Sisomphonem & fLao From Lao ສີສົມ (sisom) meaning "orange (the colour)" and ພອນ (phone) meaning "blessing".
SisterfEnglish (Archaic) Derived from the English noun sister meaning "sister". Like in most countries with a culture and language that is ultimately Germanic in origin, this name first started out as an affectionate nickname for a female sibling (who was often older in age, such as the first-born daughter and therefore eldest sister) and over time (due to frequent usage) transformed into an actual given name.... [more]
SistinefEnglish (Modern, Rare) From the name of the Sistine Chapel, which is derived from Sisto and named for Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built. This is borne by Sistine Stallone (1998-), a daughter of the actor Sylvester Stallone.
SiswomJavanese From Javanese siswa meaning "student, pupil", ultimately from Sanskrit शिष्य (śiṣya).
SiswonomJavanese From Javanese siswa meaning "student, pupil" combined with either the masculine suffix -na or the word ana meaning "being, having, holding".
SitthiphonmThai From Thai สิทธิ (sitthi) meaning "entitlement, right, privilege" and พร (phon) meaning "blessing" or พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power".
SitthiphongmThai From Thai สิทธิ (sitthi) meaning "entitlement, right, privilege" and พงศ์ or พงษ์ (phong) meaning "lineage, family".
SitthisakmThai From Thai สิทธิ (sitthi) meaning "entitlement, right, privilege" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power, honour".
Si-wonm & fKorean From Sino-Korean 時 (si) meaning "time," 始 (si) meaning "beginning, start" or 是 (si) meaning "right, proper" and 源 (won) meaning "root, source, origin; spring," 元 (won) meaning "foundation, basis" or 媛 (won) meaning "beautiful, elegant woman," among other hanja combinations.
Si-Yeonf & mKorean From Sino-Korean 始 (si) meaning "begin, start", 時 (si) meaning "time, era, season" or 詩 (si) meaning "poetry, poem, verse" combined with 姸 (yeon) meaning "beautiful"... [more]
Siyuf & mChinese From Chinese 思 (sī) meaning "think, consider" or 嗣 (sì) meaning "inherit, continue, succeed" combined with 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain", 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe", 羽 (yǔ) meaning "feather", 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 瑜 (yú) meaning "fine jade, lustre of gems" or 禹 (yǔ) referring to the legendary king Yu the Great... [more]
Siyuanm & fChinese From Chinese 思 (sī) meaning "think, consider" or 嗣 (sì) meaning "inherit, continue, succeed" combined with 源 (yuán) meaning "source, origin" or 远 (yuǎn) meaning "distant, remote, far"... [more]
Sizakelef & mZulu Means "be helped, be assisted" in Zulu.
SjeelfDutch (Rare) Short form of Angelica and its variant Angelika. It can also be a short form of Angela, but only when it is spelled as Angéla, as otherwise the pronunciation does not match.... [more]
SjöfnfNorse Mythology, Icelandic Name of a minor Norse goddess, one of Frigg's handmaidens, said (by the Icelandic chieftain and poet Snorri Sturluson, d. 1241) to be related to Old Icelandic sjafni "love". Modern-day academics, however, argue that it might rather be related to Old Norse sefi meaning "sense" as well as "relation".
SjonmDutch Dutch form of John, completely phonetical in its spelling (which reflects only the pronunciation of John as it is done in English).
Skeeterm & fAmerican (Rare), Popular Culture Nickname derived from a slang or humorous term for "mosquito." A famous bearer is female singer-songwriter Skeeter Davis (1931-2004).
SkutmBelgian Name of a repeat character in Herge's comics TinTin. A blond Estonian pilot with an eye-patch, who shoots at TinTin and Haddock on orders but is later rescued by them and refuses to betray them. Friendly and honest, he provides assistance in further adventures... [more]
SkylarkfEnglish (Modern, Rare) From the English word for the type of songbird, i.e., the common European lark (Alauda arvensis; which is "famed for its melodious song"). Use of the name is probably inspired by the similar name Skylar; it could also be viewed as a combination of Sky and Lark.... [more]
SkylinfEnglish (Modern) Variant of Skylyn. In 2011, this variant was given to 31 girls born in the United States (in addition, 101 were given the name Skylynn, 38 Skylyn, 22 Skylan, 11 Skyelynn, 10 Skylinn, 7 Skyelyn, and 5 were named Skylynne).
