Shufu
From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 疏附 (Shūfù).
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Page 67 of 180Shuka
From Sanskrit शुक (śuka, “parrot”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordShula
Clipping of Shulamith, Shulamit, Shulamis, diminutives of Hebrew שולמית \ שׁוּלַמִּית (shulamít).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordShule
From Mandarin 疏勒 (Shūlè).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordShuli
A hypocoristic for Shulamith (and possibly Sulamit).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordShum
Borrowed from Cantonese 岑 (sam4) or Cantonese 沈 (sam2), when the initial was still [ɕ] during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsShupe
From the German surname, Americanized from Schupp.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordShupp
From the German surname, Americanized from Schupp.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordShura
From Russian and Ukrainian Шура (Šura), short for Александр (Alexander) or Александра (Alexandra).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordShush
Borrowed from Persian شوش (šuš), from Middle Persian 𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩 (sūš), from Old Persian 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠 (çūšā), from Elamite 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗 (šušen). Doublet of Susa and Sus.
1 source section · 6 relationship mentionsShyam
Borrowed from Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordShyla
A 20th-century coinage, possibly inspired by Sheila.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSi
From clipping of various words beginning with the syllable /saɪ/.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mentionSia
Borrowed from Egyptian sjꜣ (“Sia, perception”).
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSiam
Borrowed from Portuguese Sciam (“Thailand”), from Thai สยาม (sà-yǎam, “Siam, historical name”) (see there for more hypotheses), the same root as Shan and probably Assam.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsSian
An anglicization of Welsh Siân, ultimately from Latin Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced Joh
3 source sections · 24 relationship mentionsSibal
Various origins: * Borrowed from Punjabi ਸਿੱਬਲ (sibbal), a surname of unclear origin. * Borrowed from Tagalog Sibal; this surname is predominantly found in Central Luzon region. * Borrowed from Czech Šibal or Šíbal.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsSibe
From Xibe ᠰᡞᠪᡝ.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSibi
From Tamil சிபி (cipi), from Sanskrit शिबि (śibi).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsSibir
Borrowed from Russian Сиби́рь (Sibírʹ).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSibyl
Latin Sibylla, Ancient Greek Σίβυλλα (Síbulla, “sibyl”), name of ancient Greek prophetesses.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsSicel
From Latin Siculi, from Ancient Greek Σικελός (Sikelós). See also Sicily. Greek historians including Thucydides suggested Siculus, a legendary king and son of Italus, as the progenitor of the Sicels.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsSick
* As a Dutch and German surname, shortened from names like Siegfried, Siegmund and similar. Compare Sieck, Zeek. * As a Czech surname, Americanized from Šik; also Slovene, Carpathian Rusyn, and Serbo-Croatian Šic, conver
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsSide
From Latin Side, from Ancient Greek Σίδη (Sídē).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsSidhe
From Irish sídhe, older form of sí (“fairy mound”). That sense is found in English only as sidhe. The sense “fairies”, an ellipsis of aos sídhe (“people of the fairy mound”), is not found in Irish.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionSidhu
Borrowed from Punjabi ਸਿੱਧੂ (siddhū).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSidle
Variant of Siddall.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSidon
From Latin Sidon and Ancient Greek Σιδών (Sidṓn), from Phoenician 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 (ṣydwn).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsSidra
Arabic السدرة
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSieck
North/Low German surname, variant of Sick and Siek.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSieg
Borrowed from German Sieg.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSieh
Various origins: * Borrowed from German Sieh. * A variant spelling of Xie. * Borrowed from Hindi सिेह (sieh).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsSiek
* As a Polish surname, from a derivative of siekać (“to chop up, hack”). * As a North/Low German surname, from Middle Low German sīk (“swampy valley”), from Old Saxon *sīk, from Proto-West Germanic *sīk (“watercourse”).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsSiena
From Italian Siena.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSieng
Derived from Khmer សៀង (siəng).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSiew
From Cantonese 蕭／萧 (siu1).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSif
From Old Norse, from sif (“kindred, kinswoman”), from Proto-Germanic *sibjō; see also Old English sibb (“kinship”) (whence Middle English sib (“having kinship; kinsmen”), whence English sib, sibling), German Sippe (“trib
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsSifan
From Oromo Siifan, Siif (for you) + an (I am, me) = (I am for you).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSigEp
Compound of sig (“sigma”) + ep (“epsilon”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordSiga
From Serbo-Croatian Siga.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSigah
Borrowed from Persian.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSigal
Variant of Segal.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSigd
From Ge'ez ሰግድ (sägd, “prostration”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSigl
From German Sigl, from Siegel (“seal”), from Siegelbeamter (“sealmaker”); from Latin sigillum (“seal”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsSih
From Chinese.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSihhu
From Mandarin 四湖 (Sìhú), Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Sìhhú.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSihu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 四湖 (Sìhú).
