This is a list of submitted names in which the first letter is S; and the ending sequence is a.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Sa m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 沙 (
sa) meaning "sand".
Saadia m Hebrew (Rare)From Hebrew סעד
(sa'ad) meaning "to support", though it is sometimes considered a Hebrew form of the Arabic name
Sa'id.
Saagnika f OdiaMeans "fiery; passionate; with fire" in Odia.
Saaiha f ArabicMeans "traveler, wanderer, visitor" in Arabic.
Saaya f JapaneseFrom Japanese 沙 (
sa) meaning "sand", 亜 (
a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 也 (
ya) meaning "also". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sabaha f ArabicMeans "beauty, fairness, agreeableness, gracefulness" in Arabic.
Sabarna f NepaliSaba: While not a standalone dictionary word in Nepali, “Saba” appears frequently in feminine names and poetic expressions. It carries a soft, elegant tone and is used symbolically in name construction.... [
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Sabba m SamiDerived from Sami
soabbi "pole, stick".
Sabbasa f JewishThis is found in the Jewish catacombs in Rome as the name of a woman
Sabbatha f English (Rare), LiteratureDerived from English
sabbath, the name of the holy day of the week in Judeo-Christian tradition, which derives from Hebrew
shabbath, properly "day of rest", from
shabath "he rested"... [
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Sabiana f Haitian CreolePossibly an altered form of
Sabina. This is borne by Sabiana Anestor (1994-), a Haitian judoka who competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Səbinə f AzerbaijaniDerived from Arabic صَبِيَّة
(ṣabiyya) meaning "girl, young woman".
Sabïrbikä f BashkirFrom Bashkir
сабыр (sabïr) meaning "patience, patient" and feminine name element
бикә (bikä). Sabitha f IndianMeans "beautiful sunshine" in many Indian languages.
Sabra f EnglishOrigin unknown - not the same name as
Sabre (
Sabrina). In the 13th-century 'Golden Legend' this was the name of the daughter of Ptolemy, king of Egypt. She was rescued by Saint George from sacrifice to the dragon, or giant, and later married him... [
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Saburōta m Japanese (Rare)This name combines 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three" & 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou, aki.raka, hoga.raka) meaning "bright, cheerful, clear, melodious, serene" with 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick."... [
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Sacharissa f LiteratureBased on Latin
sacharum "sugar". This name was invented by poet Edmund Waller (1606-1687), who used it as a nickname for Lady Dorothy Sidney, countess of Sunderland.
Sachasisa f QuechuaMeans "jungle flower" in Quechua, from
sacha, "jungle" and
sisa, "flower".
Sachia f JapaneseFrom Japanese 幸 (
sachi) meaning "happiness" combined with 亜 (
a) meaning "second, Asia" or 愛 (
a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sachiha f Japanese (Rare)From 幸 (
sachi) meaning "happiness, good fortune" and 葉 (
ha) meaning "leaf, needle, blade". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Sachika f JapaneseFrom Japanese 幸 (sachi) meaning "happiness" combined with 愛 (ka) meaning "love, affection", 加 (ka) meaning "increase", 佳 (ka) meaning "good, beautiful", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, poetry", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance"... [
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Sachina f JapaneseFrom Japanese 幸 (
sachi) meaning "happiness" combined with 菜 (
na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sachithra m & f SinhaleseFrom Sanskrit सत्य
(satyá) meaning "real, true, honest" and चित्र
(citrá) meaning "bright, visible, clear".
Sada f & m JapaneseFrom 定
(sada) meaning "certain, true, definite, sure," also used as 貞, referring to chastity and virtue.... [
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Sadalberga f FrankishSaint Sadalberga(c. 605 – c. 670) was the daughter of Gundoin, Duke of Alsace and his wife Saretrude. Sadalberga founded the Abbey of St John at Laon. She is the subject of a short hagiography, the Vita Sadalbergae.
