Submitted Names with 1 Syllable

Run f Japanese
From Japanese 琉 (run) meaning "precious stone". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Rus m & f English, Ukrainian
A short form of Russell Ruslan or Ruslana

Rush m English (American)
From French rousse, meaning "red hair." May also be transferred use of the surname Rush.

Ruthe f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ruth 1.

Ruuf m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Rufus. It is possible that there are a select few cases where the name is a variant of Roef, i.e. that it is a short form of Roelof (or its rare variant Rulof).... [more]

Ruut m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Ruud.

Rỹ m & f Vietnamese (Rare)
Probably a variant of Rỉ.

Rye m & f English
Transferred use of the English surname Rye.... [more]

Ryk m West Frisian
West Frisian form of Rik.

Ryn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a short form of names ending in -ryn or -rin, such as Kathryn, Camryn and Erin.

Ryne m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ryne.

Ryoo m Japanese (Rare)
From 良 (ryo) meaning "good" and 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ryś m Polish
Diminutive of Ryszard.

Ryu m Japanese
Variant transcription of Ryuu.

Ryze m English (American)

Sổ m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 楚 (sở) meaning "clear, bright".

Sử m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 使 (sử) meaning "to use, to employ" or 史 (sử) meaning "history".

Sa m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand".

Sạ m Vietnamese (Rare)
From Sino-Vietnamese 宱 (sạ) meaning "real, true, wide, broad".

Saanz f Indian
From the Marathi सांज (sāñja) meaning "evening twilight", which itself is derived from the Sanskrit संध्या (sandhya) "twilight" (one time of the two - the evening and the morning), the name of the daughter of the Hindu god Brahma.

Sắc m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 色 (sắc) meaning "colour, tint, hue".

Sách m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 索 (sách) meaning "rope" or "to search".

Sach m Sanskrit, Hindi
Sanskrit MEANING - Worshipping, attached to, worshipper... [more]

Sadar m Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Indonesian
Means "chief, head, host," in Arabic.

Sadr m Persian
From arabic صَدْر (ṣadr), meaning "chest, front, leader". Sadr is also used as a title in Iran to refer to a notable person, such as a scholar.

Saem m & f Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 샘 (saem) meaning "spring, fountain," also used to transliterate the name Sam 1.

Saëns m History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Sidoine.

Şah f & m Ottoman Turkish
Şah means in Turkish "king, queen", which derives from Persian title "shāh" of the same meaning. This name was severaly given to members of Ottoman family, such as daughter of Selim I (actually named Şahihuban, but more often refered to as "Şah") and daughter of Selim II and Nurbanu.... [more]

Sai m Shan
Means "man" in Shan. It is typically used as an honorific title, not a name.

Saïd m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Sa'id chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Saiph m Astronomy
Variant of Saif. This is the traditional name of Kappa Orionis, a blue star in the constellation Orion.

Sakr m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic صقر (see Saqr).

Saleigha f Hebrew (Rare)
Means “ Beautiful one” in Hebrew

Salz f Spanish (European, Rare, Archaic)
From the title of Mary Virgen del Salz ("Virgin of the Willow"). This Marian devotion belongs to the town of Zuera (Spain).

Sâm m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 森 (sâm) meaning "forest".

Sam m Arabic
Arabic form of Shem. This is the name of one of prophet Noah's sons according to Islam.

Sam m English
Means "half" in Old English.

Sam m & f Khmer
Meaning uncertain.

San f Japanese
This name is used as 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three."... [more]

San m & f Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish short form of Sander and Sanne.

San m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 山 (san) meaning "mountain".

San m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဆန်း (see Hsan).

San m & f Burmese
Means "water spring" in Burmese.

San f & m Burmese
Means "model, standard, ideal" or "to enjoy, to take delight in" in Burmese.

Sáng m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 灲 (sáng) meaning "morning, bright".

Sang m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 創 (sang) meaning "start, do, create, establish".

Sang m & f Balinese
From a title given to members of the Wesya caste as well as holy individuals, deities and monarchs.

Sanh m & f Vietnamese
Variant of Sinh.

