This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *** or meaning.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Sereia f Portuguese (Brazilian)The Portuguese word for mermaid. Found in use in Brazil as a given name but also well represented as a nickname.
Serena f JapaneseFrom Japanese 芹 (
se) meaning "water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica)", 怜 (
re) meaning "actor", and 菜 (
na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.
Serene f EnglishFrom the English word
serene, which itself is derived from Latin
serenus, which means "clear, calm, tranquil, quiet."
Serenica f Popular CultureInvented as a combination of
Serena and
Veronica for the game
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (2017), where the name is given to an ancestor of a pair of twins with the aforementioned names, who together are said to be her reincarnation.
Serenola f LiteratureThis was used as a Welsh translation of
Stellaluna (for a 2000 Welsh adaptation of the children's book 'Stellaluna'). It is derived in part from Welsh
seren "star" (cf... [
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Serey m & f KhmerMeans "freedom," "beauty, charm," "peace," or "power, authority" in Khmer.
Sereyvuth m KhmerFrom Khmer សិរិ
(serəy) meaning "to combine, to add up" and វឌ្ឍន
(vŏətthĕəʾnĕəʾ) meaning "progress, development, growth".
Serge m YakutFrom the name of a ritual pole or tree in Buryat and Yakut culture, used to indicate that a place has an owner, ultimately from the Buryat word for "pole".
Sergelenbaatar m MongolianMeans "cheerful hero" in Mongolian, from сэргэлэн
(sergelen) meaning "cheerful" or "lively, sharp, clever" and баатар
(baatar) meaning "hero".
Sergelenbayar m & f MongolianMeans "cheerful celebration" in Mongolian, from сэргэлэн
(sergelen) meaning "cheerful" or "lively, sharp, clever" and баяр
(bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".
Sergis m Arthurian CycleSergis is the knight who informs Artegall of Irena's impending death in Book 5, Canto 11 of "The Faerie Queene".
Sergul f KurdishDerived from Kurdish
seraza meaning "excellent" and
gula meaning "rose".
Se-ri f KoreanDerived from the Korean Hangul 세 (
se) meaning "three" or Korean Hanja 世 (
se) meaning "world, lineage, generation" combined with Korean Hangul 리 (
ri) coming from Korean Hanja 理 (
ri) meaning "reason, sense, logic" or 里 (
ri) meaning "village;
ri a unit of distance" or 裏 / 裡 (
ri) meaning "inside, within, inner".... [
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Seri f JapaneseFrom Japanese 芹 (
seri) meaning "water dropwort,
Oenanthe javanica" or a combination of 世 (
se) meaning "world" and 理 (
ri) meaning "logic, reason". Other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Šerida f Sumerian MythologyThe Sumerian name of the dawn goddess
Aya. While the etymology is uncertain, one suggested root is the Akkadian
šērtum, meaning "morning".
Serigne m WolofFrom Wolof
sëriñ meaning "marabout (a Muslim holy man or a mystic)".
Serika f JapaneseFrom Japanese 芹 (
seri) meaning "water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica)" combined with 伽 (
ka) meaning "nursing or taking care of a person", 佳 (
ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 夏 (
ka) meaning "summer" or 架 (
ka) meaning "construct, build"... [
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Serikbek m KazakhFrom the given name
Serik combined with the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Serikbolat m KazakhFrom Kazakh серік (serik) meaning “partner”, and болат (bolat) meaning “steel”.
Serikzhan m KazakhFrom Kazakh серік
(serik) meaning "support, companion, partner" and жан
(zhan) meaning "soul".
Serin f JapaneseFrom Japanese 星 (se) meaning "star" combined with 林 (rin) meaning "woods; grove; forest; copse", 鈴 (rin) meaning "bell, chime" or 凛 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Serina f JapaneseFrom Japanese 芹 (
seri) meaning "water dropwort,
Oenanthe javanica" combined with 奈 (
na) meaning "what?, Nara, apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Serina f AlbanianDerived from Albanian
serinë, denoting a type of juicy dark grape with large fruit.
Serka f YiddishYiddish girls name, could possibly be a diminutive of
Sura (Yiddish for
Sarah), combined with the Slavic suffix
-ka.
Sernoz f UzbekMeans "playful" or "shiny, shimmering" in Uzbek.
Serori f JapaneseFrom Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids", 蕗 (ro) meaning "butterbur" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Serpentine f EnglishVocabulary word meaning "sinuous, winding, curving". There are several places or features with this name, such as Lake Serpentine in London, and it's possible that people with this name may have been named for these locations.... [
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Sertab f TurkishMeans "the main light, radiance". Sertab Erener is a famous singer with the name. Her name was chosen from a classical Turkish song called "Ey Şûh-i Sertab".
Sertaç m TurkishTerived from Turkish
ser, an archaic word for "head" and
taç meaning "crown".
Sertor m Ancient RomanUncommon Roman praenomen of debated etymology. Some argue that it is derived from a shared root with
Servius whilst others cite
satio meaning "a planted field" or
adsertor meaning "a person who asserts another's liberty".
Serua-eterat f Ancient AssyrianFrom Akkadian elements
Šērū’a and
ēṭirat, meaning "Šerua (a minor deity, possibly a consort of the god
Ashur) is the one who saves". Name borne by a princess of the Sargonid dynasty, known from her letter (circa 670 BCE) to her sister-in-law
Libbali-sharrat.
