SibbefAnglo-Saxon Old English diminutive of Sibyl (compare Sibley). Alternatively, it might derive from Old English sibb "kinship, relationship, friendliness; peace", making it a relation of Sif.
SibemWest Frisian, East Frisian Frisian short form of masculine names that have sigu or sigis for a first element, and of which the second element starts with a "b." The names Sibald and Sibert are good examples of that.
SibissefGuanche, Spanish (Canarian, Rare) From Guanche *sibissəy meaning "armhole (in clothing); cleavage, neckline; theft". This was recorded as the name of a 16-year-old Guanche girl from Tenerife who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1495.
Silencem & fEnglish (African), English (Puritan), Romani (Archaic) Simply from the English word silence, from Middle English from Old French, from Latin silentium, from silere "be silent". A popular virtue name amongst the Puritans in the 17th century, it was usually given to girls (very occasionally to boys), ultimately taken from the admonition of Saint Paul: "Let the women learn in silence, with all subjection." Translated into Latin it became Tace, which "in its turn developed into Tacey"... [more]
SilenefEnglish (Rare) After a large genus of flowering plants that contains almost 900 species. It's commonly known as the campion or catchfly. It's also the feminine form of Silenus.
Sin-aefKorean From Sino-Korean 信愛 (sin-ae), referring to devoted love (of God). Other hanja combinations are possible.
SinaefKorean From native Korean 시내 (sinae) meaning "stream, brook, creek." It can also be a variant transcription of Sin-ae.
SinaefKorean Sinae (Korean:신애), from the Sino Korean "申" meaning "to extend, to explain" and the Sino Korean "愛" meaning to love, the name means, in combination, "Expression of Love"
SinoefGreek Mythology The name of a nymph of Mount Sinoe in Arkadia and the nurse of the god Pan. Her name is either derived from Mt Sinoe (or alternatively it may be named for her) or taken from the element ςίνος (sinos) meaning "mischievous".
SinopefGreek Mythology, Ancient Greek From the name of the ancient city Sinope, derived from Hittite 𒅆𒉡𒉿 (Šinuwa) of unknown meaning. This was the name of a character from Greek mythology whom the city was supposedly named after, a daughter of Metope and Asopus, or in some accounts Ares... [more]
SinoricemAfrican American (Rare) Meaning unknown. The best known bearer of this name is Sinorice Moss (b. 1983), a former professional player of American football.
SinuhemAncient Egyptian, Literature From Egyptian zꜣ.nht meaning "son of the sycamore", derived from zꜣ "son" and nht "sycamore tree", a plant associated with the goddess Hathor... [more]
SionnefEnglish Could be a variant of Sianne, influenced by Dionne. It could also be derived from the name of a town in France's Lorraine region.
SiouxsiefEnglish (Rare) Variant of Susie, made famous by the British rock band Siouxsie & The Banshees. This name is considered offensive to the Sioux Nation.
SippiefPopular Culture, American (South) The stage name of blues singer Sippie Wallace, born Beulah Thomas. Sippie was a nickname she gained in childhood, as a gap between her two front teeth meant that she "sipped" on food and drink.
SirarpiefArmenian (Gallicized) French transcription of Sirarpi. A known bearer was Sirarpie Der Nersessian (1896-1989), an Armenian art historian.
SistinefEnglish (Modern, Rare) From the name of the Sistine Chapel, which is derived from Sisto and named for Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built. This is borne by Sistine Stallone (1998-), a daughter of the actor Sylvester Stallone.
SisuilefMedieval Irish Irish adoption of Cecily. Unlike Síle, however, this name does not seem to have survived the Middle Ages.
Sjoekef & mWest Frisian Diminutive of Sjoerd (masculine) and Sjoerdje (feminine). Also compare the related name Sieuwke, not least because there are bearers of that name who have gone by Sjoeke in daily life.... [more]
SméraldinefTheatre Fata Morgana's black slave in "L'amour des trois oranges" by Prokofiev.
Smudgem & fPet A cat name that is derived from the English word smudge meaning "blemish, smear" in reference to its appearance.
SnaigėfLithuanian Directly taken from Lithuanian snaigė "snowflake".
SnakemEnglish From Proto-Germanic *snakon, source also of Old Norse snakr "snake," Swedish snok, German Schnake "ring snake"), from PIE root *sneg- "to crawl, creeping thing" (source also of Old Irish snaighim "to creep," Old High German snahhan "to creep").
SneeuwwitjefFolklore, Literature Dutch calque of Schneewittchen. It consists of the Dutch words sneeuw meaning "snow" and wit meaning "white" combined with the Dutch diminutive suffix -je.
SneferremAncient Egyptian Possibly from Egyptian snfr-rꜥ, perhaps meaning "Ra has made me beautiful", from Egyptian snfr "to make beautiful", a derivative of nfr "beautiful, good" combined with the Egyptian God Ra... [more]
SniedzefLatvian Either directly taken from Latvian sniedze "snow bunting (bird)" or derived from Latvian sniegs "snow". This name was used by Latvian playwright Anna Brigadere in her play Princese Gundega un karalis Brusubārda.
SnowdiefAmerican (South) Possibly derived from a surname. This was used by Eudora Welty in her short story collection The Golden Apples (1949) for a central character, Snowdie MacLain.
SoavefMedieval Italian Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Italian soave "sweet, delicate; gentle; soft" and a derivation from Suebi, the tribal name of a group of Germanic people first mentioned by Julius Caesar.
SobefAncient Hebrew The name of Sobe first appears in writings of about the 7th century by Hippolytus of Thebes.... [more]
SodefJapanese This name is used as 袖 (shuu, sode) meaning "sleeve, wing (of stage/building)," originally from a combination of 衣 (so) meaning "clothing, robe" and 手 (te) meaning "hand, arm," the te shifted to de as a result of rendaku.... [more]