Submitted Names Starting with S

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Sheetal f Indian, Sanskrit
Means "cool, in temperature or emotion; gentle" in Sanskrit.
Sheeth m Arabic
Arabic form of Seth 1.
Sheev m Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. A famous bearer of the name is Emperor Sheev Palpatine (Darth Sidious), one of the main villains of the Star Wars franchise.
Sheeva f English
Variant of Shiva 2.
Shefali f Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit शेफालि or शेफाली (shephali) meaning "night-flowering jasmine (a type of plant)".
Sheffield m English
Most likely the place a family member was originally from and then used as a name.
Shefik m Albanian
Albanian form of Şefik.
Shefika f Crimean Tatar
Variant transcription of Şefiqa.
Shefike f Albanian
Feminine form of Shefik.
Shefket m Albanian (Rare)
Gheg variant of Shefqet.
Shega f Albanian
Variant of Shegë.
Shegë f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian shegë "pomegranate".
Shego f Popular Culture
Shego is a fictional character from Disney's animated television series Kim Possible.
Shegufa f Afghan
Afghan form of Shagufta.
Shehan m Sinhalese, Dhivehi, Tamil
Mean: "immortal; creative, unity; symbol of good; god" in Sinhalese, Dhivehi and Tamil.
Shehbaz m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Shahbaz.
Shehenaz f Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Shahnaz.
Sheher f Urdu (Rare)
Means "city, town" in Urdu.
Shehide f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Shahida.
Shehla f Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu شہلا (see Shahla).
Shehnaz f Urdu
Variant of Shahnaz.
Shehnaza f Urdu
Variant of Shahnaz.
Shehrazad f Indian
the origins is old ancient Hindustani languages and stems from hindavi pali and is commom in Urdu. Shehr also spelled and pronounced as Sheher Shahar Shahr means land city nation and Azad or Azaad means free and Azadi in Hindi Urdu means freedom . it has been made famous due to an Indian princess who was married to a king who rule Khorasan region which was parts of indian subcontinent afganistan central asia and parts of iran... [more]
Shehryaar m Urdu
Meaning "King", "Emperor", "Sultan".
Shehzad m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu شہزاد (see Shahzad).
Sheika f African American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name using the same sounds found in names such as Keisha (of which this is an anagram) and Chaka, or perhaps a feminine form of Sheikh; compare the English vocabulary word sheika or sheikha meaning "female sheikh".
Sheikh m & f Muslim, Bengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim)
From the Arabic title for the leader of a tribe, an elder man, or an Islamic scholar.
She'ila m Ancient Aramaic
Aramaic form of Silas.
Sheila f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Sheila, reflecting the Spanish pronunciation of the English spelling.
Sheilagh f English (Canadian, Rare)
Variant of Sheila. A notable name bearer is a Canadian economist and historian, Sheilagh Ogilvie.
Sheilah f English
Variant of Sheila.
Shein m & f Burmese
Means "intensity, force, power" in Burmese.
Sheizaf m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
First name that also used as a surname, Sheizaf is a type of tree And its scientific name is "Ziziphus spina-christi"
Shekarau m Hausa
From the Hausa shḕkarà meaning “spend the year”.
Shekeba f Persian
Means "patient, tolerant" in Persian
Shekeel m Arabic
Variant transcription of Shakil.
Shekha f Arabic
Female derivative of "Sheikh" which means leader, prince
Shekiba f Afghan
This name means "gift". Shekiba is the main character of the book "the pearl that broke its shell" by Nadia Hashimi.
Shekiera f German (Modern, Rare)
Probably a variant of Shakira.... [more]
Shelah f English
Variant of Sheila.
Shelba f English
Possibly coined as a strictly feminine form of Shelby.
Shelbea f English (Rare)
Variant of Shelby probably influenced by Chelsea.
Shelbi f English
Variant of Shelby.
Shelbie f English
Variant of Shelby.
Shelda f English
Perhaps a feminine form of Sheldon.
Shelden m American
Variant of Sheldon.
Sheldonia f English
Possibly used as a feminine form of Sheldon, though it also happens to be a genus of land snails.
Shelece f English (American, Rare)
Of unknown meaning.
Sheleme f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Salima.
Shelemiah m Biblical
Means "Yahweh is peace" in Hebrew. This is the name of several minor characters in the Old Testament.
