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This is a list of submitted names in which the first letter is S; and the ending sequence is a.
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Skholastika f Russian
Russian form of Scholastica.
Skholastyka f Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian form of Scholastica. It is also the Ukrainian everyday word for "scholastic, academic" or "scholasticism" (esp. within the context of Christian scholasticism) - the given name and the vocabulary word being closely related etymologically.... [more]
Skirgaila m Lithuanian (Rare), History
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb skirti, which usually means "to give, to devote, to dedicate" but has also been found to mean "to divide, to separate" as well as "to determine, to establish, to identify"... [more]
Skolasztika f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Scholastica.
Skribonija f Croatian
Croatian form of Scribonia.
Skrybonia f Polish
Polish form of Scribonia.
Skúlína f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic feminine form of Skúli.
Skunkha m Scythian
Possibly means "excellent one, outstanding one", related to Ossetian sk’unxt "excellent" and sk’uänxun "distinguishes oneself". This is rendered as skₒyxyn (скойхйн) in the Digor dialect of Ossetian.
Skylia f American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Skyla or combination of Sky and Lia.
Skyra f English
Blend of Sky and Kyra.
Sláva m & f Slovak
Slovak form of Slava.
Slavamira f Ukrainian
Derived from the Slavic elements 'slava' meaning "glory" and 'mirŭ' meaning "peace, world".
Slavenka f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Slaven.
Slaveya f Bulgarian
Derived from Slavic slava meaning "glory".
Slaviana f Russian, Bulgarian, Romanian
The name is divided into 2 parts in Russian: (slu-veet) that means "praise", and Yana. The whole meaning is "praise Yana". It's a long name for Yana.
Slavina f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Slavin.
Slaviša m Serbian, Croatian
Diminutive of Slava, Slavko, or Slaven.
Slavojka f Slovene
Feminine form of Slavoj.
Sławomirza f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Sławomira.
Sӗlikhkha f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Saliha.
Slilma f Central American
From Miskito slilma meaning "star." It is heavily concentrated in Nicaragua, mostly in the North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, and has been in use since at least the early 1970s (as a first name; when considering middle name usage, it would have been in use since at least the mid-1940s).
Sloboda f Serbian (Rare)
Means "freedom, liberty" in Serbian.
Slovena f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sloven.
Slúta m Old Norse
From Slúta meaning "hanging down".
Smæra f Faroese
Directly taken from Faroese smæra "clover".
Smaida f Latvian
Derived from either Latvian smaids "a smile" or smaidīt "to smile".
Smarahda f Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Smaragda. This name was borne by the Ukrainian saint Iulianiya Avramivna Onyshchenko (1858-1945), who was known as Reverend Smarahda.
Smaranda f Romanian
Derived from Romanian smarand meaning "emerald". Smaranda Brăescu (1897 – 1948) was a Romanian parachuting and aviation pioneer, former multiple world record holder. Her achievements earned her the nickname "Queen of the Heights".
Smaroula f Greek
Diminutive of Smaragda or Smaragdi.
Smeralda f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian, Albanian
Derived from Albanian smerald and Italian smeraldo "emerald", making it a cognate of Esmeralda. This name was borne by the mother of Botticelli.
Smiljka f Slovene
Diminutive of Smilja, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Smita f Indian, Marathi, Kannada
Derived from Sanskrit स्मित (smita) meaning "smile".
Smrita f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Indian, Marathi, Gujarati
MEANING- remembered, recollected, thought of, mentioned
Smuidra f Latvian
Derived from Latvian smuidrs "slender, slim".
Smyrna f Ancient Greek
The ancient Greek name for the Turkish city Izmir. The name Smyrna was the Greek word for myrrh which was the city's chief export in Ancient times. Smyrna was one of the seven churches of Asia mentioned in the book of Revelations in the Bible and was a major hub of the church in the first few centuries.
Smyrnaia f Ancient Greek
Meaning "of smyrna".
Smysława f Polish
Feminine form of Smysław.
Snæbrá f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse snær "snow" combined with brá "eyelash".
Snæja f Danish
Danish feminine form of Snær.
Snana f Sioux
Means "to jingle, ring", from Lakota snásna.
