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Saga
Swedish word name
"story; seeress"
Apt name for a little drama queen with a long future ahead of her. Saga is a Top 30 girls' name in Sweden. Saga was the Norse goddess of poetry, storytelling, and history. She was a prophetess — able…
Samhain
Irish
"end of harvest season"
Samhain is a traditional Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter (usually halfway between the equinox and solstice). Today it often coincides with the…
Sansonnet
French, startling
Sarabi
African, Swahili
"mirage"
Lovely African name that you may recognize from The Lion King .
Sarita
Italian and Spanish diminutive of Sara, Hebrew
"princess"
Sarita is a delicately pretty name all but unknown in the US, where it can make an original honor name for an ancestral Sara....or Rita. Rita is a midcentury favorite tiptoeing back into style among…
Saturn
Saturn is a celestial feminine name derived directly from the Roman god of agriculture and the name of the sixth planet in our solar system. As a given name, Saturn emerged as part of the modern…
Scirocco
Italian, from Arabic
"warm wind"
A cool and breezy nature name with a stylish sound, used by Volkswagen for one of its cars.
Seeley
English
"blessed, happy"
Surname name with an uplifting meaning. Just beware that this is a well-known mattress brand.
Selina
Variation of Selena or Celine, Latin
"moon; heaven"
The Selina spelling swims below the Top 1000, which it fell off more than 15 years ago. Still, more than 160 baby girls were named Selina in 2023, compared with over 1300 named Selena and more than…
Selka
Variation of Selkie, Selda, Zelda, Zelig, or Silke, Scottish, Polish, German, Yiddish
"seal folk; gray fighting maid; blessed, happy; heavenly"
Selka is an uncommon feminine name with a whole variety of possible origins. Its crisp, modern sound and rare-yet-familiar feel, make it an alluring choice. On one hand, it may refer to the Scottish…
Selkie
Scottish
"seal folk"
A mystical name with a watery feel to it, selkies are mythical creatures that resemble seals in the water but assume human form on land. Appearing in Scottish folklore, their name comes from the word…
Senara
Variation of Azenor, Breton
"light"
The origins of Senara, the name of a Cornish saint who is patron of the village of Zennor, are not so straightforward. Some say she was the same person as Azenor, a legendary Breton princess whose…
Senna
Botanical name; Arabic
"brightness"
Senna is a flowering bush common in the tropics, with bright yellow flowers. In herbal medicine, Senna has gained some notice as the active ingredient in so-called "dieter's teas," which works mainly…
Septima
Latin
"seventh"
Name for a seventh child, back when people had them.
Serafina
Italian and Spanish variation of Seraphina
"ardent"
Serafina is a name so lovely it's worthy of an angel. But the more stylish spelling today is Seraphina.
Seren
Welsh, Turkish
"star or sail mast"
Seren is a top girls' name in Wales – and a lovely choice almost unknown elsewhere. Seren, in the Sirona form, was an ancient goddess of the hot springs. Seren only recently fell out of the girls'…
Serenade
Music name
Peaceful and melodic, but a bit pretentious.
Serendipity
English
"unexpected good fortune"
A unique virtue name with a sound as happy and lively as its meaning.
Servia
Feminine form of Servius, Latin
"preserving"
Seven
Numerical word name
Seinfeld's George threatened to name his future child Seven, and then singer Erykah Badu actually did it.