By Gender: • Both • Female • Male • Pop Male • Pop Female • | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | o | p | q | r | s | t | u | v | w | x | y | z | Name Root Definition Gender Salisbury Anglo Saxon Dry Town Masculine Samson or Sam Hebrew Bright as the Sun Masculine Sam Hebrew Bright as the Sun Masculine Samuel Hebrew Answer to Prayers Masculine Samson Hebrew Like the Sun Masculine Sanborn Old English Residence Name Masculine Sanders Greek Helper of Mankind Masculine Sanford Old English From the Sandy Ford Masculine Santos Spanish Of the Saints Masculine Sargent Old French-Latin Occupation Name Masculine Saul Hebrew Longed For Masculine Sawyer Middle English Wood Cutter Masculine Schuyler Dutch A Shelter Masculine Scott Old English From Scotland Masculine Sean Hebrew Heavenly Generosity Masculine Sebastian Greek Majestic Masculine Selby Teutonic Residence Name Masculine Serge **** Variant of Sergius Masculine Serle Teutonic Armed Masculine Seth Hebrew Appointed One Masculine Seymour French-Latin Moorish Saint Masculine Shamus Irish Supplanter Masculine Shaw Old English Residence Name Masculine Shawn Hebrew God's Gracious Gift Masculine Shelby Anglo Saxon Residence Name Masculine Sheldon Anglo Saxon Residence Name Masculine Sherard Anglo Saxon Of Splendid Valor Masculine Sheridan Celtic The Wild Man Masculine Sherlock Old English Fair-Haired Masculine Sherman Old English Occupation Name Masculine Sherwin Anglo Saxon Eminent in Friendship Masculine Sherwood Old English From the Bright Forest Masculine Sidney **** City Name Masculine Sigmund Teutonic Victorious Protection Masculine Silas Latin Man of the Forest Masculine Silvester Latin Forest Dweller Masculine Simon Hebrew He who has Heard Masculine Sinclair Latin The Illustrious Masculine Sloane Celtic Warrior Masculine Sol Latin The Sun Masculine Solomon Hebrew Peaceful Masculine Spencer English Steward Masculine Stacy Latin Dependable Masculine Standish Old English Residence Name Masculine Stanford Old English Residence Name Masculine Stanislaus Slavonic Glory of the Camp Masculine Stan English Stony Field Masculine Stanley or Stan English Stony Field Masculine Stanway Old English Residence Name Masculine Stedman Anglo Saxon Residence Name Masculine Stefan Greek Crown Masculine Stephen or Stefan Greek Crown Masculine Sterling English High Quality Masculine Stuart Anglo Saxon A Steward Masculine Stewart or Stuart Anglo Saxon A Steward Masculine Sumner Old French-Latin A Summoner Masculine Sutton Old English Residence Name Masculine Swain Teutonic Youthful Masculine Sabra Hebrew Cactus Plant Feminine Sabrina or Brina English Goddess of Severn River Feminine Sacha Greek Helper of Mankind Feminine Sachi Japanese girlChild Feminine Sadie Hebrew Princess Feminine Salena Latin Salt Feminine Sally Hebrew Princess Feminine Salome Hebrew Asked of God Feminine Samantha Hebrew Listener Feminine Samara Hebrew Watch or Outlook Feminine Samuela Hebrew Asked of God Feminine Sandra Greek Helper of Mankind Feminine Sapphire Hebrew Precious Gem Feminine Sarah Hebrew True Princess Feminine Sarita **** Variant of Sarah Little Princess Feminine Scarlett English Red Feminine Sela Hebrew A Rock Feminine Selena Greek The Moon Feminine Selene or Selena Greek The Moon Feminine Selima Hebrew Peaceful Feminine Selma Arabic Secure Feminine Septima Latin The Seventh Feminine Serafina Hebrew Burning or Ardent Feminine Seraphine or Serafina Hebrew Burning or Ardent Feminine Serena Latin Serene Feminine Shana Hebrew Beautiful Feminine Shannon Gaelic Wise Feminine Sharon Hebrew Plains Feminine Shawn **** Feminine of John Feminine Sheba Arabic Biblical Queen Feminine Sheila Irish Divine Place Feminine Shirley Old English From the White Meadow Feminine Sibley Anglo Saxon Related or Family Feminine Sybil Greek Wise or Prophetic Feminine Sibyl or Sybil Greek Wise or Prophetic Feminine Sidra Latin Starlike Feminine Silver Anglo Saxon White Feminine Simona Hebrew Heard Feminine Sirena Greek A Siren Feminine Name Root Def. From Hitchcock's Dictionary ******Names: Hebrew/Middle Eastern/Greek/Roman/Egyptian Sabaoth ****** Lord of hosts Sabeans ****** captivity; conversion; old age Sabtah ****** a going about or circuiting; old age Sabtechah ****** that surrounds; that causes wounding Sacar ****** wares; a price Sadducees ****** followers of Sadoc, or Zadok Sadoc, or Zadok ****** just; righteous Salah ****** mission; sending Salamis ****** shaken; test; beaten Salathiel ****** asked or, lent of God Salcah ****** thy basket; thy lifting up Salem ****** complete or perfect peace Salim ****** foxes; fists; path Sallai, Sallu ****** an exaltation; a basket Salma ****** peace; perfection Salmon ****** peaceable; perfect; he that rewards Salome ****** same as Salmon Samaria ****** watch-mountain