Girls' Names


Name (Pronunciation)	Origin	Meaning
Saalia	Finnish	Compassion
Saba	Greek	Woman of Sheba
Sabah	Arabic	Morning
Sabeeka	Unknown	Wall of pearls in heaven
Sabella	Unknown (from Isabella)	Oath of God
Sabi	Arabic	Young girl
Sabia	Gaelic	Sweet
Sabina (also Sabine)	Latin	Woman from Sabine
Sabirah	Arabic	Patient
Sabra	Hebrew	Cactus plant
Sabrina	Celtic	Name of a river in Wales
Sacha	French	see Sasha
Sachiko (also Sachi)	Japanese	Child of bliss
Sade	Nigerian	Honour confers a crown
Sadhbh (syve) (also Sive)	Gaelic	Goodness
Sadie		see Sarah
Sadira	Arabic	Star
Safara	African	Her place
Saffi	Scandinavian	Wisdom
Saffron (also Saffie)	English	Yellow spice
Safina	African	Noah's Ark
Safira	Esperanto	Like a sapphire
Safiya	African	Pure
Sage	English	Herb
Sahar	Arabic	Dawn
Sahara	Arabic	The moon
Saidi	Unknown	Helper
Sailor	English	Sailor
Saja	Unknown	Beauty within
Sakari	Native American	Sweeet
Saki	Japanese	Cape
Sakti	Hindu	Energy
Sakura	Japanese	Cherry blossom
Sal		see Sarah
Salal	English	Plant
Salena		see Selina
Salene	Unknown	Combination of Salvatore and Irene
Salha	Arabic	Virtuous
Salimah	Arabic	Safe
Salina		see Selina
Sallie/Sally		see Sarah
Salma	Arabic	Safe
Salome (also Salomea)	Hebrew	Peace
Salut (also Salud)	Catalan	Health
Salvia	Latin	Whole
Samantha (also Sam, Sammie, Sammy)	Hebrew	God has heard
Samara	Hebrew	Watch or outlook
Sameera (also Samirah)	Arabic	Companion in evening talk
Sammie/Sammy		see Samantha
Samuela	Hebrew	Asked of God
San	Chinese	Three
Sana	Arabic	Radiance
Sancha (also Sancia, Sanchia, Santa, Santuzza, Sence, Sens)	Spanish	Saintly
Sandhya (also Sandya)	Sanskrit	Twilight
Sandi		see Sandra
Sandia	Spanish	Watermelon
Sandra (also Sandi, Sandie, Sandrine, Sandy, Saundra, Sondra)	Unknown (from Alexandra)	Protector of mankind
Sandya		see Sandhya
Sanna	Scandinavian	see Susanna
Sanne		see Susanna
Santa/Santuzza		see Sancha
Sanya	Arabic	Radiant
Sanyu	Unknown	Happiness
Saoirse (sare-sha)	Gaelic	Freedom
Saorla (sare-la) (also Saorlaith)	Gaelic	Noble princess
Sapphire (also Sapphira, Sappho)	Hebrew	Precious gem
Sara		see Sarah
Sarabrynn	Unknown	Combination of Sara and Brynn
Sarah (also Sadie, Sal, Sallie, Sally, Sara, Sari, Sariah, Sarina, Sarita, Sarra, Sassa, Sera, Serah)	Hebrew	Princess
Sarahlyn	Unknown	Combination of Sarah and Lyn
Sarai	Hebrew	Contentious
Saraid (sar-it)	Gaelic	Noble
Sarama	Unknown	Nice
Saranna	Unknown	Combination of Sarah and Anna
Saraswati	Sanskrit	Owining water
Sarda	Unknown	Hurried
Saree	Arabic	Most noble
Sari	Finnish	see Sarah
Sariah/Sarina		see Sarah
Sarisha (also Sarissa)	Hindu	Charming
Sarita	Spanish	see Sarah
Sarra		see Sarah
Sasha (also Sacha, Sascha)	Russian (from Alexandra)	Proetector of mankind
Sasilvia		see Silvia
Saskia	Germanic	Knife
Sassa	Swedish	see Sarah
Satin	French	Smooth fabric
