This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and a substring is a.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Servetseza f Ottoman TurkishMeans "worthy of riches", from Ottoman Turkish ثروت
(servet) meaning "riches, wealth" (of Arabic origin) and
seza meaning "worthy" (of Persian origin).
Serviana f Late RomanFeminine 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.
Servilia f Ancient Roman, ItalianFeminine 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.
Sésejat f AguarunaEtymology uncertain, possibly related to the Awajún
sésa meaning "flower" or
seséjut meaning "healing a wound".
Sesera f JapaneseFrom 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.
Sesha m & f HinduismIn Hindu tradition, Sesha (also: Shesha, Sheshanaga) is the king of all Nagas (serpent deities).
Seshemetka f Ancient EgyptianAncient 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.
Sestina f English (American), Franco-Provençal, SpanishComes 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... [
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Setefilla f SpanishFrom 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... [
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Setia m & f IndonesianMeans "loyal, obedient, faithful" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit सत्य
(satya).
Setiawati f IndonesianFrom Indonesian
setia meaning "loyal, true" (of Sanskrit origin) combined with the feminine suffix
-wati.
Setsuka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 節 (
setsu) meaning "section, period, verse, melody" and 加 (
ka) meaning "add, increase". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Setsuna f & m Japanese (Modern), Popular CultureFrom 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"... [
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Settela f RomaniMeaning 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).
Setyowati f JavaneseFrom Javanese
sêtya meaning "loyal, faithful, obedient" combined with the feminine suffix
-wati.
Seukja f KoreanFrom 碩 "great, eminent; large, big" and 子 (ja) meaning "child".
Seulawah f AcehneseTransferred use of the name of the stratovolcano located at the northwestern tip of Sumatra, Seulawah Agam, itself of unknown etymology.
Seung-a f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" and 雅 "elegant, graceful, refined".
Seung-wan m & f KoreanFrom 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).
Seval f TurkishFrom Turkish
sev meaning "love" and
al meaning "take".
Sevasti f GreekMeans "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.
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"... [
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Sevenay f Turkish (Rare)Means "loving moon", from Turkish
seven meaning "loving, affectionate" and
ay meaning "moon, month".
Sevinar f UzbekDerived from
sevin meaning "to be delighted".
Şevkefza f Ottoman TurkishFrom Ottoman Turkish شوق
(şevk) meaning "desire, yearning, ardor, eagerness" and Persian افزا
(afza), the present stem of افزودن
(afzudan) meaning "to increase, to add".
Sextans m & f AstronomySextans is one of the constellations introduced by the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius. It represents the astronomical sextant. Hevelius named the constellation after the sextant he used to measure star positions... [
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Seyäbikä f BashkirFrom Bashkir
сейә (seyä) meaning "cherry" and feminine name element
бикә (bikä). Şeyda f TurkishDerived from Persian شيدا
(sheydā) meaning "enamoured, madly in love".
Seyhan m & f TurkishThe river poured into the bay of Iskenderun by splitting the Adana oven.
Seyyare f TurkishFrom Arabic سيارة
(sayyara) meaning "planet", literally meaning "moving frequently".
Sgula f HebrewMeans "talisman, virtue, treasure" in Hebrew.
Shaan m & f ArabicMeans "purpose, honour, dignity, rank" in Arabic.
Shaarii f JapaneseFrom Japanese 沙 (
shaa) meaning "sand" combined with 理 (
ri) meaning "reason, logic". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Shabahang m & f PersianMeans "nightingale" or "morning star" in Persian. This is also the Persian name for the star
Sirius.
Shabat f Hebrew (Rare)This is the Hebrew name for Saturday, the most holy day in the Jewish week.
Shabnur f BengaliShabnur is a name of a Bangladeshi cinema superstar and it is a meaning of just become an overnight superstar.
Shacharit f Hebrew (Rare)Shacharit is the Morning Prayer in Judaism, the central prayer in the three daily prayers. Also feminine form of
Shachar.
Shade m & f EnglishFrom the English word
shade or transferred use of the surname
Shade, which may be a topographic name for someone who lived near a boundary (from the Old English
scead "boundary") or a nickname for a thin man, (from the Middle English
schade, "shadow", "wraith") or an Americanized spelling of the German and Dutch surname
Schade.
