Browse Submitted Names

Smartypants f Literature
Princess Smartypants is the title of a children's book by Babette Cole. The book won the British Library Association award.

Smedun m Nivkh
Means "loving"; derived from Nivkh ezmud meaning "love".

Smelfungus m Literature
The name of a character occurring together with Mundungus in 'A sentimental journey' by Laurence Sterne.... [more]

Smiljan m Croatian, Slovene, Serbian
Male form of Smiljana.

Smithens f & m Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Smuidris m Latvian (Rare)
Masculine form of Smuidra.

Smultron f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
From Swedish smultron meaning "woodland strawberry".

Snæbiǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Snøybiǫrn.

Snæbjörn m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Snøybiǫrn.

Snæbjørn m Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Snøybiǫrn.

Snærós f Icelandic
Means "snow rose", derived from Old Norse snær meaning "snow" and rós meaning "rose" (also see Rós). This is a recently created name.

Snærún f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse snær "snow" combined with rún "secret lore, rune". This name was coined in the 1920s.

Snakeman m Indonesian (Rare)

Sneewittken f Folklore (Germanized)
Original Low German form of Schneewittchen.

Snelman m Germanic
Derived from Old High German snel "fast, strong" combined with man "man."

Snežan m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Masculine form of Snežana.

Snezhan m Bulgarian (Rare)
Masculine form of Snezhana.

Snguon m Khmer

Snickers m & f Pet
Possibly derived from the English words snickers, the plural form of snicker meaning "stifled, broken laugh".

Snježan m Croatian (Rare)
Male form of Snježana.

Snöbjörn m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish modern form of Snøybiǫrn.

Snowden m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Snowden.

Snøybiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements snær "snow" and bjǫrn "bear".

Soames m Literature
Transferred use of the surname Soames.

Soạn m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 撰 (soạn) meaning "to write, to compose".

Soann m French (Modern)
Variant of Soan.

Soarin m English
The name of a character from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

Sobahan m Arabic
Praise, Glory

Soban m Afghan
Handsome and beautiful

Sobarudin m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Sabr ad-Din.

Soben f Khmer
Means "dream" in Khmer.

Sobhan m Persian, Bengali
Persian and Bengali form of Subhan.

Sobirin m Indonesian
Variant of Sabirin.

Sobirjon m Uzbek
From the given name Sobir combined with jan meaning "soul, life"

Soboen f Khmer
Means "dream" in Khmer.

So-chun f Korean
From Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" combined with 春 (chun) meaning "spring". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Socks m & f Pet
Derived from the English word socks, which is the plural form of the word sock. According to Wiktionary, this name is usually given to a cat that is mainly black but has white paws.... [more]

Socles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sokles.

Sodeys m Persian
Likely a form of Sudais, meaning "sixth or one of six". This name is commonly given to the sixth child in a family. Based on the Arabic S-D-S root.... [more]

Sodikin m Indonesian
Variant of Sadikin.

Sodiqin m Indonesian
Variant of Sadikin.

Soedarman m Javanese
Older spelling of Sudarman influenced by Dutch orthography.

Soemon m Japanese

Soën m French (Modern)
Variant of Soen.

Soen m French (Modern)
Of unknown origin and meaning. A derivation from Soan has been suggested.

Soetkin f Flemish

So-eun f Korean

Soffian m Malay
Malay variant of Sufyan.

Söffren m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Severin.

Sofian m Arabic (Maghrebi), Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic سفيان (see Sufyan) chiefly used in North Africa, as well as an Indonesian and Malay variant of the name.

Sofian f Syria
The Arabic name also has female usage in Syria

Sofian m Dutch (Modern, Rare, ?)
Possibly intended to be a male version of Sofia.

Sofiën m Arabic (Maghrebi, Dutchified), Dutch (Rare)
Dutchified form of Sofien. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch soccer player Sofiën Klibi (b. 1992), who currently plays for VV Born.

Sofien m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سفيان (see Sufyan) chiefly used in Tunisia.

Sofiyan m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Sufyan.

