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Sanskrit

Sarika

Myna bird

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Japanese

Satoshi

Wisdom; intelligence in one Japanese spelling

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Sanskrit

Savita

Associated with the sun god Savitr

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Japanese

Sayaka

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

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Portuguese

Sebastião

Portuguese form of Sebastian: from Sebaste

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Sanskrit

Seema

Boundary; limit

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Tamil

Selvi

Prosperous woman; daughter

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Korean

Seo-yeon

Auspiciousness; beauty (瑞妍 example)

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Korean

Seok-jin

Greatness; preciousness (碩珍 example)

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Sanskrit

Shanti

Peace; tranquility

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English

Shelley

Clearing on a bank

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Persian

Shirin

Sweet; charming

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Sanskrit · Marathi

Shreyas

Excellence; the better good

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Finnish · Estonian

Siiri

Beautiful victory

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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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Sanskrit

Sindhu

River; the Indus

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Irish · Hebrew

Sinéad

The Lord is gracious

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Tongan · Samoan

Sione

Tongan and Samoan form of John

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Sanskrit

Sita

Furrow in the earth

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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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Korean

So-hee

Brightness; hope (昭希 example)

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Korean

So-yeon

Simplicity; beauty (素妍 example)

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Bengali · Sanskrit

Sohini

Beautiful; a pre-dawn raga

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French

Soline

Religious; solemn

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Thai

Somchai

Worthy man; meaning depends on Thai spelling

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Sanskrit

Sonal

Golden

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Greek

Sophronia

Feminine form of Sophronius: self-controlled or sensible

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Irish

Sorcha

Radiant; bright

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Javanese · Indonesian

Sri

Radiance; beauty

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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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Sanskrit

Sujata

Well-born

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Arabic

Sumayya

Elevated; lofty

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Sanskrit

Sunita

Well-guided; wise

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Sanskrit

Sushila

Good-natured; well-disposed

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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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Italian

Sveva

Possibly a reference to the Suebi

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