Submitted Names Containing ss

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Crissy f English
Diminutive of Cristine, Cristina, and other names with a similar sound.
Crocefisso m Italian
Variant of Crocifisso. A famous bearer of this name is Crocefisso Maggio (1962–), a five-pin billiards player.
Crocifisso m Italian
Masculine form of Crocifissa.
Cross m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Cross or simply from the word cross.
Curless m English
Transferred use of surname Curless
Curtiss m English
Variant of Curtis.
Cussot f Medieval English
Diminutive of Custaunce, the medieval English vernacular form of Constance. This name was recorded in the Hundred Rolls.
Cyparissus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kyparissos. In Greek mythology, he was a boy beloved by Apollo.
Cypress f & m American (Rare)
From the English word cypress, a group of coniferous trees. Ultimately from Greek kuparissos.
Dalilu-essu m Babylonian
Means "new praise", deriving from the Akkadian elements dalīlu ("praise, thanks") and eššu ("new, modern").
Dâlpheusse m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Adolphus.
Damonassa f Ancient Greek
Doric Greek form of Demonassa.
Darussalam m Indonesian
Derived from Arabic دار السلام (dar as-salam) meaning "abode of peace", used as an epithet for various places.
Dassaro f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Dassaro is the daughter of Illyrios.
Dassy f English (Modern, Rare)
Rare English Diminutive of Hadassah
Dauntless m Theatre, Popular Culture
The word dauntless can be traced back to Latin domare, meaning "to tame" or "to subdue."
Dayssy f Obscure
Variant of Daisy.
Delissa f & m American
Likely an invented name, possibly a combination of Delia 1 and Lisa
Delisse f English
Variant of Delice.
Demarkess m African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix De and the name Markess.
Demarquess m African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix De and the name Marquess.
Demisse m Amharic
Alternate transcription of Amharic ደመሰ (see Demissie).
Demissie m Amharic
Means "my destroyer" from Amharic ደመሰሰ (damasasa) meaning "to destroy, to crush".
Demonassa f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Demonax. This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology, one of whom was a princess.
Denissa f English
Variant of Denisa.
Deresse m Ethiopian, Amharic
Ethiopian name of unknown meaning.
Dessa f Obscure
Diminutive of Odessa, Desiree or other names containing des.
Dessert m English
Transferred usage of the surname Dessert.
Dessi f English
Variant of Dessie.
Dessi f Indonesian
Variant of Desi.
Dessi f Scandinavian, English
Commonly used as a nickname for Desiré.
Dessie m Irish
Diminutive of Desmond.
Dessippo m Italian
Italian form of Dexippos via its latinized form Dexippus.
Dessy f English
Variant of Dessie.
Dessy f Indonesian
Variant of Desi.
Deulecresse m Medieval English, Medieval Jewish
Possibly from Latin Deus eum crescat meaning "God increase him" (via Norman French), apparently used as a translation of the Hebrew names Solomon or Gedaliah.
Devassy m Malayalam
Malayalam form of Davis or David.
Dionassa f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek Διός (Dios) meaning "of Zeus" and ἄνασσα (anassa) "queen, lady" (feminine form of ἄναξ (anax) "master, lord").
Dolcissima f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Latin name Dulcissima, meaning "sweetest", "very sweet" (superlative adjective from dulcis - "sweet"). Saint Dolcissima is a virgin and martyr, a patron saint of Sutri.
Doloresse f French (African)
Gallicized form of Dolores.
Dolssa f Medieval Occitan
Occitan form of Doulce (compare Dolça).
Domicussa f Medieval Basque
Feminine form of Domicu.
Donbass m Soviet
Portmanteau of Donets Basin, an abbreviation of Donets Coal Basin, from Russian Донецкий угольный бассейн (Donetskiy ugolnyy basseyn).
Dorissa f English
Elaboration of Doris.
Doryss f English
Variant of Doris.
Doss m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Doss.
