SongyemChinese From Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" combined with 叶 (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]
SoniafJapanese From Japanese 空 (so) meaning "sky", 仁 (ni) meaning "benevolence" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
SonithmKhmer Means "good conduct, manners" in Khmer.
Sonnetf & mEnglish (Modern, Rare) Diminutive of Italian sonetto - song, sound; little song. Also the term for a short lyric poem, usually with eight line stanzas, followed by six line ... [more]
SonnfriedmGerman (Modern, Rare) A new coinage in the 20th century, from the German word Sonne "sun" and the traditional name element *Frid* "peace".
SonorafEnglish (American, Rare) Of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be inspired by the name of the north-western Mexican state Sonora or possibly be derived from Latin sonorus "resounding; sonorous".
SooimFlemish Short form of Fransooi, but these days it's usually an informal name in daily life for men who are officially named François and even Franciscus.... [more]
Sophonm & fThai, Khmer Means "beautiful, lovely, pretty" in Thai and Khmer. It is solely used as a masculine name in Thailand while it is unisex in Cambodia.
Sophornm & fThai, Khmer Alternate transcription of Sophon (see second user-submitted name).
Sorellm & fEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Sorell. A famous namesake is biologist Sir Julian Sorell Huxley, the brother of Aldous Huxley.
SorosmThai Alternate transcription of Thai โสฬส (see Solot).
SorotmThai Alternate transcription of Thai โสฬส (see Solot).
SorrellmEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Sorrell. The most notable bearer is the actor Sorrell Booke (1930-1994) best known for playing the corrupt local functionary Boss Hogg on the American television series 'The Dukes of Hazzard' (1979-1985).
SouphaphonefLao From Lao ສຸພາ (soupha) meaning "beautiful, pleasant, agreeable" and ພອນ (phone) meaning "blessing".
Souphavanhf & mLao From Lao ສຸພາ (soupha) meaning "beautiful, pleasant, agreeable" and ວັນ (vanh) meaning "sun, day".
SousanfPersian Means "lily" in Persian, ultimately from Hebrew שׁוֹשָׁן (shoshan) (see Susanna).
Souvankhamm & fLao From Lao ສຸວັນ (souvan) meaning "gold, yellow" and ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".
Sovanm & fKhmer Alternate transcription of Khmer សុវណ្ណ (see Sovann).
Sovereignf & mEnglish (Modern) From the English word, both a noun meaning "monarch" and an adjective meaning "predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount" or "having supreme power", which is derived from Vulgar Latin *superanus "chief" (ultimately from Latin super "over") via Old French... [more]
So-yangfKorean From Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" or 少 (so) meaning "little, young, few" combined with 陽 (yang) meaning "sun". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
So-YeonfKorean From Sino-Korean 素 (so) meaning "plain, simple", 昭 (so) meaning "bright, luminous" or 少 (so) meaning "few, little" combined with 妍/姸 (yeon) meaning "beautiful", 延 (yeon) meaning "stretch, prolong" or 娟 (yeon) meaning "beautiful, graceful"... [more]
So-yeongfKorean From Sino-Korean 昭 "bright, luminous; illustrious" and 映 "project; reflect light".
So-YulfKorean From Sino-Korean 素 (so) meaning "plain, simple" combined with 律 (yul) meaning "law, statute, rule, regulation". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.
SpeedymEnglish "Speedy" is an English adverb used to describe someone fast or to do something quickly
SperatmPolish (Archaic) Derived from the Latin word for "home". This was the name of 2nd century Sicilian saint.
SpeusipposmAncient Greek Derived from Greek σπεύδω (speudo) meaning "to hasten; to urge on, to set going" (compare the closely related σπουδή (spoude) meaning "haste, speed" as well as "earnestness, diligence, zeal") and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".
SpijkmDutch (Modern, Rare) Probably a Dutchification of Spike. Alternatively, this name might be derived from the Dutch word spijker meaning "nail" (as in, the metal object), which is also etymologically related to the aforementioned given name.
SplintermPopular Culture Derived from the English word splinter, which usually refers to a long and sharp fragment of material (often wood).... [more]
SplintermMedieval Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Rare) Meaning uncertain, even though this rare Dutch given name was already in use in medieval times. Compare the modern Dutch word splinter meaning "splinter".... [more]
SpongeBobmPopular Culture The name of the main character in a popular kid's cartoon series, Spongebob SquarePants. Originally his name was SpongeBoy, however it was changed upon discovering that the name was taken for a mop product.
