RhadamanthosmGreek Mythology I am uncertain of the meaning, but it might be etymologically related to Greek adámas "invincible, untamed" or Greek damázo "to overpower, to tame, to conquer." In Greek mythology, Rhadamanthos was a son of Zeus and Europa.
RhadamanthusmGreek Mythology Meaning unknown, probably of pre-Greek origin, but perhaps related to Greek ῥᾴδιος (rhaidios) "easy" and μανθάνω (manthanô) "to learn, come to know". In Greek mythology, Rhadamanthus or Rhadamanthys was a son of Zeus and Europa... [more]
RimonitfHebrew (Modern), Jewish (Modern) Feminine version of the Hebrew word 'rimon', traditionally meaning pomegranate, used as a feminine name most common in Israel. Pomegranates have a special religious significance in Jewish tradition - they symbolise righteousness, fruitfulness, knowledge, learning, and wisdom... [more]
RimtautasmLithuanian The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb rimti meaning "to calm down, to quieten". It is related to the Lithuanian adjective ramus meaning "calm, quiet, peaceful" (see Ramūnas) and the Lithuanian noun ramybė meaning "tranquility, peace, quiet"... [more]
RomanadvoratrelundarfPopular Culture This is the full name of one of the fourth Doctor's companions from the British TV series "Doctor Who", generally known as Romana. Although the first part is a real name, the rest was probably invented by the series' writers.
RomanițafRomanian Allegedly derived from Romanian romaniță "camomile, chamomile".
RompetechosmLiterature, Popular Culture This is the name of a well-known fictional character by Francisco Ibáñez. Rompetechos is Spanish for "roof breaker". This is meant to be ironic, as Rompetechos is very short.
Rongo-mai-tauiramMoriori This was the name of a Moriori deity. He is the god of lightning and eels as well as "Will of the wisp."
RongomaiteremMoriori This is a personal noun. The name has different meanings that deal with the sea. It is an allegorical proportionate for ocean. This noun also means 'peace on the ocean.' One possible meaning is 'ocean god'... [more]
Rongomai-whitimMoriori, Maori In a Moriori migration tradition story this is the name of a god who travel with people heading to what is now the Chatham islands. The name in the Maori language is referring to a god. Its possibly an description of Rongo (high ranking Maori god) or Rongomai (Maori god).
RoometmEstonian Estonian form of Fromhold. Folk etymology, however, likes to derive this name from Estonian rõõm "joy" or rõõmus "joyful".
RosmertafCeltic Mythology Probably means "great provider" from Gaulish ro, an intensive prefix (hence "very, most, great"), combined with smert "purveyor, carer" and the feminine name suffix a. This was the name of an obscure Gallo-Roman goddess of fertility, abundance and prosperity... [more]
RumelantmMedieval German The name of two medieval German minstrels. It can be analysed as a dithematic name with the name elements hruom "fame" and lant "land".... [more]
RumitomJapanese The last two letters of the name is T and O
Sacramentof & mSpanish, Portuguese From the word meaning "sacrament," which is defined in Roman Catholic theology as either "an outward sign instituted by Christ to give grace" or "outward and visible sign of inward and spiritual grace."
SamantabhadramBuddhism Means "universal goodness" from Sanskrit समन्त (samanta) meaning "universal, complete, entire" and भद्र (bhadra) meaning "goodness, happiness, auspiciousness, fortune"... [more]
SamanthamSinhalese Means "whole, complete, entire" in Sinhalese, ultimately from Sanskrit समन्त (samanta). It is also sometimes associated with the name of the Buddhist deity Saman.
SamanthefEnglish (Rare) Samanthe and its variant spellings, including its most common variant Semanthe, are relatives and possibly predecessors of the name Samantha, which were at their peak use in the 1700s and 1800s in the United States, mainly in New England, though there is also some evidence of Semanthe being used in 1700s England.... [more]
SamaratunggamHistory From Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "war, battle, conflict" or "coming together, meeting" combined with तुङ्ग (tuṅga) meaning "lofty, tall, high". This was the name of a 9th-century ruler of Java who oversaw the construction of the Borobudur temple.
SamaritanmObscure From the word Samaritan, referring to the people of Samaria. In the Bible, Luke 10:25-37 tells the parable of the Good Samaritan, where a Samaritan man helped another man who had been robbed... [more]
SamathafIndian Derived from Sanskrit समाधान (samādhāna) "calm, tranquility; concentration" or "unity, joining; equality, justice". This is also a form of Buddhist meditation.
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]
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).
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".
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]
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.
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.
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.
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]
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.
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.
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.
ShahmatmKazakh, Uzbek Kazakh and Uzbek word for "chess". Derived from Persian shahamat, meaning "the shah (king) has been defeated".
