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The Name Begins With The Letter S:
SAULI  m  Finnish
Finnish form of SAUL

SAUNDRA  f  Scottish
Scottish form of SANDRA

SAVA  m  Serbian, Bulgarian
Serbian and Bulgarian form of SABAS

SAVANNA  f  English
Variant of SAVANNAH

SAVANNAH  f  English
Means simply "savannah" from the English word for the large grassy plain, ultimately deriving from the Taino (Native American) word zabana.

SAVAS  m  Turkish
Means "war" in Turkish.

SAVELI  m  Russian
Variant transcription of SAVELIY

SAVELIY  m  Russian
Russian form of the Roman cognomen Sabellius meaning "a Sabine" in Latin...

SAVELY  m  Russian
Variant transcription of SAVELIY

SAVERIA  f  Italian
Italian feminine form of XAVIER

SAVERIO  m  Italian
Italian form of XAVIER

SAVINA  f  Italian
Italian variant of SABINA

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

SAVIO  m  Italian
Means "clever, bright" in Italian.

SAVITR  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "rouser, stimulator" in Sanskrit...

SAVITRI  f  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "relating to the sun" in Sanskrit...

SAVVA  m  Russian
Russian form of SABAS

SAWNEY  m  Scottish
Scottish form of SANDY

SAWYER  m  English
From a surname meaning "sawer of wood" in Old English...

SAWYL  m  Welsh
Welsh form of SAMUEL

SAXON  m  English
From a surname which was derived from the name of the Germanic tribe the Saxons, ultimately deriving from the Germanic word sahs meaning "knife"...

SAYEN  f  Native American
Means "sweet, lovely" in Mapuche.

SAYURI  f  Japanese
From Japanese 小 (sa) "small" and 百合 (yuri) "lily".

SAYYID  m  Arabic
Means "lord, master" in Arabic...

SAYYIDA  f  Arabic
Means "lady, mistress" in Arabic.

SCARLET  f  English
Variant of SCARLETT or else simply "scarlet" from the English word for the colour...

SCARLETT  f  English
From a surname which denoted a person who sold or made clothes made of scarlet (a kind of cloth)...

SCEVOLA  m  Italian
Italian form of the Roman cognomen Scaevola, which was derived from Latin scaevus "left-handed"...

SCHEHERAZADE  f  Literature
Anglicized form of SHAHRAZAD

SCHOLASTICA  f  Late Roman
From a Late Latin name which was derived from scholasticus meaning "rhetorician, orator"...

SCHWANHILD  f  German
Variant of SWANHILD

SCILLA  f  Italian
Short form of PRISCILLA

SCOT  m  English, Scottish
Variant form of SCOTT

SCOTT  m  English, Scottish
From a surname which meant "Scotsman" in Old English...

SCOTTIE  m  English, Scottish
Pet form of SCOTT

SCOTTY  m  English, Scottish
Pet form of SCOTT

SCOUT  f  English
Means simply "scout" in English...

SÉ  m  Irish
Variant of SÉAGHDHA

SEACHNALL  m  Irish
Irish form of SECUNDINUS

SÉAFRA  m  Irish
Irish form of GEOFFREY

SEAGHDH  m  Scottish
Scottish form of SÉAGHDHA

SÉAGHDHA  m  Irish
Possibly means "admirable" or "hawk-like" in Gaelic.

SÉAMAS  m  Irish
Irish form of JAMES

SEAMOUR  m  English
Variant of SEYMOUR

SÉAMUS  m  Irish
Irish form of JAMES

SEÁN  m  Irish
Irish form of JOHN

SEAN  m  Irish, English
Anglicized form of SEÁN

SEANÁN  m  Irish
Means "little wise person", derived from Irish sean "wise, old" combined with a diminutive suffix...

SEANNA  f  English (Modern)
Feminine form of SEÁN

SÉARLAIT  f  Irish
Irish form of CHARLOTTE

SÉARLAS  m  Irish
Irish form of CHARLES

SEBASTIAAN  m  Dutch
Dutch form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN).

SEBASTIÁN  m  Spanish
Spanish form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN).

SEBASTIAN  m  English, German, Polish, Finnish, Romanian
From the Roman name Sebastianus which meant "from Sebaste" in Latin...

SEBASTIANA  f  Italian
Italian feminine form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN).

