SamwellmLiterature, Popular Culture Samwell Tarly is the name of a character from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former.
SanfJapanese This name is used as 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three."... [more]
SanaefJapanese From 早 (sa) meaning "fast" and 苗 (nae) meaning "seedling, sprout". Other kanji combinations can be used.
SanakafJapanese From Japanese 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 南 (na) meaning "south" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
SanamfPersian, Urdu Means "image, idol" or "love, sweetheart" in Persian and Urdu, ultimately from Arabic صنم (ṣanam).
SananmThai Means "loud, resounding, reverberating" in Thai.
Sanchirm & fMongolian Means "Saturn (planet)" or "Saturday" in Mongolian. Cognate to Shani 2.
SancusmRoman Mythology Derived from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k-, meaning "to sanctify". This was the name of the god of trust, honesty and oaths in Roman mythology.
SandaliusmMedieval Spanish (Latinized) The name of a 4th century martyr from Cordoba. The name is also recorded as Sandulf, a Germanic name formed from the name elements SAND "truth" and WOLF "wolf".
SandarafKorean (Rare) Means "grow up brightly and healthily" in Korean. A famous bearer is South Korean singer Sandara Park (1984-). Her name comes from the childhood nickname of general Kim Yu-shin (595 – 673).
ŠandormCroatian (Rare) Croatian form of Sándor. A famous bearer was Croatian writer Ksaver Šandor Gjalski (1854-1935).
SandormLiterature The name of a character in George R.R. Martin's novels A Song of Ice and Fire. Presented without the accent commonly used in the Hungarian spelling, but likely derived from the same. Most likely a form of Alexander, meaning "defender of man."
SanelmafFinnish Old Finnish name of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory, however, connects this name to the Finnish word for "story; poem" and ultimately to the Finnish verb sanella "to dictate". Sanelma may also be derived from the name Anelma.
SanesadamJapanese (Rare) From 志 (sane) meaning "ambition, will, determination" and 貞 (sada) meaning "virtue, faithfulness". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Sángm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 灲 (sáng) meaning "morning, bright".
Sangm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 創 (sang) meaning "start, do, create, establish".
Sangm & fBalinese From a title given to members of the Wesya caste as well as holy individuals, deities and monarchs.
Sangatm & fThai Means "tranquil, peaceful, quiet" in Thai.
Sang-cheolmKorean From Sino-Korean 相 "mutual, reciprocal, each other" or 想 "think, speculate, plan, consider" (sang), and 喆 "a sage; wise; sagacious" or 鐵 "iron; strong, solid, firm" (cheol).
Sang-HyeokmKorean From Sino-Korean 相 (sang) meaning "mutual, together", 商 (sang) meaning "commerce, business, trade" or 尚 (sang) meaning "still, yet" combined with 赫 (hyeok) meaning "bright, radiant" or 爀 (hyeok) meaning "red"... [more]
Sang-Hyeonm & fKorean From Sino-Korean 相 (sang) meaning "mutual, together" or 祥 (sang) meaning "good luck, good omen" combined with 炫 (hyeon) meaning "shine, glitter", 現 (hyeon) meaning "current, present", 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able" or 鉉 (hyeon), which refers to a device used to lift a tripod cauldron... [more]
Sanguanm & fThai Means "to conserve, to preserve" in Thai.
SanguinexmPopular Culture Based on Latin sanguineus meaning "of blood", also "bloody, bloodthirsty". This is the name of a vampire in the Japanese manga series Beyblade, written and illustrated by Takao Aoki. The character is Dracula's grandson and ruler of the vampires.
Sang-ukmKorean From Sino-Korean 上 (sang) meaning "top, best, first" and 旭 (uk) meaning "rising sun".
Sangwanf & mThai Refers to a type of chain made of diamonds or gold that is worn from both shoulders across the breast. This transcription represents two different spellings: สังวาล, which is solely feminine, and สังวาลย์, which is masculine (and occasionally feminine).