Sank m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Likely taken from the English surname Sank, which may have originated from the given name Samuel.

Sann m Khmer
Means "peaceful, quiet, comfortable" in Khmer.

Sao m & f Shan
Means "lord, master, sir" in Shan. It is typically an honorific title for Shan royalty, not a name.

Saor m Irish (Modern)
From Modern Irish word soar meaning "free", derived from Old Irish sóer "free".

Sapph f English (Rare)
Short form of Sapphire.

Saqr m Arabic
Means "falcon, hawk" in Arabic.

Sas m & f Dutch, Flemish
Short form of Sasha (unisex) and Saskia (strictly feminine) as well as of their variant spellings.... [more]

Sash f English (Rare)

Sát m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 察 (sát) meaning "to investigate, to notice".

Sắt m Vietnamese
Variant of Sắc.

Satya m & f Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Odia, Bengali, Punjabi, Kannada, Assamese, Nepali, Indonesian
Means "pure, virtuous" or "truthful, true" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form सत्य and the feminine form सत्या.

Sáu m & f Vietnamese
Means "six" in Vietnamese.

Sav f English
Diminutive of Savannah.

Saw m & f Burmese
Means "honourable" or "lord, chief" in Burmese.

Say m & f Karen
Means "silver" in S'gaw Karen.

Sayf m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سيف (see Saif).

Scar m Popular Culture
Name of the antagonist in The Lion King, believed to be named for his evil intentions.

Schaas m & f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Paschaas and Paschasius (masculine) as well as Paschasia (feminine).

Schalk m German (Archaic), Afrikaans
From Old German scalc meaning "servant".

Schier m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Beschier and Passchier and their many variants.... [more]

Schley m American (Archaic)
The name is derived from the surname Schley.... [more]

Schorsch m German (Rare), Hunsrik
Germanized form of the French name Georges as well as the Hunsrik form of Jorge.

Schwarz m Minahasan
Transferred use of the surname Schwarz as a given name. In Minahasa, this name is used in honor of Johann Gottlieb Schwarz, a German missionary who brought Christianity to the local people, alongside with Johann Friedrich Riedel.

Schwong m Hunsrik
Hunsrik form of João.

Séa m Irish (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Séamus.

Sea f English
English vocabulary and nature name meaning "body of salt water".

Sear m Old Persian (Modern, Rare)
Face; Personality; Character;

Seb m Ancient Egyptian
Variant of Geb, deriving from a historically incorrect translation.

Seef m & f Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
This name is more often seen on men than on women. For men, the name is a short form of Josephus and in some cases also of Severinus and its Dutch form Severijn... [more]

Sei m & f Japanese
From Japanese 晴 (sei) meaning "clear up, clear weather". Other kanji or kanji combinations can be used.

Seif m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سيف (see Saif).

Sein m & f Burmese
Means "diamond" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit वज्र (vajra).

Seinn m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese စိန် (see Sein).

Sel f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Selena.

Sen m & f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 亘 (sen) meaning "span; request" or 仙 (sen) referred to a sage, a hermit or an enlightened person or 千 (sen) meaning "thousand".... [more]

Seng m & f Khmer
Means "multiply, increase" in Khmer.

Seng m & f Lao
Means "light" in Lao.

Sent m Dutch, West Frisian
This name is often a short form of Vincent. However, it is also a short form for names that contain the Gothic elements sanths (like Sandulf) or sinths (like Sindulf).

Seph m English
Diminutive of Joseph.

Seph f Hebrew (Modern)
Meaning is "blessed"

Serj m Breton, Ukrainian, Russian
Breton form and Ukrainian and Russian variant transliteration of Serge.

Set m Armenian
Armenian form of Seth 1.

Set m & f Burmese
Means "to join, to connect" or "to continue" in Burmese.

Sett m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဆက် (see Set).

Sha f Tamil

Sha f Korean
Means "girl" in Korean.

Shahad f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شهد (see Shahd).

Shan f & m English
Short form of Shannon or Shaniqua.

