Iambic Girl Names

Royale

Royale is an elegant feminine name that evokes notions of nobility and luxury. Derived from the French word 'royal' meaning 'kingly' or 'regal,' it carries connotations of sophistication and high…

Ruelle

Ruelle is a delicate feminine name with French origins, literally meaning 'small street' or 'alley' in French. This charming name evokes images of quaint Parisian side streets and carries an…

Sabelle

Sabelle is a graceful feminine name that blends French elegance with modern appeal. Likely a variation of Isabel or Isabella, which ultimately derive from Elizabeth (meaning 'God is my oath' in…

Sabine

French, German, and Dutch form of Sabina, Latin

"Sabine"

A concise choice with a hint of chic, Sabine is the French, Dutch, and German form of the Latin Sabina. While it has never charted in the US, Sabine saw a slight increase in use in recent data, with…

Sabrine

French form of Sabrina, British river name

Sabrina is the Latin name for the Severn, Britain's longest river. Drop the final syllable and you get a streamlined, French-esque name that's just as elegant, but without the Teenage Witch…

Sadelle

Sadelle is a delicate feminine name with possible Hebrew origins, potentially derived from 'Sadie' (itself a diminutive of Sarah, meaning 'princess') with an elegant French-inspired suffix. The name…

Sahar

Arabic, Persian, Hebrew

"dawn, morning, awakening; crescent"

A soft, strong name, commonly heard in the Middle East, Sahar is an Arabic and Persian name, associated with dawn and beginnings, and a Hebrew name, meaning "crescent", in turn linking it to the…

Samar

Arabic

"evening conversation"

This lovely Arabic name is gaining popularity in the US, used equally for boys and girls. Indeed, its sound (it rhymes with the feminine Tamar but ends with the fashionably masculine -ar sound, as in…

Samelle

Samelle is a feminine name that likely developed as a creative variation of names like Samantha or Samuel, with a French-inspired suffix. The ending '-elle' adds a distinctly feminine touch, meaning…

Samin

Hindi and Arabic

"valuable, precious"

This theoretically unisex name has an unfortunate homonym in English.

Sanai

Variation of Thana, Sana, or Sanaa, Arabic

"praise; to shine; greatness"

Sanai is a name of Arabic origin, most likely a variation of Thana, meaning "praise", though it is sometimes recorded as a variant of both Sana and Sanaa too. The name briefly featured in the US Top…

Sandrine

French variation of Alexandra, Greek

"defending men"

Sophisticated French choice. Or toxic petrochemical, as Ross on Friends famously joked when Rachel suggested it for their fictional daughter.

Sarette

Sarette is an uncommon feminine name with likely French origins, possibly functioning as a diminutive form of Sara/Sarah (Hebrew for 'princess') with the French diminutive suffix '-ette,' meaning…

Sarnai

Mongolian

"rose"

Reminiscent of Sarai, with a beautiful floral meaning.

Satine

French

"smooth, shiny"

Satine, the name of the Nicole Kidman character in Moulin Rouge, , is, by definition satiny smooth. Jacinda Barrett named her daughter Satine Anais.

Serene

English word name

Serena in all its variant spellings is such a widely-used name that reducing it to its root word, Serene, might not occur to some. But like Pax and Clement, Serene is an excellent name for a calm…

Seychelle

French

"island name"

Actress Seychelle Gabriel is named after the Seychelles, an archipelagic island nation in the Indian Ocean. The islands were named after Jean Moreau de Séchelles, Louis XV's Minister of Finance.

Shanelle

English variation of Chanel, French

"dweller near the canal"

French designer name Chanel spelt phonetically in English.

Shantelle

Shantelle is a feminine name that gained modest popularity in the United States during the 1970s and 1980s. It represents a variant spelling of Chantelle, which itself derives from the French place…

Sharai

Hebrew

"princess"

See SARAI.