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Soso f Greek
Diminutive of Sotiria.

Sosryque m Caucasian Mythology
East Circassian (Kabardian) form of Sosruko.

Sossia f Ancient Roman
Variant of Sosia. Sossia was one of the Vestal Virgins.

Sossity f English (American, Rare)
From the English word society. This name was created for the song "Sossity: You’re a Woman" by the band Jethro Tull.

Sosten m Serbian
Serbian name for the apostle Sosthenes.

Sostene m Corsican (Rare, Archaic)
Corsican form of Sosthenes.

Sóstenes m Spanish
Spanish form of Sosthenes.

Søster f Danish
This is the Danish word for "sister" and was mostly used back before the 1900s I'd say.

Sosthène m French
French form of Sosthenes.

Sosthenes m Ancient Greek, Biblical
Means "safe in strength", derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun σθένος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength".... [more]

Sostitza f Medieval Basque
Variant of Saustitza.

Sostrata f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latin form of Sostrate. Niccolò Machiavelli used this name in his play 'La Mandragola' (1518).

Sostratos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Contracted form of Sosistratos. Notable ancient Greek bearers of this name include the famous merchant Sostratos of Aegina (6th century BC) and the sculptor Sostratos of Chios (5th century BC).

Sostratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sostratos. A known bearer of this name was Sostratus of Cnidus, an ancient Greek architect and engineer from the 3rd century BC.

Sōsuke m Japanese
This name can combine 颯 (satsu, sou, sa'.to) meaning "quick, sound of the wind, sudden," 聡 (sou, sato.i, mimizato.i) meaning "fast learner, wise," 奏 (sou, kana.deru) meaning "complete, play music, speak to a ruler," 創 (shou, sou, kizu, kezu.shigeru, tsuku.ru, haji.meru) meaning "genesis, hurt, injury, originate, start, wound" or 蒼 (sou, ao.i) meaning "blue, pale" with 介 (kai, suke) meaning "concern oneself with, jammed in, mediate, shellfish," 佑 (u, yuu, tasu.keru, suke) meaning "assist, help" or 輔 (fu, ho, tasuke.ru, suke) meaning "help."... [more]

Sosya f Jewish (Russified), Yiddish (Russified), Russian (Rare)
Russian Jewish diminutive of Shoshana/Susanna as well as a regular Russian variant of Zosya.

Šóta m Sioux
From the Lakota šóta (shoh'-lah) meaning "smoke".

Sota m & f Finnish (Rare)
Means "war" in Finnish.

Sotaro m Japanese

Sotear f & m Khmer
Means "compassionate, generous" in Khmer.

Soter m Ancient Greek, Croatian, Polish
Derived from the Greek noun σωτήρ (soter) meaning "saviour, deliverer, preserver". This name was often used as an epithet, for both gods (such as Zeus and Apollo) and real-life rulers, such as Ptolemy I Soter of Egypt (4th century BC) and Antiochus I Soter of the Seleucid Empire (3rd century BC).... [more]

Sotera f Spanish (Mexican), Filipino
Feminine form of Sotero.

Soterania f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Variant of Soterraña.

Soteria f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun σωτηρία (soteria) meaning "salvation, deliverance, preservation".... [more]

Soteridas m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Soter" in Greek, derived from the name Soter combined with ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Soteris f & m Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Soter or Soterios as well as a rare male variant of Soterios.... [more]

Soterius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Soterios. This was the baptismal name of the 2nd-century pope Soter.

Sotero m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Soter.

Soterraña f Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "subterranean" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary La Virgen de la Soterraña and Nuestra Señora de la Soterraña, meaning "The Virgin of the Subterranean" and "Our Lady of the Subterranean" respectively... [more]

Sotha m Khmer
From soth, meaning "pure" in Khmer.

Sothea m & f Khmer
Means "nectar, juice" or "light, radiant" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit सुधा (sudha).

Sothear m & f Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សុធា (see Sothea).

Sotheara f Khmer
Means "sweet flower" in Khmer.

Sothis f Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of Sopdet.

Sothyam m Khmer (Rare)

Sotia f Greek (Cypriot)
Short form of Sotiria. A known bearer was the Greek lyricist Sotia Tsotou (1942-2011), who was born Sotiria.

Sotion m Ancient Greek
Sotion was a Greek Neopythagorean philosopher.