Shan m & f Chinese
From Chinese 山 (shān) meaning "mountain", 珊 (shān) meaning "coral", 杉 (shān) meaning "pine, fir" or 鳝 (shàn) meaning "eel"... [more]

Shan m Indian, Pakistani
Shan is an Indian name meaning "pride" or "prestige". It comes from the Sanskrit name Shaan.

Shan f English
Diminutive of Shantel.

Shang m Chinese
From cháng, meaning "still, yet".

Shann f English
Short form of Shannon.

Shant m Armenian
Means "lightning" in Armenian.

Shar f English
Nickname of Sharlotte. Can also be a variant spelling of Char.

Share f English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the English-speaking word "share".

Sharl m & f English (Rare)

Sharls m Literature
A corruption of Charles Sharls Davis Kendy is a computer in the books THE INTEGRAL TREES and THE SMOKE RING.

Shaughan m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shawn influenced by Vaughan.

Shaughn m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shawn influenced by Vaughn.

Shav f & m Hebrew
A name meaning leader or noble.

Shaynne m English
Variant of Shane. This is the middle name of Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. in S.E. Hinton's coming of age novel, The Outsiders.

Sheer f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shir 1.

Sheev m Popular 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.

Shein m & f Burmese
Means "intensity, force, momentum" in Burmese.

Sheinn m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ရှိန် (see Shein).

Shere m Literature, Popular Culture
Shere Khan is a fictional tiger in Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book stories (1894). Shere means "tiger" or "lion" in Persian, Urdu, and Punjabi.

Sherm m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Sherman.

Sheyne f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Shane.

Shi m & f English
Diminutive of Shiloh

Shig m Japanese
Short form of Japanese names beginning with Shig-.

Shika f Japanese
This name can be used as 鹿, 史可, 志佳, 紫花 or 詩夏 with 鹿 (roku, shika, ka) meaning "deer," 史 (shi) meaning "chronicle, history," 志 (shi, kokorozashi, kokoroza.su, shiringu) meaning "aspire, hopes, intention, motive, plan, resolve, shilling," 紫 (shi, murasaki) meaning "purple, violet," 詩 (shi, uta) meaning "poem, poetry," 可 (ka, kou, -be.ki, -be.shi) meaning "can, do not, mustn't, passable, should not," 佳 (ka, kei) meaning "beautiful, excellent, good, pleasing, skilled," 花 (ka, ke, hana) meaning "flower" and 夏 (ka, ga, ge, natsu) meaning "summer."

Shiki m & f Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 志樹, 志基, 志希, 志輝, 志騎, 志季, 詩希, 詩季, 詩稀 with 志 (shi, kokorozashi, kokoroza.su, shiringu) meaning "aspire, hopes, intention, motive, plan, resolve, shilling," 詩 (shi, uta) meaning "poem, poetry," 樹 (ju, ki) meaning "timber trees, wood," 基 (ki, moto, motoi) meaning "foundation, fundamentals," 希 (ki, ke, mare) meaning "beg, few, hope, phenomenal, pray, rare, request," 輝 (ki, kagaya.ku) meaning "gleam, radiance, shine, sparkle, twinkle," 騎 (ki) meaning "equestrian, riding on horses," 季 (ki) meaning "seasons," 起 (ki, o.kiru, o.kosu, oko.su, o.koru, ta.tsu) meaning "get/wake up, rouse" and 稀 (ki, ke, mabora, mare) meaning "phenomenal, rare."... [more]

Shirl f English
Short form of Shirley.

Shlok m Indian
Sanskrut hindu

Shmi f Popular Culture
Derived from Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth, prosperity, good luck, and beauty. This is the name of Anakin Skywalker's mother from 'Star Wars'.

Shmiel m Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish form of Shmuel.

Shmil m Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish form of Shmuel.

Shōn m Japanese (Modern)
Adaptation of Sean or its variants, also in use among the Japanese in recent decades.... [more]

Shon m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Hebrew modern variant of the Irish boy's name Sean and it's unisex English variant Shawn.... [more]

Shoo f Japanese
shoo from 90's girlsband S.E.S

Shoon m Japanese (Modern)
Adaptation of Sean or its variants, also in use among the Japanese in recent decades.... [more]

Shoon f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ရွှန်း (see Shun).