Dossantos m Brazilian (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dos Santos.
Dossie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Dorothy, Eudoxia, Theodosia, and other names with a similar sound.
Dosso m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish dous- "forearm". The (additional) meaning "hand" has been suggested.
Doukissa f Greek
Means "duchess" in Greek.
Drissa m Western African
Form of Idris 1 used in parts of western Africa.
Drossel m Popular Culture
German for "thrush" as in the bird. The name of a character in the anime adaption of Black Butler, Drossel Keinz.
Dubh Essa f Medieval Irish
Possibly derived from Gaelic components dubh meaning "dark" and eas meaning "waterfall, cascade, rapid". Its meaning could also be interpreted as "black-haired nurse" (or in Latin nutrix nigra).
Duchess f English (American, Rare)
Old French from medieval Latin ducissa, from Latin dux, duc- (see Duke).
Duessa f Literature
This name was used by the 16th-century poet Edmund Spenser, who perhaps intended it to mean "second", "disunity" or "duplicitous" from Latin duo "two" combined with the feminine suffix essa... [more]
Dur-eessa m Sidamo
Means "rich" in Sidama.
Duvessa f Theatre, Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Dubh Essa, used by M. J. Molloy in his comic play The Wooing of Duvessa (1964).
Džeimss m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of James.
Dzerassa f Ossetian Mythology, Ossetian
Possibly means "golden-haired, shining", perhaps related to Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold". In Ossetian mythology Dzerassa is the daughter of the sea god Donbettyr.
Dzhessika f Russian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare)
Russian and Bulgarian borrowing of Jessica, reflecting the English pronunciation
Edelweiss f Various
From the name of the edelweiss flower (species Leontopodium alpinum). It is derived from the German elements edel "noble" and weiß "white." The name of the flower is spelled Edelweiß in German; Edelweiss is an Anglicized spelling.
Edessa f American (Rare)
Edessa is a city in northern Greece and the capital of the Pella regional unit, in the Central Macedonia region of Greece. It was also the capital of the defunct province of the same name. The Greek name Ἔδεσσα (Édessa) is probably of Phrygian origin... [more]
Edissa f Biblical Latin
Form of Hadassah used in the Vulgate.
Eissa m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عيسى (see Isa 1).
Elessa f Greek (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
The Holy Martyr Elessa of Kythira was a young woman from the Peloponnese who lived in the latter half of the fourth century. She was martyred by her father who objected to her becoming a Christian. St... [more]
Elessar m Literature
Created by JRR Tolkien for his The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. This is the name, meaning Elfstone, given to Aragorn in Lórien by Galadriel and later adopted by him as King of Gondor.
Elessia f English (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Alessia.
Eliass m Latvian
Latvian form of Elias.
Eliissá f Sami
Sami variant of Elisa.
Elissaios m Greek
Greek form of Elisha.
Elisse f English
Either a variant of Elise or Elissa 2.
Elissia f English (Rare), Maltese (Rare)
Elaborated form of Elissa 2 or Elissa 1. Also compare Elysia.
Elkaissa f Berber (Rare)
Possibly means "the pause" from Kabyle Berber.
Ellesse f English (New Zealand, Modern, Rare), English (American, Rare)
From the name of the Italian sportswear brand, which is derived from the initials of its founder, Leonardo Servadio (the letters L and S, in Italian elle esse).
Elssá f Sami
Sami form of Elsa.
Elsslin f Medieval German
Archaic diminutive of Elisabeth.
Elyssa f English
Most likely a variant of Elissa 2.
Elysse f Greek
Variant of Elyse.
Emmalissa f American (Rare)
Possibly a blend of Emmaline and Melissa.
Empress f English (Rare), English (African)
From the English word meaning "female ruler of an empire" or "consort of an emperor". Also compare the Spanish equivalent Emperatriz and the masculine equivalent Emperor... [more]
Empriss f English (American, Modern, Rare)
A spelling variation of the name Empress.
