Iridescent Siren

Seraphine

French from Hebrew

"burning ones"

Seraphine is the Gallic version of the angelic name Seraphina. But while Seraphina has been rising rapidly since Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck chose it for their second daughter, Seraphine has been…

Sereia

Portuguese

"mermaid"

The lovely Sereia is the Portuguese word for mermaid but can also be used as a name. English speakers may shy away from the name because of pronunciation questions and indeed, any little Sereia…

Serenade

Music name

Peaceful and melodic, but a bit pretentious.

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…

Sibylla

Greek

"seer, oracle"

This elongated form of Sibyl is dainty and delicate -- dare we even say demure? It's got deep history, a powerful namesake, and it's extremely rare -- zero baby girls were named Sibylla or Sybilla or…

Sibylline

Sibylline is a rare feminine name derived from the ancient Greek word 'sibylla,' referring to female prophets or oracles in the ancient Mediterranean world. These women were believed to possess…

Sirena

Greek

"entangler"

Sounds like Serena, but refers to the mythological sirens -- half woman, half bird -- who virtually sang men to death. Not a great role model for your little girl.

Sirje

Estonian

"blue-feathered"

Sirje is a uniquely Estonian name of unconfirmed origins, although the story goes that it was created and offered up by Julius Mägiste, a linguist, in 1929. He derived it from the word sinisirje ,…

Stellaluna

Latin

"Star and moon"

Stella and Luna are stylish night sky name for girls , from the Latin words for star and moon. The two names were smooshed together by children's book author Janell Cannon in 1993. Cannon gave the…

Stellamaris

Latin

"star of the sea"

Stella Maris ("star of the sea") is an historic title for the Virgin Mary, in use since at least the early medieval period. Although it actually arose from a scribal error in the etymology of the…

Sybilla

Greek

"seer, oracle"

Sybilla and its near-identical twin Sibylla are dainty and demure names with a powerful namesake that also happen to be extremely rare -- no baby girls were given either name in the US last year.

Syrena

Syrena is a feminine name derived from the Greek word "seirēn," meaning "enchanter" or "entangler." It's closely related to the word "siren," referring to the mythological creatures who lured sailors…

Thalassa

Greek

"the sea"

A pretty, rarely used Greek name, Thalassa is the ancient personification of the sea, particularly the Mediterranean, who is sometimes considered the mother of Aphrodite. In 1991, a newly discovered…

Thaleia

Thaleia is a feminine name with ancient Greek origins. It stems from the Greek word "thallein" meaning "to bloom" or "to flourish." In Greek mythology, Thaleia was one of the nine Muses, specifically…

Thessaly

Greek, place name, meaning unknown

The name of an area in northern Greece, known in the era of Homer's Odyssey as Aeolia, Thessaly makes a spirited and pretty place name. Reminiscent of Tessa, Rosalie, and Thea, the name likely…