Elements Starting with S

usage
type
siddha सिद्ध Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "accomplished, proven".
siddhi सिद्धि Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "accomplishment, success, attainment".
sige Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "victory".
sigi Old Saxon, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "victory".
sigis 𐍃𐌹𐌲𐌹𐍃 Gothic
Gothic word meaning "victory".
sigr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "victory".
sigu Old High German
Old High German word meaning "victory".
silabar Old High German
Old High German word meaning "silver".
silubrą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "silver".
silva Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "forest".
silvaticus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "wild, from the forest".
sima 1 सीम Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "boundary, limit".
sima 2 سیما Persian
Persian word meaning "face, visage".
simi Western African, Yoruba
Yoruba word meaning "rest".
simos σιμός Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "flat-nosed".
sin 1 син South Slavic
South Slavic word meaning "son".
sin 2 申, 신 Korean
Korean reading of shēn.
sind Old High German
Old High German word meaning "path, journey".
singan Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "to sing, to chant".
sinha सिंह Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "lion".
sinþs 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 Gothic
Gothic word meaning "time, instance".
sittian Old Saxon
Old Saxon word meaning "to sit".
sjenka сјенка South Slavic
South Slavic word meaning "shadow".
skala Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "rock".
skáli Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "hut, shed".
skalkaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "servant".
skankjaną Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "to pour out".
skauniz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "beautiful".
skenken Old Dutch
Old Dutch word meaning "to pour out".
skeran Old High German
Old High German word meaning "to cut, to shear".
skeraną Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "to cut, to shear".
skirmen Old High German, Old Dutch
Old High German and Old Dutch word meaning "to defend".
skirmjan Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
West Germanic word meaning "to defend".
skógr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "forest, wood".
skoltheti Old Dutch
Old Dutch word meaning "arbiter, debt settler".
skorpios σκορπίος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "scorpion".
skrini Old Dutch
Old Dutch word meaning "box, container" (of Latin origin).
skuldihaitijô Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "debt settler".
sky English
Phonetic element /skaɪ/ in English names.
ský Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "cloud".
sladak сладак South Slavic
Serbian and Croatian word meaning "sweet".
slán Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "health, safety" and also "challenge, defiance".
slava слава Medieval Slavic
Slavic element meaning "glory, fame".
šlm Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root meaning "to be safe, to be whole, peace".
sloboda слобода South Slavic
South Slavic word meaning "freedom".
slot Old Dutch (Hypothetical)
Old Dutch word meaning "lock".
slovák Slovak, Czech
Slovak form of Old Church Slavic slovene.
slovene Medieval Slavic
Old Church Slavic word referring to the tribe of the Slavs. It is probably related to the Slavic root slovo meaning "word".
sloz Old High German
Old High German word meaning "lock".
slūtą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "lock, bar for a door".
smæl Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "small".
smaragdos σμάραγδος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "emerald", of Semitic origin.
smarana स्मरण Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "recollection".
smid Old High German
Old High German word meaning "craftsman, smith".
smilje смиље South Slavic
Serbian and Croatian word meaning "catsfoot".
smith Old Dutch
Old Dutch word meaning "craftsman, smith".
smiþ Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "craftsman, smith".
smiþuz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "craftsman, smith".
smola Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "pitch, resin".
šmš Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root meaning "the sun".
snær Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "snow".
snaiwaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "snow".
snaw Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "snow".
snegu снѣгъ Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "snow".
sneha स्नेह Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "love, tenderness, oiliness".
snel Old High German, Anglo-Saxon, Old Dutch (Hypothetical)
Old High German, Old English and Old Dutch word meaning "quick, fast".
snellaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "quick, fast".
sneo Old High German, Old Saxon
Old High German and Old Saxon word meaning "snow".
snidan Old High German
Old High German word meaning "to cut".
sniþan Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "to cut".
snithan Old Dutch
Old Dutch word meaning "to cut".
snīþaną Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "to cut".
snuor Old High German
Old High German word meaning "rope, cord".
