SallustiafAncient Roman Feminine form of Sallustius. A well-known bearer of this name was Sallustia Orbiana, who had briefly been the wife of Roman Emperor Alexander Severus.
SallustianmEnglish English form of Sallustianus. This was the name of a saint who was apparently especially venerated on the island of Sardinia.
SallustiusmAncient Roman Possibly derived from (or otherwise etymologically related to) Latin sallere "to salt, to preserve with salt" or from Latin saliō "to leap, to jump, to spring". There have been several bearers of this name throughout history, such as Gaius Sallustius Crispus, a Roman historian from the 1st century BC.
SalmacisfGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Σαλμακίς (Salmakis). This was the name of a fountain and nymph at Halicarnassus, featured in Ovid's Metamorphoses. The nymph Salmacis fell in love with Hermaphroditus... [more]
SalmannmIcelandic (Rare) Derived from Old Norse salr "hall, house" and maðr "person, man" (genitive manns). Alternatively this could be an Icelandic form of a German name in which the first element is derived from Old High German salo "dirty gray" (related to English sallow and Old Norse sölr "dirty yellow").... [more]
SalmefArabic Variant of Salma. Sayyida Salme was a princess of Zanzibar and a writer. She changed her name to Emily Ruete after converting to Christianity and moving to Europe.
SalmefGerman (East Prussian), Estonian, Finnish East Prussian German, Estonian and Finnish contracted form of Salome. As an Estonian name, Salme is also associated with Estonian salm "poem, verse" and a dialectal word for "inlet, sound".
SalmundrmMedieval Scandinavian Either a medieval Scandinavian adoption of Salomon or a combination of Old Norse name elements salr "hall, house" and mundr "protection".
SaloniafAncient Roman Salonia Matidia was the daughter and only child of Ulpia Marciana and wealthy praetor Gaius Salonius Matidius Patruinus. Her maternal uncle was the Roman emperor Trajan. Trajan had no children and treated her like his daughter... [more]
SālotefTongan Tongan form of Charlotte. The most famous bearer of this name was Queen Sālote Tupou (1900-1965), the third monarch of the kingdom of Tonga and, so far, its only queen regnant.
SalsabilfArabic From the name of a water spring in paradise mentioned in verse 76:18 of the Quran. The term itself is of uncertain meaning, possibly of Akkadian origin.
SalumBiblical Salu, of the house of Simeon, was the father of Zimri who was involved in the Heresy of Peor according to Numbers 25:14.
SaluchomOld High German, Low German Old High German short form of names containing the element salo meaning "dark, dusky, dirty gray" (related to English sallow and Old Norse sölr "dirty yellow").
SalusfRoman Mythology Means "health, safety" in Latin. This was the name of the Roman goddess of safety and well-being, sometimes equated to her Greek counterpart Hygieia.
SalutiusmLate Roman (Rare), Early Jewish this name was found in the Jewish catacombs of Rome, it appears to be used almost exclusively by Roman Jews except for one well-recorded case... [more]
SamairefEnglish (Modern, Rare) In the case of American actress Samaire Armstrong (1980-) it is most likely an invented name, though she has claimed it means "dawning sun" in Gaelic: 'My first name is Gaelic and means "dawning sun"... [more]
SamanfPersian Short form of the name Yasmin (said Yasmin or Yasaman in farsi), which refers to the jasmine flower. The name is also referenced in the Hafez 'Fal' poem book, popularly used in Persian culture during Nowruz, to tell fortunes, and for picking baby names.
SamanildefMedieval French Germanic name meaning "same battle", derived from Gothic sama, Old High German samo "same" combined with Old High German hilt, Old Frankish hildi "battle".
SamanosukemJapanese This name can be used as 左馬之介 or 左馬之助 with 左 (sa, sha, hidari) meaning "left", 馬 (ba, uma, uma-, ma) meaning "horse", 之 (shi, oite, kono, kore, no, yuku) meaning "of, this", 介 (kai, suke) meaning "concern oneself with, jammed in, mediate, shellfish" and 助 (jo, suke, su.keru, tasu.karu, tasu.keru) meaning "assist, help, rescue."... [more]
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]
SamarafSanskrit Samara समरा means - battle, war. It is feminine of समर... [more]
SamaramArabic Means "to talk in the evening" in Arabic.
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.
SamarbekmKyrgyz Combination of Samar with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
SamarindefDutch, Literature, Popular Culture The use of this extremely rare name was inspired by a character from the 1992 book "Ik ook van jou" (English: "I love you too" - the literal translation is "I also of you"), who is featured much more prominently in the 2000 sequel "Ik omhels je met duizend armen" (English: "I embrace you with a thousand arms")... [more]
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]
ŞamarıufKarachay-Balkar From the Karachay-Balker шам (şam) meaning "holy, sacred", "native, dear" or "beautiful" and ариу (ariw) meaning "beautiful, good".
SamarrafEnglish (Rare) Variation of Samara used by bibliophiles in reference to the novel Appointment in Samarra in which Samarra refers to the location in Samarra, Egypt.
SamathafIndian Derived from Sanskrit समाधान (samādhāna) "calm, tranquility; concentration" or "unity, joining; equality, justice". This is also a form of Buddhist meditation.