Submitted Surnames with 2 Syllables

Rydberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish ryd "woodland clearing" and berg "mountain". Notable bearers are author and poet Viktor Rydberg (1828-1895) and physicist Johannes Rydberg (1854-1919).

Rydchuk Ukrainian (Rare)

Rydell Swedish
Combination of Swedish ryd "woodland clearing" and the common surname suffix -ell.

Rydén Swedish
Combination of Swedish ryd "woodland clearing" and the common surname suffix -én.

Ryser English
Variant of Reiser based on the English word riser.

Ryuen Japanese (Rare)
龍 (Ryuu) means "Dragon" and 円 (En) means "Circle, Round". En also can also mean "Garden" in this surname. ... [more]

Ryuko Japanese (Rare)

Ryuuen Japanese
Most common transcription of Ryuen, meaning "dragon garden".

Ryuuko Japanese

Rzepka Polish
from rzepka, diminutive of rzepa ‘turnip’, either a nickname or a metonymic occupational name for a peasant who grew root vegetables.

Saame Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 左雨 (see Sasame).

Saara Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 茶新 (see Chashin).

Sabagh Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic صباغ (see Sabbagh).

Sabah Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Turkish
From the given name Sabah.

Sabba Russian (Anglicized)
From the given name Sabba.

Saber Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Sabir.

Sabir Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Sabir.

Sabit Arabic
Derived from the given name Thabit.

Sablan Spanish
Of Savoy.

Sabri Arabic
Derived from the given name Sabri.

Sabry Arabic
Derived from the given name Sabri.

Sace Filipino

Sackhoff German
Occupational name for a farmer who cultivated land to grow plants, particularly crops, derived from Middle High German sack meaning "sack, end of a valley, area of cultivation" and hof meaning "farmstead, manor, farm"... [more]

Sada Japanese
From 佐 (sa) meaning "assist" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".

Saddam Arabic
Derived from the given name Saddam.

Sadeq Arabic
Gulf Arabic

Sadeq Arabic
Derived from the given name Sadiq.

Sadi Arabic
Derived from the given name Sa'di.

Sadik Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Sadiq.

Sadiq Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Sadiq.

Saechao Thai
Form of Zhao used by Chinese Thais.

Saechueng Thai
Form of Zhuang used by Chinese Thais.

Saed Arabic, Somali, Persian, Urdu, Sindhi, Bengali, Punjabi, Dhivehi
From the given name Sa'id.

Saeed Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Dhivehi
Alternate transcription of Said.

Saehak Thai
From the Chinese surname Hao.

Saejung Thai
From the Chinese surname Zhang.

Saekhu Thai
From the Chinese surname Qiu.

Saelao Thai
Form of Liu used by Thais of Chinese descent, formed with Thai แซ่ (sae) denoting Chinese family names.

Saelau Thai
Form of Liu used by Chinese Thais (based on the Cantonese romanization of the name).

Saelee Thai
Alternate transcription of Saeli.

Saeli Thai
Form of Li 1 used by Chinese Thais.

Saeliew Thai
Alternate transcription of Saelau (based on the Hakka romanization of the name).

Saelim Thai
Form of Lin used by Chinese Thais (based on the Hokkien romanization of the name).

Saelin Thai
From the Chinese surname Lin.

Saeng Thai
Form of Wu used by Chinese Thais (based on the Cantonese romanization of the name).

Saengchan Thai
Means "moonlight" from Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and จันทร์ (chan) meaning "moon".

Saengkaeo Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and แก้ว (kaeo) meaning "crystal, glass, diamond".

Saengkaew Thai
Alternate transcription of Saengkaeo.

Saengkham Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and คำ (kham) meaning "gold".

Saengmai Thai (Rare)
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and ไม้ (mai) meaning "wood, tree".

Saengngam Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and งาม (ngam) meaning "beautiful".

Saengthong Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and ทอง (thong) meaning "gold".

Saenkham Thai
From Thai แสน (saen) meaning "very, extremely" and คำ (kham) meaning "gold" or "word, speech".

Saensook Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสนสุข (see Saensuk).

Saensuk Thai
From Thai แสน (saen) meaning "very, extremely" and สุข (suk) meaning "happy, pleased".

Sáenz Spanish
Patronymic from an unidentified personal name, possibly from Sancho.

