sarā سرى ArabicArabic word meaning
"to travel by night".
sārikā सारिका SanskritSanskrit word referring to a type of thrush (species Turdus salica) or myna bird (species Gracula religiosa).
śarman शर्मन् SanskritSanskrit word meaning
"protection, comfort, joy".
sarv سرو PersianPersian word meaning
"cypress" (of Sumerian origin).
śaśa शश SanskritSanskrit word meaning
"hare", also a traditional name for the moon.
sat सत् SanskritSanskrit word meaning
"existing, true, virtuous" or
"existence, essence".
sāyeh سایه PersianPersian word meaning
"shadow, shade, protection".
sayl سيل ArabicArabic word meaning
"flood, stream, torrent".
Scot EnglishEnglish word for a Scotsman, from Latin
Scotus, referring to the Gaelic speakers of northern Britain.
Scotus Ancient RomanLatin word for a Scotsman, referring to the Gaelic speakers of northern Britain.
ṣe YorubaYoruba word meaning
"do, make".
sè 涩, 澀, 澁 ChineseChinese character meaning
"astringent, rough".
seaxa Anglo-SaxonOld English word meaning
"a Saxon", referring to a member of the Germanic tribe.
see EnglishPhonetic element /si/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as
sey,
cy,
cie, and so on.
seng ແສງ LaoLao word meaning
"light".
sha EnglishPhonetic element /ʃɑ/ in English names (often in an unstressed final position or, in African-American names, an unstressed initial position, as /ʃə/). It can be realized in spelling as
sha or
she (when unstressed).
shaʿbān شعبان ArabicArabic word referring to the eighth month of the Islamic calendar.
shair EnglishPhonetic element /ʃɛɹ/ or /ʃæɹ/ or in English names. It can be realized in spelling as
sher,
cher,
shar, and so on.
shàn 善 ChineseChinese character meaning
"good, virtuous".
shān 1 山 ChineseChinese character meaning
"mountain, hill, peak".
sharaqa شرق ArabicArabic word meaning
"to radiate, to shine, to rise".
sharufa شرف ArabicArabic word meaning
"to be noble, to be illustrious".
shay EnglishPhonetic element /ʃeɪ/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as
shay,
shae or
shai.
shaykh شيخ ArabicArabic word meaning
"elder, chief, sheikh".
shén 神 ChineseChinese character meaning
"god, deity, spirit".
shèn 慎 ChineseChinese character meaning
"prudent, careful".
shēn 1 伸 ChineseChinese character meaning
"extend, stretch, open".
shēn 2 申 ChineseChinese character meaning
"extend, stretch, explain". It also refers to the ancient state of Shen, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province.
shí 2 时, 時 ChineseChinese character meaning
"time, era, season".
shí 3 实, 實 ChineseChinese character meaning
"real, truth, honest, fruit".
shì 2 氏 ChineseChinese character meaning
"clan, family, maiden name".
shì 3 世 ChineseChinese character meaning
"world, generation, era".
shī 诗, 詩 ChineseChinese character meaning
"poetry, poem, verse".
shòu 寿, 壽 ChineseChinese character meaning
"long life, lifespan".
shōu 收 ChineseChinese character meaning
"gather, harvest".
shqip AlbanianAlbanian word meaning
"Albanian" (of uncertain origin).
shù 树, 樹 ChineseChinese character meaning
"tree, plant".
shū 1 淑 ChineseChinese character meaning
"good, pure, virtuous, charming".
shū 2 舒 ChineseChinese character meaning
"open up, unfold, comfortable, easy".
shùn 顺, 順 ChineseChinese character meaning
"obey, submit".
shuò 硕, 碩 ChineseChinese character meaning
"big, great".
shy EnglishPhonetic element /ʃaɪ/ in English names.
sì 2 巳 ChineseChinese character meaning
"snake of the Chinese zodiac". This is the sixth of the twelve earthly branches.
sī 司 ChineseChinese character meaning
"manage, control, officer".
Sibylla Σίβυλλα Ancient GreekGreek word meaning
"prophetess, sibyl". It does not seem to have been used as a personal name during the classical Greek period.
síd Old IrishOld Irish word meaning
"peace" or
"fairy mound, tumulus", both from a root meaning "to sit".
siddhi सिद्धि SanskritSanskrit word meaning
"accomplishment, success, attainment".
śīla शील SanskritSanskrit word meaning
"conduct, disposition, character".
sim TurkishTurkish word meaning
"silver, glitter".
sinþs 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 GothicGothic word meaning
"time, instance".
sky EnglishPhonetic element /skaɪ/ in English names.
slán Old IrishOld Irish word meaning
"health, safety" and also
"challenge, defiance".