This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the starting sequence is sha.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Sha'al m Ancient HebrewDerived from the root שאל (shaal) meaning "to ask", as a given name it means "(he has) asked"
Shaan m & f ArabicMeans "purpose, honour, dignity, rank" in Arabic.
Shabaka m Ancient Egyptian, Ancient Near EasternFrom Egyptian
šꜢbꜢkꜢ, of Kushite origin. This was the name of a Kushite pharaoh of the 25th Dynasty of Egypt (c.721 BCE - c.707 BCE). The Kingdom of Kush was an ancient African kingdom in what is now the Republic of Sudan.
Shabash m MahicanName of leader of the Shekomeko village in the 18th century.
Shabbatai m Hebrew, JewishDerived from Hebrew
shabbat, which is the name of the Hebrew day of rest. Shabbat (sabbath in English) means "rest" or "cessation", having ultimately been derived from the Hebrew verb
shavat "to repose, to rest, to cease"... [
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Shabbethai m Biblical, JewishShabbethai, a Levite who helped
Ezra in the matter of the foreign marriages (Ezra 10:15), probably the one present at Ezra's reading of the law (Nehemiah 8:7), and possibly the Levite chief and overseer (Nehemiah 11:16)... [
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Sha'bon m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek name for the 8th month of the Islamic lunar calendar.
Shadari m HausaMeans "born during the cold season" in Hausa.
Shaddix m AmericanTransferred from the surname
Shaddix, which is an altered form of
Chadwick. Notable bearer of the surname is Jacoby Shaddix, lead singer of the band Papa Roach.
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.
Shadiman m GeorgianGeorgian form of the Persian name
Šādmān (also
Shādmān), of which the first element is derived from Middle Persian
šād (also
shād) meaning "happy, joyful" or from Middle Persian
šādīh (also
shādīh) meaning "happiness, joy"... [
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Shadmehr m PersianFrom Persian شاد
(shād) meaning "happy, glad" and مهر
(mehr) meaning "sun" or "friendship, love, kindness".
Shadoe m English (American, Rare)Variant of
Shadow. It was brought to limited public attention in 1988 by Shadoe Stevens (real name Terry Ingstad), who hosted the radio program American Top 40 from 1988 to 1995.
Shadoo m Edisto, Indigenous AmericanShadoo is a surviving personal name in the Edisto language of South Carolina. This was the name of a captain or chief of the Edisto Nation encountered by Robert Sandford in 1666. The name is alternatively written in historical documents as Sheedou.... [
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Shadri m & f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Bengali, Marathi, Nepali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, GujaratiMEANING (as masuline ) - cloud, elephant... [
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Shaedon m African AmericanA variation of the Hebrew names Shai, Shay, and later on the English (Modern) variant of the name Shae
Shael f & m Hebrewmeans "to enquire with honorable intention"
Shafaat m & f UrduDerived from Arabic شفاعة
(shafa'ah) meaning "intercession".
Shafi m Arabic, Urdu, BengaliMeans "intercessor, mediator" in Arabic, from the root شفع
(shafaʿa) meaning "to intercede".
Shafie m MalayFrom Arabic شافعي
(Shāfiʿī), the name of one of the four schools of thought (madhhab) in Sunni Islam, which was named in honour of its founder, Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i.
Shafqat m & f UrduMeans "compassion" in Urdu, ultimately derived (via Persian) from Arabic شفقة
(shafaqah).
Shagee m BiblicalThe name comes from שגה (
shaga), meaning "to err" or "to go astray".... [
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Shaghf m & f ArabicMeans "strongly passionate, strong enthusiasm, having ardent passion" in Arabic.
Shagun m & f HindiShagun derived from the word "Shaguna" (शगुन) which translates to the English word "Omen".
Shah m PersianPersian term for a monarch. The most famous bearer of this name was Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran.
Shahada m & f ArabicMeans "testimony, attestation" or "shahada (Islamic faith in Allah and Muhammed), martyrdom".
Shahadat m BengaliMeans "evidence, witness, testimony" in Bengali, ultimately from Arabic شهادة
(shahadah).
Shaharnasib m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
shahar meaning "city, large town" and
nasib meaning "assigned, rewarded".
Shahbandeh m HistoryMeans "slave of the shah", from Persian شاه
(shāh) meaning "king, ruler" and بنده
(bande) meaning "servant, slave". Shahbandeh Khan was a 17th-century Iranian military commander.