Saetae Thai
Form of Zheng used by Chinese Thais (based on the Hokkien romanization of the name).

Saetan Thai
Form of Chen used by Chinese Thais (based on the Hokkien romanization of the name).

Saetang Thai
Form of Tang used by Chinese Thais. This is one of the most common surnames in Thailand.

Saetia Thai
Form of Zhang (via the Teochew romanization) used by Thais of Chinese descent, formed with Thai แซ่ (sae) denoting Chinese family names.

Saetiao Thai
Form of Zhang used by Chinese Thais (based on the Hokkien romanization of the name).

Saeueng Thai
Form of Huang used by Chinese Thais (based on the Hakka romanization of the name).

Saeyang Thai
Form of Yang used by Chinese Thais.

Safa Persian, Turkish, Arabic, Urdu
From the given names Safaa or Safaa'.

Şafak Turkish
Means "dawn" in Turkish.

Safi Arabic
From the given name Safi.

Safwan Arabic
Derived from the given name Safwan.

Safwat Arabic
Derived from the given name Safwat.

Sagar Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, Punjabi, Bengali, Telugu
From the given name Sagar.

Sağır Turkish
Means "deaf" in Turkish.

Sağlam Turkish
Means "firm, hard, strong" in Turkish.

Saguid Tagalog
From Tagalog sagid meaning "slight touch in passing".

Sagun Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Sahagún.

Sahar Arabic
From the given name Sahar

Sahlén Swedish
Variant of Sahlin.

Sahlin Swedish
Swedish sal "hall, large room" (possibly from a place name containing this element) combined with the common surname suffix -in.

Saho Japanese

Sahoo Indian, Odia, Bengali, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Sahu.

Sahu Indian, Odia, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit साधु (sadhu) meaning "merchant, money-lender, banker".

Said Arabic, Somali, Urdu
From the given name Sa'id.

Saïed Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Sa'id, influenced by French orthography and chiefly used in Tunisia.

Saied Arabic
Derived from the given name Sa'id.

Sainei Korean (Japanized, Rare)
From Japanese 載寧 (Sainei), the Japanese reading of Korean Hanja 載寧 (Chaeryŏng/Jaeyeong) meaning "Chaeryŏng", a clan or a county in province of South Hwanghae in North Korea where the clan originated.

Saini Indian
Indian (Panjab): Hindu (Arora) and Sikh name derived from the name of an Arora clan.

Saint-Just French
From Saint Justus of Beauvais, a Catholic Saint. A famous bearer of this name is Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, a figure of the French Revolution who was guillotined.

Saithong Thai
From Thai สาย (sai) meaning "line, wire, string" and ทอง (thong) meaning "gold".

Sajid Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Sajid.

Sajjad Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Sajjad.

Saka Japanese
Saka means "slope, hill", often found in other surnames and place names such as Osaka.

Saka Turkish
Either an occupational name for a seller or deliverer of water or a nickname meaning "goldfinch".

Saka Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope".

Sakan Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 左官 (sakan) meaning "plasterer".

Sakan Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 佐官 (sakan) meaning "field officer".

Saker English
Occupational name for a maker of sacks or bags, derived from an agent derivative of Old English sacc meaning "sack, bag".

Saki Japanese
Saki means "peninsula, cape, promontory".

Sakii Japanese
Saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula" and i means "mineshaft, pit, hole".

Sakka Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 属 (see Sakan).

Sako Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" and 古 (ko) meaning "old".

Sako Western African, Manding
From the name of a Soninke and Mandinka clan most likely derived from saaxo meaning "heron, egret".

Sakoh Japanese

Salae Thai (Muslim)
From the given name Salae, a Thai form of Salih.

Salaeh Thai (Muslim)
Alternate transcription of Salae.

Salam Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Salam.

Salas Spanish, Galician, Aragonese, Portuguese, Catalan, Asturian
Habitational name from any of several places named with the element salas, the plural form of Sala meaning "room, hall".

Saleem Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Salim.

Salhi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Salih.

Salih Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Salih.

Salim Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Filipino, Tausug, Maguindanao
From the given name Salim.

Salla Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Romanian
Variant of Sala.

Sallam Arabic
Derived from the given name Salam.

Sallas Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Galician, Portuguese, Aragonese, Asturian, Romanian, Greek
Either a variant of Salas or Sala, or else a nickname from Arabic, Turkish, or Persian salli meaning "broad, wide, large, tall".

