Submitted Names Starting with S

gender
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Soemsak m & f Lao
Means "add power, add authority" in Lao.
Soen m French (Modern)
Of unknown origin and meaning. A derivation from Soan has been suggested.
Soeprapto m Javanese (Dutchified)
Older spelling of Suprapto influenced by Dutch orthography.
Soeprijadi m Javanese (Dutchified)
Older spelling of Supriyadi influenced by Dutch orthography.
Soerianto m Indonesian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Surianto based on Dutch orthography.
Soerja m Indonesian (Dutchified)
Older spelling of Surya influenced by Dutch orthography.
Soerjadi m Indonesian (Dutchified)
Older spelling of Suryadi based on Dutch orthography.
Soerjono m Javanese (Dutchified)
Older spelling of Suryono based on Dutch orthography.
Soesanto m Javanese (Dutchified)
Older spelling of Susanto influenced by Dutch orthography.
Soesilo m Javanese (Dutchified)
Older spelling of Susilo influenced by Dutch orthography.
Soetjipto m Javanese (Dutchified)
Older spelling of Sucipto based on Dutch orthography.
Soetrisno m Javanese (Dutchified)
Older spelling of Sutrisno influenced by Dutch orthography.
Soewarni f Javanese (Dutchified)
Older spelling of Suwarni influenced by Dutch orthography.
Soewarno m Javanese (Dutchified)
Older spelling of Suwarno influenced by Dutch orthography.
Sofa f Russian
Russian diminutive of Sofya.
Sofana f New World Mythology
Nicaragua-spanish... [more]
Sofdil f Uzbek
Means "pure-hearted" in Uzbek.
Sofe f Sami
Sami form of Sofia.
Sofe f English
Short form of Sophia.
Sofea f Malaysian
Possibly the Malaysian form of Sophia. This claim requires research.
Soffá f Sami
Sami form of Sofia.
Soffi f Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic), Danish (Rare), Welsh
Nordic variant and Welsh form of Sophie as well as a Danish diminutive of Sofia.
Söffren m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Severin.
Soffy f Danish (Rare)
Diminutive of Sofia.
Sòfia f Provençal
Variant of Sofia.
Sofia f Japanese
From Japanese 楚 (so) meaning "pain; suffering", 風 (fi) meaning "wind" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Sofiah f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Sofia.
Sofiamaria f Spanish, Italian
Combinations of Sofia and Maria.
Sofian m Arabic (Maghrebi), Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Sufyan chiefly used in Northern Africa as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.
Sofiana f English, English (American)
Elaboration of Sofia and variant of Sophiana
Sofiane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Sufyan chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Sofica f Romanian
Diminutive of Sofia.
Sofieke f Dutch
Pet form of Sofie, but it is also a diminutive form of the name because it has the diminutive suffix -ke at the end.
Sofiel f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Perhaps a variant of Zophiel, or possibly means "nature" as Sofiel was an angel of nature and vegetables and fosters a love of nature in human hearts; also an angelic bookkeeper appointed over the records of souls, living and dead.
Sofiën m Arabic (Maghrebi, Dutchified), Dutch (Rare)
Dutchified form of Sofien. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch soccer player Sofiën Klibi (b. 1992), who currently plays for VV Born.
Sofien m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Sufyan (chiefly Tunisian).
Sofiène m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Sofiene influenced by French orthography (chiefly Tunisian).
Sofiene m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Sufyan (chiefly Tunisian).
Sofietje f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Sofie.
Sofiia f Ukrainian
Variant transliteration of Софія (see Sofiya).
Sofila f Indian
Variant transcription of Sophila.
Sofing f Filipino
Mainly a diminutive of Sofia or Josefina. This can also be used as a diminutive of Sofronia, Josefa, and other names with a similar sound.
Sofinka f Czech
Diminutive of Žofie, not used as a given name in its own right.
Sofío m Spanish (Rare)
Masculine form of Sofía.
Sofio m Italian
Masculine form of Sofia.
Sofio f Esperanto
Esperanto form of Sofia.
So'fiya f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek so'fiy meaning "pious, devout person".
Sofiýa f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Sofia.