Western African, Igbo
Igbo word meaning "follow, accompany".
Japanese
Japanese on reading of .
soboli Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "sable, marten".
sóer Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "free".
sokolu соколъ Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "falcon".
sól Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "sun".
sol 1 Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "sun".
sol 2 Medieval Turkic
Turkic word meaning "to fade, to wilt".
solos σόλος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "lump of iron".
solum Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "ground, floor".
solviji Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "nightingale".
som สม Thai
Thai word meaning "worthy, suitable", of Sanskrit origin.
sơn Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of shān.
son 1 English
Phonetic element /sʌn/ in English names (often in an unstressed final position, as /sən/).
son 2 孫, 손 Korean
Korean reading of sūn.
sòng Chinese
Chinese character referring to the Song dynasty, which ruled in China from the 10th to 13th centuries.
sōng Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pine tree, fir tree".
song 宋, 송 Korean
Korean reading of sòng.
soomaali Eastern African, Somali
Somali word for the Somali people.
sophia σοφία Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "wisdom, cleverness".
sophos σοφός Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "skilled, clever".
sophron σώφρων Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "self-controlled, sensible".
sör Hungarian
Hungarian word meaning "beer".
sora 1 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of kōng.
sora 2 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of hào.
sorga Old High German
Old High German word meaning "worry, care".
sos σῶς Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "safe, whole, unwounded".
sōwelō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "sun".
speht Old High German
Old High German word meaning "woodpecker".
spense Medieval English
Middle English word meaning "larder, pantry".
spere Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "spear, lance".
spina Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "thorn, spine".
spiritus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "breath, energy".
ṣpn Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root meaning "to hide, to conceal".
šps 𓈙𓊪𓋴 Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian word meaning "noble".
sreča South Slavic
South Slavic word meaning "luck".
śrr Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root meaning "to rule".
stabaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "staff, stick".
stachys στάχυς Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "ear of corn".
stafr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "staff".
stainaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "stone".
stakkr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "haystack".
stamen стамен South Slavic
South Slavic word meaning "firm".
stan 1 Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "stone".
stan 2 ستان Persian
Persian suffix meaning "land of, home of".
stani стани Medieval Slavic
Slavic element meaning "to stand, to become".
stark Old High German
Old High German word meaning "strong".
starkaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "stone".
staru Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "old".
stasis στάσις Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "standing, stature, position".
staðr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "town, city, place".
status Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "state, condition, position".
stearc Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "rigid, strong".
stein Old High German
Old High German word meaning "stone".
steinn Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "stone".
stella Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "star".
stellen Old High German
Old High German word meaning "to set, to place".
steorra Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "star".
stergo στέργω Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "to love, to be content".
sterno Old High German
Old High German word meaning "star".
sternǭ Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "star".
sthenos σθένος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "vigour, strength".
stigweard Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "steward".
stinþaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "hard, stiff".
stiþ Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "hard, stiff, cruel".
stoc Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "place, dwelling" (occurring mostly in place names).
stod Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "stallion, stud".
stojati стояти Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "stand".
stoma στόμα Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "mouth".
storm Anglo-Saxon, Old Dutch (Hypothetical)
Old English and Old Dutch word meaning "storm".
stormr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "storm".
strata Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "street, paved road".
stratos στρατός Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "army".
straumr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "stream".
strnad Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "bunting, yellowhammer".
stro Old High German
Old High German word meaning "straw".
strod Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "marshy ground overgrown with brushwood".
strǫnd Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "edge, shore, beach".
strub Old High German
Old High German word meaning "rough, unkempt".
struna Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "string, cord".
stuba Old High German
Old High German word meaning "room".
stubbe Medieval Low German
Middle Low German word meaning "stub".
stucki Old High German
Old High German word meaning "piece, part".
sturm Old High German
Old High German word meaning "storm".
sturmaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "storm".
su 1 壽, 수 Korean
Korean reading of shòu.
su 2 秀, 수 Korean
Korean reading of xiù.
su 3 洙, 수 Korean
Korean reading of zhū.
su 4 收, 수 Korean
Korean reading of shōu.
su 5 सु Sanskrit
Sanskrit prefix meaning "good" or "very".
su 6 Medieval Turkic
Turkic word meaning "water".
su 7 Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "sow, female pig".
