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Saetiao ThaiForm of
Zhang used by Chinese Thais (based on the Hokkien romanization of the name).
Saeueng ThaiForm of
Huang used by Chinese Thais (based on the Hakka romanization of the name).
Safeya Muslim• Safeya is derived from the SAD-F-A root which is used in many places in the Quran, This name derives from the Arabic “Ṣafi”, meaning “pure, confidante, best friend”. Safiyya bint Huyayy was a Jewish woman captured from the Banu Nadir tribe at age 17, who became Muhammad's wife... [
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Safi Pashto, Afghan, PakistaniMeaning unknown. This is the name of branch of the Ghurghakhti Pashtun tribe in regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Safir Jewish, YiddishOrnamental name from northeastern Yiddish dialect safir and German Saphir ‘sapphire’.
Sagaipov ChechenChechen name of unknown meaning, possibly of Arabic or Persian origin.
Sagara JapaneseFrom Japanese 相
(saga) meaning "nature, custom, fate, destiny" and 良
(ra) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" or 楽
(ra) meaning "comfort, ease".
Sagastume BasqueTopographic name from Basque sagasta meaning "apple tree" + -ume meaning "young plant".
Sagorsky Polish, RussianIt means literally "of the city/town Sagorsk". Sagorsk is a city near the Russian capital of Moskva. The ending of "sky" means "of". The "Sagor" part of the surname sounds to me like "za gor" which is "za gorod"... [
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Sah Indian, HindiMeans "merchant, banker" in Hindi, ultimately from Sanskrit साधु
(sadhu).
Sahabi IranianPossibly from Arabic صَحَابِيّ
(ṣaḥābiyy) meaning "companion", from the verb صَحِبَ
(ṣaḥiba) "to accompany, to be one's companion".
Saharaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)From Arabic
صحراوي (Ṣaḥrāwī) meaning "inhabitant of the desert" (from
صحراء (Ṣaḥrā') "desert"), referring to the indigenous Sahrawi people of Western Sahara (see
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Sahib ArabicIt means "Owner." A notable bearer is the actor Alejandro Sahib.
Şahin TurkishMeans "falcon, hawk" in Turkish, probably used to refer to someone who was a falcon tamer.
Sahlin SwedishSwedish
sal "hall, large room" (possibly from a place name containing this element) combined with the common surname suffix
-in.
Saijō JapaneseFrom Japanese 西
(sai) meaning "west" and 城
(jō) meaning "castle".
Saikia Indian, AssameseFrom a military title used during the Ahom Kingdom that indicated an official who commanded 100 soldiers. The title itself is derived from Assamese শ
(xo) meaning "hundred".
Säinas EstonianSäinas is an Estonian surname meaning "ide/orfe" (a freshwater species of fish; genus Leuciscus).
Saini IndianIndian (Panjab): Hindu (Arora) and Sikh name derived from the name of an Arora clan.
Saint English, FrenchNickname for a particularly pious individual, from Middle English, Old French
saint,
seint "holy" (Latin
sanctus "blameless, holy"). The vocabulary word was occasionally used in the Middle Ages as a personal name, especially on the Continent, and this may have given rise to some instances of the surname.
Saint-exupery FrenchFrom the place named Saint-Exupery. Famous bearer of this surname is Antoine Saint-Exupery, the writer of .
Saint-Simon FrenchA French surname meaning "Saint Simon". Two famous bearers were Duc de Saint-Simon Louis de Rouvroy(1675-1755), a French memoirist, and his younger relative, Henri de Saint-Simon(1760-1825), the founder of French Socialism and modern theoretical Socialism in general.
Sainz SpanishA variation of the surname
Saenz, derived from the extremely popular medieval given name
Sancho. This given name was originally derived from the Latin name
Sanctius a derivative of the Latin word 'sanctus', meaning 'holy'.
Saionji JapaneseJapanese surname derived from the kanji for "west", "park, garden" and "Buddhist temple".
