Sassafrasf & mAmerican (Modern, Rare) Named for the tree, which is native to North America and Asia. The name comes from French, derived from the Latin saxifraga or saxifragus, meaning "stone-breaking".
SassamonmWampanoag Name of a "praying Indian" whose assassination ultimately led to King Philip's War.
SassanmPersian Mythology Considered the eponymous ancestor of the Sasanians, was "a great warrior and hunter" and a Zoroastrian high priest in Fars and living sometime near the fall of the Arsacid Empire.
SassiafEnglish This name derives from the Germanic “*sakhsan > sachs (Old English: sæx; Latin: sachsum)”, meaning “knife, short sword, dagger”. The Anglo-Saxons were the population in Britain partly descended from the Germanic tribes who migrated from continental Europe and settled the south and east of the island beginning in the early 5th century... [more]
SatafCaucasian Mythology Meaning unknown. This is the name of the Vainakh goddess of artisanship and either the daughter or wife of the god Sela, similar to the Ossetian Satanaya... [more]
SataefJapanese From Japanese 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 多 (ta) meaning "many, much" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SatanayafCaucasian Mythology Means "mother of one-hundred (sons)" from Persian صد (sad) (through the Iranian root */sata-/) meaning "(one) hundred" combined with the Northwest Caucasian root /na/ meaning "mother" (descended into Kabardian анэ (ānă) and Adyghe ны (nə)) and the Indo-Iranian suffix /-ya/ meaning "the one who is"... [more]
SatanduhepafHittite Meaning unknown, although the second element of the name (hepa) likely derives from the Hurrian sun goddess Ḫepat. Name borne by a Hittite queen (1390 BC-1365 BC). Satanduhepa was the first wife of Tudhaliya III... [more]
SatchalmEnglish (American) Old English (Satchel) but this is spelled with an "a" at the end. It's a noun- a real person's name, an American name, meaning 'unknown'. From the lyrics of one of Dave Mason's song: I'm a person not a purse.
SatellafEnglish Possibly derived from Latin satelles "attendant, guard". A known bearer of this name was Satella Sharps (1856-1875), daughter of American gunsmith Christian Sharps (1810-1874). Another known bearer is her daughter (who was named after her mother, because she had died while giving birth to her), American author Satella Sharps Waterstone (1875-1938).
SatenikfArmenian, History Most sources state that this name is derived from the Armenian noun սաթ (sat') meaning "(black) amber" combined with the Armenian diminutive suffix իկ (ik). At least one source theorises that the name might ultimately be of Scythian origin, and compares it to the name of the Ossetian deity Satana (a figure in the Nart sagas).... [more]
SatetfEgyptian Mythology Derived from the Egyptian word sṯ, meaning "eject", "shoot", "pour" or "throw". It is the name of an Egyptian goddess and her name can be translated as "she who shoots" or "she who pours". As a warrior goddess, she protected Egypt's southern frontier by killing the pharoah's enemies with arrows; as a fertility goddess, she granted the wishes of those who sought love.
Sathaphonm & fThai Means "long-lasting, enduring" in Thai.
SatiadafCeltic Mythology The name of a Celtic goddess worshipped in Roman Britain. Etymology is uncertain, but may be related to the Proto-Celtic *sāti- meaning ‘saturation’ or *satjā- meaning ‘swarm’.
SatinfLiterature From the French word satin, referring to the fabric satin. This was used by the French author Émile Zola as a name for a prostitute in his novel "Nana" (1880). It is not used as a name in France.
SatinafPolynesian From the matrial satin, meaning soft and gentle.
SatinefFrench (Modern), Popular Culture Possibly derived from satin, the French word for the fabric satin, combined with -e, a French feminine suffix. Satine was used as the name of a courtesan in the film "Moulin Rouge" (2001)... [more]
SatinefArmenian Said to be derived from Armenian սաթ (satʿ) meaning "amber"; also compare Old Armenian Սաթինիկ (Satʿinik), a variant form of Satenik.
