SędomirmPolish Old Polish male name, of which the first element is derived from Polish sądzić "to judge" (also compare Croatian suditi and Czech soudit, both of which mean "to judge"). The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]
SeezorammMormon Member of Gadianton band, tenth known Nephite chief judge (c. 26 BC), eventually succeeded by Lachoneus. How and when he began his reign as chief judge is not known; his first appearance in the Book of Mormon is when Nephi, son of Helaman, prophesied his murder by the hand of his brother, Seantum... [more]
SegametsifTswana Means "that which draws water" in Setswana.
Seimam & fJapanese From Japanese 晴 (sei) meaning "clear up", 星 (sei) meaning "star" or 世 (sei) meaning "generations" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance" or 磨 (ma) meaning "polish"... [more]
SeimeimJapanese (Rare) Combination of a sei kanji, like 清 meaning "clean, pure, chaste," 政 meaning "rule, government," 晟 meaning "clear," 星 meaning "star" or 西 meaning "west," and a mei kanji, usually 明 meaning "brightness; clarity."... [more]
SeimifJapanese From Japanese 清 (sei) meaning "pure" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Sekhemib-perenmaatmAncient Egyptian From Egyptian sḫm-jb-pr.n-mꜣꜥt "the one daring of heart for whom Maat has come forth" or "the one daring of heart going forth for Maat", derived from the Egyptian sḫm "powerful", jb "heart, mind", either pr.n "has gone forth" or prn "going forth for", and the Egyptian Goddess Maat from mꜣꜥt... [more]
SekhemkhetmAncient Egyptian From Egyptian sḫm-ẖt, possibly meaning "(the one who is) powerful of torso", from Egyptian sḫm "powerful" and ẖt "torso". This was the name of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 3rd Dynasty during the Old Kingdom.
Selvamm & fTamil This is a typical Tamil name of persons, and is mostly masculine, rarely used also in the feminine. However, 'Selvan' would be only masculine; and 'Selvi' would be only feminine. 'Selvam' in poetic Tamil means, 'wealth', or 'something precious'... [more]
SemaanmArabic Of Syriac Aramaic origin, the name Semaan belongs to the Semitic Aramaic dialect of northern Iraq and Syria of the second century C.E.... [more]
SémaphoremLiterature Derived from the French noun sémaphore meaning "semaphore", which is a visual signalling system. The word is ultimately derived from the ancient Greek words σῆμα (sema) meaning "sign, mark, token" and φέρω (phero) meaning "to bear, to carry"... [more]
SemarmIndonesian Mythology Likely derived from Javanese samar meaning "vague, dim, obscure, mysterious". In Javanese mythology this is the name of a divine jester depicted as having a short stature and a large rear figure... [more]
SematfAncient Egyptian From Egyptian smꜣ.t meaning "the companion", derived from zmꜣ "to join, unite" and the suffix .t.
SemenomMedieval Basque Of debated origin and meaning. While some modern-day academics consider this name a variant of Seme, other theorize a derivation from Simon 1 (compare Ximeno).
SemerkhetmAncient Egyptian From Egyptian smr-ẖt meaning "friend of the gods", from Egyptian smr “royal friend, courtier” and ẖt “group of gods”. This was the Horus name of an early Egyptian king who ruled during the First Dynasty.
Šempatə̑rmMari Means "dark warrior, black warrior" in Mari.
SempermEnglish (Rare) Derived from Latin semper meaning "forever, always". It also coincides with a surname which derives from multiple distinct sources, including the French place name Saint-Pierre and the medieval Germanic personal name Sindperht (see Sindbert).... [more]
SemperbonafAncient Roman, Italian (Archaic) Derived from Latin semper meaning "always" and Latin bona meaning "good, kind, right, pleasant; valid, useful, healthy".
SenekerimmArmenian (Archaic) Armenian form of Sennacherib. Senekerim-Hovhannes Artsruni (-1025/1027) was the sixth and last King of Vaspurakan, from the Artsruni dynasty.