Saipe EnglishEnglish: perhaps a habitational name from a minor place in Wiltshire named Stype.
Saipov Uzbek, KyrgyzFrom a given name derived from Arabic صائب
(sayib) meaning "just, true, right".
Sajin French1 French: metonymic occupational name for a satin merchant or specialist satin weaver, from Middle French satin ‘satin’, a word of Arabic and (ultimately) Chinese origin, a derivative of the Chinese place name Tsinkiang, whence satin silk was brought to the Middle East and Europe in the Middle Ages.... [
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Saka JapaneseSaka means "slope, hill", often found in other surnames and place names such as
Osaka.
Saka TurkishEither an occupational name for a seller or deliverer of water or a nickname meaning "goldfinch".
Sakagami JapaneseFrom Japanese 坂 or 阪
(saka) meaning "slope" and 上
(kami) meaning "high place, top".
Sakagawa JapaneseFrom Japanese 坂 or 阪 (
saka) meaning "slope" and 川 (
kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Sakai JapaneseFrom Japanese 坂 or 阪
(saka) meaning "slope" and 井
(i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Sakai JapaneseFrom Japanese 酒
(saka) meaning "alcohol" and 井
(i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Sakakibara JapaneseFrom Japanese 榊
(sakaki) meaning "sakaki" (a type of tree) and 原
(hara) meaning "meadow, plain, field".
Sakakida Japanese (Rare)Sakaki (榊) means "sakaki tree", da (田) means "ricefield". Ta changes to da because of rendaku. This surname is extremely rare
Sakalauskas LithuanianUltimately derived from
Sokol. Varient forms are Sakalauskienė (married woman or widow) and Sakalauskaitė (unmarried woman).
Sakamata JapanesePerhaps from surname of Naoya Sakamata, who was a composer of dark music.
Sakane JapaneseFrom the Japanese 坂 or 阪 (
saka) "slope" or 酒 (
saka or
sake) "alcohol" and 根 (
ne) "root."
Sakazaki JapaneseFrom Japanese 坂 or 阪 (
saka) meaning "slope" and 崎 (
saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Saker EnglishOccupational name for a maker of sacks or bags, derived from an agent derivative of Old English
sacc meaning "sack, bag".
Saket Arabic (Maghrebi)An Algerian title meaning "silent" or "quiet", and it is among the titles granted to the Algerians by the French occupation in 1882.
Sakimoto JapaneseFrom Japanese 崎
(saki) meaning "cape, peninsula" and 本
(moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Sakino JapaneseSaki means "slope, hill" and no means "field, wilderness, plaine."
Sakiyama JapaneseFrom Japanese 崎
(saki) "small peninsula, cape" and 山
(yama) "mountain".
Sakou JapaneseFrom Japanese 佐 (
sa) meaning "help, aid" and 向 (
kō) meaning "facing".
Saks EstonianSaks is an Estonian surname derived from "Saksa" ("German") and "Saksamaa" ("Germany"). Ultimately derived from "Saxon" and "Saxony".
Sakuma JapaneseFrom Japanese 佐
(sa) meaning "help, aid" combined with 久
(ku) meaning "long time ago" and 間
(ma) meaning "among, between".
Sakura JapaneseFrom Japanese 佐
(sa) meaning "help, aid" and 倉
(kura) meaning "warehouse, storehouse".
Sakuragi Japanese, Popular CultureFrom Japanese 桜, 櫻 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 木 (gi) meaning "tree, wood" or 樹 (gi) meaning "tree". Chloe Cerise and Professor Cerise (also known as Koharu Sakuragi and Dr... [
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Sakurai JapaneseFrom the Japanese 桜 or 櫻 (
sakura) "cherry blossom" or 桃 (
sakura or
momo) "peach" and 井 (
i) "well."