Sotir m Albanian, Serbian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant of Sotiris.

Sotir m Greek
Modern Greek form of Soter.

Sotirakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Sotirios and Sotiris, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis)... [more]

Sotiraq m Albanian
Albanian form of Sotirakis. Unlike the original Greek name, the Albanian form is used as an official name on birth certificates.

Sotiriy m Russian
Russian form of Sotiris.

Sotoda f Dari Persian
Dari Persian form of Sotoudeh (which is a Persian name meaning "blessed").

Sotona m Theology
Croatian form of Satan.

Sotonte m Ijaw
Means "Heaven/God has decided"

Sotsai m & f Thai
Means "bright, clear, cheerful, lively" in Thai.

Sotudeh f Persian
Means "praised, blessed" in Persian

Sou m Japanese
From Japanese 崇 (sou) meaning "adore", 壮 (sou) meaning "big, large", 双 (sou) meaning "set of two, pair, couple, double", 創 (sou) meaning "genesis", 奏 (sou) meaning "to play (music)", 爽 (sou) meaning "bright; clear", 想 (sou) meaning "thought, idea, concept", 操 (sou) meaning "chastity", 総 (sou) meaning "general, overall, total", 綜 (sou) meaning "arrange threads for weaving", 聡 (sou) meaning "intelligent, clever, bright", 草 (sou) meaning "herb", 蒼 (sou) meaning "blue, green", 装 (sou) meaning "dress, clothes, attire", 霜 (sou) meaning "frost", 慥 (sou) meaning "sincere, earnest" or 颯 (sou) meaning "the sound of the wind"... [more]

Soua f Japanese
From Japanese 蒼 (sou) meaning "blue, green" combined with 鴉 (a) meaning "crow, raven". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Soubael m Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Shubael, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Soubaya m Mauritian Creole
Variant of Soupaya.

Soubi m Japanese

Soucique f Jèrriais (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Jèrriais soucique "marigold". This is a newly coined coined name, intended as a Jèrriais equivalent of Marigold.

Souconna f Celtic Mythology
Souconna is a Celtic goddess, the deity of the river Saône at Chalon-sur-Saône, to whom epigraphic invocation was made.

Soudabeh f Persian
Alternate transcription of سودابه (see Sudabeh)

Soude f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سوده (see Soudeh).

Soudjoud f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of سجود (see Sujud), chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Soufia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Safiyyah.

Soufian m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Sufyan chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Soufiane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سفيان (see Sufyan) chiefly used in North Africa.

Soufìo f Provençal
Provençal form of Sophie.

Soufjan m Arabic (Germanized, Rare)
Germanized form of Sufyan.

Sougand f Persian
Means "oath" in Persian.

Sougo m Japanese
From Japanese 奏 (sou) meaning "to play (music)" combined with 伍 (go) meaning "five". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Souha f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سها (see Suha).

Souhaib m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic صهيب (see Suhaib) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Souhail m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهيل (see Suhail) chiefly used in North Africa.

Souhaila f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهيلة (see Suhaila) chiefly used in North Africa.

Souhair f & m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهير (see Suhayr).

Souhayl m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهيل (see Suhail) chiefly used in North Africa.

Souhayla f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهيلة (see Suhaila) chiefly used in North Africa.

Souhei m Japanese
From Japanese 蒼 (sou) meaning "blue, green" combined with 平 (hei) meaning "level; even; flat". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Souheil m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهيل (see Suhail) chiefly used in North Africa.

Souheila f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهيلة (see Suhaila) chiefly used in North Africa.

Souheir f & m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهير (see Suhayr).

Souhila f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Suhaila.

Souhir f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of سهير (see Suhayr) chiefly used in Tunisia.

Souichiro m Japanese

Souichirou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Sōichirō.

Souiri m Arabic (Maghrebi), Northern African
From the surname Souiri, meaning from the Moroccan city of Essaouira

Souji m Japanese
From Japanese 総 (sou) meaning "all, whole" combined with 司 (shi) meaning "rule, direct", thus "all-directing". Several other kanji combinations exist.

Soujoud f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سجود (see Sujud) chiefly used in North Africa.

Souk m & f Lao
Means "health, ease, happiness, joy" in Lao.