Sangwianm & fThai Means "arena, enclosure, ring" in Thai.
Sangyem & fTibetan, Bhutanese From Tibetan སངས་རྒྱས (sangs-rgyas) referring to the Buddha, derived from སངས (sangs) meaning "purified, cleansed" and རྒྱས (rgyas) meaning "extended, spread".
SannmKhmer Means "peaceful, quiet, comfortable" in Khmer.
Sanof & mThai Means "melodious, harmonious" in Thai.
SanoafJapanese From Japanese 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 杏 (a) meaning "apricot". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
SanonfJapanese From Japanese 砂 (sa) meaning "sand" or 桜 (sa) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 音 (non) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.
Sanongm & fThai Means "reply, answer" or "reciprocate, repay" in Thai.
SānyèfChinese From Chinese 三 (sān) meaning "three" combined with 叶, 葉 (yè) meaning "leaf", 晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant", 野 (yě) meaning "field, wilderness, wild", 业 (yè) meaning "business, trade, merits, achievements" or 烨 (yè) meaning "glorious, bright, splendid"... [more]
SanzendaifJapanese From Japanese "三" (san) meaning "three", "善" (zen) meaning "virtuous" and "大" (dai) meaning "big, thick". You can use other kanji so the name will have better meaning.
Saom & fShan Means "lord, master, sir" in Shan. It is typically an honorific title for Shan royalty, not a name.
SaormIrish (Modern) From Modern Irish word soar meaning "free", derived from Old Irish sóer "free".
SaoudmArabic Alternate transcription of Arabic سعود (see Su'ud).
SaowakhonfThai Means "fragrance, scent, aroma" in Thai.
SarafJapanese From Japanese 幸 (sa) meaning "happiness" or 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze" combined with 楽 (ra) meaning "music" or 羅 (ra) meaning "silk". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
SarabfArabic From Arabic سَرَاب (sarāb) meaning "mirage".
SaranethfLiterature Saraneth is the sixth of the seven bells used by necromancers and the Abhorsen in Garth Nix's Old Kingdom trilogy. Saraneth is the Binder, the bell that forces complience from the listener.
Sarangf & mKorean (Modern) From native Korean 사랑 (sarang) meaning "love, affection." Several derivations of this word are possible, such as a shift from Sino-Korean 思量 (saryang) meaning "consideration," a derivation of either the verb 사르다 (sareuda) meaning "to make a fire" or 살 (sal) meaning "flesh."... [more]
ŠarūnasmLithuanian, Literature The first element of this name is derived from the old Lithuanian adjective šarus meaning "fast, quick" as well as "nimble, agile", which is derived from either the old Lithuanian verb šariuoti meaning "to go quickly" or from the old Lithuanian verb šarioti meaning "to run, to scurry"... [more]
SarutmThai Means "famous, well-known, renowned" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit श्रुत (shruta).
SarvnazfPersian From سرو (sarv) meaning "slim, tall beauty" and ناز (nāz) meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry, affectation".
SarwomJavanese From Javanese sarwa meaning "whole, all, every", ultimately from Sanskrit सर्व (sarva).
SarwonomJavanese From Javanese sarwa meaning "whole, all, every" combined with either the masculine suffix -na or the word ana meaning "being, having, holding".
Sasm & fDutch, Flemish Short form of Sasha (unisex) and Saskia (strictly feminine) as well as of their variant spellings.... [more]
SasahafJapanese (Rare) This name is used as 笹葉 with 笹 (sasa - kokuji) meaning "bamboo grass" and 葉 (you, ha) meaning "leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece."... [more]
SasanmPersian Modern form of Middle Persian Sāsān of uncertain meaning, possibly from Old Iranian *Sāsāna meaning "defeating enemy" or from the name of a regional Zoroastrian deity. This was the name of a 2nd-century prince, warrior and Zoroastrian priest who founded the Sasanian (or Sassanid) dynasty.