Satinka	Native American	Magic dancer
Satu	Japanese	Sugar
Saturnina	Latin	Unknown
Sauda	African	Dark complexion
Saundra	Scottish	see Sandra
Savannah (also Savanna)	Native American	Large grassy plain
Saville (also Sevilla, Seville)	French	Willow town
Savitri	Sanskrit	Relating to Savitr
Scarlet (also Scarlett)	English	Red
Scathach (skaw-hoch)	Gaelic	Shadowy
Scheherazade		see Shahrazad
Schuyler	Unknown	Scholar
Schyler (also Schylor)	Dutch	Sheltering
Schwanhild		see Swanhilda
Scilla	Unknown (from Priscilla)	Ancient
Scoithniamh (sku-niav)	Gaelic	Shining blossom
Scoth (skuh) (also Scothnait)	Gaelic	Blossom
Seanait (shar-nit) (also Shaylee, Shaylyn)	Gaelic	A hawk
Seanna		see Seonag
Searc (shark)	Gaelic	Love, affection
Searlait (shear-lat)	Gaelic (from Charlotte)	Petite
Secunda	Latin	Second
Seda	Armenian	Forest voices
Seema	Greek	Symbol
Seeta/Seetha		see Sita
Seeva	Gaelic	see Siomha
Sef (also Sephora)	Egyptian	Yesterday
Sela	Hebrew	A rock
Selby	Old English	Willow farm
Selena/Selene		see Selina
Selima	Hebrew	Peaceful
Selia	Gaelic	see Sile
Selima	Arabic	Peace
Selina (also Salena, Salina, Selena, Selene,Shelena)	Greek	Moon
Sema	Greek	Divine omen
Semele	Latin	Once
Semira	African	Fulfilled
Senalda	Spanish	A sign
Sence		see Sancha
Senga	Gaelic	Slender
Senia	Unknown	Unknown
Sens		see Sancha
Senta	Germanic	Assistant
Seonag (also Seanna, Seona, Seonaid, Sheona,Shona)	Scottish (from Joan)	God is gracious
Seosaimhin (sho-safeen) (also Seosamh, Seosamhin, Seosap, Seosaph)	Gaelic (from Josephine)	May he add
Sephora		see Sef
September	Latin	Seventh month
Septima	Latin	Seventh
Sequoia	Native American	Huge trees in California
Sera		see Sarah
Serafima/Serafina		see Seraphina
Serah		see Sarah
Seraphina (also Serafima, Serafina)	Hebrew	Fiery ones
Seren	Welsh	Star
Serena (also Serina, Serrena)	Latin	Serene
Serendipity	English	A happy accident
Serenity	English	Calm
Serepta	Unknown	Peaceful
Serilda	Germanic	Armed maiden of war
Serina/Serrena		see Serena
Serwa	African	Jewel
Setepania	Hawaiian	see Stephanie
Severina (also Severine)	Latin	Stern
Sevilla/Seville		see Saville
Shachar (also Shahar)	Hebrew	Dawn
Shadya	Arabic	Singer
Shaelynn	Unknown	Combination of Shea and Lynn
Shafiqa	Arabic	Compassionate
Shahlah		see Sile
Shahar		see Shachar
Shahira	Arabic	Renowned
Shahnaz	Persian	Pride of the king
Shahrazad (also Scheherazade, Shahrizad, Sheherazade)	Persian	Person of the city
Shaina/Shainah/Shaindel/Shaine		see Shayna
Shakia	Unknown	Season's beginning
Shakila	Unknown	Pretty
Shakira (also Shakura)	Arabic	Grateful
Shakti	Sanskrit	Power
Shakuntala	Sanskrit	Bird
Shakura		see Shakira
Shaladiah	Unknown	Unknown
Shamara (also Shamar)	Unknown	Ready for battle
Shamira	Unknown	Precious stone
Shan/Shana		see Sian
Shanata	Hindu	Peaceful
Shandi/Shandrell		see Sian
Shanelle	French	Name of a courtier