SenmifJapanese From Japanese 茜 (sen) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant" or 千 (sen) meaning "thousand" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Seok-beommKorean From Sino-Korean 錫 "bestow, confer" and 範 "pattern, model, rule, law".
Seo-mifKorean From 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" combined with 媺 (mi) or 美 (mi) both meaning "beautiful". Other combinations are possible.
SeptimaniefFrench (?) Jeanne-Louise-Armande-Élisabeth-Sophie-Septimanie de Vignerot du Plessis (1740-1773), daughter of the 3rd Duke of Richelieu, was a salonnière of the French Ancien Régime. She was married to the Count of Egmont and also known as Septimanie d'Egmont.
SeptiminusmLate Roman Diminutive of Septimus. This name was borne by Lucius Fabius Cilo (it was one of his many names), a Roman senator from the 2nd century AD.
SesegmaafBuryat From the Mongolian Tsetseg combined with the Mongolian feminine suffix -маа (-maa).
SesemifLiterature Sesemi (real name Therese) Weichbrodt is a figure from the Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann.
SeshemetkafAncient Egyptian Ancient 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.
SesshoumarumPopular Culture From 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'.
Seung-manmKorean From Sino-Korean 承 (seung) "inherit, receive; succeed" and 晩 (man) "night". A famous bearer is the first president of South Korea, Syngman Rhee (1875-1965).
Seung-Minm & fKorean From Sino-Korean 承 (seung) meaning "inherit" or 昇 (seung) meaning "rise, ascend" combined with 民 (min) meaning "people, citizens", 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" or 旼 (min) meaning "gentle, affable"... [more]
SeungmukmKorean From 勝 "victory; excel, be better than" or 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" (seung) and 묵 meaning neck.
ShadimanmGeorgian Georgian form of the Persian name Šādmān (also Shādmān), of which the first element is derived from Middle Persian šād (also shād) meaning "happy, joyful" or from Middle Persian šādīh (also shādīh) meaning "happiness, joy"... [more]
Shadmanf & mMuslim Means “happy”, “joyous”, or "jubilant".
ShahrommMalay, Tajik, Uzbek (Rare) Malay, Tajik, and Uzbek form of Shahram. A notable bearer of this name is the Malaysian soccer player Shahrom Kalam (b. 1985).
ShaikhislammBashkir (Rare) From the Arabic title شَيْخ (šayḵ) meaning "chief, chieftain, head" combined with the name of the religion Islam.
Shalamarf & mEnglish (Rare), Filipino (Rare) Alternate transcription of Arabic / Urdu شالامار باغ (see Shalimar). Though the name began to be used (in very small numbers) in America in the 1950s and 1960s, it gained some recognition there in 1980 following the release of the song "Three for Love" by the R&B group of the same name.
ShalimarfAmerican (Modern, Rare) From the name of the Shalamar Gardens near what is now Lahore, Pakistan, which were created in the mid-17th century by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (who also built the Taj Mahal)... [more]
ShamamBiblical This name comes from שמע (shama'), meaning "to hear".... [more]
ShamadavlemMedieval Georgian The first element of this name is uncertain; it might possibly be derived from Persian شام (sham) meaning "dusk" as well as "evening". The second element is most likely derived from Arabic دولة (dawla) meaning "state" (see Sepedavle).
ShamagulfMari From the Tatar чшэмэ (sheme) meaning "question mark" and гол (gol) meaning "flower".
ShambhumIndian, Hindi, Bengali Derived from Sanskrit शम्भु (shambhu) meaning "causing happiness, benevolent, beneficent". This is an epithet of the Hindu gods Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu.
ShamceyfFilipino (Rare) Borne by Filipino beauty pageant titleholder Shamcey Supsup (1986-), who has said that her name was invented by her mother 'from her reading of Mills & Boon romance novels.'