ShamhatfLiterature, Babylonian Means "the luscious one". Name borne by a prominent character in the Epic of Gilgamesh, responsible for bringing the wild man Enkidu to the city of Uruk.
Shem-tovmJewish Means "(having a) good name, reputability" in Hebrew, meaning famous for a good reputation.
ShermatalimUzbek Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and matal meaning "saying, proverb, fairy tale".
ShigemitsumJapanese From Japanese 重 (shige) meaning "main, principal, important" and 光 (mitsu) meaning "light". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.
ShirmenbaatarmMongolian Derived from Mongolian ширмэн (shirmen) meaning "cast-iron" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".
Shirmentogoom & fMongolian Means "cast-iron cauldron" in Mongolian, from ширмэн (shirmen) meaning "cast-iron" and тогоо (togoo) meaning "cauldron, pot".
ShlomtzionfHebrew, History (Hebraized) Means "peace of Zion" in Hebrew. Queen Salome Alexandra of Judaea (141-67 BCE) is known as Shlomtzion in Hebrew. It is borne by journalist Shlomzion Kenan, daughter of the late Israeli writer Amos Kenan.
Shulgi-simtifAncient Near Eastern, Akkadian Possibly means "Shulgi is my glory". Name borne by a wife of Shulgi, who is known from texts concerning her possessions, and the people who worked for her in her household. Her name is possibly of Akkadian origin, and hints at an Akkadian origin for Shulgi-simti herself (as she likely assumed this name on her marriage to Shulgi).
ShunammitefEnglish (African) Hebrew for "woman of Shunaam." Associated with the prophet Elisha according to 2 Kings 4:8, although not used as the real name in the Bible.
SilvermistfPopular Culture A Disney character known as water-talent fairy who appears as a friend to Tinker Bell in Tinkerbell's cartoon films, in the ABC television show 'Once Upon a Time in Wonderland', and in Kinect Disneyland Adventures Pixie Hollow mini-game... [more]
Simarjeetm & fIndian (Sikh) From Sanskrit स्मर (smara) meaning "memory, remembrance, recollection" and जिति (jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".
Simat-hayyifMandaean, Gnosticism Means "treasure of life" in Mandaic, this is the name of the personification of life in Mandaeism and is also used as a feminine given name in Mandaean communities.
SimbertmGermanic Variant of Sindbert. Derived from Old High German sind "way, path" combined with beraht "bright" meaning "bright path".
SimonettomItalian (Rare) Diminutive of Simone 2, as -etto is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix. Also compare Simonetta, which is the feminine equivalent of this name.
SimutmNear Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology In the Elamite pantheon, Simut was a herald god - although there are also sources who claim that he was a tutelary god (with one source even speculating that he might have been an astral deity). It is uncertain what the meaning of his name was in the Elamite language... [more]
SkirmantasmLithuanian The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb skirti, which usually means "to give, to devote, to dedicate" but has also been found to mean "to divide, to separate" as well as "to determine, to establish, to identify"... [more]
SomchetmThai From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and เจต (chet) meaning "mind, thought, idea, intention".
Somchitm & fThai, Lao From Thai สม (som) or Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and Thai จิต (chit) or Lao ຈິດ (chit) meaning "mind, heart, soul".
SomdetmThai From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and เดช (det) meaning "power, might, authority".
SomersaultfObscure (Modern) From the English word somersault, a kind of acrobatic exercise, derived from French sombresault, ultimately derived from Latin supra "over" and saltus "jump, leap". In 2024, Australian singer-songwriter Sia's daughter was given this name.
SomersetmEnglish (British) The name of an English county used as a personal name. It is derived from Old English and may mean “the people of the summer settlement” or “settlers by the sea-lakes”. It is often translated as "the land of the summer people".
Sometheam & fKhmer Somethea means "wisdom person" or "intelligence person" in Khmer.
SomnathmIndian, Bengali, Marathi Derived from Sanskrit सोमनाथ (somnatha) meaning "lord of Soma", from the name of the Hindu god Soma 2 and Sanskrit नाथ (nātha) meaning "master, lord"... [more]
Somphetm & fLao From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ເພັດ (phet) meaning "diamond".
Somphitf & mThai Means "appropriate to look at" from Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and พิศ (phit) meaning "stare, gaze".
SomphotmThai Means "banquet, feast, celebration" in Thai. It can also be formed from Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and โภชนะ (photchana) meaning "food, meal".
SomtomIgbo The name Somto is a name with Igbo origin. In Igbo, Somto is a shortened form of Somtochukwu, which translates to "Join me in praising God" or "Rejoice with me in the Lord."
Spenta ArmaitifPersian Mythology A Zoroastrian divinity, one of the six creative or divine manifestations of Wisdom and Ahura Mazda. Her name means "creative harmony", although she was later associated with religious devotion... [more]