Souka f Japanese
From Japanese 桑 (sou) meaning "mulberry" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Soukaina f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Sakina chiefly used in Morocco.

Soukayna f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سكينة (see Sakina) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Soukita f Lao
Popular common female name in Laos

Souko f Japanese
From Japanese 霜 (sou) meaning "frost", 蒼 (sou) meaning "blue, green", 颯 (sou) meaning "the sound of the wind", 桑 (sou) meaning "mulberry" or 宗 (sou) meaning "religion" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Souksakhone m & f Lao
From Lao ສຸກ (souk) meaning "health, ease, happiness, joy" and ສາຄອນ (sakhone) meaning "river, sea, ocean".

Souksavanh m & f Lao
From Lao ສຸກ (souk) meaning "health, ease, happiness, joy" and ສະຫວັນ (savanh) meaning "heaven, paradise".

Souky f Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Sukie.

Soul m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Soul. May also be used in reference to the word soul, from Old English sāwol, sāw(e)l, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ziel and German Seele.

Soula f Greek
Diminutive of Athanasoula.

Soulaf f Arabic
Alternate transcription of سلاف (see Sulaf).

Soulange f Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian)
Variant of Solange.

Soulanjo f Provençal
Provençal form of Solange.

Soulaymane m Arabic
Alternate transcription of سليمان (see Sulayman), chiefly used in Morocco.

Souleyman m Arabic (Maghrebi), Muslim (Gallicized)
Gallicized transliteration of سليمان (see Sulayman).

Souleymanou m Western African
Form of Sulayman used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.

Souline f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Originally a local form of Soline found in the Poitou-Charentes region of France.

Souline f Arabic (Rare), Arabic (Maghrebi)

Soulougue m French (Cajun), African American, American (South)
Presumably a variant or misreading of the surname Soulouque.... [more]

Soultana f Greek (Modern)
Possibly the Greek form of Sultana.

Soumaïla m Western African
Form of Isma'il used in parts of French-influenced western Africa (particularly Mali).

Soumat m Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Soumaya f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Sumaya.

Soumen m Bengali

Soumia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سمية (see Sumayya) chiefly used in North Africa.

Soumily f Indian (Rare)

Soumita f Indian

Soumya f & m Bengali, Odia, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil
Variant of Saumya.

Soumya f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سمية (see Sumayya) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Soun m Thai
Means "pine" in Thai.

Sounally f Lao (Rare)
Variant of Sounaly.

Soundarya f Hinduism

Soundos f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Sundus, often found in Morocco. A known bearer of this name is Soundos El Ahmadi, a Dutch actress of Moroccan descent.

Soundous f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of سندس (see Sundus), chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Soung Th' Rui f Mythology
Pwo Karen form of Phra Mae Thorani.

Sounia f Persian

Souphaphone f Lao
From Lao ສຸພາ (soupha) meaning "beautiful, pleasant, agreeable" and ພອນ (phone) meaning "blessing".

Souphavanh f & m Lao
From Lao ສຸພາ (soupha) meaning "beautiful, pleasant, agreeable" and ວັນ (vanh) meaning "sun, day".

Souphine f Lao

Soura m & f Japanese
From Japanese 宗 (sou) meaning "religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence", 青 (sou) meaning "blue, green", 創 (sou) meaning "genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate", 双 (sou) meaning "pair, set, comparison, counter for pairs", 奏 (sou) meaning "play music, speak to a ruler, complete", 爽 (sou) meaning "refreshing, bracing, resonant, sweet, clear", 想 (sou) meaning "concept, think, idea, thought", 早 (sou) meaning "early, fast" or 蒼 (sou) meaning "blue" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "gauze, thin silk, arrange, spread out", 良 (ra) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled", 空 (ra) meaning "sky", 楽 (ra) meaning "music, comfort, ease", 麗 (ra) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent" or 来 (ra) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become"... [more]

Sourabh m Indian, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Saurabh.

Sourav m Indian, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Saurabh.

Sourena m Persian
Derived from the ancient persian general sourena.... [more]

Souriel m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Zuriel, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Sourik m Bengali
Means "ray of sun", "love" or "dependent".

Souriya m Lao
Means "sun" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit सूर्य (surya).

Sourkea m & f Khmer
Means "heaven" in Khmer.

