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Prentiss m & f English, Scottish
Transferred use of the surname Prentiss.

Preserved m & f English (Puritan)
Name given to a child when spared from certain death during childbirth.

Presleigh f & m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Presley.

Presser m & f Jewish (Ashkenazi)
An occupational name used to describe some who ironed clothes. Derived from the Yiddish pres meaning "flat iron".

Prestyn m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant and feminine form of Preston.

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

Prisque f & m French (Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Acadian, Archaic)
French form of Prisca and Priscus.

Prodigios f & m Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Means "prodigies" in Spanish, taken from the Mexican titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de los Prodigios and Nuestra Señora de los Prodigios, meaning "The Virgin of the Prodigies" and "Our Lady of the Prodigies" respectively.... [more]

Progress m & f English (African)

Psalm m & f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare), Various
From the English word psalm which refers to a sacred song or poem, especially one of the hymns by David and others which were collected into the Old Testament Book of Psalms... [more]

Psalms f & m English (Rare), English (African, Rare), Popular Culture
From the title of the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament, the plural of Psalm. This was used for a character, a male former slave named Psalms Jackson, in the American Western drama television series Hell on Wheels (2011-2016).

Pо̄sh f & m Kashmiri
This name originates from Kashmir. It is an extremely rare name, and is not typical of the Kashmir region. The meaning of it is translated to "flower," "clearness or brightness," and "joy."... [more]

Punsiba f & m Manipuri
Means "long life" in Meitei.

Puntsog m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Phuntsok.

Puntsok m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཕུན་ཚོགས (see Phuntsok).

Puntusha m & f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun ფუნთუშა (puntusha) meaning "bun, doughnut, roll".

Pureun-sol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Pureun and Sol.

Pürevsaikhan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian пүрэв (pürev) meaning "Thursday" or "Jupiter" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".

Pürevsüren m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian пүрэв (pürev) meaning "Thursday" combined with Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".

Puspa f & m Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Hindi पुष्पा, Kannada ಪುಷ್ಪಾ, Tamil புஷ்பா, Telugu పుష్ప or Nepali पुष्पा or पुष्प (see Pushpa), as well as the Bengali, Odia, Assamese and Indonesian form.

Puspito m & f Javanese
Javanese form of Puspita.

Pyae Sone m & f Burmese
Means "adequate, sufficient" in Burmese.

Pythias f & m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek Πυθιος (Pythios), which is an epithet of the god Apollo. This epithet originated from his cult in the city of Πυθώ (Pytho), which is nowadays known as Delphi... [more]

Qasaaluq m & f Inuit
May come from the root qasaq meaning "to be soft, gentle".

Qassi m & f Berber (Arabized, Rare), Persian (Modern, Rare)
Arabized form of Kaci. In Arabic, Qassi (قاسي) means "hard", "tough", or "stern". For example, قاسي الملامح (qāsī al-malāmiḥ) is a phrase meaning "stern features" (used to describe someone with a tough or serious expression)... [more]

Qeshet f & m Ancient Hebrew
Ancient Hebrew transcription of Keshet.

Qhispiyaña f & m Aymara
Means "save, rescue, liberate" in Aymara.

Qhispiyiri f & m Aymara
Means "saviour, rescuer" in Aymara.

Qhuas f & m Hmong
Means "praise, marvel, admire" in Hmong Daw.

Qiongsheng f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious, elegant" and 盛 (shèng) meaning "abundant, flourishing".

Qisik f & m Inupiat (Modern)
Daughter of poet and author Joan Naviyuk Kane.

Quaashie m & f Jamaican Patois (?)
Variant of Quashie.

Quantis m & f African American
Transferred use of the surname Quantis.

Quovadis f & m African American (Rare)
From the Latin phrase quo vadis meaning "where are you going?"

Rais f & m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Reyes.

Rakkaus m & f Finnish (Rare)
Means "love" in Finnish.

Raksmei f & m Khmer

Raksmey f & m Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer រស្មី (see Reaksmey).

Ramos m & f Spanish, Portuguese
From Spanish and Portuguese ramos meaning "branches", in reference to the Christian festivity Domingo de Ramos ("Palm Sunday").