SatinehfArmenian From the Armenian սաթ (sat) meaning "amber".
SatinkafAmerican Many sites list it as meaning "sacred dancer" or "magical dancer" in 'Native American', but this is false and there is no known word or name in any Native American language. It's likely an invented name, perhaps a variant of Katinka.
SativafAmerican (Rare) Derived from the Latin sativa, meaning "sown, cultivated". This name can be given in reference to Cannabis sativa, a plant which produces the drug cannabis.
Satnamm & fIndian (Sikh) From Sanskrit सत्य (satya) meaning "true, real" and नामन् (naman) meaning "name".
Satof & mJapanese 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]
SatofArmenian Possibly from the Armenian սաթ (sat) meaning "amber".
SatoefJapanese From Japanese 郷 (sato) meaning "village" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SatohiromJapanese From Japanese 郷 (sato) meaning "village" combined with 弘 (hiro) meaning "spread, enlarge, expand". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SatoifJapanese From Japanese 慧 (sato) meaning "intelligence", 聡 (sato) meaning "intelligent, clever, bright", 里 (sato) meaning "village" or 怜 (sato) meaning "pity, sympathize" combined with 衣 (i) meaning "clothing"... [more]
SatokafJapanese Japanese feminine name derived from 里 (sato) meaning "village" and 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful"
SatokofJapanese From Japanese 火 (sato) meaning "fire", 郷 (sato) meaning "hometown", 佼 (sato) meaning "beautiful, handsome, good-looking", 捷 (sato) meaning "win, victory, triumph", 聖 (sato) meaning "holy, sacred", 哲 (sato) meaning "philosophy, clear", 敏 (sato) meaning "quick, sharp", 邑 (sato) meaning "state; country; nation", 李 (sato) meaning "plum", 里 (sato) meaning "village", 了 (sato) meaning "end", 怜 (sato) meaning "pity, sympathize", 惺 (sato) meaning "intelligent, clever, astute" or 聰 (sato) meaning "hearing; sense of hearing" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]
Satomam & fJapanese From Japanese 里 (sato) meaning "village" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SatonefJapanese From Japanese 慧 (sato) meaning "bright; intelligent" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SatonofJapanese From Japanese 覚 (sato) meaning "to wake up from sleep, conscious" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
SatormPolish Derived from Latin sator "sower, planter; founder; progenitor; originator".
SatorifJapanese From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 都 (to) meaning "capital (city)" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
SatorumJapanese From Japanese 悟 (satoru) meaning "enlightenment", 聡 (satoru) meaning "smart", 智 (satoru) meaning "wisdom", 知 (satoru) meaning "knowledge", 了 (satoru) meaning "understanding", 哲 (satoru) meaning "philosophy", 聖 (satoru) meaning "virtuous" or 暁 (satoru) meaning "daybreak"... [more]
SatoyofJapanese From Japanese 鋭 (sato) meaning "sharp", 郷 (sato) meaning "village", 恵 (sato) meaning "favour, benefit", 賢 (sato) meaning "intelligence, clever", 仁 (sato) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness", 聖 (sato) meaning "holy, sacred" or 聡 (sato) meaning "intelligent, clever, bright" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation"... [more]
SatriamIndonesian, Javanese, Balinese, Sundanese Means "knight, warrior, hero" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit क्षत्र (kshatra) meaning "power, might, rule".
SatsufJapanese From the Japanese kanji 薩 (satsu), a transcription of Sattva (सत्त्व), a Buddhist concept that means "a living being, creature, person or sentient being".... [more]
Satsukif & mJapanese From Japanese kanji 皐 (satsuki) meaning "shore" or 皐月/五月 (satsuki), the fifth month of the lunar calendar. It can be also the combination of 小 (sa) meaning "little; small" and 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon".... [more]
SatsukikofJapanese From Japanese 颯 (satsu) meaning "the sound of the wind", 希 (ki) meaning "hope, rare" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SatsukofJapanese From Japanese 札 (satsu) meaning "paper money", 殺 (satsu) meaning "to kill", 颪 (satsu) meaning "The wind that blows down from the top of a mountain" or 颯 (satsu) meaning "the sound of the wind" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]
SatsumifJapanese Derived from the Japanese kanji 颯 (satsu) meaning "storm, gust, gale" (using the Kan'yō-On Reading) and 水 (mi) meaning "water" (using the Kun Reading).... [more]
SatsutomJapanese From Japanese 颯 (satsu) meaning "the sound of the wind" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation. Other kanji combinations are also possible.
