ŠuwaliyatmHittite Mythology Of uncertain etymology, possibly deriving from a same root as Suwala. Šuwaliyat was a Hittite storm god, considered to be the older brother of and advisor to Tarhunna.
Suwanm & fThai Means "gold" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit सुवर्ण (suvarna).
SuwanchaimThai From Thai สุวรรณ (suwan) meaning "gold" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".
SuwantomJavanese From the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with Javanese wantah meaning "pure, true, unmixed".
SuwarnomJavanese From Sanskrit सुवर्ण (suvarna) meaning "gold" or "good colour", derived from the prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with वर्ण (varna) meaning "colour".
SuwatmThai From Thai สุ (su) meaning "good" and วัฒน์ (wat) meaning "prosperity, culture, development" or วัจน์ (wat) meaning "word".
Suwenf & mChinese From the Chinese 愫 (sù) meaning "guileless, sincere, honest" or 苏 (sū) meaning "revive, resurrect" or a species of thyme and 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" or 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Suwicham & fThai Means "one who possesses good knowledge", from Thai สุ (su) meaning "good" and วิชา (wicha) meaning "knowledge, study".
Suwilanjim & fAfrican From the namwaanga tribe of Northern Zambia and the adjuscent part of Tanzania.... [more]
Suwimonf & mThai From Thai สุ (su) meaning "good" and วิมล (wimon) meaning "pure, chaste, clean".
Suya-jyamIndian, Hinduism A synonym for god Sudarshana (chakra). The weapon of Lord Vishnu
Su-yangm & fKorean (Rare) From Sino-Korean 垂楊 (suyang) meaning "weeping willow," referring to the willow species Salix babylonica. Other hanja character combinations can form this name as well.
SuyantomJavanese From the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with the name Yanto.
SuyatnomJavanese From the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with Javanese yatna meaning "to be alert, to be careful".
Su-yeonf & mKorean From Sino-Korean 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful" or 受 "receive, accept, get; bear, stand" (su), and 妍 "beautiful, handsome" or 延 "delay, postpone, defer" (yeon).
Su-yeongf & mKorean From Sino-Korean 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful", 水 "water, liquid" or 洙, the name of a river in Shandong, China (su) and 榮 "glory, honor; flourish, prosper", 永 "eternal", or 暎 "sun beginning decline; reflect" (yeong).
SuyindikmKazakh Means "admired", derived from Kazakh сүйсіну (suysinw) meaning "to be cheerful, to admire". This is also the name of a traditional Kazakh tribe.
SuyitnomJavanese From the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" and Javanese yitna meaning "careful, alert".
SuyonomJavanese Derived from Sanskrit सु (su) meaning "good" and यान (yana) meaning "vehicle, carriage".
SuyunmKyrgyz Derived from Kyrgyz сүйүү (süyüü) meaning "love, affection".
Suzakum & fJapanese (Rare), Popular Culture This name is used as 朱雀, referring to the Vermilion Bird, one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations, that is said to rule over the southern heavens. It is made up of 朱 (shu, ake, su) meaning "vermillion, cinnabar" and 雀 (jaku, jan, saku, shaku, suzume) meaning "sparrow."... [more]
SuzuhikomJapanese From Japanese 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
SuzuichimJapanese From Japanese 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell, chime" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Suzukazef & mJapanese (Rare) From 涼風 (suzukaze) meaning "cool breeze." The first kanji can be replaced with one that is read suzu (or two kanji that make up that reading), e.g. 鈴 meaning "bell."... [more]
SuzumumJapanese From Japanese 進 (suzumu) meaning "advance, make progress", as well as other kanji or kanji combinations having the same pronunciation.... [more]
Suzunem & fJapanese Suzu means "Bell" and Ne means "Sound".
SuzuomJapanese From Japanese 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband" or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SuzutaroumJapanese From Japanese 錫 (suzu) meaning "tin" or 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Svamim & fIndian, Hindi Derived from Hindi svāmī (स्वामी) meaning "master, lord, owner," from Sanskrit svāmin (स्वामिन्), used as an honorific title for yogis initiated into the religious monastic order in Hinduism.
SveinþórmIcelandic (Rare) From Old Norse sveinn "young man" combined with the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor). In other words, this is a combination of Sveinn and Þór.
SveinulfmNorwegian Norwegian combination of sveinn "boy" and ulfr "wolf"
SveneldmMedieval Slavic, History Medieval Slavic form of Svæinaldr. Sveneld is a semi-legendary 10th-century Varangian warlord in the service of Svyatoslav I of Kiev and his family... [more]
SvengalimPopular Culture Svengali is a fictional character in George du Maurier's 1895 novel Trilby. Scholars call Svengali a classic example of anti-Semitism in literature because he is Jewish, of Eastern European origins, and he seduces, dominates and exploits Trilby, a young English girl, and makes her into a famous singer... [more]
SvetolikmSerbian (Rare) Derived from the Slavic elements svet, which could mean "holy, saint" or "world", or from the element svetli, "bright", and lik, meaning "image".