Ramsy m & f English
Variant of Ramsey.

Rangsei m & f Khmer
Means "ray of light" in Khmer.

Rasa m & f Lao
Lao form of Raja 2.

Rasean m & f African American
Variant of Rashaun.

Rasec m & f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
César spelled backwards.

Rashan m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawn.

Rasheen m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawn, possibly influenced by Sheen.

Rashon m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawn.

Rasika f & m Indian, Marathi, Sinhalese
From Sanskrit रसिक (rasika) meaning "fanciful, tasteful, aesthetic, elegant". It is used as a feminine name in India while it is unisex in Sri Lanka.

Rasmey f & m Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer រស្មី (see Reaksmey).

Ratsami f & m Thai
Means "ray of light, radiance" in Thai.

Rauhanisi f & m Rotuman (Rare)
A unique name in Rotuman culture. The name, Rauhanisi, employs the use of words such as rau which in this context refers to "leaves" and the word hanisi meaning "love". Put together and this tender name means "leaf of love"... [more]

Raushan f & m Kazakh, Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Kazakh and Bengali form of Roshan as well as a Hindi variant. This coincides with the Kazakh word for "rose", which is also derived from Persian روشن (roshan)... [more]

Rawlings m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rawlings.

Rayshawn m & f African American (Modern)
Combination of Ray and Shawn.

Reaksmey f & m Khmer
Means "light, ray, beam" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit रश्मि (rashmi).

Rease m & f English (American)
Variant of Reese

Reasmey f & m Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer រស្មី (see Reaksmey).

Reason m & f English (Puritan)
Puritanical name.

Redemptus m & f English (Puritan, Latinized)
Variant of Redeemed.

Reesly f & m English (American)
Newly created name, probably a combination of Reese and -ly

Reis m & f Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. It was first used in Final Fantasy Tactics, Reis is the lover of Beowulf and in order to protect him she gets herself turned into a Dragon and later when she is human again is called a Dragon Kin... [more]

Reis m & f Portuguese, Catalan
Portuguese and Catalan cognate of Reyes.

Rese f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Reese.

Resego m & f Tswana
Means "we are blessed" in Setswana.

Reshin m & f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "parrots' feathers" in Shipibo.

Reshoni f & m Swahili

Reska f & m Indonesian
Variant of Rizki.

Reski m & f Indonesian
Variant of Rizki.

Resky m & f Indonesian
Variant of Rizki.

Respati m & f Javanese
Means "Thursday" in Javanese, ultimately from Sanskrit बृहस्पति (bṛhaspati).

Resti f & m Indonesian, Filipino
Possibly a variant Resty.

Restore m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "return (someone or something) to a former condition, place, or position." Referring to a restoration of faith.

Restu m & f Indonesian
Means "blessing, benediction" in Indonesian.

Resty m & f Filipino
Common diminutive of Restituto. This is also occasionally used as a diminutive of Restituta.

Resurreccion f & m Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Resurrección primarily used in the Philippines.

Resurrecion f & m Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Resurreccion.

Retsu m & f Japanese (Rare)
Sino-Japanese reading of kanji like 烈 meaning "violent, furious; extreme, intense" and 洌 meaning "pure."... [more]

Reynolds m & f English
English

Rhapsody f & m English (Modern, Rare)

Rheese m & f English (American)
Variant of Reese

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

Rhyse m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Rhys.

Riantsoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy riana meaning "waterfall" and soa meaning "good".

Ricswind m & f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." The second element of this Germanic name is derived from Gothic svinths (swind in Old High German) "strength."

Riese f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the (originally German) surname Riese.

Rigsang m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རིག་བཟང (see Rigzang).

Rinsha f & m Indian

Risan m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "Blepharis" in Hebrew, this is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 126 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa over Arabia to Southeast Asia.

Rishley m & f English
Of English origin meaning "from the wild meadow"

Risima m & f Tsonga
Means "value" in Xitsonga.

Riska f & m Indonesian
Variant of Rizki.

Riski m & f Indonesian
Variant of Rizki.

Risky m & f Indonesian
Variant of Rizki.

