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Sadu

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Sadu.

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Saed

From Arabic سَاعِد (sāʕid).

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Saei

From Japanese 左營(さえい) (saei).

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Saez

Borrowed from Spanish Sáez, variant of Sainz, a surname of Basque origin.

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Safar

Borrowed from Arabic صَفَر (ṣafar), from صَفِرَ (ṣafira, “to be empty”).

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Safed

From Arabic صَفَد (ṣafad), ultimately from Biblical Hebrew צְפַת (ṣəp̄aṯ).

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Safi

From French Safi, from Arabic آسَفِي (ʔāsafī).

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Saga

Borrowed from Japanese 佐賀(さが) (Saga).

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Sagal

Variant of Segal.

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The unit is derived from the phrase "billions and billions (of stars)", erroneously attributed to the American astronomer Carl Sagan. The lower bound of such a number must be two billion plus two billion, or four billion

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Sagar

From Hindi सागर (sāgar).

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Sage

* As an English and French surname, from sage, a nickname for a wise person. The given name, in general use since the 1990s, is also associated with the sage plant. Compare Desage, Lesage. * As an Irish surname, variant

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Saggy

From Sag (“Sagittarius”) + -y.

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Sagun

See Sahagun.

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Saha

Transliteration of Bengali সাহা (śaha).

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Sahab

Borrowed from Arabic سحاب (saḥāb).

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Sahaj

Borrowed from Sanskrit सहज (sahaja, “natural, easy”).

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Sahar

Of Arabic or Persian origin. In Persian, سحر (sahar, “dawn”). (In Hebrew, סַהַר (sáhar, “crescent”).)

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Sahel

Borrowed from Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil, “border of the desert, coastline”).

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Saher

Borrowed from Arabic سَاهِر (sāhir).

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Sahni

Derived from Punjabi ਸਾਹਨੀ (sāhnī).

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Sahoo

Borrowed from Odia ସାହୁ (sāhu).

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Sahul

From the name “Sahull” and “Sahoel” of a submerged sandbank between Australia and Timor on Dutch maps of the 17th century. From this the continental shelf was given the name “Sahul Shelf”, and the continent including the

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Saia

Borrowed from Italian Saia.

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Said

Borrowed from Arabic سَعِيد (saʕīd).

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Saidi

Borrowed from Arabic سَيِّد (sayyid, “master, lord”).

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Saif

Borrowed from Arabic سَيْف (sayf, “sword, scimitar”). This surname is mostly found in Yemen.

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Saige

Variant of Sage.

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Saini

Borrowed from Punjabi ਸੈਣੀ (saiṇī).

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Saint

From saint.

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Sainz

Borrowed from Spanish Sainz, itself of Basque origin.

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Saiph

From Arabic سَيْف (sayf), originally سَيْف اَلْجَبَّار (sayf al-jabbār, “sword of the giant”).

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Sais

Borrowed from Welsh Sais. Doublet of Saxon.

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Saite

Etymology tree English Saïs Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)bor. Latin -ītēslbor. ▲ Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs) Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. Latin -ītislbor.

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Saito

Borrowed from Japanese 斎藤 (Saitō).

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Sajid

Borrowed from Arabic سَاجِد (sājid). This surname is mostly found in Pakistan.

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Saka

First attested in the late 19th century as a learned borrowing from Sanskrit शक (śaka), from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣𐎠 (s-k-a /⁠Sakā⁠/, “Scythian”), from 𐎿𐎣 (s-k /⁠Saka⁠/, “Scythia”), from Scythian. Mostly displaced earlier S

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Sakai

From Malay Sakai.

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Sakha

Borrowed from Russian саха́ (saxá), from Yakut саха (saqa), from Proto-Turkic *yaka (“edge; collar”).

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Saki

Borrowed from Persian سَاقِی (sâqi), from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.

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Sako

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Japanese 佐香 (Sakō) or 酒向 (Sakō). * Borrowed from a West African language; this surname is predominantly found in Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Mali.

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Sakra

Transliteration of Sanskrit शक्र (śakra).

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Sakta

From Sanskrit शाक्त (śākta, “related to Shakti”), from शक्ति (Śákti, Śaktí).

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Saky

From Ukrainian Са́ки (Sáky).

