SveinþórmIcelandic (Rare) From Old Norse sveinn "young man" combined with the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor). In other words, this is a combination of Sveinn and Þór.
SveinulfmNorwegian Norwegian combination of sveinn "boy" and ulfr "wolf"
SvenborgfOld Swedish, Swedish (Rare) Derived from Old Norse sveinn "young man" and bjǫrg "help, save, rescue". A known bearer of this name was Anna Svenborg Billing (1849-1927), a Swedish painter.
SveneldmMedieval Slavic, History Medieval Slavic form of Svæinaldr. Sveneld is a semi-legendary 10th-century Varangian warlord in the service of Svyatoslav I of Kiev and his family... [more]
SvengalimPopular Culture Svengali is a fictional character in George du Maurier's 1895 novel Trilby. Scholars call Svengali a classic example of anti-Semitism in literature because he is Jewish, of Eastern European origins, and he seduces, dominates and exploits Trilby, a young English girl, and makes her into a famous singer... [more]
SvetolikmSerbian (Rare) Derived from the Slavic elements svet, which could mean "holy, saint" or "world", or from the element svetli, "bright", and lik, meaning "image".
SvinimirmMedieval Slavic The first element of this name is possibly derived from Proto-Slavic svin'a or svinьja meaning "swine, pig, hog". Also compare Serbo-Croatian svinja, Polish świnia and Slovak sviňa, all of which mean "swine, pig, hog"... [more]
SvipdagrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from svipr ("sudden sweeping movement") and dagr ("day, lifetime"). In Norse mythology Svipdagr wishes to marry Menglǫð.
SvipulfOld Norse, Norse Mythology Means "changeable" in Old Norse. This name belongs to a Valkyrie in both the skaldic poem 'Darraðarljóð' and the Poetic Edda book the 'Skáldskaparmál' (where it is used as a kenning (synonym) for "battle" - presumably in reference to the changeable nature of fate, of which the Valkyries are represented as directors).
ŠvitrigailamLithuanian (Rare), History Derived from the Lithuanian adjective švitrus meaning "nimble, agile" as well as "fast, quick, brisk" combined with old Lithuanian gailas, which usually means "strong, potent" but has also been found to mean "sharp, jagged" as well as "angry, fierce, violent" and "miserable, sorrowful, remorseful"... [more]
SvjetlanmCroatian (Rare) Croatian variant form of Svetlan. A known bearer of this name is Svjetlan Junaković (b. 1961), a Croatian painter, sculptor and illustrator.
SvobodafSerbian From Serbian свобода (svoboda), an archaic form of слобода (sloboda) meaning "freedom".
SwaatifIndian According to Hindu beliefs, this is one of the "nakshatras" in the sky. When a drop of water from Swaati falls upon the shell in the sea, it turns to a pearl.
SwābaharjarmOld Norse Proto-Norse combination of svabar "Swabians" and herr "army".
SwagatalakshmifBengali (Rare) Means "I welcome you, Lakshmi", from the Sanskrit स्वागत (svāgata) meaning "welcome" combined with the name Lakshmi. A known bearer is Swagatalakshmi Dasgupta, a Bengali actress.
SwallowfChinese (Expatriate) From the English word which refers to a small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked tail. It is mainly used by Chinese bearers as a translation of 燕子 (yànzi).
Swamif & mItalian (Modern) Derived from Hindi स्वामी (svāmī) meaning "master, lord, owner," from Sanskrit स्वामिन् (svāmin), used as an honorific title for yogis initiated into the religious monastic order in Hinduism.... [more]
SwanabaldmGermanic Derived from Old High German suan "swan" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."
SwanabertmGermanic Derived from Old High German suan "swan" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."
SwanaburgfGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Old High German suan "swan." The second element is derived from Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."
SwanagardfGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Old High German suan "swan." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
SwanagildfGermanic Derived from Old High German suan "swan" combined with Gothic gild "sacrifice."
SwanahildfGermanic, History Variant of Swanhild. Swanahild was the second wife of Charles Martel, a Frankish king from the Carolingian dynasty.
SwaneefAmerican (South) American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Swan with the addition of the suffix -ie which is a common suffix added to names throughout Appalachia. It may also be influenced by the Shawnee indigenous tribe of Oklahoma located in Oklahoma and within Appalachia.
SwartkollmAnglo-Saxon Possibly derived from Old English sweart "black" and either col "coal, charcoal" (see kol) or the Old Norse byname Kollr "top (of the head), skull".
SwatmFlemish (Rare) Flemish short form of François. The best known bearer of this name is the Belgian former soccer player François "Swat" Van der Elst (1954-2017).
SwayxtixmBaltic Mythology Old Prussian god of light whose name is derived from Old Prussian swāigstan "light; shine".... [more]
Swayzef & mEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Swayze as a given name. Usage of the name is likely due to popular American actor Patrick Swayze (1952-2009).
Swem & fBurmese Means "relative, friend" in Burmese.
SwedefLiterature Used by author Leif Enger in the 2001 novel Peace Like A River. Swede is the protagonist's younger sister, who is fascinated with the American Old West and composes poems about a heroic cowboy known as Sunny Sundown.
SwedermDutch, German Dutch and German form of an ancient Germanic name that was composed of the Gothic element svinths (swind in Old High German) "strength" and the Old High Germanic element hari "army".
SwegnmAnglo-Saxon Old English form of Sweyn, derived from Old Norse Sveinn. This was the name of Sweġn Godwinson; Earl of Hereford and brother of Harold Godwinson.
SwentiboldmDutch Dutch form of Zwentibold. According to some, it might even also be a germanized form of the Slavic name Svatopolk, which means "holy people" (see also Svyatopolk).
SwetemanmJudeo-Anglo-Norman Derived from Middle English swete "sweet; pleasant, likeable; loved, dear, precious" combined with a diminutive suffix. This name was also used as a secular form of Asher.
SweynmHistory Medieval English form of Sveinn. Sweyn Forkbeard 17 April 963 – 3 February 1014) was king of Denmark from 986 to 1014. In 1013, shortly before his death, he became the first Danish king of England after a long effort.
ŚwiedargmPolish (Archaic) From the element wsze, meaning "everything", "everyone", or "always", adapted into świe, and darg, probably a variant, probably a Lesser-Polish variation of drog, meaning "dear"... [more]
ŚwielubmPolish (Rare) From the Slavic elements wsze/świe meaning "every", "each", "all", "any", "everyone", "everybody", "every man", "always", "forever", "aye" and lub "beloved", "darling". It can mean "the one who likes all".
SwiftmEnglish (Puritan) Old English from the Germanic base of Old English swīfan ‘move in a course, sweep’. As a name, it is used in reference to the Biblical verse in James 1:19, "Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath."
SwinþilamGothic Composed of swinþs "strong" + -ila (a personal name-forming suffix).
SwithberhtmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements swiþ "strong" and beorht "bright". Saint Swithberht (also known as Suitbert) was a missionary to and bishop in Frisia from 692/3 to ca... [more]
SyagriusmLate Greek (Latinized), Late Roman Derived from Greek σύαγρος (syagros), which referred to a kind of palm-tree. This name was borne by a saint as well as a few Roman consuls.
SyaoranmChinese, Japanese, Literature Means "little wolf", most notable as the name of the chinese transfer student, Syaoran Li, from the popular CLAMP manga Cardcaptor Sakura.... [more]