Sofjan m Indonesian
Older spelling of Sofyan influenced by Dutch orthography.

Sofokls m Latvian
Latvian form of Sophocles.

Sofon m Medieval Russian
Russian variant of Sofoniya. Technically, this name can also be the Russian form of the ancient Greek name Sophon, but that particular etymology seems to be quite rare in the Russian context.

Sofonías m Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Zephaniah via its Hellenized form Sophonias.

Sofonias m Biblical Portuguese
Portuguese form of Zephaniah via its Hellenized form Sophonias.

Söfren m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Severin.

Sofrón m Spanish
Spanish form of Sophron.

Sofuan m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Safwan.

Sofus m Danish, Norwegian, Faroese, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Sophus.

Sofuyanis m Ethiopian

Sofwan m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay variant of Safwan.

Sofyan m Indonesian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Indonesian variant of Sufyan, as well as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name chiefly used in North Africa.

Sogdianos m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Possibly meaning "from Sogdia" in Ancient Greek, from Ancient Greek Σογδιανή (Sogdianḗ) "Sogdia", borrowed from Old Persian 𐎿𐎢𐎦𐎢𐎭 (s-u-gu-u-d) of the same meaning, with an added suffix... [more]

Sogdianus m Old Persian (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sogdianos. This was the name of a brief ruler of the Achaemenid Empire for a period of 424–423 BC.

Sogenes m Ancient Greek
Contracted form of Sosigenes.

Soghomon m Armenian
Armenian form of Solomon. A notable bearer was Armenian revolutionary and genocide survivor Soghomon Tehlirian (1896-1960).

Sogolon f Western African

Sogwangjoowon f Korean

Sohann m French (Modern)
Variant of Sohan.

Sohen m Indian (Rare)

Søhren m Danish
Variant of Søren.

Sohwongjoowon f Korean

So-Hyeon f Korean
From Sino-Korean 昭 (so) meaning "bright, luminous", 素 (so) meaning "plain, simple" or 所 (so) meaning "place, location" combined with 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, wise" or 炫 (hyeon) meaning "shine, glitter"... [more]

Sohyeon f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 所 (so) meaning "place" or 昭 (so) meaning "bright" combined with 炫 (hyeon) meaning "shine, glitter" or 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.

So-Hyun f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 소현 (see So-Hyeon).

Soibhan f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Siobhán.

So-jin f Korean
From Sino-Korean 素 (so) meaning "plain, simple", 昭 (so) meaning "bright, luminous" or 少 (so) meaning "few, little" combined with 珍 (jin) meaning "precious, rare" or 眞 (jin) meaning "real, genuine"... [more]

Sojin f Korean
From Sino-Korean 昭 "bright, luminous; illustrious" and 眞 "real, actual, true, genuine".

Sojourn m & f American (Rare)
Based on the English verb "sojourn" meaning "a temporary stay." Diminutive or variation of Sojourner

Sokanon f Wampanoag (?)
Meant "it pours, it rains" in Wampanoag or Massachusetts (an extinct member of the Algonquian language family).

Sokhan m & f Persian
Means "obedient, obeying" in Persian.

Sokhron m Mordvin
Mordvin form of Sofron.

Soklaros m Ancient Greek
Likely a variant or derivative of Socrates, stemming from the well-known Greek philosopher's name, with the suffix “-os” Soklaros of Tithora was a confidant of Plutarch, a famous ancient Greek biographer and philosopher.

Sokles m Ancient Greek
Contracted form of Sosikles. This name was borne by an Athenian potter from the 6th century BC.

Sok Mean f Khmer
Means "happy and wealthy" in Khmer.

Sokratas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Socrates.

Sókrates m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sokrates.

Solahuddin m Indonesian, Malay, Thai (Muslim)
Indonesian, Malay and Thai form of Salah ad-Din.

Solahudin m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Salah ad-Din.

Solaiman m Bengali, Filipino, Maranao, Maguindanao
Bengali, Maranao, and Maguindanao form of Sulayman.

Solan m Norwegian
From the Norwegian word sol, meaning "sun".

