Submitted Names Containing y

Skuyler m Obscure
Variant of Skyler influenced by Schuyler.

Skya f English

Skyden m English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Sky and the -den suffix used in names such as Jaden and Aidan... [more]

Skyela f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Skyla.

Skyelar m & f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Skylar by adding Skye.

Skyelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Skye using the popular name suffix lyn.

Skyelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Skylynn influenced by the spelling of Skye.

Skylah f English (Australian, Modern, Rare), English (New Zealand, Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Skyla.

Skylan m & f English (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Skylyn. This name was given to 23 boys and 28 girls born in the USA in 2015.

Skylara f Obscure

Skylark f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word for the type of songbird, i.e., the common European lark (Alauda arvensis; which is "famed for its melodious song"). Use of the name is probably inspired by the similar name Skylar; it could also be viewed as a combination of Sky and Lark.... [more]

Skyldfri f Danish (Archaic)
From the Danish word skyldfri meaning "innocent, guiltless", derived from skyld "guilt" (cf. Old Norse Skuld, name of one of the Norns, possibly meaning "debt") and fri "free"... [more]

Skylea f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Skylee.

Skylee f English (Modern)
Combination of Sky and Lee. This name was used by the band Blink-182 for their unreleased song Skylee's With Me.

Skyleen f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Sky and the popular name suffix -leen in the style of Kayleen. In other words a variant of Skylene.

Skyleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Skylee, or a combination of Sky and the popular name suffix leigh.

Skylen f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Skylyn.

Skylene f Obscure (Modern)
From the English word sky combined with the popular name suffix lene.

Skyley f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Skylee.

Skyli f English

Skylia f American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Skyla or combination of Sky and Lia.

Skylie f English (Modern)
Variant of Skylee.

Skylin f English (Modern)
Variant of Skylyn. In 2011, this variant was given to 31 girls born in the United States (in addition, 101 were given the name Skylynn, 38 Skylyn, 22 Skylan, 11 Skyelynn, 10 Skylinn, 7 Skyelyn, and 5 were named Skylynne).

Skylinn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Skylyn.

Skyllar f English (Rare)
Variant of Skyler.

Skyller m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Skyler.

Skylor m & f English
Variant of Skyler.

Skylur m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Skyler.

Skylyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Skylynn.

Skylynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Skylynn.

Skylyr f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Skyler.

Skyra f English
Blend of Sky and Kyra.

Skyrah f English (Modern)
Variant of Skyra, a contraction of Sky and Kyra. In 2011, the name Skyra was given to 7 girls born in the United States.

Skyrin f & m English (American, Rare)

Skythianos m Ancient Greek
Means "Scythian" in Greek.

Slaney f Irish (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Anglicized form of Sláine.

Slany f Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Early Anglicization of Sláine.

Slaveya f Bulgarian
Derived from Slavic slava meaning "glory".

Slavyan m Bulgarian

Sławomysł m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Slavic slav "glory". The second element is derived from Polish myśl "thought", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think".

Slayter m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Slater.

Smartypants f Literature
Princess Smartypants is the title of a children's book by Babette Cole. The book won the British Library Association award.

Smedley m English
Transferred use of the surname Smedley.

Smiley f & m English (Rare)
A nickname for a person of happy disposition known for smiling or a nickname whose meaning is particular to the bearer. A notable namesake is comedic actor and country singer Smiley Burnette (1911-1967) who was born Lester Alvin Burnett... [more]

Smily m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Smiley.

Smithy m English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Smith.

Smitty m English
A nickname for someone with the surname Smith.

Smokey m & f Popular Culture, English
The name of Smokey Bear, from the fire prevention campaigns.

Smoky m American
Variant of Smokey. A famous bearer of this form is Major League Baseball pitcher, Smoky Joe Wood (1889–1985).

Smyrna f Ancient Greek
The ancient Greek name for the Turkish city Izmir. The name Smyrna was the Greek word for myrrh which was the city's chief export in Ancient times. Smyrna was one of the seven churches of Asia mentioned in the book of Revelations in the Bible and was a major hub of the church in the first few centuries.

Smyrnaia f Ancient Greek
Meaning "of smyrna".

Smysław m Polish
Short form of Smysłysław.

Smysława f Polish
Feminine form of Smysław.

Smysłysław m Polish
Derived from Slavic smysł "sense" combined with Slavic slav "glory".

Smyth m English (Modern, Rare, ?)
Variant of Smith.

Snæleyg f Faroese
Faroese form of Snælaug.

Snayder m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Snyder.

Snefryd f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Snefrid.

Snelryem m Medieval Dutch
Derived from the Old High German elements snel, meaning "quick, fast" and hruod, meaning "fame, glory".