Shanene		see Sian
Shani	Swahili	Marvellous
Shania/Shanice/Shanika		see Sian
Shanity	Unknown	Combination of Shane and Tyson
Shanlee	Gaelic	Hero's child
Shanna/Shannah		see Susanna
Shannon (also Shannyn, Shanon, Shanyn)	Gaelic	Old one
Shanta	Sanskrit	Calm
Shantay (also Shantae)	French	Enchanted
Shantel (also Shante, Shantell, Shantelle)	Unknown (from Chantal)	Song
Shanti	Sanskrit	Tranquility
Shanyn	Gaelic	see Shannon
Shaquille	Unknown	Pretty
Shari/Sharis		see Sharon
Sharifa	Arabic	Eminent, virtuous
Sharlene (also Sharla, Sharleen, Sharmaine, Sherilyn)	Unknown (from Charlene)	Man
Sharman	English	Fair share
Sharmila	Sanskrit	Protection
Sharon (also Shari, Sharis, Sharne, Sharona,Sharron, Sharyn)	Hebrew	Plain
Sharyl		see Sheryl
Sharyn		see Sharon
Shasa	Unknown	Precious water
Shauna/Shaunna		see Sian
Shavaun/Shavon	Gaelic	see Sine
Shavonda/Shavonn/Shavonne	Gaelic	see Sine
Shawn/Shawna/Shawnda/Shawndell		see Sian
Shawnee	Native American	Southern people
Shayla		see Sile
Shaylee/Shaylyn	Gaelic	see Seanait
Shayna (also Shaina, Shainah, Shaindel, Shaine, Shaynah, Shayndel, Sheine)	Yiddish	Beautiful
Shea (also Sheadon)	Gaelic	Majestic
Sheba	Hebrew (from Bathsheba)	Daughter of the oath
Sheela	Sanskrit	Character
Sheelagh/Sheelah		see Sile
Sheena/Sheenagh		see Sine
Sheera (also Sheerah)	Hebrew	Song
Sheherazade		see Shahrazad
Sheila		see Sile
Sheine		see Shayna
Shela/Shelagh		see Sile
Shelena		see Selina
Shelia		see Sile
Shell	English	Form of coral
Shella	Unknown	Flower
Shelley (also Shelly)	Old English	Clearing on a bank
Shelomith	Hebrew	Unknown
Shena		see Sine
Shenelle	Unknown (from Chanel)	Canal
Sheona		see Seonag
Sheree (also Sheri, Sherie, Sherri, Sherrie,Sherry)	Unknown (from Cherie)	Darling
Shereen		see Shirin
Sheri		see Sheree
Sheridan (also Sheridon)	Gaelic	Descendant of the searcher
Sherie		see Sheree
Sherill		see Sheryl
Sherilyn		see Sharlene
Sherine		see Shirin
Sherise (also Sherisse)	Unknown (from Charissa)	Grace
Sherri/Sherrie/Sherry		see Sheree
Sheryl (also Sharyl, Sherill, Shirral)	French	Beloved
Shevan/Shevaun/Shevon	Gaelic	see Sine
Shieefera		see Shiphrah
Shiela		see Sile
Shifra		see Shiphrah
Shika	Japanese	Deer
Shills		see Sile
Shina	Japanese	Virtue
Shino	Japanese	Stem of bamboo
Shiphrah (also Shieefera, Shifra)	Hebrew	Beautiful
Shira (also Shiran, Shiri)	Hebrew	Song
Shirin (also Shereen, Sherine, Shireen)	Persian	Sweet
Shirley (also shirlyn)	Old English	Bright clearing
Shirral		see Sheryl
Shivaun/Shivonne	Gaelic	see Sine
Shobha	Sanskrit	Brilliance
Shona		see Seonag
Shonda		see Sian
Shoshna/Shoshana/Shoshannah	Hebrew	see Susanna
Shprintza/Shprintzel	Yiddish	see Speranza
Shua	Hebrew	Unknown
Shuba (also Shubha)	Unknown	Auspicious
Shui	Chinese	Water
Shukriyya	Arabic	Thanking
Shulammite (also Shulamit, Shulamith)	Hebrew	Peacefulness
