SammermMuslim Probably a variant of Samir 1. The spelling might be influenced by the German surname Sammer borne by two famous football players (Klaus and Matthias Sammer, father and son)
SamniangfThai Means "accent, intonation, tone" in Thai.
SamomGaulish Derived from Gaulish samo- "calm; summer".
Samoem & fThai Means "always, constantly" or "even, level" in Thai.
SamoelmGeorgian (Rare) Georgian form of Samuel. This name was borne by eight Catholicoi of Caucasian Iberia: the first lived in the 5th century AD, the last in the 9th century AD.
SamogostmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish sam "alone" (also compare Polish samotny "solitary, lone, lonely"), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic samъ "alone"... [more]
SamomysłmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish sam "alone" (also compare Polish samotny "solitary, lone, lonely"), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic samъ "alone"... [more]
SamonmJapanese This name combines 左 (sa, sha, hidari) meaning "left", 沙 (sa, sha, suna, yonageru) meaning "sand" or 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help" with 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate."... [more]
SamonasmHistory, History (Ecclesiastical) Hellenized form of Shamuna, which is a name that is likely to be of Semitic origin (e.g. Arabic, Aramaic or Hebrew). Its meaning is as of yet uncertain.... [more]
SamosmAncient Greek This name was borne by a Macedonian lyric and epigrammatic poet of the late 3rd century BC.
SamosetmAlgonquin (Anglicized) Means "He who walks over much" in Algonquin. This was the name of an Abenaki chief. He was the first Native American to make contact with the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Massachusetts and introduced them to Tisquantum (Squanto).
SamosławmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish sam "alone" (also compare Polish samotny "solitary, lone, lonely"), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic samъ "alone"... [more]
SampaguitafFilipino From Tagalog sampagita meaning "jasmine flower", which may have been derived from the Tagalog phrase sumpa kita meaning "I promise you" or from Spanish champaquita, a diminutive of champaca meaning "champak flower".
SampashreefSanskrit, Hindi, Odia Possibly derived from Marathi element sampa (संप) meaning "lightning, striking" and Sanskrit sri (श्री) meaning "beauty".
Samphanm & fThai Means "related, connected" in Thai.
Samphasf & mKhmer Means "perception, sensation, contact" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit स्पर्श (sparsha).
Samphelm & fTibetan, Bhutanese From Tibetan བསམ་འཕེལ (bsam-phel) meaning "increasing, becoming, establishing one's desires or wishes", derived from བསམ (bsam) meaning "aspiration, wish, intent" and འཕེལ (phel) meaning "increase, grow, multiply".
SampurnomJavanese From Javanese sampurna meaning "complete, whole, perfect", ultimately from Sanskrit सम्पूर्ण (sampūrṇa).
ŞamqızfKarachay-Balkar From the Karachay-Balker шам (şam) meaning "holy, sacred", "native, dear" or "beautiful" and къыз (qız) meaning "girl".
SámrmOld Norse From Old Norse sámr "swarthy, blackish".
SamrafSanskrit * Samra / Saamra /Saamara सामरा- accompanied by immortals, accompanied by god. It is feminine of सामर. Here स (sa) means with + अमरा ( amaraa) means immortal... [more]
SamrafMandaean Possibly from the Mandaic meaning "keeping, possessing".
SamrajmIndian, Tamil From Sanskrit सम्राज् (samrā́j) meaning "supreme ruler, universal king" (itself from the prefix सम्- (sam-) meaning "altogether" and राज (rāja) meaning "king")... [more]
SamrendmKurdish Kurdish Masculine given name, taken from the name of a mountain in Iranian Kurdistan.
SamrimBiblical Latin, Biblical Form of Shimri used in the Vulgate (Latin Bible) as well as at least one English Bible: the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610).
ŠämsibanatfBashkir From Arabic شَمس (shams) meaning "sun" and Bashkir банат (banat) meaning "girl".
ŠämsibikäfBashkir From Arabic شَمس (shams) meaning "sun" and feminine name element бикә (bikä).
Samsin HalmonifKorean Mythology The name of the triple goddess of childbirth and fate in Korean mythology. It is derived from the hanja 三 (sam) meaning "three", 神 (sin) meaning "god, goddess, spirit" and 할머니 (halmoni) meaning "grandmother", an honourific term for goddesses highlighting their wisdom.
Samtenm & fTibetan, Bhutanese From Tibetan བསམ་གཏན (bsam-gtan) meaning "meditative concentration, stable attention, awareness", derived from བསམ (bsam) meaning "thought, thinking" and གཏན (gtan) meaning "constant, perpetual"... [more]
Samum & fJapanese From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 作 (sa) meaning "make, production, prepare, build", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 夏 (sa) meaning "summer", 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 珊 (sa) meaning "coral, centimeter", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, gossamer", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" or 瑳 (sa) meaning "polish, brilliant white luster of a gem, artful smile" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream" or 武 (mu) meaning "military, martial"... [more]
Samudram & fIndian, Hindi, Assamese, Indonesian, Sinhalese Derived from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra) meaning "sea, ocean". It is a unisex name in India and Sri Lanka while it is only masculine in Indonesia.
SamudravarmanmSanskrit, History From Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra) "sea, ocean" and वर्मन् (varman) "armor, protection". This was the name of a ruler of Kamarupa from 374 to 398 AD.
SamulayomPolynesian Mythology In the mythology of Fiji, Samulayo is a god or spirit of war and those dead souls who died in battle. He lives in underworld.
SamwellmLiterature, Popular Culture Samwell Tarly is the name of a character from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former.
SamyazamAncient Aramaic, Jewish Legend This is the name of a fallen angel in the Book of Enoch, who is portrayed as the leader of a band of angels called the Watchers that lust after mortal women and become fallen angels.
