General Population Submitted Names

This is a list of submitted names in which the scope is General Population.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Shayan m Persian, Dari Persian, Tajik
Means "worthy, deserving, suitable" in Persian.
Shayanna f African American
Combination of Shay 1 and Anna.
Shayantanee f Hindi
The name Shayantanee has a Sanskrit-Bengali origin. The name has quite a few meanings-... [more]
Shayden m & f English (Rare)
An invented name, blending Shay 1 with the popular aden suffix sound found in such names as Aidan, Hayden, Brayden, Caden and Jaden.
Shaydo f Uzbek
Means "to be madly in love" in Uzbek.
Shaydon m English
Variant of Shayden.
Shayen f English
Possibly an elaborative form of Shaye. Or a feminine version of Shane.
Shayeste f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian شایسته (see Shayesteh).
Shayesteh f Persian
Means "fitting, appropriate, decent" in Persian.
Shayif m Arabic
Means "observer, watcher, viewer" in Arabic.
Shaykhaa f Arabic
Means "high in status and rank".
Shaykhlislam m Arabic
Means "the elder of islam, the scholar of islam, leader of islamic scholars" from Arabic شيخ (šīẖ) meaning "elder, leader" combined with الإسلام (al-islām) meaning "of Islam".
Shaylee f English (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements shay and lee, possibly inspired by similar-sounding names such as Shayla, Shaylyn/Shaelyn, Hayley, Kaylee and Bailey.
Shaylee f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew שי-לי (see Shaili 1).
Shaylen f English
Elaboration of Shay 1
Shaylene f English (Modern)
Formed from Shay 1 and the popular name suffix lene.
Shaylin f English
Variant of the name Shaelyn.
Shaylon m Scottish Gaelic
Shaylon as a boy's name is related to the Gaelic name Shea. The meaning of Shaylon is "admirable
Shaylynne f English
Alternate spelling of Shaelyn.
Shaymaa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima).
Shayn m English (American)
Variant spelling of Shane.
Shayna f Assyrian
The Assyrian word for peace, it has been used as a female among the Assyrian diaspora
Shayndel f Yiddish
Diminutive of Shayna.
Shayne f Yiddish
Diminutive of Shayna.
Shaynman m Yiddish
This name was occasionally used as the male counterpart of the Yiddish Shayna among Eastern European Jews. It literally means "beautiful man" in Yiddish.
Shaynne m English
Variant of Shane. This is the middle name of Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. in S.E. Hinton's coming of age novel, The Outsiders.
Shayno m Assyrian
From the Assyrian word for peace, it is occasionally used as a given name among the Assyrian Diaspora
Shayra f American
Beautiful child of love. born on valentines. Puerto Rican, American
Shaz f English (British)
Nickname of Charlotte or Sharon. Can be elongated to Shazza or Shazzo.
Shaza f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Shatha.
Shazia f Arabic
Arabic meaning aromatic fragrant oudh perfume. In persian the meaning is princess, person of nobility and great character, suitable name for a princess. Can be abbreviated to Zia, which means heavenly light, glow . Zia is a feminine name meaning a glowing beauty... [more]
Shazie f Albanian
Variant of Shazije.
Shazmina f Pashto
Means "too much love" in Pashto.
Shazneen f Indian (Parsi)
Most likely of Persian origin.
Shazrah f Arabic
Means "pieces of gold, gold beads, small pearls" in Arabic.
Shazuan m Malay
Variant of Syazwan.
Shazuwan m Malay
Variant of Syazwan.
Shazwan m Malay
Variant of Syazwan.
Shazwani f Malay
Variant of Syazwani.
Shazza f English (Australian)
Australian diminutive of Sharon. This name is also sometimes used as a derogatory term for lower-class women.
Shchashcha f Abazin
Derived from the Adyghe пшъащъэ (psh"ashch"e) meaning "daughter, girl".
Shchem m Hebrew
Means "shoulder" in Hebrew.
Shcherki m Khanty, Mansi
Khanti and Mansi form of Sergei.
She f Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Shi.
Shealyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Shea and Lyn.
Shebah f English
Feminine variant of Sheba.
Shebashi m Amharic
Means "thousand by thousand" in Amharic.
