Submitted Surnames with 2 Syllables

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the number of syllables is 2.
usage
syllables
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Seshita Japanese
From 瀬 (se) meaning "torrent, ripple, rapids, current" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".
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.
Sewell English
Derived from the Middle English given names Sewal(d) and Siwal(d), variants of Old English Sigeweald, composed of sige "victory" and weald "power, authority, rule".
Sewell English
Habitational name derived from any of several places called Sewell, Showell, Sywell, Sowell, or Seawell, all derived from Old English seofon "seven" and wille "well, spring".
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.
Shadmehr Persian
From the given name Shadmehr.
Shadrach English
From the given name Shadrach.
Shady Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Shadi 1.
Shafeeq Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Derived from the given name Shafiq.
Shaffer German (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Schäfer.
Shafi Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Shafi.
Shafik Arabic
Derived from the given name Shafiq.
Shafiq Arabic
From the given name Shafiq
Shahbaz Urdu
From the given name Shahbaz.
Shahed Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Shahid.
Shaheed Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Shahid.
Shaheen Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Shahin.
Shahi Persian, Punjabi, Urdu
Derived from Persian شاه (shah) meaning "king".
Shahid Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Shahid.
Shahin Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Shahin.
Shahot m Indian (Sikh)
The Shahot caste, one of the 13 Jatt clans associated with Sikhism, traces its origins to the 1900s. Historically, they were an agrarian community, deeply connected to the land and farming.
Shai Hebrew (Modern)
From the unisex given name Shai.
Shaked Hebrew
Means Almond in Hebrew
Shakeel Arabic
From the given name Shakil.
Shaker Arabic
From the given name Shakir.
Shakhar Hebrew (Modern)
Means "dawn" in Hebrew.
Shakil Arabic
From the given name Shakil.
Shakir Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Shakir.
Shakoor Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Shakur.
Shalak Ukrainian (Rare), Polish (Rare, Expatriate)
Probably from an old Ukrainian word or borrowed from old Polish ślak, variant of szlak, meaning "path, trail, route, way". Also an alternate spelling of Polish Szalak, used as a Cyrillic transliteration or foreign adaptation.
Shalhoub Arabic
Possibly from a given name based on a word meaning "generous".
Shalit Hebrew
From Hebrew שליט (shalit) meaning "ruler" or "ruling, governing, dominant".
Shama Japanese (Rare)
Combination of Kanji Characters "者" meaning "Person", and "間" meaning "Between", "While". Other Kanji Character Combinations possible.
Shami Arabic
Means "Syrian" or "Damascene", derived from Arabic الشام (ash-Sham) referring to both Syria and the Syrian city of Damascus.
Shamir Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew שָׁמִיר (shamiyr) meaning "thorn, briar, thistle" or "flint, diamond, emery, adamant". It was borne by the Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Shamir (1915-2012), whose birth name was either Yitzhak Yezernitsky or Icchak Jaziernicki.
Shamoun Arabic, Assyrian, Jewish
Derived from the given name شامون (Shamʿūn), itself an Arabic form of Simon 1, used mainly among Christians and Jews... [more]
Shamsi Persian
From the given name Shams.
Shandy English (Rare)
Shandy appears as a rare surname, mostly found in English-speaking countries going back to the 1600s. This name may originate from the English dialect adjective meaning "boisterous" or "empty headed; half crazy", of which the earliest record dates to 1691, though any further explanation for its origins are unknown... [more]
Shani Hebrew
Means "red, scarlet" in Hebrew. From the given name Shani 1.
Shankland Scottish
Believed to be a locational name derived from a now-lost or unidentified place name. The name is composed of the Old Scots term "schank," meaning "a projecting point of a hill" or "spur," and the suffix "-land," which indicates land or territory.
Shareef Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Sharif.
Sharett Hebrew
Means "minister, servant", from Hebrew שָׁרַת (sharath) literally meaning "to minister, to serve". This surname was adopted by Moshe Sharett (1894-1965), born Moshe Chertok, who was the first foreign minister and later the second Prime Minister of Israel.
