Names starting with S

An alternate transcription of Arabic سعد (see Sa'd), as well as the usual Malay form.

An alternate transcription of Arabic سعد (see Sa'd).

An alternate transcription of Persian سام (see Sam 2).

Signifies "storm" in Hebrew.

The Georgian form of Sabas.

Signifies "morning of the faith", from Arabic صباح (ṣabāḥ) "morning" and دين (dīn) "religion, faith".

The Turkish form of Sabah ad-Din.

The Bosnian form of Sabah ad-Din.

The Turkish form of Shaban.

The Bosnian and Macedonian form of Shaban.

From the Greek name Σάββας (Sabbas), from Aramaic סַבָא (sava) signifying "old man, grandfather". Saints with this name include a 4th-century Gothic...

The Greek form of Sabas.

The Latin form of Saveliy.

An alternate transcription of Arabic صابر (see Sabir), as well as the usual Persian transcription.

Signifies "beautiful" or "morning" in Arabic, from the root صبح (ṣabuḥa) "to be beautiful, to be radiant".

The Romanian, Bulgarian and Basque form of Sabinus. An 8th-century ruler of Bulgaria bore this name. The Basque nationalist Sabin Arana (1865-1903)...

The Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Sabinus (see Sabina).

The Latin masculine form of Sabina.

Signifies "patient, enduring" in Arabic, from the root صبر (ṣabara) "to bind, to be patient".

Signifies "patient" in Arabic, from صبر (ṣabara) "to bind, to be patient".

An alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 三郎 (see Saburō).

From Japanese 三 (sabu) "three" and 郎 (rō) "son". This was traditionally a name for the third son. Other kanji combinations are possible as well.

An alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 三郎 (see Saburō).

The Scottish Gaelic form of Zacharias.

From an extinct English surname derived from a Norman place name. It was occasionally given in honour of the English preacher Henry Sacheverell...

Possibly from Sanskrit सत् (sat) signifying "existence, essence". The retired Indian cricket player Sachin Tendulkar (1973-) is a famous bearer.

A variant of Sacripante.

Of uncertain meaning, possibly related to Italian sacro "to consecrate". This is a Saracen warrior king in the epic Orlando poems (1495 and 1532) by...

Signifies "fortune, good luck" in Arabic, from سعد (saʿida) "to be happy, to be lucky". Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas was a military commander during early...

Signifies "one who confronts" in Arabic. The Iraqi president Saddam Hussein (1937-2006) bore this name.

The Persian form of Sadiq.

An alternate transcription of Persian صادق (see Sadegh).

The Turkish form of Shadi 1.

An alternate transcription of Arabic سعدي (see Sadi).

Signifies "fortunate, lucky" in Arabic, from سعد (saʿida) "to be happy, to be lucky".

The Turkish form of Sadiq.

The Azerbaijani form of Sadiq.

Signifies "true, sincere, loyal" in Arabic, from the root صدق (ṣadaqa) "to tell the truth".

An alternate transcription of Arabic سعيد (see Said), as well as the usual Persian, Urdu and Dhivehi transcription.

An alternate transcription of Persian سعید (see Saeed).

From the Old English elements sæ "sea" and wine "friend".

Signifies "pure" in Arabic, from صفا (ṣafā) "to be clear, to be pure".

A modern form of Sagara.

Signifies "sea, ocean" in Sanskrit. In Hindu legend, this was a king of Ayodhya who had over 60,000 sons.

Signifies "elevated, sublime" in Hebrew.

The Armenian form of Isaac. A 5th-century patriarch of the Armenian Church bore this name.

From the Arabic term of address صاحب (ṣāḥib) signifying "companion, friend, master".

Signifies "coast, shore" in Azerbaijani, Hindi and Urdu, in all cases borrowed from Arabic ساحل (sāḥil).

Signifies "hawk" in Turkish, of Persian origin.

An alternate transcription of Arabic سعيد (see Said).

Signifies "happy, lucky" in Arabic, from سعد (saʿida) "to be happy, to be lucky". A companion of the Prophet Muhammad bore this name.

The Hausa form of Said.

Signifies "sword" in Arabic.

An alternate transcription of Arabic سيف الدين (see Sayf ad-Din).

The first part of compound Arabic names beginning with سيف ال (Sayf al) signifying "sword of the" (such as Sayf ad-Din).

An alternate transcription of Arabic سيف الله or Urdu سیف اللہ (see Sayfullah).

Possibly signifies "how good, very good", from Albanian sa "how much" and mirë "good".

From the English word, ultimately from Latin sanctus "holy, saintly".

The Turkish form of Said.

An alternate transcription of Arabic ساجد (see Sajid).