Shelesh m Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew (Rare)
From the Hebrew root שׁלשׁ (shlsh) meaning "3". Shelesh in the Old Testament is a son of Helem, the 8th son of Jacob, the 2nd son of Zilpah, and the brother of Shemer, who was a great-grandson of Asher... [more]
Sheli f Jewish
Modern Hebrew name meaning "mine".
Sheliak m Astronomy
Derived from Arabic الشلياق (šiliyāq) meaning "tortoise". This is the name of the second brightest star in the constellation Lyra. A tortoise shell often formed the body of the lyre, an ancient type of harp; and according to some sources, sheliak translates from the Greek as "harp".
Shelina f Gujarati, Pakistani, English (Canadian)
Possibly means "moonlight" in Gujarati.... [more]
Shelini f South African (Rare), Fijian (Rare), Indian (Rare)
Possibly related to the Indian name Shalini.
Shellby f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Shelby possibly influenced by the English word shell.
Shelle f American (Rare)
Variant of Chelle, short form of Mishelle
Shellene f English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Shelena.
Shellie f English
Variant of Shelley.
Shelly f Hebrew
Means "mine" in Hebrew.
Shelo m Portuguese
Diminutive of Marcelo.
Shelob f Literature
An evil spider in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. The name was created by Tolkien from the English words "she" and "lob", an archaic word from the Old English "loppe" meaning spider
Shelomi m Biblical
Shelomi was the father of Ahihud, a prince of the Tribe of Asher. (Num. 34:27).
Shelsey f English
Variant of Chelsea.
Shelta m & f Irish
From the name of a private or secret language spoken by Irish Travellers (a group also known as the Pavee). It means "a voice that moves" in Shelta ("moves" in the sense of being emotional, endearing and affectionate) and some modern Celticists think it comes from the Irish Gaelic word siúlta which means "walking" (the "s" is pronounced "sh" and the diphthong is as much like a slurred schwa sound).... [more]
Shelumiel m Biblical, Ancient Hebrew, Hebrew (Archaic)
Means "peace of God" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalom) meaning "peace, welfare, wholeness" combined with Hebrew אֵל ('el) meaning "God"... [more]
Shelva f English (American)
Possibly a variant of Shelba.
Shelvie f English (American)
Possibly a variant of Shelby.
Shema m Biblical Hebrew
Means "hearing, obeying" in Hebrew.
Shemai m Ancient Hebrew
Means "hear" or "listen", from the Hebrew shema. See Shemaiah.
Shemariah m & f Biblical, Medieval Jewish, English (American, Rare)
Means "God has kept" or "guarded by God" from שָׁמַר (shamar) "to guard, to keep, to watch" and יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God... [more]
Shemaya m Hebrew
Variant of Shema'yah.
Shemeber m Biblical
Shemeber is the king of Zeboiim in Genesis 14 who joins other Canaanite city kings in rebelling against Chedorlaomer.
Shemesh m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "sun" in Hebrew.
Shemida m Biblical
Shemida was a son of Manasseh according to Numbers 26:32, Joshua 17:2, and 1 Chronicles 7:19.
Shemnon m Mormon
One of the twelve Nephite disciples.
Shemp m Popular Culture
In the case of the Three Stooges member Shemp Howard (1895-1955) it was a pseudonym that arose from his Litvak (Lithuanian Yiddish) mother's pronunciation of Sam 1, a short form of his real name Samuel.
Shemshad f Persian
Means "boxwood plant" in Persian.
Shemsije f Albanian
Feminine form of Shemsi.
Shem-tov m Jewish
Means "(having a) good name, reputability" in Hebrew, meaning famous for a good reputation.
Shemvuy m Mari
Means "blackheads" in Mari.
Shen m Chinese
Means “deep thinker”, “deep thought”, or “spirit” in Chinese. According to Chinese beliefs, it is the spiritual part of the human psyche.
Shenae f English
Variant of Shanae. A known bearer of this name is Canadian actress Shenae Grimes (b. 1989).
Shen'ai f Chinese
Derived from Chinese 神 (shen) meaning "god, deity, spirit" and 愛 (ai) meaning "love".
Shenaza f Afghan
Variant of Shahnaz.
Shenazar m Biblical Hebrew
Meaning, "light of splendor."
Shëndet m Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian shëndet "health" and, coloquially, "good wishes".
Shenelle f English
Variant of Chanel.
Sheneneh f Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. Notable bearer of this name is Sheneneh Jenkins, from the American TV Show "Martin" (1992-1997).
