This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is English; and a substring is a.
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Shasta f English (Modern, Rare), Literature20th-century adoption of the name of Mount Shasta in Northern California (or the Shasta daisy, named after the mountain), which comes from the name of a Native American tribe that lived in the area; its origin and meaning is lost to time.... [
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Shaughnessy f & m English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Shaughnessy. The name Shaughnessy was given to 5 girls born in the United States in 2000, according to the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Shaynne m EnglishVariant of
Shane. This is the middle name of Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. in S.E. Hinton's coming of age novel,
The Outsiders.
Sheldonia f EnglishPossibly used as a feminine form of
Sheldon, though it also happens to be a genus of land snails.
Shenae f EnglishVariant of
Shanae. A known bearer of this name is Canadian actress Shenae Grimes (b. 1989).
Shunammite f English (African)Hebrew for "woman of Shunaam." Associated with the prophet Elisha according to 2 Kings 4:8, although not used as the real name in the Bible.
Sia f EnglishDiminutive of any name containing the element
-sia-. A noted bearer is Australian singer-songwriter Sia, born Sia Kate Isobelle Furler (b.1975), best known for her collaboration songs 'Titanium', with David Guetta, and 'Wild Ones', with Flo Rida.
Sianna f Literature, EnglishIn
Lady of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Sianna was the daughter of the Faerie Queen.
Similian m EnglishEnglish form of
Similianus. A bearer of this name was St. Similian of Nantes, a French bishop and saint from the 4th century AD. His feast day is on June 16.
Sinai m EnglishGiven in honor of the mountain from the book of Exodus.
Sinnia f EnglishSinnia is so close to the flower or name, "Zinnia" Just spelled differently. Sinnia means beauty, just to point that out.
Sirena f English (Rare)Derived from Spanish
sirena "mermaid". The Spanish dramatist Jacinto Benavente used this name in his play 'Los intereses creados' (1907), where it belongs to a poor widow and matchmaker called Doña Sirena.
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.... [
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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.
Snake m EnglishFrom Proto-Germanic
*snakon, source also of Old Norse
snakr "snake," Swedish
snok, German
Schnake "ring snake"), from PIE root
*sneg- "to crawl, creeping thing" (source also of Old Irish
snaighim "to creep," Old High German
snahhan "to creep").
Soarin m EnglishThe name of a character from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
Solaya f English (Rare)From the Spanish "sol" which means "sun" and "aya", which is another word for governess.
Sonata f Lithuanian, English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)From a musical term for a musical composition for one or a few instruments (piano frequently being one of them) in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo, derived from the feminine past participle of Italian verb
sonare (modern
suonare) meaning "to play (an instrument); to sound."
Sonora f English (American, Rare)Of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be inspired by the name of the north-western Mexican state Sonora or possibly be derived from Latin
sonorus "resounding; sonorous".