3 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsSiirt
From Turkish Siirt, from Ottoman Turkish سعرد (Siird).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsSijyu
Early 21st c., from the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 西莒 (Xījǔ) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Sijyǔ.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSiken
Borrowed from Swedish Sikén.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSikh
Borrowed from Punjabi ਸਿੱਖ (sikkha).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSikhi
From Punjabi ਸਿੱਖੀ (sikkhī).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSikhī
Transliteration of Pali Sikhī.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSilas
From Latin Sīlās, from Ancient Greek Σίλας (Sílas), from Aramaic שְׁאִילָא (šəʾīlā), cognate of Hebrew שָׁאוּל (šāʾūl, “Saul”). Doublet of Saul.
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsSilbo
From Spanish el silbo, from Spanish silbo gomero (literally “Gomeran whistling”), from Spanish silbo (“whistling”) + gomero (“Gomeran; pertaining to Gomero, Canary Islands”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsSile
From Irish Síle and Scottish Gaelic Sìle.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordSilex
Brand name.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSill
English surname, variant of Silvester (from Sylvester) and Silvano.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSilla
From the Revised Romanization or McCune-Reischauer romanization of Korean 신라(新羅) (Silla).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSilva
Borrowed from Portuguese Silva.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSim
From Middle English Sym, diminutive of Simeon and Simon.
4 source sections · 1 relationship mentionSima
Borrowed from Chinese 司馬 /司马 (sīmǎ).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSimao
Borrowed from Portuguese Simão.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSimba
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2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSimek
Borrowed from Czech Šimek.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSimer
Occupational surname for a roper or loader, from an agent derivative of Middle English sime (“cord, rope”) or simen (“to load”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionSimi
Borrowed from Italian Simi.
3 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsSimic
From Serbo-Croatian Simić or Šimić.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSimm
A variant of Sim, or borrowed from German Simm.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSimms
From Sim, the short form of Simon + -s.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSimon
From Middle English Simon, Symond, Symounde, from Anglo-Norman Simon, Simond, Simund, a conflation of two unrelated names: one from Latin Simon, from Koine Greek Σίμων (Símōn), strictly from Ancient Greek—likely σῑμός (s
1 source section · 6 relationship mentionsSimps
Clipping of Simpsons.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSims
From Sim, the short form of Simon + -s.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSin
Transliteration of Akkadian 𒀭𒂗𒍪 (Sîn).
4 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsSina
Anglicization of Irish Síne and Scottish Gaelic Sìne. Doublet of Jane.
3 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsSinae
From Latin Sinae, from Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai), q.v. See also Sino-.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsSinai
From Vulgate Latin Sinai, from Ancient Greek Σινάι (Sinái), from Hebrew סִינַי (Sináy).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsSinam
From Manipuri ꯁꯤꯅꯥꯝ (sinām).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSinan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 思南.
