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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Skiler f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Skyler.
Skilynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Skylyn.
Skilyr f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Skylar.... [more]
Skirgaila m Lithuanian (Rare), History
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb skirti, which usually means "to give, to devote, to dedicate" but has also been found to mean "to divide, to separate" as well as "to determine, to establish, to identify"... [more]
Skjaldvør f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Skjaldvor.
Skjalvor f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Skjaldvor.
Skjelluv m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Skjoldulv.
Skjølle m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Skjøller and Skjalde.
Skjøller m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Skjoldulv.
Skjøllov m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Skjoldulv.
Skrollan f German (Modern, Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
The German spelling of Skrållan, used in the German translation of the 1964 Swedish book and TV series "Vi på Saltkråkan" by Astrid Lindgren (published in English as "Seacrow Island").... [more]
Skuldfrid f & m Swedish (Rare, Archaic), Finland Swedish (Rare, Archaic), Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
A combination of Old Norse elements skuld, meaning "blame, future", and fríðr, meaning "beautiful, beloved, good, peaceful, safe".
Skúlína f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic feminine form of Skúli.
Skyden m English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Sky and the -den suffix used in names such as Jaden and Aidan... [more]
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.
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.
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]
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.
Skylia f American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Skyla or combination of Sky and Lia.
Skylinn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Skylyn.
Skyller m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Skyler.
Skylur m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Skyler.
Slaiman m Arabic (Rare)
Rare variant of Sulaiman, used mostly in Lebanon.
Slavoj m Czech, Slovak (Rare), Slovene
Derived from the Slavic elements slava "glory" and voji "soldier".... [more]
Slavuj m Serbian (Rare)
Means "nightingale" in Serbian.
Sławoj m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Slavoj.
Sławosz m Polish (Rare)
Originally a diminutive of names beginning with the Slavic element slava meaning "glory" (compare Miloš).
Slevin m English (Rare), Irish (Anglicized)
Transferred use of the surname Slevin. The author Anne Tyler used this name in her novel 'Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant' (1982); it was also used in the movie 'Lucky Number Slevin' (2006).
Sloboda f Serbian (Rare)
Means "freedom, liberty" in Serbian.
Slone m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Sloane.
Slove f Yiddish (Rare, Archaic)
Yiddish exclusively feminine form of Slava
Slovena f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sloven.
Smaidonis m Latvian (Rare)
Derived from either Latvian smaids "a smile" or Latvian smaidīt "to smile".
Smaragd m & f Russian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Russian form of Smaragdos. In the Netherlands, the name is a very rare feminine name. It is derived from the Dutch noun smaragd meaning "emerald", which as you can see has the same etymology as Smaragdos.
Smaragde m French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
French form of Smaragdos via its latinized form Smaragdus.
Smaragdo f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek variant of Smaragda.
Smeawine m Anglo-Saxon (Rare)
Derived from Old English smēah "sagacious, acute, subtle" combined with wine "friend".
Smed m Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Younger form of Smiðr.
Smerald m Albanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Smeralda.
Smeralda f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian, Albanian
Derived from Albanian smerald and Italian smeraldo "emerald", making it a cognate of Esmeralda. This name was borne by the mother of Botticelli.
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]
Smuidris m Latvian (Rare)
Masculine form of Smuidra.
Smultron f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
From Swedish smultron meaning "woodland strawberry".
Snæbrá f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse snær "snow" combined with brá "eyelash".
Snæhólm m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse snær "snow" and holmr "islet in a bay", perhaps a transferred use of a surname.
Snærún f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse snær "snow" combined with rún "secret lore, rune". This name was coined in the 1920s.
Snævarr m Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse snær "snow" and varr "attentive, aware".
Sneed m American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Sneed. The name of Sneed B. Collard III, an American children's author.
Snezhan m Bulgarian (Rare)
Masculine form of Snezhana.
Sniažana f Belarusian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Sniazhana.
Sniega f Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun sniegas meaning "snow". In some cases, this name can also be a short form of Snieguolė.
Sniegė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun sniegas meaning "snow". In some cases, this name can also be a short form of Snieguolė.