Sofiya f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Sofia.
Sofiye f Walloon
Walloon form of Sophie.
Sofja f Estonian
Contracted form of Sofija.
Sofokli m Albanian
Albanian form of Sophocles.
Sofokls m Latvian
Latvian form of Sophocles.
Sofon m Medieval Russian
Russian variant of Sofoniya. Technically, this name can also be the Russian form of the ancient Greek name Sophon, but that particular etymology seems to be quite rare in the Russian context.
Sofonia m Italian
Italian form of Zephaniah.
Sofonías m Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Zephaniah via its Hellenized form Sophonias.
Sofonias m Biblical Portuguese
Portuguese form of Zephaniah via its Hellenized form Sophonias.
Sofoniasz m Polish
Polish form of Sophonias.
Sofonisba f Italian
Italian form of Sophonisba. This name was borne by painter Sofonisba Anguissola.
Sofoniya m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Sophonias.
Sofora f Serbian
Serbian for the pagoda tree (latin Styphnolobium japonicum or Sophora japonica)
Sofoula f Greek
Diminutive of Sofia.
Söfren m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Severin.
Sofrón m Spanish
Spanish form of Sophron.
Sofrone m Italian
Italian form of Sophron.
Sofronia f Spanish, Italian, Polish
Spanish, Italian, and Polish form of Sophronia.
Sofronie m Romanian (Archaic)
Romanian form of Sophronios. Sofronie of Cioara is an 18th-century Orthodox saint.
Sofronije m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Sophronios via Sophronius.
Sofrônio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Sophronios via Sophronius.
Sofroniusz m Polish
Polish form of Sophronius.
Sofroniy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Sophronios.
Sofroniya f Russian
Russian form of Sophronia.
Sofya f Turkish, Uyghur
Turkish and Uyghur form of Sofia.
Sofyan m Indonesian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Indonesian form of Sufyan as well as an Arabic alternate transcription chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Sofyane m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi variant of Sufyan (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).
Sogenes m Ancient Greek
Contracted form of Sosigenes.
Soghomon m Armenian
Armenian form of Solomon. A notable bearer was Armenian revolutionary and genocide survivor Soghomon Tehlirian (1896-1960).
Søgni f Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal variant of Signy.
Sogo m & f Yoruba
Means "makes glory", a short form of Oluwasogo.
Sogol f Turkish (Archaic, ?)
Turkish-Persian... [more]
So-gyul f Korean
From Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" combined with 橘 (gyul) meaning "tangerine". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
So-ha f Korean
From Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" combined with 霞 (ha) meaning "mist, haze, rosy clouds" or 夏 (ha) meaning "summer". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Soha f Arabic
Variant of Suha.
Soha f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سها (see Suha).
So-haeng f Korean
From Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" combined with 杏 (haeng) meaning "apricot". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Sohaib m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic صهيب (see Suhaib), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.
Sohaila f Arabic
Variant transcription of Soheila.
Soham m Hinduism
Originating from the Sanskrit words 'So' and 'Aham' , Soham literally translated means, I am He, that is, I am God, proclaiming that God is within all of us.... [more]
Sohane f French (Modern)
Feminine form of Sohan.
Sohani f Punjabi
Meaning "Beautiful".
Sohbet m Turkmen
Means "conversation" in Turkmen.
Sohel m Bengali
Bengali form of Suhail.
Soheli f Bengali
Perhaps from Sohel?
Soheyla f Persian
Persian feminine form of Suhail.
Sohibgul f Uzbek
Derived from sohib meaning "owner, possessor" and gul meaning "rose, flower".
Sohibjamol f Uzbek, Tajik
Derived from Arabic صَاحِب (ṣāḥib) meaning "owner, possessor, holder" combined with جَمَال (jamāl) meaning "beauty".
Soh'ja f Veps
Veps form of Sophia.
Şohrat m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Shohrat
Søhren m Danish
Variant of Søren.
Şöhret f Turkish
From the Turkish word şöhret meaning "fame".
So-hui f Korean
From Sino-Korean 昭 (so) meaning "bright, luminous; illustrious" and 熙 (hui) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious".