SashafJapanese From Japanese 桜 (sa) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 紗 (sha) meaning "gauze, thin silk". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
SasongkomJavanese From Javanese sasangka meaning "moon", ultimately from Sanskrit शशाङ्क (śaśāṅka).
SasonomIndonesian From Javanese sasana meaning "place, position, seat".
SassafrasfAmerican (Modern, Rare) From the English word for the type of deciduous tree native to North America and East Asia. The name comes from Spanish sasafrás, possibly derived from the Latin saxifragus, meaning "stone-breaking", from the habit of certain plants of this species growing in cracks in boulders... [more]
SatenikfArmenian, History Most sources state that this name is derived from the Armenian noun սաթ (sat') meaning "(black) amber" combined with the Armenian diminutive suffix իկ (ik). At least one source theorises that the name might ultimately be of Scythian origin, and compares it to the name of the Ossetian deity Satana (a figure in the Nart sagas).... [more]
Sathaphonm & fThai Means "long-lasting, enduring" in Thai.
Satianm & fThai Alternate transcription of Thai เสถียร (see Sathian).
Satienm & fThai Alternate transcription of Thai เสถียร (see Sathian).
SatinefFrench (Modern) Derived from satin, the French word for the fabric satin, combined with -e, a French feminine suffix. It was popularized in France after it was used as the name of a character, a courtesan, in the 2001 film Moulin Rouge!.
SatsuomJapanese From 薩 (satsu, sachi, suku.u) meaning "Buddha, salvation" or 察 (satsu, sacchi, sasseru) meaning "to understand, observe, infer or perceive" combined with 生 (o, shi, iku) meaning "life, birth, genuine"... [more]
SatsuyamJapanese From 幸 (satsu) meaning "good fortune, happiness" and 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow". Other kanji combinations can be used.
SattarmKazakh, Persian, Urdu Derived from Arabic سِتَار (sitār) meaning "veil, screen, curtain", figuratively referring forgiveness or the covering of sins in Islam.
Saviëlm & fDutch (Rare) Dutch form of Saviel. It is predominantly a masculine name in the Netherlands, but occasionally the name is also bestowed upon females. Saviël as a feminine name is slightly less common than its proper feminine counterpart Saviëlle.
Sawm & fBurmese Means "honourable" or "lord, chief" in Burmese.
Sawaengm & fThai Means "search, seek, pursue" in Thai.
SawakafJapanese From Japanese 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 環 (wa) meaning "circle, ring, wheel" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SayafJapanese From 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" or 小 (sa) meaning "small, little" and 耶 (ya) meaning "question mark" or 椰 (ya) meaning "palm tree". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Sayanm & fThai Means "evening" in Thai (a poetic word).
SayefPersian Alternate transcription of Persian سایه (see Sayeh).
SayukafJapanese From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" or 冴 (sa) meaning "cold, severe", 有 (yu) meaning "exist" or 友 (yu) meaning "friend", combined with 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance"... [more]
SayunafJapanese From Japanese 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 結 (yu) meaning "tie, fasten, join, organize" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
ScarmPopular Culture Name of the antagonist in The Lion King, believed to be named for his evil intentions.
SchapellefEnglish (Australian, Modern, Rare) A known bearer of this name is Schapelle Corby, an Australian woman convicted of drug smuggling in Indonesia in 2005. The 2014 TV movie Schapelle told her story.
SchöntraudfGerman (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]
SchroedermPopular Culture (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Schroeder. Used as a first name in 1951 by Charles Schulz for a character in his comic strip "Peanuts"... [more]
SchwarzmMinahasan 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.
SebethisfGreek Mythology Possibly derived from Ancient Greek, meaning "fast-flowing" or "to go with impetus". This was the name of a nymph in Greek mythology, a daughter of the eponymous god of the Sebeto river, mother of Oebalus, and wife of Telon.
SebunmJapanese From Japanese 世 (se) meaning "generations" combined with 聞 (bun) meaning "hear". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]