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Sadhannah
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A combined name suggesting 'grace through spiritual practice' or 'gracious devotion' |
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Girl |
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Samanth
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Likely 'listener' / 'heard by God' (associated with Samuel); meaning and formation are uncertain |
English |
Girl |
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Sapan
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dream; vision |
Hindi, Sanskrit |
Boy |
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Satyajit
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Conqueror of truth |
Indian, Sanskrit |
Boy |
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Sealey
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Originally a surname meaning 'happy/blessed' or 'dweller by the clearing (possibly by the sea)'. |
English |
Unisex |
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Selita
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Likely a diminutive meaning 'little Selene' (little moon) or a diminutive of Celia ('little heavenly') - approximate 'little moon/heavenly'. |
Spanish |
Girl |
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Serwa
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noblewoman / lady (often rendered as 'princess' or 'queenly') |
Akan |
Girl |
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Shailie
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Possibly from Sanskrit 'shail' meaning 'mountain' or Hindi 'shaili' meaning 'style/manner'; also treated as an Anglicized/phonetic variant of Shaylee |
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Girl |
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sabreena
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from the River Severn; legendary river nymph |
Celtic, English, Latin |
Girl |
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Sakuko
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Often "blooming child" or "child who blossoms" (meaning varies with kanji) |
Japanese |
Girl |
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Sang-min
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Varies by hanja; commonly 'sang' = esteem/mutual/constant + 'min' = people/clever → broadly 'esteemed or clever person'. |
Korean |
Unisex |
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Saryonna
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Likely 'princess' (from Sara) or a modern elaboration of that root |
English |
Girl |
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Segundina
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second; born second (from Latin 'secundus' meaning 'second' or 'favorable') |
Spanish |
Girl |
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Sevilnaz
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beloved and coquettish / beloved charm |
Turkish |
Girl |
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Shambhu Prasad
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Blessing/gift of Shambhu (an epithet of Lord Shiva). |
Hindu, Sanskrit |
Boy |
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Sharnita
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Blend of Sharon ('plain' or 'fertile plain') and Anita ('grace'); loosely 'graceful plain' or 'graceful Sharon' |
English |
Girl |
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Shereece
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Darling, beloved |
English |
Girl |
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Shondra
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defender of mankind |
English |
Girl |
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Sibongakonke
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We are thankful for everything |
Nguni |
Unisex |
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Siphindile
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We have returned / We are back |
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Girl |
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Soile
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Likely from Finnish 'soi' ('to sound, resound'); often interpreted as 'sound', 'melody' or 'song'. |
Finnish |
Girl |
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Stanisl
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From stan 'to stand/become' + slav 'glory' - 'one who attains glory' (also rendered as 'glory of the camp') |
Slavic |
Boy |
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Sueanna
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gracious lily |
English |
Girl |
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Sunniv
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Gift of the sun |
English |
Girl |
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Syraya
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The Pleiades (a cluster of stars); star |
Arabic |
Girl |
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Sadhbba
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Traditionally interpreted as 'sweet' or 'pleasant' (exact origin uncertain) |
Irish |
Girl |
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Samanthah
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Listener; 'heard by God' (from Samuel) |
English |
Girl |
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Saparna
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leaf-like; leafy |
Indian, Sanskrit |
Girl |
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Satyakam
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Seeker of truth; truthful, one who is true |
Sanskrit |
Boy |
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Seali
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No established traditional meaning; sometimes interpreted as "of the sea" if read as 'sea' + '-li', otherwise treated as an invented name |
Hawaiian |
Girl |
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Selk
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uncertain - no well-attested meaning; possibly related to roots meaning 'seal', 'blessed', or 'happy' |
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Unisex |
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Seryca
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of silk; from the land of silk (ancient name for China) |
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Girl |
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Shaily
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Derived from Sanskrit; commonly interpreted as "mountain" or "style/manner". |
Hindi, Sanskrit |
Girl |
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Sabreenah
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Patient, enduring; 'one who is patient' |
Arabic |
Girl |
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Śakuntalā
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'Bird-born' or 'found among birds' (one raised by birds) |
Sanskrit |
Girl |
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Sang-young
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Varies with the hanja chosen. Common elements: sang (e.g., 相/上/常) meaning 'mutual/above/always' and young/yeong (e.g., 永/英/榮) meaning 'eternal/flower/hero/glory'. Possible combined senses: 'mutual glory', 'everlasting prosperity'. |
Korean |
Unisex |
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Sasa
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Diminutive of Alexander/Alexandra meaning 'defender of mankind'; also 'bamboo grass' in Japanese; 'now' in Swahili. |
Japanese, Slavic, Swahili |
Unisex |
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Segundina Isabel
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Segundina: 'second' or 'second-born'. Isabel: 'God is my oath' (pledged to God). |
Spanish |
Girl |
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Sevimli
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lovely; cute; lovable |
Turkish |
Girl |
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Shambhu Singh
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Shambhu: auspicious, giver of bliss (epithet of Shiva); Singh: lion - together roughly 'auspicious lion'. |
Indian, Sanskrit |
Boy |
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Sharod
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Probably a variant of Sherrod/Sherod; original meaning uncertain - possibly linked to 'Sherwood' or 'bright wood'. |
English |
Boy |
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Shereene
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Sweet; pleasant |
Persian |
Girl |
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Shondria
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A modern elaboration of Shonda/Shondra; no single traditional meaning - used as a feminine given name in English-speaking communities. |
English |
Girl |
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Sibongakuhle
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We are thankful for the good |
Xhosa, Zulu |
Unisex |
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Siphokazimvelo
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Nature's gift |
Xhosa, Zulu |
Girl |
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Soimah
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Not well-documented; used as a female given name in Indonesia. May be a local form or variant of Arabic names such as Sumayyah/Sumaya, so a specific meaning for Soimah is uncertain. |
Indonesian |
Girl |
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Stanislavas
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From Slavic elements 'stan' (to become/stand) + 'slav' (glory): 'to become glorious' or 'standing in glory'. |
Lithuanian |
Boy |
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Sueellen
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combination of 'lily' (from Susan) and 'light/torch' (from Ellen) |
English |
Girl |
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Sunnive
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gift of the sun |
English, Scandinavian |
Girl |
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Syrayah
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A modern name with probable meanings drawn from its influences: 'princess' (from Sariah/Sarah) or 'bright star' (from Suraya/Thuraya); sometimes associated with 'mountain' via Sierra. |
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Girl |
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