Shalhevetf & mHebrew (Rare) Means "flame" in Hebrew. This word appears briefly in the Old Testament books of Job and Ezekiel.
ShalhevethfHebrew (Modern, Rare) From a Hebrew term meaning "blaze; flame", derived from an unused root להב (lahab) meaning "gleam/blade (of a flame)“.
ShalimarfAmerican (Modern, Rare) From the name of the Shalamar Gardens near what is now Lahore, Pakistan, which were created in the mid-17th century by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (who also built the Taj Mahal)... [more]
Shams-al-DuhafHistory, Medieval Arabic Means "dawn light". This was the Arabic name taken by a Christian concubine of Muhammad II al-Faqih, who was the mother of his son Nasr.
ShamsijamalfTatar (Rare) Derived from Arabic شَمْس (šams) meaning "sun" combined with جَمَال (jamāl) meaning "beauty".
ShuralimSiberian Mythology Shurali is a forest spirit in Tatar and Bashkir mythology. According to legends, Shurali lives in forests. He has long fingers, a horn on its forehead, and a woolly body. He lures victims into the thickets and can tickle them to death.
ShymalchefMari Means "quiet", with -alche, a feminine diminutive suffix.
SiegbaldmGerman (Rare, Archaic) The name is a combination of the Germanic name elements sigu "victory" and bald "bold". The name can also be read as the sentence Sieg bald! "Win soon!".
SigebaldmGermanic Derived from Old High German sigu "victory" (a younger form of Gothic sigis, see Sigisbert) combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."
SigewaldmGermanic Derived from Old High German sigu "victory" (a younger form of Gothic sigis, see Sigisbert) combined with Gothic valdan "to reign."
SigewealdmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements sige "victory" and weald "powerful, mighty" or "authority, leader"... [more]
SindbaldmGermanic Derived from Gothic sinths "way, path" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."
SingoallafLiterature The heroine of Swedish writer Viktor Rydberg's popular novel Singoalla (1858) (published in English as The Wind Is My Lover), about a gypsy girl who falls in love with a knight (set in the Middle Ages).
Šintal-wurifHurrian Mythology Means "seven-eyed", deriving from the Hurrian elements šindi ("seven") and fur=i ("eye"). Name borne by a goddess associated with Šauška, who is mentioned as part of her entourage in several offering lists.
Siraj al-DinmArabic Means "lamp of the religion" from Arabic سراج (sirāj) meaning "lamp, light, lantern" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
SisebaldmGermanic The first element of this Germanic name is derived from sis, which is probably a contraction of sigis (see Sigisbert). However, this is not completely certain - the element might also come from Old High German sisesang "sad song" or from Old Swedish sisu "solemn lament." The second element is derived from Old High German bald "bold, brave."
SkialdfrithfAnglo-Scandinavian From the hypothetical Anglo-Scandinavian name *Skjaldfríðr, derived from the Old Norse elements skjǫldr meaning "shield" (genitive skjaldar) and fríðr meaning "beautiful, beloved".
SkjalffNorse Mythology Variant of Skjǫlf. In Norse mythology, Skjalf is the daughter of a Finnish king. She marries Agni and strangles him with his necklace.
SkjálgrmOld Norse Old Norse name and nick name, from Old Norse skjálgr "squinting".
ŚmiałomirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish śmiały "bold, daring", which is ultimately derived from Polish śmieć "to dare" (which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic sъměti "to dare, to venture")... [more]
SnehalatafIndian Means "love vine" in Chhattisgarhi, language spoken in India.
SnelbaldmGermanic Derived from Old High German snel "fast, strong" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."
Snowballm & fPet From the English word snowball, often given to animals after their white coloration.
Soamiangalym & fMalagasy From the Malagasy soa meaning "good" and miangaly meaning "capricious".
SolalmFrench (Modern), Literature Transferred use of the Jewish surname. It was first used as a given name by Albert Cohen on the titular character of his 1930 novel Solal of the Solals.
SolongozhargalfMongolian From Mongolian солонго (solongo) meaning "rainbow" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
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.