Sourmelina f Literature
Sourmelina Zizmo is a character in Middlesex, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Jeffrey Eugenides published in 2002. The name was apparently created by the author of the novel.... [more]

Sous m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Soos. This was the name of a semi-mythological king of Sparta, who is thought to have lived in the 9th century BC.

Sousan f Persian
Means "lily" in Persian, ultimately from Hebrew שׁוֹשָׁן (shoshan) (see Susanna).

Sousarion m Ancient Greek
Meaning uncertain. This name should be a compound name, of which the first element might be the Greek noun σοῦς (sous) meaning "upward motion" or the Greek noun σοῦσον (souson) meaning "lily"... [more]

Sousuke m Japanese
Variant transcription of Sōsuke.

Soutaro m Japanese
Variant transcription of Sotaro.

Soutarou m Japanese
From Japanese 繰 (sou) meaning "winding, reel, spin, turn (pages), look up, refer to", 桑 (sou) meaning "mulberry", 宗 (sou) meaning "religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence", 庄 (sou) meaning "level, in the country, manor, village, hamlet", 曾 (sou) meaning "once, before, formerly, ever, never, ex-", 創 (sou) meaning "genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate", 双 (sou) meaning "pair, set, comparison", 壮 (sou) meaning "robust, manhood, prosperity", 奏 (sou) meaning "play music, complete", 爽 (sou) meaning "refreshing, bracing, resonant, sweet, clear", 宋 (sou) meaning "dwell", 惣 (sou) meaning "all", 想 (sou) meaning "concept, think, idea, thought", 操 (sou) meaning "maneuver, manipulate, operate, steer, chastity, virginity, fidelity", 相 (sou) meaning "inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy", 総 (sou) meaning "general, whole, all, full, total", 綜 (sou) meaning "rule, synthesize", 聡 (sou) meaning "wise, fast learner", 草 (sou) meaning "grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft", 荘 (sou) meaning "villa, inn, cottage, feudal manor, solemn, dignified", 蒼 (sou) meaning "blue", 壯 (sou) meaning "big, large, robust, name of tribe", 滄 (sou) meaning "ocean", 艸 (sou) meaning "grass, plants" or 颯 (sou) meaning "sudden, quick, sound of the wind", 多 (ta) meaning "many, much", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" or 大 (ta) meaning "big, great" combined with 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" or 郎 (rou) meaning "son"... [more]

Southern m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Southern.

Southworth m English
From the surname Southworth

Souto m Japanese
From Japanese 颯 (sou) meaning "the sound of wind" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Souvankham m & f Lao
From Lao ສຸວັນ (souvan) meaning "gold, yellow" and ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".

Souvanna f & m Lao
Means "gold, yellow" in Lao.

Sou'wester m English (British, Rare), Obscure
From the English noun sou'wester, a contracted form of southwester which refers to a strong wind that blows from the southwest and brings warm air from the tropics to the British Isles, often causing rain as it cools while passing over the sea... [more]

Souyoung f Korean
Souyoung Park is a Korean author.

Souzane f Walloon
Walloon form of Susanna.

Souzi f Greek
Diminutive of Soultana.

Souzie f Walloon
Walloon form of Suzy.

Souzy f Greek
Diminutive of Soultana.

Sovaia f Fijian
Fijian form of Sophia.

Söván f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian variant of Sovann.

Sovan m & f Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សុវណ្ណ (see Sovann).

Sovannara f Khmer
From the Khmer សុវណ្ណ (sovann) meaning "gold".

Sovannareth m Khmer
Variant of Sovannarith.

Sovannarith m Khmer
From Khmer សុវណ្ណ (sovan) meaning "gold" and រឹទ្ធិ (rith) meaning "power, might, prosperity".

Sovanndary f Khmer
Means "golden star" in Khmer.

Sovannmealea f Khmer
Means "golden garlend, wreath, line" in Khmer.

Sovay f Popular Culture
Probably corruption of Sophie or Sylvie.

Sovbika f Chechen
Meaning unknown; the second element is derived from Turkic bika meaning "lady, girl".

Søvei f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Solveig recorded in Telemark.

Sovereign f & m English (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]

Soviet Russia m Obscure
From the name of the communist state that spanned Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

Sovithean f & m Khmer

Şövkət f & m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Shawkat.

Şövqi m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Shawqi.

