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Female English Names [ Suggest Names for this page ] [ Go to Male English Names ] [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 20 ] SHAN: Anglicized form of Welsh Siân, meaning "God is gracious." Compare with another form of Shan. SHANA: Anglicized form of Welsh Siani, meaning "God is gracious." Compare with another form of Shana. SHANELLE: Either a variant spelling of English Chanel "pipe" or an elaborated form of English Shan "God is gracious." SHANENE: Elaborated form of English Shan, meaning "God is gracious." SHANIA: Elaborated form of English Shan, meaning "God is gracious." SHANICE: Elaborated form of English Shan, meaning "God is gracious." SHANIKA: Elaborated form of English Shan, meaning "God is gracious." SHANIQUA: Variant spelling of English Shanika, meaning "God is gracious." SHANNA: Variant spelling of English Shannah, meaning "lily." SHANNAH: English name derived from Hebrew Shoshannah, meaning "lily." SHANNEN: Variant spelling of English unisex Shannon, meaning "old river" or "river of wisdom." SHANNON: English unisex name derived from the name of a river in Ireland, composed of the Gaelic elements sean "old, wise" and abhann "river," hence "old river" or "river of wisdom." SHANTAE: Pet form of English Shantel or Shantelle, meaning "stony place." SHANTEL: Variant spelling of English Chantel, meaning "stony place." SHANTELLE: Elaborated form of English Shantel, meaning "stony place." SHAQUILA: English variant form of Arabic Shakila, meaning "beautiful." SHARALYN: Variant spelling of English Sherilyn, meaning "darling lake." SHARI: Variant spelling of English Sherry, meaning "darling." SHARISE: English variant form of French Cerise, meaning "cherry." SHARLA: Variant spelling of English Charla, meaning "man." SHARLEEN: Variant spelling of English Charlene, meaning "man." SHARLENE: Variant spelling of English Sharleen, meaning "man." SHARMAIN: Variant spelling of English Sharmaine, meaning "sing." SHARMAINE: Variant spelling of English Charmaine, meaning "sing." SHARON: Anglicized form of Hebrew Sharown, meaning "plain, level ground." In the bible, this is the name of a valley in Palestine. The name is sometimes given because of its association with the flowering shrub called Rose of Sharon. SHARONA: Elaborated form of English Sharon, meaning "plain, level ground." SHARRON: Variant spelling of English Sharon, meaning "plain, level ground." SHARYL: Variant spelling of English Cheryl, probably meaning "darling beryl." SHARYN: Variant spelling of English Sharon, meaning "plain, level ground." SHAUNA: Feminine form of English Shaun, meaning "God is gracious." SHAVONNE: Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Siobhán, meaning "God is gracious." SHAWNA: Feminine form of English Shawn, meaning "God is gracious." SHAWNDA: Elaborated form of English Shawna, meaning "God is gracious." SHAWNEE: English name derived from the name of a tribe of Native American people, meaning "southern people." SHAY: Variant spelling of English unisex Shea, possibly meaning "hawk-like." SHAYE: Variant spelling of English unisex Shea, possibly meaning "hawk-like." SHAYLA: Variant spelling of English Sheila, meaning "blind." SHAYLYN: Modern English compound name composed of Shae "hawk-like" and Lyn "lake." SHAYNE: Feminine form of English Shane, meaning "God is gracious." Compare with another form of Shayne. SHEA: Irish surname transferred to unisex forename use, from an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Séaghdha ("descendant of Séaghdha"), possibly meaning "hawk-like." SHEBA (Hebrew: שֶׁבַע): Compare with masculine Sheba. Short form of Hebrew Bathsheba, meaning "daughter of the oath." Variant spelling of English Shebah, meaning "oath" or "seven." SHEBAH: Anglicized form of Hebrew Shibah, meaning "oath" or "seven." In the bible, this is the name of a well named by Isaac. SHEELAGH: Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Síle, meaning "blind." SHEENA: Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Síne, meaning "God is gracious." SHEENAGH: Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Síne, meaning "God is gracious." SHEILA: Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Síle, meaning "blind." SHELAGH: Variant spelling of English Sheelagh, meaning "blind." SHELBY: English surname transferred to unisex forename use, derived from a place name composed of the Middle English elements schele "hut" and by "farm, settlement," hence "settlement of