Selvamm & fTamil This is a typical Tamil name of persons, and is mostly masculine, rarely used also in the feminine. However, 'Selvan' would be only masculine; and 'Selvi' would be only feminine. 'Selvam' in poetic Tamil means, 'wealth', or 'something precious'... [more]
SelyavirafKazakh (Rare) Kazakh feminine given name of unknown meaning. It might possibly be an invented name, either from scratch or by combining two existing given names (in which case one of those names is probably Elvira).
SenovarafOld Celtic (Latinized) Romanized Celtic name, in which the first element is ultimately from the Indo-European root *sen meaning "old" (the second element, uaro, is uncertain, possibly meaning "war"). It was found scratched onto a metal "curse tablet" (c.2nd-century) at the temple of Sulis Minerva at Bath (Somerset, South West England)... [more]
SepedavlemGeorgian (Archaic), Literature Means "sword of the state", derived from the Arabic noun سيف (sayf) meaning "sword" (see Saif) combined with the Arabic noun دولة (dawla) meaning "state".... [more]
Sepulvedaf & mSpanish Derived from the name of the Sepulveda valley in the mountains of Segovia. It is possibly derived from Spanish sepultar "to bury".
SeravfKurdish From the Kurdish ser meaning "crest, crown, top" and av meaning "water".
ServandomSpanish, Galician Spanish and Galician form of Servandus. A known bearer of this name is the American professional soccer player Servando Carrasco (b. 1988).
ServandusmLate Roman Derived from Latin servandus, which is the future passive participle of the Latin verb servo meaning "to preserve" as well as "to protect, to save". This name was borne by a Spanish saint from the early 4th century AD.
ServermCrimean Tatar, Uzbek Derived from Arabic سُرُور (surūr) meaning "joy, pleasure, satisfaction". It can also be taken from Persian سَروَر (sarvar) meaning "master".
ServetmMedieval French, French (Rare) Medieval French diminutive of Servais (as -et is a French masculine diminutive suffix). This given name fell out of use in France after the Middle Ages, but it has since enjoyed an extremely modest revival in the late 1980s... [more]
ServetsezafOttoman Turkish Means "worthy of riches", from Ottoman Turkish ثروت (servet) meaning "riches, wealth" (of Arabic origin) and seza meaning "worthy" (of Persian origin).
ServianafLate Roman Feminine form of Servianus. A bearer of this name was Julia Serviana Paulina, the daughter of Roman politician Lucius Julius Ursus Servianus and his wife Aelia Domitia Paulina.
ServianusmLate Roman This Roman cognomen is an extended form of Servius. A bearer of this name was Lucius Julius Ursus Servianus, a Roman senator and consul from the 2nd century AD.
ServiliafAncient Roman, Italian Feminine form of Servilius. A known bearer of this name was Servilia Caepionis (1st century BC), who was the mother of Caesar's assassin Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger.
ServilianusmAncient Roman Extended form of Servilius. This name was borne by the Roman senator and consul Quintus Fabius Maximus Servilianus (2nd century BC).
ServilienmFrench French form of Servilianus. This name is mostly used in French-speaking parts of Africa. A known bearer of this name is Servilien Nzakamwita (b. 1943), bishop of the Rwandese city Byumba.
ServiliusmAncient Roman Roman nomen gentile which was derived from the Latin adjective servilis meaning "of a slave, slavish, servile", which is ultimately derived from the Latin verb servio meaning "to serve, to be in service, to be a servant/slave"... [more]
ServillanomSpanish (Philippines) Variant of Serviliano. This was borne by Servillano Aquino (1874-1959), a Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution against Spain. He was the great-grandfather of Benigno Aquino III, the 15th president of the Philippines, and grandfather-in-law to his mother, Corazon Aquino, the 11th president and first female president of the Philippines.
ServusmHistory (Ecclesiastical) Means "servant, serf" in Latin. This is the name of an obscure Orthodox martyr who lived in northern Africa in the 5th century.
SevmVarious (Rare) Nickname for various names containing the sound element -sev-, such as Severin. This name is usually not used as a legal name in its own right.