Shosh f Hebrew
Diminutive of Shoshana.

Shoun m Japanese (Modern)
Variant transcription of Shōn.

Shout m English, Obscure
Possibly from the English word shout. Used by composer Shout Young.

Shu m & f Japanese
Means "seed", "seedling", "sprout", in Japanese. It is mostly used as a boy name but rarely used as a girl name.

Shuang f & m Chinese
From Chinese 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "refreshing, clear, straightforward" or 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Shubh m Indian
Derives from the Hindu word for ‘auspicious’ or ‘fortunate.’

Shulk m Popular Culture
Shulk is a fictional character and the main protagonist from Monolith Soft's 2010 role-playing video game Xenoblade Chronicles, part of their overarching Xeno series of video games.

Shun f Burmese
Means "bright, shining, brilliant" in Burmese.

Shuo m & f Chinese
From Chinese 硕 (shuò) meaning "large, big, great", 朔 (shuò) meaning "new moon, north", 烁 (shuò) meaning "bright, brilliant, luminous, glisten, glimmer" or 铄 (shuò) meaning "fuse, melt, fine, glorious", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Shuu m Japanese
From Japanese 秀 (shuu) meaning "excellent, outstanding" or 修 (shuu) meaning "discipline, study", as well as other kanji with the same pronunciation.

Shva m Biblical Hebrew
1 Chronicles 2:49.

Shwe m & f Burmese
Means "gold" in Burmese.

Shwei f & m Korean, Chinese
Koreanized form of Cui.

Shy f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Chey. It can also be simply derived from the English word shy.

Shyna f Sindhi, Urdu, Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali
Variant of Shine.

Si m English
Diminutive of Simon 1, Silas, and other names containing the si sound.

Si f Danish
Danish diminutive of Signy, Sigrid and other names beginning with the Old Norse element sigr meaning "victory", as well as Sofia, Cecilia and Lucia, or other names containing a similar sound.

Si m & f Burmese
Means "prosperous" in Burmese.

Si f & m Hebrew (Rare)
peak, zenith; ultimate, best, greatest; highlight; (sports) record.

Sĩ m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 士 (sĩ) meaning "scholar, expert".

Siâms m Welsh (Archaic)
Welsh form of James.

Sian f English
English form of Siân.

Siar m Irish (Modern)
From Irish siar meaning "westward".

Sib m West Frisian
Frisian short form of Sibe.

Sibhh f Arabic
Variant of Sabah.

Sien f Dutch, Limburgish
Short form of Francina, Josina, Klasina and other names with a similar ending.

Sierk m Dutch

Siêu m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 超 (siêu) meaning "super".

Siew f & m Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xiu, Xiao, Shou, Shi or Shao.

Sif m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Seth 1.

Sil m & f Dutch, West Frisian
In the case of a male bearer, this name is probably (but not certain) a short form of a Germanic name containing the Old High Germanic element sigu "victory" (a younger form of Gothic sigis, see Sigisbert)... [more]

Silk f English
Simply form the English word silk.

Sim f Vietnamese
Means "rose myrtle" in Vietnamese.

Sims m English (Rare)
Taken from the surname, Sims.

Sin m & f Burmese
Means "clean, pure" in Burmese.

Sính f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 騁 (sính) meaning "to gallop, to run" or 娉 (sính) meaning "beautiful, charming".

Sinh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 生 (sinh) meaning "living, alive".

Sinh m Indian
Name - Sinh सिंह ... [more]

Sint m West Frisian
West Frisian form of Sent.

Sioux f English (Modern)
The name of a Native American people, used as a variant of Sue. Considered offensive amongst some Natives.

Sir m Catalan
Catalan form of Syrus.

Sith m Thai
Alternate transcription of Sit.

Siuan f Literature
Siuan Sanche is a character of the Wheel of Time fantasy series by Robert Jordan

Sjaan m & f Dutch
Short form of Johanna (feminine), or a short form of Christianus or Sebastianus (masculine).

