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Rölu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Roland.

Roma f & m Batak
From Toba Batak ro meaning "come, arrive" and the suffix -ma indicating emphasis.

Rome m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the capital city of Italy (see Rome). This is also a diminutive of Roman.

Rómk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Róman and Rómùôld.

Römu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Roman.

Rone m Portuguese (Brazilian)

Ronî m Kurdish

Ronn m English
Variant of Ron 1

Rono m Shipibo-Conibo
Means "snake" in Shipibo.

Rony f & m Hebrew
Variant of Roni 1.

Rony m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Ronny.

Rook m Dutch (Archaic)
Short form of Rochus as well as of its variant forms Rocus and Rokus. This name is not to be confused with rook, the Dutch word for "smoke".

Rori f & m Japanese
From Japanese 路 (ro) meaning "a road, a street" combined with 吏 (ri) meaning "government official". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rory m & f Brazilian
A name used by the Guarani and Kaiowá peoples from Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Meaning "joyful".

Rosh m Biblical
Meaning "Head." Rosh is the seventh of the ten sons of Benjamin named in Genesis 46:21

Rósi m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Rósa.

Roso m Italian
Italian masculine form of Rose.

Rost m Medieval Dutch

Røth m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Rauðr.

Roué m Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, but likely derived from the French surname Roué or even Rué.... [more]

Rouf m Guernésiais
Guernésiais form of Hrólfr.

Roun m Khmer

Roux f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Roux.

Rowe f & m English
Diminutive of Rowan, Roland, or Rhoda.

Royd m English
Transferred use of the surname Royd. A known bearer of this name is Royd Tolkien (b. 1969), a great-grandson of the English writer J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973).

Roys m Literature
Name of a character in a book in the Roys Bedoys series.

Rrap m Albanian

Rrok m Albanian

Rron m Albanian, Kosovar
Derived from dialectal Albanian rronj "to stay alive, to survive".

Rshu m Hindi (Modern)
A kind-hearted ,soft nature and have a great affection towards their love.

Rual m English (American, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), South African (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Reuel (anglophone world) and Raul (Latin America).... [more]

Ruam m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Ruan.

Ruan m Afrikaans
Combination of Rudolf and Johan.

Ruan f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Ru and An 1

Ruan m Cornish
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Saint Ruan was probably a brother of Saint Tudwal of Tréguier, but little else is known of him beyond that he was probably an Irish missionary and many churches in Devon and Cornwall in England were named after him... [more]

Ruan m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Rhyming variant of Juan 1 or else a Brazilian Portuguese form of Rowan.

Rubi f & m English, Hebrew
Variant of Ruby or a diminutive of Reuben.

Ruca m Portuguese
Diminutive of Rui.

Ruda m Near Eastern Mythology
The meaning "well disposed", Ruda is a moon god worshipped in North Arabian tribes of pre-islamic Arabia.

Rudá m New World Mythology, Portuguese (Brazilian), Tupi
He is the god of love in the mythology of the Tupí and Guaraní peoples of South America.

Ruee m English
Diminutive of Reuben.

Rüef m German
Reduced form of Rudolf.

Ruel m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ruel.

Ruet m Romansh
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a short form of Padruet.

Rufe m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Rufus.

Rufí m Catalan
Catalan form of Rufino.

Rufo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Italian, Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Rufus.

Ruga m History
Variant of Rugila.

Rugo m German (Archaic)
Diminutive of Rudiger.

Ruhe m & f American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Ruhe.

Ruhi m Turkish
Means "spiritual, psychical" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic روحي (rūḥiyy).

Ruis m Dutch (Rare)
Modern form of the medieval Dutch given name Ruys or Ruysch, of which the meaning is uncertain. It is theorized to be a diminutive or short form of masculine given names that contain the Germanic element hruod meaning "fame".... [more]

Rukh m Persian, Kazakh, Pashto, Turkish, Tajik, Uzbek
Persian, Kazakh, Pashto, Turkish, Tajik, Uzbek, & Turkmen form of the Arabic name Ruh, meaning "spirit".