Sohviia f Finnish
Finnish form of Sofia.
So-hyeon f Korean
From Sino-Korean 昭 "bright, luminous; illustrious" and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good".
So-hyun f Korean
From Sino-Korean 所 (so) meaning "place" or 昭 (so) meaning "bright" combined with 炫 (hyeon) meaning "shine, glitter" or 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able"... [more]
Soi m & f Lao
Means "to pick" or "to support, encourage" in Lao.
Soi m & f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "handsome, beautiful" in Shipibo.
Soibhan f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Siobhán.
Sōichirō m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 宗 () meaning either "ancestor, clan" and "esteemed, respectful" or 總 () meaning "overall; altogether" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 郎 () meaning "son" or 朗 () meaning "bright, clear, cheerful".... [more]
Soidade f Galician (Rare)
Galician cognate of Soledad.
Soig m Breton
Diminutive of Frañsez.
Soila f Finnish
Variant of Soile.
Soilikki f Finnish
From the Finnish word soilikki, meaning "cape primrose".
Sointu f Finnish
Taken directly from Finnish sointu "chord".
Soiva f Finnish (Rare)
Derived from Finnish soiva "sounding, sonorous".
Soizig f French, Breton (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Soazig. It is used in the French-speaking world outside of Brittany as a diminutive of Françoise.
Soja f German
German variant of Zoya. It coincides with the German word for "soy (beans)".
Sojá f Sami
Sami variant of Svea.
So-jeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 昭 "bright, luminous; illustrious" and 晶 "crystal; clear, bright; radiant".
Sōji m & f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 總 () meaning "general; overall; total" combined with 司 (ji) meaning "official; director".... [more]
Sojin f Korean
From Sino-Korean 昭 "bright, luminous; illustrious" and 眞 "real, actual, true, genuine".
Sójka f Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "jay" in Polish. Amongst Knaanic speaking Jewish communities, this was sometimes used as a vernacular form of Zipporah.
Sojourn m & f American (Rare)
Based on the English verb "sojourn" meaning "a temporary stay." Diminutive or variation of Sojourner
Sojourner f History
From the English word meaning "one who stays temporarily (sojourns)", which is ultimately derived from the Latin elements sub "under, until" and diurnus "of a day" (from diurnum "day"), via the vulgar Latin subdiurnare "to spend the day"... [more]
So-jung f & m Korean
Kim So-jung from Gfriend is a famous bearier of this name.
Sokanon f Wampanoag (?)
Meant "it pours, it rains" in Wampanoag or Massachusetts (an extinct member of the Algonquian language family).
Sokeina f Arabic
Variant transcription of Sakina.
Sokhag f Armenian
Means "nightingale" in Armenian.
Sokhan m & f Persian
Means "obedient, obeying" in Persian.
Sokhanya f Khmer
Means "peaceful lady" in Khmer.
Sokhem m Khmer
Means "hope" in Khmer.
Sokhom m & f Khmer
Means "safe, happy" in Khmer.
Sokhron m Mordvin
Mordvin form of Sofron.
Sokhroy m Karelian
Karelian form of Sofron.
Sokina f Uzbek
Derived from sokin meaning "peaceful, quiet".
Sokka m Japanese, Popular Culture
From the Japanese phrase "So Ka" which means "I Understand." Used in Avatar: The Last Airbender for a main character, who is voiced by Jack DeSena.... [more]
Sokles m Ancient Greek
Contracted form of Sosikles. This name was borne by an Athenian potter from the 6th century BC.
Sok Mean f Khmer
Means "happy and wealthy" in Khmer.
Sokni m Norse Mythology
Possibly derived from the Old Norse verb sœkja "to seek". In Norse mythology he was king of what is now Norway. Nórr killed him and took possession of his kingdom.
Sokorri f Basque (Rare)
Basque equivalent of Socorro.
Sokrat m Abkhaz, Albanian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Georgian (Rare), Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Ukrainian
Form of Socrates in various languages. In Georgia, this name is a variant of Sokrate, which is the standard Georgian form of the aforementioned name.
Sokratas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Socrates.
Sokrate m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Sokrates (see Socrates).