Sharif Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Sharif.
Shariy Ukrainian, Russian
Last name of Anatoly Shariy, the leader of Party of Shariy, a Ukrainian political party that was shut down due to alleged ties to Russia.
Sharon Hebrew
From an Old Testament place name, in Hebrew שָׁרוֹן (Sharon), which means "plain", referring to the fertile plain near the coast of Israel.
Shastri Hindi, Marathi
From a title meaning "scholar", itself derived from Sanskrit शास्त्रिन् (shastrin) denoting a person who was well-versed in the shastras.
Shavit Jewish
From the given name Shavit.
Shawkat Arabic
From the given name Shawkat.
Shawki Arabic
Derived from the given name Shawqi.
Shawky Arabic
Derived from the given name Shawqi.
Shawqi Arabic
Derived from the given name Shawqi.
Shazar Hebrew
Referred to someone living near acacia trees that tend to be twisted, derived from Hebrew שָׁזַר (shazar) literally meaning "to twist, to be twisted, to intertwine". A famous bearer was the Israeli president, author and poet Zalman Shazar (1889-1974), who was born Shneur Zalman Rubashov.
Shcheglov Russian
From Russian щегол (shchegol) meaning "goldfinch".
Shchepkin Russian
From Russian щепка (shchepka) meaning "sliver, splinter, chip".
Sheeran English, Irish
Shortened form of O'Sheeran.
Shehab Arabic
From the given name Shihab.
Sheikhi Persian
Persian form of Sheikh.
Sheldon English, English (American)
From an Old English place name meaning "valley with steep sides".
Sheleg Russian
Russian form of Šelieh.
Shelley English, Irish (Anglicized)
Habitational name from any of the three places called Shelley (Essex Suffolk Yorkshire) or from Shelley Plain in Crawley (Sussex)... [more]
Shemer Jewish
1 Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant spelling of Schimmer.... [more]
Shemtov Hebrew (Modern)
Means "good name", derived from Hebrew שם (shem) means "name" and טוב (tov) means "good".
Sherif Arabic
From the given name Sharif.
Sheriff English, Scottish
Occupational name for a sheriff, derived from Middle English schiref, shreeve, shryve literally meaning "sheriff", or from Old English scir meaning "shire, administrative district" and (ge)refa meaning "reeve"... [more]
Sherwood English
From a place name meaning "bright forest", derived from Old English scir meaning "bright" and wudu meaning "tree, wood".
Shiba Japanese
From Japanese 斯波 (Shiba) meaning "Shiba", a former district in the prefecture of Iwate in Japan.... [more]
Shida Japanese
From Japanese 志 (shi) meaning "will, purpose" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Shield English
Metonymic occupational name for an armorer, from Middle English scheld "shield" (Old English scild, sceld).
Shige Japanese
Shige means "luxurious".
Shiha Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).
Shihab Arabic, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Shihab.
Shima Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Shimbe Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 新部 (see Niibe).
Shimbu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 新部 (see Niibe).
Shime Japanese
This surname is used as 七五三, 志免 or 志馬 with 七 (shichi, nana, nana.tsu, nano, shi) meaning "seven", 五 (go, itsu, itsu.tsu, me) meaning "five", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 志 (shi, kokorozashi, kokoroza.su, shiringu) meaning "aspire, hopes, intention, motive, plan, resolve, shilling", 免 (men, manuka.reru, manuga.reru, me) meaning "dismissal, excuse" and 馬 (ba, uma, -uma, ma, me) meaning "horse."... [more]
Shimei Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Shimekake.
Shimpo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).
Shimpō Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 神 (shin) meaning "deity; god" and 宝 (), from 宝 () meaning "treasure".
Shimpoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).
Shimpou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).
Shina Japanese
Shina can mean "family, department, section".
Shinbe Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 新部 (see Shimbe).