Ruki m & f Japanese
From 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli" or 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis, lazuli", combined with 希 (ki) meaning "rare, hope", 姫 (ki) meaning "princess", or 輝 (ki) meaning "radiance, light"... [more]

Rule m Spanish
Diminutive of Raul.

Rulo m Spanish
Diminutive of Raul.

Ruma f & m Japanese
From Japanese 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli" or 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten, halt, stop" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 牧 (ma) meaning "breed, care for, shepherd, feed, pasture", 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen", 摩 (ma) meaning "chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape" or 萌 (ma) meaning "sprout, bud"... [more]

Rune m & f Thai
Means "happy, joyful; pleasant, refreshing" in Thai.

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

Ruom m Old High German
From Old High German hruom "fame".

Rûpa m Greenlandic
Short form of Rûperte.

Rupi m German
Diminutive of Rupert and Ruprecht.

Ruru m Maori
Means "owl" in Maori.

Ruse m Macedonian
Usually a Slavic name Ruse is most common in Macedonia. It has a Slavic meaning derived from the word рус (rus) "fair haired" or "fair/red bearded".... [more]

Rush m English (American)
From French rousse, meaning "red hair." May also be transferred use of the surname Rush.

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]

Rútr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Hrútr.

Ruuf m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Rufus. It is possible that there are a select few cases where the name is a variant of Roef, i.e. that it is a short form of Roelof (or its rare variant Rulof).... [more]

Ruut m Estonian (Rare)

Ruut m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Ruud.

Ruyi f & m Chinese
From Chinese 如 (rú) meaning "like, as, if" combined with 意 (yì) meaning "thought, idea, intention", 熤 (yì) meaning "person" or 憶 (yì) meaning "memory, remember, reminisce"... [more]

Rvat m Croatian
Means "Croat" in Croatian. It's not used very often in last 300 years.

Ryad m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Riad (chiefly Algerian).

Ryam m Literature
The given name of several minor characters in the fantasy book series "A Song of Ice and Fire." Alteration of Ryan

Ryen m American (Modern, Rare)

Ryle m English (American)

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

Ryne m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ryne.

Rynn m & f English (Modern), Popular Culture
Modern variant of the name Brynn or short form of Katherine.

Ryoh m Japanese
Variant transcription of Ryou.

Ryol m Cornish
Possibly derives from rigalis and thusly mean "king". It is the name of the king in the Cornish drama Bewnans Meryasek.

Ryon m Irish
The name Ryon is a variant of Ryan and simply means "King"

Ryoo m Japanese (Rare)
From 良 (ryo) meaning "good" and 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ryuk m Popular Culture
Ryuk is a fictional character in the manga series Death Note, created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata.

Ryze m English (American)

Saam m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Nepali, Marathi
"Sweet words for winning an adversary "; pacify; tranquilize; appease... [more]

Saan m Indonesian

Sa'ar m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Original Hebrew form of Saar 2.

Saba m Sami
Variant of Sabba.

Sabe m Ojibwe

Sabe m Chickasaw

Sabe m English
Diminutive of Sabellius.

Sabí m Catalan
Catalan form of Sabino.

Sabo m Georgian (Rare)
Variant of Saba 1.

Sabo m Hausa
Means "new" in Hausa.

Sabu m Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam
Meaning "Strong Loyal Person".

Sách m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 索 (sách) meaning "rope" or "to search".

Sach m Sanskrit, Hindi
Sanskrit MEANING - Worshipping, attached to, worshipper... [more]

Sada m Indian

Sada f & m Japanese
From 定 (sada) meaning "certain, true, definite, sure," also used as 貞, referring to chastity and virtue.... [more]

Sada m Uzbek
Means "elm" in Uzbek.

Sadi m French
This is the name of the physician Sadi Carnot.

Sa-do m Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 思 "think, consider, ponder" and 悼 "grieve, mourn, lament". This is the posthumous name of Crown Prince Jang-jo of Joseon (1735-1762).

Sado m Pashto
Means "wise" or "intelligent" in Pashto. This is the name of a famous afghan tribal leader of the 17th century.