SattarmKazakh, Persian, Urdu Derived from Arabic سِتَار (sitār) meaning "veil, screen, curtain", figuratively referring forgiveness or the covering of sins in Islam.
SatybaldymKazakh, Kyrgyz Means "sweet life", derived from Kazakh тәтті (tätti) or Kyrgyz таттуу (tattuu) both meaning "sweet, delicious" combined with Kazakh and Kyrgyz бал (bal) "honey".
SatyenmDogri, Kashmiri Means "lord of truth" or "truth" in Dogri and Kashmiri.
SatyrionfGreek Mythology Derived from Greek satyros meaning "satyr" (see also Satyros). In Greek mythology, this was the name of a nymph who had a son with Poseidon.
SatyrosmAncient Greek Essentially means "satyr", as in the name of the mythological creature from Greek mythology. It's uncertain where 'satyr' itself derives from, but it's probably related to Latin satura or satira meaning "satire"... [more]
SaubarmKarachay-Balkar From the Karachay-Balkar сау (sau) meaning "alive, healthy" and бар (bar) meaning "to go", idiomatically "go (through life) in good health".
SaubaragmOssetian Mythology Means "black rider" in Ossetian. This is the name of the Ossetian God of darkness and thieves, comparable to the Biblical figure Satan.
SaubatmGascon Gascon form of Salvator. Folk etymology, however, likes to derive this name from Gascon saubadé, saubadìs, saubadìu "(he who can be) saved".
SaufeiafAncient Roman Feminine form of Saufeius. While Saufeia Alexandria was a Vestal Virgin, another bearer of this name was apparently a priestess of the Bona Dea, whose immodest sexual desires and drunkenness in connection with the rites of that goddess are twice mentioned by Juvenal.
SaulomSpanish, Portuguese, Italian (Rare) Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Saul. Known bearers of this name include the Spanish poet Saulo Torón Navarro (1885-1974), the Brazilian pop singer Saulo Roston (b... [more]
Saumyaf & mIndian From Sanskrit सौम्य (saumya) "cool and moist" (opposed to "hot and dry"), "northern".
Saumyaf & mHindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Bengali Means "cool, moist, northern" or "pleasing, agreeable, gentle" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the feminine form सौम्या and the masculine form सौम्य.
SaunadanoncouamIroquois Of uncertain meaning. Name recorded as belonging to an Iroquois man in 1637.
SaurimondafFolklore, Medieval Occitan From Old Occitan saur "blond" and mond "world". This is the name of an evil entity who manifested herself as a girl with fair hair and blue eyes.
SaurmagmGeorgian (Rare), History Georgian form of the Scythian personal name Sawarmag, which literally means "black hand". It is derived from Scythian syāva meaning "black" combined with Scythian arma meaning "hand" and the suffix -aka... [more]
SauromatesmLate Greek, Late Roman, History Derived from the Roman cognomen Sauromates, itself derived from Greek Σαυρομάτης (Sauromates) meaning "a Sarmatian". The Sarmatians were an Iranian people that spoke Sarmatian, a Scythian language... [more]
ŠauškafHurrian Mythology, Hittite Mythology Means "the great one" or "the magnificent one", deriving from the Hurrian element šavuši ("great, big"). Name borne by the Hurrian goddess of love, war, and healing. She was later associated with the Mesopotamian goddess Ishtar, and was also incorporated into the Hittite pantheon.