Sneferka m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian snfr-kꜣ, possibly meaning "(his) soul is beautiful", from Egyptian snfr "to make beautiful" combined with kꜣ "soul". This was the throne name of an early Egyptian king who may have ruled at the end of the 1st Dynasty.
Snegurka f Folklore
This is the name of the popular Russian fairy tale character Snegurochka "The Snow Maiden". The name comes from Russian снег (sneg) which means "snow".
Snegurochka f Folklore
Diminutive of Snegurka.... [more]
Snehalata f Indian
Means "love vine" in Chhattisgarhi, language spoken in India.
Sneja f Bulgarian
Short form of Snejana.
Snejana f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
French transcription of Snezhana.
Snejanka f Bulgarian
Meaning - Snow White ... [more]
Sneschana f Bulgarian (Germanized)
Variant transcription of Снежана (see Snezhana).
Snezha f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Снежа (see Sneja).
Snežka f Slovene
Diminutive of Snežana, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Snežna f Serbian, Slovene
Derived from Serbian and Slovene снежна (snežna), meaning "snowy".
Sniažana f Belarusian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Sniazhana.
Sniazhana f Belarusian
Belarusian cognate of Snježana.
Sniega f Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun sniegas meaning "snow". In some cases, this name can also be a short form of Snieguolė.
Śnieżka f Polish (Archaic)
Archaic Polish name meaning "snow," now obsolete. It is the Polish name for Snow White as well.
Snigdha f Bengali
From Sanskrit स्निग्ध (snigdha) meaning "loving, affectionate, tender, charming".
Snizhana f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Snježana.
Snjáka f Icelandic (Modern)
Feminine form of Snær.
Snježna f Croatian
Derived from Croatian snježna meaning "snowy".
Snöblomma f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "snow flower" from Swedish snö "snow" combined with blomma "a flower, bloom".
Snotra f Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse snotr "clever; smart". In Norse mythology, Snotra is a goddess associated with wisdom. Snotra is solely attested in the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson and may be an invention of Snorri's... [more]
Soabá f Sami
Sami name of unknown origin. Theories include a variant of Sabba and a derivation from Sami soabadit "to agree".
Soafinaritra m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy soa meaning "good" and finaritra meaning "happy, joyous" or "healthy".
Soamaraina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy soa meaning "good" and maraina meaning "morning, dawn".
Soamazava m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy soa meaning "good" and mazava meaning "bright, clear".
Soanomena m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy soa meaning "good" and nomena meaning "to be given".
Soara f Medieval Romanian
Feminine form of Soare.
Soara f Japanese
From Japanese 颯 (so) meaning "the sound of the wind" combined with 桜 (ara) meaning "cherry blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Soatiana f Malagasy
Meaning not known.
Söba m Vilamovian
Variant of Siöeba.
Sobeida f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Zubaida.
Sobeirana f Medieval Occitan
Derived from Old Occitan sobeira "superior".
Sobena f Slavic
Meaning, "herself."
Sobia f Urdu
Urdu form of Thuwaybah.
Sobita f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek sobit meaning "steadfast".
Soda m & f Khmer
Means "clear, pure" in Khmer.
Sodasa m Scythian
From Scythian *Śuḍāsa meaning "who kept the good acts in memory". Name borne by a king of Mathura who ruled circa 15 CE.
Sodia f Sanskrit
Means "sun" in Sanskrit.
Sodiqa f Uzbek
Uzbek feminine form of Sadiq.
Sodtuyaa f & m Mongolian
From сод (sod) meaning "remarkable, unique, splendid" and туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam".
Soekma f & m Indonesian
Older spelling of Sukma influenced by Dutch orthography.
Soelma f Buryat
Derived from Buryat соёл (soyol) meaning "culture".
Soëlmaa f Buryat
From the Buryat соёл (soёl) meaning "culture" and the Mongolian feminine suffix -маа (-maa).
Soerja m Indonesian
Older spelling of Surya influenced by Dutch orthography.
Sofa f Russian
Russian diminutive of Sofya.
Sofana f New World Mythology
Nicaragua-spanish... [more]
Sofea f Malaysian
Possibly the Malaysian form of Sophia. This claim requires research.
Soffá f Sami
Sami form 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]
Sofiana f English, English (American)
Elaboration of Sofia and variant of Sophiana
Sofica f Romanian
Diminutive of Sofia.