Snoopy m Popular Culture
In PEANUTS, Snoopy is the beagle. He is one of the major characters.

Snooty m Popular Culture
A nickname for someone who is arrogant or conceited. Famous bearers of this nickname include Lord Snooty, the fictional character in the British comic The Beano (1938), a manatee named Snooty (1948-2017), and American rapper Snooty Wild (1985-2022), real name LaPreston Porter.

Snowelly f Romani (Archaic)
Contraction of Snow and Elly.

Snowy f & m English (Rare)
From the English word "snowy" meaning "covered with Snow; resembling snow; or when snow is falling".

Snøybiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements snær "snow" and bjǫrn "bear".

Snyder m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Snyder.

Soafaniry m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy soa meaning "good" and faniry meaning "desired, desirable".

Soamiangaly m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy soa meaning "good" and miangaly meaning "capricious".

Soamiary f Malagasy
Means "good luck" in Malagasy.

Soatoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek soat meaning "time" or "clock" and oy meaning "moon".

Sobeyrana f Medieval Occitan

Sochoy f Uzbek
Derived from soch meaning "thrush" or "rosy starling" and oy meaning "moon".

Sodbayar m Mongolian
Means "remarkable joy" in Mongolian, from сод (sod) meaning "remarkable, unique, splendid" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".

Sodeys m Persian
Likely a form of Sudais, meaning "sixth or one of six". This name is commonly given to the sixth child in a family. Based on the Arabic S-D-S root.... [more]

Sodonbayar m & f Mongolian
Means "extraordinary celebration" in Mongolian, from содон (sodon) meaning "extraordinary, unusual" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".

Soeryadi m Indonesian
Older spelling of Suryadi influenced by Dutch orthography.

Soffy f Danish (Rare)
Diminutive of Sofia.

So'fiya f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek so'fiy meaning "pious, devout person".

Sofiýa f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Sofia.

Sofiya f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Sofia.

Sofiyah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Safiyya.

Sofiyan m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Sufyan.

Sofiye f Walloon
Walloon form of Sophie.

Sofiyyah f Malaysian

Sofoniya m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Sophonias.

Sofroniy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Sophronios.

Sofroniya f Russian
Russian form of Sophronia.

Sofuyanis m Ethiopian

Sofy f Various (Rare)
Variant of Sophie.

Sof'ya f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Sofya.

Sofya f Turkish, Uyghur
Turkish and Uyghur form of Sofia.

Sofyan m Indonesian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Indonesian variant of Sufyan, as well as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name chiefly used in North Africa.

Sofyane m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi variant of Sufyan (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).

So-gyul f Korean
From Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" combined with 橘 (gyul) meaning "tangerine". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Soheyl m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سهیل (see Soheil).

Soheyla f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سهیلا (see Soheila).

So-Hyeon f Korean
From Sino-Korean 昭 (so) meaning "bright, luminous", 素 (so) meaning "plain, simple" or 所 (so) meaning "place, location" combined with 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, wise" or 炫 (hyeon) meaning "shine, glitter"... [more]

Sohyeon f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 所 (so) meaning "place" or 昭 (so) meaning "bright" combined with 炫 (hyeon) meaning "shine, glitter" or 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.

So-Hyun f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 소현 (see So-Hyeon).

Sokhanya f Khmer
Means "peaceful lady" in Khmer.

Sokhroy m Karelian
Karelian form of Sofron.

Solaya f English (Rare)
From the Spanish "sol" which means "sun" and "aya", which is another word for governess.

Solayman m Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Sulayman.

Solbeliya f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Solbella.

Solbeynflita f Judeo-Spanish

Sol-byeol f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Sol and Byeol (compare Byeol-sol).

Soleyman m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سلیمان (see Soleiman).

Sóleyð f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements sól "sun" and auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches; fate, destiny".

Solfryd f Norwegian
Variant of Solfrid.

So'limoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek so'lim meaning "pretty, pleasant" and oy meaning "moon".

Solmayra f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Sol 1 and Mayra and variant spelling of Solmaira.

Solomeya f Medieval Slavic
East Slavic name, which was derived from the name Salome means - "calm", feminine form of the Biblical name Shalom.

Solomoniya f Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian feminine form of Solomon.

Solstyce f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Solstice.

Solvay f English (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Anglicized form and modern Swedish form of Solveig.

Solveyllida f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Solbellida.

Solway f Swedish
Variant of Solveig.

Solwey f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Solveig.

Solyana f Obscure
Variant of Soliana.

Solymár m Hungarian
Possibly from solymász meaning "falconer".