SvinimirmMedieval Slavic The first element of this name is possibly derived from Proto-Slavic svin'a or svinьja meaning "swine, pig, hog". Also compare Serbo-Croatian svinja, Polish świnia and Slovak sviňa, all of which mean "swine, pig, hog"... [more]
ŠvitrigailamLithuanian (Rare), History Derived from the Lithuanian adjective švitrus meaning "nimble, agile" as well as "fast, quick, brisk" combined with old Lithuanian gailas, which usually means "strong, potent" but has also been found to mean "sharp, jagged" as well as "angry, fierce, violent" and "miserable, sorrowful, remorseful"... [more]
SvjetlanmCroatian (Rare) Croatian variant form of Svetlan. A known bearer of this name is Svjetlan Junaković (b. 1961), a Croatian painter, sculptor and illustrator.
Swamif & mItalian (Modern) Derived from Hindi स्वामी (svāmī) meaning "master, lord, owner," from Sanskrit स्वामिन् (svāmin), used as an honorific title for yogis initiated into the religious monastic order in Hinduism.... [more]
SwartkollmAnglo-Saxon Possibly derived from Old English sweart "black" and either col "coal, charcoal" (see kol) or the Old Norse byname Kollr "top (of the head), skull".
SwastikmIndian, Bengali, Odia From Sanskrit स्वस्तिक (svastika) meaning "lucky or auspicious object".
SwatmFlemish (Rare) Flemish short form of François. The best known bearer of this name is the Belgian former soccer player François "Swat" Van der Elst (1954-2017).
SwayxtixmBaltic Mythology Old Prussian god of light whose name is derived from Old Prussian swāigstan "light; shine".... [more]
Swayzef & mEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Swayze as a given name. Usage of the name is likely due to popular American actor Patrick Swayze (1952-2009).
Swem & fBurmese Means "relative, friend" in Burmese.
SwedermDutch, German Dutch and German form of an ancient Germanic name that was composed of the Gothic element svinths (swind in Old High German) "strength" and the Old High Germanic element hari "army".
Sweetf & mEnglish (Rare, Archaic) Originally a transferred use of the surname Sweet, it is found as a given name from the 1600s onwards.
Sweetheartf & mFilipino (Rare), English From the English word sweetheart, an affectionate term for a beloved person, or a person who is always kind.
SwegnmAnglo-Saxon Old English form of Sweyn, derived from Old Norse Sveinn. This was the name of Sweġn Godwinson; Earl of Hereford and brother of Harold Godwinson.
SwentiboldmDutch Dutch form of Zwentibold. According to some, it might even also be a germanized form of the Slavic name Svatopolk, which means "holy people" (see also Svyatopolk).
SwetemanmJudeo-Anglo-Norman Derived from Middle English swete "sweet; pleasant, likeable; loved, dear, precious" combined with a diminutive suffix. This name was also used as a secular form of Asher.
SweynmHistory Medieval English form of Sveinn. Sweyn Forkbeard 17 April 963 – 3 February 1014) was king of Denmark from 986 to 1014. In 1013, shortly before his death, he became the first Danish king of England after a long effort.
ŚwiedargmPolish (Archaic) From the element wsze, meaning "everything", "everyone", or "always", adapted into świe, and darg, probably a variant, probably a Lesser-Polish variation of drog, meaning "dear"... [more]
ŚwielubmPolish (Rare) From the Slavic elements wsze/świe meaning "every", "each", "all", "any", "everyone", "everybody", "every man", "always", "forever", "aye" and lub "beloved", "darling". It can mean "the one who likes all".
SwiftmEnglish (Puritan) Old English from the Germanic base of Old English swīfan ‘move in a course, sweep’. As a name, it is used in reference to the Biblical verse in James 1:19, "Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath."
SwindebaldmGermanic Derived from Gothic svinths (swind in Old High German) "strength" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."
SwindebertmGermanic Derived from Gothic svinths (swind in Old High German) "strength" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."
SwinþilamGothic Composed of swinþs "strong" + -ila (a personal name-forming suffix).
SwithberhtmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements swiþ "strong" and beorht "bright". Saint Swithberht (also known as Suitbert) was a missionary to and bishop in Frisia from 692/3 to ca... [more]
SyagriusmLate Greek (Latinized), Late Roman Derived from Greek σύαγρος (syagros), which referred to a kind of palm-tree. This name was borne by a saint as well as a few Roman consuls.
SyaoranmChinese, Japanese, Literature Means "little wolf", most notable as the name of the chinese transfer student, Syaoran Li, from the popular CLAMP manga Cardcaptor Sakura.... [more]
SyermEnglish (British) Possibly of Old French origin, Syer is a rare English given name primarily used as a secondary name within a longer compound name; e.g. Frederick Syer. It is particularly associated with the Eighteen family of Reading, Berkshire.
SylarmPopular Culture This is the alias used by fictional super-powered villain Gabriel Gray in the NBC television series 'Heroes' (2006), meant to be taken from the name of a fictional watch brand, Sylar. It may be an interpretation of Schuyler or variant of Syler.
SyleusmGreek Mythology Derived from Greek συλεύς (syleus) meaning "privateer", which is ultimately derived from Greek συλάω (sylao) meaning "to plunder, to rob, to strip (off)". Also compare Greek σύλη (syle), a term used to refer to the right of seizing a ship... [more]
SylosonmAncient Greek Meaning uncertain. It may possibly have been derived from Greek σύλησις (sylesis) meaning "spoiling, plundering", which is ultimately derived from Greek συλάω (sylao) meaning "to plunder, to rob, to strip (off)"... [more]
Sylphf & mEnglish (Rare) From the English word, sylph, an imaginary spirit of the air, ultimately from the Latin sylvestris "of the woods" and nymph "nymph".