General Population Submitted Names

This is a list of submitted names in which the scope is General Population.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Schewach m Hebrew (Germanized)
Germanised form of Shevah.
Schewart m Scottish
Shetlandic variant of Sigurðr found in 17th century Shetland Islands. This appears to be the most common variant of this name.
Schier m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Beschier and Passchier and their many variants.... [more]
Schifra f Jewish
German transcription of Shifra.
Schimun m Romansh
Romansh form of Simon 1, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Schindler m & f Jewish
A name used in homage to Oskar Schindler. It is an occupational name for a person who made or laid wooden roof tiles.
Schirin f German
German transcription of the originally Persian name Shirin.
Schiwka f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Живка (see Zhivka).
Schlamo m Yiddish
Yiddish variant of Shlomo. (See Solomon)
Schley m American (Archaic)
The name is derived from the surname Schley.... [more]
Schmaye m Yiddish
One of the Yiddish forms of Shemaiah.
Schneur m Yiddish
Originally Spanish name Senior (meaning "Master") ... [more]
Schnini f German (Rare)
Short form and pet name for Jeannine.
Schnuckenack m Romani
From Romani schuker nak "beautiful nose". ... [more]
Schnuppe f German (Rare)
Maybe related to the German word Sternschnuppe "shooting star, falling star".
Schola f African
Latin word used in reference to singing and learning. May be used as a diminutive of Scholastica.
Scholar m English
It means "scholar", referring to a student or to someone intelligent.
Scholasticus m Late Roman
Masculine form of Scholastica. This name was borne by an 8th-century exarch of Ravenna.
Scholastyk m Polish
Polish form of Scholasticus (see Scholastica).
Scholastyka f Polish
Polish form of Scholastica.
Scholem m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Solomon.
Schon m & f English (American, Anglicized, Rare)
Transferred use of an anglicized version of the surname Schön.
Schönche f Yiddish (Germanized, Archaic)
Derived from German schön meaning "beautiful". This name was borne by Schönche Jeannette Rothschild (1771-1859), the oldest child of Mayer Rothschild, founder of the Rothschild banking family... [more]
Schondel f Yiddish
Diminutive of Schöne.
Schöne f Yiddish
Derived from Yiddish shein "beautiful". The name coincides with German Schöne "beautiful woman" (compare Beila and Shayna).
Schönfrau f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
derived from Schön "beautiful" and frau "woman"
Schönla f Yiddish
Diminutive of Schöne.
Schönman m Yiddish (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Jewish
derived from Schön "beautiful" and man "man". unlike its female counterpart, Schönfrau Schönman was rarely given to boys.
Schöntraud f German (Modern, Rare)
20th century coinage from the usual German word schön "beautiful" and the name element traud (related to the Old High German name element drud "strength").... [more]
Schönwip f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Recorded in 13th-century Germany, it is possibly composed of the elements schön meaning "beautiful" and Wipfel meaning "peak, top, head, treetop", the meaning might imply the peak of beauty, or a beautiful face or head.
Schorrsch m Limburgish
Limburgish verison of George
Schorsch m German (Rare), Hunsrik
Germanized form of the French name Georges as well as the Hunsrik form of Jorge.
Schorschl m German (Austrian)
Vernacular diminutive of Georg via French Georges.
Schorse m Low German
Low German form of Georg.
Schoschana f German (Rare)
German spelling of Shoshana.
Schosef m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Joseph, influenced by the French pronunciation of this name.
Schreckenreich m German (Rare, Archaic)
A pietistic name translating to "much fright" not allowed as a given name anymore in Germany.
Schulamit f German (Modern, Rare)
German transcription of the modern Hebrew name Shulamith.
Schulieta f Bulgarian (Germanized)
Variant transcription of Жулиета (see Zhulieta).
Schuyla f English
Feminization of Schuyler in the trend of Skyla.
Schwaniger m Medieval German
The name is formed from the German name elements SCHWAN "swan" and ger "javelin, spear".... [more]
Schwarz m Minahasan
Transferred use of the surname Schwarz as a given name. In Minahasa, this name is used in honor of Johann Gottlieb Schwarz, a German missionary who brought Christianity to the local people, alongside with Johann Friedrich Riedel.
