ShipEnglish This unusual name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and is an occupational surname for "a mariner", or perhaps, occasionally a "ship or boat-builder". The derivation of the name is from the Olde English pre 7th Century scip, ship, in Middle English schip
SnowEnglish, Jewish (Anglicized) Nickname denoting someone with very white hair or an exceptionally pale complexion, from Old English snaw "snow".... [more]
SoniHindi A Suryavanshi Khatri family, the surname originating from the Punjab region of India. In India the term caste creates a crucial distinction between Varna and Jāti, even though jati does not fit into any of the four varnas and is more often referred to as Sudras.
SoppEstonian Sopp is an Estonian surname meaning "mud", "creek" and "bottom".
SoraEnglish (Canadian) Sora is a Kingdom Hearts character developed by Square Enix and Disney
SotaJapanese From Japanese 颯 (sō) meaning "sudden, sound of the wind" and 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big, great". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations. There is a character in Danganronpa used as a surname, but it's not actually used as a surname and it's originated from a boy's name from Japanese.
SoulEnglish Literally from the English word "soul"
SpahGerman (?), English (American) Spah (sometimes spelt Späh) is last name found most commonly in the US that is believed to be of German origin. Unsure of the meaning.
StarGerman, Dutch, Jewish, English German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname from German Star, Middle High German star, ‘starling’, probably denoting a talkative or perhaps a voracious person.... [more]
SuggEnglish (British) Surname of internet personalities Zoe and Joe Sugg. Zoe is known as Zoella on the website YouTube and has a book on sale called "Girl Online". Joe is also a YouTuber.
SuleIndian 1 Indian (Maharashtra); pronounced as two syllables: Hindu (Maratha) name, from Marathi suḷa ‘pointed tooth’, from Sanskrit šūla ‘spike’, ‘spear’.... [more]
SulgEstonian Sulg is an Estonian surname meaning "feather".
SuluTagalog From the sea in the Philippines. Notable bearer is the fictional character Hikaru Sulu from Star Trek. The name is not commonly given to real people.
SuriPunjabi, Hindi, Indian (Sikh) Based on the name of a clan in the Khatri community, from Sanskrit suri "sun", ‘priest’, ‘sage’. It is also an epithet of Krishna.
SusiEstonian Susi is an Estonian surname, meaning "wolf" in the Võro dialect.
SwanEnglish, Scottish Originally given as a nickname to a person who was noted for purity or excellence, which were taken to be attributes of the swan, or who resembled a swan in some other way. In some cases it may have been given to a person who lived at a house with the sign of a swan... [more]
TafaAlbanian Derived from the given name Tafa, itself a short form of Mustafa.
TafuJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 多布 (Tafu) meaning "Tafu", a former township in the former district of Kōge in the former Japanese province of Buzen in parts of present-day Ōita, Japan and Fukuoka, Japan.
ŢagaRomanian Țaga is a commune and village in Cluj County, Romania.
TagaEstonian Taga is an Estonian surname meaning "behind".
TangChinese From Chinese 汤 (tāng) meaning "hot water, soup, broth", originally derived from the name of Cheng Tang, the first king of the Shang dynasty.
TäppEstonian Täpp is an Estonian surname meaning "fleck" or "speckle".
TappEnglish, German Derived from an Old English given name Tæppa, of uncertain origin and meaning. In German, it is a nickname for a clumsy person or a simpleton, derived from Middle Low German tappe meaning "oaf".
TapuEstonian Tapu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "Tapa", a town in Lääne-Viru County.
TapuMoriori Tapu in the Moriori language means sacred. This was the surname of a 19th century Owenga Moriori leader named Hirawanu Tapu (?-1900).
TiddEnglish This Old English Surname was derived from a hill named after its resemblance to a teat or tead (mammary gland) of which Tidd is a variant. That name became a name for the locale and further by extension for its people.
TimmGerman, Dutch, English English: probably from an otherwise unrecorded Old English personal name, cognate with the attested Continental Germanic form Timmo. This is of uncertain origin, perhaps a short form of Dietmar... [more]
TobaJapanese From Japanese 鳥 (to) meaning "bird" and 羽 (ba) meaning "feather".
TobeJapanese To ("Door") + Be ("Section, Part"). It's similar to Abe 2, kanji wise. Sunaho Tobe is a freelance illustrator and character designer.
TobiJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 登 (to) meaning "to climb; to rise" and 日 (bi), the joining form of 日 (hi) meaning "sun; day", referring to a port that is closest to sunrise.
TõllEstonian Tõll is an Estonian surname derived from the mythological Estonian hero giant Suur Tõll ("Big Tõll" or "Tõll the Great") who lived on the island of Saaremaa.
TollEnglish A surname given to a person who lived near a clump of trees.
TölpEstonian Tölp is an Estonian surname meaning "dock-tailed", "tailless", "short", "scanty", "dull", and "dim-witted".