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9 names

English

Saffron

Saffron spice; crocus

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English · Scottish

Shaw

Thicket in English; a separate Scottish surname means wolf

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English

Shelley

Clearing on a bank

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English · Irish

Sheridan

Surname from Sirideán, possibly searcher

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English

Starling

Starling bird; also an English surname name

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Norwegian · Old English

Sunniva

Sun gift

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French · English

Swann

Surname with swan or servant origins

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