Baby Boys Names

Saadya (Hebrew) - God's helper.

Sa'id (Arabic) - happy. Saeed

Sakima (American Indian) - king.

Saliim (Arabic) - peace, safe. Saleem, Salem

Salisbury (Old English) - from the stronghold.

Salvatore (Italian) - savior. Javier, Sal, Sallie, Sally, Salvador, Sauveur, Xavier

Sam (Hebrew) - to hear. Short form of Samson, Samuel. Sammie, Sammy, Shem

Samir (Arabic) - entertaining companion (male).

Samson (Hebrew) - sun's man, like the sun. Sam, Sammie, Sammy, Sampson, Sansom, Sanson, Shimshon, Shem, Sonny

Samuel (Hebrew) - heard or asked of God. Sam, Sammie, Sammy, Samuele, Shem, Shmuel, Somhairle

Samuru (Japanese) - his name is God.

Sanborn (Old English) - from the sandy brook. Sandborn, Sandburne, Sandy

Sancho (Latin) - sanctified, holy one.

Sanders (Middle English) - sonof Alexander. SAnder, Sanderson, Sandor, Sandie, Sandy, Saunders, Saunderson

Sandy - common form of Alexander. Short form of names beginning with San.

Sanford (Old English) - from the sandy river crossing. Sandy

Sang-Ook (Korean) - always well.

Sargent (Old French) - army officer. Sarge, Sargeant, Sergeant, Sergent

Saul (Hebrew) - asked for. Sol, Sollie, Solly

Sawyer (Middle English) - sawer of wood. Saw, Sawyere

Sayer (Welsh) - carpenter. Sayers, Sayre, Sayres

Saxon (Old English) - swordsman. Sax

Schuyler (Dutch) - to shield or hide. Sky, Skyler, Skye

Scott (Old English) - Scotsman. Scot, Scotti, Scottie, Scotty

Scully (Gaelic) - town herald. town crier.

Seabrook (Old English) - from the seaside brook. Brook, Seaborn, Seabrooke

Sealy (Old English) - blessed, happy.

Seamus (Irish) - form of James. Shamus

Sean (Irish) - form of John. Shane, Shaughn, Shaun, Shawn

Sebastian (Greek) - reverenced, majestic one. (Latin) - venerated, majestic. Sebastiano, Sebastien, Sebby

Seeley (Old English) - happy, blessed one.

Selby (Ol English) - from the village by the mansion.

Seldon (Old English) - one from the manor valley, from the willow tree valley. Don, Donnie, Donny, Sheldon

Selig (Old German) - blessed. Zelig

Selwyn (Old English) - friend from the palace. Selwin, Winnie, Wyn, Wynn

Serge (Latin) - attendant. Sergei, Sergio

Seth (Hebrew) - appointed one, substitute

Seward (Old French) - from the St. Maur, sea guardian. Maurice, Morey, Morie, Morrie

Seymour (Old German) - famed at sea. (Old French) - from St. Maur. Maurice, Morey, Morie, Morrie, Seymore,

Shakir (Arabic) - thankful.

Shamus (Irish) - form of James.

Shanahan (Gaelic) - wise, learned one.

Shane (Irish) - form of John (through Sean). Shaine, Shayne

Shanley (Gaelic) - old hero.

Shannon (Irish Gaelic) - small and wise.

Sharif (Arabic) - honest one.

Shawn (Irish) - form of John.

Shea (Irish Gaelic) - from the fairy port. Shae, Shay

Shelby (Old English) - from the farm on the ledge. Shell, Shelley, Shelly

Sheldon (Old English) - from the farm on the ledge. Shell, Shelley, Shelly, Shelton, Skelton

Shelomo (Hebrew) - peacable. Shlomo, Solomon

Shelley - common form of Shelby, Sheldon. Shell, Shelly

Shen (Chinese) - spirit, deep thought.