Enssi m Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Finnish short form of Ensio.
Ènsso m Walloon
Waloon form of Enzo.
Epianassa f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἐπί (epi) meaning "on, upon" and ᾰ̓́νασσᾰ (anassa) meaning "queen" (feminine form of ἄναξ (anax) "lord, master").
Eratonassa f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἐρατός (eratos) "lovely, beloved" (compare Erato) and ἄνασσα (anassa) "queen, lady" (the feminine form of ἄναξ (anax) "master, lord").
Erissena f Italian (Rare, Archaic), Theatre
Italian form of Eryxene. This is the name of a character in Johann Adolf Hasse's opera seria Cleofide (1731).
Ermessen f Medieval Catalan
Likely a cognate of Ermesenda.
Ernessa f English (Rare), Literature
Possibly an English variant of Ernesta. It was used for the antagonist in Rachel Klein's young adult novel The Moth Diaries (2002) and the subsequent film adaptation (2011).
Ernesse m Walloon
Walloon form of Ernest.
Essa f Old Irish
Means "nurse" in Gaelic.
Essad m Albanian
Variant of Esad.
Essaïd m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic السَّعِيد (as-saʿīd) meaning "the happy" or "the lucky" (see Sa'id). A notable bearer is Essaïd Belkalem (1989-), an Algerian footballer.
Esse m Swedish
Diminutive of Esbjörn, Esaias and other names beginning with Es-.
Esset-ab f Amharic
means gift of god or persetion of God.
Essex m & f English, English (Puritan)
From the place name Essex, or a transferred use of the surname (see Essex)... [more]
Essey f English
Diminutive of Vanessa, Esther, Estelle, or other feminine names with the "es" sound.
Essia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic آسيا or آسية chiefly used in Northern Africa. According to the Quran, Moses was discovered by Pharaoh's wife Asiya, who raises him as her adopted son.... [more]
Essien f Akan
Variant of Nsia.
Essien m Efik
Means "outside" in Efik.
Essien m Nigerian
Name of Nigerian origin, meaning "favorite one", "beloved".
Essil f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic أسيل (see Assil) chiefly used in North Africa.
Essocher m Medieval English
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a younger form of Æschere.
Essy f Swedish
Variant of Essi.
Etesse f French (Archaic)
Found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, but disappeared around the year 1700.
Eudossia f Italian (Rare), Corsican (Archaic)
Italian and Corsican form of Eudoxia.
Eudossio m Italian (Rare)
Italian masculine form of Eudoxia.
Euryanassa f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Euryanax. This is the name of two characters from Greek mythology.
Euryphaessa f Greek Mythology
Means "far-shining", derived from Greek εὐρύς (eurys) meaning "wide" and φάος (phaos) "light". This was an epithet of the Titan goddess Theia, occurring in one of the Homeric Hymns (namely Hymn 31, "To Helios", where Helios' mother Theia is called "mild-eyed Euryphaessa, the far-shining one").
Evanassa f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek Εὐάνασσα (Euanassa), composed of the elements εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and ἄνασσα (anassa) meaning "queen, lady" (the feminine form of ἄναξ (anax) "master, lord")... [more]
Faissal m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic فيصل (see Faysal).
Fakhr-un-nissa f Persian
The name of Mughal princess meaning "glory of women".
Fassil m Amharic
Means "Ethiopian king" in Amharic.
Fassu m Fe'fe'
Means "lord of the elephants" in Fe'Fe'.
Fayssal m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic فيصل (see Faysal).
Felicissima f History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Felicissimus, borne by a 3rd-century saint from Italy.
Felicissimus m Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Means "happiest, luckiest" in Latin. This name was borne by two obscure saints, from the 3rd and 4th centuries AD, as well as by a public officer known for leading an uprising of mint workers against the Roman emperor Aurelian.
Fēlikss m Latvian
Latvian form of Felix.
Felissa f English
Possibly a variant of Felicia inspired by Alyssa.