Sado m Oromo (Anglicized)
A form of the arabic name Sa'id, meaning "happy, lucky", used by the Oromo people of Ethiopia. Notable people with this name includes Junedin Sado, a former Ethiopian Cabinet Minister, Haji Adam Sado, a political leader, and his father, Sado Sheka.

Sadr m Persian
From arabic صَدْر (ṣadr), meaning "chest, front, leader". Sadr is also used as a title in Iran to refer to a notable person, such as a scholar.

Saem m & f Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 샘 (saem) meaning "spring, fountain," also used to transliterate the name Sam 1.

Sær m Icelandic
From Icelandic sær meaning "sea".

Saer m Anglo-Norman
Saer de Quincy, 1st earl of Winchester, a norman in Scotland and crusader

Şəfa f & m Azerbaijani
Derived from Persian شفا (šafâ) meaning "healing, cure, remedy".

Safa m Ossetian Mythology
Meaning unknown. This is the name of the Ossetian God of the hearth chain and the most important domestic deity to the Ossetian people.

Şəfi m Azerbaijani (Rare)
Azerbaijani form of Shafi.

Safo m Uzbek
Means "clear, limpid" or "delight" in Uzbek.

Safy m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic صافي (see Safi).

Saga m Mossi
One known bearer of the name is Naba Saga (king Saga) of Tenkodogo, who died in 2016.

Sagi f & m Japanese
From Japanese 詐 (sa) meaning "scam" combined with 欺 (gi) meaning "fraud". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sagi m & f Japanese
From Japanese 鷺 (sagi) meaning "heron". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can form this name as well.

Sagn m Romansh (Archaic)
Romansh form of Simon 1.

Saha f & m Dagbani
Means "good luck" in Dagbani.

Sahi m Arabic
Means "awake, alert, aware" in Arabic.

Sahl m Medieval Arabic, Medieval Jewish

Sahm m Arabic
Possibly means "arrow".

Saia m Tongan
Short form of Sosaia.

Saïd m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Sa'id chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Saig m Breton
Diminutive of Frañsez.

Saim m Turkish, Arabic
Means "one who is fasting" in Arabic.

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

Sait m Kutchi

Şaja m Turkmen

Sâja m Greenlandic
Short form of Sâjare.

Saja m Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 獅子 (saja) meaning "lion" or Korean 사자 (saja) meaning "lion".

Saji m Indian (Christian)
Indian ... [more]

Saju m Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Arabic, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati
Meaning "Travelling".

Sáka m Greenlandic
Short form of Sákariarse.

Sak’a f & m Aymara
Means "cattail" or "plant with yellow flowers" in Aymara.

Sake m West Frisian
Frisian short form of Germanic names that contain an element that is closely related to Old High German sahhan meaning "to fight, to battle."... [more]

Saki m Romani (Archaic)
Romani form of Jack.

Sako m Armenian
Diminutive of Sargis.

Sakr m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic صقر (see Saqr).

Saku m & f Japanese
From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 瑳 (sa) meaning "polish, brilliant white luster of a gem, artful smile", 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 咲 (saku, sa) meaning "blossom", 作 (saku) meaning "make, production, prepare, build", 朔 (saku) meaning "conjunction (astronomy), first day of month, north", 索 (saku) meaning "cord, rope, searching, inquiring", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze", 小 (sa) meaning "little, small", 爽 (sa) meaning "refreshing, bracing, resonant, sweet, clear", 朝 (sa) meaning "morning", or 颯 (sa) meaning "sudden, quick, sound of the wind" combined with 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 公 (ku) meaning "public, prince, official, governmental", 空 (ku) meaning "sky", 紅 (ku) meaning "crimson, deep red", 玖 (ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine", 矩 (ku) meaning "ruler", or 丘 (ku) meaning "hill, knoll"... [more]

Sálá m Sami
Sami form of Salo.

Sâle m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Saul.

Sale m West Frisian
Frisian short form of names that contain the Germanic elements salo or sal, such as Salabert and Salamar.

Sale m Serbian
Nickname for Aleksandar or Saša.

Sale m Western African, Hausa
Hausa form of Salih.