SportacusmPopular Culture Sportacus is a fictional character from the children's television show LazyTown. His name is a portmanteau of the ancient figure Spartacus and the word sport, which represents his athleticism... [more]
SporusmAncient Greek (Latinized), Ancient Roman Latinized form of Sporos. This was the name of a young slave boy from the 1st century AD. The Roman emperor Nero had taken a liking to him, because he bore a striking resemblance to his late wife Poppaea Sabina... [more]
Spotf & mEnglish, Pet A very common name for dogs and cats alike, perhaps most notably Data's cat(s) from the TV show Star Trek: The New Generation.
Sprig?American (Rare) From the word sprig, meaning both "a small shoot: twig; branch" and "youth, heir". Usage might relate to the existence of Sprigg as a surname.
SputnikmPopular Culture Means "satellite, traveling companion, fellow traveler" in Russian. It was adopted as a stage name by American professional wrestler and civil rights activist Sputnik Monroe (1928-2006), real name Roscoe Monroe Brumbaugh... [more]
SquiremEnglish (Rare) Either from the English occupational surname (see Squire), or else directly from the English word. It is derived from Old French esquier, escuier "squire", literally "shield-bearer" (from Latin scutarius, a derivative of scutum "shield").
SrbimirmSerbian Means "peace of the Serbs", derived from Serbian Srbi meaning "Serbs" combined with the Slavic element mir meaning "peace".
SrboljubmSerbian Derived from Srbin, meaning "a Serb", and ljubiti, meaning "to kiss, to love".
SrđanmCroatian, Serbian Possibly derived from South Slavic srdit meaning "angry". It was associated with Sergius (Srđ in older Croatian) from early times.
SreymomfKhmer From Khmer ស្រី (srey) meaning "woman, lady, beautiful, excellent" and possibly ម៉ុម (mom) meaning "dear, beloved, darling".
SreyneangfKhmer From Khmer ស្រី (srey) meaning "woman, lady, beautiful, excellent" and នាង (neang) meaning "miss, young woman, girl".
SreyneathfKhmer From Khmer ស្រី (srey) meaning "woman, lady" and នាថ (neath) meaning "helpful, supportive" or "chief, head".
SrijafIndian From Shri, another name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi, and Sanskrit ज (ja) meaning "born" (therefore meaning "born from Shri").
StafmDutch Dutch short form of Gustaaf, influenced by the variant form Gustaf. A known bearer of this name is the Flemish actor and television presenter Staf Coppens (b... [more]
StanmSoviet, Russian (Rare) Combination of the surnames of Сталин (Stalin) and Энгельс (Engels), which refer to Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) and Friedrich Engels (1820-1895). This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
StancafRomanian Originally a diminutive of Stana, used as a given name in its own right.
StannismLiterature, Popular Culture The Name of a character in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels, played by Stephen Dillane on the TV Show Game of Thrones.
StateirafOld Persian (Hellenized), History Allegedly means "creation of the stars", in which case it would be related to Persian sitareh "star". This was probably the usual name of Alexander the Great's second wife, a daughter of the Persian king Darius III, formally named Barsine... [more]
StatenmEnglish (American, Modern, Rare) From the name of Staten Island in New York City, itself after the legislature of the Netherlands, named the Staten-Generaal.
StaubfingermLiterature Meaning "dust finger". The name of one of the main characters in Cornelia Funke's 'Inkworld' books is dangerously close to the German word Staubfänger "dust collector" colloquially used for books that are standing in a shelf without being used for a long time.
StaurophilefFrench (Archaic) French form of Staurophila. The use of this name was probably inspired by Le chemin royal de la croix (1676), which is one of the earliest French translations of Regia Via Crucis (1635), an important counter-reformation devotional emblem book written by the Dutch-born Flemish Benedictine monk Benedictus van Haeften (1588-1648)... [more]
StefaanmDutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare) Variant spelling of Stephaan, although one can also consider this name to be the short form of Stefanus. Known bearers of this name include Belgian politician Stefaan De Clerck (b... [more]
StenmSoviet, Russian (Rare) Combination of the surnames of Сталин (Stalin) and Энгельс (Engels), which refer to Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) and Friedrich Engels (1820-1895). This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
StendarrmPopular Culture The name of a Divine (god) in the popular video game series 'The Elder Scrolls'.... [more]
SternafYiddish From Yiddish shtern, "star". It is sometimes used as a Yiddish form of Esther.
SterpetafItalian (Rare) From an Italian title of the Virgin Mary, Madonna dello Sterpeto, meaning "Our Lady of Sterpeto". Sterpeto means "scrub, scrubland" in Italian, derived from sterpo "dry twig, bramble".
StesichorusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Means "establishing the chorus" or "leading the dance", derived from Greek ἵστημι (histemi) meaning "to stand, to set up" and χορός (choros) meaning "dance" or "chorus, choir; band of singers and dancers"... [more]
StesimbrotosmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἵστημι (histemi) meaning "to make to stand, to stand, set" and βροτός (brotós), a poetic term meaning "mortal man, human being".
