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The Name Begins With The Letter S:
SAARA  f  Finnish
Finnish form of SARAH

SABAH  f  Arabic
Means "morning" in Arabic.

SABAS  m  Spanish
From a Greek name which was derived from Hebrew סַבָא (sava') meaning "old man"...

SABEEN  f  Arabic
Means "follower of another religion" in Arabic...

SABELA  f  Galician
Galician form of ISABEL

SABELLA  f  English
Short form of ISABELLA

SABIA  f  Irish
Latinized form of SADHBH

SABIEN  f  Dutch
Dutch form of SABINA

SABINA  f  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovene, Russian
Feminine form of Sabinus, a Roman cognomen meaning "Sabine" in Latin...

SABINE  f  French, German
French and German form of SABINA

SABINO  m  Italian
Italian form of Sabinus (see SABINA).

SABLE  f  English
From the English word meaning "black", derived from the name of the black-furred mammal native to northern Asia, ultimately of Slavic origin.

SABRI  m  Arabic
Means "patient" in Arabic.

SABRINA  f  English, Italian, German
From the name of the Severn, a river in Wales, which was originally named Habren...

SABRIYYA  m  Arabic
Means "patient" in Arabic.

SABRYNA  f  English (Modern)
Variant of SABRINA

SABURO  m  Japanese
Variant transcription of SABUROU

SABUROU  m  Japanese
From Japanese 三 (sabu) "three" and 郎 (rou) "son"...

SACHA  m & f  French
French form of SASHA

SACHAIRI  m  Scottish
Scottish form of ZECHARIAH

SACHEVERELL  m  English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "roebuck's leap" in Old French.

SACHIE  m  English
Pet form of SACHEVERELL

SACHIKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 幸 (sachi) "happiness" and 子 (ko) "child".

SACHIN  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "pure" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu god Shiva.

SACNITE  f  Native American
Means "white flower" in Mayan.

SA'D  m  Arabic
Means "fortune, good luck" in Arabic...

SADAF  f  Arabic
Means "seashell" in Arabic.

SADB  f  Irish
Variant of SADHBH

SADDAM  m  Arabic
Means "one who confronts" in Arabic.

SÄDE  f  Finnish
Means "ray of light" in Finnish.

SADHBH  f  Irish
Means "sweet, goodly" in Irish Gaelic.

SA'DI  m  Arabic
Means "fortunate, lucky" in Arabic.

SA'DIA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of SA'DI

SADIE  f  English
Pet form of SARAH

SAFFIE  f  English
Pet form of SAFFRON

SAFFRON  f  English
From the English word which refers either to a spice, the crocus flower from which it is harvested, or the yellow-orange colour of the spice...

SAFI  m  Arabic
Means "pure" in Arabic.

SAFIRA  f  Esperanto
Means "like a sapphire" in Esperanto.

SAFIYA  f  Arabic
Variant transcription of SAFIYYAH

SAFIYYAH  f  Arabic
Feminine form of SAFI...

SAGA  f  Norse Mythology
Possibly means "seeing one" in Old Norse...

SAGE  f & m  English
From the English word, which denotes either a type of spice or else a wise person.

SAGI  m  Jewish
Means "elevated, sublime" in Hebrew.

SAHAK  m  Armenian
Armenian form of ISAAC

SAHAR  f  Arabic, Iranian
Means "dawn" in Arabic.

SAIBH  f  Irish
Variant of SADHBH

SA'ID  m  Arabic
Means "happy, lucky" in Arabic.

SA'IDA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of SA'ID

SAIF  m  Arabic
Means "sword" in Arabic.

SAIF-AL-DIN  m  Arabic
Means "sword of the faith" from Arabic سيف (sayf) "sword" and دين (din) "religion, faith".

SAIFUL  m  Arabic
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with سيف ال (Sayf al) meaning "sword of the" (such as سيف الدين (Sayf al-Din) "sword of the faith").

SAIFULLAH  m  Arabic
Means "sword of God" from Arabic سيف (sayf) "sword" combined with الله (Allah) "God".

SAIJA  f  Finnish
Pet form of SARI

SAIRA  f  Arabic
Possibly means "traveller" in Arabic.

SAJJAD  m  Arabic
Means "kneeling in prayer, prostration" in Arabic.

SAKARI  m  Finnish
Finnish form of ZECHARIAH

SAKHR  m  Arabic
Means "solid rock" in Arabic...