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsSinay
Two main origins: * A variant of Sinai, a Jewish surname. * Borrowed from a Mayan language of Guatemala, apparently from Proto-Mayan *siinaʔnh (“scorpion”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionSindh
Etymology tree the BMAC substratebor.? Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu)slbor. Urdu سِنْدھ (sindh)bor. English Sindh Borrowed from Urdu سِنْدھ (sindh), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu, “river”). Doublet o
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsSindt
Borrowed from German Sindt.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSindy
From a dialectal pronunciation of Sunday.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSiner
Unexplained.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSingh
From Hindi सिंघ (siṅgh, “lion”) or Punjabi ਸਿੰਘ (siṅgh, “lion”). Doublet of Sinha.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsSinha
From Sanskrit सिंह (siṁha, “lion”), or Hindi सिंह (siṁha, “lion”), or Marathi सिंह (siṁha, “lion”), or Nepali सिंह (siṁha, “lion”), or Bengali সিংহ (siṁha, “lion”), or Gujarati સિંહ (siṁha, “lion”), or Punjabi ਸ਼ੀਂਹ (siṁ
1 source section · 8 relationship mentionsSinic
Etymology tree Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai)bor. Latin Sīna Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Medieval Latin Sinicusder. English Sinic From Medieval Latin Sinicus, from Sina (“China”) + -icus (“-ic
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsSinid
From Medieval Latin Sina (“China”) and -id.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSinim
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew סִינִֽים.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSink
From Germanic surname Zink (from Dutch Zink and northern German Zink), from German Zink (“cornetto, trumpet-like instrument”).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsSinla
From the Yale romanization of Korean 신라(新羅) (Silla).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSino-
From Medieval Latin Sina (“China”) and Late Latin Sīnae (“the Southern Chinese; Southern China”) + -o-, from Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai), of uncertain etymology but likely from Sanskrit चीन (Cīna, “China”), possibly via
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsSinop
From Turkish Sinop and Ottoman Turkish سنوب (Sinop), from Medieval Greek and Ancient Greek Σινώπη (Sinṓpē), from Hittite 𒅆𒉡𒉿 (Šinuwa).
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsSinpu
From Mandarin 新埔 (Xīnpǔ) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Sinpǔ.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSinta
See Sinto.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSinti
Borrowed from German Sinti.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSinto
Ultimately from Sinte Romani sinto, possibly via German Sinto; see those entries for more.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSinwu
The Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 新屋 (Xīnwū), Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Sinwu.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSion
From French Sion, from Latin Sedunum, from the name of the Seduni tribe.
2 source sections · 4 relationship mentionsSioux
From French Sioux, shortening of Nadouessioux, from Ojibwe naadawesiwag (“little snakes”), which could refer to the massasauga snake (Sistrurus catenatus), a small rattlesnake.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsSipes
Probably an altered form of German Seip.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSir
Source etymology material for Sir; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSirek
Borrowed from Czech Šírek or Polish Sirek.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordSiren
Intended to be Syren, from Swedish syren (“lilac”), but miscorrected by the US Post Office, who assumed this was a misspelling.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionSiret
From Romanian Siret.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSiri
From Norwegian Siri, a variant of Sigrid, whence also English Sigrid.
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsSiriu
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Siriu.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSirk
Borrowed from Slovene Sirk.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSirte
From Italian Sirte under influence from French Syrte, from Arabic سِرْت (sirt) and Latin Syrtis, from Ancient Greek Σύρτις (Súrtis, “Sirte, Gulf of Sidra, Gulf of Gabes”), of uncertain origin but possibly derived from συ
1 source section · 6 relationship mentionsSiska
Multiple etymologies, including: # Czech Šiška, Slovak Šiška, Slovene Šiška, from Proto-Slavic *šišьka (“cone”) # Hungarian Siska, from dialectal Hungarian siska (“long-eared pig”) or from the Slavic surname Šiška, from
1 source section · 7 relationship mentionsSisko
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Šiško or Slovene Šiško.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsSison
From Tagalog Sison, ultimately derived from Hokkien 四孫 /四孙 (sì-sun).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsSisti
Borrowed from Italian Sisti.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSit
From the Chinese surname, from Cantonese 薛 (sit³).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSita
Borrowed from Sanskrit सीता (sītā, “furrow”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSitar
Borrowed from Slovene Sitar, Czech Sitař and Slovak Sitár, occupational surname from síto (“sieve, net”).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsSitek
Borrowed from Polish Sitek.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSitia
From Medieval Latin Sitia, from Medieval Greek Σητεία (Sēteía), probably from rebracketing of σε (se) + Ἠτεία (Ēteía), from Minoan.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsSitka
Borrowed from Russian Си́тка (Sítka), itself from Tlingit Sheetʼká.