Félisse m Walloon
Walloon form of Felix.
Fenissa f Old Swedish
Possibly a diminutive of names starting with F-, Fe-/Fi-, or Fen-/Fin- (compare Rikissa).
Fess m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Fess.... [more]
Fessehaye m Tigrinya
Means "eternal happiness" in Tigrinya.
Fiadossia f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Theodosia.
Filosseno m Italian
Italian form of Philoxenus.
Finesse f & m English (American, Rare)
Taken from the English word finesse.
Fisseha m Ge'ez
Means "joy" in Ge'ez.
Fliss f English
Diminutive of Felicity.
Floressa f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Flora.
Florissa f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch feminine form of Floris.
Floss f English
A short form of Flossie which is likewise a nickname for Florence.
Flosshilde f Theatre
The name is made up from the German word Flosse "fin" and the name element hild "battle, fight".... [more]
Flossy f English
Variant of Flossie.
Fortissima f Italian
Feminine form of Fortissimo.
Fortissimo m Italian
From the Italian word “fortissimo” which means “(especially as a direction) very loudly”, “played very loudly”, and “a passage marked to be performed very loudly”.
Foss m Dutch
Variant of Fos.
Fosse m & f East Frisian
Variant of names with the name element folk such as Folkhard.
Franssi m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish diminutive of Frans.
Frasse m Swedish
Diminutive of Frans.
Fréwisse f French
French form of Frideswide and variant of Frésende and Frévisse
Friendless m English (Rare, Archaic)
From the English word friendless.
Frisso m Italian
Italian form of Phrixos (see Phrixus).
Funasshī m & f Popular Culture
Mascot representing the city of Funabashi, Chiba
Furesshu f Japanese
From Japanese 心 (fure) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 初 (sshu) meaning "beginning, start, first". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Galasso m Medieval Italian
Variant form of Galeazzo. Known Italian bearers of this name include the military leader Galasso da Montefeltro (died in 1300), the painter Galasso Galassi (c... [more]
Gassan m Gascon
Derived from Gassia, itself a Gascon derivative of Garcia.
Gassia m Medieval Occitan, Gascon
Occitan and Gascon form of Garsea.
Gassulawiya f Hittite
Possibly means "woman of Kashulas" (a settlement in the Kashka region of the Hittite empire), deriving from the Luwian element wiya ("woman").
Gauss m Brazilian (Rare)
From the surname Gauss, borne by the German physicist and mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss.
Gaussem m Medieval Occitan
Possibly from Germanic gaut "Goth" and heim "home".
Gebreselassie m Ge'ez, Amharic
Means "servant of the Trinity" in Ge'ez, from Ge'ez ገብረ (gäbrä) "servant" and ሥላሴ "Trinity", referencing to the Holy Trinity, from selse "threeness".
Genessa f English (Modern)
Variant of Janessa perhaps influenced by Genevieve.
Genessee m & f Seneca, English
From Seneca fen-nis'-hee-yo "the beautiful valley". It is also the name of many locations in the United States.
Genvissa f Arthurian Cycle
According to Geoffrey, Genvissa is the daughter of the Roman Emperor Claudius. Claudius supposedly gives Genvissa in marriage to the British king Arviragus. When Arviragus revolted against Claudius, Genvissa arranged peace between them.... [more]
Géraldesse f Medieval French
Feminine diminutive of Gérald.
Ghjonassu m Corsican
Corsican form of Jonas 2.
Gholamhossein m Persian
Means "servant of (Imam) Husayn", from a combination of Gholam and Hossein.
Gianalessandro m Italian
Combination of Gian and Alessandro.
Gianmassimo m Italian
Combination of Gian and Massimo.
Giosselino m Italian
Italian form of Jocelyn.
Gissell f English (Modern)
Modern variant of Giselle.
Gissle m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish dialectal form of Gísl.
Gissunn f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse geta "guess, get" and unnr "wave" or unna "to love". Also compare Gissur.