SpalzesfLadakhi From Tibetan དཔལ་མཛེས (dpal-mdzes) meaning "glorious beauty", derived from དཔལ (dpal) meaning "glorious, magnificent" and མཛེས (mdzes) meaning "beautiful, fine".
StalberimSoviet, Georgian (Rare) Combination of Stalin and Beria, which were the surnames of the Soviet politicians Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) and Lavrentiy Beria (1899-1953). This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.... [more]
Staleym & fAmerican (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Staley. While it was used as a rare masculine name during the 20th century, in modern times, it's more often used as a feminine name.
StalinafRussian, Spanish (Latin American) Feminization of the surname Stalin, which was adopted by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin (the name itself is derived from Russian сталь (stal) meaning "steel"... [more]
StellalunafLiterature From Latin stella "star" and luna "moon" (compare Stella 1, Luna), used for the title character - a fruit bat - in the popular children's picture book 'Stellaluna' (1993)... [more]
StymphalosmGreek Mythology Meaning uncertain. The first element of this name might be derived from the noun στύμα (styma), which is the Aeolic Greek form of ancient Greek στόμα (stoma) meaning "mouth"... [more]
Sukhpalm & fIndian (Sikh) From Sanskrit सुख (sukha) meaning "pleasant, happy" and पाल (pāla) meaning "guard, protector".
SukkalgirmSumerian Possibly one of the earliest names recorded. His name occurs on a tablet dated 3200-3100 BC. He was one of two Sumerian slaves of Gal-Sal.
Supphalakf & mThai From Thai ศุภ (suppha) meaning "excellence, goodness, prosperity" and ลักษณ์ (lak) meaning "characteristic, quality, nature".
ŠuwalafHurrian Mythology Of unknown meaning. Šuwala was a Hurrian goddess of the underworld, often linked in contemporary texts with the goddess Nabarbi.
ŠuwaliyatmHittite Mythology Of uncertain etymology, possibly deriving from a same root as Šuwala. Šuwaliyat was a Hittite storm god, considered to be the older brother of and advisor to Tarhunna.
SvalfNorwegian (Modern, Rare) From the Norwegian word svale meaning "swallow", which in turn comes from the Old Norse svala of the same meaning (see Svala ). It also coincides with the Scandinavian word sval meaning "cool", "chill"... [more]
SvalefNorwegian the Norwegian word for a bird part of the Hirundinidae family the swallow.
SvalrúnfIcelandic (Rare) Derived from Old Norse svala meaning "swallow (bird)" and rún meaning "secret lore, rune".
SvengalimPopular Culture Svengali is a fictional character in George du Maurier's 1895 novel Trilby. Scholars call Svengali a classic example of anti-Semitism in literature because he is Jewish, of Eastern European origins, and he seduces, dominates and exploits Trilby, a young English girl, and makes her into a famous singer... [more]
SwagatalakshmifBengali (Rare) Means "I welcome you, Lakshmi", from the Sanskrit स्वागत (svāgata) meaning "welcome" combined with the name Lakshmi. A known bearer is Swagatalakshmi Dasgupta, a Bengali actress.
SwallowfChinese (Expatriate) From the English word which refers to a small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked tail. It is mainly used by Chinese bearers as a translation of 燕子 (yànzi).
SwanabaldmGermanic Derived from Old High German suan "swan" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."
SwarnalifBengali This gorgeous name means in Bengali “gold” or “golden.”
SwindebaldmGermanic Derived from Gothic svinths (swind in Old High German) "strength" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."
TadaleshmSomali Means "person who possesses a lot of good luck" in Somali.
TadzmahalfFilipino, Tausug From the name of the Taj Mahal, a mausoleum located in the Indian city of Agra. Its name comes from Persian تاج محل (taj mahal) meaning "crown of the palace".
Taivanzhargalm & fMongolian Means "peaceful happiness" in Mongolian, from тайван (taivan) meaning "peaceful, quiet, still" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
TalmRomani Meaning unknown. Possibly a Romani form of Tal'at or derived from a Romani word.
TalafPhilippine Mythology Means "star" in Tagalog, ultimately from Sanskrit तारा (tārā). In Tagalog mythology, Tala is the goddess of stars and a daughter of the supreme deity Bathala.