Salman Arabic, Urdu, Turkish
From the given name Salman.

Salming Swedish (Rare)
Derived from Salmi, the name of a small village in Northern Sweden (see also Salmi).

Samad Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Samad.

Same Japanese
Variant reading of 五月女 (Saotome).

Sameer Arabic, Dhivehi, Urdu
From the given name Samir 1.

Sameh Arabic
Derived from the given name Samih.

Samer Arabic
From the given name Samer.

Sami Arabic
Derived from the given name Sami 2.

Samih Arabic
From the given name Samih.

Samir Arabic
From the given name Samir 1.

Samon Japanese (Rare)
This surname combines 左 (sa, sha, hidari) meaning "left" or 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help" with 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate."... [more]

Samrith Khmer
Means "refined, polished, clean, pure" in Khmer.

Samy Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Sami 2.

Sanbe Japanese
From Japanese 三 (san) meaning "three" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Sancak Turkish
Means "flag, banner, emblem" in Turkish.

Sanches Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Sanchez.

Sanda Japanese
Variant of Mita.

Sandahl Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Swedish and Norwegian sand "sand" and dal "valley".

Sandén Swedish
Combination of Swedish sand "sand" and the common surname suffix -én.

Sando Japanese

Sangcap Tagalog
From Tagalog sangkap meaning "ingredient, element, component".

Sangngam Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสงงาม (see Saengngam).

Sangthong Thai
From Thai สังข์ (sang) meaning "conch shell" and ทอง (thong) meaning "gold".

Sangtong Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สังข์ทอง (see Sangthong).

Sangwin English
From Middle English sanguine (blood) ,one of the four humours.

Sani Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Sani 1.

Sanjo Japanese
Variant transcription of Sanjou.

Sanjou Japanese
From Japanese 三 (san) meaning "three" and 條 or 条 (jou) meaning "paragraph".

San Juan Spanish
Means "Saint John", derived from Spanish santo "saint" combined with Juan 1. This is a habitational name for a person from any of various places called San Juan, so named for a local shrine or church dedicated to Saint John (San Juan).

Sankey English, Irish
Habitational name from a place in Lancashire, which derived from the name of an ancient British river, perhaps meaning "sacred, holy." ... [more]

Şanlı Turkish
Means "famous, glorious, magnificent" in Turkish.

Sansook Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสนสุข (see Saensuk).

Sansuk Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสนสุข (see Saensuk).

Santa Japanese
Variant of Mita.

Saoud Arabic
From the given name Saoud.

Saqib Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Saqib.

Saraç Turkish
Means "saddler, saddlemaker" in Turkish.

Sardar Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu
From a title meaning "chief, leader", derived from Persian سر (sar) meaning "head, authority" and the suffix دار (dar) meaning "possessor".

Sari Indonesian
Means "essence" in Indonesian. In 2014, this was the most common surname in Indonesia.

Sarı Turkish
Means "yellow, blond" in Turkish.

Sarjent German

Sarkar Indian, Bengali, Assamese
From the Persian title سرکار (sarkar) meaning "lord, supervisor, overseer".

Sarkis Arabic, Armenian (Expatriate)
From the given name Sarkis.

Sarma Assamese, Bengali, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Nepali
Alternate transcription of Assamese শৰ্মা, Bengali শর্মা, Hindi/Nepali शर्मा, Telugu శర్మ or Kannada ಶರ್ಮಾ (see Sharma).

Sarnow Polabian (Germanized), German
From the village of Sarnow in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Surname of the mayor of Stralsund Karsten Sarnow.

Sarver English, Jewish
English and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) occupational name from Old French serveur (an agent derivative of server ‘to serve’), Yiddish sarver ‘servant’.

Şaşmaz Turkish
Means "infallible" in Turkish.

Sassa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 左雨 (see Sasame).

Sata Japanese
From 佐 (sa) meaning "assist" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".

Sather Anglo-Saxon
Sather is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived in the ancient chapelry of Satterthwaite found near Hawkeshead in Lancashire. This surname was originally derived from the Old English elements soetr meaning shield and pveit meaning pasture... [more]

Sato Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 砂糖 (see Satō).

Satō Japanese (Rare)
Means "sugar" in Japanese, possibly referring to a sugar house owner.

Satoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Satō.

Satoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 砂糖 (see Satō).

Satou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 砂糖 (see Satō).

Sattar Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Persian
Derived from the given name Sattar.

Saulog Filipino

Sauve' French
Sauve' from France to Canada. Changed probably due to an "a" and an "o" confusion in cursive. My granfather's was typo-ed on WW II old men's sign up in MA. or RI, USA.

Savard French
Either from Old French savart meaning "wasteland" or the Germanic elements sab of uncertain meaning and hard meaning "brave, hardy".

Savaş Turkish
From the given name Savaş.

Savath Lao
Means "sincere, open, beautiful" in Lao.

Savchuk Ukrainian
Another form of Savchenko.

Savile English
Variant of Saville.

Savin m Russian
Derives from Saveliy.

Sawa Japanese
From Japanese 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Sawtelle English
Variant of Sawtell.

Saxon English
Derived from the tribe of the Saxons from the Anglo-Saxon element seaxa "a Saxon" derived Germanic elements sahso and sahsaz derived from sahsą "knife"... [more]

Sayed Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Sayyid.

Sayelau Thai
Alternate transcription of Saelau.

Sayetan Thai
Alternate transcription of Saetan.

Sayetang Thai
Alternate transcription of Saetang.

Sayetyao Thai
Alternate transcription of Saetiao.

Sayeyang Thai
Alternate transcription of Saeyang.

Saygı Turkish
Means "respect, esteem" in Turkish.

Sayın Turkish
Means "dear, esteemed" in Turkish.

Saylee Thai
Alternate transcription of Saeli.

Sayson Filipino
From Hokkien 世孫 (sì sun) meaning "direct lineal descendant" or 西孫 (sai sun) meaning "western grandchild".

Sayto Japanese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Saitō more commonly used by ethnic Japanese living in parts of the former Soviet Union and Sakhalin Japanese residing on Sakhalin Island in Russia.

Saytou Japanese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Saitou more commonly used by ethnic Japanese living in parts of the former Soviet Union and Sakhalin Japanese residing on Sakhalin Island in Russia.

Sayward English (Rare)
English surname which was a variant of Seward.

Sayyid Arabic
From an honorific title meaning "master, lord" in Arabic, used as a surname by descendants of the prophet Muhammad.

Saza Japanese
From the Japanese 佐 (sa) "assistant" and 座 (za) "seat."

Scanlon Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Scannláin.

Scarbrough English
Variant of Scarborough.

Schaefer German (?)
Originating in Germany SCHAEFER is a given surname meaning Shepard in German.

Schaller Upper German
From Middle High German word "schal," which means "noise," or "bragging," and as such is was thought to have originally been a nickname for a braggart, or for a market crier.

Schaumburg German, Belgian
Habitational name from any of the places called Schaumburg or Schauenburg in Germany, or Schauwberg in Brabant, Belgium. Derived from schūm "slag, cinder" and burg "mountain, hill".

Scheele German, Dutch, Swedish (Rare)
From Middle Low German schele and Dutch scheel meaning "squinting, cross-eyed". A notable bearer was German-Swedish pharmaceutical chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1742-1786) who discovered oxygen and identified several other elements.

Schelin Swedish
Combination of an unknown element (probably derived from a place name) and the common surname suffix -in.

Scheper Dutch, Low German
Means "shepherd" in Dutch and Low German.

Scheuer German, Jewish
Derived from Middle High German schiure meaning "barn, granary", denoting somebody who lived in a barn of some sort.

Scheving Icelandic, Danish (Rare)
From the name of the Danish town Skævinge whose name might be derived from Old Danish skap "something excavated".

Schilder Dutch
Means "painter" in Dutch, derived from Middle Dutch schildere "shield painter" (from schilt "shield"), originally denoting someone who painted coats of arms on shields. An occupational name for someone who painted houses, shields, or anything else.

Schilling German, Dutch, Jewish
Means "shilling (coin)", possibly a nickname for a serf who had paid his rent or fee to his lord for his freedom. It could also be a habitational name derived from Schillingen, a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany... [more]

Schinner German

Schippers Dutch
Patronymic form of Schipper.

Schleicher German
Could derive from the word schleifen meaning "to grind" but most likely is derived from the word schleicher "to sneak, creeper".