Sowena f Cornish (Modern)
Derived from Cornish sowena "success, prosperity, welfare". This is a modern Cornish name.

Sowenna f Cornish (Modern)
Variant of Sowena.

Sowmya f Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil
Variant of Saumya.

Sowndharya f Indian

So-Won f Korean
From Sino-Korean 消 (so) meaning "to disappear, to vanish" combined with 元 (won) meaning "first, original". Other hanja combinations are possible.

Sowry f Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Early Anglicization of Sorcha.

Sowunmi m Yoruba, African
Means "the sorcerer is attractive to me" in Yoruba.

Sǫxólfr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Sǫxulfr.

Sǫxulfr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of saxar "Saxons" and ulfr "wolf".

Soy m Dutch (Rare)
This name is best known for being the name of the Dutch actor Soy Kroon (b. 1995). He stated in a 2008 interview with the regional newspaper Eindhovens Dagblad that he was named after his father (who is named Jos), but in a creative way... [more]

Soyan m Khakas
Means "Tuvan" in Khakas.

So-yang f Korean
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.

Soyaphi m Tsonga
Means "where will we go?" in Xitsonga.

Søybiǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Sǽbiǫrn.

Söýeg m Turkmen
Possibly from the Turkmen söýgi meaning "love".

Söyembikä f Tatar
Tatar form of Süyümbike. This is the name of Söyembikä of Kazan, a Tatar ruler and a national hero of Tatarstan.

So-Yeon f Korean
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-yeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 昭 "bright, luminous; illustrious" and 映 "project; reflect light".

Soyeong f Korean
From combination of sino-Korean 素(so) meaning "white silk" or 昭(so) meaning "bright", with 英(young ) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 榮 (young) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper" or 映(young) meaning "project; reflect light"... [more]

Søygæirr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Sǽgæirr.

Soygul f Uzbek
Derived from soy meaning "valley" or "valley stream" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Soyhan m & f Turkish
Means "noble-descended" in Turkish.

So-Yi f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 소이 (see So-I).

Soyica f African American (Rare)

Soyini f African American, Caribbean (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This is the middle name of American politician Ayanna Pressley (1974-), who has claimed it means "richly endowed" in Swahili.

Soykan m Turkish
"Blue-blooded", "noble khan"

Soyo f Japanese
From Japanese 素 (so) meaning "element" combined with 世 (yo) meaning "world" or 陽 (yo) meaning "light, sun, male". Other kanji combinations are also possible.... [more]

Soyogi f Japanese
From Japanese 草 (so) meaning "grass; straw; thatch", 葉 (yo) meaning "leaf" combined with 木 (gi) meaning "tree; a shrub". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Soyogo f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From 冬青 (soyogo), referring to the type of holly known as 'Ilex pedunculosa' or 'longstalked holly', seemingly a derivation of onomatopoeic word そよ (soyo), referring to something that is rustling or swaying in the wind.... [more]

Soyoki f Japanese (Rare)

Soyolbadrakh f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian соёл (soyol) meaning "culture, the arts" and бадрах (badrakh) meaning "thrive, grow" or "blaze, shine".

Soyol-erdene f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian соёл (soyol) meaning "culture, the arts" and эрдэнэ (erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure" or "precious".

Soyolma f Buryat
Alternate transcription of Soelma.

Soyolmaa f Mongolian
Means "woman of culture", "woman of the arts" in Mongolian, from соёл (soyol) meaning "culture, the arts" and the feminine suffix маа (maa).

Soyolmandakh m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian соёл (soyol) meaning "culture, the arts" and мандах (mandakh) meaning "ascent, rising".

Soyolsaikhan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian соёл (soyol) meaning "culture, the arts" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".

Soyomi f Japanese
From Japanese 創 (so) meaning "originate", 世 (yo) meaning "world" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.

Soyona f Popular Culture (?)
Soyona Santos, also known as the Broker, is the secondary antagonist of the 2022 science fiction action film Jurassic World: Dominion and the main antagonist of Netflix's 2024 animated series Jurassic World: Chaos Theory.

So-Youn f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 소연 (see So-Yeon).

So-young f Korean

Soyoung f Korean
From combination of sino-Korean 素(so) meaning "white silk" or 昭(so) meaning "bright", with 英(young ) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 榮 (young) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper"... [more]

So-Yul f Korean
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.