SEBASTIANO  m  Italian
Italian form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN).

SEBASTIÃO  m  Portuguese
Portuguese form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN).

SÉBASTIEN  m  French
French form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN).

SÉBASTIENNE  f  French
French feminine form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN).

SEBASTIJAN  m  Slovene
Slovene form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN).

SEBASTJAN  m  Slovene
Slovene form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN).

SEBESTYÉN  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN).

ŞEBNEM  f  Turkish
Turkish form of SHABNAM

SECHNALL  m  Irish
Irish form of SECUNDINUS

SECUNDINUS  m  Ancient Roman
Roman family name derived from the praenomen SECUNDUS...

SECUNDUS  m  Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, which meant "second" in Latin.

SEDNA  f  Mythology
Meaning unknown...

SEEMA  f  Indian
Variant transcription of SIMA

SEETA  f  Indian
Variant transcription of SITA

SEETHA  f  Indian
Variant transcription of SITA

SEFTON  m  English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "town in the rushes" in Old English.

SEFU  m  African
Means "sword" in Swahili, ultimately from Arabic سيف (sayf).

SEIJA  f  Finnish
Derived from Finnish seijas meaning "tranquil, serene".

SEKAI  f  African
Means "be humourous" in Shona.

SEKAR  m  Indian
Variant transcription of SHEKHAR

SEKEL  m  Yiddish
Yiddish pet form of ISAAC

SELA  f  Biblical
Means "rock" in Hebrew...

SELAH  f  Biblical
From a Hebrew musical term which occurs many times in the Old Testament Psalms...

SELBY  m & f  English
From a surname which was from a place name meaning "willow farm" in Old English.

SELENA  f  Spanish, Russian, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of SELENE...

SELENE  f  Greek Mythology, Greek, English
Means "moon" in Greek...

SELEUCUS  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Σελευκος (Seleukos), of unknown meaning...

SELIG  m  Yiddish
Means "blessed, happy" in Yiddish.

SELIM  m  Turkish
Turkish form of SALIM...

SELIMA  f  English
Possibly a feminine form of SELIM...

SELINA  f  English
Possibly a variant of SELENE or CÉLINE

SELMA  f  English
Short form of ANSELMA

SELVAGGIA  f  Italian
Means "wild" in Italian.

SELWYN  m  English
Means "friend of the manor" from Old English sele "manor" and wine "friend".

SEM  m  Dutch
Dutch form of SHEM

SEMELE  f  Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown, possibly of Phrygian origin...

SEMYON  m  Russian
Russian form of SIMON

SENAN  m  Irish
Anglicized form of SEANÁN

SENCE  f  Medieval
Old variant of SANCHIA

SENDER  m  Yiddish
Yiddish form of ALEXANDER

SENDOA  m  Basque
Means "strong" in Basque.

SENECA  m  Ancient Roman
From a Roman cognomen which meant "old" from Latin senectus...

SENGA  f  Scottish
Sometimes explained as an anagram of AGNES, but more likely derived from Gaelic seang "slender".

SENJA  f  Finnish
Finnish form of KSENIYA

SENKA  f  Serbian
Means "shadow" in Serbian.

SENS  f  Medieval
Old variant of SANCHIA

SENTA  f  German
Pet form of KRESZENTIA

SEOC  m  Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of JACK

SEOIRSE  m  Irish
Irish form of GEORGE

SEONA  f  Scottish
Anglicized form of SEONAG or SEÒNAID

SEONAG  f  Scottish
Scottish form of JOAN

SEÒNAID  f  Scottish
Scottish pet form of JOAN

SEÒRAS  m  Scottish
Scottish form of GEORGE

SEÒSAIDH  m  Scottish
Scottish form of JOSEPH

SEOSAMH  m  Irish
Irish form of JOSEPH

SEPI  m  Finnish
Finnish pet form of SEBASTIAN

SEPP  m  German
German form of JOSEPH

SEPPEL  m  German
German pet form of JOSEPH

SEPPO (1)  m  Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Derived from Finnish seppä "smith"...

SEPPO (2)  m  Finnish
Finnish pet form of SEBASTIAN

SEPTEMBER  f & m  English
Means "seventh month" in Latin...

SEPTIMA  f  Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of SEPTIMUS

SEPTIMUS  m  Ancient Roman
From a Roman name which meant "seventh" in Latin.