Shinbu Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 新部 (see Shimbu).
Shindō Japanese
From Japanese 新 (shin) meaning "new", 進 (shin) meaning "advance, progress", 信 (shin) meaning "trust, faith", or 真 (shin) meaning "truth, reality" combined with 藤 (dō) meaning "wisteria" or 堂 (dō) meaning "temple, shrine".
Shinpo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).
Shinpō Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).
Shinpoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).
Shinpou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).
Shio Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt".
Shipley English (Rare)
English: habitational name from any of the various places, for example in Derbyshire, County Durham, Northumberland, Shropshire, Sussex, and West Yorkshire, so called from Old English sceap, scip ‘sheep’ + leah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.
Shippo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 (see Shippō).
Shippō Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 七宝 (Shippō) meaning "Shippō", a former village in the district of Toyota in the former Japanese province of Aki in parts of present-day Hiroshima, Japan.
Shippoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 (see Shippō).
Shippou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 (see Shippō).
Shipton English
From Old English scip "sheep", and tun "enclosure; settlement".
Shiryu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 四柳 (see Shiryū).
Shiryū Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 四柳 (see Yotsuyanagi).
Shiryuh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 四柳 (see Shiryū).
Shiryuu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 四柳 (see Shiryū).
Shiwa Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 or 紫波 (see Shiba) or variant of Shiba but written 志和.
Shkoda Ukrainian
Means "damage" in Ukrainian.
Shkolnik Russian
A Russian word used to refer to a student.
Shlyukhin Russian
Derived from Russian шлюха (shlyukha) meaning "slut, whore".
Shoaib Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Shoaib.
Shohmi Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 正味 (see Shōmi).
Shōji Japanese
From Japanese 庄 (shō) meaning "manor, villa" and 司 (ji) meaning "officer, boss".
Shoji Japanese
From the Japanese 庄 (sho) "level" and 司 (shi or ji) "director," "official."
Shoji Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 庄司 (see Shōji).
Shokry Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Shukri.
Sholom Russian
Derived from Old Russian шолом (sholom) meaning "helmet".
Shōmi Japanese
From Japanese 正味 (Shōmi) meaning "Shōmi", a division in the area of Yoshiumi in the city of Imabari in the prefecture of Ehime in Japan.
Shomi Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 正味 (see Shōmi).
Shootman Germanic
Uncertain origin, probably occupational, from German, Dutch, or English. If German, possible occupational surname for a cobbler, from Old German Schuchmann, lit. "shoe man". Similar origin if Dutch... [more]
Shore English
From the Old English word scora meaning "the land along the edge of an ocean, sea, lake, or river; a coast."
Shoumi Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 正味 (see Shōmi).
Shoyu Japanese (Rare)
Shoyu is made up of two kanji that literally means "soy sauce".
Shōzō Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 宗 (shuu, sou, mune) meaning "origin, religion, sect" and 像 (zou) meaning "figure, image, picture, portrait, statue."... [more]
Shramchuk Ukrainian
Derived from the word шрам, meaning "scar".... [more]
Shramko Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian
Derived from East Slavic шрам (shram) meaning "scar, cicatrix".
Shrestha Nepali
Means "excellent" in Nepali, ultimately from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (shreshtha) meaning "best, most excellent".
Shrestha Newar
From Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (śrēṣṭha) meaning "important; most excellent; great" in Sanskrit. This is originally used by the Shrestha caste but is now adopted by many castes.
Shuaib Arabic
From the given name Shuaib.
Shukri Arabic
From the given name Shukri.
Shurgot Polish, English (American)
Americanized spelling of Szurgot.
Shuto Japanese
From 首 (shu) meaning "neck, counter for songs or poems" combined with 藤 (to, fuji) meaning "wisteria".
Shvedov Russian
From Russian швед (shved) meaning "Swede, Swedish person".
Shvydko Ukrainian, Russian
Derived from Ukrainian швидкий (shvydky) meaning "fast, quick".