SlevinmEnglish (Rare), Irish (Anglicized) Transferred use of the surname Slevin. The author Anne Tyler used this name in her novel 'Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant' (1982); it was also used in the movie 'Lucky Number Slevin' (2006).
SlimmAmerican Often a nickname for someone "thin" or possibly a transferred use of the surname Slim. Noted bearers include actor Slim Pickens, whose name was a humorous adaptation of the southern expression 'slim pickings' meaning "limited choices"... [more]
Snickersm & fPet Possibly derived from the English words snickers, the plural form of snicker meaning "stifled, broken laugh".
ŚnieżkafPolish (Archaic) Archaic Polish name meaning "snow," now obsolete. It is the Polish name for Snow White as well.
Snirm & fHebrew (Rare) The Hasbani River, also known as Snir Stream (Hebrew: נחל שניר / Nahal Snir), is the major tributary of the JordanRiver... [more]
SnježnafCroatian Derived from Croatian snježna meaning "snowy".
SnoopmObscure In the case of American rapper and actor Snoop Dogg born Calvin Broadus Jr. (b. 1971-) he was given the name by his mom who thought he looked like Snoopy from the Charlie Brown cartoons.
Snowballm & fPet From the English word snowball, often given to animals after their white coloration.
SnowdropfEnglish (Rare) The name of the flower used as a first name, mainly between the 1890s and 1920s, but never one of the more popular names of this kind.
SoadfArabic Alternate transcription of Arabic سعاد (see Suad).
So-aengfKorean From Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" combined with 櫻 (aeng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
SoạnmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 撰 (soạn) meaning "to write, to compose".
So-chunfKorean From Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" combined with 春 (chun) meaning "spring". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Socksm & fPet 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]
SoefJapanese Means "Attachment" in Japanese and a variant of Zoe.
SofiafJapanese From Japanese 楚 (so) meaning "pain; suffering", 風 (fi) meaning "wind" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
SofianmArabic (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.
SofielfJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Perhaps a variant of Zophiel, or possibly means "nature" as Sofiel was an angel of nature and vegetables and fosters a love of nature in human hearts; also an angelic bookkeeper appointed over the records of souls, living and dead.
So-gyulfKorean From Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" combined with 橘 (gyul) meaning "tangerine". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
So-haengfKorean From Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" combined with 杏 (haeng) meaning "apricot". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Sohagf & mBengali Means "love, affection" in Bengali, ultimately from Sanskrit सौभाग्य (saubhagya).
SohaibmArabic, Urdu Alternate transcription of Arabic صهيب (see Suhaib), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.
So-HyeonfKorean 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]
SojournerfEnglish (Rare) From the English word meaning "one who stays temporarily (sojourns)", which is ultimately derived from the Latin elements sub "under, until" and diurnus "of a day" (from diurnum "day"), via the vulgar Latin subdiurnare "to spend the day"... [more]
So-jungf & mKorean Kim So-jung from Gfriend is a famous bearier of this name.
SokkamJapanese, Popular Culture From the Japanese phrase "So Ka" which means "I Understand." Used in Avatar: The Last Airbender for a main character, who is voiced by Jack DeSena.... [more]
Solf & mKorean (Modern) From native Korean 솔 (sol) meaning "pine (tree)," also written in such hanja as 率 (sol) meaning "taking care; pursuit; following."
SolmRoman Mythology Taken from Latin sol, meaning "sun". This was the name of the personification of the Sun in Roman mythology, its Greek equivalent being Helios.
SolagefCatalan (Hispanicized) From Spanish sol meaning “sun” and the common French suffix age. This is most commonly known as the namesake for Solage Ortiz, a YouTube star on the channel Familia Diamond
SolikhafKhmer Solikha means "Flower of death" but actually is the flower of salvation. It is noted in old Sanskrit text abut a mountain made of corpses. Atop that mountain was a large black flower with sweetest scented dew... [more]
SolinusmLiterature Solinus is the Duke of Ephesus in William Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors".