Sadashiva m HinduismMeans "ever-auspicious, always kind" in Sanskrit, from सदा
(sadā) meaning "always, ever" combined with शिव
(śiva) meaning "benign, kind, auspicious". This is another name of the Hindu god
Shiva... [
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Sadataka m JapaneseFrom 節 (
sada) meaning "season" and 太 (
taka) meaning "big, great, thick". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Sa'diposhsha f UzbekDerived from the Arabic masculine name
Sa'di and
poshsha , an endearing term for a girl or woman.
Saʼdulla m UzbekMeans "happiness of
Allah", from Arabic سَعِيد
(saʿīd) "happy, cheerful, joyous" combined with
Allah.
Saeka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 映 (
sae) meaning "a reflection; to reflect" combined with 香 (
ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sæla f IcelandicFrom Old Norse
sæla, meaning “happiness, bliss”. Officially approved as a given name in 2015.
Saem-na f KoreanFrom the native Korean
샘 (saem) meaning "spring, fountain" and Sino-Korean
那 (na) meaning "that",
奈 (na) meaning "how, why", or,
娜 (na) meaning "beautiful, graceful".
Saena f JapaneseFrom Japanese 紗 (
sa) meaning "gauze, thin silk", 笑 (
e) meaning "to laugh; laughter" combined with 奈 (
na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Saena f KoreanSae(새, seh) means "bird" and "new" in Korean. Also combination of 璽(sae) means "royal seal" with 奈(柰, na) meaning "apple tree" make a name, Saena. Other hanja combinations can make the name.
Saera f JapaneseFrom Japanese 沙 (
sa) meaning "sand", 絵 (
e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch" combined with 良 (
ra) meaning "good". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Saero-a f Korean (Modern, Rare)Combination of adverb 새로
(saero) meaning "anew, newly," itself a combination of determiner 새
(sae) meaning "new" and adverbial particle 로
(ro) meaning "as," and the first syllable of
Areum.
Saesara f Greek MythologyUncertain etymology, possibly derived from Ancient Greek σαίρω
(sairo) meaning either "to sweep" or "to grin". This was the name of a daughter of King
Celeus of
Eleusis in Greek mythology... [
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Şəfa f & m AzerbaijaniDerived from Persian شفا
(šafâ) meaning "healing, cure, remedy".
Safa m Ossetian MythologyMeaning unknown. This is the name of the Ossetian God of the hearth chain and the most important domestic deity to the Ossetian people.
Safaria f SwahiliThe name Safaria is the feminized version of the name Safari, meaning "journey" in Swahili
Safarjuma m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
safar meaning "journey, trip" and
juma meaning "Friday".
Safarxo'ja m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
safar meaning "journey, trip" and
xo'ja meaning "master".
Saffa f MuslimA mountain mentioned in the Quran. Is now used as a name.
Saffronia f EnglishVariant spelling of
Sophronia. It could also possibly be a more feminine and elaborate version of
Saffron. This name is mentioned in the Nina Simone song, “Four Women”.
Saga m MossiOne known bearer of the name is Naba Saga (king Saga) of Tenkodogo, who died in 2016.
Sagwa f Popular CultureThe name of the titular character from 'Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat'. The name is a corruption of her Chinese name 傻瓜 (Shǎguā) meaning "silly melon head" or "fool".
Saha f JapaneseFrom Japanese 沙 (
sa) meaning "sand" combined with 羽 (
ha) meaning "feathers". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sahadeva m HinduismMeans "one with the gods" in Sanskrit. From
saha meaning "one" and
deva meaning "God".
Sahaiʔa f ChipewyanRoughly translates to: “as the sun breaks through the clouds" or "over the horizon.” This name became notable in 2015 when a mother in the Northwest Territories of Canada was forced to change the glottal stop in her daughter's name to a hyphen because the government could only use the Roman alphabet... [
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Sahala m BatakMeans "charisma, wisdom, power, authority" in Toba Batak.