Schweder m East Frisian, Frisian
Derived from Old Saxon swîth "strong" and either heri "army" or hard (cognate of Old Frisian herd) "hardy; brave".
Schweer m East Frisian
Contracted form of Schweder, first recorded in the 1400s.... [more]
Schweikhard m Medieval German
Either a variant of Swidger oder derived from Old High German swigen "to be silent, to keep silence" and hard "hard".
Schwerthelm m German (Modern, Rare, Archaic)
A new coinage from the German word Schwert "sword" and the name element helm "helmet, protection".... [more]
Schwong m Hunsrik
Hunsrik form of João.
Schyble m Circassian, Caucasian Mythology
The god of Lightning.
Schyler f & m English
Variant of Schuyler.
Scianel f Italian
Italian form of Chanel.
Sciarra m Medieval Italian
Derived from Sicilian sciarra meaning "fight, brawl" as well as "quarrel, dispute", which is ultimately of Arabic origin.
Ścibor m Polish
Variant of Czcibor.
Ścibora f Polish
Variant of Czcibora.
Science m English (American, Rare)
Middle English (denoting knowledge) from Old French, from Latin scientia, from scire ‘know.’
Scilvestro m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Silvester.
Scimon m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Simon 1.
Scimoni m Sardinian
Sassarese and Gallurese form of Simon 1.
Scirweald m Anglo-Saxon
Possibly derived from Old English scir "bright, pure" (compare Old Norse Skírnir) and weald "power, ruler".
Ścirye m & f Tocharian
Means "star" in Tocharian.
Ščiuricha f Medieval Baltic
Recorded in 15th-century Lithuania.
Scjapan m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Stephen.
Sclavo m Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin sclavus "slave".
Scoey m English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Roscoe in the case of American actor and television personality Roscoe 'Scoey' Mitchell (1930-2022).
Scolace f Medieval English
English vernacular form of Scholastica. In England it was used as a Christian name from the late 12th century until the Protestant Reformation.
Scolaguta m Cherokee
Means "hanging maw" in Cherokee.
Scolastico m Italian
Italian form of Scholasticus (see Scholastica).
Sconea f Old High German
From Old High German scôni "beautiful"; was in use in 9th century.
Scooter m English (American)
English nickname coming from the word scooter. Sometimes it might be used as a diminutive of Scott.
Scopas m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Uncertain etymology. Scopas was a well-known Ancient Greek sculptor.
Scotia f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Celtic Mythology
Derived from Late Latin Scotia, ultimately derived from Scoti or Scotti, a Latin name for the Gaels, first attested in the late 3rd century. At first it referred to all Gaels, whether in Ireland or Great Britain, as did the term Scotia for the lands they inhabited... [more]
Scotland m & f English
From the name of the country Scotland, meaning "land of the Scots", from Latin Scoti meaning "Gaelic speaker".
Scotlyn f English
Feminine variant of Scotland, using the popular name suffix -Lyn.
Scotta f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish scota "mortise axe".
Scotti f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Scotty.
Scottia f American (South, Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare)
Either a variant of Scotia or a feminine form of Scott.
Scottina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Scott.
Scottine f English (Rare)
Variant form of Scottina. A known bearer of this name is the American actress Brett Rossi (b. 1989), who was born as Scottine Ross.
Scottlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Scott using the popular name suffix lyn, perhaps influenced by the place name Scotland.
Scottlynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Scotlyn, an alteration of Scotland formed using the feminine name suffix lyn. It can also be taken as a combination of Scott and Lynn.
Scottus m Gaulish
Masculine form of Scotta.
Scovel m Obscure
Transferred use of the surname Scovel.
Scribonia f Ancient Roman, Italian
Feminine form of Scribonius. Scribonia was the name of the second wife of Augustus, the first Roman emperor, and the mother of his daughter Julia.
Scriboniano m Italian
Italian form of Scribonianus.