Solanus m History (Ecclesiastical)
Blessed Solanus Casey was a priest of the Capuchin Friars. He died in 1957.

Solaris f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the Latin word solaris meaning "solar, sunny".

Solayman m Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Sulayman.

Solbon m Buryat
Means "Venus (the planet)" in Buryat.

Sólbrún f Icelandic (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse sól "sun" and brún "eyebrow" or brúnn "brown", perhaps inspired by Sólrún and Kolbrún.

Solehuddin m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Salah ad-Din.

Solehudin m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Salah ad-Din.

Soleiman m Persian
Persian form of Sulayman.

Soleman m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Solomon or its Arabic form Sulayman.

Şölen f Turkish
Means "ceremony" in Turkish.

Solen m & f Breton
Breton variant of Solène used as both a masculine and feminine name.

Soleyman m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سلیمان (see Soleiman).

Solgun f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Solgunn.

Solgunn f Norwegian
Combination of Norwegian sol "sun" and Gunn.

Solian m Medieval, Italian (Latinized)

Solichin m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Salihin.

Solihin m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Salihin.

Solikhin m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Salihin.

Solikin m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Salihin.

Soliman m Arabic, Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription, chiefly Egyptian, of سليمان (see Sulayman).

Sólín f Icelandic
Icelandic combination of sól "sun" and lín "flax, linen, linen garment, linen gear".

Solinus m Literature
Solinus is the Duke of Ephesus in William Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors".

Sollehuddin m Malay
Malay form of Salah ad-Din.

Sollehudin m Malay
Malay form of Salah ad-Din.

Soloman m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Solomon.

Solomón m Spanish
Spanish form of Solomon.

Solomun m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Solomon.

Solos m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai โสฬส (see Solot).

Sólrún f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Solrun.

Sólrun f Faroese
Faroese form of Solrun.

Solrun f Danish, Norwegian
The first element of this name is derived from either Old Norse sól "sun", Old Norse salr "house, living room" (see also Salabert) or Old Norse sölr "yellow, sallow." The second element of this name is derived from Old Norse rún "secret lore."

Solrunn f Norwegian
Variant of Solrun.

Soltan m Azerbaijani

Solton m English (Modern)
Means “Sol’s town”, a newly created name.

Solunn f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Norwegian sol "sun" and unnr "to wave, to billow" or unna "to love".

Sólvin m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sól "sun" and vinr "friend".

Solymus m Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Solymus was the ancestral hero and eponym of the tribe Solymi in Pisidia and Lycia. He was a son of either Zeus or Ares; his mother's name is variously given as Chaldene, Caldene daughter of Pisidus, Calchedonia or the nymph Chalcea.

Soman m Indian

Somboun m & f Lao
Means "full, complete, perfect" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit सम्पूरण (sampūraṇa).

Sombun m & f Thai
Means "perfect, complete, whole" in Thai. This can also be another way of transcribing the name สมบุญ (see Somboon).

Somen m Indian (Rare)

So-min f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昭 "bright, luminous; illustrious" and 旻 "heaven".

Somin f Korean
From 昭 (so) meaning "bright" or 素 (so) meaning "white silk" combined with 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp", 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade, gem" or 珉 (min) meaning "jade, stone resembling jade"... [more]

Somkann m Khmer
Means "important, magnificant, superior" in Khmer.

Somkhuan m & f Thai
Means "proper, suitable" in Thai.

Somkuan m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Somkhuan.

Somnus m Roman Mythology
Means "sleep" in Latin. In Roman mythology Somnus was the personification of sleep, the equivalent of the Greek god Hypnos. He was the son of Nox (Night) and the brother of Mors (Death).

Somphian f & m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and เพียร (phian) meaning "persevere, persist".

Somphon m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Somporn.

Somphon m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power".

Somphors f & m Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សម្ផស្ស (see Samphas).

Somphos f & m Khmer
Alternate transcription Khmer សម្ផស្ស (see Samphas).

Somsuon m Khmer
Means "attractive" or "proper, decent" in Khmer.

Søn m Danish (Rare)
Danish modern form of Suni.

