SaaesmArabic, Persian, Afghan, Pakistani, Indian Derived from the Persian word "سایس" (romanized: Saiss), meaning diplomat, governor, hakim, politician, ruler, sovereign, statesman.
SaanvifIndian Believed to be another name for the Hindu goddess Lakshmi, though its ultimate meaning and origin are uncertain. It may be from Sanskrit सा (sa) referring to Lakshmi combined with अन्वि (anvi) meaning "follow, pursue, go after" or from सानु (sanu) meaning "peak, summit, ridge".
SaanzfIndian From the Marathi सांज (sāñja) meaning "evening twilight", which itself is derived from the Sanskrit संध्या (sandhya) "twilight" (one time of the two - the evening and the morning), the name of the daughter of the Hindu god Brahma.
SaartjiefAfrikaans Diminutive of Sara. This name was borne by Sarah "Saartjie" Baartman, an African slave (member of the Eastern Cape Khoisan, the indigenous herding tribe that once populated part of South Africa) who was displayed in Europe in the early 19th century.
SaavikfPopular Culture Saavik is the name of a character appearing in the "Star Trek" movie franchise. According to "The Pandora Principle," by Carolyn Clowes, the name is Romulan for "little cat."
SaavinifOdia Means "born in Saavan" in Odia. Saavan (or Sawan) is the fifth month in the lunar calendar, equivalent to July, when the monsoon peaks across India.
SaayafJapanese From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SabbathafEnglish (Rare), Literature Derived from English sabbath, the name of the holy day of the week in Judeo-Christian tradition, which derives from Hebrew shabbath, properly "day of rest", from shabath "he rested"... [more]
SabbatiosmHebrew (Hellenized), Jewish (Hellenized) Hellenized form of the Hebrew noun 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"... [more]
SabbatiusmLate Roman, History (Ecclesiastical) Latinized form of Sabbatios. This is the name of several saints, including Saint Sabbatius of Solovki (15th century AD). This was also one of the middle names of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian the Great (6th century AD).
SabermArabic, Persian Alternate transcription of Arabic صابر (see Sabir) as well as the Persian form.
SaberfPopular Culture From the English word saber (British English sabre), denoting a type of backsword with a curved blade. It is the name of a reoccurring character in the popular Fate visual novel and anime series.
SabethfGerman (Rare), Literature Short form of Elisabeth. Max Frisch used this name on one of his characters in the novel "Homo Faber" (published in English in 1959).
SabianafHaitian Creole Possibly an altered form of Sabina. This is borne by Sabiana Anestor (1994-), a Haitian judoka who competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
SabihafArabic, Turkish, Bengali, Urdu Means "morning" or "beautiful, graceful" in Arabic. This name was borne by Turkish aviator Sabiha Gökçen (1913-2001).
SabihahfArabic Means "morning" or "beautiful, pretty" in Arabic.
SabihimArabic From the Arabic صَبِيحَة (ṣabīḥa) meaning "morning" or صَبِيح (ṣabīḥ) meaning "handsome, beautiful, pretty".
Sabijnf & mDutch Dutch form of both Sabinus and Sabina. However, in modern times, this name is found almost exclusively on females in The Netherlands... [more]
SabikafArabic (Rare), Pakistani (Rare) Allegedly means "past" in Arabic. This is the name of the consort of Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah, the king of Bahrain.
SabinianusmLate Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from Sabinus (see Sabina). This name was borne by several Romans, such as the Roman usurper Sabinianus (3rd century AD) and Flavius Sabinianus, a consul of the Eastern Roman Empire from the 6th century AD.
SabrafEnglish Origin unknown - not the same name as Sabre (Sabrina). In the 13th-century 'Golden Legend' this was the name of the daughter of Ptolemy, king of Egypt. She was rescued by Saint George from sacrifice to the dragon, or giant, and later married him... [more]
SabranfLiterature This name is the named of several Berethnet queens in Samantha Shannon's book ''The Priory of the Orange Tree'', most notably Sabran IX, one of the main characters of the book.... [more]
SabrefEnglish (Rare) Form of Sabrina used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his 12th-century Historia Regum Britanniae. Alternatively, the name could be taken from the English word for a type of sword with a curved blade, which probably is ultimately from Hungarian szabla (14th century, later szablya) meaning literally "tool to cut with", from szabni "to cut"... [more]
Sabrielf & mLiterature, 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]
SaburōtamJapanese (Rare) This name combines 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three" & 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou, aki.raka, hoga.raka) meaning "bright, cheerful, clear, melodious, serene" with 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick."... [more]
SabusmMythology Sabus is a character in the mythology of the Sabines of Italy, the son of the god Sancus (called by some Jupiter Fidius). According to Cato, writing in his work Origines, the Sabines took their name from his.
SabyfMuslim This name means “A lovely young lady”.
SacharissafLiterature Based on Latin sacharum "sugar". This name was invented by poet Edmund Waller (1606-1687), who used it as a nickname for Lady Dorothy Sidney, countess of Sunderland.
SacheenfVarious (Rare) In the case of the American actress and activist Sacheen Littlefeather (born Maria Louise Cruz; 1946-2022), who adopted it as her stage name, she claimed it means "little bear" in Navajo. The initial syllable resembles the Navajo word shash meaning "bear".