Scribonianus m Late Roman, History
This Roman cognomen is an extended form of Scribonius. A known bearer of this name was Lucius Arruntius Camillus Scribonianus, a Roman usurper from the 1st century AD.
Scribonio m Italian
Italian form of Scribonius.
Scribonius m Ancient Roman
Roman nomen gentile, which is derived from Scribonus.
Scribonus m Ancient Roman
Possibly derived from Latin scribere "to write", perhaps even in combination with Latin bonus "good, well", thus meaning "to write well." This was the name of Scribonus Largus, a Roman physician from the 1st century AD.
Scroggins m English Creole
IDK it's just my last name
Scully m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Scully.
Scylax m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Σκύλαξ (Skylax). This is most likely an authentic Greek name, even though the one known bearer - Scylax of Caryanda - was of Carian descent and thus might have had a hellenized name... [more]
Scypion m Polish
Polish form of Scipio.
Scythianus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Skythianos. This was the name of an Alexandrian religious teacher who was allegedly the first Alexandrian to visit India.
Sdepan m Armenian
Variant of Stepan.
Sdrawka f Bulgarian (Germanized)
Variant transcription of Здравка (see Zdravka).
Se m & f Chinese
From Chinese 瑟 (sè) meaning "zither".
Sea f English
English vocabulary and nature name meaning "body of salt water".
Sea f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (se) meaning "star" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Seabert m Medieval English
Derives from the Old English name Sæbeorht from sæ meaning "sea" and beorht meaning "bright".
Seaborn m English (Puritan)
Transferred use of the surname Seaborn, though in the case of many Puritans, it was given to children born at sea.
Seabrooke m English
Transferred use of the surname Seabrooke.
Seaburn m English
Variant of Seaborn.
Seachnasach m Old Irish
Possibly related to Old Irish sechnaid "to avoid, elude, evade; to take care, to guard against".
Séadna m Irish
Séadna, also Séanna, is an Irish Gaelic personal name known mostly due to the popularity of the book Séadna, by Father Peadar Ua Laoghaire (occasionally known in English as Peter O'Leary), which was published in 1904... [more]
Seafield m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Seafield.... [more]
Seaflower f English (Rare)
Direct combination of the English words sea and flower.
Seaforth m English (Australian, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Seaforth. Kenneth Ivo Brownley Langwell Mackenzie (1913-1955) was an Australian poet and novelist... [more]
Seafowl m Medieval English
Derived from the Old English elements sæ "sea" and fugol "bird".
Seager m English
Transferred use of the surname Seager.
Seaghdhan m Irish (Rare)
Variant of Séaghdha as well as an older form of Sean.
Seairra f English
Variant of Sierra.
Šealggá f Sami
Meaning unknown.
Sea-mercy m English (Puritan)
Possibly given to a child who was spared during a sea journey.
Seamus m English
Anglicised form of Séamus.
Seána f Irish (Latinized), English
Latinazed feminine form of Seán. Seána came into use in the 20th century.
Seana f English
Anglicized form of Seána and variant of Seanna.
Seanachan m Irish
Derived from sean, meaning "old".
Seang m & f Khmer
From Chinese 上海 (shànghǎi) meaning Shanghai.
Seani f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Sean, Shawn & Shawnee,
Seantrel m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Sean using the popular name suffix trel.
Sear m Old Persian (Modern, Rare)
Face; Personality; Character;
Šeará f Sami
Meaning unknown.
Seara f Japanese
From Japanese 世 (se) meaning "world", 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current, torrent, shallows, shoal", 星 (se) meaning "star", 聖 (se) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest" or 姫 (se) meaning "princess", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "gauze, thin silk", 良 (ra) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled", 新 (ara) meaning "fresh, new", 来 (ra) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 空 (ara) meaning "sky", 愛 (ara) meaning "love, affection", 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid" or 微 (ara) meaning "delicate, minuteness, insignificance"... [more]
Seará f Sami
Sami variant of Šeará.
Searán f Scottish Gaelic
The name Sharon is primarily a female name of Hebrew origin that means Of The Fertile Plain.... [more]
Search-the-scriptures m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to John 5:39, "Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me."
