First Names starting with “S”
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Choosing a first name is one of the most beautiful decisions before birth – it stays with your child for life. At Nameberry you'll discover thousands of first names for girls, boys and gender-neutral names, each with origin, meaning and popularity. Browse alphabetically from A to Z, filter by language or theme and get inspired by our top lists and rare names. Whether classic, modern or international: here you're sure to find the name that suits your family perfectly.
Popular first names starting with “S”
First Names starting with “S”
| Name | m/f/u | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sven-Ulrich | m | Sven-Ulrich is a double name combining Sven ("the boy") and Ulrich ("the rich, powerful… | |
| Sven-Uwe | m | Sven-Uwe is a double name combining Sven ("the boy") and Uwe ("the doer") | |
| Svend | m | Danish | Svend is regarded as a Danish derivation of the name Sven |
| Svend-Aage | m | Svend-Aage is a double name combining Svend ("the young warrior") and Aage ("the ancest… | |
| Svend-Uwe | m | The meaning of the name Svend-Uwe from Scandinavian includes: 1.) young, fearless warri… | |
| Svenda | f | The name Svenda has its roots in Old Norse and is derived from the term 'sveinn', which… | |
| Svende | f | Danish | Svende is a Danish girl's name that derives from Svenda or Svenne and is a feminine var… |
| Svendia | f | Svendia is a girl's name with Old Norse roots | |
| Svenja | f | Swedish | The name Svenja derives as a feminine diminutive from the Scandinavian name Sven |
| Svenja-Elisabeth | f | Currently, no information about the meaning is known | |
| Svenja-Maria | f | Swedish | Svenja-Maria is a double name combining Svenja ("the eternally young woman") and Maria … |
| Svenja-Meike | f | Swedish | the young warrior - the little herb |
| Svenja-Sinah | f | Svenja-Sinah is a double name combining Svenja ("the eternally young woman") and Sinah … | |
| Svenka | f | The name Svenka is a rare feminine variant of the Scandinavian name Sven | |
| Svenn | m | Scandinavian | Svenn is an alternative variant of the Nordic first name Sven |
| Svenna | f | Swedish | The name Svenna is translated as "the young warrior", "the young woman", or simply "the… |
| Sverre | m | Norse | Sverre is a masculine first name with Old Norse roots, whose meaning refers to 'the Wil… |
| Sveta | f | Polish | The Slavic first name Sveta originates from the Old Slavic word svet (свет) and carries… |
| Svetimir | m | Slavic | Svetimir, a male first name from the Serbo-Croatian region, is a variation of Svetomir |
| Svetlana | f | Slavic | Svetlana is a female first name with Slavic origins, commonly found in countries such a… |
| Svetlina | f | The name Svetlina comes from Old Slavic and is composed of the words 'svet', which mean… | |
| Svetlinata | f | Svetlinata is an old Slavic girl's name that is derived from the word 'svet', meaning '… | |
| Svetomir | m | Svetomir, a boy's name from Serbian, translates directly as 'the consecrated one' as we… | |
| Svetoslava | f | Slavic | The name Svetoslava, a feminine variant of Svetoslav (Светослав), has the meaning in Ge… |
| Svetozar | m | Slavic | The name Svetozar originates from the Serbo-Croatian and Czech language areas and trans… |
| Sveva | f | Italian | Sveva is a female first name that comes from Italian and denotes an ancient Germanic tribe |
| Svitrigaila | m | The name Svitrigaila originates from the Old Lithuanian language and is composed of the… | |
| Svjetlan | m | Slavic | Svjetlan is the masculine form of the Slavic name Svetlana, which occurs in Croatia and… |
| Svjetlana | f | Svjetlana is the Croatian and Serbian form of the name Svetlana | |
| Swaantje | f | The name Swaantje is considered a Frisian name and functions as a short and affectionat… | |
| Swachna | f | Arabic | means 'Come on' in Filipino |
| Swafiya | f | Arabic | Swafiya is a girl's name of Muslim origin and a variant of Safiya (صفية) |
| Swala | f | The name Swala has its roots in Old High German | |
| Swana | f | The first name Swana is a diminutive of names that start with 'Swan-' or 'Schwan-' | |
| Swane | f | French | The name Swane is regarded as a modern French form of the name Swana, which serves as a… |
| Swanhild | f | Swanhild is a traditional name for girls with Germanic and German roots | |
| Swanhilde | f | Swanhilde has its origin as an old Low German first name and can be translated as 'the … | |
| Swantje | f | Swantje is an independent Frisian name for women and also serves as a short and pet for… | |
| Swantje-Edith | f | Currently, there is no information available about the meaning | |
| Swapna | f | Indian | Swapna (स्वप्ना) is a girl's name of Indian origin |
| Swapnali | f | Indian | "dreamlike" |
| Swaraj | m | Indian | The name has Indian roots |
| Sway | u | The name Sway has Indian roots and translates to 'the little breeze' or 'the falling one' | |
| Swea | f | Finnish | The first name Swea stands for the shining one, the little Swede, or the mother of the … |
| Sweer-Swen | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Swen | m | Swen is the Germanized form and a Swedish variant of the name Sven | |
| Swen-Helge | m | Swen-Helge is a double name combining Swen ("the young warrior") and Helge ("the holy o… | |