Sol-ipf & mKorean (Modern, Rare) From native Korean 솔잎 (sol-ip) meaning "pine needle," from a combination of Sol and 잎 (ip) meaning "leaf, blade."
SolitafSpanish, German (Modern, Rare) Variant of Soledad, or a diminutive of Sol 1. Bearers include the German flutist Solita Cornelis (1949-2016), the American expatriate writer Solita Solano (1888-1975), and the Filipino television journalist Solita "Mareng Winnie" Monsod (1940-).
SoljafFinnish Female variant of archaic Finnish masculine name Sotia, meaning unknown.
SolluxmLiterature Name of the character Sollux Captor from Andrew Hussie's webcomic Homestuck. The name was made by swapping letters from Pollux and Castor, the twins from the constellation Gemini... [more]
Solmum & fFinnish Means "knot" in Finnish. The name was created by The Finnish Lifelong Learning Foundation (Kansanvalistusseura) as a equivalent for Knut. It had a name day in the Finnish calendar from 1929 to 1947: the name day was removed because there were too few bearers.
SolosmThai Alternate transcription of Thai โสฬส (see Solot).
SolotmThai Means "sixteen" in Thai, referring to the sixteen planes of the Form Realm (Rūpadhātu) in Buddhist cosmology. The word is ultimately derived from Sanskrit षोडश (ṣóḍaśan).
Solsticef & mEnglish (Modern, Rare) Derived from Latin solsticium and thus ultimately from sol "sun" and stito "to stand still". The English word solstice refers to two times of the year when the sun's apparent position in the sky reaches its northernmost or southernmost extremes.... [more]
Solstrålef & mSwedish (Modern, Rare) Means "ray of sunshine" in Swedish (a combination of Swedish sol "sun" and stråle "ray, beam"). It's also used as an affectionate term for a happy person, often a child.
So-maefKorean From Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" combined with 莓 (mae) meaning "strawberry", 梅 (mae) meaning "plum", or 玫 (mae) meaning "rose, gemstone". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
So-mangf & mKorean From Sino-Korean 所望 (so-mang) meaning "wish, hope, desire" (as a name, often written in hangul). Other hanja combinations are possible.
Sombounm & fLao Means "full, complete, perfect" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit सम्पूरण (sampūraṇa).
Sombunm & fThai Means "perfect, complete, whole" in Thai. This can also be another way of transcribing the name สมบุญ (see Somboon).
Somchanhm & fLao From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ຈັນ (chanh) meaning "moon".
SomchetmThai From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and เจต (chet) meaning "mind, thought, idea, intention".
Somchitm & fThai, Lao From Thai สม (som) or Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and Thai จิต (chit) or Lao ຈິດ (chit) meaning "mind, heart, soul".
SomersaultfObscure Taken from the English word somersault, meaning "a movement where a person turns over completely, bringing their feet over their head, and landing with their head on top." It originated from the Provençal sobre "above" and saut "leap."... [more]
SomersetmEnglish (British) The name of an English county used as a personal name. It is derived from Old English and may mean “the people of the summer settlement” or “settlers by the sea-lakes”. It is often translated as "the land of the summer people".
So-minf & mKorean From Sino-Korean 昭 "bright, luminous; illustrious" and 旻 "heaven".
Somnuekm & fThai From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and นึก (nuek) meaning "think, consider".
SomnusmRoman 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).
Somphetm & fLao From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ເພັດ (phet) meaning "diamond".
Somphianf & mThai From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and เพียร (phian) meaning "persevere, persist".
Somphitf & mThai Means "appropriate to look at" from Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and พิศ (phit) meaning "stare, gaze".
SomphonmThai From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power".
Somphonem & fLao From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ພອນ (phone) meaning "blessing".
SomphongmThai, Lao From Thai สม (som) or Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "suitable, well-matched" combined with Thai พงษ์/พงศ์ (phong) or Lao ພົງ (phong) meaning "lineage, family".
SomphopmThai Means "happening, occurence, meeting" or "birth" in Thai.
SomphotmThai Means "banquet, feast, celebration" in Thai. It can also be formed from Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and โภชนะ (photchana) meaning "food, meal".
Songkranm & fThai 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".
Songmeif & mChinese From Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" combined with 美 (měi) meaning "beauty" or 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot". Other character combinations can form this name as well.