Seargeoh m Obscure
Respelling of Sergio. A famous bearer is Seargeoh Stallone.
Searla f Irish
Variant of Saorfhlaith. It means free princess or free noblewoman derived from Irish saor meaning "free" and Irish flaith meaning "princess, nobelwoman".
Seàrlaid f Scottish
Scottish form of Charlotte (compare Séarlait), sometimes associated with the name Teàrlag (which was Anglicized as Charlotte).
Searlaith f Irish
Variant of Saorfhlaith. It means free princess or free noblewoman derived from Irish saor meaning "free" and Irish flaith meaning "princess, nobelwoman".
Seasaidh f Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of Jessie 1. The name coincides with the future tense of the Scottish Gaelic verb seas "to stand".
Seasidh f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a modern "Gaelicization" of Jessie 1.
Season f English (Rare)
Either derived from the English word season, and thus ultimately from Latin satio "sowing; planting" (which later came to be understood as "time of planting"), or a transferred use of the surname Season... [more]
Seastnán m Irish (Rare, ?)
No one is quite sure what Seastnán means but it is said to mean "Bodyguard"
Seathan m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of John via Old French Jehan.
Seaver m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Seaver.
Seawillow f American (South, Rare)
Seawillow Margaret Ann Wells was named Seawillow after the unusual circumstances of her birth. The community Seawillow in Texas is named after her.
Seaxburg f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements seax "knife" and burg "fortress". Saint Sexburga (7th century) was a daughter of King Anna of the East Angles and wife of King Eorcenberht of Kent... [more]
Seaxgifu f Anglo-Saxon (Hypothetical)
Old English name derived from seax "knife" and giefu "gift", a hypothetical early form of a name recorded in 1185 in the genitive case Sexhiue (see Sexiva).
Seaxhelm m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements seax "knife" and helm "helmet, protection".
Seaxnēat m Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Old English cognate of Sahsnot, possibly consisting of Old English seax "knife, dagger" (related to seaxa "Saxon") and (ge-)nēat "companion, associate" or nēat# "help, need"... [more]
Seaxræd m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements seax "knife" (compare seaxa "Saxon") and ræd "advice, counsel, wisdom".
Seaxwine m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements seax "knife" (compare seaxa "Saxon") and wine "friend".
Seaxwulf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements seax "knife, dagger" (compare seaxa "Saxon") and wulf "wolf".
Seb m Ancient Egyptian
Variant of Geb, deriving from a historically incorrect translation.
Seba m Spanish
Diminutive of Sebastian.
Sebaga m & f Tswana
Means "a bead" in Setswana.
Sebahat f Turkish
beauty in turkish
Sebahattin m Turkish
Turkish form of Sabah ad-Din.
Sebald m German (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Contraction of Siegbald. Saint Sebald was an Anglo-Saxon missionary to Germany in the 9th or 10th century. He settled down as a hermit in the Reichswald near Nuremberg, of which city he is the patron saint... [more]
Sébastchien m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Sebastian.
Sebastén m Walloon
Walloon version of Sébastien.
Sebasti m Portuguese
Diminutive of Sebastião.
Sebastià m Catalan
Catalan form of Sebastian.
Sebastiaen m Dutch
Dutch form of Sebastian.
Sebastían m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Sebastian.
Sebastianu m Corsican, Sicilian, Sardinian
Corsican, Sicilian and Sardinian form of Sebastian.
Sebastie m Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque variant of Sebastian.
Sebastijn m Dutch
Dutch form of Sebastinus.
Sebastijonas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Sebastianus (see Sebastian).
Sebastín m Spanish
Spanish form of Sebastinus.
Sebastin m German
German form of Sebastinus.
Sebastin m Walloon
An other version of Sebastén.
Sebastión m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Sebastian.
Sebastjana f Slovene
Feminine form of Sebastjan.
Sébastjen m Belgian (Rare)
Extremely rare form of Sébastien.
