sà 1 飒, 颯 ChineseChinese character meaning
"sudden, sound of the wind".
sabt سبت ArabicArabic word meaning
"Saturday", usually written with the definite article:
السبت (al-sabt).
sahso Old High GermanOld High German word meaning
"a Saxon", referring to a member of the Germanic tribe.
sai 斎, 齋 JapaneseMeans
"purification, worship, vegetarian food", a Japanese on reading of
zhāi.
sa'ida سعد ArabicArabic word meaning
"to be happy, to be lucky".
sak ศักดิ์ ThaiThai word meaning
"power", of Sanskrit origin.
sanctorum Ancient RomanLatin word meaning
"of the saints" (occurs in
Omnium Sanctorum referring to All Saints' Day).
ṣapan 𐤑𐤐𐤍 PhoenicianPhoenician word possibly meaning
"to hide, to conceal".
sarika सारिका SanskritSanskrit word referring to a type of thrush (species Turdus salica) or myna bird (species Gracula religiosa).
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.
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).
sha'ban 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.
shān 1 山 ChineseChinese character meaning
"mountain, hill, peak".
shanti शान्ती SanskritSanskrit word meaning
"quiet, peace, tranquility".
shasha शश SanskritSanskrit word meaning
"hare", also a traditional name for the moon.
shay EnglishPhonetic element /ʃeɪ/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as
shay,
shae or
shai.
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".
shila शील SanskritSanskrit word meaning
"conduct, disposition, character".
shòu 寿, 壽 ChineseChinese character meaning
"long life, lifespan".
shōu 收 ChineseChinese character meaning
"gather, harvest".
shqip AlbanianAlbanian word meaning
"Albanian" (of uncertain origin).
shri श्री SanskritSanskrit word meaning
"diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty", also used as an honourific.
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".
shubha शुभ SanskritSanskrit word meaning
"splendid, bright, auspicious".
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".