Sjak m Dutch, Limburgish (Rare)
Variant of Sjaak, of which the pronunciation was influenced by the French name Jacques.... [more]

Sjeel f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Angelica and its variant Angelika. It can also be a short form of Angela, but only when it is spelled as Angéla, as otherwise the pronunciation does not match.... [more]

Sjel m Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
Short form of Michel and also its variant spelling Misjel. Also compare the related name Chiel.... [more]

Sjirk m West Frisian
West Frisian (short) form of Sigerik.

Sjo m & f Dutch (Rare)
Shortening of Jozef (male) or Johanna (female).

Sjoert m West Frisian, Dutch
Variant form of Sjoerd.

Sjöfn f Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Name of a minor Norse goddess, one of Frigg's handmaidens, said (by the Icelandic chieftain and poet Snorri Sturluson, d. 1241) to be related to Old Icelandic sjafni "love". Modern-day academics, however, argue that it might rather be related to Old Norse sefi meaning "sense" as well as "relation".

Sjon m Dutch
Dutch form of John, completely phonetical in its spelling (which reflects only the pronunciation of John as it is done in English).

Sjraar m Limburgish
Limburgian form of the French name Gérard.

Sjul m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Dialectal form of Sigurd, mostly used in Norrland.

Sjur m Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal form of Sigurd.

Sjuul m & f Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch short form of the French names Jules 1, Julie and Juliette.... [more]

Ska f German (Modern)
A new short form of Franziska.... [more]

Ski f American (Rare)
Variant of Sky.

Skip m English
Short form of Skipper.

Skut m Belgian
Name of a repeat character in Herge's comics TinTin. A blond Estonian pilot with an eye-patch, who shoots at TinTin and Haddock on orders but is later rescued by them and refuses to betray them. Friendly and honest, he provides assistance in further adventures... [more]

Skyli f English

Slate m English (American, Modern)
Derived from the surname Slate.

Slim m American
Often a nickname for someone "thin" or possibly a transferred use of the surname Slim. Noted bearers include actor Slim Pickens, whose name was a humorous adaptation of the southern expression 'slim pickings' meaning "limited choices"... [more]

Smail m Arabic (Maghrebi), Bosnian
Maghrebi Arabic alternate transcription of Smaïl as well as the Bosnian form of Isma'il (see Ishmael).

Smudge m & f Pet
A cat name that is derived from the English word smudge meaning "blemish, smear" in reference to its appearance.

Sneed m American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Sneed. The name of Sneed B. Collard III, an American children's author.

Snguon m Khmer

Snir m & f Hebrew (Rare)
The Hasbani River, also known as Snir Stream (Hebrew: נחל שניר‎‎ / Nahal Snir), is the major tributary of the Jordan River... [more]

Snö f & m Swedish (Modern)
Means "snow" in Swedish.

Snoh f English (American)
Variant of Snow.... [more]

Snoop m Obscure
In the case of American rapper and actor Snoop Dogg born Calvin Broadus Jr. (b. 1971-) he was given the name by his mom who thought he looked like Snoopy from the Charlie Brown cartoons.

Soái m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 帥 (soái) meaning "to command, to lead".

Soạn m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 撰 (soạn) meaning "to write, to compose".

Socks m & f Pet
Derived from the English word socks, which is the plural form of the word sock. According to Wiktionary, this name is usually given to a cat that is mainly black but has white paws.... [more]

Soe m & f Burmese
Means "rule, dominate, control" in Burmese.

Soe f Japanese
Means "Attachment" in Japanese and a variant of Zoe.

Sofe f English
Short form of Sophia.

Sól f Norse Mythology, Icelandic, Faroese
Means "sun" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology, Sól was the goddess of the sun and the sister of Máni, the moon god.... [more]

Sol f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 솔 (sol) meaning "pine (tree)," also written in such hanja as 率 (sol) meaning "taking care; pursuit; following."

Sol m Roman Mythology
Taken from Latin sol, meaning "sun". This was the name of the personification of the Sun in Roman mythology, its Greek equivalent being Helios.

Som f Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 솜 (som) meaning "cotton (wool)."

Som m Indian
moon

Son f Korean, Chinese
Koreanized form of chinese Cāng.

Son m English (Rare)
From the English word son meaning "male child".