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]
Snješko m Croatian (Rare)
Diminutive form of Snježan.
Snjóki m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Means "snowman" in Icelandic.
Snöblomma f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "snow flower" from Swedish snö "snow" combined with blomma "a flower, bloom".
Snöfrid f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Snæfríðr. Snöfrid (1890) is a poem by the Swedish author Viktor Rydberg.
Snövit f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Folklore
Used as a Swedish translation of the name of the fairy tale character Snow White (Schneewittchen), from Swedish snö "snow" and vit "white".
Snowden m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Snowden.
Snowdrop f English (Rare)
The name of the flower used as a first name, mainly between the 1890s and 1920s, but never one of the more popular names of this kind.
Snowe f American (Rare)
Variant of Snow as well as a transferred use of the surname Snowe.
Snowy f & m English (Rare)
From the English word "snowy" meaning "covered with Snow; resembling snow; or when snow is falling".
Snyder m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Snyder.
Sobeida f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Zubaida.
Sobir m Uzbek, Tajik (Rare)
Uzbek and Tajik form of Sabir.
Sochi f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the Russian place name Sochi, a city which hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics. In that year (2014), this name was given to 10 girls born in the United States.
Soerianto m Indonesian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Surianto based on Dutch orthography.
Soffi f Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic), Danish (Rare), Welsh
Nordic variant and Welsh form of Sophie as well as a Danish diminutive of Sofia.
Soffie f Limburgish, Danish (Rare)
Limburgian form of Sophie as well as a rare Danish variant of the name.
Soffy f Danish (Rare)
Diminutive of Sofia.
Sofian m Dutch (Modern, Rare, ?)
Possibly intended to be a male version of Sofia.
Sofiën m Arabic (Maghrebi, Dutchified), Dutch (Rare)
Dutchified form of Sofien. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch soccer player Sofiën Klibi (b. 1992), who currently plays for VV Born.
Sofietje f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Sofie.
Sofío m Spanish (Rare)
Masculine form of Sofía.
Sofyane m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi variant of Sufyan (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).
Soibhan f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Siobhán.
Soidade f Galician (Rare)
Galician cognate of Soledad.
Soiva f Finnish (Rare)
Derived from Finnish soiva "sounding, sonorous".
Sójka f Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "jay" in Polish. Amongst Knaanic speaking Jewish communities, this was sometimes used as a vernacular form of Zipporah.
Sojourn m & f American (Rare)
Based on the English verb "sojourn" meaning "a temporary stay." Diminutive or variation of Sojourner
Sojourner f English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "one who stays temporarily (sojourns)", which is ultimately derived from the Latin elements sub "under, until" and diurnus "of a day" (from diurnum "day"), via the vulgar Latin subdiurnare "to spend the day"... [more]
Sokorri f Basque (Rare)
Basque equivalent of Socorro.
Sokrat m Abkhaz, Albanian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Georgian (Rare), Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Ukrainian
Form of Socrates in various languages. In Georgia, this name is a variant of Sokrate, which is the standard Georgian form of the aforementioned name.
Sokrate m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Sokrates (see Socrates).
Sóla f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic variant of Sól.
Solace f & m English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)
From the English word, solace.
Solamh m Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Solomon.
Solana f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Catalan (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Feminine form of Solano, a Spanish surname which is used as a given name in honour of Saint Francisco Solano (1549-1610).
Solaris f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the Latin word solaris meaning "solar, sunny".
Solaya f English (Rare)
From the Spanish "sol" which means "sun" and "aya", which is another word for governess.
Solbitna f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Solbinna.
Solbora f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Sol and Bora 3 means "purple pine tree" in Korean.
Solborg f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
From an Old Norse name derived from the elements sól meaning "the sun" (or sölr "sun-coloured, yellow, sallow"; according to NordicNames.de, this name element's original meaning of "house with one room, big room, hall" (compare Salabert) has been displaced by the later interpretation "sun") and björg "protection, help".
Sólbrún f Icelandic (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse sól "sun" and brún "eyebrow" or brúnn "brown", perhaps inspired by Sólrún and Kolbrún.
Sol-byeol f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Sol and Byeol (compare Byeol-sol).