Sheng m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 勝 or 胜 (shèng) meaning "to be able to be; to be equal to" but also "to win; to be victorious" or 声 (shēng) meaning "voice, sound, noise".... [more]
Shengai f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, saint" and 嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter".
Shengbing f Chinese
From the Chinese 昇 (shēng) meaning "rise, ascent, peace" and 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice".
Shengcui f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher".
Shenghua f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".
Shenghui f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" or 昇 (shēng) meaning "rise, ascent, peace" and 蕙 (huì), a species of fragrant orchid or 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness".
Shenghuo m & f Chinese
Shenghuo means life in Chinese.
Shengju f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".
Shengjuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" or 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful" or 绢 (juàn) meaning "thin silk".
Shenglan f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
Shenglei f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 蕾 (lěi) meaning "bud, unopened flower".
Shengli f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".
Shengmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage", 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" or 昇 (shēng) meaning "rise, ascent, peace" and 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful", 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister" or 媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive".
Shengna f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate".
Shengnan f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" or 盛 (shèng) meaning "abundant, flourishing" and 囡 (nān) meaning "daughter".
Shengnian f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred" and圣念 念 (niàn) meaning "say, idea, think of, recall, study".
Shengnu f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl".
Shengqing f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather".
Shengrong f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 蓉 (róng) meaning "hibiscus".
Shengrui f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flower, flower bud".
Shengshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" or 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle" or 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".
Shengwen f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 玟 (wén) meaning "streaks in jade, gem".
Shengxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
Shengxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined, skillful".
Shengxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance".
Shengxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star".
Shengyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
Shengyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".
Shengying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" or 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory" and 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "petal, leaf, flower" or 盈 (yíng) meaning "filled with, full of, overflowing".
Shengyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 昇 (shēng) meaning "rise, ascent, peace" and 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain".
Shengyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" or 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".
Shengzhen f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Shengzi f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet".
Shenhav f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "ivory" in Hebrew.
Shenhe f Chinese
Most likely from 申(Shēn) meaning state and 鹤(Hè) meaning crane. Could also be from 深河(Shēn hé) meaning deep river, or 審查(Shěnchá) meaning review.
Shenisha f African American
A Semetic origin. ... [more]
Shennao f Chinese
From the Chinese 莘 (shēn) meaning "long, numerous" and 婥 (nào) meaning "beautiful".
Shennong m Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From a combination of the characters 神 (shen, meaning “god” or “divine”) and 农 (nong, meaning “farmer”). This was the name of a culture hero in Chinese mythology who taught agriculture and herbology to humanity... [more]
Shenny f Spanish (Latin American)
Short for Eugenia
Shenouda m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic (Egyptian)
Arabized form of the Sahidic Coptic name Shenoute. This name was borne by three Popes of the Church of Alexandria, the most recent one being Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (1923-2012).
Shenoudi m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of the Bohairic Coptic name Shenouti. In other words, one could say that this is a cognate or a variant form of Shenouda.
Shenoute m Coptic (Sahidic)
Mostly accepted to mean "son of God" in Coptic, derived from ϣⲉ (še) which can mean "son" and Sahidic ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ (noute) or Bohairic ⲛⲟⲩϯ (nouti) "God".
Shenouti m Coptic (Bohairic)
Bohairic Coptic form of Shenoute.
Shenpen m & f Tibetan
Means "altruism" in Tibetan.
Shenya f English (American)
English form of Zhenya.
Shenyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 珅 (shēn), a type of jade, and 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome".
Shenyen m & f Tibetan
Means "spiritual companion" in Tibetan.
Shenzi f Popular Culture
Shenzi is a hyena character from Disney's animated film The Lion King and the Broadway musical of the same name. Her name means 'savage', 'uncouth', or 'poor quality' in Swahili.
Sheogorath m Popular Culture
The name of the god of madness and creativity in the Elder Scrolls series of action role-playing open world fantasy video games.
Shep m English
Short form of Shepherd.
Shepard m English
Variant of Shepherd.
Shephatiah m Biblical Hebrew
Meaning "God is my judge" or "God judges."
Shephelah f Biblical Hebrew, English (American, Rare, ?)
Shephelah -or Shfela- is a location in Israel containing the Judean Plain.
Shepseskare m Ancient Egyptian
Means "noble is the soul of Ra" in Egyptian.
Shepset-ipet f Ancient Egyptian
Means "Lady of the harem" in Ancient Egyptian.
Sheqere f Albanian
Derived from Albanian sheqere "very sweet".