Shebitku m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian šꜣbꜣtꜣkꜣ, of Kushite origin. This was the name of the second pharaoh of the 25th Dynasty of Egypt who was the son of Piye.
Sheboygan m American
The name was given to the 14th son (no daughters!) of an American family living in Michigan. According to the press the name the name means "She's a boy again" and goes back to a native American legend... [more]
Shebreh f Gilaki
Means "dew" in Gilaki.
Shecar m Kurdish
Means "hunter" in Kurdish
Shedan m Georgian (Archaic)
Of Persian origin, but the meaning is uncertain. Georgian sources state that the name is derived from the Middle Persian noun šēr meaning "lion", of which the modern Persian form is shir (see Shir 2)... [more]
Shedrick m English
Transferred use of the surname Shedrick.
Sheeba f English
Feminine variant of Sheba.
Sheefa f Arabic
Variant of Shifa.
Sheehan m & f English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Sheehan.
Sheela f Manx
Manx cognate of Síle and Sìle. This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Julia.
Sheelin f English (British, Modern, Rare)
From the name of a lake in County Westmeath, Ireland, which derives from Irish Síodh Linn "fairy pool".
Sheema f Persian
Alternate transcription of شیما (see Shima).
Sheenah f English
Variant of Sheena.
Sheera f Hebrew
Diminutive of Asheera or Ashira , variant of Shira
Sheeran f English
Transferred use of the surname Sheeran.
Sheetal f & m Hindi, Marathi, Indian
Means "cold" in Hindi.
Sheeth m Arabic
Arabic form of Seth 1.
Sheeva f English
Variant of Shiva 2.
Shefali f Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit शेफालि or शेफाली (shephali) meaning "night-flowering jasmine (a type of plant)".
Sheffield m English
Most likely the place a family member was originally from and then used as a name.
Shefik m Albanian
Albanian form of Şefik.
Shefika f Crimean Tatar
Variant transcription of Şefiqa.
Shefike f Albanian
Feminine form of Shefik.
Shefket m Albanian (Rare)
Gheg variant of Shefqet.
Shega f Albanian
Variant of Shegë.
Shegë f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian shegë "pomegranate".
Shegufa f Afghan
Afghan form of Shagufta.
Shehab m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شهاب (see Shihab).
Shehbaz m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Shahbaz.
Shehenaz f Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Shahnaz.
Sheher f Urdu (Rare)
Means "city, town" in Urdu.
Shehide f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Shahida.
Shehla f Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu شہلا (see Shahla).
Shehnaaz f Persian
the name Shehnaaz is a Muslim girl's name. It is made up of the words (𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘩) means "king" and (𝘕𝘢𝘻) means "pride" in Arabic
Shehnaz f Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu شہناز (see Shahnaz).
Shehnaza f Urdu
Variant of Shahnaz.
Shehrazad f Indian
the origins is old ancient Hindustani languages and stems from hindavi pali and is commom in Urdu. Shehr also spelled and pronounced as Sheher Shahar Shahr means land city nation and Azad or Azaad means free and Azadi in Hindi Urdu means freedom . it has been made famous due to an Indian princess who was married to a king who rule Khorasan region which was parts of indian subcontinent afganistan central asia and parts of iran... [more]
Shehryaar m Urdu
Meaning "King", "Emperor", "Sultan".
Shehzad m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu شہزاد (see Shahzad).
Sheika f African American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name using the same sounds found in names such as Keisha (of which this is an anagram) and Chaka, or perhaps a feminine form of Sheikh; compare the English vocabulary word sheika or sheikha meaning "female sheikh".
Sheikh m & f Muslim, Bengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim)
From the Arabic title for the leader of a tribe, an elder man, or an Islamic scholar.
She'ila m Ancient Aramaic
Aramaic form of Silas.
Sheilagh f English (Canadian, Rare)
Variant of Sheila. A notable name bearer is a Canadian economist and historian, Sheilagh Ogilvie.
Sheilah f English
Variant of Sheila.
Shein m & f Burmese
Means "intensity, force, momentum" in Burmese.
Sheinn m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ရှိန် (see Shein).