2 source sections · 4 relationship mentionsSitna
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Sitna.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSitu
From Mandarin 司徒 (Sītú).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSiu
Borrowed from Cantonese 蕭／萧 (siu1) or 邵 (siu6).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSivak
From Czech Sivák, Slovak Sivák, Ukrainian Сівак (Sivak), Serbo-Croatian Šivak, and Slovak Šivák.
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsSivan
Borrowed from Hebrew סיוון (siván).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSivas
From Turkish Sivas and Ottoman Turkish سیواس (Sivas), from Medieval Greek Σεβάστεια (Sebásteia), from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός (Sebastós) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), from σεβαστός (sebastós, “venerable, augu
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsSiver
Variant of Siever.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSiwa
From Arabic وَاحَة سِيوَة (wāḥat sīwa).
3 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsSixer
From six + -er.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSixto
Borrowed from Spanish Sixto; this surname is predominantly found in Mexico.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSiyan
From Central Kurdish سیان (syan).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSiyi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 四邑 (Sìyì).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSiyu
From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 西嶼／西屿 (Xīyǔ) Tongyong Pinyin: Siyǔ.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSiče
From Serbo-Croatian Сиче /Siče. Compare Syčé, Sychi, Syčy, and Sycze.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSkaff
Borrowed from Lebanese Arabic سكاف (sakkāf, “shoemaker”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSkala
Borrowed from Czech Skála and Polish Skała.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordSkand
Borrowed from Sanskrit स्कन्द (skanda).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSkate
Blend of Sawyer + Kate.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordSkeat
From Middle English skete (“swift, quick”), itself from Old Norse skjótt (“quickly”). It was presumably used as a nickname for a messenger or runner.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsSkeen
From the Scottish Gaelic surname, from sceathan (“thorn bush”), from Proto-Celtic *skʷiyats (“hawthorn”), from Proto-Indo-European *skw-iy-h₂e-ts, from *skwey-.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionSkene
Spelling variant of Skeen.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSkewb
Blend of skew + cube.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordSkiba
* As a Polish surname, from Skiba. * As a Upper Sorbian surname, from skiba (“slice of bread”). Compare Skibba, Sciba.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSklar
Borrowed from Czech Sklář.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSkoda
Borrowed from Czech Škoda.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSkok
* As a Serbo-Croatian and Slovene surname, nickname for a Turkish refugee, from uskočiti (“to flee”) (compare Czech utéct). Also a nickname from the verb skok (“to jump”). This is also sometimes found as a Polish surname
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionSkole
Derived from Ukrainian Ско́ле (Skóle)
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSkoll
Named after the Norse god Sköll, from Old Norse Skǫll.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSkong
Syncopic form of Silksong.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSkora
Borrowed from Polish Skóra.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSkov
Borrowed from Danish Skov.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSkuld
From Old Norse Skuld, from Proto-Indo-European *skel- (“to be obligated”). See English should.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsSkule
From skule, a deliberate misspelling of school that was used by the students during its founding years.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSkuse
Variant spelling of Skewes.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSkutt
Variant of Scutt.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSky
From sky. As a surname, a translation of German Himmel and an anglicization of Ashkenazic surnames ending in -sky.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSkye
Derived from Scottish Gaelic An t-Eilean Sgitheanach, of long disputed (probably non-Indo-European substrate) origin, with several theories proposed and none widely accepted; see Etymology of Skye.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionSkyla
20th-century invention, shortened from Skyler.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSkype
From Sky peer-to-peer, which was then abbreviated to Skyper. However, some of the domain names associated with Skyper were already taken. Dropping the final r left the current title Skype, for which domain names were ava
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsSlaby
From Czech and Slovak Slabý or Polish Słaby.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSlack
* As an English and Dutch surname, from the adjective slack. * Also as an English surname, from the noun slack (“shallow valley”). * Possibly also a Slovene surname Americanized from slak (“bindweed”), from Proto-Slavic
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionSlama
From Czech Sláma.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSlami
Borrowed from Arabic.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSlate
Metonymic occupational surname for a slater.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSlav
Etymology tree substrateder.? Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewH-der.? Proto-Slavic *slov- Proto-Slavic *-ǫta Proto-Slavic *Slov-? Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ēnas Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Slavic *-in
2 source sections · 8 relationship mentionsSlavi
From Russian сла́вы (slávy, “praises”), plural of сла́ва (sláva, “glory”), from Proto-Slavic *slàva (“fame; glory”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”).
