Puerto Rican Girl names beginning with S

Sherley

Sherley is a feminine name typically considered a variation of Shirley, which originated as an English surname derived from Old English elements meaning 'bright clearing' or 'bright meadow.' While…

Sherlyn

Modern invented name

This effort to update Sheryl combines Sher- with the familiar -lyn ending. Sherlyn was given to 145 baby girls in 2022, and seems to be on the rise.

Sheyla

Sheyla is a feminine name that represents a variation of the name Sheila, which derives from the Irish name Síle, a form of Cecilia meaning "blind" or "sixth." The spelling with 'y' adds a modern,…

Shirley

English

"bright meadow"

Shirley Temple almost single-handedly lifted the gloom of the Great Depression, and in tribute (and perhaps wishing for a similarly curly-headed, dimpled darling of their own), thousands of parents…

Siara

Variation of Sierra or Sarah, Spanish, Hebrew, Arabic

"mountain range; princess; pure"

Used as a twist on the nature name Sierra or the classic Biblical name Sarah, Siara could also be considered an anglicized corruption of the Irish Ciara, meaning "little dark one", or an Arabic name…

Silvia

Latin

"from the woods"

This original form of the name -- the more familiar Sylvia spelling came later -- seems more modern now.

Solange

French

"solemn"

This is a soft, soignée French girls' name that has become familiar here via singer Solange Knowles, younger sister of Beyonce. It is also the name of a martyred ninth century saint, a poor…

Solimar

Spanish

"sun and sea"

This bright and breezy Spanish nature name sounds fresher than its inverse, Marisol.

Sonia

Russian and Scandinavian variation of Sophia

"wisdom"

Early European import, well known in the 1940s via Norwegian skating movie star Sonja Henie, that has sailed back across the Atlantic, despite the rising popularity of other Russian names.

Sonya

See SONIA.

Stacey

Stacey is a feminine name (though also used for boys) with Greek origins, derived from Eustace, meaning 'fruitful' or 'productive.' Initially a diminutive of Anastasia, meaning 'resurrection,' Stacey…