Sóldögg f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse sól meaning "sun" combined with Dögg (which is itself derived from Old Norse dǫgg meaning "dew, wetness").
Solei f American (Modern, Rare)
Phonetic variant of Soleil.
Solemnidad f Spanish (Rare)
Means "solemnity" in Spanish.
Sølfest m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Sylfest (see Sylvester).
Solgärd f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Solgerd.
Soliana f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Sol 1 with the same ending as names like Ariana and Tiana.
Solidea f Italian (Rare)
Allegedly directly taken from the Italian expression sola idea meaning "(the) only idea". In the early 20th century, anarchists often gave this name to their daughters to spite traditional Catholic names.
Solim m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
Tajik and Uzbek form of Salim.... [more]
Solina f French (Modern, Rare), Gascon, History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinate form of Soline and Gascon form of Sollemnia. Saint Solina of Chartres, also known as Solina of Gascony, fled to Chartres, France, to avoid marriage to a pagan... [more]
Sol-ip f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 솔잎 (sol-ip) meaning "pine needle," from a combination of Sol and 잎 (ip) meaning "leaf, blade."
Solita f Spanish, German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Soledad, or a diminutive of Sol 1. Bearers include the German flutist Solita Cornelis (1949-2016), the American expatriate writer Solita Solano (1888-1975), and the Filipino television journalist Solita "Mareng Winnie" Monsod (1940-).
Sólkatla f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Old Norse sól "sun" and the name Katla.
Sólmar m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sól "sun" and mærr "famous".
Solmara f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Sol 1 and Mara 1, likely inspired by Solmayra.
Solo f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Solveig.
Soloma f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Most likely a variant of Salome via its other (obsolete) variant forms Saloma and Solomy.... [more]
Solomonica f Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Jewish surname Solomonica. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch writer Solomonica de Winter (b... [more]
Solpicio m Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Sulpicius.
Solsa m Chechen (Rare)
Taken from the name of Seska Solsa, a figure in Chechen and Ingush mythology equivalent to the Ossetian Sosruko.
Solskjaer m Various (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Solskjær, named in honour of Norwegian professional football manager and former player Ole Gunnar Solskjær (1973-).
Solstice f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Latin solsticium and thus ultimately from sol "sun" and stito "to stand still". The English word solstice refers to two times of the year when the sun's apparent position in the sky reaches its northernmost or southernmost extremes.... [more]
Solstråle f & m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "ray of sunshine" in Swedish (a combination of Swedish sol "sun" and stråle "ray, beam"). It's also used as an affectionate term for a happy person, often a child.
Solunn f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Norwegian sol "sun" and unnr "to wave, to billow" or unna "to love".
Solvay f English (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Anglicized form and modern Swedish form of Solveig.
Sølve m Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Norwegian form of Sölve.
Sólvin m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sól "sun" and vinr "friend".
Somalia f American (Rare)
From the name of the African country.
Somerlee f English (Rare)
Transferred use of a very rare surname Sommerlee, which is a variant of Summerlee (originating from Old English sumer meaning "summer" and leah meaning "clearing, meadow.")
Sømjo m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Simeon.
Sommar f & m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "summer" in Swedish.
Søn m Danish (Rare)
Danish modern form of Suni.
Son m English (Rare)
From the English word son meaning "male child".
Sonakshi f Hindi (Rare)
Is a name of Sanskrit origin, and is used throughout the Indian subcontinent. It means "a form of Godess Parvati (Hindu goddess)", and "beautiful eyes" Sona 1, Akshi.
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."
Sonceria f African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown. Notable bearer of the name is Sonceria Berry (1955—), Secretary of the US Senate.
Sondrea f African American (Rare)
Variant of Sondra influenced by Andrea 2.
Söne m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Sune.
Sonequa f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shaniqua, possibly using the phonetic element son. A famous bearer is American actress Sonequa Martin-Green.
Sông m & f Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "river" in Vietnamese.
Soniece f African American (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Sonia using the phonetic suffix nees (found in names such as Denise and Bernice).
Sonietta f English (Modern, Rare), Italian (Rare), Literature
Likely a diminutive of Sonia. This name was used by Anthony Burgess for a female character in his novel A Clockwork Orange.