Søyvǫr f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of sær "sea" and vár "spring".

Sozan f Kurdish
Means "glowing, burning" in Kurdish.

Sozar m Georgian (Rare)
Meaning unknown. It might possibly be related to the Ossetian name Sozyr, which is ultimately of Iranian origin.

Sozont m History (Ecclesiastical), Russian (Archaic)
Russian and Romanian form of Sozon.

Sozresh m Circassian, Caucasian Mythology
The god of Fertility and family.

Sozyr m Ossetian (Rare)
From Persian سزاوار (sazâvâr) meaning "worthy, deserving".

Sozyryqo m Ossetian, Ossetian Mythology
Ossetian form of Sosruko.

Spalding m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Spalding.... [more]

Spalzes f Ladakhi
From Tibetan དཔལ་མཛེས (dpal-mdzes) meaning "glorious beauty", derived from དཔལ (dpal) meaning "glorious, magnificent" and མཛེས (mdzes) meaning "beautiful, fine".

Sparkle f African American, Trinidadian Creole
Middle English frequentative (verb) or diminutive (noun) of spark.

Sparkles f English (American, Rare)
Plural form of Sparkle.

Sparli m Pashto
Meaning "spring" in Pashto.

Spartaco m Italian
Italian form of Spartacus.

Spaso m Serbian
Short form of Spasoje.

Spasoje m Serbian
Derived from Serbian spasiti meaning "to save".

Spealán m Irish
Diminutive of the word "speal"

Spearhafoc m Anglo-Saxon
Means "sparrowhawk" in Old English, ultimately derived from the elements spearwa "sparrow" and hafoc "hawk". This name was borne by an 11th-century Anglo-Saxon artist and Benedictine monk.

Special f English (African)
Simply taken from the English word special.

Speciosus m Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from the Latin adjective speciosus meaning "good-looking, handsome, beautiful".... [more]

Spedford m English (American)

Speedwelly f Romani (Archaic)

Speio f Greek Mythology
Derived from σπεῖος (speios), the Epic Greek form of σπέος (speos) meaning "cave, cavern, grotto". This was the name of a Nereid in Greek myth; with the exception of Pausanias, all of the Greek poets (Hesiod, Homer, Apollodorus and Hyginus) and even the Roman poet Virgil list Speio among the ranks of the Haliad Nymphs known as the Nereides.

Spekonis m Latvian

Špelca f Slovene
Diminutive of Špela, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Spelios m Greek
Variant transcription of Σπήλιος (see Spilios).

Spelman m English

Sperandio m Italian

Spero m English
Transferred use of the surname Spero.

Speros m Greek
Variant of Spyros.

Speusandros m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun σπεῦσις (speusis) meaning "haste, hurry" as well as "speed". It is ultimately derived from the Greek verb σπεύδω (speudo) meaning "to hasten" as well as "to urge on" and "to set going"... [more]

Speusippo m Italian
Italian form of Speusippos via its latinized form Speusippus.

Speusippos m Ancient 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".

Sphaerio m Theatre
A character in 'Mostellaria', a play by the Roman author Plautus. Its name translates from Latin as "The Ghost (play)" (with the word fabula understood in the title). The play is believed to be an adaptation of a lost comedy of the Athenian poet Philemon called Phasma (the Ghost).

Spiælbodhi m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Spiallbuði.

Spiælle m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Spialli and Old Swedish short form of Spiælbodhi.

Spiallbuði m Old Norse
From Old Norse *spjallboði meaning "messenger".

Spialli m Old Norse
From Old Norse spjalli meaning "companion, friend".

Spīdala f Baltic Mythology
The name of a witch and antagonist in the Latvian epic poem 'Lāčplēsis' but she turns good towards the end of the story.

Spīdola f Latvian, Baltic Mythology
Meaning unknown. In the Latvian national epic Lāčplēsis this is the name of a witch enslaved by the devil, but eventually rescued by the hero Koknesis (whom she then marries).

Spidols m Latvian

Spidona m Georgian (Archaic), Literature, Popular Culture
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be a diminutive or short form of Spiridon.... [more]

Spilios m Greek
Variant of Spyridon via its short form Spyros.

Spinello m Medieval Italian
From the Latin word "Spina", meaning "Thornbush".

Spiridhon m Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Spiridon.