StiegmSwedish (Rare) Variant of Stig. A known bearer was the Swedish writer Stieg Larsson (1954-2004), author of the 'Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' trilogy, born Karl Stig-Erland Larsson.
StilgarmLiterature This name is used by the Fremen people on Arrakis. A planet in the movie "June." Chakobsa is the fictional language they used.
StilponmAncient Greek Possibly derived from either Greek στιλπνός (stilpnos) meaning "glittering, glistening" (itself from στίλβω (stilbo) "to gleam, to shine") or στίλπων (stilpon) meaning "dwarf".
StitchmPopular Culture From the English word "stitch" meaning a "thread or loop of yarn created by movement" or "to mend or make with thread".... [more]
StithmEnglish Derived from the Scottish surname Stith, of unknown meaning. This was the name of Stith Thompson (1885-1976), an American folklorist.
StrabonmAncient Greek, History Derived from Greek στραβός (strabos) meaning "distorted, oblique; squinting, squint-eyed". This was the name of several historical figures, including a 1st century Greek geographer, philosopher, and historian.
StrahimirmCroatian, Serbian Croatian and Serbian variant form of Strahomir. A bearer of this name was Croatian poet Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević (1865-1908).
StrahinjamSerbian, Croatian, Bosnian From the noun strah meaning "fear, dread". Borne by Strahinja Banović, a legendary Serbian nobleman and folk hero.
StratosmGreek Mythology, Greek Derived from the ancient Greek noun στρατός (stratos) meaning "army". In modern times, the name is often encountered as a diminutive or short form of Efstratios.... [more]
Sửum & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 丑 (sửu) referring to the second Earthly Branch (1 AM to 3 AM), which is itself associated with the ox of the Chinese zodiac.
SuahmBiblical, Biblical Hebrew Means "to sink down, to bow down, to humble oneself", some interpretations render the name as: "bowed down, prostation, depression (in the older, physical/spiritual sense)".... [more]
Su-Bongm & fKorean From Sino-Korean 秀 (su) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" or 守 (su) meaning "defend, protect, guard" combined with 峰 (bong) meaning "peak, summit"... [more]
Suchinm & fThai From Thai สุ (su) meaning "good" and จินต์ (chin) meaning "think, imagine" or ชิน (chin) meaning "used to, accustomed to, familiar with".
SuciptomJavanese From the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with Javanese cipta meaning "creation, idea, hope, desire".
SudabehfPersian, Indian (Parsi) Means "having lustrous profit". In the 11th-century Persian epic the 'Shahnameh' this is the name of a queen who seduces and tricks her stepson Prince Siavash.
SudaratfThai From Thai สุดา (suda) meaning "woman, lady, daughter" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
SufjanmArabic Variant transcription of Sufyan. A well-known bearer of this name is the American independent folk-rock musician Sufjan Stevens.
SufyanmArabic, Indonesian, Urdu Means "slim, slender, light" in Arabic, from the root سفي (safiya) meaning "to be light in weight".
Sugaf & mKorean Means "wait" and it is from BTS, lol.
SugaarmBasque Mythology Means "male serpent" in Basque, from Basque suge ("snake") and -ar ("male"). By folk etymology, it is often associated with Basque su ("fire") and gar ("flame").... [more]
Sugarm & fEnglish Nickname derived from the English word, usually referring to someone with a sweet personality.
Sugarm & fMongolian Means "Venus (planet)" or "Friday" in Mongolian.
SugengmJavanese From Javanese sugêng meaning "well, safe, secure".
SugeyfSpanish (Latin American) Supposedly popularised by the Venezuelan telenovela Una muchacha llamada Milagros, which first aired in September of 1973 in Venezuela and was already airing in the United States by June of 1976, the year the name and its variants entered the SSA data for the first time (there may have been rare uses of this name before 1973)... [more]
SugiartomJavanese, Indonesian From Javanese sugih meaning "rich, wealthy" combined with arta meaning "treasure, wealth, money".
SugionomJavanese, Indonesian From Javanese sugih meaning "rich, wealthy" combined with either the masculine suffix -na or the word ana meaning "being, having, holding".
SugitomJavanese From the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with Javanese gita meaning "song, poem, story".
SugondomJavanese From the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with Javanese ganda meaning "scent, fragrance, aroma".
Su-gyeongfKorean From Sino-Korean 秀 (su) "refined, elegant, graceful" and 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour".
SuhadfArabic Means "insomnia; sleep disease" in Arabic.
SuhaibmArabic Means "brownish-red hair or complexion" in Arabic, derived from the root صَهَّبَ (sahhaba) meaning "to make brownish-red". This was the name of one of the Prophet Muhammad's companions, a former slave in the Byzantine Empire.