Shepherd (Old English) - shepherd, sheepkeeper. Shep, Shepard, Shepp, Sheppard, Shepperd

Sheridan (Gaelic) - wild man. Dan, Dannie, Danny

Sherman (Old English) - shearer. Mannie, Manny, Sherm, Shermie

Sherwin (Middle English) - swift runner. Winny, Winnie, Wyn

Sherwood (Old English) - bright forest. Wood, Woodie, Woody

Shim'on (Hebrew) - hearing, with acceptance. Simeon, Simon

Shipley (Old English) - one who lives in the sheep meadow.

Shiro (Japanese) - fourth-born son.

Sid - short form of Sidney.

Sidney (Old French) - from St. Denis. Sid, Syd, Sydney

Siegfried (Old German) - victorious peace. Sig, Sigfrid, Sigfried

Sigmund (Old German) - Victorious protector. Sig, Siggy, Sigismond, Sigismondo, Sigismund, Sigismundo, Sigmond

Silas (Latin) - Silvanus (the forest god). Silvan, Silvano, Silvio, Sylvan

Simon (Hebrew) - to be heard. Si, Sim, Simeon. Simone

Sinclair (Old French) - fro St. Clair. Clair, Clare, Sinclaire

Sisi (African) - born on a Sunday.

Siwili (American Indian) - long tail of the fox.

Skelly (Irish Gaelic) - storyteller. Skell

Skip (Old Norse) - ship owner. Skipp, Skipper, Skippie, Skippy

Slade (Old English) - valley dweller, child of the valley.

Sloan (Gaelic) - warrior. Sloane

Smith (Old English) - blacksmith. Smitty, Smyth, Smythe

Snowden (Old English) - one from the snowy mountain.

Solomon (Hebrew) - peace. Salmon, Salomon, Shalom, Sholom, Sol, Sollie, Solly, Zolllie, Zolly

Somerset (Old English) - of the summer settlers.

Son (American Indian) - star. (Vietnamese) - mountain.

Spalding (Old English) - from the split meadow. Spaulding

Spark (Middle English) - carefree, happy one.

Spencer (Middle English) - steward, guardian, dispenser of provisions. Spence, Spense, Spenser

Stacy (Medieval/Latin) - stable, properous. Stace, Stacey

Stafford (Old English) - from the riverbank landing place.

Standish (Old English) - from the stoney park. Stan, Standysh

Stanford (Old English) - from the rocky ford. Ford, Stan, Standford, Stanfield, Stanislaw

Stanislaus (Polish/Slavic) - stand of glory, glory of the camp. Stan, Stanislas, Stanislav, Stanislaw

Stanley (Old English) - of the rocky meadow. Lee, Leigh, Stan, Stanleigh

Stanton (Old English) - fromt he stoney farm. Stan, Stanwood, Tony

Stanwood (Old English) - one who lives in the rocky forest. Stan, Woody

Stephen (Greek) crown. Esteban, Estavan, Etienne, Stefano, Steffen, Stephan, Stephanus, Stevan, Steve, Steven

Sterling (Old English) - valuable. Stirling

Sterne (Middle English) - austere. Stearn, Stearne

Steve - short form of Stephen. Stevie, Stevy

Steven - form of Stephen

Stewart (Old English) - steward or administrator of an estate. Form of Stuart. Steward, Stu, Stuart.

Storm (Old English) - tempest.

Stuart (Old English) - caretaker, steward. Steward, Stewart, Stu

Styles (Old English) - one who lives by the stile or gate. Stiles

Suhail (Arabic) - gentle, easy.

Sulaiman (Arabic) - peaceful. Solomon

Sullivan (Irish Gaelic) - balck-eyed. Sully

Sultan (African) - ruler.

Sumner (Latin) - summoner, church official.

Sutherland (Scandinavian) - from the southern land. Sutherlan

Sutton (Old English) - from the southern town.

Sven (Old Norse) - youth. Svend, Swain, Swaine, Swen

Sying (Chinese) - star.

Sylvester (Latin) - of the woods. Silas, Silvan, Silvester, Sly