Sofiia f Ukrainian
Variant transliteration of Софія (see Sofiya).
Sofila f Indian
Variant transcription of Sophila.
Sofinka f Czech
Diminutive of Žofie, not used as a given name in its own right.
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.
Sofja f Estonian
Contracted form of Sofija.
Sofonia m Italian
Italian form of Zephaniah.
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.
Sofronia f Spanish, Italian, Polish
Spanish, Italian, and Polish form of Sophronia.
Sofroniya f Russian
Russian form of Sophronia.
Sof'ya f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Sofya.
Sofya f Turkish, Uyghur
Turkish and Uyghur form of Sofia.
Soghra f Persian
From Arabic صغرى (sughra) meaning "smallest, youngest" (the feminine form of Asghar). It may be used in honor of Zaynab al-Sughra (also known as Umm Kulthum), the daughter of Fatima and Ali and granddaughter of the Prophet Muhammad.
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).
Sohaila f Arabic
Variant transcription of Soheila.
Soheyla f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سهیلا (see Soheila).
Soh'ja f Veps
Veps form of Sophia.
Sohviia f Finnish
Finnish form of Sofia.
Sóifia f Irish
Irish form of Sophia.
Soila f Finnish
Variant of Soile.
Soiva f Finnish (Rare)
Derived from Finnish soiva "sounding, sonorous".
Soja f German
German variant of Zoya. It coincides with the German word for "soy (beans)".
Sojá f Sami
Sami variant of Svea.
Sójka f Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "jay" in Polish. Amongst Knaanic speaking Jewish communities, this was sometimes used as a vernacular form of Zipporah.
Sokeina f Arabic
Variant transcription of Sakina.
Sokhanya f Khmer
Means "peaceful lady" in Khmer.
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]
Sokrateia f Ancient Greek
Contracted form of Sosikrateia.
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).
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.
Solanja f Lengadocian, Provençal
Languedocian and Provençal form of Solange.
Solara f Arabic
Means "of the sun" in Arabic. This girl name is used in Sudan.
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.
Solbella f Judeo-Spanish
Combination of Sol 1 and Bella 1.
Solbellida f Judeo-Spanish
Either a combination of Sol 1 and Bellida or a diminutive of Solbella.
Solbitna f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Solbinna.
Solbora f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Sol and Bora 3 means "purple pine tree" in Korean.
Sólbrá f Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse sól "sun" and brá "eyelash" (or "to shine" or "to blink").
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.
Soleina f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Sol 1.
Soléna f French
Semi-Gallicized form of Breton Solena.
Solena f Breton
Strictly feminine variant of Solen.
Soliana f Medieval Italian
Feminine form of Solian.
Soliana f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Sol 1 with the same ending as names like Ariana and Tiana.
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.
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]
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]
Solita f Spanish, German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Soledad, or a diminutive of Sol 1. Bearers include the German flutist Solita Cornelis (1949-2016), the American expatriate writer Solita Solano (1888-1975), and the Filipino television journalist Solita "Mareng Winnie" Monsod (1940-).
Solja f Finnish
Female variant of archaic Finnish masculine name Sotia, meaning unknown.
Soljá f Sami
Sami form of Solja.
Sólkatla f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Old Norse sól "sun" and the name Katla.
Solla f Norwegian (Archaic), Sami
Obsolete Norwegian dialectal variant of Solveig recorded in Trøndelag and Nordland.
Sóllilja f Icelandic (Modern)
Means "sun lily", derived from Old Norse sól "sun" and lilja "lily". Also compare Sól and Lilja.
Solmaira f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Sol 1 and Maira and variant spelling of Solmayra... [more]
Solmara f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Sol 1 and Mara 1, likely inspired by Solmayra.
Solmayra f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Sol 1 and Mayra and variant spelling of Solmaira.
Soloma f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Most likely a variant of Salome via its other (obsolete) variant forms Saloma and Solomy.... [more]
Solomeya f Medieval Slavic
East Slavic name, which was derived from the name Salome means - "calm", feminine form of the Biblical name Shalom.
Solomia f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Salome.
Solomiia f Ukrainian
Variant transliteration of Соломія (see Solomiya).
Solomona m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian
Older Hawaiian form of Solomon. It appears in the Bible in Hawaiian.