Sevərf & mAzerbaijani Means "she or he will love" in Azerbaijani.
SevardmNorwegian Norwegian name with the combination of sær "sea" and vǫrðr "guard".
SevarionmGeorgian (Rare) Meaning uncertain. It is probably a rare variant of Severian, but it could also be a combination of that name with a name that ends in -arion, such as Besarion and Ilarion.... [more]
SevastifGreek Means "respected" in Greek. Also compare the related name Sebastian. A known bearer of this name was Sevasti Kallisperi (1858-1953), the first Greek woman to attain a university degree.
SevastimGeorgian (Rare) Georgian form of Sebastos via its modern Greek form Sevastos. A known bearer of this name is the Georgian professional soccer player Sevasti Todua (b... [more]
SevdiafGeorgian (Rare) Derived from the Georgian noun სევდა (sevda) meaning "melancholy, sorrow". It ultimately comes from the Arabic noun سَوْدَاء (sawda) meaning "black bile" as well as "melancholy, sadness, gloom"... [more]
SèvefBreton Allegedly from Breton seu "beautiful". She was a Breton saint of the 6th century, a sister of the renowned Saint Tugdual (one of the seven founder saints of Brittany). A commune in Brittany is named for her.
SevedmSwedish A more modern variant of the old Norse name Sigvid consisting of the Old Norse elements 'sig' meaning victory and 'vidh' meaning forest. It is also possible that Seved is a Swedish spelling change of the Latin name Severinus.
SevernfEnglish, English (Canadian) English form of Habren, the original Welsh name of the longest river in Great Britain, which is of unknown meaning (perhaps "boundary"). Its use as a given name may be inspired by the name Sabrina, which was the Roman name of the river... [more]
SevinfOttoman Turkish Sevin is Kurdish and Turkish for "lovely", "love her", or "rejoice". It is from Ottoman Turkey, but since the Persians or Iranians use it a lot too, it is written in Arabic characters as well.
SevirmRussian Russian form of Severus via its hellenized (modern Greek) form Seviros. Also compare the Russian name Sever, which is directly derived from Severus.
SevitafIndian Indian name meaning "cherished." Not a form of Savita, an unrelated name.
ŞevkefzafOttoman Turkish From Ottoman Turkish شوق (şevk) meaning "desire, yearning, ardor, eagerness" and Persian افزا (afza), the present stem of افزودن (afzudan) meaning "to increase, to add".
ShahnavazmPersian Derived from شاه (shah) meaning "king" and نواز (navaz) meaning "chearish"
ShahsuvormUzbek Means "splendid horseman, hero" in Uzbek.
ShaivontemAfrican American (Modern, Rare) Variant of Shavonte. Shaivonte Aician Gilgeous-Alexander, also known as SGA, is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Shaivyam & fHindi King of kings/ worshipper of Lord Shiva (Hindu god).
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)“.
ShalvefHebrew the name means shekinah, sheltered and tranquility
ShamadavlemMedieval Georgian The first element of this name is uncertain; it might possibly be derived from Persian شام (sham) meaning "dusk" as well as "evening". The second element is most likely derived from Arabic دولة (dawla) meaning "state" (see Sepedavle).
SheevmPopular Culture Meaning unknown. A famous bearer of the name is Emperor Sheev Palpatine (Darth Sidious), one of the main villains of the Star Wars franchise.
ShevafPopular Culture This name is used by the fictional character in the Japanese video game series "Resident Evil".
ShevafHebrew (Modern, Rare) Possibly short form of Batsheva or Elisheva or other names containing the Hebrew name element שבע meaning "Oath" or simply derived from the biblical word... [more]
ShevardenamGeorgian (Archaic) Derived from Georgian შევარდენი (shevardeni), which is a variant of the Georgian noun შავარდენი (shavardeni) meaning "falcon" as well as "hawk".... [more]
SheyvefYiddish From Hebrew שֶׁבַע (Sheva') meaning "seven" or possibly "oath" (cf. Elisheva, Batsheva). This was the birth name of Russian psychiatrist Sabina Spielrein (1885-1942).