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Salah

As an Islamic/Arabic surname, as well as a Jewish adoption of it, from صَلاة (ṣalāh, “prayer”) or صَلاح (ṣalāḥ, “righteousness”).

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Salak

Borrowed from Polish Salak, Czech and Hungarian Salák and Slovak Šalák, all from a pet form of the name Salamon. Compare Solomon, Salomon.

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Salam

From Manipuri ꯁꯂꯥꯝ (salām).

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Salas

From Spanish Salas, from salas.

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Salat

Borrowed from French Salat.

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Salay

Americanized form of Hungarian Szalay.

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Sale

From Old English sealh (“willow tree”).

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Saleh

From Iranian Persian صالح (sâleh) or directly from Arabic صَالِح (ṣāliḥ, literally “pious”).

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Salek

Borrowed from Czech Šálek.

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Salem

From Biblical Hebrew שָׁלֵם (šālēm) (Genesis 14:18).

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Sales

From Spanish, from Catalan sales.

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Salf

Shortened form of Salford taking all the letters of the first syllable and the first consonant of the second syllable.

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Salic

From Latin Salicus, from Salii (“Salians”) + -icus (“-ic: forming adjectives”), from Sala (“IJssel River”) + -īus (“-y: forming adjs”). Equivalent to Salii + -ic.

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Salih

Borrowed from Arabic صَالِح (ṣāliḥ, literally “pious”).

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Salii

From Latin Salii (“the Leapers, the Jumpers”), from salīre (“to leap, to jump”).

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Sally

A diminutive lambdacism of Sarah. Compare Hal from Harry and Moll from Mary.

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Salm

Source etymology material for Salm; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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Salma

Borrowed from Arabic سَلْمَى (salmā).

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Salo

From Italian Salò.

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Salop

From Latin Salopia Salopesberia (“Shrewsbury”) or Salopescira (“Shropshire”), the former a corruption of Old French Slopesberie (“Shrewsbury”).

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Salt

From Middle English [Term?], from Old English Selte. Compare Salter. The Staffordshire village was recorded as Selte in 1086 (DB), for a salt pit or saltworks.

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Salta

Borrowed from Spanish Salta.

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Salto

Borrowed from Spanish Salto.

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Salts

Borrowed from Yiddish זאַלץ (zalts, “salt”), a Jewish Ashkenazi metonymic occupational surname for a salt producer or seller.

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Salva

From Spanish, of Portuguese origin.

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Salvo

Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Catalan (Salvó) surname, all from the adjective salvo (“safe, saved”), or from its Latin source salvus (“safe”), found in names like Salvus and Salvone.

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Salé

From Moroccan Arabic سلا.

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Sama

* As a Catalan surname, from Samà in Catalonia * As an Italian surname, variant spelling of the surname Samà. * As a Hindi/Gujarati surname, from सम्मा (sammā), name of a tribe. See Samma. * As an Asturian-Leonese surnam

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Samar

From Spanish Sámar, from Waray-Waray samad.

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Samay

Borrowed from Sanskrit समय (samaya, “time”).

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Sambo

Borrowed from Spanish zambo.

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Samee

From Arabic سَمِيع (samīʕ, “hearer”).

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Sami

Etymology tree Proto-Sami *sāmē Northern Sami sápmi Northern Sami Sápmider. English Sami From Northern Sami Sápmi, from one of the Sami languages, of uncertain origin/meaning, but possibly related to Proto-Balto-Slavic *

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Samic

From Sami + -ic.

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Sammi

Respelling of Sammy.

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Sammy

Etymology tree English Sam Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English Sammy From Sam + -y.

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Samoa

Borrowed from Samoan Sāmoa. See there for more.

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Samom

From Manipuri ꯁꯥꯃꯣꯝ (sāmom).

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Samos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σάμος (Sámos).

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Samp

Borrowed from Polish Samp. It could also be a hypocoristic form of the personal name Samson.

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Sampa

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Sampa.

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Sams

From Sam + -s (plural suffix).

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Samsø

Borrowed from Danish Samsø.