SEQUOIA  f  English
From the name of huge trees that grow in California...

SERA  f  English
Variant of SARAH or a short form of SERAPHINA

SERAFEIM  m  Greek
Greek form of Seraphinus (see SERAPHINA).

SERAFIM  m  Russian, Romanian
Russian and Romanian form of Seraphinus (see SERAPHINA).

SERAFIMA  f  Russian
Russian form of SERAPHINA

SERAFIN  m  Polish
Polish form of Seraphinus (see SERAPHINA).

SERAFINA  f  Italian, Polish
Italian and Polish form of SERAPHINA

SERAFINO  m  Italian
Italian form of Seraphinus (see SERAPHINA).

SÉRAPHIN  m  French
French form of Seraphinus (see SERAPHINA).

SERAPHINA  f  English, German
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Seraphinus, derived from the biblical word seraphim which was Hebrew in origin and meant "fiery ones"...

SERAPHINE  f  French
French form of SERAPHINA

SEREN  f  Welsh
Means "star" in Welsh.

SERENA  f  English, Italian
From a Late Latin name which was derived from Latin serenus meaning "clear, tranquil, serene"...

SERENITY  f  English
Means "serenity, calm" from the English word.

SERGE  m  French
French form of SERGIUS

SERGEI  m  Russian, Bulgarian
Variant transcription of SERGEY

SERGEJ  m  Russian, Bulgarian
Variant transcription of SERGEY

SERGEY  m  Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of SERGIUS

SERGHEI  m  Romanian
Romanian (Moldovan) form of SERGEY

SERGIO  m  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of SERGIUS

SERGIU  m  Romanian
Romanian form of SERGIUS

SERGIUS  m  Ancient Roman
Roman family name, which possibly meant "servant" in Latin but is most likely of unknown Etruscan origin...

SERGIUSZ  m  Polish
Polish form of SERGIUS

SERHAN  m  Turkish
Derived from Turkish ser "head, top" and han, which is from the title khan meaning "leader".

SERHAT  m  Turkish
Means "frontier" in Turkish.

SERHIY  m  Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of SERGIUS

SERIK  m  Kazakh
Means "support" in Kazakh.

SERINA  f  English
Variant of SERENA

SERKAN  m  Turkish
Means "leader, chief" from Turkish ser "head, top" and kan "blood".

SERRENA  f  English
Variant of SERENA

SERVAAS  m  Dutch
Dutch form of the Late Latin name Servatius, derived from servatus "saved, redeemed".

SERVIUS  m  Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "to preserve" from Latin servo.

SESTO  m  Italian
Italian form of SEXTUS

SET  m  Egyptian Mythology
Variant of SETH 

SETH (1)  m  Biblical, English
Means "placed" or "appointed" in Hebrew...

SETH (2)  m  Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
From Σεθως (Sethos), the Greek form of Egyptian Sutekh or Set, which possibly meant "pillar" or "dazzle"...

SETHUNYA  f  African
Means "bloom, flower" in Tswana.

SETI  m  Ancient Egyptian
Means "of SETH (2)" in Egyptian...

SETIAWAN  m  Indonesian
Means "faithful man" in Indonesian.

SETSUKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 節 (setsu) "occasion, period, melody" and 子 (ko) "child".

SETTIMIO  m  Italian
Italian form of the Roman family name Septimius, which was derived from SEPTIMUS...

SEUMAS  m  Scottish
Scottish form of JAMES

SEVAN  f & m  Armenian
From the name of an Armenian lake, which is of unknown meaning.

SEVASTIAN  m  Russian
Russian form of SEBASTIAN

SEVASTYAN  m  Russian
Variant transcription of SEVASTIAN

SEVDA  f  Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "love" in Turkish.

SEVE  m  Spanish
Spanish pet form of SEVERIANO or SEVERINO

SÉVÈRE  m  French
French form of Severus (see SEVERO).

SEVERI  m  Finnish
Finnish form of Severus (see SEVERO).

SEVERIANO  m  Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of the Roman cognomen Severianus, which was derived from Severus (see SEVERO).

SÉVERIN  m  French
French form of Severinus (see SEVERINO).

SEVERIN  m  German, Scandinavian
German and Scandinavian form of Severinus (see SEVERINO).

SEVERINA  f  Italian, Portuguese, Croatian, German, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Severinus (see SEVERINO).