Şahanə f AzerbaijaniMeans "royal, regal" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian شاهانه
(shāhāne).
Sahana f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 咲 (
sa), from 咲く meaning "to bloom", 沙 (
sa) meaning "1/1,000,000", or 紗 (
sa) meaning "silk gauze, gossamer" combined with 花 (
hana) or 華 (
hana), both meaning "flower, essence, beauty, best thing, best days of one's life".... [
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Sahara f EnglishFrom the name of the world's largest hot desert, which is derived from Arabic صَحَارَى
(ṣaḥārā) meaning "deserts" (see
Sahara).
Šähärbikä f BashkirFrom Persian
شهر (shahr) meaning "city" and feminine name element
бикә (bikä). Sahila f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
sahil meaning "light".
Sahira f Muslim (Rare)Feminine form of
Sahir, meaning "wakeful". Also used to mean "moon, moonlight" or "plain (as in a land without mountains or trees)".
Sahiyena f SiouxMeans “red speakers,” “people of a different talk,” or “speaks unintelligibly” in Dakota. The name
Cheyenne is derived from Sahiyena
Sahoka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 咲 (
sa) meaning "blossom" or 紗 (
sa) meaning "gauze, thin silk", 穂 (
ho) meaning "grain" combined with (
ka) meaning "flower, blossom" or 加 (
ka) meaning "increase"... [
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Sahota f JapaneseFrom Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "aid, help", 保 (ho) meaning "to protect; to safeguard; to defend" combined with 田 (ta) meaning "paddy, field". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Şahzadə f & m AzerbaijaniMeans "prince, princess" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian شاهزاده
(shāhzāde).
Saidtilla m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
said meaning "fortunate" and
tilla meaning "gold" or "dear, precious".
Saidto'ra m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
said meaning "fortunate" and
to'ra meaning "lord".
Saika f JapaneseFrom 彩 (
sai) meaning "colorful, vibrant" or 菜 (
sai) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 霞 (
ka) meaning "cloud, mist". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Saikhantuyaa f MongolianDerived from сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome" and туяа
(tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".
Saikhanzaya f MongolianDerived from Mongolian сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, good, beautiful" and заяа
(zayaa) meaning "future, fate, fortune".
Sainzayaa f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian сайн
(sain) meaning "good" and заяа
(zayaa) meaning "future, fortune, fate".
Saioa f BasqueFrom
Saioa, the name of a mountain located in Navarre, Spain.
Saira f RomanshSurselvan Romansh form of
Sara. The name coincides with Romansh
saira "evening".
Sairika f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam, Nepali, Indian, Marathi, BengaliMEANING - celestial, heavenly
Saisha f IndianWhile many baby name sites and books list this name as meaning 'meaningful life' or 'god', these are incorrect. These meanings likely originate from the misconception that Saisha (or
saiṣā) is another name for the goddess
Lakshmi, from the following line in a stotra by Ramanuja:
saiṣā devī sakala-bhuvana-prārthanā-kāmadhenuḥ... [
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Saita m JapaneseFrom Japanese 咲 (
sai) meaning "blossom" combined with 多 (
ta) meaning "many, much". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Saiva f LatvianOf uncertain origin and meaning. A connection to Latvian
saiva "bobbin" has been suggested.
Saja f ArabicMeans "calmness, tranquillity" in Arabic.
Saja m Korean (Rare)From Sino-Korean 獅子 (saja) meaning "lion" or Korean 사자 (saja) meaning "lion".
Sajiya f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
saj meaning "rhyming couplets".
Sak’a f & m AymaraMeans "cattail" or "plant with yellow flowers" in Aymara.
Sakasha f & m Sanskrit, Indian, Malayalam, Hinduism, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi, Nepali, KannadaMeaning- near, visible, present, having appearance, vicinity
Sakda m Thai, LaoMeans "power, force, authority" in Thai and Lao.
Sakhaaya f YakutDerived from Yakut Саха
(Sakha) meaning "Sakha, Yakut".