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San

As a synonym of Bushmen introduced into ethnology from the 1960s, from Khoekhoe saan (singular saa) "foragers; people without wealth", via back-formation from Khoisan. Occasional citation as the Nama term for "Bushmen" f

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Sanaa

Borrowed from Arabic صَنْعَاء (ṣanʕāʔ).

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Sancy

It was owned at one time by Nicolas de Harlay, seigneur de Sancy.

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Sande

Source etymology material for Sande; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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Sandy

From clippings + -y

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Sang

As a surname, from: *Khmer សង (sɑɑng) *Korean 상 (sang) *Mandarin 桑 (Sāng) *Cantonese 生 (saang¹)

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Sango

Borrowed from Sango Sängö.

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Sanhe

From Mandarin 三河 (Sānhé).

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Sani

Various origins: * Borrowed from Italian Sani, a patronymic from the medieval personal name Sano. * Borrowed from Punjabi ਟੀਨਾ (ṭīnā), a surname found among members of the Sikh community. * Borrowed from Hausa Sani, a su

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Sanju

Borrowed from Uyghur سانجۇ (sanju).

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Sanka

Originally a brand name, from French sans caféine (“without caffein”).

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Sanma

From the initial letters of its main constituent islands: Espiritu Santo and Malo.

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Sanna

* As an Italian surname, from Italian Sanna. * As a Dutch surname, reduced from Susanna. * As a Greek surname, spelling variant of Sannas, from σανός (sanós, “hay”).

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Sano

Borrowed from Japanese 佐野 (Sano).

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Sanor

Unexplained.

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Sansi

From Sansi سانسی (Sansi).

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Sant

* As an English and French surname, variant of Saint (as a Dutch surname, from a doublet, sint; also Vansant). * As an Italian surname, variant of Santo. * As a Jewish surname, variant of Sand, itself from the English no

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Santa

Derived from Spanish Santa (“saint”).

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Santo

From Romance.

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Santy

Etymology tree English Santa Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English Santy From Santa + -y.

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Sanya

Transliteration of Russian Са́ня (Sánja), diminutive of Алекса́ндра (Aleksándra) and Алекса́ндр (Aleksándr). In some cases possibly from Serbo-Croatian Сања and Sanja.

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Sanyi

From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 三義 (Sānyì).

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Sao

From Ancient Greek Σαώ (Saṓ, literally “the rescuer”), from the verb σῴζω (sōízō, “to save”).

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Sapam

From Manipuri ꯁꯥꯄꯝ (sāpam).

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Sapan

From Hindi [Term?] (“dream”).

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Saph

Clipping of Sapphire.

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Sapia

Borrowed from Italian Sapia.

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Sapir

Borrowed from Hebrew ספיר (sapír).

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Sapna

Transliteration of Hindi सपना (sapnā).

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Sapo

Borrowed from Spanish sapo (“toad”).

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Sar

From Khmer ស (sɑɑ) or Khmer សរ (sɑɑ).

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Sara

From Latin Sara (“Sarah”).

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Saraf

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi सर्राफ़ (sarrāf) / Urdu صَرَّاف (sarrāf, “money charger”) and Classical Persian صَرَّاف (sarrāf), from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf).

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Sarah

From Biblical Hebrew שָׂרָה (śārâ, “lady, princess”), from the Biblical figure originally named Sarai (שָׂרָי (śārāy, literally “masters, princes”)).

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Sarai

From Persian سرای (sarây, “courtyard; dwelling; palace”).

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Saran

Various origins: * Borrowed from Polish Saran or Serbo-Croatian Šaran. * Borrowed from Hindi शरण (śaraṇ).

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Sardo

Borrowed from Italian Sardo, an ethnic surname from sardo (“Sardinian”).

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Sare

Variant of Sayer.

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Sarel

From Middle English Sarlo, Sarle and Serle, from Anglo-Scandinavian or Norman Sarli and Sarle, ultimately from Old Norse. The given name sense is derived from Afrikaans Sarel.

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Sarez

Ellipsis of Sarez Lake.

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Sarff

From the German surname, Americanized from Scharf, Scharff. See also Sharff.

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Saric

From Serbo-Croatian Sarić or Šarić.

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Sarin

Borrowed from Hindi सरीन (sarīn), a typical surname of the Khatri community.

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Sark

Unknown, see Sercq and Wikipedia for more.