Sebastos m Late Greek
Derived from Σεβαστός (Sebastos), which is an Ancient Greek calque of the Roman title Augustus. Also compare the Greek noun Σεβάστιος (Sebastios) meaning "an oath by the genius of the Emperor"... [more]
Sebbe m Swedish, Old Swedish
Modern Swedish diminutive of Sebastian and an Old Swedish diminutive of Sebjörn.
Sebbi m Old Norse, Old Danish
Old Norse and Old Danish diminutive of Sǽbiǫrn.
Sebbie f & m English
Diminutive of Sebastiane or Sebastian.
Sebby f & m Various
Diminutive of Sebastian or Sebastiane, usually not used as a given name in its own right.
Sebby m & f English
Diminutive of Sebastian, Sabrina.
Sebekemhab m Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian masculine name meaning "Sobek is in festival".
Sebella f English
Variant of Sabella or Isabella. Sebella Rose Winter is the name of the daughter of Eric Winter and Roselyn Sánchez.
Sebeos m Armenian
Armenian form of Eusebius.
Sêber f Kurdish
Means "shade, shadow" in Kurdish.
Seberga f Medieval English, Old Norse (Anglicized, ?)
Possibly derived from Old English elements sǣ meaning "sea" and burg meaning "fortress". This name might also be an Anglicization of the Old Norse name Sæbjørg.
Seberín m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Severinus.
Seberina f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Variant of Severina. This name was borne by Seberina Candelaria, a young woman who lived in colonial Philippines in the early 19th century who in 1808, at age 22 years, was arraigned before an ecclesiastical court for 'associating with the devil'.
Seberino m Basque
Basque form of Severinus.
Sebes m Hungarian (Archaic)
Old Hungarian short form of Sebestyén.
Sebestao m Konkani, Indian (Christian)
Konkani form of Sebastian, borrowed from Portuguese Sebastião. Used by Konkani Catholics.
Sebeus m Obscure
Etymology unknown, perhaps related to Eusebius.
Sebi m & f Various, Romanian
Diminutive of Sebastian.
Sebie f Ethiopian
Meaning "Autumn".
Sebienda f Medieval Occitan
Occitan cognate of Sapience.
Sebile f Turkish
Turkish form of Sabila.
Sebiorn m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Sǽbiǫrn.
Sebjörn m Swedish (Archaic)
Either a newer form of Sæbiǫrn (see Sǽbiǫrn) or a variant of Sigbjörn (uncertain).
Sebjørn m Norwegian
Meaning unknown.
Sebő m Hungarian
Diminutive form of Sebestyén.
Sebolai m Sotho
Means "assassin" in Sotho.
Sébrina f French
Variant of Sabrina.
Sebron m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly from the surname Sebron.
Sebti m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning unknown, of Arabic origin.
Sebun m Japanese
From Japanese 世 (se) meaning "generations" combined with 聞 (bun) meaning "hear". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Sebustianu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Sebastian.
Sebutlana f Tswana
Means "small rabbit" in Setswana.
Seby m Malayalam (Modern)
The name is purely Malayalam in origin, a South Indian language spoken by the Malayalis.
Sebya f Filipino
Short form of Eusebia.
Sebyo m Filipino
Short form of Eusebio.
Sebyong m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Eusebio.
Sechaba m Sotho
The meaning is 'nation' as in 'our nation', 'the country we live in'.
Sechelei m & f Polynesian
Means "friend" in Palauan.
Sechi f Judeo-Spanish
Possibly a variant of Ceti.
Sechio m Aragonese
Variant of Serchio.
Seci f Fijian
Fijian form of Seth 1.
Seçil f Turkish
Means "chosen" in Turkish.
Seçkin m & f Turkish
Means "distinguished" in Turkish.
Secònd m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Romagnol form of Secundus.
Secònda f Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Romagnol form of Seconda.
Seconda f Italian
Italian form of Secunda.
Sécondien m French
French form of Secundianus.
Secondo m Italian
Italian form of Secundus.
Secret f English (Rare)
From the English word secret, which is ultimately from Latin secretus "set apart, hidden, private".
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