SAKI  f  Japanese
From Japanese 咲 (sa) "blossom" and 希 (ki) "hope".

SAKINA  f  Arabic
Means "calmness, peace" in Arabic.

SAKKE  m  Finnish
Pet form of SAKARI

SAKU  m  Finnish
Finnish form of ZECHARIAH

SAKURA  f  Japanese
From Japanese 桜 "cherry blossom", though it is often written さくら using the hiragana writing system...

SAKURAKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (sakura) "cherry blossom" and 子 (ko) "child".

SAL  f & m  English
Short form of SALLY or SALVADOR

SALACIA  f  Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin sal meaning "salt"...

SALADIN  m  History
Anglicized form of SALAH-AL-DIN

SALAH  m  Arabic
Means "righteousness" in Arabic.

SALAH-AL-DIN  m  Arabic
Means "righteousness of religion" from Arabic صلاح (salah) "righteousness" combined with دين (din) "religion, faith"...

SALAL  f & m  English
Means "salal" from the name of the plant.

SALAMON  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of SOLOMON

SALATHIEL  m  Biblical (Variant)
Form of SHEALTIEL used in some versions of the Bible.

SALEEM  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of SALIM

SALEH  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of SALAH

SALENA  f  English (Modern)
Perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as SELINA.

SALHA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of SALIH

SALIH  m  Arabic
Means "virtuous" in Arabic...

SALIHA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of SALIH

SALIL  m  Arabic
Means "sword" or "son" in Arabic.

SALIM  m  Arabic
Means "safe", derived from Arabic سلم (salima) "to be safe".

SALIMA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of SALIM

SALINA  f  English (Modern)
Perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as SELINA.

SALLI  f  Finnish
Finnish form of SALLY

SALLIE  f  English
Pet form of SARAH

SALLY  f  English
Pet form of SARAH

SALMA  f  Arabic
Means "safe", derived from Arabic سلم (salima) "to be safe".

SALMAN  m  Arabic
Means "safe", derived from Arabic سلم (salima) "to be safe".

SALOMĂO  m  Portuguese
Portuguese form of SOLOMON

SALOME  f  English, German, Biblical
From an Aramaic name which was related to the Hebrew word שָׁלוֹם (shalom) meaning "peace"...

SALOMÉ  f  French, Portuguese
French and Portuguese form of SALOME

SALOMEA  f  Polish
Polish form of SALOME

SALOMÓN  m  Spanish
Spanish form of SOLOMON

SALOMON  m  French, Swedish, Finnish
French, Swedish and Finnish form of SOLOMON

SALUD  f  Spanish
Spanish cognate of SALUT

SALUT  f  Catalan
Means "health" or "cheers" in Catalan.

SALVADOR  m  Spanish
From the Late Latin name Salvator, which meant "saviour"...

SALVATORE  m  Italian
Italian cognate of SALVADOR

SALVATRICE  f  Italian
From Salvatrix, the feminine form of Salvator (see SALVADOR).

SAM (1)  m & f  English
Short form of SAMSON, SAMUEL, or SAMANTHA.

SAM (2)  m  Literature
The name of a hobbit in J...

SAMAD  m  Arabic
Means "eternal" in Arabic.

SAMANTA  f  Italian
Italian form of SAMANTHA

SAMANTHA  f  English
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of SAMUEL, using the popular name suffix antha...

SAMAR  f  Arabic
Means "evening conversation" in Arabic.

SAMARA  f  English
Possibly derived from the biblical place name Samaria, which means "watch mountain" in Hebrew.

SAMEER  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of SAMIR

SAMEERA  f  Arabic
Variant transcription of SAMIRA

SAMI (1)  m  Hungarian, Finnish
Hungarian and Finnish pet form of SAMUEL

SAMI (2)  m  Arabic
Means "elevated, sublime, supreme" in Arabic.

SAMIA  f  Arabic
Variant transcription of SAMIYA

SAMINA  f  Arabic
Variant transcription of THAMINA

SAMIR  m  Arabic
Means "companion in evening talk" in Arabic.

SAMIRA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of SAMIR

SAMIYA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of SAMI

SAMMI  f  English (Modern)
Pet form of SAMANTHA

SAMMIE  m & f  English
Pet form of SAM

SAMMY  m & f  English
Pet form of SAM (1) or SAMANTHA

SAMNANG  m & f  Khmer
Means "lucky" in Khmer.