huts." SHELENA: English variant form of Latin Selena, meaning "moon." SHELIA: Variant form of English Sheila, meaning "blind." SHELL: Short form of English unisex Shelley, meaning "clearing near a ledge/slope." SHELLEY: English surname transferred to unisex forename use, derived from the name of various places meaning "clearing near a ledge/slope." SHELOMITH: Anglicized form of Hebrew Shelomiyth, meaning "peaceful." In the bible, this is the name of many characters, including a daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan. SHENA: Variant spelling of English Sheena, meaning "God is gracious." SHEONA: Variant spelling of English Seona, meaning "God is gracious." SHERAH: Anglicized form of Hebrew She'era, meaning "kinswoman." In the bible, this is the name of a daughter of Ephraim. SHEREE: Variant spelling of English Sherry, meaning "darling." SHERI: Variant spelling of English Sherry, meaning "darling." SHERIE: Variant spelling of English Sherry, meaning "darling." SHERILL: Variant spelling of English Cheryl, possibly meaning "darling beryl." SHERILYN: Variant spelling of English Cherilyn, meaning "darling lake." SHERISSE: Modern English form of French Cerise, meaning "cherry." SHERLEY: Variant spelling of English Shirley, meaning "bright clearing." SHERRI: Variant spelling of English Sherrie, meaning "darling." SHERRIE: Variant spelling of English Sherry, meaning "darling." SHERRY: Variant spelling of English Cherie, meaning "darling." SHERYL: Variant spelling of English Cheryl, possibly meaning "darling beryl." SHERYLL: Variant spelling of English Cheryl, possibly meaning "darling beryl." SHEVAUN: Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Siobhán, meaning "God is gracious." SHEVON: Variant spelling of English Shevaun, meaning "God is gracious." SHIRLEE: Variant spelling of English Shirley, meaning "bright clearing." Compare with another form of Shirlee. SHIRLEY: English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the name of various places composed of the Old English elements scir "bright" and leah "clearing, meadow," hence "bright meadow." SHONA: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Seònaid, meaning "God is gracious." SHONDA: Variant spelling of English Shawnda, meaning "God is gracious." SHULAMIT: Short form of English Shulamite, meaning "peaceful." SHULAMITE: Anglicized form of Hebrew Shuwlammiyth, meaning "peaceful." In the bible, this is the name of the maiden celebrated in the Song of Solomon. SHULAMMITE: Variant spelling of English Shulamite, meaning "peaceful." SHYLA: Variant form of English Sheila, meaning "blind." SIBYL (Σίβύλ): Short form of Greek Sibylla, meaning "prophetess." The sibyls are first mentioned by Heraclitus in the 5th century BC. "The Sibyl, with frenzied mouth uttering things not to be laughed at, unadorned and unperfumed, yet reaches to a thousand years with her voice by aid of the god," originally one of the chthonic earth-goddesses. SIDNEY: English surname transferred to unisex forename use, from a Norman baronial name from Saint-Denis in France, meaning "St. Denis." SIENA: Variant spelling of English Sienna, meaning "reddish-orange." SIENNA: English name derived from the vocabulary word sienna, meaning "reddish-orange." SIERRA: English name derived from the Spanish word, sierra, meaning "mountain range." SILVER: English unisex name meaning "silver," which may refer to either the precious metal or the color. SILVIA: Feminine form of Roman Latin Silvius, meaning "from the forest." Compare with another form of Silvia. SINDY: Variant spelling of English Cindy, meaning "woman from Kynthos." SISSIE: Variant spelling of English Sissy, meaning "blind." SISSY: Pet form of English Cecily, meaning "blind." SIVE: Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Sadhbh, meaning "sweet." SKUYLER: Variant spelling of English unisex Skyler, meaning "protection, shelter." SKY: English unisex name derived from the vocabulary word "sky," from Old Norse sky, meaning "cloud." SKYE: Variant spelling of English unisex Sky, meaning "cloud" or "sky." SKYLAR: Variant spelling of English unisex Schuyler, meaning "protection, shelter." SKYLER: Variant spelling of English unisex Skylar, meaning "protection, shelter." SLOAN: Variant spelling of English unisex Sloane, meaning "little raider." SLOANE: Irish surname transferred to unisex forename use, derived from an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Sluaghadháin, "descendant of Sluaghadhán," hence "little raider." SOFIA: Variant spelling