Shyama	Sanskrit	Dark
Shyan	Unknown (from Cheyenne)	Unintelligible speakers
Shyla		see Sile
Si	Chinese	Four
Sian (also Shan, Shana, Shandi, Shandrell,Shanene, Shania, Shanice, Shanika, Shauna, Shaunna, Shawn, Shawna, Shawnda, Shawndell, Shonda, Siana, Siani)	Welsh (from John)	God is gracious
Siban	Gaelic	see Sine
Sibbhan		see Sine
Sibeal (shi-bayl) (also Sibby)	Gaelic (from Isabel)	Oath of God
Sibilla		see Sibyl
Sibley	Anglo Saxon	Realted or family
Sibyl (also Sibilla, Sibylla, Sybella, Sybil, Sybilla, Sybille)	Greek	Prophetess
Sidney (also Sydne, Sydnee, Sydney)	Old English	Wide island
Sidonie (also Sidonia, Sidony)	French	of Sidon
Sidra	Latin	Starlike
Sieghild	Germanic	Victorious battle
Sieglinde (also Sigi)	Germanic	Gentle victory
Siena (also Sienna)	Italian	Orange red
Sierra	Spanish	Mountain range
Sigi		see Sieglinde
Signa	Latin	Sign
Sigourney	French	Daring king
Sigrid (also Siri)	Old Norse	Beautiful victory
Sigrun	Old Norse	Secret victory
Sile (sheila) (also Selia, Shahlah, Shayla, Sheelagh, Sheelah, Sheila, Shela, Shelagh, Shelia, Shiela, Shilla, Shyla, Sileas, Silja, Silke, Sissie, Sissy)	Gaelic (from Cecilia)	Blind
Silvana (also Silva, Sylvaine, Sylvana)	Italian	Forest dweller
Silver	English	Silver
Silvestra	Spanish	Of the forest
Silvia (also Sasilvia, Sylvia, Sylvianne, Sylvie, Sylwia)	Italian	Forest
Sima	Scottish	Treasure
Simcha	Hebrew	Joy
Simona (also Simone, Simonette)	Hebrew	Listening
Sindy	Unknown (from Cindy)	Woman of Kynthos
Sine (shee-na) (also Shavaun, Shavon, Shavonda, Shavonn, Shavonne, Sheena, Sheenagh, Shena, Shevan, Shevaun, Shevon, Shivaun, Shivonne, Siban, Sibbhan, Sinead, Sineag, Sineidin, Siobhan, Sioned, Siubhan, Siubhanin)	Gaelic (from Jane)	God is gracious
Sini	Finnish	Blue
Siobha (shiva)	Gaelic	see Siomha
Siobhan (shiv-aun)	Gaelic	see Sine
Siogra	Gaelic	Elf
Siomha (sheeva) (also Seeva, Siobha)	Gaelic	Peace
Sioned	Welsh	see Sine
Siri		see Sigrid
Sirvart	Armenian	Love rose
Sirena	Greek	A siren
Siroun	Armenian	Lovely
Sisel	Yiddish	Sweet
Sissie/Sissy		see Sile
Sita (also Seeta, Seetha)	Sanskrit	Furrow
Sitara	Sanskrit	Star
Siubhan/Siubhanin	Gaelic	see Sine
Siui (su-ee)	Gaelic	see Susanna
Siv	Old Norse	Bride
Sive	Gaelic	see Sadhbh
Sky (also Skye)	English	Sky
Skylar (also Skyler)	Dutch	Scholar
Slaine (slawn-ya) (also Slany)	Gaelic	Health
Slone	Unknown	Warrior
Snow (also Snowy)	English	Snow
Sochla (such-la)	Gaelic	Renowned
Socorro	Spanish	Aid
Sofia/Sofie		see Sophia
Sofija	Serbian	see Sophia
Sol	Spanish	The sun
Solace	Unknown	Comfort
Solana	Spanish	Sunshine
Solange	French	Religious
Solangel	Unknown	Combination of Sol and Angel
Soledad	Spanish	Solitary
Solta	Latin	Alone
Solveig (also Solvej, Solvig)	Old Norse	Strong house
Sommer	German	see Summer
Sonal	Sanskrit	Golden
Sonel	Unknown	Lily
Sondra		see Sandra