Riston m & f English
English name meaning "from the brushwood farm"

Ritsu m & f Japanese
From 律 (ritsu) meaning "law" or 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 津 (tsu) meaning "harbor, port" or 都 (tsu) meaning "capital city". Other kanji or kanji combinations are possible.

Ritsuki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rivers m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rivers.

Rohintsoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy rohin meaning "cord for binding" and soa meaning "good".

Rollins m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rollins.

Ros f & m Indonesian
From Indonesian ros meaning "rose".

Rosado m & f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
From the Spanish word meaning "pink".

Roscio m & f Italian, Spanish
Variant of Rocio.

Rosenkrans m & f Danish (Rare)
Nordic form of the German surname Rosenkranz meaning "rosary".

Rosey f & m English
Diminutive of Rosa 1, Rose and of compound names that start with Ros-, such as Rosaline.... [more]

Roshaun m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawn.

Roshawn m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawn.

Roshon m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawn.

Rosién f & m Irish
Diminutive of Róis or the Irish word for rose

Rosin m & f Bulgarian
Variant of Rosen.

Rossi f & m English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Various
Transferred use of the surname Rossi. As a feminine name, it could be a variant of Rosie.

Rossie f & m English
A variant of the surname Rossi, a variant of Rosie or diminutive of Ross.

Rotshidzwa m & f Venda
Means "we have been saved" in Tshivenda.

Rus m & f English, Ukrainian
A short form of Russell Ruslan or Ruslana

Rushaun m & f African American
Variant of Rushawn using the name Shaun instead of Shawn.

Rushi m & f Marathi, Gujarati
Marathi and Gujarati form of Rishi.

Russelle m & f English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Russell.

Russi m & f English (American)
Variant spelling of Russy. A notable bearer of this name is the American voice actress Russi Taylor (1944-2019), whose full name was Russell Taylor.

Rustie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Rusty.

Rustyn m & f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Rustin (in the case of male bearers) and feminine form of Rustin (in the case of female bearers).

Rwesang m & f Tswana
Means "place on (someone's) head" in Setswana.

Ryoshi f & m Japanese
Ryoshi (猟師) translates to "Hunter" in Japanese.... [more]

Ryu-sang f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 柳 (ryu) meaning "willow" combined with 霜 (sang) meaning "frost" or 尚 (sang) meaning "still, yet". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.... [more]

Ryutsuki f & m Japanese
Ryu means 竜 (ryu) meaning "dragon" and 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon, month". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Sa m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand".

Saamik f & m Greenlandic
Means "left hand" in Greenlandic.

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

Saarabi m & f Akan
Means "just like that" in Akan.

Saaral f & m Mongolian
Means "grey, ashen" in Mongolian.

Saart m & f Khmer
Means "clean, pure, neat" in Khmer.

Sabari f & m Hindi, Swahili

Sabbath f & m English (Puritan, Rare), Literature
From the word "sabbath," referring to the day of rest (Saturday).

Sabbitha f & m Indian (Rare)
Variant of Sabitha.

Sabeel m & f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سبيل (see Sabil).

Sabelwe m & f Zulu

Sabiel m & f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Sabijn f & m Dutch
Dutch form of both Sabinus and Sabina. However, in modern times, this name is found almost exclusively on females in The Netherlands... [more]

Sabil m & f Arabic
Means "road, way, path" in Arabic.

Sabriel f & m Literature, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
There are multiple explanations for the etymology of this name. One is that it is a variant form of Sabrael. An other is that it is derived from Hebrew sabi "stop, rest" combined with el "God", thus meaning "(the) rest of God"... [more]

Sabzal m & f Balochi
Derived from sabz meaning "green".

Sabzi m & f Uzbek
Soni

Sắc m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 色 (sắc) meaning "colour, tint, hue".

Sacha f & m Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi
MEANING - near, at hand, together, in presence of, in, by

Sachishi f & m Japanese
From Japanese 倖 (sachi) meaning "happiness, luck" combined with 月 (shi) meaning "moon"

Sachithra m & f Sinhalese
From Sanskrit सत्य (satyá) meaning "real, true, honest" and चित्र (citrá) meaning "bright, visible, clear".