Sali m Albanian, Filipino, Tausug
Albanian and Tausug form of Salih. A notable bearer is Albanian president Sali Berisha (1944-).

Sali m & f Turkish
Variant of Salih.

Salk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Salomón.

Salm m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Salmo.

Salo m Finnish (Rare)
Short form of Salomon and its variants.

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

Salu m Biblical
Salu, of the house of Simeon, was the father of Zimri who was involved in the Heresy of Peor according to Numbers 25:14.

Samb m Western African
Senegalese name

Samd m Arabic
Means "resist, withstand" in Arabic.

Sáme m Greenlandic
Short form of Sámisût.

Samm m English (Rare)
Variant of Sam 1.

Samo m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish samo- "calm; summer".

Sámr m Old Norse
From Old Norse sámr "swarthy, blackish".

Sämu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Samuel.

Samu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 作 (sa) meaning "make, production, prepare, build", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 夏 (sa) meaning "summer", 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 珊 (sa) meaning "coral, centimeter", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, gossamer", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" or 瑳 (sa) meaning "polish, brilliant white luster of a gem, artful smile" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream" or 武 (mu) meaning "military, martial"... [more]

Samu m Manipuri
Means "elephant" in Meitei.

Samy m French (Modern)
Variant of Sami.

Sana m & f Manipuri
Means "gold" in Meitei, ultimately from the Bengali.

Sanç m Provençal
Provençal form of Sanctius.

Såne m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Sune.

Sane m West Frisian
Frisian short form of names that contain the Gothic element sanths, such as Sandebert and Sandulf.

Sáng m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 灲 (sáng) meaning "morning, bright".

Sang m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 創 (sang) meaning "start, do, create, establish".

Sang m & f Burmese
It means "tall" or "above others"

Sang m & f Thai
Means "conch shell" in Thai.

Sang m & f Balinese
From a title given to members of the Wesya caste as well as holy individuals, deities and monarchs.

Sanh m & f Vietnamese
Variant of Sinh.

Sani m Navajo
Means "the old one" in Navajo.

Sani f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sunny.

Sanj m Kalmyk
Variant transcription of Sants.

Sank m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Likely taken from the English surname Sank, which may have originated from the given name Samuel.

Sann m Khmer
Means "peaceful, quiet, comfortable" in Khmer.

Šaňo m Slovak
Diminutive form of Alexander.

Sano m Uzbek
Means "praise, eulogy" or "senna (plant)" in Uzbek.

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

Sanu m & f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, Marathi, Punjabi
MEANING - top of mountain, mountain -ridge, table-land, Sun, sage

Saor m & f Batak
Means "to mix, to mingle, to unite" in Toba Batak.

Saor m Irish (Modern)
From Modern Irish word soar meaning "free", derived from Old Irish sóer "free".

Sʷaqʷa m Ubykh
Derived from sʷa meaning "white" and qʷa meaning "son".

Saqr m Arabic
Means "falcon, hawk" in Arabic.

Saro m Italian
Diminutive of Rosario, used in Sicily, South Italy.

Saro m Ogoni
Means "first son" in Khana.

Saro m Armenian
Derived from the name of the main character in the Armenian play "Anush" who could be the equivalent of Romeo. Could also be a shortening of the name "Saribek" from turkish meaning "blonde prince".

Sarp m Turkish
Means "steep" in Turkish.

Sașa m & f Romanian (Modern, Rare)
Romanian form of Sasha, used as a diminutive for Alexandru, Alexander and Alexandra.

Sasi m & f Indian, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Nepali, Thai, Javanese
Southern Indian, Nepali, Thai and Javanese form of Shashi. It is used as a unisex name in India and Nepal while it is only feminine in Thailand and Indonesia.

Sass m Estonian
Diminutive of Aleksander.

Sasu m Finnish
Finnish dialectal variant of Saska and diminutive of Salomon.

Satã m Biblical Portuguese, Theology (Portuguese-style)
Portuguese form of Satan.

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]

Šaul m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Saul.

Saül m Catalan, French (Rare), Biblical French
Catalan and French form of Saul.

Saur m & f Batak
Means "to arrive, to reach, to become" in Toba Batak.