Sheizaf m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
First name that also used as a surname, Sheizaf is a type of tree And its scientific name is "Ziziphus spina-christi"
Sheka f African American
Variant spelling of Sheika.
Shekarau m Hausa
From the Hausa shḕkarà meaning “spend the year”.
Shekeba f Persian
Means "patient, tolerant" in Persian
Shekeel m Arabic
Variant transcription of Shakil.
Shekha f Arabic
Female derivative of "Sheikh" which means leader, prince
Shekiba f Afghan
This name means "gift". Shekiba is the main character of the book "the pearl that broke its shell" by Nadia Hashimi.
Shekiera f German (Modern, Rare)
Probably a variant of Shakira.... [more]
Shelah f English
Variant of Sheila.
Shelba f English
Possibly coined as a strictly feminine form of Shelby.
Shelbea f English (Rare)
Variant of Shelby probably influenced by Chelsea.
Shelbi f English
Variant of Shelby.
Shelbie f English
Variant of Shelby.
Shelda f English
Perhaps a feminine form of Sheldon.
Shelden m American
Variant of Sheldon.
Sheldonia f English
Possibly used as a feminine form of Sheldon, though it also happens to be a genus of land snails.
Shelece f English (American, Rare)
Of unknown meaning.
Sheleme f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Salima.
Shelesh m Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew (Rare)
From the Hebrew root שׁלשׁ (shlsh) meaning "3". Shelesh in the Old Testament is a son of Helem, the 8th son of Jacob, the 2nd son of Zilpah, and the brother of Shemer, who was a great-grandson of Asher... [more]
Sheli f Jewish
Modern Hebrew name meaning "mine".
Shelina f Gujarati, Pakistani, English (Canadian)
Possibly means "moonlight" in Gujarati.... [more]
Shelini f South African (Rare), Fijian (Rare), Indian (Rare)
Possibly related to the Indian name Shalini.
Shelise f English
Variant of Chalise.
Shellby f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Shelby possibly influenced by the English word shell.
Shelle f American (Rare)
Variant of Chelle, short form of Mishelle
Shellene f English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Shelena.
Shellie f English
Variant of Shelley.
Shelly f Hebrew
Means "mine" in Hebrew.
Shelo m Portuguese
Diminutive of Marcelo.
Shelsee f English
alternate spelling of Chelsea
Shelsey f English
Variant of Chelsea.
Shelta m & f Irish
From the name of a private or secret language spoken by Irish Travellers (a group also known as the Pavee). It means "a voice that moves" in Shelta ("moves" in the sense of being emotional, endearing and affectionate) and some modern Celticists think it comes from the Irish Gaelic word siúlta which means "walking" (the "s" is pronounced "sh" and the diphthong is as much like a slurred schwa sound).... [more]
Shelumiel m Biblical, Ancient Hebrew, Hebrew (Archaic)
Means "peace of God" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalom) meaning "peace, welfare, wholeness" combined with Hebrew אֵל ('el) meaning "God"... [more]
Shelva f English (American)
Possibly a variant of Shelba.
Shelvie f English (American)
Possibly a variant of Shelby.
Shemai m Ancient Hebrew
Means "hear" or "listen", from the Hebrew shema. See Shemaiah.
Shemariah m & f Biblical, Medieval Jewish, English (American, Rare)
Means "God has kept" or "guarded by God" from שָׁמַר (shamar) "to guard, to keep, to watch" and יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God... [more]
Shemaya m Hebrew
Variant of Shema'yah.
Shemesh m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "sun" in Hebrew.
Shemshad f Persian
Means "boxwood plant" in Persian.
Shemsije f Albanian
Feminine form of Shemsi.
Shem-tov m Jewish
Means "(having a) good name, reputability" in Hebrew, meaning famous for a good reputation.
Shemvuy m Mari
Means "blackheads" in Mari.
Shen m Chinese
Means “deep thinker”, “deep thought”, or “spirit” in Chinese. According to Chinese beliefs, it is the spiritual part of the human psyche.
Shenae f English
Variant of Shanae. A known bearer of this name is Canadian actress Shenae Grimes (b. 1989).
Shen'ai f Chinese
Derived from Chinese 神 (shen) meaning "god, deity, spirit" and 愛 (ai) meaning "love".