Sachlav f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "orchid" in Hebrew.

Sacramento f & m Spanish, Portuguese
From the word meaning "sacrament," which is defined in Roman Catholic theology as either "an outward sign instituted by Christ to give grace" or "outward and visible sign of inward and spiritual grace."

Sacramentos f & m Spanish (Rare)
Plural form of Sacramento.

Sacred f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
From the English word sacred, meaning "made holy" or "solemn in a religious way".

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

Sadau m & f Hausa
From the Hausa sā̀du meaning "get together”.

Saddy m & f English (Australian, Americanized, Rare)

Sadeth f & m Khmer (Rare, ?)

Sadetta f & m Finnish
Means "rain" in Finnish.

Sadija m & f Bosnian
Bosnian male variant and feminine form of Sa'di.

Sae f & m Japanese
From 冴え (sae) meaning "clarity; skilfulness," also written with a combination of a sa kanji, like 小 meaning "small," 左 meaning "left," 佐 meaning "help," 紗 meaning "gauze," 沙 meaning "sand" or 三 meaning "three," and an e kanji, like 恵 meaning "wisdom," 枝 meaning "branch, bough," 栄 meaning "glory, prosperity," 英 meaning "wisdom, brilliance," 江 meaning "inlet, bay" or 重 meaning "fold, layer."... [more]

Sae-bit f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Bit prefixed with determiner 새 (sae) meaning "new."

Sae-bom f & m Korean (Modern)
From Bom prefixed with determiner 새 (sae) meaning "new."

Saebyeok m & f Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 새벽 (saebyeok) meaning "dawn, daybreak," from earlier 새배 (saebae).

Saebyeok-byeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Saebyeok and Byeol.

Sae-byeol f & m Korean (Modern)
Variant transcription of Saetbyeol or Saebyeol.

Saebyeol f & m Korean (Modern)
Earlier form of Saetbyeol, a combination of 새 (sae), a seaman's term for the east wind, and Byeol.

Saeda f & m Japanese (Rare)
From 小枝 (saeda) meaning "twig, spray" (compare Koeda).... [more]

Sae-him m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Him prefixed with determiner 새 (sae) meaning "new."

Saeida f & m Arabic
Means "HAPPY" in Arabic.

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

Saenal f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 새날 (saenal) meaning "new day; new age/era," a combination of determiner 새 (sae) meaning "new" and 날 (nal) meaning "day, time."

Sae-neul f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of determiner 새 (sae) meaning "new" and adverb 늘 (neul) meaning "always, forever."

Saengarun f & m Thai
Means "dawn, aurora" in Thai.

Saengchan f & m Thai
Means "moonlight" from Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and จันทร์ (chan) meaning "moon".

Saengchanh f & m Lao
Alternate transcription of Sengchanh.

Saengdao f & m Thai, Lao
Means "starlight" from Thai แสง (saeng) and Lao ແສງ (seng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and Thai ดาว (dao) and Lao ດາວ (dao) meaning "star"... [more]

Saengkham f & m Thai, Lao
From Thai แสง (saeng) or Lao ແສງ (seng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and Thai คำ (kham) or Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".

Saengphet f & m Thai, Lao
Alternate transcription of Sengphet.

Saengsuri f & m Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and สุรีย์ (suri) meaning "sun".

Saengthian f & m Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and เทียน (thian) meaning "candle".

Saengthong f & m Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and ทอง (thong) meaning "gold".

Saero-i m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From adverb 새로이 (saero-i) meaning "renewedly," from the stem of adjective 새롭다 (saeropda) meaning "new" and the adverb-forming suffix 이 (i).... [more]

Saerok f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From adverb 새록새록 (saerok-saerok) which refers to a new thing popping up one after another.

Saerom f & m Korean (Modern)
Shortened from 새로움 (saeroum), the verbal noun of adjective 새롭다 (saeropda) meaning "new," a combination of determiner 새 (sae) meaning "new" and suffix —롭다 (-ropda), forming adjectives from abstract nouns (compare Saeron).