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Sarla

Borrowed from Sanskrit सरला (saralā).

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Sarlo

Borrowed from Italian Sarlo.

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Sarma

Variant spelling of Sharma.

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Sarny

Borrowed from Ukrainian Са́рни (Sárny).

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Saro

Source etymology material for Saro; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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Sarra

Borrowed from Italian Sarra or Catalan Sarrà.

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Sart

From Turkish Sart and Ottoman Turkish صارت (Sart), from Medieval Greek Σάρδεις (Sárdeis), ultimately from Lydian 𐤮𐤱𐤠𐤭 (sfar). Doublet of Sardis.

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Sarum

From medieval abbreviations of Middle English Sarisberie, Sarisburie (the spelling attested in the Domesday Book) as Sar̅ or Saꝝ. Because such marks were usually used to abbreviate the Latin ending -rum, by the 13th cent

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Sasan

From Middle Persian 𐭮𐭠𐭮𐭠𐭭 (sʾsʾn /⁠Sāsān⁠/).

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Sasha

Borrowed from the Slavic diminutive form of Alexander and Alexandra; in English mostly from Russian Са́ша (Sáša), a diminutive form for both Алекса́ндр m (Aleksándr, “Alexander”) and Алекса́ндра f (Aleksándra, “Alexandra

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Sasse

* As a Dutch and North/Low German surname, from Middle Low German sasse (“Saxon”) (modern Sasse), from Old Saxon Sahso, from Proto-West Germanic *Sahsō. * As a French surname, from the ancient Germanic name Sahso, shorte

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Sassi

Borrowed from Italian Sassi.

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Satan

From Middle English Sathan, Satan, from Old English Satan, from Latin Satan, from Ancient Greek Σατάν (Satán), from Hebrew שָׂטָן (satán, “adversary, accuser”). Compare Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān, “satan, devil”). Doublet o

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Satch

(Sense 3) See Satchmo.

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Sati

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Indo-European *h₁sónts Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsáns Sanskrit सती (satī)bor. English Sati Borrowed from Sanskrit सती (satī).

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Sato

Borrowed from Japanese 佐藤 (Satō).

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Satre

Borrowed from French Satre.

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Satun

From Thai สตูล (sà-dtuun), from Pattani Malay ستول (“santol”).

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Satya

From Sanskrit सत्य (satya).

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Saud

From Arabic سُعُود (suʕūd).

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Saudi

Borrowed from Arabic سُعُودِيّ (suʕūdiyy), from سُعُود (suʕūd, “Saud”) + ـِيّ (-iyy, adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, Saud + -i.

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Sauer

From the German surname, from Middle High German sur (“sour”) (modern German sauer).

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Sauga

Clipping of Mississauga.

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Sauk

From French Saki, from Fox Thâkîwa, itself from athâwâwi (“yellow”) + neniwa (“man”).

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Saul

Etymology tree Hebrew שָׁאַל Hebrew שָׁאוּלlbor. Ancient Greek Σαούλ (Saoúl)lbor. Late Latin Saullbor. Old English Saulbor. English Saul Borrowed from Old English Saul. Doublet of Silas, which derived from Aramaic.

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Sauve

French Sauvé

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Sauvé

French Sauvé

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Sava

From Serbo-Croatian Sava.

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Savas

Both from Turkish Savaş and Greek Σάββας (Sávvas), the latter from Aramaic סבא (“grandfather, old man”). Several variants exist, such as Savvides, Savvopoulos, Savopoulos, Sava, Savvas.

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Savic

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Savić.

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Savin

* As a Russian surname, from Russian Саввин (Savvin), from a personal name derived from Medieval Greek Σάββας (Sábbas). See Savas. * As an English and French surname, from Savin, a variant of Sabin. * As an Irish surname

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Savo

Borrowed from Italian Savo.

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Savoy

From French Savoy , Savoie, from the Roman name, Late Latin Sapaudia. See sappinus (“type of fir”).

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Savva

Transliteration of Greek Σάββα (Sávva), a male given name used in (modern) Greece.

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Saw

Various origins: * English metonymic occupational surname for a sawyer, from saw. Compare Sawyer. * Borrowed from Hindi साव (sāv); this surname is predominantly found in Jharkhand state. * Borrowed from Burmese စော (cau:

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Sawdy

Unexplained.