Schmeichel German
Nickname for a flatterer, derived from Middle High German smeichen literally meaning "to flatter". Famous bearers of this surname include Peter Schmeichel (1963-) and his son Kasper Schmeichel (1986-), both of whom are Danish soccer goalkeepers.

Schmidlapp German
Derived from Middle High German smit "smith, metalworker" and lap(pe) meaning "cloth, patch, rag".

Schmidtke German
Diminutive form of Schmidt.

Schmoeckel German (East Prussian)
Originally Smekel. In the 17th century the ‘Sm’ in Low German was gradually replaced by the ‘Schm’ from High German. ... [more]

Schneller German
Means “faster” in German

Schobel German

Schoene German
German (Schöne): variant of Schoen 1.

Scholte Dutch
Variant of Scholten.

Scholten Dutch
From Middle Dutch scholte "sheriff, bailiff, village headman" or a patronymic of the given name Scholte.

Schreiner German
Occupational surname for a joiner (maker of wooden furniture), ultimately from Middle High German schrīnære.

Schreuder Dutch
Dutch cognate of Schröder 1 and Schröder 2.

Schreuders Dutch
Variant of Schreuder.

Schreur Dutch
Shortened form of Schreuder.

Schrijver Dutch
Means "scribe, clerk, writer" in Dutch, cognate to German Schreiber.

Schumer Jewish, German (Rare)
Possibly taken from Middle Low German schumer meaning "good for nothing, vagabond". Notable bearers are American comedian Amy Schumer (b. 1981) and American politician Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumer (b... [more]

Schürrle German
Variant of Schurr. A famous bearer is the retired German soccer player André Schürrle (1990-).

Schwartzberg German

Schwartzman Jewish
Nickname for a dark-skinned or dark-haired person, from German schwarz meaning "black" and man meaning "man, person".

Schwarzberg German
Variant of Schwartzberg, which means "black mountain" in German.

Schweizer German
Variant of Schweitzer.

Schwimer German, Jewish
Occupational name meaning "swimmer" in German. As a Jewish name, it may be ornamental.

Sciallis Italian

Scurlock Welsh, Irish
Obscure, probably derived from 'ystog', a Welsh word meaning 'fortress'

Seabert English
Transferred use of the given name Seabert

Seaforth English
English

Seaforth English
The name of a projection of the sea on the east coast of Lewis, on the Long Island, Scotland. Means "the forth of the sea".

Season English
Likely a corruption of the surname Searson, meaning "son of Saer".

Seatter Scottish
From an ancient barony called "The lands of Setter", Stromness, Orkney. Derives from the Ancient Norse word "saetr" meaning a hut or shelter for animals.

Seaward English
Means “dweller by the sea”.

Sebu Japanese

Seburn English
Variant of Seaborn.

Secker English
Variant of Saker.

Seda Japanese

Seddon English
"Broad hill" in Old English. A surname that most occurs in Merseyside, and Lancashire.

Sedgewick English
Variant of Sedgwick.

Sedghi Persian

Sedgwick English
Habitational name from Sedgwick in Cumbria, so named from the Middle English personal name Sigg(e) (from Old Norse Siggi or Old English Sicg, short forms of the various compound names with the first element "victory") + Old English wic "outlying settlement", "dairy farm"; or from Sedgewick in Sussex, named with Old English secg (sedge) + wic.

Sedin Swedish
Two famous bearers are the Swedish ice hockey players, and twins, Henrik and Daniel Sedin (b. 1980).

Sedon English
Variant of "Seddon"

Seekins English (British)
Probably a variant of English Seekings, a Cambridgeshire name of unexplained etymology.

Seely Medieval English
Means "Blessed", "Happy", and/or "Lucky." By adding an Un- to Seely makes it "Unblessed", "Unhappy", and/or "Unholy." Used primarily in Northern England and Southern Scotland during the Middle English period but is derived from the Old English sǣl and gesǣlig... [more]

Seger Swedish, English, Dutch
Means "victory" in Swedish. It is also a variant of the English surname Seager or derived from the Germanic given name Sigiheri "victory army".

Seide German, Jewish
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German side, German Seide ‘silk’ (from Late Latin seta, originally denoting animal hair), hence a metonymic occupational name for a manufacturer or seller of silk.