Sokrateia f Ancient Greek
Contracted form of Sosikrateia.
Sókrates m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sokrates.
Sól f Norse Mythology, Icelandic, Faroese
Means "sun" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology, Sól was the goddess of the sun and the sister of Máni, the moon god.... [more]
Sol f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 솔 (sol) meaning "pine (tree)," also written in such hanja as 率 (sol) meaning "taking care; pursuit; following."
Sol f Norwegian
Having two different origins: from Norse sal meaning "home" / "house". And the sun.... [more]
Şölə f Azerbaijani
Etymology unknown.
Sóla f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic variant of Sól.
Sola f Japanese (Modern)
Means "sky," from Japanese 空 (sora). It is often romanized as Sora rather than Sola, but both ways are correct.
Sola m Biblical Greek
Form of Shagee used in the Codex Vaticanus (Septuagint Bible). Note, the Codex Alexandrinus uses Σαγη (Sage).
Solace f & m English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)
From the English word, solace.
Solage f Catalan (Hispanicized)
From Spanish sol meaning “sun” and the common French suffix age. This is most commonly known as the namesake for Solage Ortiz, a YouTube star on the channel Familia Diamond
Solaiman m Bengali, Filipino, Maranao, Maguindanao
Bengali, Maranao, and Maguindanao form of Sulayman.
Solal m French (Modern), Literature
Transferred use of the Jewish surname. It was first used as a given name by Albert Cohen on the titular character of his 1930 novel Solal of the Solals.
Solamh m Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Solomon.
Solan m Norwegian
From the Norwegian word sol, meaning "sun".
Solana f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Catalan (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Feminine form of Solano, a Spanish surname which is used as a given name in honour of Saint Francisco Solano (1549-1610).
Solana f Mordvin
"melting"
Solangqa m & f Medieval Mongolian
Means "marten" in Middle Mongolian.
Solanine f & m English (Rare)
Solanine is a dangerous poison from the nightshade family. Solanine was first isolated in 1820 from the berries of the European black nightshade (Solanum nigrum), after which it was named.
Solanja f Lengadocian, Provençal
Languedocian and Provençal form of Solange.
Solano m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from the surname of Francis Solanus (Santo Francisco Solano in Spanish and São Francisco Solano in Portuguese)... [more]
Solanus m History (Ecclesiastical)
Blessed Solanus Casey was a priest of the Capuchin Friars. He died in 1957.
Solar m Literature
Solar Pons is a fictional detective created by the writer August Derleth.
Solara f Arabic
Means "of the sun" in Arabic. This girl name is used in Sudan.
Solas m Popular Culture, English
The elvish name Solas meaning "Pride; to stand tall".... [more]
Solaug f Norwegian
Variant of Sollaug.
Solav f Kurdish
Means "waterfall" in Kurdish.
Solavita f Medieval Italian
Derived from Italian sola "alone, by oneself; the only one" and vita "life".
Solaya f English (Rare)
From the Spanish "sol" which means "sun" and "aya", which is another word for governess.
Solayman m Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Sulayman.
Solbitna f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Solbinna.
Sólbjört f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sólbjǫrt.
Sólbjørt f Faroese
Faroese form of Sólbjǫrt.
Sólbjǫrt f Norse Mythology
Means "bright as the sun", composed of Old Norse sól "sun" and bjǫrt "bright, shining" (from bjartr). This name occurs in medieval Icelandic literature; there are characters by this name in Úlfhams saga (extant in 14th-century rímur or metrical romance) and Ála flekks saga (thought to be composed around the early 15th century).
Solbon m Buryat
Means "Venus (the planet)" in Buryat.
Solbora f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Sol and Bora 3 means "purple pine tree" in Korean.
Sólborg f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Solborg.
Solborg f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
From an Old Norse name derived from the elements sól meaning "the sun" (or sölr "sun-coloured, yellow, sallow"; according to NordicNames.de, this name element's original meaning of "house with one room, big room, hall" (compare Salabert) has been displaced by the later interpretation "sun") and björg "protection, help".
Sólbrá f Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse sól "sun" and brá "eyelash" (or "to shine" or "to blink").