2 source sections · 5 relationship mentionsSlee
* As an English surname, variant of Sly. * Also as an English surname, from the archaic Old English slēa (“grassy slope”). * As a German surname, Americanized from Schlee.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionSlemp
From the German surname, Americanized from Schlamp, from Middle High German slamp (“feast”) (see modern schlemmen (“to feast”)).
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionSlife
Americanized spelling of German Schleif.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSligo
From Irish Sligeach (literally “abounding in shells”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSlim
* As an English surname, from the noun slime, probably topographic. * As a Native American surname (Navajo), from the English adjective slim, a calque of personal names containing the suffix -tsʼósí (“skinny, slim”), suc
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsSliwa
* (Polish name): From Polish Śliwa, from śliwa (“plum tree”). Doublet of sloe. * (Assyrian name): Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (ṣlīḇā, “Crucifix”), a surname borne by Assyrians.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsSlota
Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Slota or Polish Słota.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsSluis
Borrowed from Dutch Sluis.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSm4sh
Because it is considered the fourth installment in the series, and the letter A resembles a four.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSmack
Possibly an Americanized form of German Schmack.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSmall
Inherited from Old English smæl (“small”). Compare Smail. First attested in the 1200s.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSmay
Possibly a variant of Smee.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSmet
Borrowed from Dutch Smet, variant of Smid, typically found in East Flanders.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSmid
Borrowed from Dutch Smid or Czech Šmíd. Doublet of Schmidt and Smith.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsSmila
Derived from Ukrainian Смі́ла (Smíla)
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSmit
Borrowed from Dutch Smid, from smid (“smith”). Doublet of Smith and Schmidt.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsSmith
From smith or Middle English Smith (“a surname”), alternative form of Smyth, itself from smyth (“smith”). Doublet of Schmidt, Smid, and Smit.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsSmoak
English surname, possibly a variant of Smock.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSmock
English surname, from the noun smock. See also Smoker.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSmoot
Likely from the Dutch smout, someone who sold or worked with animal fat.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSmuda
From Czech Smuda or a variant of Polish Zmuda / Żmuda.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsSmyha
Borrowed from Ukrainian Сми́га (Smýha).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSmyly
Variant of Smiley.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSmyre
See Smyer.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSmyth
Variant of Smith, from Middle English Smyth.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSnaco
Blend of Snape + Draco.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordSnap
Source etymology material for Snap; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSnape
First attested in the late 18th century. Derived from various villages in England and southern Scotland sharing this name.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsSnare
* As a Norwegian surname, from several farms whose name derive from snar (“thicket, brushwood”), perhaps related to Old Norse snarpr (“coarse, rough, sharp”). * As an English surname, variant of Snarr.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionSnark
Coined by Lewis Carroll as a nonce word in The Hunting of the Snark (1874). According to Beatrice Hatch, Carroll created this word as a blend of snail + shark.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsSnarr
* As a German surname, Americanized from Schnarr. * As an English surname, nickname from a Middle English derivative of Old Norse snarr (“keen, fast”), from the noun snara (“turn, twist”) (compare snúa); or otherwise rel
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionSnead
Variant of Sneed.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSneed
A habitational name derived from any of various places in England named Sneyd or Snead, from Old English snǣd (“something cut off, a fragment, a detached piece of ground”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionSneh
Transliteration of Hindi स्नेह (sneh), in turn borrowed from Sanskrit स्नेह (sneha).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSnell
English surname, from the adjective snell. See also Sneller, Snelling. Also Americanized from German Schnell and Dutch snel, of the same meaning.
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