Samlah ****** his raiment; his left hand; his astonishment Samos ****** full of gravel Samothracia ****** an island possessed by the Samians and Thracians Samson ****** his sun; his service; there the second time Samuel ****** heard of God; asked of God Sanballat ****** bramble-bush; enemy in secret Sanhedrin ****** sitting together Sansannah ****** bough or bramble of the enemy Saph ****** rushes; sea-moss Saphir ****** delightful Sapphira ****** that relates or tells Sarah ****** lady; princess; princess of the multitude Sarai ****** my lady; my princess Sardis ****** prince of joy Sardites ****** removing a dissension Sarepta ****** a goldsmith's shop Sargon ****** who takes away protection Sarid ****** remaining; hand of a prince Saron ****** same as Sharon Sarsechim ****** master of the wardrobe Saruch ****** branch; layer; lining Satan ****** contrary; adversary; enemy; accuser Saul ****** demanded; lent; ditch; death Sceva ****** disposed; prepared Seba ****** a drunkard; that turns Sebat ****** twig; scepter; tribe Secacah ****** shadow; covering; defense Sechu ****** defense; bough Secundus ****** second Segub ****** fortified; raised Seir ****** Seirath, hairy; goat; demon; tempest Sela ****** a rock Sela-hammah-lekoth ****** rock of divisions Selah ****** the end; a pause Seled ****** affliction; warning Seleucia ****** shaken or beaten by the waves Sem ****** same as Shem Semachiah ****** joined to the Lord Semaiah ****** obeying the Lord Semei ****** hearing; obeying Senaah ****** bramble; enemy Seneh ****** same as Senaah Senir ****** bed-candle; changing Sennacherib ****** bramble of destruction Seorim ****** gates; hairs; tempests Sephar ****** book; scribe; number Sepharad ****** a book descending Sepharvaim ****** the two books; the two scribes Serah ****** lady of scent; song; the morning star Seraiah ****** prince of the Lord Seraphim ****** burning; fiery Sered ****** dyer's vat Sergius ****** net Serug ****** branch; layer; twining Seth ****** put; who puts; fixed Sethur ****** hid; destroying Shaalabbim ****** understanding or, son of a fox Shaalbim ****** that beholds the heart Shaalbonite ****** a fox's building Schaaph ****** fleeing; thinking Shaaraim ****** gates; valuation; hairs Shaashgaz ****** he that presses the fleece; that shears the sheep Shabbethai ****** my rest Shachia ****** protection of the Lord Shadrach ****** tender, nipple Shage ****** touching softly; multiplying much Shalem ****** same as Salem Shalim ****** same as Salim Shalisha ****** three; the third; prince; captain Shallum ****** perfect; agreeable Shalmai ****** my garment Shalman ****** peaceable; perfect; that rewards Shalmaneser ****** peace; tied; chained; perfection; retribution Shamariah ****** throne or keeping of the Lord Shamed ****** destroying; wearing out Shamer ****** keeper; thorn; dregs Shamgar ****** named a stranger; he is here a stranger Shamhuth ****** desolation; destruction Shamir ****** Shamer, prison; bush; lees; thorn Shammah ****** loss; desolation; astonishment Shammai ****** my name; my desolations Shammoth ****** names; desolations Shammuah ****** he that is heard; he that is obeyed Shamsherai ****** there a singer or conqueror Shapham, Shaphan ****** rabbit; wild rat; their lip; their brink Shaphat ****** judge Sharai ****** my lord; my prince; my song Sharar ****** navel; thought; singing Sharezer ****** overseer of the treasury, or of the storehouse Sharon ****** his plain; his song Shashai ****** rejoicing; mercy; linen Shashak ****** a bag of linen; the sixth bag Shaul, Saul ****** asked; lent; a grave Shaveh ****** the plain; that makes equality Shealtiel ****** same as Salathiel Sheariah ****** gate of the Lord; tempest of the Lord Shear-jashub ****** the remnant shall return Sheba ****** captivity; old man; repose; oath Shebam ****** compassing about; old men Shebaniah ****** the Lord that converts, or recalls from captivity Shebarim ****** breakings; hopes Sheber ****** breaking; hope Shebna ****** who rests himself; who is now captive Shebuel ****** turning or, captivity, or seat of God Shecaniah ****** habitation of the Lord Shechem ****** part; portion; back early in the morning Shedeur ****** field of light; light of the Almighty Shehariah ****** mourning or blackness of the Lord Shelah ****** that breaks; that unties; that undresses Shelemiah ****** God is my perfection; my happiness; my peace Sheleph ****** who draws out Shelesh ****** captain; prince Shelomi ****** Shelomith, my peace; my happiness; my recompense Shelumiel ****** same as Shelemiah Shem ****** name; renown Shema ****** hearing; obeying Shemaiah ****** that hears or obeys the Lord Shemariah ****** God is my guard Shemeber ****** name of force; name of the strong Shemer ****** guardian; thorn Shemida ****** name of knowledge; that puts knowledge Sheminith ****** eighth (an eight-stringed instrument) Shemiramoth ****** the height of the heavens Shemuel ****** appointed by God Shen ****** tooth; ivory; change Shenazar ****** treasurer of a tooth Shenir ****** lantern; light that sleeps Shephatiah ****** the Lord that judges Shephi ****** beholder; honeycomb; garment Shepho ****** desert Shephuphan ****** serpent Sherah ****** flesh; relationship Sherebiah ****** singing with the Lord Sheshach ****** bag of flax or linen Sheshai ****** six; mercy; flax Sheshan ****** lily; rose; joy; flax Sheshbazzar ****** joy in tribulation; joy of the vintage Shethar ****** putrefied; searching Shethar-boznai ****** that makes to rot; that seeks those who despise me Sheva ****** vanity; elevation; fame; tumult Shibboleth, Sibboleth ****** ear of corn; stream or flood Shibmah ****** overmuch captivity, or sitting Shicron ****** drunkenness; his gift; his wages Shiggaion ****** a song of trouble or comfort Shihon ****** sound; wall of strength Shihor-libnah ****** blackness of Libnah Shilhi ****** Shilhim, bough; weapon; armor Shillem ****** peace; perfection; retribution Shiloah ****** same as Siloah Shiloh ****** sent Shiloh (name of a city) ****** peace; abundance Shilom ****** tarrying; peace-maker Shilshah ****** three; chief; captain Shimeah, Shimeath ****** that hears or, obeys; perdition Shimei, Shimi ****** that hears or obeys; my reputation; my fame Shimeon ****** same as Simeon Shimma ****** same as Shimeah Shimon ****** providing well; fatness; oil Shimrath ****** hearing; obedient Shimshai ****** my son Shimri ****** thorn; dregs Shimrith ****** Shimron, same as Shimri Shinab ****** father of changing Shinar ****** watch of him that sleeps Shiphi ****** multitude Shiphrah ****** handsome; trumpet; that does good Shisha ****** of marble; pleasant Shishak ****** present of the bag; of the pot; of the thigh Shitrai ****** gatherer of money Shittim ****** thorns Shiza ****** this gift Shoa ****** kings; tyrants Shobab ****** returned; turned back; a spark Shobach ****** your bonds; your chains Shobai ****** turning captivity Shobal ****** path; ear of corn Shobek ****** made void; forsaken Shochoh ****** defense; a bough Shoham ****** keeping back Shomer ****** keeper; dregs Shophach ****** pouring out Shophan ****** rabbit; hid Shoshannim ****** those that shall be changed Shua ****** crying; saving Shuah ****** ditch; swimming; humiliation Shual ****** fox; path; first Shubael ****** returning captivity; seat of God Shuham ****** talking; thinking; humiliation; budding Shulamite ****** peaceable; perfect; that recompenses Shunem ****** their change; their sleep Shuni ****** changed; sleeping Shuphim ****** Shuppim, wearing them out; their shore Shur ****** wall; ox; that beholds Shushan ****** lily; rose; joy Shuthelah ****** plant; verdure; moist; pot Sia ****** moving; help Sibbechai ****** bough; cottage; of springs Sibmah ****** conversion; captivity Sichem ****** portion; shoulder Siddim ****** the tilled field Sidon ****** hunting; fishing; venison Sigionoth ****** according to variable songs or tunes, Sihon ****** rooting out; conclusion Sihor ****** black; trouble (the river Nile) Silas ****** three or, the third Silla ****** exalting Siloa, Siloam, Siloe ****** same as Shilhi Silvanus ****** who loves the forest Simeon ****** that hears or obeys; that is heard Simon ****** that hears; that obeys Sin ****** bush Sinai ****** a bush; enmity Sinim ****** south country, Sion ****** noise; tumult Sippai ****** threshold; silver cup Sinon ****** a breast-plate; deliverance Sisamai ****** house; blindness Sisera ****** that sees a horse or a swallow Sitnah ****** hatred Sivan ****** a bush or thorn Smyrna ****** myrrh So ****** a measure for grain; vail Socoh ****** tents; tabernacles Sodi ****** my secret Sodom ****** their secret; their cement Solomon ****** peaceable; perfect; one who recompenses Sopater, Sosipater ****** who defends the father Sophereth ****** scribe, numbering Sorek ****** vine; hissing; a color inclining to yellow Sosthenes ****** savior; strong; powerful Sotai ****** conclusion in pleading; binding Spain ****** rare; precious Stachys ****** spike or ear of corn Stephanas ****** crown; crowned Stephen ****** same as Stephanas Suah ****** speaking; entreating; ditch Succoth ****** tents; tabernacles Succoth-benoth ****** the tents of daughters or, young women; or prostitutes Sud ****** my secret Sur ****** that withdraws or departs; rebellion Susanna ****** lily; rose; joy Susi ****** horse; swallow; moth Sychar ****** end Syene ****** a bush; enmity Syntyche ****** that speaks or discourses Syracuse ****** that draws violently Name Root Def. 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