Sakurai JapaneseFrom Japanese 桜, 櫻 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 井 (i) meaning "well." A notable bearer of this surname is Takahiro Sakurai (櫻井 孝宏), a Japanese voice-actor who is best known for voicing Izuru Kira from Bleach, Kiyomaro Takamine from Zatch Bell, and Ja'far from the Magi series.
Sakurai JapaneseFrom Japanese 桜 or 櫻
(sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" and 井
(i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Sakurajima JapaneseFrom Japanese 桜 or 櫻 (sakura) both meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 島 (jima) meaning "island". This surname comes from 桜島 (Sakurajima), an active stratovolcano located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan... [
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Sakurami JapaneseSakura means "Cherry Blossom (tree)" and Mi means "View, See, Mindset."
Sakurami JapaneseFrom Japanese 桜, 櫻 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 見 (mi) meaning "to see" or 実 (mi) meaning "berry, fruit, nut, real".
Sakuramiya JapaneseFrom Japanese 桜, 櫻 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".
Sakurano JapaneseMeans "cherry blossom field" in Japanese, from 桜
(sakura) "cherry blossom" and 野
(no) "field".
Saladin Frenchnickname for a blustering or tyrannical individual from the name of the medieval Egyptian sultan who because of his success in combating the Crusaders became demonized in French and Italian folklore as a monster second only to Herod.
Salakaya AbkhazMingrelian form of the Abkhaz surname Шакар-ипа
(Shakar-ipa) meaning "son of
Shakar". The name itself may be derived from Persian شکر
(šakar) meaning "sugar" or from Arabic شَكَرَ
(šakara) meaning "to be thankful, to be grateful".
Salalila Filipino, TagalogDerived from Sanskrit शरीर
(śarīra) meaning "body". This was the name of a rajah of the historical region of Maynila (modern-day Manila).
Salameh ArabicDerived from Arabic سلامة
(salama) meaning "safety, good health" or سلام
(salam) meaning "peace".
Salander SwedishMeaning uncertain. Possibly a variant of
Selander or a combination of an unexplained first element and the common surname suffix
-ander.
Salaŭjoŭ BelarusianPatronymic surname derived from Belarusian салавей
(salaviej) meaning "nightingale".
Salavati PersianFrom Persian صلوات
(salavat) meaning "praise, blessing, greeting".
Saldaña SpanishHabitual surname for a person from any of the locations in Spain named Saldaña. The name itself comes from the older name
Gili-Zalan, which is of uncertain meaning.
Saldívar SpanishCastilianized variant of Basque Zaldibar, a habitational name from a place so named in Biscay province. The place name is of uncertain derivation: it may be from zaldu ‘wood’, ‘copse’ or from zaldi ‘horse’ + ibar ‘water meadow’, ‘fertile plain’.
Sale English, FrenchEnglish: from Middle English sale ‘hall’, a topographic name for someone living at a hall or manor house, or a metonymic occupational name for someone employed at a hall or manor house. ... [
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Sale SardinianDerived from Sardinian
sale "salt", this name denoted a producer or seller of salt.
Salerno ItalianSouthern Italian habitational name from the city of Salerno in Campania.
Salinš LatvianTopographic name for someone living on an island, from a derivative of Latvian
sala meaning ‘island’.
Salisbury EnglishHabitational name from the city in Wiltshire, the Roman name of which was Sorviodunum (of British origin). In the Old English period the second element (from Celtic
dun ‘fortress’) was dropped and
Sorvio- (of unexplained meaning) became
Searo- in Old English as the result of folk etymological association with Old English
searu ‘armor’; to this an explanatory
burh ‘fortress’, ‘manor’, ‘town’ was added... [
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Saliste EstonianSaliste is an Estonian surname derived from "salu", meaning "grove".
Sallas Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Galician, Portuguese, Aragonese, Asturian, Romanian, GreekEither a variant of
Salas or
Sala, or else a nickname from Arabic, Turkish, or Persian
salli meaning "broad, wide, large, tall".