Shahbaz m UrduMeans "king's falcon" or "royal falcon" from Persian شاه
(shah) meaning "king" and باز
(baz) meaning "hawk, falcon".
Shahdad m PersianMeans as son of
Shah/
Shahriar; Name of a place in Kerman/Iran which the most ancient flag of Iran found over there (4500 B.C) - Now this flag is in national muesum of Iran
Shahdam m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
shahd meaning "honey".
Shahdiyor m UzbekDerived from
shah meaning "king" and
diyor meaning "state, country".
Shahidan m MalayDerived from Arabic شهيد or شاهد
(shahid) meaning "witness".
Shahir m Arabic, MalayMeans "divulger, popularizer" in Arabic, from the word شهر
(shahara) meaning "to make well-known, to make famous, to divulge".
Shahmat m Kazakh, UzbekKazakh and Uzbek word for "chess". Derived from Persian
shahamat, meaning "the
shah (king) has been defeated".
Shahnavaz m PersianDerived from
شاه (
shah) meaning "king" and
نواز (
navaz) meaning "chearish"
Shahrul m MalayFirst part of compound Arabic names beginning with شهر ال
(Shahr al) meaning "month of the, moon of the".
Shahzaib m UrduFrom Persian شاه
(shāh) meaning "king" and زیب
(zib) meaning "embellishment, ornament, beauty".
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).
Shaikhislam m Bashkir (Rare)From the Arabic title شَيْخ
(šayḵ) meaning "chief, chieftain, head" combined with the name of the religion
Islam.
Shaikhzada m BashkirMeaning unknown. A known bearer was Shaikhzada Babich, a Bashkir writer and poet.
Shailen m HindiA Hindi name meaning 'king of mountains'. One notable bearer is Shailen Bhatt, the administrator of the American Federal Highway Administration.
Shaivonte m African American (Modern, Rare)Variant of
Shavonte. Shaivonte Aician Gilgeous-Alexander, also known as SGA, is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Shaivya m & f HindiKing of kings/ worshipper of Lord Shiva (Hindu god).
Shajar m ArabicMeans "trees, shrubs" or "origin, family" in Arabic.
Shaji m MalayalamMeaning uncertain, possibly derived from Persian شاه
(shah) meaning "king" combined with the Hindi honorific suffix -जी
(-ji).
Shak m IndianShak means "to see". It was most popular in the year 1996.
Shakamuri m & f TeluguTransferred use of the surname
Shakamuri; of people belonging to kamma caste of category-1 (chowdary's).
Shakar m & f ArmenianFrom the Armenian word
շաքար (šakʿar) meaning "sugar". In use since the 13th century.
Shakarxo'ja m UzbekDerived from
shakar meaning "sweet, sugar" and
xo'ja meaning "master".
Shakeeb m ArabicThis name is originaly Persian means : patience or tolerance,it used in Syria,Lebanon,Iraq. it can be used for females but with adding A,H in the end "Shakeebah" . Shakeeb Arsalan was very famous Arab writer ,this name has been getting old fashioned.The reference of the meaning of this name is The Arabic Persian Dictionary page number 376 ,it is translated in English "The Golden Dictionary" by Muhammad Al-Tunji
Shakhawan m Kurdishterm used for naming the person who had been visited the mountains by feet and have desirability to see any high mountains.
Shakopee m SiouxMeans "little six" in Dakota, from
šákpe meaning "six". According to tribal histories, the first chief of this name was the sixth child of a set of sextuplets.
Shakro m Georgian (Rare)Diminutive of
Zakaria (compare
Zakro). However, it can also be an independent name in its own right, in which case it is derived from the Georgian noun შაქარი
(shakari) meaning "sugar", which is ultimately of Persian origin.
Shalamar f & m English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)Alternate transcription of Arabic / Urdu شالامار باغ (see
Shalimar). Though the name began to be used (in very small numbers) in America in the 1950s and 1960s, it gained some recognition there in 1980 following the release of the song "Three for Love" by the R&B group of the same name.
Shale m YiddishFrom the Hebrew name ùÑÈàåÌì (Sha'ul) which meant "asked for" or "prayed for". This was the name of the first king of Israel who ruled just before King David, as told in the Old Testament.
Shalhevet f & m Hebrew (Rare)Means "flame" in Hebrew. This word appears briefly in the Old Testament books of Job and Ezekiel.
Shallum m BiblicalMeans "retribution" in Hebrew. This name appears several times in the Old Testament.