Sheqi f African American
American English
Shequillo f African American
The Heaven of God
Shera f English (Rare)
Variant transcription of Shira.
Sherab m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Means "wisdom, understanding" in Tibetan.
Sheraldo m Dutch
Variant of Geraldo.
Sheralee f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Cheryl using the popular name suffix lee, or perhaps a blend of the popular phonetic element shair and the name Carolee... [more]
Sherane f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name, using the same sounds found in names such as Lorraine, Charmaine, and Jermaine... [more]
Sherarslon m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sher and arslon, both words meaning "lion".
Sherazim m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and azim meaning "great, huge".
Sherbano f Arabic
Meaning behind the name: ambitious, self-confident, determined and self reliant.... [more]
Sherberdi m Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and berdi meaning "gave".
Sherbola m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and bola meaning "child, baby".
Sherboy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".
Sherdil m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and dil meaning "heart, soul".
Sherdono m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and dono meaning "wise".
Shere m Literature, Popular Culture
Shere Khan is a fictional tiger in Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book stories (1894). Shere means "tiger" or "lion" in Persian, Urdu, and Punjabi.
Shereef m Arabic
A form of Sharif. Means "Eminent, virtuous."
Sherene f English
Variation of Shirin, a Persian name, meaning "sweet".
Sheretnebty f Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning "Nose of the Two Ladies".
Shergil m Georgian (Rare)
Means "catcher of lions", derived from the Persian noun شیر (sher) meaning "lion" (see Sher) combined with Persian گیر (gir), which is the present stem of the verb گرفتن (gereftan) or (giriftan) meaning "to take, to catch"... [more]
Sherhad m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and had meaning "boundary, limit".
Sheria f & m Persian
The meaning is, "The Path To God"... [more]
Sherida f Near Eastern Mythology, Dutch, Literature, Popular Culture
Sumerian goddess, consort of Utu.... [more]
Sheridyn f & m English
Variant of Sheridan.
Sherifa f Arabic (Egyptian)
Feminine form of Sherif.
Sherig-ool m Tuvan
From Tuvan шериг (sherig) meaning "military, army, soldier" combined with оол (ool) "boy".
Sherikbo'l m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sherik meaning "companion" and bo'l meaning "to be".
Sherikhva f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Sharifa.
Sherina f Arabic, Persian
Arabic = "Glad Tidings"... [more]
Sherine f Arabic (Egyptian)
Variant transcription of Shirin. It is used by Egyptian singer Sherine Ahmad Abdel Wahab.
Sherip m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Sharif.
Sherita f African American (Modern)
Elaboration of Sherry or variant of Charita.
Sherjahon m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and jahon meaning "the world".
Sherjon m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and jon meaning "spirit, soul".
Sherko m Kurdish
A Kurdish masculine name, borne by the Kurdish-German writer Sherko Fatah.
Sherlan m Uzbek
Means "to feel heroic", "to be heroic" or "to be filled with might" in Uzbek.
Sherlise f English
Elaboration of Shirley using the popular suffix -lise,
Sherlom m Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from the Persian noun شیر (sher) meaning "lion" (see Sher) combined with the Georgian noun ლომი (lomi) meaning "lion".... [more]
Sherm m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Sherman.
Shermadin m Literature, Georgian
Meaning uncertain. According to one Russian source, the name is a combination of the Persian noun شیر (sher) meaning "lion" (see Sher) with the Arabic noun مدينة (madina) meaning "town, city"... [more]
Shermake m Somali
Means "someone who is really lucky and brings good fortune along with them" in Somali.
Shermard m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and mard meaning "fearless, brave".
Shermarke m Somali
Means "one who brings good fortune" in Somali.
Shermatali m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and matal meaning "saying, proverb, fairy tale".
Shermazan m Georgian (Archaic)
Means "killer of lions", derived from the Persian noun شیر (sher) meaning "lion" (see Sher) combined with the Middle Persian verb ōzadan meaning "to kill".... [more]
Shermirza m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and mirza meaning "scribe, clerk, scholar" or "lord".
Shermo'min m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and mo'min meaning "faithful, pious" or "Muslim".
Shermurod m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and murod meaning "aim, wish, desire".
Shermy m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Sherman. This was the name of an earlier character from Charles Schulz's Peanuts before Linus and Franklin came in to the picture.
Shernafas m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and nafas meaning "breath".
Shernazar m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and nazar meaning "look, glance".
Shernel m Papiamento (Modern, Rare, ?)
The name Shernel is a combination of two existing names.