SAMPO  m  Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Meaning unknown...

SAMPPA  m  Finnish
Finnish form of SAMSON

SAMPSON  m  English
From a surname which was itself derived from the first name SAMSON.

SAMSON  m  Biblical, English
From the Hebrew name שִׁמְשׁוֹן (Shimshon) which probably meant "sun"...

SAMU  m  Hungarian, Finnish
Hungarian and Finnish pet form of SAMUEL

SÁMUEL  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of SAMUEL

SAMUEL  m  English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name שְׁמוּאֵל (Shemu'el) which could mean either "name of God" or "God has heard"... 

SAMUELA  f  Italian
Feminine form of SAMUEL

SAMUELE  m  Italian
Italian form of SAMUEL

SAMUIL  m  Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of SAMUEL

SAMULI  m  Finnish
Finnish form of SAMUEL

SAN  m & f  Chinese
Means "three" in Chinese. This name is sometimes given to the third child.

SANA  f  Arabic
Means "brilliance, radiance, splendour" in Arabic.

SANAZ  f  Iranian
Possibly means "full of grace" in Persian.

SANCHA  f  Spanish
Feminine form of SANCHO

SANCHIA  f  Spanish
Feminine form of SANCHO

SANCHO  m  Spanish
Spanish form of Sanctius (see SANTO).

SANDA  f  Romanian
Romanian short form of ALEXANDRA

SANDALIO  m  Spanish
Spanish form of Sandalius, a Latinized form of the Gothic name Sandulf which meant "true wolf" from sand "true" and ulf "wolf"...

SANDEEP  m  Indian
Variant transcription of SANDIP

SANDER  m  Dutch
Dutch short form of ALEXANDER

SANDFORD  m  English
Variant of SANFORD

SANDHYA  f  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "twilight" in Sanskrit...

SANDIE  f  English
Variant of SANDY

SANDIP  m  Indian
Means "blazing" in Sanskrit.

SÁNDOR  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of ALEXANDER

SANDRA  f  Italian, English, German, Dutch
Short form of ALESSANDRA or ALEXANDRA...

SANDRINE  f  French
Elaborated form of SANDRA

SANDRO  m  Italian
Short form of ALESSANDRO...

SANDU  m  Romanian
Short form of ALEXANDRU

SANDY  f & m  English
Pet form of ALEXANDRA, SANDRA, or ALEXANDER...

SANFORD  m  English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "sand ford" in Old English.

SANGO  f  Popular Culture
Means "coral" in Japanese...

SANI  m  Arabic
Means "brilliant, splendid" in Arabic.

SANIYYA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of SANI

SANJANA  f  Indian
Means "uniter, creator" in Sanskrit.

SANJAY  m  Indian
Modern transcription of SANJAYA

SANJAYA  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "completely victorious, triumphant" in Sanskrit...

SANJEET  m  Indian
Variant transcription of SANJIT

SANJEEV  m  Indian
Variant transcription of SANJIV

SANJIT  m  Indian
Means "complete victory, invincible" in Sanskrit.

SANJIV  m  Indian
Derived from Sanskrit (sanjiva) meaning "living, reviving".

SANKAR  m  Indian
Variant transcription of SHANKAR

SANNA  f  Scandinavian
Scandinavian short form of SUSANNA...

SANNE  f  Dutch
Dutch short form of SUSANNE

SANS  m  Medieval Spanish
Old variant of SANCHO

SANSONE  m  Italian
Italian form of SAMSON

SANTA  f  Italian
Feminine form of SANTO

SANTERI  m  Finnish
Finnish short form of ALEXANDER

SANTIAGO  m  Spanish
Means "Saint James", derived from Spanish santo "saint" combined with Iago, an old Spanish form of JAMES, the patron saint of Spain...

SANTINO  m  Italian
Pet form of SANTO

SANTO  m  Italian
Italian form of the Late Latin name Sanctius, which was derived from the word sanctus meaning "saintly, holy".

SANTOS  m  Spanish
Means "saints" in Spanish.

SANTTU  m  Finnish
Finnish pet form of ALEXANDER

SANTUZZA  f  Italian
Pet form of SANTA

SANYA  f  Arabic
Variant transcription of SANIYYA

SANYI  m  Hungarian
Pet form of SÁNDOR

SAOIRSE  f  Irish
Means "freedom" in Irish Gaelic.

