SarafinafSwahili Apparently means "bright star" in Swahili. The name might be best known from the South African musical "Sarafina!" Also, the name is often easily confused with the Hebrew name Seraphina, but despite looking similar in appearance, both names clearly have completely different etymologies.
SáráhkkáfSami, Sami Mythology Combination of the male name Sárra and the word áhkká "wife, woman, mother". Sáráhkká is the goddess of childbirth in Sami mythology.
SaraidefArthurian Cycle One of the maidens of Viviane, the French Damsel of the Lake, Saraide seems to have held a high place in the Damsel’s service. her grasp of magic, while doubtless far short of Viviane’s, Nimue’s, or Morgan’s, was practical and useful.
SaraiyufLiterature Name of one of the main characters in Tamora Pierce's books Trickter's Choice and Trickster's Queen. Possibly coined from the Hebrew name Sarai combined with the Chinese suffix yu meaning "jade", "happy, pleased" or "rain".
SarakofJapanese From Japanese 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 楽 (ra) meaning "comfort, music" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SaralinefEnglish possibly from the combination of the names Sara and Caroline this name is borne by the character Saraline Timbers from the Animated show Welcome to the Wayne.
Saralum & fMicronesian A Carolinian name of unknown meaning. According to a study, this name was borne by Clemente Saralu Taisacan, who borrowed it from his Carolinian mother's maiden name.
SaramafHinduism, Pet The name of a mythological being referred to as the dog of the gods, or Deva-shuni (देव-शुनी, devaśunī), in Hindu mythology. She first appears in one of Hinduism's earliest texts, the Rig Veda, in which she helps the god-king Indra to recover divine cows stolen by the Panis, a class of demons... [more]
SaramanmGermanic Derived from Old High German saro "armor" combined with man "man."
SaramarmGermanic Derived from Old High German saro "armor" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."
SaranfKorean From Korean word 사랑 (sarang) meaning "love, affection." Also, from 紗(sa) meaning "silk" and 蘭(ran) meaning "orchid". Other hanja character combinations can also form this name.
SarandafAlbanian From Saranda (or Sarandë), the name of a city in Albania. The name itself derives from the Greek Άγιοι Σαράντα (Agioi Saranda), meaning "Forty Saints", honouring the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste.
SaranethfLiterature Saraneth is the sixth of the seven bells used by necromancers and the Abhorsen in Garth Nix's Old Kingdom trilogy. Saraneth is the Binder, the bell that forces complience from the listener.
Sarangf & mKorean (Modern) From native Korean 사랑 (sarang) meaning "love, affection." Several derivations of this word are possible, such as a shift from Sino-Korean 思量 (saryang) meaning "consideration," a derivation of either the verb 사르다 (sareuda) meaning "to make a fire" or 살 (sal) meaning "flesh."... [more]
Sarangarakhf & mMongolian (Rare) Means "moonrise" in Mongolian, from саран (saran) meaning "moon" and гарах (garakh) meaning "to appear, occur".
Sarankhökhööf & mMongolian From Mongolian саран (saran) meaning "moon" and хөхөө (khökhöö) meaning "cuckoo". ‘The Tale of the Moon Cuckoo’, or ‘Moon Cuckoo’, is a traditional Mongolian opera based on a Tibetan work of the same name.
SarantungalagfMongolian From Mongolian саран (saran) meaning "moon" and тунгалаг (tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent".
SarantuyaafMongolian Means "moonbeam" in Mongolian, from саран (saran) meaning "moon" and туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".
SaranyafHinduism, Indian, Tamil, Malayalam, Thai From Sanskrit शरण्य (sharanya) meaning "protector, defender, refuge" or सरण्यु (saranyu) meaning "nimble, quick, agile". This is the name of a Hindu goddess.
SarasafJapanese From 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, gossamer, silk, thread", 良 (ra) meaning "virtuous, good, respectable", and 沙 (sa) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Sarayañim & fAymara Possibly from the Aymara sarayaña meaning "lead, govern".
SaraymafSpanish (Modern) In the case of Spanish flamenco singer Sarayma (1991-) who helped popularise the name within the last several years, it originated from her full given name SarayMacarena.
SarayufIndian, Hinduism, Telugu From the name of a river in North India that flows through Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. Its name seems directly taken from the Sanskrit word सरयु (sarayu) meaning "air, wind".
SarayutmThai Derived from Thai ศร (son) meaning "arrow" and ยุทธ์ (yut) meaning "war, battle".
SarcomSpanish (Rare) This first name is predominantly found in South America, although it is not very common there: one is much more likely to encounter the name as a surname there instead. Because of that, it is possible that the bearers' parents were inspired to give their sons the surname as a first name, just like it is done in English-speaking countries these days... [more]
SardionmGeorgian Derived from Greek σάρδιον (sardion), which is the name that the ancient Greeks had for carnelian, a precious stone. It is not completely certain what the ancient Greeks had derived the name from... [more]
SareptafEnglish (American, Archaic) From a biblical place name, Σάρεπτα (Sarepta) in Greek, derived from the Hebrew verb צָרַף (sarap) meaning "to smelt, refine and test (metal)". The Phoenician town of Zarephath (or Sarepta, its Greek name) was the site of a miracle of the prophet Elijah, who met a widow of Sarepta and restored her dying son to life... [more]
SarifJapanese From 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom" combined with 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine" or 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations can be used.
SaridmBiblical Hebrew A Hebrew name used in the Bible meaning "survivor, remaining, hand of a prince"
SaridanmLiterature, Georgian (Rare) This is the name of a king in the 12th-century epic poem The Knight in the Panther's Skin written by the Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli (1172-1216). He was the father of the titular knight of the poem, namely prince Tariel of India.... [more]
SarielmHebrew, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Apparently means "command of God" in Hebrew, making this name a variant or a shortened form of Zerachiel. This is the name of an angel mainly known in judaism, who was - among others - an angel of healing and a benevolent angel of death (it is said that he was sent to retrieve the soul of Moses).
SariettefFrench (African) From French 'sarriette' meaning "savory," most commonly used in Cameroon.
SarinafJapanese From Japanese 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SarisafJapanese From Japanese 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thin silk", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SarmatmOssetian Ossetian masculine name derived from the name of the Sarmatian people, an ancient, Scythian-speaking Iranian people. This was also the name of a saint.
SarmeanemGeorgian (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical) Meaning unknown. It might possibly be related to the Greek verb σαρμεύω (sarmeuo) meaning "to dig sand", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun σαρμός (sarmos) meaning "heap of earth, that what is swept together"... [more]