Shenaza f Afghan
Variant of Shahnaz.
Shëndet m Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian shëndet "health" and, coloquially, "good wishes".
Shengai f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, saint" and 嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter".
Shengbing f Chinese
From the Chinese 昇 (shēng) meaning "rise, ascent, peace" and 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice".
Shengcui f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher".
Shenghua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, success" or 盛 (shèng) meaning "abundant, flourishing" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]
Shenghui f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" or 昇 (shēng) meaning "rise, ascent, peace" and 蕙 (huì), a species of fragrant orchid or 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness".
Shenghuo m & f Chinese
Shenghuo means life in Chinese.
Shengju f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".
Shengjuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" or 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful" or 绢 (juàn) meaning "thin silk".
Shenglan f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
Shenglei f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 蕾 (lěi) meaning "bud, unopened flower".
Shengli f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".
Shengmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage", 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" or 昇 (shēng) meaning "rise, ascent, peace" and 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful", 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister" or 媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive".
Shengna f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate".
Shengnan f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" or 盛 (shèng) meaning "abundant, flourishing" and 囡 (nān) meaning "daughter".
Shengnian f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred" and圣念 念 (niàn) meaning "say, idea, think of, recall, study".
Shengnu f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl".
Shengqing f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather".
Shengrong f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 蓉 (róng) meaning "hibiscus".
Shengrui f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flower, flower bud".
Shengshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" or 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle" or 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".
Shengwen f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 玟 (wén) meaning "streaks in jade, gem".
Shengxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
Shengxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined, skillful".
Shengxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance".
Shengxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star".
Shengyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
Shengyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".
Shengying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" or 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory" and 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "petal, leaf, flower" or 盈 (yíng) meaning "filled with, full of, overflowing".
Shengyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 昇 (shēng) meaning "rise, ascent, peace" and 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain".
Shengyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" or 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".
Shengzhen f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Shengzi f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet".
Shenhav f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "ivory" in Hebrew.
Shenhe f Chinese
Most likely from 申(Shēn) meaning state and 鹤(Hè) meaning crane. Could also be from 深河(Shēn hé) meaning deep river, or 審查(Shěnchá) meaning review.
Shenisha f African American
A Semetic origin. ... [more]
Shennao f Chinese
From the Chinese 莘 (shēn) meaning "long, numerous" and 婥 (nào) meaning "beautiful".
Shenny f Spanish (Latin American)
Short for Eugenia
Shenouda m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic (Egyptian)
Arabized form of the Sahidic Coptic name Shenoute. This name was borne by three Popes of the Church of Alexandria, the most recent one being Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (1923-2012).
Shenoudi m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of the Bohairic Coptic name Shenouti. In other words, one could say that this is a cognate or a variant form of Shenouda.
Shenoute m Coptic (Sahidic)
Mostly accepted to mean "son of God" in Coptic, derived from ϣⲉ (še) which can mean "son" and Sahidic ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ (noute) or Bohairic ⲛⲟⲩϯ (nouti) "God".
Shenouti m Coptic (Bohairic)
Bohairic Coptic form of Shenoute.
Shenpen m & f Tibetan
Means "altruism" in Tibetan.
Shenya f English (American)
English form of Zhenya.
Shenyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 珅 (shēn), a type of jade, and 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome".
Shenyen m & f Tibetan
Means "spiritual companion" in Tibetan.
Shep m English
Short form of Shepherd.
Shepard m English
Variant of Shepherd.
Shephelah f Biblical Hebrew, English (American, Rare, ?)
Shephelah -or Shfela- is a location in Israel containing the Judean Plain.
Shepseskare m Ancient Egyptian
Means "noble is the soul of Ra" in Egyptian.
Shepset-ipet f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian šps.t-jpt meaning "lady of the harem", derived from špst "noblewoman" (from šps "noble, august") combined with jpt "harem; inner sanctum (of a temple)".
Shepsil m Yiddish
Diminutive of Shabtai meaning "little sheep"
Sheqere f Albanian
Derived from Albanian sheqere "very sweet".
Sheqi f African American
American English