Shvydkoy Ukrainian, Russian
Derived from Ukrainian швидкий (shvydky) meaning "fast, quick".
Shvydky Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian швидкий (shvydky) meaning "fast, quick".
Siam Thai
From Siam, a historical name for Thailand.
Siamak Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Syamak.
Siapno Pangasinan
Meaning uncertain.
Siarhun Belarusian
Derived from the Belarusian given name Siarhiej.
Siason Filipino
From Hokkien 謝孫 (siā-sun), derived from 謝 (siā) meaning "refuse, decline" and 孫 (sun) meaning "grandchild".
Sibley English (British)
From the Anglo-Saxons influence in England. Said to be derived from the ancient Sibbelee, a woman’s Christian name, and has been traced through Sibilla, Sybbly, and finally Sibley. Sibilla was the name of a Greek princess who uttered the ancient oracles, and is represented on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel... [more]
Sicat Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Tagalog sikat meaning "rising" or "splendour, brilliance".
Siebern German
German. People known with this name are: Emelia Siebern, Hannah Siebern, Caleb Siebern.
Sievewright English
Denoted a person who makes sieves, from Middle English sive "sieve" and wyrhta "maker, craftsman".
Sikham Thai
From Thai ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, splendour" and คำ (kham) meaning "gold".
Silang Tagalog
Means "mountain pass, trail" in Tagalog.
Silas English
Derived from the given name Silas
Simi Finnish
From the given name Simi 3.
Simko Kurdish
From the given name Simko, a Kurdish diminutive of Ismail.
Simko Hungarian
From a pet form of the given name Simon 1.
Simmers English
English patronymic from Summer.
Şimşek Turkish
Means "lightning, flash" in Turkish.
Simuang Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ศรีเมือง (see Simueang).
Simueang Thai
From Thai ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, splendour" and เมือง (mueang) meaning "city, town, state".
Sinag Filipino, Tagalog
Means "ray of light, beam" in Tagalog.
Sinan Arabic, Dhivehi
Derived from the given name Sinan.
Sindac Tagalog
From Tagalog sindak meaning "terror, shock, fright".
Singkham Thai
From Thai สิงห์ (sing) meaning "lion" and คำ (kham) meaning "gold" or "word, speech".
Singthong Thai
From Thai สิงห์ (sing) meaning "lion" and ทอง (thong) meaning "gold".
Singtong Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สิงห์ทอง (see Singthong).
Sinha Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit सिंह (siṃhá) meaning "lion" (see Singh).
Sinov m Russian
From Russian синий (sinyy), meaning "blue".
Sintas French
Found in the communes of Habas and Osages
Sintes Catalan
Occupational name for a person who sold ribbons, from Catalan cinta meaning "ribbon, strip". This surname is mainly found in the Balearic Islands.
Siobhán Irish
From the given name Siobhán.
Siraj Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Dhivehi
Derived from the given name Siraj.
Sirhan Arabic
From the given name Sirhan.
Şirin Turkish
Means "pretty, cute, pleasant" in Turkish, ultimately of Persian origin.
Sirko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian сірий (siryy), meaning "grey".
Sirueang Thai
From Thai ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, splendour" and เรือง (rueang) meaning "bright, brilliant".
Şişman Turkish
Means "fat, stout" in Turkish.
Sisuk Thai
From Thai ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, splendour" and สุข (suk) meaning "joy, happiness, delight".
Sitchon Filipino
From Hokkien 七孫 (chhit-sun) meaning "seventh grandson".
Sithong Thai
From Thai ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, splendour" and ทอง (thong) meaning "gold".
Situ Chinese
From Chinese 司徒 (sītú), a title for one of the highest ranking government positions in ancient China.
Sitwat Thai, Lao, Shan, Zhuang, Chashan, Biao, Cun
Means "colour of heart".
Sjödin Swedish
Combination of Swedish sjö "lake, sea" and the common surname suffix -in.