Shadri m & f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Bengali, Marathi, Nepali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, GujaratiMEANING (as masuline ) - cloud, elephant... [
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Shael f & m Hebrewmeans "to enquire with honorable intention"
Shafaat m & f UrduDerived from Arabic شفاعة
(shafa'ah) meaning "intercession".
Shafaq f Arabic, UrduMeans "compassion, sympathy" or "evening glow, twilight" in Arabic.
Shafariyanti f IndonesianFrom Safar صفر (
Safar)), the second month of the Islamic calendar. The month derives its name from the Arabic adjective صفر (
safr) meaning "void, empty, vacant".... [
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Shafilea f Punjabi, PakistaniBorne by Shafilea Ahmed (1986-2003), a British-Pakistani girl who was murdered by her parents in a suspected honour killing at age 17.
Shafiyah f Malay, IndonesianEither means "forgiveness" from Arabic صَفْح
(ṣafḥ) meaning "pardon, forgiveness, amnesty" or "healer, curer" from شَفَى
(šafā) "to heal, to cure". It can also be considered a form of the name
Safiyyah.
Shafqat m & f UrduMeans "compassion" in Urdu, ultimately derived (via Persian) from Arabic شفقة
(shafaqah).
ShaGasyia f ObscureThe real name of Shea Diamond, artist and transgender rights activist.
Shaghf m & f ArabicMeans "strongly passionate, strong enthusiasm, having ardent passion" in Arabic.
Shagufta f UrduDerived from Persian شکفته
(shekofteh) meaning "open, cheerful, expanded, full-blown (as in a flower)".
Shagun m & f HindiShagun derived from the word "Shaguna" (शगुन) which translates to the English word "Omen".
Shahada m & f ArabicMeans "testimony, attestation" or "shahada (Islamic faith in Allah and Muhammed), martyrdom".
Shahnyaa f Popular CultureThe Native American name of the main protagonist in the Canadian animated TV series "Molly of Denali". The fictional girl is of Gwich'in, Koyukon, and Dena'ina Athabascan descent. In the Native names episode her Native name is "One who informs us."
Shahodat f Uzbek, TajikDerived from Arabic شَهَادَة
(šahāda) meaning "testimony, witness", referring to the declaration of faith (Shahada) in Islamic tradition. It may also be considered of Persian origin, derived from شاه
(šâh) meaning "king" and داد
(dâd) meaning "justice, equality" or "gift".
Shahpara f UrduIt's mainly a Persian name since lots of words in Urdu come from Arabic/Persian words. It means "piece of royalty", Shah meaning king/royalty and Para meaning piece.
Shahrbanoo f PersianMeans "lady of the land" from Persian شهر
(šahr) meaning "land, country" and بانو
(bânu) meaning "lady". In Persian legend, Shahrbanoo (or Shahrbanu) was the daughter of Yazdegerd III (r... [
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Shahshini f TamilMeans moon, my sources say that the village I found the name in, said it is unlucky.
Shai m & f Egyptian MythologyMeans "(that which is) ordained". In the Ancient Egyptian mythology Shai was the deification of the concept of fate and determinate the span of men's lives as such would sometimes be considered female (in which case he would sometimes be called
Shait).
Shaikhah f ArabicFrom the Arabic root ش-ي-خ (sh-y-kh), which means "female sheikh" or "matron." Aside from its use as a given name it is sometimes used as an honorific for respected women, such as daughters or wives of sheikhs, or women holding leadership or religious scholarly roles.
Shaili f HebrewCombination of
Shai and
Li 2; means "gift for me" from Hebrew שַׁי
(shai) meaning "gift" and לִי
(li) meaning "to me, for me".
Shailiha f LiteraturePossibly derived from the word
shilhi which means "weapon, armor." This is the name of the female Chosen One in Robert Newcomb's Chronicles of Blood and Stone.
Shaista f UrduMeans "civilised, courteous, polite" in Urdu, ultimately from Persian شایسته
(shayesteh).
Shaivya m & f HindiKing of kings/ worshipper of Lord Shiva (Hindu god).