Son m English (Rare)
From the English word son meaning "male child".

Son f Korean, Chinese
Koreanized form of chinese Cāng.

Sonalin m Lao

Sondes f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سندس (see Sundus) chiefly used in North Africa.

Sondos f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سندس (see Sundus).

Songfen f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume".

Songhan f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 菡 (hàn) meaning "buds, lotus buds".

Songjuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Songkran m & f Thai
From the name of a festival celebrated in April that marks the beginning of the Thai New Year. The name itself ultimately comes from Sanskrit सङ्क्रान्ति (sankranti) meaning "the passage of a planet from one position to another".

Songlan f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".

Songlian f Chinese
It could mean "pine tree covered by snow" from 松 (song) wich means "pine tree" and (lian) wich means "snow". It is the protagonist's name in 1991 film "Raise the Red Lantern".

Song-lin f Korean
Means "beautiful, successful".

Songphon m Thai
From Thai ทรง (song) meaning "to hold, to bear, to possess" and พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power".

Songpon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ทรงพล (see Songphon).

Songqin f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 琴 (qín) meaning "Chinese lute".

Songxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined".

Songxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" and 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance".

Songxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" and 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily".

Songyan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" or 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome" or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Songyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".

Songzhen f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".

Sonnwin m German (Rare)

Sonun f Kyrgyz
Means "beautiful, attractive" in Kyrgyz.

Sooben m Indian

Soo-Bin f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 수빈 (see Su-Bin).

Sooeun f Korean
“Grace is water”

Soo-Hyeon f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 수현 (see Su-Hyeon).

Soohyun m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 秀 (su) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" and 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able". Other combinations of hanja characters can also form this name

Soojin f Korean
From Sino-Korean 收 (su) meaning "gather, harvest" or 壽 (su) meaning "long life, lifespan" combined with 眞 (jin) meaning "real, genuine" or 珍 (jin) meaning "precious, rare". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.

Soo-Min f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 수민 (see Su-Min).

Soonahn f Korean

Soos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from σόος (soos), which is the Epic and Ionic Greek form of the adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded".... [more]

Soos m Spanish
Diminutive of Jesús. A bearer of this name is Soos Ramirez in the TV show Gravity Falls.

Soosan f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سوسن (see Sousan).

Soovin f & m Korean (Rare)
Rare non-standard transcription of Su-Bin.

Sooyaan m Somali
Means "make up" in Somali.

Soo-Yeon f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 수연 (see Su-Yeon).

Sooyeon f Korean
From 秀 (su) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding", 受 (su) meaning "receive, accept" or 水 (su) meaning "water" combined with 妍 (yeon) meaning "beautiful", 延 (yeon) meaning "stretch, prolong" or 連 (yeon) meaning "join, connect"... [more]

Sopatros m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Contracted form of Sosipatros. This name was borne by a Greek man from the New Testament as well as by a Greek philosopher from the 4th century AD... [more]

Sophainetos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek σοφός (sophos) meaning "skilled, clever" and αἰνετός (ainetos) meaning "praiseworthy".

Sophalexios m Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek masculine name meaning "skilled defender".

Sophan m & f Khmer

Sophanes m Ancient Greek
Contracted form of Sosiphanes.

Sophian m Indonesian, Malay, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Sufyan.

Sophian m Obscure (?)
Variant of Sofian.

Sophianus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Dutch
Extended form of Sophius.

Sophilos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover".... [more]

Sophilus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sophilos.

Sophius m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Dutch
Latinized form of Sophios, which is the masculine form of Sophia.

Sophon m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek σοφός (sophos) meaning "skilled, clever".

Sophon m & f Thai, Khmer
Means "beautiful, lovely, pretty" in Thai and Khmer. It is solely used as a masculine name in Thailand while it is unisex in Cambodia.

Sophonias m Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek, History
Greek form of Zephaniah, as it first appeared in the Septuagint. This name was also borne by a Byzantine monk from the 13th century AD.

Sophorn m & f Thai, Khmer
Alternate transcription of Sophon (see second user-submitted name).