Saut m Batak
Means "to happen, to be fulfilled" in Toba Batak.

Sáva m Czech (Rare)
Czech form of Sabas.

Säve m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Seved.

Såvi m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Salve.

Savo m Serbian
Serbian variant of Sava.

Savr m Kalmyk
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a Kalmyk folk hero.

Savr m Uzbek
Means "Taurus" in Uzbek.

Saxe m Old Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Younger form of Saxi.

Saxi m Old Norse
Old Norse name derived from either saxar "Saxon", referring to a member of the Germanic tribe the Saxons, or its origin, sax "dagger, short sword".

Saxo m Old Norse (Latinized)
Latinized form of Saxi. Saxo Grammaticus was a medieval Danish chronicler.

Sayf m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سيف (see Saif).

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

Scar m Popular Culture
Name of the antagonist in The Lion King, believed to be named for his evil intentions.

Sear m Old Persian (Modern, Rare)
Face; Personality; Character;

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]

Seba m Spanish
Diminutive of Sebastian.

Sebe m West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare)
Variant of Sibe.

Sebi m & f Various, Romanian
Diminutive of Sebastian.

Sebo m Croatian (Rare), Various
Short from of Sebastian.

Sebő m Hungarian
Diminutive form of Sebestyén.

Seby m Malayalam (Modern)
The name is purely Malayalam in origin, a South Indian language spoken by the Malayalis.

Seda m & f Khmer
Means "eggfruit" in Khmer.

Seef m & f Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
This name is more often seen on men than on women. For men, the name is a short form of Josephus and in some cases also of Severinus and its Dutch form Severijn... [more]

Seem m Scots
Short form of Seemon.

Se'ev m Hebrew (Germanized)
Germanized form of Ze'ev (See Zeev)

Seev m Hebrew (Germanized)
Another transcription of Se'ev

Seff m Dutch
Diminutive of names ending in -sef or -zef.

Sega m Wolof, Manding
Unknown meaning, possibly related to the Wolof word ségg ("tiger, leopard").

Sega m Obscure

Se-ho m Korean
From Sino-Korean 世 "generation; world; era" and 鎬 "stove; bright".

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]

Seid m Bosnian, Albanian (Rare), Ethiopian
Variant of Sa'id.

Seif m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سيف (see Saif).

Sein m Romansh
Romansh form of Zeno.

Sein m & f Burmese
Means "diamond" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit वज्र (vajra).

Seir m Biblical Hebrew
Seir, meaning "Rough, hairy." It is sometimes used as an alternative term for a goat, as in Seir La'Azazel (שעיר לעזאזל - scapegoat).

Seit m Albanian, Kazakh, Crimean Tatar
Albanian, Kazakh, and Crimean Tatar form of Sayyid.

Sejo m Korean

Sejr m Danish
Danish word meaning "victory". From Old Norse sigr.

Šeki m Bosnian
Serbian Muslim Masculine Name

Seki m Romani (Archaic)

Seko m & f Western African
child of the sun

Seku m Fula
Older form of Sekou.

Sela m Caucasian Mythology
Meaning unknown. This was the name of the Vainakh god of stars, thunder, and lightning. He is usually portrayed as an evil and cruel god who lives on the peak of Mount Kazbek with his fire chariot.

Sele f & m Ijaw
Means "judge or plan carefully" in Ijaw.

Sema m Finnish
Finnish orthodox form of Simon 1.

Seme m Medieval Basque
Derived from Basque seme "son". It was recorded as a given name in the 13th and 14th centuries.

Semi m Finnish
Finnish variant of Sema.

Semi m Fijian
Fijian form of Sam 1.

Semo m Judeo-Italian (Arabized, Archaic)
Derives from Simeon or Simas or Simão

Semo m Judeo-Italian (Italianized, Archaic)
SIGNIFICA SIMAS OU ONESIMO

Sena f & m Ewe
Means "destiny gives" in Ewe.

Sena m & f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current" or 聖 (se) meaning "holy, sacred" or 星 (se) meaning "star, celestial body, one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions in the Chinese system of constellations" combined with 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation" or 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree, what, Nara (city)" or 那 (na) meaning "what, which"... [more]

Sena m Mizo

Seng m & f Chinese (Teochew)
Teochew Chinese form of Cheng.