Shalu m & f Indianthis is divine name. people worship this name. a divine power, natural power
Shamadavle m Medieval GeorgianThe first element of this name is uncertain; it might possibly be derived from Persian شام
(sham) meaning "dusk" as well as "evening". The second element is most likely derived from Arabic دولة
(dawla) meaning "state" (see
Sepedavle).
Shamath m Sanskrit, Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, Fijian, Indian (Sikh)MEANING - counsellor, Minister, tranquility, quiet, absence of passion
Shamkhan m ChechenEither from Arabic شمس
(shams) meaning "sun" or شمال
(shamal) meaning "north" combined with the Turkic title
khan meaning "leader, ruler".
Shammai m JewishShammai was a Jewish scholar of the 1st century, and an important figure in Judaism's core work of rabbinic literature, the Mishnah.
Shammua m BiblicalShammua, the son of
Zaccur of the house of
Reuben, was a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:4.
Shamolboy m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
shamol meaning "wind" and
boy meaning "rich, wealthy".
Shamshad f & m UrduDerived from Arabic شمشاد
(shamshad) meaning "box" (a type of plant in the genus Buxus).
Shamsi f & m Arabic, Persian, AzerbaijaniMeans "solar" in Arabic, from شَمْس
(šams) meaning "sun", also used as an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani
Şəmsi. It is a solely feminine name in Iran and solely masculine in Azerbaijan.
Shamsinahor m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
shams meaning "the sun" and
nahor meaning "daytime".
Shamsinazar m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
shams meaning "the sun" and
nazar meaning "look, glance".
Shamsiqora m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
shams meaning "the sun" and
qora meaning "black, dark".
Shan m Indian, PakistaniShan is an Indian name meaning "pride" or "prestige". It comes from the Sanskrit name Shaan.
Shan m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 山
(shān) meaning "mountain", 珊
(shān) meaning "coral", 杉
(shān) meaning "pine, fir" or 鳝
(shàn) meaning "eel"... [
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Shanachie f & m Scottish Gaelic, IrishIrish word for "a skilled teller of tales or legends, especially Gaelic ones." From the Scots Gaelic word
seanachaidh, from Old Irish
senchaid, variant of
senchae, meaning historian, derived from
sen, meaning old.
Shandao m Chinese, HistoryShandao was a Chinese Buddhist scholar monk and an influential figure of East Asian Pure Land Buddhism.
Shangdi m Chinese MythologyShangdi (Chinese: 上帝; pinyin: Shàngdì; Wade–Giles: Shang Ti), also written simply, "Emperor" (Chinese: 帝; pinyin: Dì), is the Chinese term for "Supreme Deity" or "Highest Deity" in the theology of the classical texts, especially deriving from Shang theology and finding an equivalent in the later Tian ("Heaven" or "Great Whole") of Zhou theology.
Shangqiong f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
赏 (shǎng) meaning "reward, grant" and
琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious, elegant".
Shanli f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, kind" and
骊 (lí) meaning "pure black horse".
Shanono m & f HausaMeans "drink milk" in Hausa. This name is traditionally given to a child born when calves are being delivered.
Shanshan f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 珊
(shān) meaning "coral", 睒
(shǎn) meaning "glittering, shining", 杉
(shān) meaning "pine, fir" or 姗
(shān) meaning "glorious" all combined with themselves... [
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Shanye m ChineseMeans "flash night", from Chinese 閃 (
shǎn) meaning "flash, sparkle" and 夜 (
yè) meaning "night, evening".
Shaodian m ChineseFrom the characters 少 (shào, meaning “young”) and 典 (diǎn, meaning “classic, canon, norm”). This is the name of an ancient chieftain who fathered the Yellow Emperor (
Xuanyuan) and the Flame Emperor, the two mythical progenitors of Chinese civilization.
Shaofen m & f ChineseFrom 少 (
shǎo) meaning "few, little" and 芬 (
fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma".
Shaofeng m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 绍
(shào) meaning "continue, carry on" combined with 峰
(fēng) meaning "peak, summit". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Shaohua m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 少
(shǎo) meaning "few, little" or
(shào) meaning "young, youthful", 绍
(shào) meaning "continue, carry on" or 劭
(shào) meaning "excellent, admirable, respectable" combined with 华
(huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [
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Shaomin f & m Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 紗 (sha) meaning "silk gauze" combined with 尾 (o) meaning "tail" and 民 (min) meaning "people, citizens". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.