Sopian m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Sufyan.

Sopias m English (American)

Sopiyan m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Sufyan.

Sopon m & f Thai, Khmer
Alternate transcription of Sophon (see second user-submitted name).

Soporn m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai โสภณ (see Sophon).

Sopyan m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Sufyan.

Soran m Kurdish
Means "prince" in Kurdish.

Soran f Japanese
From Japanese 空 (so) meaning "sky" combined with 藍 (ran) meaning "indigo". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Soranus m Roman Mythology
Latinized form of Śuri.

Sørin m Faroese
Faroese form of Søren.

Sorn m & f Khmer

Soros m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai โสฬส (see Solot).

Sorospen f Basque
Basque equivalent of Spanish Socorro.

Sorry-for-sin m English (Puritan)
Referring to repentance.

Sors m Roman Mythology
Means "fortune, fate" in Latin. In Roman mythology, Sors was a god of luck and the supposed son of Fortuna.

Søs f Danish
Diminutive of Søster.... [more]

Sos m Armenian

Sosandros m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with Greek ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man".

Soseowon f Korean

Sosfen m Old Church Slavic
Old Church Slavic form of Sosthenes.

Sosias m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded".

Sosibios m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun βίος (bios) meaning "life".

Sosibius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sosibios.

Sosicles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sosikles.

Sosicrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sosikrates. A known bearer of this name is the Greek historian Sosicrates of Rhodes (2nd century BC).

Sosikles m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Sosikrates m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun κράτος (kratos) meaning "power".... [more]

Sosin f Kurdish
Means "lily, tulip" in Kurdish.

Sosipatros m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with either the Greek adjective πατρός (patros) meaning "of the father" or the Greek noun πατρίς (patris) meaning "of one's fathers" as well as "fatherland".... [more]

Sosiphanes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with Greek φανής (phanes) meaning "appearing" (see Theophanes).... [more]

Sosiphron m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with either the Greek noun φρόνις (phronis) meaning "prudence, wisdom" or the Greek verb φρονέω (phroneo) meaning "to think" as well as "to be minded"... [more]

Sosipolis m Greek Mythology
A son of the goddess Eileithyia. From Ancient Greek sôzô meaning "savior" and polis meaning "city".

Sosippos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".... [more]

Sosippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sosippos.

Sosistratos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun στρατός (stratos) meaning "army".

Sosistratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sosistratos. This name was borne by two eponymous archons of Athens, the earliest of which lived in the 5th century BC.

Sositheos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god".... [more]

Sositheus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sositheos. This name was borne by a Greek tragic poet from the 3rd century BC.

Sosius m Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was possibly derived from Greek σως (sos) "safe, whole, unwounded".

Sosten m Serbian
Serbian name for the apostle Sosthenes.

Sóstenes m Spanish
Spanish form of Sosthenes.

Sosthenes m Ancient Greek, Biblical
Means "safe in strength", derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun σθένος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength".... [more]

Sostratos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Contracted form of Sosistratos. Notable ancient Greek bearers of this name include the famous merchant Sostratos of Aegina (6th century BC) and the sculptor Sostratos of Chios (5th century BC).

Sostratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sostratos. A known bearer of this name was Sostratus of Cnidus, an ancient Greek architect and engineer from the 3rd century BC.

Soteridas m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Soter" in Greek, derived from the name Soter combined with ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Soteris f & m Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Soter or Soterios as well as a rare male variant of Soterios.... [more]

Soterius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Soterios. This was the baptismal name of the 2nd-century pope Soter.

Sothis f Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of Sopdet.

Sotion m Ancient Greek
Sotion was a Greek Neopythagorean philosopher.

Sotirakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Sotirios and Sotiris, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis)... [more]

Soufian m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Sufyan chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Soufjan m Arabic (Germanized, Rare)
Germanized form of Sufyan.

Souleyman m Arabic (Maghrebi), Muslim (Gallicized)
Gallicized transliteration of سليمان (see Sulayman).

Soumen m Bengali

Soun m Thai
Means "pine" in Thai.