| Swen-Olaf | m | Swen-Olaf is a double name combining Swen ("the young warrior") and Olaf ("descendant o… | |
| Swen-Uwe | m | Swen-Uwe is a double name combining Swen ("the young warrior") and Uwe ("the doer") | |
| Swenia | f | The name Swenia is a feminine form derived from Swen or Sven | |
| Swenja | f | Swedish | The name Swenja stands for terms like 'the young warrior', 'the young woman', or simply… |
| Swenn | m | Scandinavian | The name Swenn, considered an alternative spelling of Swen and Sven, carries the meanin… |
| Swentje | f | The name Swentje refers to a girl and is an East Frisian feminine form of Swen or Sven | |
| Sweta | f | Sanskrit | The name Sweta, a shortened form of Shweta, metaphorically means 'the White One' |
| Swetha | f | Indian | Swetha is a derivation of the name Shweta and literally means "the White" as well as fr… |
| Swetja | f | Russian | The name has its roots in Russian |
| Swetlana | f | Swetlana is the Russian variant of the Slavic name Svetlana | |
| Swi | m | Hebrew | The name Swi derives from the Hebrew term 'Zvi' and means 'deer' |
| Swi-Lan | m | Swi-Lan is a double name combining Swi ("deer") and Lan ("orchid") | |
| Swidbert | m | Swidbert, as a younger form of Suitbert, derives from the Old English name Swithberht | |
| Swidgard | f | Swidgard most likely derives from the Goths, but also has Old High German origins | |
| Swinbyrn | m | No information about the meaning is currently available | |
| Swinda | f | Swinda is a traditional short form in German, derived from names that begin with 'Swind-' | |
| Swindbert | m | The name Swindbert comes from Old High German and is composed of the elements swinde, m… | |
| Swinde | f | Swinde is a historical German first name for women | |
| Swoosie | f | English | The name Swoosie is an invented girl's name from the USA that carries the meaning 'half… |
| Sya | f | Arabic | The name Sya has Arabic origins and means 'the Radiant', 'the Shining', 'the Bright' as… |
| Syahidah | f | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Syam | m | Arabic | Syam is a boy's name with Arabic origins, meaning 'the evening' or 'the night' |
| Syariayanti | f | The name Syariayanti has its roots in Sanskrit and is made up of two parts: śariyat (शर… | |
| Syarifah | f | Arabic | The name Syarifah is derived from the Arabic term arīf (شَرِيف), which means "noble, d… |
| Syasse | m | The name Syasse has its roots in Old High German and is derived from a word combination… | |
| Sybella | f | The girl's name Sybella stands for 'the prophetess', 'the seer', 'the oracle', and in a… | |
| Sybil | f | The name Sybil is interpreted as the English variant of Sybille or Sibylla, both of whi… | |
| Sybill | f | English | The name Sybill has its origins in Greek mythology, where the Sibyls served as oracles … |
| Sybilla | f | The name Sybilla is directly translated into English as "the seeress," "the prophetess,… | |
| Sybille | f | French | Sybille is a form of Sibylla, a Latinized version of the ancient Greek Síbylla (Σίβυλλα) |
| Sybille-Gabriele | f | Portuguese | Sybille-Gabriele is a double name combining Sybille ("the prophetess") and Gabriele ("w… |
| Sydelia | f | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Sydnee | f | English | Sydnee is a variant of Sydney ("the wide island") |
| Sydney | u | Sydney is the feminine form of the name Sidonie, which is derived from Sidonius | |
| Sydney-Aurelia | f | Latin | Sydney means 'the protector' and Aurelia means 'the golden one' |
| Sydney-Coleen | f | American | The name stands for 'the protector, little pretty girl' |
| Sydney-Estelle | f | American | Sydney-Estelle is a double name combining Sydney ("the wide island") and Estelle ("the … |
| Sydney-Kathleen | f | American | Sydney-Kathleen is a double name combining Sydney ("the wide island") and Kathleen ("th… |
| Syed | m | Arabic | Syed is a form of the Arabic Sayyid (سَيِّد) |
| Syke | f | Syke is a Frisian and North German short form for names that start with 'Sieg-' and mea… | |
| Sylas | m | Latin | Sylas is regarded as an Anglo-American variant of the name Silas, which has its origin … |
| Sylbije | f | The name Sylbije has an unclear origin, and there is currently no secure etymological d… | |
| Sylgja | f | Sylgja is a girl's name with Old Norse roots | |
| Sylke | f | Latin | Sylke is a female first name of Latin origin, regarded as a diminutive of Cäcilie |
| Sylko | m | Latin | Sylko, a short form of Silko, has its roots in the Latin Cäcilius |
| Sylla | f | Latin | The name Sylla has its origin in Latin |
| Sylta | f | Sylta is a newer name creation that has its roots in the island of Sylt | |
| Sylta-Fee | f | Sylta-Fee is a double name combining Sylta ("the one from the sea land") and Fee ("the … | |
| Sylta-Marcella | f | Sylta-Marcella is a double name combining Sylta ("the one from the sea land") and Marce… | |
| Sylva | f | Latin | The name Sylva has its origins in the Latin word 'silva', meaning 'forest' |
| Sylvain | m | Latin | The name Sylvain is the French form of Silvan and carries the meaning "the one who come… |
| Sylvana | f | Latin | Sylvana is a derived form of Silvana, the feminine variant of the name Silvanus, who is… |
| Sylvelin | f | Latin | Sylvelin represents a diminutive form of Silvia, the feminine variant of the Latin name… |