Saeron f & m Korean (Modern)
Shortened from Saeroun (compare Saerom). It can also be written with hanja, combining a sae hanja, e.g. 賽 meaning "exorcism," with a ron hanja, e.g. 綸 meaning "fishing line."... [more]

Saerop f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the stem of adjective 새롭다 (saeropda) meaning "new," a combination of determiner 새 (sae) meaning "new" and suffix —롭다 (-ropda), forming adjectives from abstract nouns.

Saeroun f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the present determiner form of adjective 새롭다 (saeropda) meaning "new," a combination of determiner 새 (sae) meaning "new" and suffix —롭다 (-ropda), forming adjectives from abstract nouns (compare Saerom).

Sae-sol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Sol prefixed with determiner 새 (sae) meaning "new."

Saetbyeol f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 샛별 (saetbyeol) meaning "morning star; rising star," derived from earlier Saebyeol with the addition of the genitive infix ㅅ (-s-).

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

Şafak m & f Turkish
Means "dawn, daybreak" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic شفق (shafaq) meaning "twilight".

Safari f & m Swahili, Bantu, American (Modern, Rare)
Means "journey" in Swahili, from Arabic سَفَر‎ (safar). It is commonly used by Eastern Bantus in Kenya, given to babies born when traveling or given in reference to a lot of traveling by a relative... [more]

Safe-deliverance m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to being delivered from evil by God.

Safein f & m Khmer
Means "saffron" in Khmer.

Safe-on-high m & f English (Puritan)
A name given to children when expected that they would die, in reference to being safe with God in heaven.

Saffet m & f Turkish
Derived from Arabic صفوة (ṣafwa) meaning "elite, best, prime, pure".

Saffraan f & m Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Dutch saffraan meaning "saffron". In other words, this name is the Dutch cognate of Saffron.... [more]

Safidiko m & f Malagasy
Means "freedom of choice" in Malagasy.

Safidy m & f Malagasy
Means "choice" in Malagasy.

Safir f & m Turkish
Turkish form of Sapphire.

Safwat m & f Arabic
Means "best, finest" in Arabic, from the word صَفَا (safa) meaning "pure, clear".

Sagadat m & f Kazakh
Derived from Persian سعادت (sa'âdat) meaning "happiness".

Sagan f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sagan, often given after American astronomer Carl Sagan.

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.

Sagie m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Variant of Sagi and Sagit.

Sagie f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of the name Sage.

Sagrado Corazón f & m Spanish (Rare)
Means "sacred heart" in Spanish, referring to the sacret heart of Jesus (hence de Jesús is often suffixed in the full name).

Sagtiti m & f Dagbani
This name means "Agree with us" or "Accept us"

Sagynysh f & m Kazakh
Means "sadness, longing, langour" in Kazakh.

Şah f & m Ottoman Turkish
Şah means in Turkish "king, queen", which derives from Persian title "shāh" of the same meaning. This name was severaly given to members of Ottoman family, such as daughter of Selim I (actually named Şahihuban, but more often refered to as "Şah") and daughter of Selim II and Nurbanu.... [more]

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

Sahabah m & f Arabic
Means "companions" in Arabic, often in reference to the companions of the prophet Muhammed.

Sahala m & f Malagasy
Means "alike, the same" in Malagasy.

Sahar m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Derived from סַהַר (Sahar) meaning "crescent"

Sahaza m & f Malagasy
Means "fit, suitable" in Malagasy.

Sahib m & f Arabic
Means "companion, friend" in Arabic.

Sahsinaimska f & m Siksika
Means "sarcee medicine pipe" in Siksika.

Şahzadə f & m Azerbaijani
Means "prince, princess" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian شاهزاده (shāhzāde).

Sai f & m Indian, Pakistani
It means "saint", "master", or "lord" in Sindhi and Marathi, from the Dari Persian "sāyæ"... [more]

Sai m & f Hmong
Means "fast" or "mountain goat" in Hmong Daw.

Saiah f & m African American
Diminutive of Isaiah.

Saichon f & m Thai
From Thai สาย (sai) meaning "steam, current" and ชล (chon) meaning "water".

