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Girls Names Beginning With S
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Sammy
Hebrew
"god has heard"
Short for Samantha or long for Sam, Sammy is a sweet midcentury nickname name that we can see coming back.
Samoa
Place-name
Evocative of the beautiful South Pacific islands, Samoa has very occasionally been used as a given name in American Samoa, Cambodia, Papua New Guinea, and Brazil. Also used as a surname, Samoa could…
Sanchia
Spanish variation of Sancia
"sacred"
The forerunner of Cynthia is all but unknown these days, but deserving of import and revival.
Sandrina
Sandrina is a feminine name of Italian and Portuguese origin, functioning as a diminutive form of Sandra or Alessandra, which ultimately derive from Alexander, meaning 'defender of mankind.' The…
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.
Sanne
Dutch, diminutive of Susanne
"lily"
Sanne is hugely popular in the Netherlands, but almost unknown here; which makes it an interesting prospect for the parent in search of an unusual name. Pronounced sah-na, Sanne is in keeping with…
Sansonnet
French, startling
Saphira
English and Norman variation of Sapphira, Greek, Hebrew, literary
"lapis lazuli, sapphire"
A gemstone name that doesn't sound as wordy as Sapphire or Lazuli do, this is a streamlined spelling of the Biblical name. It was also used in by Christopher Paolini in his dragon series, Eragon ,…
Sapphira
Greek variation of Sapphire, Hebrew jewel name
"sapphire"
Sapphira is a lovely name which unfortunately has an unsavory Biblical history. The New Testament Sapphira was killed by God for lying about a tax payment. There's a Willa Cather novel called…
Sapphire
Hebrew, Greek, and Latin jewel name
"blue"
Sapphire goes waaaaay beyond Ruby and Pearl. This September birthstone, occasionally used a century ago, might be worth a reappraisal, perhaps as a Sophie/Sophia alternative. Sapphire is the…
Sarabi
African, Swahili
"mirage"
Lovely African name that you may recognize from The Lion King .
Saretta
Saretta is a delicate feminine name of Italian origin, functioning as a diminutive of Sara, which derives from Hebrew meaning "princess." The suffix "-etta" adds a sense of endearment and delicacy,…
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…
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…
Sariya
Arabic
"night traveler, night rain"
A pretty Arabic name with an evocative meaning.
Sarotte
Sarotte is a distinctive feminine name with French overtones, possibly derived as a diminutive form of Sarah or Charlotte, or as a feminine variant of the French surname Sarotte. This elegant and…
Sasa
Hungarian or Slavic short form of Alexandra or Sarah; Cherokee
"goose"
Sasa is a simple name with complex origins. In the Cherokee language, it means goose. It might also be a Hungarian or other Easterm European short form of Sarah or Alexandra, ala Sasha. Some sources…
Satin
French
"smooth, shiny"
Sensuous to a fault.
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.
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…