Soundos f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Sundus, often found in Morocco. A known bearer of this name is Soundos El Ahmadi, a Dutch actress of Moroccan descent.

Soundous f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of سندس (see Sundus), chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Sous m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Soos. This was the name of a semi-mythological king of Sparta, who is thought to have lived in the 9th century BC.

Sousan f Persian
Means "lily" in Persian, ultimately from Hebrew שׁוֹשָׁן (shoshan) (see Susanna).

Sousarion m Ancient Greek
Meaning uncertain. This name should be a compound name, of which the first element might be the Greek noun σοῦς (sous) meaning "upward motion" or the Greek noun σοῦσον (souson) meaning "lily"... [more]

Southern m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Southern.

Söván f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian variant of Sovann.

Sovan m & f Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សុវណ្ណ (see Sovann).

Sovereign f & m English (Modern)
From the English word, both a noun meaning "monarch" and an adjective meaning "predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount" or "having supreme power", which is derived from Vulgar Latin *superanus "chief" (ultimately from Latin super "over") via Old French... [more]

Sovithean f & m Khmer

So-Won f Korean
From Sino-Korean 消 (so) meaning "to disappear, to vanish" combined with 元 (won) meaning "first, original". Other hanja combinations are possible.

Soyan m Khakas
Means "Tuvan" in Khakas.

Søybiǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Sǽbiǫrn.

So-Yeon f Korean
From Sino-Korean 素 (so) meaning "plain, simple", 昭 (so) meaning "bright, luminous" or 少 (so) meaning "few, little" combined with 妍/姸 (yeon) meaning "beautiful", 延 (yeon) meaning "stretch, prolong" or 娟 (yeon) meaning "beautiful, graceful"... [more]

Soyhan m & f Turkish
Means "noble-descended" in Turkish.

Soykan m Turkish
"Blue-blooded", "noble khan"

Soyolsaikhan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian соёл (soyol) meaning "culture, the arts" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".

So-Youn f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 소연 (see So-Yeon).

Sozan f Kurdish
Means "glowing, burning" in Kurdish.

Spalzes f Ladakhi
From Tibetan དཔལ་མཛེས (dpal-mdzes) meaning "glorious beauty", derived from དཔལ (dpal) meaning "glorious, magnificent" and མཛེས (mdzes) meaning "beautiful, fine".

Sparkles f English (American, Rare)
Plural form of Sparkle.

Sparks m English
Originally a transferred use of the surname Sparks. It is now used as an adoption of the English word (which is derived from Old English spearca via Middle English sparke "spark").

Spartakas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Spartacus.

Spartaks m Latvian
Latvian form of Spartacus.

Spealán m Irish
Diminutive of the word "speal"

Speciosus m Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from the Latin adjective speciosus meaning "good-looking, handsome, beautiful".... [more]

Spekonis m Latvian

Spelios m Greek
Variant transcription of Σπήλιος (see Spilios).

Spelman m English

Sperantius m Late Roman (Rare, ?)
Masculine form of Sperantia.

Speros m Greek
Variant of Spyros.

Speusandros m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun σπεῦσις (speusis) meaning "haste, hurry" as well as "speed". It is ultimately derived from the Greek verb σπεύδω (speudo) meaning "to hasten" as well as "to urge on" and "to set going"... [more]

Speusippos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek σπεύδω (speudo) meaning "to hasten; to urge on, to set going" (compare the closely related σπουδή (spoude) meaning "haste, speed" as well as "earnestness, diligence, zeal") and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".

Speusippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Speusippos. This name was borne by an ancient Greek philosopher from the 4th century BC.

Spidols m Latvian

Spilios m Greek
Variant of Spyridon via its short form Spyros.

Spin m Pashto
Means "white, pure" in Pashto.

Spiridhon m Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Spiridon.

Spirydion m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Spiridon.

Spirydon m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Spiridon.

Spitamenes m Old Persian (Hellenized), History
Hellenized form of Spitamaneh. This was the name of a Sogdian warlord from the 4th century BC.

Spodris m Latvian
Masculine form of Spodra.