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Sawh

Variant of Saw; this variant is found mainly in Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana, but it's not used in India.

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Sawi

From Savi ساوی (Savi).

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Sawka

Borrowed from Polish Sawka.

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Sawut

From Uyghur ساۋۇت (sawut).

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Sax

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Germanic *sahsą Proto-West Germanic *sahs Proto-West Germanic *Sahsō Old High German Sahso Middle High German Sahse German Sachse German Sachsder. English Sax Derived fr

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Saxby

"Village of the Saxons", from the Old English Seaxa (“Saxons”) + Old Norse býr (“farm; settlement”).

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Saxe

Seemingly a combination of influences: Middle English Saxe (“the Saxons”) (from Old English Seaxe), Middle French Saxe (“Saxony”), and German Sachsen (“Saxony”) and Sachse (“a Saxon”) itself, rewritten with x (compare re

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Saxon

Partially from Middle English Saxe, Sax; from Old English *Seaxa (attested in plural Seaxan), from Proto-West Germanic *Sahsan, plural of Proto-West Germanic *Sahsō. Also from Saxoun, through Old French *Saxoun, Saxon (“

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Sayan

Transliteration of Bengali সায়ন (śaẏon).

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Sayce

Anglicized form of Welsh Sais (“Englishman”), an ethnonymic surname.

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Saye

Variant of Say.

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Sayer

Of multiple origins, including an occupational surname for a sawyer, or an assayer of metals, or a seller of serge cloth ( Middle English say), or a sewer.

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Sayfo

Borrowed from Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܣܰܝܦܳܐ.

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Saïda

From French Saïda, from Arabic صَيْدَا (ṣaydā), from Classical Arabic صَيْدُون (ṣaydūn), from Classical Syriac ܨܰܝܕ݁ܳܢ (ṣaydon), from Phoenician 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 (ṣydwn /⁠ṣīdūn⁠/).

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Saône

From French Saône.

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Scaff

Various origins: * An English surname, perhaps a variant of Scaife. * Borrowed from Belgian Dutch Scaff. * A variant of Skaff, a Lebanese surname of Arabic origin. Possibly related to Arabic سَكَّاف (sakkāf, “shoemaker”)

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Scala

* As an Italian surname, from Scala. * As a Slavic and Jewish surname, from Polish Skała, Czech Skála, Carpathian Rusyn and Slovak Skala.

2 source sections · 5 relationship mentions

Scavo

Borrowed from Italian Scavo.

1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record

Schab

Borrowed from Polish Schab or a variant of Dutch Schaap.

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Schau

Two main origins: * Borrowed from North German Schau, a variant of Schuh. * Borrowed from Norwegian Schau, a variant of Skau, a topographic surname from skau (“forest”).

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Schon

From the German surname, from schön (“handsome, nice, beautiful”).

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Schor

From the German surname, from Middle High German schor (“shovel”). See scheren (“to till, cut, prune”).

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Schur

From German Schur. Alternatively, from Russian Щур (Ščur, “finch”), Ukrainian Щур (Ščur, “vole”), or Belarusian Шчур (Ščur, “finch”).

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Scio

From Genovese Italian Scio.

1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record

Scira

Blend of Scott + Kira.

1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief record

Scire

Borrowed from Italian Scirè.

1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record

Scoby

Variant of Scobie.

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Scone

Borrowed from Scots Scone.

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Scot

Inherited from Middle English Scot, from Old English Sċottas (“people from Ireland, Irishmen”), from Late Latin Scōttī (see Scōtī for more). See Scoti.

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Scots

Borrowed from Middle Scots Scottis, from Old English Scottisċ, a late variant of earlier Scyttisċ (“Scottish”). Doublet of Scotch, Scottish, and schottische.

1 source section · 5 relationship mentions

Scud

The term comes from the NATO reporting name SS-1 Scud which was attached to the missile by Western intelligence agencies.

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Scuka

From Slovene Ščuka, from Slovene ščuka (“pike”).

1 source section · 2 relationship mentions

Scull

From the Middle English surname, used as a nickname and related to skull.

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