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Names with meaning.

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

Names starting with S

193–240 of 303 names

Chinese

Sheng

Flourishing or victory with the cited Chinese characters

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English · Irish

Sheridan

Surname from Sirideán, possibly searcher

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Japanese

Shiori

Poem and weaving; bookmark in one Japanese spelling

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Persian

Shirin

Sweet; charming

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Hindi · Sanskrit

Shlok

Verse; stanza

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Sanskrit

Shloka

Verse; stanza

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Japanese

Shohei

Soaring and peace in one Japanese spelling

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Scottish Gaelic

Shona

Scottish form in the Joan and Janet families

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Sanskrit · Marathi

Shreyas

Excellence; the better good

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Korean

Si-woo

Beginning; protection (始祐 example)

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Persian

Siavash

Owner of black stallions

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Zulu · Xhosa

Sibongile

We are thankful

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Old Norse · Icelandic

Sif

Bride; kinswoman

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Old Norse · Danish

Signe

New victory

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Old Norse

Sigrid

Beautiful victory

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Old Norse · Norwegian

Sigurd

Victory guardian

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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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Swahili

Simba

Lion in Swahili

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Persian

Simin

Silvery; made of silver

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Punjabi

Simran

Remembrance of God

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Arabic · Turkish

Sinan

Spearhead

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Sanskrit

Sindhu

River; the Indus

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Norwegian · Old Norse

Sindre

Norwegian form of Sindri

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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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Zulu · Xhosa

Sipho

Gift

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Spanish · Italian

Sira

Syrian, through Syrus

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Quechua

Sisa

Flower; blossom

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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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Zulu · Xhosa

Sizwe

Nation

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Sanskrit

Sneha

Affection; tenderness

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Bulgarian

Snezhana

Form of Snježana: snowy

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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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Sanskrit

Soham

I am that

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