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Hebrew

Samuel

Name of God; also interpreted as God has heard

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Hebrew

Sarah

Princess; noblewoman

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English · Biblical Greek · Latin

Silas

Probably a short form of Silvanus; other explanations exist

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Greek · Spanish · Italian

Sofia

Form of Sophia: wisdom

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Greek · French

Sophie

Wisdom

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Latin · Italian · Greek

Stella

Star; Greek Stella can also shorten Styliani

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English · Latin · Welsh

Sabrina

Latin form of a Severn river name; ultimate meaning unknown

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Arabic

Salma

Safe; peaceful

Familiar
Portuguese · Spanish · Catalan

Salvador

Savior

Familiar
Italian

Salvatore

Italian form of Salvador: savior

Familiar
English

Samantha

Possibly a feminine elaboration of Samuel

Familiar
Arabic · Sanskrit

Samir

Companion in evening talk

Familiar
Arabic

Samira

Companion in evening talk

Familiar
Hebrew · Arabic

Sara

Princess; noblewoman

Familiar
Irish

Seán

The Lord is gracious

Familiar
Italian · Latin

Serena

Clear; tranquil; serene

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Hebrew

Seth

Appointed; placed

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Hebrew

Simon

He has heard

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French · Hebrew

Simone

Hearing; listening

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Hebrew

Solomon

Peaceful; man of peace

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English

Stanley

Stone clearing

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English

Sydney

Variant of Sidney, linked with wide-island place names

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English · Latin

Sylvia

Form of Silvia, associated with woods or forest

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Latin

Sabina

A Sabine woman

Uncommon
Arabic

Salim

Safe; sound; whole

Uncommon
Aramaic · Greek

Salome

Peace

Uncommon
Sanskrit

Samarth

Capable; competent

Uncommon
Arabic · Finnish

Sami

Lofty; exalted

Uncommon
Italian · Georgian

Sandro

Short form of Alessandro or Aleksandre: defending people

Uncommon
Irish

Shannon

From the River Shannon; ultimate origin uncertain

Uncommon
English

Shirley

Bright clearing

Uncommon
Sanskrit

Shreya

Auspicious; excellent

Uncommon
Sanskrit

Siddharth

One who has achieved his goal

Uncommon
English

Sidney

Wide island, through an English place-name surname

Uncommon
Irish · Hebrew

Siobhán

The Lord is gracious

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

Saori

Weaving with sand or early; depends on kanji

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