Sông m & f Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "river" in Vietnamese.

Soo m Korean
Referring to the Chinese Song dynasty.

Soof f Dutch
Short form of Sophia and Sophie as well as of their alternative spellings Sofia and Sofie.... [more]

Sooi m Flemish
Short form of Fransooi, but these days it's usually an informal name in daily life for men who are officially named François and even Franciscus.... [more]

Sors m Roman Mythology
Means "fortune, fate" in Latin. In Roman mythology, Sors was a god of luck and the supposed son of Fortuna.

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]

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

Soun m Thai
Means "pine" in Thai.

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]

Speck m Obscure
Given to Speck Wildhorse Mellencamp, son of John Mellencamp and Elaine Irwin.

Speed m English (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Speed.

Spijk m Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Probably a Dutchification of Spike. Alternatively, this name might be derived from the Dutch word spijker meaning "nail" (as in, the metal object), which is also etymologically related to the aforementioned given name.

Spin m Pashto
Means "white, pure" in Pashto.

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.

Sprague m English (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Sprague, itself a variant of the English word sprack meaning "lively".

Sprig ? American (Rare)
From the word sprig, meaning both "a small shoot: twig; branch" and "youth, heir". Usage might relate to the existence of Sprigg as a surname.

Srit m Sanskrit, Indian, Bengali, Hinduism, Hindi
Name: Srit ( सृत)... [more]

Srul m Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish short form of Israel.

Srut m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi
Name: Srut स्रुत... [more]

Sruthy f Indian

Stach m Polish
Diminutive of Stanisław.

Staf m Dutch
Dutch short form of Gustaaf, influenced by the variant form Gustaf. A known bearer of this name is the Flemish actor and television presenter Staf Coppens (b... [more]

Staice f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Stacy.

Staige m American (Rare)

Stan m Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Combination of the surnames of Сталин (Stalin) and Энгельс (Engels), which refer to Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) and Friedrich Engels (1820-1895). This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Stas f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Stacy and Anastasia

Staś m Polish
Diminutive of Stanisław.

Stass m Russian
Stass SHOSTAK took part in the FIRST "international" series of the T.V. programme "Gladiators". He is RUSSIAN.

Stayce f English (Modern)
Variant of Stacy.

Steef m Dutch
Dutch short form of Stefan.

Steele m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred form the surname Steele.

Steeve m French, Haitian Creole
Variant of Steve.

Stef f English
Short form of Stefanie.

Steijn m Dutch
Variant spelling of both Stein and Stijn. A notable bearer of this name is the Dutch racing driver Steijn Schothorst (b. 1994).

Stel f English
Diminutive of Stella 1.

Stell f English
Diminutive of Stella, Estelle, and Estella.

Stelle f English
Short form of Estelle.

Sten m Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Combination of the surnames of Сталин (Stalin) and Энгельс (Engels), which refer to Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) and Friedrich Engels (1820-1895). This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Stieg m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Stig. A known bearer was the Swedish writer Stieg Larsson (1954-2004), author of the 'Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' trilogy, born Karl Stig-Erland Larsson.

Stitch m Popular Culture
From the English word "stitch" meaning a "thread or loop of yarn created by movement" or "to mend or make with thread".... [more]

Stith m English
Derived from the Scottish surname Stith, of unknown meaning. This was the name of Stith Thompson (1885-1976), an American folklorist.

Stub m Obscure

Sturm m German (Rare)
A German word meaning "storm". It is used as a name because of St. Sturm (Sturmius).

Sturt m English
Transferred use of the surname Sturt.

Stya f Sindhi
Means "truth" in Sindhi.

Su f English
Variant spelling of Sue, thus making it a diminutive of Susanna and other variants and forms.

Sửu m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 丑 (sửu) referring to the second Earthly Branch (1 AM to 3 AM), which is itself associated with the ox of the Chinese zodiac.

Su f & m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဆု (see Hsu).

Suang m & f Thai
Means "heaven, paradise" in Thai.

Sước m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 婥 (sước) meaning "beautiful" or variant of Xước.

Suede m & f English
The word comes from the French Suède, which literally means "Sweden".