Solymus m Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Solymus was the ancestral hero and eponym of the tribe Solymi in Pisidia and Lycia. He was a son of either Zeus or Ares; his mother's name is variously given as Chaldene, Caldene daughter of Pisidus, Calchedonia or the nymph Chalcea.

Sólyom m Hungarian
Means "falcon" in Hungarian.

Somaly f Khmer
Means "the necklace of flowers in the virgin forest" in Khmer.

Somavatey f Khmer

Somayah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of سميّة (see Sumayya).

Somayaj m Indian
lord shiva and the person who made 1000 yagas

Somaye f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سمیه (see Somayeh).

Somayina f & m Igbo
The name of Igbo origin means "I am not alone."

Somayyeh f Persian
Alternate transcription of سمیه (see Somayeh)

Somchay m & f Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ໃຈ (chay) meaning "heart, mind, spirit".

Somchaye m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สมชาย, สมชัย (see Somchai).

Somdy m & f Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ດີ (dy) meaning "good, fine, nice".

Someidy f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Sommerly m Obscure
Variant of Summerlee.

Somxay m Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ໄຊ (xay) meaning "victory".

Somyot m Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" and ยศ (yot) meaning "rank, title".

Sonay f & m Turkish
From Turkish son meaning "last, final" and ay meaning "moon, month".

Sondy f English
Nickname and short form of Alessondra.

Soneeya f Nepali
Meaning "Golden", "Beloved".

Sonexay m Lao
From Lao ສອນ (sone) meaning "teach" or "weapon, arrow" and ໄຊ (xay) meaning "victory".

Song-hyeob m Korean
From Sino-Korean 松 (song) meaning "pine" combined with 叶 (hyeob) meaning "leaf", which together forms 松叶 (song-hyeob) which means "pine needle". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well... [more]

Songyan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" or 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome" or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Songye m Chinese
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]

Songyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy".

Songying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" or 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 英 (yīng) meaning "brave, hero" or "flower, leaf, petal", 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous" or 莺 (yīng) meaning "oriole, green finch".

Songyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".

Sonisay f Khmer
Means "one you like at first impression" in Khmer.

Soniya f Hindi, Indian
Means "darling, golden, lovely" in Hindi.

Sonney m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Sonny.

Sonný f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Sonny.

Sonnya f English (Rare)
Variant of Sonya.

Sonoya f Japanese (Rare)
Sono means "garden" and ya means "also".

Sonoyo f Japanese
From Japanese 園 (sono) meaning "garden" combined with 世 (yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sonseray m & f Turkish
Setting moon

Sonthaya m & f Thai
Means "twilight" in Thai.

Sony m English

Sonyawati f Indonesian
Combination of Sonya and Wati.

Sonyaz m & f Turkish
Means "the end of summer" from Turkish son meaning "last, the end" and yaz meaning "summer".

Sonyenka f Russian
Diminutive of Sonya.

Soo-Hyeon f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 수현 (see Su-Hyeon).

Soohyun m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 秀 (su) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" and 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able". Other combinations of hanja characters can also form this name

Soomyong m Korean

Soonyoung m Korean
Soonyoung is the name of a member of the Kpop group SEVENTEEN. He is also apart of their performance team.... [more]

Sooraya f South African (Rare), Mauritian Creole (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Soraya.

Sooronbay m Kyrgyz
Derived from Kyrgyz соорон (sooron) meaning "soothing, comforting, consolation" combined either with бай (bay) meaning "rich, wealthy" or the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master"... [more]

Sooruyah m & f Hindi, Mauritian Creole
same as Surya

Sooyaan m Somali
Means "make up" in Somali.

Soo-Yeon f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 수연 (see Su-Yeon).

Sooyeon f Korean
From 秀 (su) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding", 受 (su) meaning "receive, accept" or 水 (su) meaning "water" combined with 妍 (yeon) meaning "beautiful", 延 (yeon) meaning "stretch, prolong" or 連 (yeon) meaning "join, connect"... [more]

Sooyeong f Korean
Sooyeong mostly associated with Swimming ... [more]

Soo-young f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Su-yeong.

Sooyung f Chinese

Sopheary f Khmer

Sophey f Medieval German
Medieval German form of Sophia.

Sophiny f Khmer
Means "beautiful lady" in Khmer.

Sophrony f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Sophronia.

Sophrosyne f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek σωφροσύνη (sôphrosynê) meaning "moderation, prudence, self-control, temperance". Also compare Sophron. She was the spirit or personification of moderation, self-control, temperance, restraint, and discretion in Greek mythology... [more]

Sophya f English (Modern)
Variant of Sophia.

Sophye f English
Variant of Sophie.

Sopiyan m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Sufyan.

Soportevy f Khmer (Rare)

Sopyan m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Sufyan.