of Greek Sophia, meaning "wisdom." This form of the name is in wide use throughout Europe by the Finnish, Italians, Germans, Norwegians, Portuguese and Swedish. SOMMER: Variant spelling of English Summer, meaning "summer." Compare with another form of Sommer. SONDRA: English variant form of Italian Sandra, meaning "defender of mankind." SONORA: English name derived from the name of the Mexican state or the Sonoran Desert, from Latin sonorus, meaning "clear, loud, resounding." SOPHIA (Σoφíα): Greek name meaning "wisdom." SOPHIE: French form of Greek Sophia, meaning "wisdom." SOPHY: English variant spelling of French Sophie, meaning "wisdom." SORREL: English unisex name derived from the name of a perennial herb, "sorrel," from Old French surele, from Frankish *sur, meaning "sour." SPARROW: English unisex name derived from the bird name "sparrow." SPRING: English name derived from the season name, "spring," (Mar. 21 thru Jun. 21), derived from the verb spring, "to burst forth," from Proto-Indo-European *sprengh-, meaning "rapid movement." SPIRIT: English unisex name derived from the vocabulary word, "spirit," from Latin spiritus, "breath," from PIE (s)peis "to blow." Both blow ("to move air") and blow ("blossom") ultimately derive from proto-Germanic *blæ, from PIE *bhle, meaning "to bloom, to blow up, swell, thrive." STACEE: Feminine variant spelling of English unisex Stacey, meaning "resurrection." STACEY: English unisex pet form of Latin Anastasia and Anastasius, both meaning "resurrection." STACI: Feminine variant spelling of English unisex Stacey, meaning "resurrection." STACIA: Short form of English Eustacia, meaning "fruitful." STACIE: Feminine variant spelling of English unisex Stacey, meaning "resurrection." STACY: Variant spelling of English unisex Stacey, meaning "resurrection." STAR: English name derived from the vocabulary word, "star." STARLA: Elaborated form of English Star, meaning "star." STARR: Variant spelling of English Star, meaning "star." STEF: Variant spelling of English unisex Steph, meaning "crown." STEFANIE: Variant spelling of English Stephanie, meaning "crown." STEFFIE: Pet form of English Stefanie, meaning "crown." STELLA: English name derived from Latin stella, meaning "star." STEPH: Unisex short form of English Stephen and Stephanie, both meaning "crown." STEPHANI: Modern variant spelling of English Stephanie, meaning "crown." STEPHANIA: Feminine form of Latin Stephanus, meaning "crown." STEPHANIE: Feminine form of English Stephen, meaning "crown." STEPHANY: Modern variant spelling of English Stephanie, meaning "crown." STEPHENIE: Feminine form of English Stephen, meaning "crown." STEVANIA: Feminine form of English Steven, meaning "crown." STEVIE: Unisex pet form of English Steven and Stevania, both meaning "crown." STORM: English unisex name derived from the vocabulary word, "storm." STORMIE: Variant spelling of English Stormy, meaning "stormy." STORMY: English name derived from the vocabulary word, meaning "stormy." SUE: Short form of English Susan, meaning "lily." SUELLEN: English compound name composed of Sue "lily" and Ellen, possibly meaning "torch." SUKIE: Pet form of English Susan, meaning "lily." SUMMER: English name derived from the vocabulary word, summer, from Old English sumor, meaning "summer," the hot season of the year. SUNDAY: English name derived from the vocabulary word, Sunday, from Old English Sunnandæg, literally meaning "day of the sun." SUNNY: English unisex name derived from the vocabulary word, meaning "cheerful, sunny." SUNSHINE: English name derived from the vocabulary word, "sunshine." SUSAN: Short form of English Susannah, meaning "lily." SUSANA: Variant spelling of Latin Susanna, meaning "lily." In use by the Italians, Portuguese and Spanish. SUSANNA: Latin form of Greek Sousánna, meaning "lily." In the bible, this is the name of a woman who ministered to Christ. Compare with another form of Susanna. SUSANNAH: English form of Latin Susanna, meaning "lily." SUSANNE: German form of Latin Susanna, meaning "lily." SUSE: Pet form of English Susannah, meaning "lily." Compare with another form of Suse. SUSIE: Pet form of English Susannah, meaning "lily." SUZAN: Variant spelling of English Susan, meaning "lily." SUZANNA: Variant spelling of English Susannah, meaning "lily." SUZANNE: French form of Latin Susanna, meaning "lily." SUZETTE: Pet form of French Suzanne, meaning "lily." SUZIE: Variant spelling of English Susie, meaning "lily." 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