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44 names

Hebrew

Samuel

Name of God; also interpreted as God has heard

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English · Biblical Greek · Latin

Silas

Probably a short form of Silvanus; other explanations exist

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Portuguese · Spanish · Catalan

Salvador

Savior

Familiar
Italian

Salvatore

Italian form of Salvador: savior

Familiar
Arabic · Sanskrit

Samir

Companion in evening talk

Familiar
Irish

Seán

The Lord is gracious

Familiar
Hebrew

Seth

Appointed; placed

Familiar
Hebrew

Simon

He has heard

Familiar
Hebrew

Solomon

Peaceful; man of peace

Familiar
English

Stanley

Stone clearing

Familiar
Arabic

Salim

Safe; sound; whole

Uncommon
Sanskrit

Samarth

Capable; competent

Uncommon
Arabic · Finnish

Sami

Lofty; exalted

Uncommon
Italian · Georgian

Sandro

Short form of Alessandro or Aleksandre: defending people

Uncommon
Sanskrit

Siddharth

One who has achieved his goal

Uncommon
Italian

Stefano

Italian form of Stephen: crown or wreath

Uncommon
Arabic

Sufyan

Nimble; light; swift

Uncommon
Arabic · Hebrew

Sulaiman

Man of peace

Uncommon
English · Latin

Sylvester

Form of Silvester: wooded or wild

Uncommon
Arabic

Sajid

One who bows in worship

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Saket

An ancient name for Ayodhya

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Dutch · Norwegian · Estonian

Sander

Short form of Alexander

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Sanskrit

Sanjeev

Living; reviving

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Japanese

Satoshi

Wisdom; intelligence in one Japanese spelling

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Portuguese

Sebastião

Portuguese form of Sebastian: from Sebaste

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Korean

Seok-jin

Greatness; preciousness (碩珍 example)

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Sanskrit · Marathi

Shreyas

Excellence; the better good

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Portuguese

Simão

Portuguese form of Simon: hearing or listening

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Arabic · Turkish

Sinan

Spearhead

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Tongan · Samoan

Sione

Tongan and Samoan form of John

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Fijian

Sitiveni

Fijian form of Stephen; crown or garland

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Swedish · Old Norse

Sixten

Victory + stone

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Thai

Somchai

Worthy man; meaning depends on Thai spelling

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Czech · Russian · Slavic

Stanislav

Stand or become + glory

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Greek

Stelios

Form of Stylianos, associated with a pillar

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Arabic · Urdu

Suhail

Smooth; even

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Hindi · Marathi · Sanskrit

Suyash

Good fame; renown

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Swedish · Old Norse

Sven

Boy; young man

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Norwegian

Sverre

Wild; swinging

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