Soraya m Japanese
From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" or 天 (sora) meaning "heavens, sky" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also" or 陽 (ya) meaning "light, sun, male". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sorayah f Persian (Rare)
Variant of Soraya.

Soraye f Korean
Perhaps from Soraye Takahashi, who was a fourth-grade girl in SRES.

Sorayo f Japanese
From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" combined with 夜 (yo) meaning "night". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sorayya f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian ثریا (see Soraya).

Sorbeyllida f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Solbellida.

Sorelly f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Soreuyllita f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Solbellida.

Sorghey f Manx
Manx form of Sorcha. This name was traditionally Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Sarah.

Soriety f English (American, Rare)

Soriya f & m Khmer
Means "sun" in Khmer.

Sorpheny f Khmer
Means "beautiful" in Khmer.

Sorry-for-sin m English (Puritan)
Referring to repentance.

Sorya f & m Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សូរិយា (see Soriya).

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

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.

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

Sothyam m Khmer (Rare)

Sotiriy m Russian
Russian form of Sotiris.

Soubaya m Mauritian Creole
Variant of Soupaya.

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.

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

Souky f Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Sukie.

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.

Soumaya f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Sumaya.

Soumily f Indian (Rare)

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.

Sounally f Lao (Rare)
Variant of Sounaly.

Soundarya f Hinduism

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

Souyoung f Korean
Souyoung Park is a Korean author.

Souzy f Greek
Diminutive of Soultana.

Sovanndary f Khmer
Means "golden star" in Khmer.

Sovay f Popular Culture
Probably corruption of Sophie or Sylvie.

Sowmya f Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil
Variant of Saumya.

Sowndharya f Indian

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

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".

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

Sozyryqo m Ossetian, Ossetian Mythology
Ossetian form of Sosruko.

Sparky m American, Pet
Nickname, though not a diminutive. Often a given name for pets.

Speedwelly f Romani (Archaic)

Speedy m English
"Speedy" is an English adverb used to describe someone fast or to do something quickly

Spenny m English
Diminutive of Spencer.

Sperry m & f English (Rare)
Transferred from the English surname Sperry.

Speuzyp m Polish
Polish form of Speusippos via its latinized form Speusippus.

Sphynx m & f English (Rare)

Spicy f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly taken from the English word spicy.

Spikey m English
Diminutive of Spike.

Spiky m English
Variant of Spikey.

Spirydion m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Spiridon.

Spirydon m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Spiridon.

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

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

Spycigniew m Polish
Derived from Slavic spyci "pointless, futile, unnecessary" combined with Polish gniew "anger" (which is derived from Slavic gnev "anger").

Spycimir m Polish (Archaic), Medieval Polish
Derived from Slavic spyci "pointless, futile, unnecessary" combined with Slavic mirŭ "peace".

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

Spylios m Greek
Variant of Spilios.

Spyrakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Spyros, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.

Spyridonas m Greek (Rare)
Variant of Spyridon.

Spyrydon m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Spyridon.

Spytek m Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Spycimir.

Spytihněv m Czech (Rare), Medieval Czech

Spytko m Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Spycimir.

Srey f & m Khmer
Khmer variant of Sri.

Srey f Khmer
Means "girl, woman" in Khmer.

Sreyanth m Indian

Sreymom f Khmer
From Khmer ស្រី (srey) meaning "woman, lady, beautiful, excellent" and possibly ម៉ុម (mom) meaning "dear, beloved, darling".

Sreyna f Khmer
Derived from Khmer ស្រី (srey) meaning "woman, lady".

Sreyneang f Khmer
From Khmer ស្រី (srey) meaning "woman, lady, beautiful, excellent" and នាង (neang) meaning "miss, young woman, girl".

Sreyneath f Khmer
From Khmer ស្រី (srey) meaning "woman, lady" and នាថ (neath) meaning "helpful, supportive" or "chief, head".

Sreynuon f Khmer
Means "sweet girl" in Khmer.

Srimaya f Indian
Indian origin. It means the creative power of the almighty godess of wealth and good luck.

Srimayi f Indian
Variant of Srimaya. It means “good luck” and is associated with the Goddess Lakshmi.

Sripriya f Indian

Srividya f Telugu, Indian
Telugu feminine name derived from శ్రీ (sri) meaning "wealth, riches, beauty, glory" and విద్య (vidya) meaning "knowledge, science, learning".

Sriya f Indian, Telugu, Kannada
Variant transcription of Shreya.

Sriyanti f Indonesian

Sriyati f Indonesian
From the name Sri combined with the Indonesian feminine suffix -yati.

Sruthy f Indian

Ssiquoya m Cherokee
Variant of Sequoyah.

Ssyda m Yi
Means "strong leopard" in Yi.