Saifan m & f Hebrew (Modern)
this name derives from the word: "סייף" meaning: "Safe(sword)" this is the Hebrew name of the flower "Gladiolus" and the hebrew name of the bird "Recurvirostra"

Saihaj m & f Indian (Sikh)
It means "peaceful and equipoise person".

Saikhan m & f Mongolian (Rare)
From Mongolian сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".

Saikhanbayar m & f Mongolian
Derived from сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".

Saikhanchuluun m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome" and чулуун (chuluun) meaning "stone".

Saikhantamir m & f Mongolian
From сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome" and тамир (tamir) meaning "strength, vigour".

Saikhantsog m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome" and цог (tsog) meaning "energy, embers, glowing coals" or "glory, splendour".

Saikhanzhargal f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Saimo f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 赛 (sài) meaning "compete, contend" and 墨 (mò) meaning "ink".

Sainath m & f Indian
from the saint saibaba

Sainbayar m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian сайн (sain) meaning "good" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".

Sainbuyan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian сайн (sain) meaning "good" and буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".

Sainkhishig f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian сайн (sain) meaning "good" and хишиг (khishig) meaning "grace, blessing, favour".

Sainkhüü m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian сайн (sain) meaning "good" and хүү (khüü) meaning "son, boy" or "dear, beloved".

Sainnyam m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian сайн (sain) meaning "good" and ням (nyam) meaning "Sunday".

Saintsogt m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian сайн (sain) meaning "good" and цогт (tsogt) meaning "spirited, ardent".

Sainzayaa f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian сайн (sain) meaning "good" and заяа (zayaa) meaning "future, fortune, fate".

Sainzhargal f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian сайн (sain) meaning "good" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Sairy f & m English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
As an English name, it is sometimes used as a nickname for Sarah, which is the case for Sarah Bush Lincoln, the stepmother of Abraham Lincoln. It is also the case for Sarah Gamp, one of the characters in the novel Martin Chuzzlewit, whose nickname is Sairey (Sairy in the 1994 TV miniseries).

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

Saisai f & m Chinese
From Chinese 赛 (sài) meaning "competition, contest, match" combined with itself. Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Saishaalt m & f Mongolian
Means "commendation, praise" in Mongolian.

Saiyin f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 赛 (sài) meaning "compete, contend" and 殷 (yīn) meaning "many, great, abundant, flourishing".

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

Sakaki f & m Japanese
From Japanese 榊 (sakaki), the word for a flowering evergreen tree native to warm climates across Asia. The tree is considered sacred in the Shinto religion. The name was chosen for one of the main characters in the Japanese manga/anime series, Azumanga Daioh.

Sakari f & m African American (Modern)
Probably an invented name based on the sounds found in names such as Zakari, Safari, Shakari, Jakari, Makari and Dakari... [more]

Sakasha f & m Sanskrit, Indian, Malayalam, Hinduism, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi, Nepali, Kannada
Meaning- near, visible, present, having appearance, vicinity

Sâkêwêw f & m Cree
Means "He/She comes into view" in Cree.

Sakhon m & f Thai
Means "river, sea, ocean" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit सागर (sāgara).

Sakhorn m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สาคร (see Sakhon).

Sakon m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สาคร (see Sakhon).

Sakorn m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สาคร (see Sakhon).

Sâkowêw f & m Cree
Means "He/She makes a joyful sounds" or "War Whoop" in Cree.

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]

Sakula f & m Korean
From Korean Hangul 사쿠라 (sakula) meaning "cherry blossom", making it the Korean cognate of Sakura.

Sakumi m & f Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "aid, help", 玖 (ku) meaning "nine" combined with 三 (mi) meaning "three". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sakurae m & f Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 咲 (e) meaning "(flowers) bloom, come out". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sakuran m & f Japanese (Modern)
Combination of Saku - 咲 and Ran - 蘭 means "orchid blossom" in Japanese, it may sound like a masculine version of the name Sakura.