Sonia/Sonja/Sonje		see Sophia
Sonny (also Sonnie)	English	Young boy
Sonora	Unknown	Pleasant sounding
Sophia (also Sofia, Sofie, Sofija, Sonia, Sonja, Sonje, Sonya, Sophie, Sophy)	Greek	Wisdom
Sophronia	Italian	Self controlled
Sophy		see Sophia
Sora	Native American	Singing bird soars
Sorcha (sur-cha)	Gaelic	Radiant
Sorrel	Germanic	Sour
Sostrate	Greek	Safe army
Speranza (also Shprintza, Shprintzel)	Unknown (from Esperanza)	Hope
Spica	Latin	Name of a star
Spring	English	A season
Sprita	Experanto	Witty
Sri	Sanskrit	Light, beauty
Stacey (also Stacee, Staci, Stacia, Stacie, Stacy, Steise, Stesha)	Unknown (from Anastasia)	Resurrection
Stanislawa (also Stanislava)	Polish	Camp glory
Star (also Starla, Starr)	English	Celestial body
Stef/Stefania/Stefanie		see Stephanie
Steffi/Steffie		see Stephanie
Steise (stay-sha)	Gaelic	see Stacey
Stelara	Esperanto	Like a constellation
Stella	Latin	Star
Stephanie (also Setepania, Stef, Stefania, Stefanie, Steffi, Steffie, Steph, Stephania, Stephany, Stephenie, Stevie)	Greek	Crown
Steren	Cornish	Sar
Stesha		see Stacey
Stevie		see Stephanie
Stina	Scandinavian (from Christina)	Christian
Stockard	English	From the yard of tree stumps
Storm (also Stormie, Stormy)	English	Storm
Su		see Susanna
Suanach	Gaelic	Drowsy
Sue		see Susanna
Subira	African	Patience
Sugar	English	Sugar
Suha	Arabic	Star
Suki	Japanese	Beloved
Sukie/Sukey		see Susanna
Sulis	Unknown	Goddess who watched over Bath
Sumana	Sanskrit	Well disposed
Sumati	Sanskrit	Wise
Sumi	Japanese	Clear
Sumiko	Japanese	Charcoal
Summer (also Sommer)	English	The summer season
Sunday	English	First day of the week
Sunita	Sanskrit	Well conducted
Sunitit	Sanskrit	Good conduct
Sunniva	Scandinavian	Sun gift
Sunny	English	Sunny
sunshine	English	Sunshine
Suraya	Arabic (from Thurayya)	The Pleiades
Susanna (also Sanna, Sanne, Shanna, Shannah, Shoshana, Shoshanah, Shoshannah, Siui, Su, Sue, Sukie, Sukey, Susan, Susane, Susannah, Susanne, Suse, Susie, Suzan, Suzanna, Suzanne, Suzette, Suzie, Suzy)	Hebrew	Lily
Sushila (also Susheela)	Sanskrit	Good conduct
Susie		see Susanna
Suvi	Finnish	Summer
Suzan/Suzanna/Suzanne/Suzette/Suzie		see Susanna
Suzu	Japanese	Bell
Suzume	Japanese	Sparrow
Suzy		see Susanna
Svajone	Lithuanian	Dream
Svana/Svanhild/Svanhildur		see Swanhilda
Sveltana (also Sveta)	Slavic	Light
Swanhilda (also Schwanhild, Svana, Svanhild, Svanhildur, Swanhild, Swanhilde)	Germanic	Swan battle
Sybeel/Sybil		see Sibyl
Sybilla	Germanic	see Sibyl
Sybille	French	see Sibyl
Sydelle		see Syeira
Sydne/Sydnee/Sydney		see Sidney
Syeira (also Sydelle)	Unknown	Princess
Sylest	Unknown (from Celeste)	Heavenly
Sylvaine	French	see Silvana
Sylvana		see Silvana
Sylvia/Sylvianne		see Silvia
Sylvie	French	see Silvia
Sylwia	Polish	see Silvia
Syna	Greek	Two together
Syntyche	Greek	Common fate