Gissur m Icelandic, Faroese, Old Norse
Variant of Gizurr, a combination of Old Norse giss "guess" and svar "answer, reply".
Gliss f Popular Culture
The name of one of the frost-fairies from the movie “Tinker Bell and the Secret of the Wings”. Presumably taken from the word “glisten”.
Glissandra f English (Rare)
Mostly likely a combination of "Gliss" and "Sandra".
Goddess f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word goddess meaning "female god".
God’iss m & f African American
From the scripture, “God is love.” May also be an alternative of Goddess.
Goessem m Medieval Flemish
Medieval Flemish form of Goosen.
Gossamer f Theatre
From the English word, which means "spider threads spun in fields of stubble in late fall" (apparently derived from Old English gos "goose" and sumer "summer"). A fictional bearer is Gossamer Beynon in Dylan Thomas' 1954 play 'Under Milk Wood' (Butcher Beynon's schoolteacher daughter).
Gosschalk m Medieval Baltic
Medieval Latvian form of Gottschalk.
Gossuin m Medieval French
French form of Goswin.
Graceless m Literature
From the English word meaning "without grace, without the grace of God". This is the birth name of Christian, the protagonist of the First Part of The Pilgrim's Progress (1678) by John Bunyan.
Gràssia f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Grazia.
Grassina f English (Rare)
Rare English name. May be a feminine variant of Gratian from the Roman Gratianus, meaning "grace" from the Latin gratus.... [more]
Grissel f Medieval English
This is a short form of Griselda.... [more]
Guisselle f Central American, Spanish (Latin American)
a variant of Guiselle Chiefly used in Chile.
Guss m English
Variant of Gus 1.
Guss m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, From Old Norse guss meaning "talk, chat".
Gusse m Walloon
Walloon form of Auguste 1.
Gussy f English (American, Archaic), German (Archaic)
English diminutive of Augusta and German diminutive of Auguste 2. Gussy Holl (22 February 1888 – 16 July 1966) was a German actress and singer... [more]
Hadass f Yiddish
Variant of Hadassah, used in the 1983 film, 'Yentl'.
Hadasse f Yiddish (?), Jewish
German variant of Hadassah.
Hæilfúss m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements heill "good luck" and fúss "willing, eager".
Hafssa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Hafsah (chiefly Moroccan).
Hairunissa f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khayr an-Nisa.
Hanss m Medieval Baltic, Latvian (Rare)
Variant of Hans, as well as the modern Latvian form.
Hanß m German (Archaic), Medieval German
Archaic spelling variant of Hans.
Happiness f American (Modern, Rare), English (African)
From the English word happiness.
Happyness f English (African)
Derived from the English word happiness. It is most common in Tanzania.
Harissa f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Harrison.
Harriss m English (Rare)
From a surname which was a variant of the surname Harris.
Hassaku m Japanese
Means "hassaku", a type of orange, in Japanese.
Hassana f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic حسنة (see Hasana).
Hassana m Hausa
Hausa form of Hasan and Hassan.
Hassanah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic حسنة (see Hasana).
Hassanboy m Uzbek
From the given name Hassan meaning "handsome" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy"
Hassane m Arabic (Maghrebi), Western African
Alternate transcription of Hassan as well as the form used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.
Hassanor m Filipino, Maranao
Combination of Hassan and Nor 1.
Hasse m Old Danish
Means "from Hesse, Germany".
Hassell m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hassell.
Hassen m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic حسان (see Hassan) or حسن (see Hasan) chiefly used in North Africa.
Hassi m Faroese
Faroese form of Hasse.
Hassib m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Hasib (chiefly Tunisian).
Hassiba f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi feminine form of Hasib (chiefly Algerian).
Hassie f & m American
Traditionally a diminutive of Hester. Also used as a diminutive of Harrison and therefore potentially of Harris.
Hassim m Malay
Malay form of Hasim.