Sakuya m & f Japanese, Japanese Mythology
As a unisex name, it can be used as 咲也, 咲哉, 咲弥, 朔夜 or 朔椰 with 咲 (shou, sa.ku, -zaki) meaning "bloom, blossom", 朔 (saku, tsuitachi) meaning "conjuction (astronomy), first day of the month", 也 (e, ya, ka, nari, mata) meaning "to be (archaic form)", 哉 (sai, kana, ya) meaning "alas, how, question mark, what", 弥 (bi, mi, amaneshi, iya, iyoiyo, tooi, hisashi, hisa.shii, ya, wata.ru) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 夜 (ya, yo, yoru) meaning "evening, night" and 椰 (ya, yashi) meaning "coconut tree."... [more]

Sakyu m & f Japanese
Sakyu means “sand dunes”

Salahy m & f Malagasy
Means "sandpiper (bird)" in Malagasy.

Salam m & f Arabic, Indonesian
Means "peace" in Arabic. It is a unisex name in most Arabic-speaking countries while it is solely masculine in Indonesia.

Salama m & f Finnish
Means "lightning" in Finnish.

Salamah m & f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic سلامة (see Salama), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.

Salamat f & m Persian, Urdu, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek
Means "good health, safety" in Persian.

Salara f & m Arabic

Sali m & f Turkish
Variant of Salih.

Salix m & f Various
Exact origins unknown, however this is the botanical name for willows.

Sallali f & m Cherokee
Means "squirrel", from the Cherokee sa lo li 'squirrel'.

Sallani f & m Aymara
Possibly from the Aymara salla meaning "sonorous".

Salmara f & m Hindi

Salmi f & m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Means "peaceful, amicable" in Arabic.

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

Salpawuni m & f Dagbani
"Human is not God" denoting "man is not God"

Salsal f & m Arabic (Rare)
"Pure Water", "Clay"... [more]

Salta f & m Esperanto

Saludes f & m Spanish (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Plural form of Salud.

Salvación f & m Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Spanish form of Salvacion.

Salvation m & f English (African), Filipino (Rare)
English cognate of Salvacion.

Sam m & f Korean
Means "three" in Korean.

Sam m & f Khmer
Meaning uncertain.

Samah m & f Indian
Diminutive of Samantha

Samai m & f Thai
Means "time, age, era" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit समय (samaya).

Samang f & m Thai
Means "good-looking, beautiful" in Thai.

Samanie f & m Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Most likely a transferred use of the surname Samanie which seems to originate in Houma, Louisiana.

Samawah m & f Arabic
Means "loftiness, highness, exaltedness" or "sky, firmament" in Arabic.

Samawi m & f Arabic
Means "celestial" or "sky blue" in Arabic.

Sambaa m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "skill, readiness, quick wit" in Mongolian.

Sambath m & f Khmer
Means "fortune, wealth, prosperity" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit सम्पत्ति (sampatti).

Sambatra m & f Malagasy
Means "happy" in Malagasy.

Sambodhi m & f Indian (Rare)

Samdrup m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan བསམ་གྲུབ (see Samdup).

Samdup m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan བསམ་གྲུབ (bsam-grub) meaning "fulfillment (of one's desires or wishes)".

Samee m & f Urdu, English (Rare)
As an Urdu masculine name, means "one who hears." It is a convention to use either a prefix Abdus or a suffix Ullah along the name, which gives meanings of the servant of All Hearing or hearer of God respectively.... [more]

Sameen m & f Arabic, Persian, Urdu
Arabic variant form (or simplified transcription) of Thameen and Persian and Urdu form of Thameen. Also compare the Arabic feminine name Samina.... [more]

Samer m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Samoe.

Samhain m & f English (Modern, Rare), Scottish (Modern, Rare)
From Irish and Scottish Gaelic Samhain, referring to the Gaelic festival, marking the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter, which is celebrated on the evening of 31st October and 1st November.

Samidare m & f Japanese
Means "early summer rain" in Japanese.

Samie m & f English (American)
Variant of Sammy.

Sâmik f & m Greenlandic
Means "left hand" in Greenlandic.

Samin m & f Indonesian, Persian, Bengali, Urdu
Derived from Arabic ثمين (thamin) meaning "valuable, precious". It is a unisex name in Iran, Bangladesh and Pakistan while it is solely masculine in Indonesia.

Samini f & m Aymara
Means "happy, lucky" in Aymara.