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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

241–288 of 303 names

Bengali · Sanskrit

Sohini

Beautiful; a pre-dawn raga

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Persian

Sohrab

Red water

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French

Solange

Religious; solemn

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Italian

Sole

Sun

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Icelandic

Sóley

Buttercup

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French

Soline

Religious; solemn

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Norwegian · Old Norse

Solveig

Sun strength

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Thai

Somchai

Worthy man; meaning depends on Thai spelling

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Vietnamese

Son

Mountain

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Sanskrit

Sonal

Golden

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Chinese

Song

Pine tree with the cited Chinese characters

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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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Persian

Soroush

Obedience; associated with a divine messenger

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Japanese

Sota

Wind and greatness in one Japanese spelling

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Bengali · Sanskrit

Sourav

Fragrance

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Kannada · Sanskrit

Spandana

Heartbeat; pulse

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Marathi · Sanskrit

Spruha

Longing; wish

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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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English

Starling

Starling bird; also an English surname name

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Stavan

Praise; a hymn of praise

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Greek

Stelios

Form of Stylianos, associated with a pillar

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Scottish Gaelic

Struan

From a Scottish place name associated with streams

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Korean

Su-ah

Meaning depends on the chosen hanja

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Korean

Subin

Excellence; refinement (秀斌 example)

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Turkish · Persian

Sude

Touched; painted

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Arabic

Suha

Overlooked; name of the star Alcor

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Arabic · Urdu

Suhail

Smooth; even

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Hindi

Suhana

Pleasant; lovely

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Arabic

Suhayla

Gentle; feminine form of Suhayl

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Japanese

Sui

Blue-green in one Japanese spelling

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Sanskrit

Sujata

Well-born

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Punjabi

Sukhdeep

Light of happiness

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Sanskrit

Suman

Flower; good-hearted

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Arabic

Sumayya

Elevated; lofty

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Japanese

Sumire

Violet in one Japanese spelling

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Korean

Sun-jae

Meaning depends on the chosen hanja

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Sanskrit

Sunita

Well-guided; wise

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Norwegian · Old English

Sunniva

Sun gift

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Sanskrit

Surya

The sun

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Sanskrit

Sushila

Good-natured; well-disposed

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