SAPPHIRA  f  Biblical, English
From the Greek name Σαπφειρη (Sappheire), which was from Greek σαπφειρος (sappheiros) meaning "sapphire" or "lapis lazuli" (ultimately derived from the Hebrew word סַפִּיר (sappir))...

SAPPHIRE  f  English
Variant of SAPPHIRA...

SAPPHO  f  Ancient Greek
Possibly from Greek σαπφειρος (sappheiros) meaning "sapphire" or "lapis lazuli"...

SAQUI  f  Native American
Means "favourite" in Mapuche.

SÁRA  f  Hungarian
Hungarian form of SARAH

SARA  f  Greek, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Slovene, Polish, Arabic
Cognate of SARAH

SARAH  f  English, French, German, Jewish, Biblical
Means "lady" or "princess" in Hebrew...

SARAHJEANNE  f  English (Modern)
Combination of SARAH and JEANNE...

SARAI  f  Biblical
Possibly means "contentious" in Hebrew...

SARAID  f  Irish
Means "excellent" in Irish Gaelic.

SARAL  m  Indian
Means "straight" in Sanskrit.

SARALA  f  Indian
Feminine form of SARAL

SARANNA  f  English
Combination of SARAH and ANNA

SARASWATI  f  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "possessing water" from Sanskrit (saras) "fluid, water, lake" and वती (vati) "possessing"...

SARAVA  m  Various
From a phrase used by members of the Candomblé religion (an African religion which was taken to Brazil by African slaves) which means "good luck".

SARGON  m  History
From the Akkadian name Sharru-kinu meaning "true king"... 

SÁRI  f  Hungarian
Hungarian pet form of SARAH

SARI  f  Finnish
Finnish form of SARAH

SARIAH  f  English
Variant of SARAH

SÁRIKA  f  Hungarian
Hungarian pet form of SARAH

SARIKA  f  Indian
Means "parrot, myna bird" in Sanskrit.

SARINA  f  English
Pet form of SARAH

SARIT  f  Jewish
Hebrew pet form of SARAH

SARITA  f  Spanish
Spanish pet form of SARAH

ŠÁRKA  f  Czech
Meaning unknown...

SAROSH  m  Near Eastern Mythology
Means "prayer" in Persian...

SARPEDON  m  Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown...

SARRA  f  English
Variant of SARAH

SAŠA  f  Slovene
Slovene pet form of ALEKSANDRA

SASCHA  m & f  German
German form of SASHA

SASHA  m & f  Russian
Russian pet form of ALEKSANDR or ALEKSANDRA

SASHI  m & f  Indian
Variant transcription of SHASHI

SASKIA  f  Dutch, German
Possibly from the Germanic element sachs "Saxon"...

SAŠO  m  Slovene
Slovene pet form of ALEKSANDER

SASSA  f  Swedish
Swedish pet form of ASTRID or SARAH

SATAN  m  Theology, Biblical
Derived from Hebrew שָׂטָן (satan) meaning "adversary"...

SATCHEL  m & f  English
From a surname derived from Old English sacc meaning "sack, bag", referring to a person who was a bag maker.

SATI  f  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "truthful" in Sanskrit...

SATISH  m  Indian
Means "lord of Sati" from the name of the Hindu goddess SATI combined with ईश (isha) "ruler".

SATOMI  f  Japanese
From Japanese 里 (sato) "village" or 聡 (sato) "wise" combined with 美 (mi) "beautiful".

SATU  f  Finnish
Means "fairy tale, fable" in Finnish.

SATURN  m  Roman Mythology
From the Latin Saturnus, which is of unknown meaning...

SATURNINA  f  Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of SATURNINUS

SATURNINO  m  Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of SATURNINUS

SATURNINUS  m  Ancient Roman
Derived from the name of the Roman god Saturnus (see SATURN)...

SAUDA  f  African
Means "dark complexion" in Swahili.

SAUL  m  Biblical, Jewish
From the Hebrew name שָׁאוּל (Sha'ul) which meant "asked for" or "prayed for"...

SAULE  f  Latvian, Mythology
Latvian form of SAULĖ

SAULĖ  f  Lithuanian, Mythology
Means "sun" in Lithuanian. This was the name of the Lithuanian sun goddess.

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