Sjoerdsma Frisian, Dutch
Derived from the Frisian given name Sjoerd combined with the Frisian surname suffix -(s)ma, which is most likely derived from Old Frisian monna meaning "men".
Skarsgård Swedish (Rare)
Allegedly a habitational name derived from Skärlöv, a village located on the island of Öland, Kalmar County, Sweden. The name of the village is said to mean "Skare's farm" (Skares gård in Swedish)... [more]
Skoglund Swedish, Norwegian
Combination of Swedish and Norwegian skog "forest" and lund "grove".
Skoubye Danish (Americanized, Rare)
from the Danish Skovby (also pronounced SKO-bee), meaning "city by a forest" or "forest town"
Skura Polish
Polish name meaning tanner.
Slattery Irish (Anglicized, Modern)
Irish (Munster): reduced form of O’Slattery, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Slat(ar)ra ‘descendant of Slatra’, a byname meaning "robust", "strong", "bold".
Slawson English
Slawson is an English surname meaning "unexplained".
Sleta Russian, Ukrainian
Derived from Russian слёта (slyota) or Ukrainian слета (sleta), both meaning meaning "meeting".
Slimi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Slim.
Słodki Polish
It means "sweet" in Polish.
Slutskiy m Russian, Jewish
Variant transcription of Slutsky. Last name of Leonid Slutskiy.
Smalley English, Cornish (?)
Locational surname from places in Derbyshire and Lancashire, so called from Old English smæl ‘narrow’ + leah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’. This may also be a Cornish name with an entirely separate meaning.
Smalling German
North German (Schmäling): from a derivative of Schmal.
Smiley Scots, English
From elements small and lea meaning "a small clearing" or as a nickname may refer to a person of happy disposition known for smiling.
Smirnoff Russian
Variant transcription of Smirnov.
Smulders Dutch
Occupational name derived from Dutch des mulders meaning "son of the miller". A famous bearer is Canadian-American actress Cobie Smulders (1982-).
Smyczek Polish
Occupational surname for someone who made or used strings, derived from Polish smycz, meaning "leash."
Snearly English (American, Anglicized, Rare), German (Rare)
Ancestors immigrated from Baden-Württemberg, Germany prior to 1741.
Snelson English
Means "son of Snell", Snell being a nickname for a brisk or active person, from Middle English snell "quick, lively" (cf... [more]
Snowdon English
Variant spelling of Snowden, a surname initially used by the Border Reivers. Comes from the mountain in Wales.
Sobchak Polish (Russified), Polish (Ukrainianized)
Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian spelling of Sobczak.
Sobhi Arabic
Derived from the given name Subhi.
Sobhy Arabic
Derived from the given name Subhi.
Sobral Portuguese
Means "cork oak grove" in Portuguese.
Sofian Arabic
Derived from the given name Sufyan.
Sofiane Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Sufyan.
Söğüt Turkish
Means "willow" in Turkish.
Sohel Bengali
From the given name Sohel.
Sohrab Persian, Urdu
Derived from the given name Sohrab.
Soikham Thai
From Thai สร้อย (soi) meaning "necklace" and คำ (kham) meaning "gold".
Sokić Croatian
Derived from Turksh sokak, meaning "street". The word is still used in Croatian meaning "little street, alley". Most people with this surname live in Cernik, Croatia.
Solmaz Turkish
Means "colourfast, unfading" in Turkish.
Solntsev m Russian
Derives from Russian word солнце (solntse) meaning sun. Yevgeniy Solntsev is the chairman of the DNR.
Solstice English
Taken from it's usage as a given name, which derived from Latin solsticium and thus ultimately from sol "sun" and stito "to stand still". The English word solstice refers to two times of the year when the sun's apparent position in the sky reaches its northernmost or southernmost extremes.
Sōma Japanese
From Japanese 相 (sō) meaning "appearance" and 馬 (ma) meaning "horse".