1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "plain, simple".
2 肃, 肅 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "respectful".
苏, 蘇 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "perilla".
subhashita सुभाषित Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "eloquent".
submonere Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "to advise, to remind".
sudarshana सुदर्शन Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "beautiful, good-looking".
sudhira सुधीर Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "very considerate, very wise".
sugi Japanese
Japanese word meaning "cedar", a kun reading of shān.
sui Japanese
Japanese on reading of shuǐ.
suì Chinese
Chinese character meaning "grain".
suiones Ancient Roman
Latin form of svíar, mentioned in Tacitus' 1st-century book Germania.
sujata सुजात Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "well-born".
sujaya सुजय Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "great victory".
suk 淑, 숙 Korean
Korean reading of shū.
suke 1 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of .
suke 2 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of jiè.
suke 3 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of yòu.
sukha सुख Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "pleasant, happy".
sulnitse Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "sun".
sultan سلطان Arabic
Arabic word meaning "sultan, ruler".
sumanas सुमनस् Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "well-disposed, good mind".
sumantra सुमन्त्र Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "following good advice".
sumar Old High German
Old High German word meaning "summer".
sumarą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "summer".
sumi Japanese
Japanese kun reading of chéng.
sumire Japanese
Japanese kun reading of jǐn.
sumita सुमित Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "well-measured".
sumor Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "summer".
sumun 𒄢 Sumerian
Sumerian word meaning "wild cow".
sǔn Chinese
Chinese character meaning "falcon".
sūn 孙, 孫 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "grandchild, descendant".
suna Turkish
Turkish word meaning "shelduck".
sund Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "strait".
sunila सुनील Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "very blue, very black".
sunita सुनीत Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "well-conducted, wise".
suniti सुनीति Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "good conduct".
sunna Old High German
Old High German word meaning "sun".
sunne Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "sun".
sunnǭ Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "sun".
sunt Old High German
Old High German word meaning "south".
sunþeraz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "south".
suozi Old High German
Old High German word meaning "sweet".
sura सुर Sanskrit
Sanskrit element meaning "god".
surdus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "deaf".
surya सूर्य Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "sun".
sushila सुशील Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "good-tempered, well-disposed".
susumu Japanese
Japanese kun reading of jìn.
suth Old Dutch
Old Dutch word meaning "south".
suþ Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "south".
suðr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "south".
sutor Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "sewer, cobbler".
suvarna सुवर्ण Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "good colour, bright, gold".
suzu Japanese
Japanese kun reading of líng.
suzume Japanese
Japanese kun reading of què.
svanr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "swan".
svapna स्वप्न Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "sleep, dream".
svati स्वाति Sanskrit
Sanskrit word referring to the star called Arcturus in the western world.
sveinn Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "boy, servant".
svetu 1 светъ Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "blessed, holy, sacred".
svetu 2 светъ Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "light, world".
svíar Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "Swede".
swan Old High German, Anglo-Saxon, Old Saxon, Old Dutch (Hypothetical), Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German, Old English, Old Saxon, Old Dutch and Frankish word meaning "swan".
swanaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "swan".
swar Old High German
Old High German word meaning "heavy, serious".
swarz Old High German
Old High German word meaning "black".
swenþaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "strong".
swēraz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "heavy, serious".
swete Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "sweet".
swind Old High German (Hypothetical)
Old High German word meaning "strong".
swinþs 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 Gothic
Gothic word meaning "strong".
swith Old Saxon
Old Saxon word meaning "strong".
swiþ Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "strong".
swōtuz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "sweet".
sykora Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "tit (bird)".