Suke m Japanese
From Japanese 輔 (suke) meaning "help", 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish", 佐 (suke) meaning "aid, help", 丞 (suke) meaning "to help, to rescue", 弼 (suke) meaning "assistant, aid, assist, help, correct", 佑 (suke) meaning "to assist, to help, to protect", 亮 (suke) meaning "clear, help", or other kanji with the same pronunciation.

Sükh m Mongolian
Means "axe" in Mongolian.

Sukh f & m Sanskrit
Sukh Sukhgurpreet means "happiness, joy, good and auspicious". It comes from sanskrit often used in Indian and Buddhist contexts.

Sulli m English (British)

Sun m & f English (Rare)
Directly taken from the English word sun which is ultimately derived from Middle English sunne. From Old English sunne (“sun; the Sun”), from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from the heteroclitic inanimate Proto-Indo-European *sh̥₂uén (“sun; the Sun”), oblique form of *sóh₂wl̥.... [more]

Sun m & f Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 孙 (sūn) meaning "grandson/descendant", 笋 (sǔn) meaning "bamboo shoot", 隼 (sǔn) meaning "falcon", 荪 (sūn) meaning "fragrant grass" or any other Chinese character with the same pronunciation.... [more]

Sund m Hinduism
MEANING : shining, handsome, name of lord Vishnu, It was also the name of a demon... [more]

Sùng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 崇 (sùng) meaning "majestic, to revere" or 漴 (sòng) meaning "impact, shock (of water)".

Sủng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 寵 (sủng) meaning "to spoil, to pamper, to favor".

Sương f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 霜 (sương) meaning "frost, dew".

Sup m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 숲 (sup) meaning "forest, grove, thicket."

Sus m & f Dutch, Flemish, West Frisian (Rare)
As a masculine name, this name is a Dutch and Flemish short form of Franciscus. Also compare Cis, which is a similar short form (mostly when it comes to pronunciation) of Franciscus.... [more]

Suu f & m Burmese
Means "to collect, to gather" in Burmese.

Súy m Vietnamese
Variant of Soái.

Svaksh m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Hinduism, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Punjabi, Nepali, Sinhalese, Gujarati
MEANING : beautiful eyed, a name of lord Vishnu, having beautiful axle .Here सु means beautiful + अक्ष means eye, axle

Svet f Russian (Anglicized, Rare)
Diminutive of Svetlana that people in the English-speaking world sometimes use. It also means "light" in Russian.

Swa m Flemish, Limburgish
Short form of François. Also compare Swat.... [more]

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

Swaksh m Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Marathi, Nepali, Bengali, Malayalam, Assamese
Means "beautiful eyed" in Sanskrit.

Swann m & f French (Modern)
Meaning uncertain, possibly a transferred use of the English surname Swann. It was popularized in France by the 1984 film Swann In Love (known as Un amour de Swann in French), itself based on Marcel Proust's novel In Search of Lost Time (1913).

Swar f Sindhi
Means "tone" in Sindhi.

Swat m Flemish (Rare)
Flemish short form of François. The best known bearer of this name is the Belgian former soccer player François "Swat" Van der Elst (1954-2017).

Swayde m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Swade.

Swayn m English
Variant of Swain.

Swayze f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Swayze as a given name. Usage of the name is likely due to popular American actor Patrick Swayze (1952-2009).

Swe m & f Burmese
Means "relative, kin, family" or "friend" in Burmese.

Swede f Literature
Used by author Leif Enger in the 2001 novel Peace Like A River. Swede is the protagonist's younger sister, who is fascinated with the American Old West and composes poems about a heroic cowboy known as Sunny Sundown.

Swee m & f Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Rui.

Sweet f & m English (Rare, Archaic)
Originally a transferred use of the surname Sweet, it is found as a given name from the 1600s onwards.

Swrang m Bodo
Meaning "Shining".

Sy m & f English
Variant of Si.

Sỹ m Vietnamese
Variant of Sĩ.

Syams m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Shams.

Syb m West Frisian
This name is either a variant spelling of Sib, or a short form of names like Sybrand and Sybren.