Solbritt f Swedish
Combination of Swedish sol "sun" and Britt.
Sólbrún f Icelandic (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse sól "sun" and brún "eyebrow" or brúnn "brown", perhaps inspired by Sólrún and Kolbrún.
Sol-byeol f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Sol and Byeol (compare Byeol-sol).
Sóldögg f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse sól meaning "sun" combined with Dögg (which is itself derived from Old Norse dǫgg meaning "dew, wetness").
Sole f Spanish (Latin American)
Shortened form of Soledad.... [more]
Solé f English
Variant of Soleil.
Soleá f Spanish (European)
Either a dialectal form of the name Soledad (reflecting the Andalusian pronunciation) or after the soleá, one of the basic forms of flamenco music, also coming from Spanish soledad ("loneliness").
Soledá f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Soledad.
Soledade f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese cognate of Soledad.
Soledat f Aragonese, Catalan
Catalan and Aragonese form of Soledad.
Soleh m Indonesian, Tajik
Indonesian and Tajik form of Salih.
Solei f American (Modern, Rare)
Phonetic variant of Soleil.
Soleiman m Persian
Persian form of Sulayman.
Soleina f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Sol.
Solemaria f Italian
Combination of Sole and Maria.
Solembum m Literature, Pet
"A wise person who listens well. Sometimes mysterious." Found in the INHERITANCE CYCLE- a were-cat (cat that can change into human) has the name
Solemnidad f Spanish (Rare)
Means "solemnity" in Spanish.
Şölen f Turkish
Means "ceremony" in Turkish.
Solen m & f Breton
Breton variant of Solène used as both a masculine and feminine name.
Soléna f French
Semi-Gallicized form of Breton Solena.
Solena f Breton
Strictly feminine variant of Solen.
Solenez f Breton
Feminine variant of Solen.
Soleng f Filipino
Variant of Soling.
Solenn f Breton
Variant of Solen.
Sóleyð f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements sól "sun" and auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches; fate, destiny".
Sølfest m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Sylfest (see Sylvester).
Solgärd f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Solgerd.
Sólgerður f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Salgerður.
Solgull f Norwegian
Norwegian modern coinage taken from sol meaning "sun" and gull meaning "gold".
Solgund f Swedish
Variant of Solgun.
Solgunn f Norwegian
Combination of Norwegian sol "sun" and Gunn.
Solhild f Norwegian
Norwegian combination of sól "sun" and hildr "battle, fight".
Sólhildur f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Solhild.
Sol-i f & m Korean (Modern)
Combination of Sol and the subject marking particle, 이 (i).
Soli f Spanish
Soli is used mainly in the Spanish language. Soli is a pet form of the Spanish Marisol.
Soliana f Medieval Italian
Feminine form of Solian.
Solidad f Filipino
Filipino variant of Soledad.
Solidea f Italian (Rare)
Allegedly directly taken from the Italian expression sola idea meaning "(the) only idea". In the early 20th century, anarchists often gave this name to their daughters to spite traditional Catholic names.
Solih m Indonesian, Dhivehi
Indonesian and Dhivehi form of Salih.
Soliha f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Saliha.
Solikha f Khmer
Solikha means "Flower of death" but actually is the flower of salvation. It is noted in old Sanskrit text abut a mountain made of corpses. Atop that mountain was a large black flower with sweetest scented dew... [more]
Solim m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
Tajik and Uzbek form of Salim.... [more]
Soliman m Arabic, Jewish
Variant of Sulayman (see Solomon).
Soliman m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سليمان (see Sulayman).
Solimar f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Solemaria and Marisol or made up from "sol e mar" (Portuguese) and "sol y mar" (Spanish), meaning "sun and sea".
So'limoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek so'lim meaning "pretty, pleasant" and oy meaning "moon".
Sólín f Icelandic
Icelandic combination of sól "sun" and lín "flax, linen, linen garment, linen gear".
Solina f French (Modern, Rare), Gascon, History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinate form of Soline and Gascon form of Sollemnia. Saint Solina of Chartres, also known as Solina of Gascony, fled to Chartres, France, to avoid marriage to a pagan... [more]