Soma Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 相馬 (see Sōma).
Soman Indian
Indian (Kerala, Tamil Nadu): Hindu name from Sanskrit soma ‘moon’ + the Tamil-Malayalam third-person masculine singular suffix -n. This is only a given name in India, but has come to be used as a family name in the U.S.
Sombat Thai
From Thai สมบัติ (sombat) meaning "wealth; fortune; property".
Sompati Thai (Sanskritized)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai สมบัติ (see Sombat).
Somphone Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ພອນ (phone) meaning "blessing".
Somsaeng Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam".
Somwong Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and วงศ์ or วงษ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty".
Sone Japanese
From Japanese 曾 or 曽 (so) meaning "great- (as in great-grandparent)" or 素 (so) meaning "plain, basic" combined with 根 (ne) meaning "plant root, foundation, base".
Songkhla Thai
Clipped form of Thai na Songkhla and written สงขลา.
Sönmez Turkish
Means "eternal, inextinguishable, unquenchable" in Turkish.
Sono Japanese
Sono means "garden".
Sonoo Japanese
Sono means "garden" and o means "tail".
Soohoo Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Situ.
Sooksai Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สุกใส (see Suksai).
Sooksri Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สุขศรี (see Suksi).
Sopha Thai, Lao
Means "beautiful, fine" in Thai and Lao.
Sorbo Italian
Means "sorb apple, service tree" (species Sorbus domestica) in Italian.
Soroush Persian
From the given name Soroush.
Sosbe English
Variant of Sosby
Sosby English
Possibly a variant of Soulsby
Sota Japanese
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.
Sotto Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Soto. This spelling variation arose during the American occupation of the Philippines, possibly by the influence of Italian American surnames.
Soulsby English
Habitational name from either of two places called Soulby in Cumbria
Souness Scottish (Rare)
Perhaps derived from the place name Soonhouse in the town of Melrose in the Scottish Borders area (which is of uncertain meaning), or from the place names Sun-hlaw or Sunilaw near the town of Coldstream, also in the Scottish Borders in Scotland, meaning "south hill" or "sunny hill" in Old English... [more]
Souta Japanese
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. Also used as a given name.
Souter English, Scottish
Occupational name for a cobbler or shoemaker, derived from Middle English soutere, from Old Norse sutare, ultimately derived from Latin sutor meaning "to sew".
Souto Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician cognate of Soto.
Souvanh Lao
Means "gold" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit सुवर्ण (suvarna).
Sovern English, French, German, Dutch
Sovern is a modified spelling of Sovereign meaning a ruler or monarch.
Sovin Russian
Derived from Russian сова (sova) meaning "owl". This may have been a nickname for a night person. This is a Russian noble surname.
Sowa Japanese
From 宗 (so) meaning "religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence" and 和 (wa) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan".
Sowerby English
Habitational name from any of several places in northern England, derived from Old Norse saurr "mire, mud, dirt, sour ground" and býr "farm, settlement".
Soylu Turkish
Means "noble" in Turkish.
Spector Jewish
From Polish szpektor meaning "teacher's assistant (in a Jewish school)", ultimately from inspektor meaning "supervisor".
Spelling English, Irish, Jewish
Occupational name for a scholar, speaker or a story teller, derived from Middle English spellan meaning "to tell or relate". It could also be a variant of Irish Spillane or Jewish Spellman... [more]
Sperry English
Variant of Spear.
Spezia Italian
Means "spice, drug" in Italian. It was used to denote someone who worked as a spicer or apothecary.
Spielberg Jewish, German
From Old High German spiegel "lookout point" or German Spiel "game, play" and berg "mountain". Locational surname after a town in Austria. A famous bearer is American director Steven Spielberg (1946-present).
Spina Italian
Means "thorn" in Italian, originally a topographic name for someone who lived by a thorn bush or a habitational name from any of various locations called Spina.
Spivak Ukrainian
Means "singer" in Ukrainian.