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.
Settela f RomaniMeaning uncertain. A famous bearer of this given name was Settela Steinbach (1934-1944), a Dutch Sinti girl who lost her life in the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II. She posthumously became an icon of the Holocaust, due to her brief appearance in a video of the transit camp Westerbork, which had been made by fellow Holocaust victim Rudolf Breslauer (1903-1944 or 1945).
Settha m ThaiFrom Thai เศรษฐ
(settha) meaning "excellent, best, supreme".
Seukja f KoreanFrom 碩 "great, eminent; large, big" and 子 (ja) meaning "child".
Seung-a f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" and 雅 "elegant, graceful, refined".
Sevdia f Georgian (Rare)Derived from the Georgian noun სევდა
(sevda) meaning "melancholy, sorrow". It ultimately comes from the Arabic noun سَوْدَاء
(sawda) meaning "black bile" as well as "melancholy, sadness, gloom"... [
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Şevkefza f Ottoman TurkishFrom Ottoman Turkish شوق
(şevk) meaning "desire, yearning, ardor, eagerness" and Persian افزا
(afza), the present stem of افزودن
(afzudan) meaning "to increase, to add".
Seyäbikä f BashkirFrom Bashkir
сейә (seyä) meaning "cherry" and feminine name element
бикә (bikä). Şeyda f TurkishDerived from Persian شيدا
(sheydā) meaning "enamoured, madly in love".
Sforza m Medieval ItalianDerived from Italian
sforzare "to force, strain". The dynastic name of the dukes of Milan in the 15th and 16th centuries, the family name was occasionally used as a given name in Italy.
Sgula f HebrewMeans "talisman, virtue, treasure" in Hebrew.
Shabaka m Ancient Egyptian, Ancient Near EasternFrom Egyptian
šꜢbꜢkꜢ, of Kushite origin. This was the name of a Kushite pharaoh of the 25th Dynasty of Egypt (c.721 BCE - c.707 BCE). The Kingdom of Kush was an ancient African kingdom in what is now the Republic of Sudan.
Shafilea f Punjabi, PakistaniBorne by Shafilea Ahmed (1986-2003), a British-Pakistani girl who was murdered by her parents in a suspected honour killing at age 17.
ShaGasyia f ObscureThe real name of Shea Diamond, artist and transgender rights activist.
Shagufta f UrduDerived from Persian شکفته
(shekofteh) meaning "open, cheerful, expanded, full-blown (as in a flower)".
Shahada m & f ArabicMeans "testimony, attestation" or "shahada (Islamic faith in Allah and Muhammed), martyrdom".
Shahnyaa f Popular CultureThe Native American name of the main protagonist in the Canadian animated TV series "Molly of Denali". The fictional girl is of Gwich'in, Koyukon, and Dena'ina Athabascan descent. In the Native names episode her Native name is "One who informs us."
Shahpara f UrduIt's mainly a Persian name since lots of words in Urdu come from Arabic/Persian words. It means "piece of royalty", Shah meaning king/royalty and Para meaning piece.
Shaikhzada m BashkirMeaning unknown. A known bearer was Shaikhzada Babich, a Bashkir writer and poet.
Shailiha f LiteraturePossibly derived from the word
shilhi which means "weapon, armor." This is the name of the female Chosen One in Robert Newcomb's Chronicles of Blood and Stone.
Shaista f UrduMeans "civilised, courteous, polite" in Urdu, ultimately from Persian شایسته
(shayesteh).
Shaivya m & f HindiKing of kings/ worshipper of Lord Shiva (Hindu god).
Shakarxo'ja m UzbekDerived from
shakar meaning "sweet, sugar" and
xo'ja meaning "master".
Shala f Near Eastern MythologyThe name of a Mesopotamian corn goddess who is also associated with war as well as the name of a Sumerian goddes of grain and the emotion of compassion.... [
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Shamila f ArabicFemale version of the Arabic masculine name Shamil.
Shamilia f ArabicIt derives from the arabic, meaning "gorgeous", "beautiful".
Shammua m BiblicalShammua, the son of
Zaccur of the house of
Reuben, was a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:4.
Shams-al-Duha f History, Medieval ArabicMeans "dawn light". This was the Arabic name taken by a Christian concubine of Muhammad II al-Faqih, who was the mother of his son Nasr.
Shamshira f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
sham meaning "light" and
shira meaning "sweetness, nectar".
Shamsiqora m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
shams meaning "the sun" and
qora meaning "black, dark".
Shana f JapaneseFrom Japanese 沙 (sha) meaning "sand" combined with 夏 (na) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Shaohua m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 少
(shǎo) meaning "few, little" or
(shào) meaning "young, youthful", 绍
(shào) meaning "continue, carry on" or 劭
(shào) meaning "excellent, admirable, respectable" combined with 华
(huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [
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Shara m Near Eastern MythologyIn Sumerian mythology Shara is a minor god of war, mainly identified with the city of Umma, north-east of
Unug (Uruk). He is identified in some texts as the son of
Inana (
Ishtar).
Sharda f Indian (Sikh)The Sharda temple has a special significance in the evolution of the people of Kashmir as an intellectual identity and it was an ancient site of learning in the subcontinent. The indigenous script of Kashmir has been named after the presiding deity i.e the Goddess Sharda.
Sharifmirza m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sharif meaning "sacred, holy" and
mirza meaning "scribe, clerk, scholar" or "lord".
Sharifxo'ja m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sharif meaning "sacred, holy" and
xo'ja meaning "master".