SamzunmBreton Breton form of Samson. Sant Samzun (known as Saint Samson of Dol in English, born c. late 5th century) is counted among the seven founder saints of Brittany.
SanamfPersian, Urdu Means "image, idol" or "love, sweetheart" in Persian and Urdu, ultimately from Arabic صنم (ṣanam).
Sanamacham & fManipuri From the Meitei sana meaning "gold" and macha meaning "small, little".
SanamgulfUzbek Derived from sanam meaning "beauty, beautiful woman", which is also the name of a classical Uyghur music genre, and gul meaning "rose, flower".
SanamoyfUzbek Derived from sanam meaning "beauty, beautiful woman", which is also the name of a classical Uyghur music genre, and oy meaning "moon".
SanatkumaramHinduism Means "ever-young" from Sanskrit सन (sana) meaning "long-lasting, perpetual" and कुमार (kumāra) meaning "boy, son, prince"... [more]
SandarametfArmenian Mythology The Armenian goddess of death, the underworld and hell, also associated with the land and the earth. Her name and part of her mythology is taken from the Zoroastrian divinity Spenta Armaiti.
SanelmafFinnish Old Finnish name of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory, however, connects this name to the Finnish word for "story; poem" and ultimately to the Finnish verb sanella "to dictate". Sanelma may also be derived from the name Anelma.
SanyammIndian MEANING - control, control of senses, restrain, holding together, concentration of mind, fettering, self- control, closing, binding... [more]
SanzhimafBuryat Means "clean, honest" in Buryat, from Tibetan གཙང་མ (gtsang ma) "clean".
SaomifJapanese From Japanese 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SaparmyratmTurkmen From Arabic سَفَر (safar) meaning "journey, travel" combined with the given name Myrat. A notable bearer was Saparmyrat Nyýazow (1940-2006), the first president of Turkmenistan.
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."
Saranmandakhf & mMongolian Derived from Mongolian саран (saran) meaning "moon" and мандах (mandakh) meaning "ascent, rising".
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.
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]
SarmedmArabic Means "eternal" or "everlasting" in Arabic.
ŠarrumamNear Eastern Mythology Meaning "king of the mountains". Šarruma or Sharruma is originally a Hurrian god who was adopted into the Hittite pantheon.
SarumanmLiterature Saruman is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. He is introduced in Fellowship of the Ring, and becomes an important supporting character in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
SaruulchimegfMongolian From Mongolian саруул (saruul) meaning "clear, bright, lucid" or "healthy, robust" and чимэг (chimeg) meaning "decoration, ornament".
SarvanivaranavishkambhinmBuddhism Means "impeder of all hindrances" from Sanskrit सर्व (sarva) meaning "all, whole" combined with निवारण (nivāraṇa) meaning "preventing, hindering, keeping off" and विष्कम्भिन् (viṣkambhin) meaning "obstructing, impeding"... [more]
SasamifJapanese (Rare) This name can be used as 笹美 or 砂沙美 with 笹 (sasa - kokuji) meaning "bamboo grass", 砂 (sa, sha, suna) meaning "sand", 沙 (sa, sha, suna, yonageru) with the same meaning and 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beautiful, beauty."... [more]
SatkhnumfAncient Egyptian Probably means "daughter of Khnum" in Ancient Egyptian. The reading is uncertain, so the name can also be read as Satba.
Satnamm & fIndian (Sikh) From Sanskrit सत्य (satya) meaning "true, real" combined with नाम (nama) meaning "name".
Satomam & fJapanese From Japanese 里 (sato) meaning "village" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SatomikofJapanese (Rare) From 聡 (sato) meaning "intelligent, clever, bright" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SatsumifJapanese Derived from the Japanese kanji 颯 (satsu) meaning "storm, gust, gale" (using the Kan'yō-On Reading) and 水 (mi) meaning "water" (using the Kun Reading).... [more]
Saumyaf & mHindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Bengali Means "cool, moist, northern" or "pleasing, agreeable, gentle" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the feminine form सौम्या and the masculine form सौम्य.
SaurimondafFolklore, Medieval Occitan From Old Occitan saur "blond" and mond "world". This is the name of an evil entity who manifested herself as a girl with fair hair and blue eyes.
SaurmagmGeorgian (Rare), History Georgian form of the Scythian personal name Sawarmag, which literally means "black hand". It is derived from Scythian syāva meaning "black" combined with Scythian arma meaning "hand" and the suffix -aka... [more]
SauromatesmLate Greek, Late Roman, History Derived from the Roman cognomen Sauromates, itself derived from Greek Σαυρομάτης (Sauromates) meaning "a Sarmatian". The Sarmatians were an Iranian people that spoke Sarmatian, a Scythian language... [more]
SayamifJapanese From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 也 (ya) meaning "also" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SayonsommIndian (Rare) Sayonsom means "A name like no other" or "the perfect name" for any particular thing
SayumifJapanese From 早 (sa) meaning "fast", and 弓 (yumi) meaning "bow and arrow". Other kanji combinations can be used.
SazamifJapanese From Japanese 三 (sa) meaning "three", 三 (za) meaning "three" combined with 三 (mi) meaning "three". Other kanji combinations are possible.
ScamandermGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Skamandros. In Greek mythology, this was the name of a river god, who is the personification of the Scamander River (nowadays called Karamenderes River), the largest river of the plain of Troy.
ScelmismGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Σκέλμις (Skelmis). In Greek mythology this was the name of one of the Telchines, sea spirits (daemons) native to the island of Rhodes, who were killed by the gods when they turned to evil magic... [more]
SchamylmSwedish (Rare) Derived from the name of the leader of the Caucasian resistance to Imperial Russia in the 1800s, Imam Shamil. A notable bearer was Swedish film director Schamyl Bauman (1893-1966).