The name collection

Names with meaning.

3,600+ baby names from 25 cultures, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and story.

Names starting with S

145–192 of 303 names

Sanskrit

Sarayu

The Sarayu river

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Finnish · Indonesian

Sari

Finnish form of Sarah; Indonesian essence

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Sanskrit

Sarika

Myna bird

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Sanskrit

Sarthak

Meaningful; purposeful

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Japanese

Satoshi

Wisdom; intelligence in one Japanese spelling

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Indonesian · Javanese

Satria

Knight; hero; nobleman

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Finnish

Satu

Fairy tale; fable

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Sanskrit

Satvik

Pure; virtuous

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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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Swahili

Sefu

Possibly a Swahili form of Saif

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Javanese · Indonesian

Sekar

Flower; blossom

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Amharic

Selam

Peace

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Turkish

Selin

Meaning uncertain; modern Turkish name

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Tamil

Selvi

Prosperous woman; daughter

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Irish

Senan

Little old one

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Korean

Seo-ah

Auspiciousness; elegance (瑞雅 example)

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Korean

Seo-jun

Auspiciousness; talent (瑞俊 example)

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Korean

Seo-yeon

Auspiciousness; beauty (瑞妍 example)

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Korean

Seo-yun

Auspiciousness; smoothness (瑞潤 example)

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Korean

Seojin

Meaning depends on the chosen hanja

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Korean

Seok-jin

Greatness; preciousness (碩珍 example)

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Korean

Seol-ah

Meaning depends on the chosen hanja

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Persian

Sepehr

Sky; the heavens

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Persian

Sepideh

Dawn; first light

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Korean

Seul-gi

Wisdom; intelligence

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Persian

Shadi

Happiness

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Persian

Shahrzad

Possibly noble lineage; Persian literary name

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Sanskrit

Shakti

Power; energy

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Hebrew

Shalev

Calm; tranquil

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Chinese

Shan

Mountain or coral with the cited Chinese characters

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Hebrew

Shani

Scarlet; crimson

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Sanskrit

Shanti

Peace; tranquility

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Sanskrit

Shashi

The moon

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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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