SÉVÉRINE  f  French
French feminine form of Severinus (see SEVERINO).

SEVERINO  m  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman family name Severinus, which was derived from Severus (see SEVERO)...

SEVERO  m  Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of the Roman family name Severus which meant "stern" in Latin...

SEVERUS  m  Ancient Roman
Original form of SEVERO

SEVGI  f  Turkish
Means "love" in Turkish.

SEWARD  m  English
From a surname which was itself derived from an Old English personal name meaning "victory guard" from sige "victory" and weard "guard".

SEWERYN  m  Polish
Polish form of Severinus (see SEVERINO).

SEWERYNA  f  Polish
Polish form of SEVERINA

SEXTUS  m  Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, which meant "sixth" in Latin...

SEYMOUR  m  English
From a Norman surname which originally belonged to a person coming from the French town of Saint Maur (which means "Saint MAURUS").

SHABNAM  f  Iranian
Means "dew" in Persian.

SHACHAR  f & m  Jewish
Means "dawn" in Hebrew.

SHAD  m  English
Short form of SHADRACH

SHADI (1)  m  Arabic
Means "singer" in Arabic.

SHADI (2)  f  Iranian
Means "happiness" in Persian.

SHADIYA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of SHADI

SHADRACH  m  Biblical
Means "command of Aku" in Babylonian, Aku being the name of the Babylonian god of the moon...

SHADYA  f  Arabic
Variant transcription of SHADIYA

SHAE  m & f  English
Variant of SHAY (1), sometimes used as a feminine name.

SHAELYN  f  English (Modern)
Combination of SHAE and LYNN

SHAFAQAT  m & f  Arabic
Means "compassion, pity" in Arabic.

SHAFIQ  m  Arabic
Means "compassionate" in Arabic.

SHAFIQA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of SHAFIQ

SHAHAR  f & m  Jewish
Variant transcription of SHACHAR

SHAHEEN  m  Iranian
Means "peregrine falcon" in Persian.

SHAHIN  m  Iranian
Variant of SHAHEEN

SHAHIRA  f  Arabic
Means "renowned" in Arabic.

SHAHJAHAN  m  Iranian
Means "king of the world" from the Persian elements shah "king" and jahan "world"...

SHAHNAZ  f  Iranian, Arabic
Means "pride of the king" from the Persian elements shah "king" and naz "pride".

SHAHPUR  m  Iranian
Means "son of the king" in Persian.

SHAHRAZAD  f  Iranian, Arabic
Means "person of the city" from the Persian elements shahr "city" and zad "person"...

SHAHRIAR  m  Iranian
Means "lord" in Persian.

SHAHRIVAR  m & f  Iranian, Near Eastern Mythology
Modern Persian form of Kshathra Vairya meaning "desirable power" in Avestan...

SHAHRIZAD  f  Iranian, Arabic
Variant of SHAHRAZAD

SHAHROKH  m  Iranian
Means "royal face" in Persian.

SHAHRZAD  f  Iranian, Arabic
Variant of SHAHRAZAD

SHAHZAD  m  Iranian, Arabic
Means "prince, son of the king" in Persian.

SHAI  m  Jewish
Means "gift" in Hebrew.

SHAILAJA  f  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "daughter of the mountain" in Sanskrit, from शैल (shaila) "mountain" and ज (ja) "born"...

SHAINA  f  Yiddish
Variant transcription of SHAYNA

SHAINDEL  f  Yiddish
Pet form of SHAYNA

SHAKEEL  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of SHAKIL

SHAKIL  m  Arabic
Means "handsome" in Arabic.

SHAKILA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of SHAKIL

SHAKIR  m  Arabic
Means "thankful" in Arabic.

SHAKIRA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of SHAKIR

SHAKTI  f  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "power" in Sanskrit...

SHAKUNTALA  f  Indian
Derived from Sanskrit (shakunta) meaning "bird"...

SHALOM  m  Jewish
Means "peace" in Hebrew.

SHAM'A  f  Arabic
Means "lamp" or "candle" in Arabic.

SHAMGAR  m  Biblical
Possibly means "sword" in Hebrew. Shamgar was one of the Old Testament judges.

SHAMIRA  f  Jewish
Means "guardian, protector" in Hebrew.

SHAMUS  m  Irish
Anglicized form of SÉAMUS

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