Seng m & f Lao
Means "light" in Lao.

Seng m & f Khmer
Means "multiply, increase" in Khmer.

Seno m Javanese
From Javanese sena meaning "soldiers, troops, army", ultimately from Sanskrit सेना (sénā).

Sens m Romansh

Sent m Dutch, West Frisian
This name is often a short form of Vincent. However, it is also a short form for names that contain the Gothic elements sanths (like Sandulf) or sinths (like Sindulf).

Seo-U f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" or 栖 (seo) meaning "to perch, to roost" combined with 雨 (u) meaning "rain" or 瑀 (u) meaning "stone resembling jade, agate"... [more]

Seph m English
Diminutive of Joseph.

Sepo m Estonian
Estonian form of Seppo 1.

Sepp m Alsatian, Upper German
Alsatian and Upper German short form of Joseph.

Seqa m Ossetian

Séra m French (Rare)
Short form of Séraphin.... [more]

Serf m Limburgish (Rare)
Limburgish short form of Servatius (see Servaas).

Serj m Breton, Ukrainian, Russian
Breton form and Ukrainian and Russian variant transliteration of Serge.

Sern m Malaysian

Sese m Georgian (Rare)
Meaning unknown. Georgian sources state that the name is of Kartvelian origin. However, there might possibly be a chance that the name was originally a short form of Ioseb (compare its diminutive Soso), in which case it is technically of Hebrew origin... [more]

Sesi m & f Inuit
Means "snow"

Sest m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Romagnol form of Sesto.

Sesu m Japanese

Sesu m Indigenous American
Sikiana form of Sergius.

Sēth m Greek
Modern Greek form of Seth 1.

Seto m Japanese
variant of Seth which means "compensation"... [more]

Seto m Javanese
From Javanese séta meaning "white".

Sett m English

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

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

Sevo m & f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Sevasti, Sevdia, Severian, Severiane, Severine and perhaps also Evsevi.

Sevo m Armenian
Derived from Armenian սեւ (sev) meaning "black". This name might also be a short form of Sevan (in at least some cases).

Seyi f & m Yoruba
Short form of Oluwaseyi.

Shah m Persian
Persian term for a monarch. The most famous bearer of this name was Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran.

Shai m & f Egyptian Mythology
Means "(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).

Shak m Indian
Shak means "to see". It was most popular in the year 1996.

Shan m Indian, Pakistani
Shan is an Indian name meaning "pride" or "prestige". It comes from the Sanskrit name Shaan.

Shan m & f Chinese
From Chinese 山 (shān) meaning "mountain", 珊 (shān) meaning "coral", 杉 (shān) meaning "pine, fir" or 鳝 (shàn) meaning "eel"... [more]

Shan m Breton (Rare)

Shan f & m English
Short form of Shannon or Shaniqua.

Shaq m English (Modern)
Short form of Shaquille.

Shar m Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism
"arrow"; shaft" ; "a sort of reed"

Shav f & m Hebrew
A name meaning leader or noble.

Shed m Egyptian Mythology
From Egyptian šd, meaning "one who saves" or "the saviour". Shed was an Ancient Egyptian deity first recorded after the Amarna Period. Representing the concept of salvation, Shed is identified with Horus the Child... [more]

Shen m Chinese
Means “deep thinker”, “deep thought”, or “spirit” in Chinese. According to Chinese beliefs, it is the spiritual part of the human psyche.

Shep m English
Short form of Shepherd.

Shev f & m English
Variant of Shevon

Shey f & m English
Variant of Shay 1.

Shez m Mormon
The name of various characters in the Book of Mormon.

Shia m English (Modern), Various
In the case of American actor Shia LaBeouf (1986-), it is derived from Hebrew שַׁי יָהּ (shai yah) meaning "gift of Yahweh".

Shia m & f Arabic
The meaning of the name Shia is Followers, Sect

Shig m & f Japanese
Unisex short form of Japanese names beginning with Shig-, meaning "luxuriant."