Spiridióna f Italian
Italian feminine form of Spyridon.

Spiridione m Italian
Italian form of Spyridon.

Spirito m Italian (Rare)
Probably derived from Italian Sirito Santo "Holy Spirit".... [more]

Spiritual f English (American, Rare)
Taken from the English word spiritual.

Špiro m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Spyros.

Spirou m Popular Culture

Spirydion m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Spiridon.

Spirydon m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Spiridon.

Spjälbo m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Spiallbuði.

Splanna f Cornish (Modern)
Means "brighter" in Cornish. This is a modern Cornish name.

Splendora f Medieval English, Italian
Medieval English name (found in a Curia Regis Roll item dated 1213), derived from Latin splendor meaning "brilliance, brightness, lustre, distinction". (It was listed in 'A Dictionary of English Surnames' by Dr Reaney, who noted: 'In the Middle Ages there was a fashion for fanciful feminine names, few of which have survived, or given rise to surnames.') This is also the name a small town in the U.S. state of Texas.

Splinter m Popular Culture
Derived from the English word splinter, which usually refers to a long and sharp fragment of material (often wood).... [more]

Splinter m Medieval 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]

Spodra f Latvian
Derived from Latvian spodrs "shiny; bright; clean".

Spodris m Latvian
Masculine form of Spodra.

Spogmai f Pashto
Means "moon" in Pashto.

Spogmay f Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto سپوږمۍ (see Spogmai).

Spomenko m Croatian
Masculine form of Spomenka.

Spomiika'pi m Siksika

Sponde f & m Greek Mythology
Jupiter's moon

SpongeBob m Popular 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.

Spontaneous f English (American, Rare)
Taken directly from the English word spontaneous.

Spontaniouse f African American (Rare)
Variant of Spontaneous. This is borne by Spontaniouse Grant, who was a contestant on the ninth season of the reality television series America's Next Top Model.

Spoogmai f Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto سپوږمۍ (see Spogmai).

Sporgh m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Spǫrr.

Sporos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun σπόρος (sporos) meaning "a sowing" as well as "seed, semen" and "harvest, crop".... [more]

Spǫrr m Old Norse
From Old Norse spǫrr meaning "sparrow".

Sportacus m Popular 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]

Sporði m Icelandic
Icelandic name deriving from Icelandic sporður meaning "tail of a fish or whale".... [more]

Sporus m Ancient 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]

Spørv m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Spǫrr.

Spot f & m English, 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.

Spotswood m English (American)
Spotswood Washington was a descendent of President George Washington.

Spoudandros m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun σπουδή (spoude) meaning "haste, speed" as well as "earnestness, diligence, zeal". It is ultimately derived from the Greek verb σπεύδω (speudo) meaning "to hasten" as well as "to urge on" and "to set going"... [more]

Spoudippos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun σπουδή (spoude) meaning "haste, speed" as well as "earnestness, diligence, zeal". It is ultimately derived from the Greek verb σπεύδω (speudo) meaning "to hasten" as well as "to urge on" and "to set going"... [more]

Spourios m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Spurius.

Spozhmai f Pashto
Variant of Spogmai reflecting the Southern Pashto pronunciation of the name.

Spozhmay f Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto سپوږمۍ (see Spozhmai).

Sprog m English (Australian)
"Sprog" is British, Australian, Canadian and New Zealand slang for "child."

Sprota f History, Medieval Scandinavian (?)
Sprota (born c. 910) was a woman who William I, Duke of Normandy took as a wife in the Viking fashion (more danico) and was the mother of his successor, Richard I, Duke of Normandy. After the death of her husband William, she married Esperleng and had Rodulf of Ivry.

Sproti m Faroese
Based on Old Norse word sproti meaning 'sprout'.

Spulga f Latvian
From the Latvian spulgs meaning "bright; radiant."

Spulgis m Latvian

Spurgeon m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Spurgeon. In many cases, especially among devout Christians, the name is given in honour of the English preacher Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892).

Spurio m Italian
Italian form of Spurius.

Spycisław m Polish
Derived from Slavic spyci "pointless, futile, unnecessary" combined with Slavic slav "glory".

Spylios m Greek
Variant of Spilios.

Spyridonas m Greek (Rare)
Variant of Spyridon.

Spyrydon m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Spyridon.

Spytko m Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Spycimir.