Seruuntungalag f MongolianDerived from Mongolian сэрүүн
(serüün) meaning "cool, chilly, fresh; awake, alert" and тунгалаг
(tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent".
Servando m Spanish, GalicianSpanish and Galician form of
Servandus. A known bearer of this name is the American professional soccer player Servando Carrasco (b. 1988).
Servandus m Late RomanDerived from Latin
servandus, which is the future passive participle of the Latin verb
servo meaning "to preserve" as well as "to protect, to save". This name was borne by a Spanish saint from the early 4th century AD.
Server m Crimean Tatar, UzbekDerived from Arabic سُرُور
(surūr) meaning "joy, pleasure, satisfaction". It can also be taken from Persian سَروَر
(sarvar) meaning "master".
Servet m Medieval French, French (Rare)Medieval French diminutive of
Servais (as
-et is a French masculine diminutive suffix). This given name fell out of use in France after the Middle Ages, but it has since enjoyed an extremely modest revival in the late 1980s... [
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Servetseza f Ottoman TurkishMeans "worthy of riches", from Ottoman Turkish ثروت
(servet) meaning "riches, wealth" (of Arabic origin) and
seza meaning "worthy" (of Persian origin).
Serviana f Late RomanFeminine form of
Servianus. A bearer of this name was Julia Serviana Paulina, the daughter of Roman politician Lucius Julius Ursus Servianus and his wife Aelia Domitia Paulina.
Servianus m Late RomanThis Roman cognomen is an extended form of
Servius. A bearer of this name was Lucius Julius Ursus Servianus, a Roman senator and consul from the 2nd century AD.
Servilia f Ancient Roman, ItalianFeminine form of
Servilius. A known bearer of this name was Servilia Caepionis (1st century BC), who was the mother of Caesar's assassin Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger.
Servilien m FrenchFrench form of
Servilianus. This name is mostly used in French-speaking parts of Africa. A known bearer of this name is Servilien Nzakamwita (b. 1943), bishop of the Rwandese city Byumba.
Servilius m Ancient RomanRoman nomen gentile which was derived from the Latin adjective
servilis meaning "of a slave, slavish, servile", which is ultimately derived from the Latin verb
servio meaning "to serve, to be in service, to be a servant/slave"... [
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Servillano m Spanish (Philippines)Variant of
Serviliano. This was borne by Servillano Aquino (1874-1959), a Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution against Spain. He was the great-grandfather of Benigno Aquino III, the 15th president of the Philippines, and grandfather-in-law to his mother, Corazon Aquino, the 11th president and first female president of the Philippines.
Servus m History (Ecclesiastical)Means "servant, serf" in Latin. This is the name of an obscure Orthodox martyr who lived in northern Africa in the 5th century.
Serzhan m KazakhDerived from Turkic
ser meaning "head, top" and Persian جان
(jan) meaning "soul".
Sese m Georgian (Rare)Meaning unknown. Georgian sources state that the name is of Kartvelian origin. However, there might possibly be a chance that the name was originally a short form of
Ioseb (compare its diminutive
Soso), in which case it is technically of Hebrew origin... [
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Sesehang m NepaliSesehang is Nepali name more specifically from a Limbu community derived from Limbu language meaning "bright king". Sesehang is combination of sese and hang. Sese means Bright more like bright thoughts and Hang means king... [
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Sésejat f AguarunaEtymology uncertain, possibly related to the Awajún
sésa meaning "flower" or
seséjut meaning "healing a wound".
Sesemi f LiteratureSesemi (real name Therese) Weichbrodt is a figure from the
Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann.
Sesera f JapaneseFrom Japanese 星 (se) meaning "star", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 来 (ra) meaning "to come". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sesha m & f HinduismIn Hindu tradition, Sesha (also: Shesha, Sheshanaga) is the king of all Nagas (serpent deities).
Seshemetka f Ancient EgyptianAncient Egyptian feminine name meaning "(She) who led the Ka". Ka is the Ancient Egyptian concept of the vital essence, which distinguishes the living from the dead.
Sesheset f Ancient EgyptianPossibly deriving from the name of the Egyptian goddess of wisdom and knowledge
Seshat. Name borne by the mother of King Teti, who founded the Sixth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt
Sesika m Georgian (Rare)Diminutive of
Sese. A known bearer of this name was the Georgian actor Aleksandre "Sesika" Kuprashvili (1904-1979).
Sesshoumaru m Popular CultureFrom Japanese 殺 (
sechi) meaning "to kill", 生 (
sho) meaning "life", and 丸 (
maru) meaning "whole, round, circle". This is the name of Inuyasha's older half-brother in the manga and anime series 'Inuyasha'.
Sessile f EnglishEnglish cognate of
Cécile, influenced by the botanical term
sessile, meaning "a leaf issuing directly from the stem of the plant, rather than by a petiole."
Sessily f English (Modern)Variant of
Cecily, influenced by the botanical term
sessile, meaning "a leaf issuing directly from the stem of the plant, rather than by a petiole."
Sessue m Japanese(雪洲, Sesshū), meaning "snowy field" (雪 means "snow" and 洲 means "north field")
Sestina f English (American), Franco-Provençal, SpanishComes from the American surname Sestina. A sestina is “a type of poem that originated in France in the 12th century. The poem is credited to Arnaut Daniel, a Provençal troubadour who lived from 1180-1200... [
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Set m & f BurmeseMeans "to join, to connect" or "to continue" in Burmese.