Sonjia f English (American, Rare)
A variant of Sonia likely based on Sonja.
Sonnet f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Italian sonetto - song, sound; little song. Also the term for a short lyric poem, usually with eight line stanzas, followed by six line ... [more]
Sönneva f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Sønneva.
Sønneva f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Sunniva recorded in Vestlandet from the late 18th century onwards.
Sønneve f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Sunniva recorded in Vestlandet from the late 18th century onwards.
Sonnfried m German (Modern, Rare)
A new coinage in the 20th century, from the German word Sonne "sun" and the traditional name element *Frid* "peace".
Sønnik m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Sönnick. The earliest usage was documented in 1880.
Sonnka f East Frisian (Rare)
East Frisian feminine form of Sönke.
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".
Sonoya f Japanese (Rare)
Sono means "garden" and ya means "also".
Sonsiré f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Spanish variant of Sons-ee-ah-ray, which was used for a young Apache girl in the American Western film Broken Arrow (first released in the United States in 1950)... [more]
Soovin f & m Korean (Rare)
Rare non-standard transcription of Su-Bin.
Sophi f English (Rare)
Variant of the name Sophie and diminutive of Sophia.
Sophiana f Various (Rare)
Elaboration of Sophia.
Sophiia f Ukrainian (Rare)
Variant transliteration of Софія (see Sofiya).
Sophila f English, Indian (Rare)
Elaborated form of Sophie or Sophia.
Sophina f English (Rare)
Possible variant of Suffina.
Sophine f English (Rare)
Likely a variant of Sophina.
Sophnia f English (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Sophia.
Sophonie m & f French (Rare)
French form of Sophonias. It was originally strictly a masculine name, but it has been used on females since the late 1980s, which is probably due to the name's strong resemblance to Sophie.
Sopubek m Kyrgyz (Rare)
Meaning unknown; the second element is from the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Soqrât m Persian (Rare)
Persian form of Socrates.
Sora m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "gravel" in Finnish.
Sorachi m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From the name of a river in western Hokkaido (空知), derived from Ainu ソラㇷ゚チペッ (Sorapchipet), combined from ソ (so) meaning "waterfall" and ラㇷ゚ (rap) meaning "to descend" with the plural suffix チ (chi) and ペッ (pet) meaning "river."... [more]
Soradamor f Venetian (Rare, Archaic), Slovene (Rare, Archaic)
Medieval Slovene and Venetian name.
Sorano f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" or 天 (sora) meaning "heavens, sky" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Sordor m Uzbek (Rare)
Variant of Sardor, which is the main Uzbek form of Sardar.
Sordorbek m Uzbek (Rare)
Variant of Sardorbek, which is the main Uzbek form of Sardarbek.
Sorea f Finnish (Rare)
Derived from Finnish sorea "graceful".
Sorela f Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian soră "sister".
Sorell m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sorell. A famous namesake is biologist Sir Julian Sorell Huxley, the brother of Aldous Huxley.
Sorja f Finnish (Rare)
Variant Sorea, meaning "graceful" in Finnish.
Sorka f Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Зорка (see Zorka).
Sørna f Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Søren.
Sorrelia f English (Rare)
Elaboration on Sorrel adding the suffix -lia.
Sorrell m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sorrell. The most notable bearer is the actor Sorrell Booke (1930-1994) best known for playing the corrupt local functionary Boss Hogg on the American television series 'The Dukes of Hazzard' (1979-1985).
Sosaidh f Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Susie.
Soscha f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Dutch and German variant of Shosha.
Sōseki m Japanese (Rare)
Pen name of author Natsume Sōseki, real name Natsume Kin'nosuke.
Sosha f Jewish, Yiddish, Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Shosha. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch television presenter Sosha Duysker (b. 1991).
Sosipatr m Medieval Russian, Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Sosipatros, possibly via its latinized form Sosipater.
Sosipatra f Ancient Greek, Romanian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sosipatros. This name was borne by the Greek philosopher Sosipatra of Ephesus (4th century AD).
Sosja f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant of Shosha and Sosya.