ShaileshmHindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali Modern Hindi transcription of Sanskrit शैलेश (Shailesha) meaning "lord of the mountains", derived from शैल (shaila) meaning "mountain" and ईश (isha) meaning "lord, ruler".
ShailihafLiterature Possibly derived from the word shilhi which means "weapon, armor." This is the name of the female Chosen One in Robert Newcomb's Chronicles of Blood and Stone.
ShakmIndian Shak means "to see". It was most popular in the year 1996.
Shakamurim & fTelugu Transferred use of the surname Shakamuri; of people belonging to kamma caste of category-1 (chowdary's).
Shakarm & fArmenian From the Armenian word շաքար (šakʿar) meaning "sugar". In use since the 13th century.
ShakarifAfrican American (Modern, Rare) Meaning uncertain, possibly an elaborated form of Zulu Shaka or Hebrew Shachar. This name was used by American football player Willie Gault for his daughter born 1986.
ShakeebmArabic This 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
ShakromGeorgian (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.
ShalafNear Eastern Mythology The name of a Mesopotamian corn goddess who is also associated with war as well as the name of a Sumerian goddes of grain and the emotion of compassion.... [more]
Shalamarf & mEnglish (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.
ShalashfNear Eastern Mythology, Hurrian Mythology Etymology uncertain. Shalash was a goddess worshipped in the Hurrian, Eblaite, and Babylonian pantheons. She was considered to be the consort of the god Dagon. In the Hurrian tradition Hepat was their daughter, and Shalash was worshipped as a part of the Kaluti (or offering lists) of both Hepat and Sauska... [more]
ShalemYiddish From 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.
Shalhevetf & mHebrew (Rare) Means "flame" in Hebrew. This word appears briefly in the Old Testament books of Job and Ezekiel.
ShalhevethfHebrew (Modern, Rare) From a Hebrew term meaning "blaze; flame", derived from an unused root להב (lahab) meaning "gleam/blade (of a flame)“.
ShalimarfAmerican (Modern, Rare) From the name of the Shalamar Gardens near what is now Lahore, Pakistan, which were created in the mid-17th century by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (who also built the Taj Mahal)... [more]
ShambhumIndian, Hindi, Bengali Derived from Sanskrit शम्भु (shambhu) meaning "causing happiness, benevolent, beneficent". This is an epithet of the Hindu gods Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu.
ShamceyfFilipino A Filipino name. A famous bearer of this name is Shamcey Supsup who is a Filipino actress, presenter, model, architect and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe-Philippines 2011 and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2011 pageant.
ShamhatfLiterature, Babylonian Means "the luscious one". Name borne by a prominent character in the Epic of Gilgamesh, responsible for bringing the wild man Enkidu to the city of Uruk.
ShamjahonfUzbek Meaning "light of the world" from sham meaning "light" and jahon meaning "the world".
ShamkhanmChechen Either from Arabic شمس (shams) meaning "sun" or شمال (shamal) meaning "north" combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "leader, ruler".
ShammuamBiblical Shammua, 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.
Shamsif & mArabic, Persian, Azerbaijani Means "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.
Shanachief & mScottish Gaelic, Irish Irish 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.
ShanakdakhetefMeroitic Meaning uncertain. Name borne by a Nubian queen of Kush, who ruled from 170 to 150 BCE. She is the earliest known female ruler of Kush, and is said to have ruled without a king.
ShanakdakhetofHistory Etymology unknown. This was the name of a queen regnant of the Kingdom of Kush.