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Names beginning with S

Every name in the book that begins with S.

25 names

Boy · Arabic
سَعْد
Saad
/ saad /
Good fortune — luck that feels earned, not given.
Root س · ع · د
Girl · Arabic
صَفِيّة
Safiya
/ sa-fee-ya /
A close, chosen friend — clear-hearted and pure.
Root ص · ف · و
Boy · Arabic
سَعيد
Said
/ sa-eed /
Happy and fortunate — a life lived on the bright side.
Root س · ع · د
Boy · Arabic
سَيْف
Saif
/ sayf /
The sword — drawn only when it must be, and never dull.
Root س · ي · ف
Boy · Arabic
صالِح
Saleh
/ saa-lih /
Righteous and good — upright in faith and deed.
Root ص · ل · ح
Boy · Arabic
سالِم
Salem
/ saa-lim /
Safe and sound — whole, unharmed, at peace.
Root س · ل · م
Boy · Arabic
سالِم
Salim
/ saa-lim /
Whole and unharmed — came through with nothing broken.
Root س · ل · م
Girl · Arabic
سَلمى
Salma
/ sal-ma /
Safe and sound — the one who comes through unharmed.
Root س · ل · م
Boy · Arabic
سامي
Sami
/ saa-mee /
Lofty and high-minded — someone who aims above eye level.
Root س · م · و
Girl · Arabic
سَميرة
Samira
/ sa-mee-ra /
The night companion — the one whose talk makes evenings short.
Root س · م · ر
Girl · Arabic
سَناء
Sana
/ sa-naa /
Brilliance — a flash of light, like lightning at the edge of the sky.
Root س · ن · و
Boy · Arabic
صَقْر
Saqr
/ saqr /
Falcon — keen-eyed and free, the bird of the Gulf.
Root ص · ق · ر
Girl · Arabic
سارة
Sara
/ saa-ra /
A princess and a delight — Ibrahim's wife, who laughed at the glad news.
Origin · Arabic
Girl · Arabic
شادِن
Shaden
/ shaa-den /
A fawn grown strong enough to roam — gentle, but on its own feet now.
Root ش · د · ن
Girl · Arabic
شَهْد
Shahd
/ shahd /
Pure honey — sweetness straight from the comb.
Root ش · ه · د
Girl · Arabic
شَيْخة
Sheikha
/ shay-kha /
A lady of standing — the feminine of sheikh.
Root ش · ي · خ
Boy · Arabic
شَريف
Sherif
/ sha-reef /
Noble — high standing kept clean by good conduct.
Root ش · ر · ف
Girl · Arabic
سِدرة
Sidra
/ sid-ra /
The lote tree at the edge of heaven — the farthest, highest boundary.
Root س · د · ر
Girl · Other
سُندُس
Sondos
/ sun-dus /
Fine green silk — the soft brocade of paradise in the Quran.
Origin · Other
Girl · Arabic
سُها
Suha
/ su-ha /
A faint star in the Big Dipper — the one you find only with sharp eyes.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
صُهَيْب
Suhaib
/ su-hayb /
Reddish-fair — the Roman, an early companion known by his colouring.
Root ص · ه · ب
Boy · Arabic
سُهَيْل
Suhail
/ su-hayl /
The bright southern star — Canopus, that sailors steer by.
Root س · ه · ل
Boy · Arabic
سُلَيْمان
Sulaiman
/ su-lay-maan /
The prophet-king who spoke to birds — wisdom and a peaceful reign.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
سُلْطان
Sultan
/ sul-taan /
Authority — the one whose word carries weight.
Root س · ل · ط
Girl · Arabic
سُمَيّة
Sumayya
/ su-may-ya /
A little height — small and exalted; the first martyr of Islam.
Root س · م · و
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