Seiders German

Seijas Galician (Hispanicized)
Hispanicised Galician cognate of Seixas.

Seinfeld German, Jewish
From the German word sein "to be" and the word of German Jewish origin feld which means "field". It was a name given to areas of land that had been cleared of forest.

Seino Japanese
From Japanese 清 (sei) meaning "clear, pure, clean" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Seixas Portuguese
Habitational name from any of various places called Seixas in Galicia, Spain, most likely derived from Galician seixo meaning "pebble, stone" (ultimately from Latin saxum).

Şeker Turkish
Means "sugar, candy" in Turkish.

Sela Hebrew
Means "rock" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a city, the capital of Edom. Famous bearer is the Israeli model, actress and television presenter Rotem Sela (born 1983)

Selden English

Šelieh Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian шэлег (šelieh), a word used for various medieval small coins, primarily for silver and copper solidi, ultimately from the German word Schilling meaning "shilling".

Selim Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Salim.

Selmer German
Teutonic name meaning "hall master" for a steward or keeper of a large home or settlement.

Selwyn English
from the Middle English personal name Selewin (Old English Selewine perhaps from sele "manor" or sǣl "happiness prosperity" and wine "friend")... [more]

Semak Ukrainian, Russian
East Slavic surname derived from a Slavic root meaning "seven". This was used as a nickname for someone who was associated with this number and was mainly given to the seventh child.

Semiz Turkish
Means "fat" in Turkish.

Senba Japanese
From Japanese 仙 (sen) meaning "immortal, transcendent, sage, hermit" and 波 (ba) meaning "wave".

Senda Japanese
From Japanese 千 (sen) meaning "thousand" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Şener Turkish
From the given name Şener.

Sengchanh Lao
Means "moonlight" from Lao ແສງ (seng) meaning "light" and ຈັນ (chanh) meaning "moon".

Şengül Turkish
From Turkish şen meaning "happy, cheerful" and gül meaning "rose".

Senjū Japanese
From Japanese 千 (sen) meaning "thousand" and 住 (jū) meaning "abode, residence".

Senna Portuguese
Possibly coming from the surname "Sanna", it may mean "one with a big protruding tooth".... [more]

Seno Japanese
From Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Senri Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 千里 with 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand" and 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (type of measurement), village."... [more]

Şentürk Turkish
From Turkish şen meaning "happy, cheerful" and Türk meaning "Turk".

Serdà Catalan (Valencian)
Variant of Cerdà, or from the name of the village of Cerdà (also called La Serda) in the province of Valencia in Spain.

Serin Turkish
Means "cool, chilly, fresh" in Turkish.

Serpik Russian
A diminutive of sickle. "little sickle"

Servais French
From the given name Servais.

Servín Spanish (Mexican)

Seto Japanese
From Japanese 瀬戸 (seto) meaning "strait, channel", derived from 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current" and 戸 (to) meaning "door".

Seto Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Situ.

Setoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Seto.

Setou Japanese
Variant transcription of Seto.

Seuyeng Thai
Alternate transcription of Saeueng.

Seven Turkish
Means "loving, affectionate" in Turkish.

Sewick English
Derived from Sedgwick.

Seydoux French, French (Swiss), Occitan
Derived from the Germanic names Sedulius, Sedulfus or Segedolfus. Another theory suggests Occitan roots; it might be an occupational name for someone who worked with silk, derived from Occitan sedós meaning "silky, soft"... [more]

Seyfried German
Derived from the given name Siegfried. The American actress Amanda Seyfried (1985-) is a well-known bearer of this name.

Seyler German
Germanic surname

Sezer Turkish
Means "intuition", from Turkish sezmek meaning "to understand, to perceive".

Sezgin Turkish
Means "sagacious, insightful" in Turkish.

Sforza Italian
Derived from the Italian verb sforzare meaning "to force, strain"; also compare the related word forza "force, strength". This was the surname of a dynasty of Milanese dukes, which held power in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Shaaban Arabic
Derived from the given name Shaban.

Shaban Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Shaban.

Shaddy Irish
Origin unidentified. Perhaps a variant of Irish Sheedy.

Shadel German (Anglicized, ?)
Derived from the German 'Schadle', meaning cranium or skull.

Shadi Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Shadi 1.

Shadrach English
From the given name Shadrach.

Shady Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Shadi 1.