Solomona f Medieval Latin
Feminine form of Solomon.
Solomonia f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Apparently a feminine form of Solomon. According to Eastern Orthodox tradition, Solomonia was the unnamed woman with seven sons described in 2 Maccabees 7 of the Old Testament... [more]
Solomonica f Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Jewish surname Solomonica. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch writer Solomonica de Winter (b... [more]
Solomoniya f Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian feminine form of Solomon.
Solsa m Chechen (Rare)
Taken from the name of Seska Solsa, a figure in Chechen and Ingush mythology equivalent to the Ossetian Sosruko.
Soluna f Obscure
Possibly a combination of the Spanish words sol (meaning "sun") and luna (meaning "moon").
Sólvá f Faroese
Faroese variant of Solveig.
Solvita f Latvian
Popularly viewed as a combination of Latin sol "sun" and vita "life", it may have originated as a variant of Solveiga formed using a diminutive suffix... [more]
Solyana f Obscure
Variant of Soliana.
Somaia f Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Sumayya.
Somalia f American (Rare)
From the name of the African country.
Somayina f & m Igbo
The name of Igbo origin means "I am not alone."
Someia f Arabic
Variant transcription of Sumayya.
Somethea m & f Khmer
Somethea means "wisdom person" or "intelligence person" in Khmer.
Somsuda f Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and สุดา (suda) meaning "woman, lady, daughter".
Sönä f German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Sonja.
Sona f Japanese
From Japanese 空 (so) meaning "sky" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sona f Western African
Meaning unknown.... [more]
Sonata f Lithuanian, English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From a musical term for a musical composition for one or a few instruments (piano frequently being one of them) in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo, derived from the feminine past participle of Italian verb sonare (modern suonare) meaning "to play (an instrument); to sound."
Sonata f Japanese
From Japanese 空 (so) meaning "sky" combined with 遥 (nata) meaning "faraway, distant, remote". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sonceria f African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown. Notable bearer of the name is Sonceria Berry (1955—), Secretary of the US Senate.
Sondrea f African American (Rare)
Variant of Sondra influenced by Andrea 2.
Sonea f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Sonya.
Sonechka f Russian
Diminutive of Sofya or Sofiya, variant of Sonya.
Soneeya f Nepali
Meaning "Golden", "Beloved".
Sonequa f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shaniqua, possibly using the phonetic element son. A famous bearer is American actress Sonequa Martin-Green.
Song-a f Korean
From Korean Hanja 送 (song) meaning "to deliver, to carry, to see off", 頌 (song) meaning "ode, eulogy, to praise in writing", 淞 (song) meaning "water, river", 誦 (song) meaning "to read aloud, to recite" combined with 妸 (a) meaning "beautiful, graceful", 雅 (a) meaning "elegant", 娥 (a) meaning "good, beautiful"... [more]
Songa'nzila f Kongo
Means “the guide” in Kongo.
Songhua f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".
Songxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
Sónia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Sonia.
Sonia f Japanese
From Japanese 空 (so) meaning "sky", 仁 (ni) meaning "benevolence" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Sonička f Czech
Diminutive form of Soňa.
Sonietta f English (Modern, Rare), Italian (Rare), Literature
Likely a diminutive of Sonia. This name was used by Anthony Burgess for a female character in his novel A Clockwork Orange.
Soniya f Hindi, Indian
Means "darling, golden, lovely" in Hindi.
Sonjá f Sami
Sami form of Sonja.
Sonjia f English (American, Rare)
A variant of Sonia likely based on Sonja.
Sönneva f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Sønneva.
Sønneva f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Sunniva recorded in Vestlandet from the late 18th century onwards.
Sonnika f Afrikaans
Either an elaboration of Sonya or derived from the German word Sonne "sun".
Sonnka f East Frisian (Rare)
East Frisian feminine form of Sönke.
Sonoa f Japanese
From Japanese 苑 (sono) meaning "garden" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sonoha f Japanese
Sono meaning garden,ha meaning leaf or,So meaning robust,prosperity,manhood,no meaning field or plain,ha meaning feather or leaf
Sonora f English (American, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be inspired by the name of the north-western Mexican state Sonora or possibly be derived from Latin sonorus "resounding; sonorous".
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