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State

Capitalization of state.

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Staub

Borrowed from German Staub.

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Various origins: * Borrowed from North German Stave, an occupational surname for a judge or church official, from Middle Low German Staf (“staff”). * Borrowed from Norwegian Stave, a habitational surname from five farmst

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Stear

Variant spelling of Steer, Stair, or Stare.

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Stec

From Polish Stec or Steć.

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Stech

Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Štěch.

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Steel

From Bastille.

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Steen

* As a general Germanic surname, from Dutch Steen, West Flemish van der steen, Danish Steen, Swedish Steen, Norwegian Steen. Doublet of Stone and Stein. Compare Staines. * As a Scottish surname, shortened from Stephen. *

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Stef

Shortening.

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Stein

Borrowed from German Stein. Doublet of Stone and Steen.

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Stell

From stell ("prop") or stell ("place")?

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Sten

Acronym of Shepherd, Turpin, Enfield. From the names of the weapon's chief designers, Major Reginald Shepherd and Harold Turpin, and EN for Enfield.

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Stene

Borrowed from Norwegian Stene.

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Steph

Female: shortened from Stephanie, from French Stéphanie. Male: shortened from Stephan.

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Sterk

* As a German, Dutch and Jewish surname, from the adjective stark (“brave, strong”). * As a Slovene surname Šterk, from the verb štrkati (“to scatter, shoot, splash”), probably from the same source as Czech strkat, or pe

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Stern

* As a German and Jewish surname, from the noun Stern (“star”). This was also borrowed into various Slavic languages such as Serbo-Crotian and Slovenian. * As an English surname, from the adjective stern.

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Steve

Shortening of various names ultimately derived from Latin Stephanus m, from Ancient Greek Στέφανος m (Stéphanos) from στέφανος m (stéphanos, “crown, wreath”)

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Stevi

A variant of Stevie with -i.

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Stevo

From Steve + -o.

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Stich

Borrowed from German Stich.

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Stick

The Officials were known as the "Stickies" because they sold stick-on lilies to commemorate the Easter Rising. This was used to contrast from the nickname for the Provisionals, the pinnies (pejoratively pinheads), who us

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Stief

Borrowed from German Stief.

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Stieg

Borrowed from German Stieg.

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Stiff

English surname, from the adjective stiff.

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Stihl

From the brand of a manufacturer of chainsaws and other handheld power tools. See Stihl on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Stith

English surname of uncertain origin. Compare the obscure adjective stith (“hard, strong”), which could be related to stithy (“anvil”).

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Stock

* As an English surname, from the noun stock (“stock, tree stump”). This sense is also found respectively in Dutch and German, and Slavic borrowings of them. Compare Stocker. * Also as an English surname, variant of Stok

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Stohl

Borrowed from German Stohl.

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Stoke

From Old English stoc (“place”).

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Stoli

Shortening.

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Stoll

From the German surname, from the noun Stollen (“prop, frame”).

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Stolp

East German surname, named after several places called Stolpe in Germany.

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Stolt

Borrowed from Swedish Stolt.

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Stone

From stone. Doublet of Steen and Stein.

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Stong

Variant of Stang.

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Stony

Blend of Steve + Tony.

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Stopa

Borrowed from Polish Stopa.

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Stopp

Borrowed from German Stopp.

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Stork

Two main origins: * English surname from stork, a nickname for a thin man with long legs. * Borrowed from German Stork, probably a nickname or a habitational surname from a place in Hesse.

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Storr

* As an English surname, from Middle English storre (“strong, robust”), from Old English stōr. Compare Storey. * Also as an English surname, variant of Storrs. * As a south German surname, from the obsolete Middle High G

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Stort

A back-formation from Bishop's Stortford; apparently the river's original name was the Stour.

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Stott

From Middle English stott (“bull”), a nickname or a metonymic occupational surname for a cattleman.

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Stour

Most of the rivers' names are from the root of stour (“powerful, tall, large”), though some may have been borrowed through and influenced by Celtic (compare Welsh dŵr (“water”).

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Stowe

From Middle English stowe, from Old English stōw (“place”).

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Strat

Shortening of Stratocaster.

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Straw

From Middle English straw, as a nickname for a thin person or one with straw-coloured hair, or an occupational name for a dealer in straw.

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Stroh

Borrowed from German Stroh.

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Stryi

From Ukrainian Стри́й (Strýj).

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Stuck

German surname, from the noun Stück (“portion, piece”). Compare Stueck.

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Stuka

From German Stuka, from Sturzkampfbomber (“dive bomber”).

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Stum

Borrowed from Dutch Stum.

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Sturm

Borrowed from German Sturm.

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Stuti

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्तुति (stuti, “praise”).

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Style

Blend of Stan + Kyle.

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Styx

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Στύξ (Stúx).

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Su

Clipping.

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Su-Bo

From the first two letters of each of her first and last names.

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Suad

Borrowed from Arabic سُعاد (suʕād).

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Suao

From Mandarin 蘇澳 (Sū'ào).

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Suazo

From Spanish, variant of Zuazo, from Basque.

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Suba

Various origins: * Borrowed from either Hungarian Suba or Czech Šuba. * Borrowed from Cebuano Suba, from suba (“river”).

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Subba

Borrowed from Nepali सुब्बा (subbā).

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Subei

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 肅北 /肃北 (Sùběi).

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Subhi

Borrowed from Arabic صُبْحِي (ṣubḥī).

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Subie

Diminutive of Subaru: Clipping of Subaru + -ie (diminutive suffix).

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Subud

Contraction of Javanese susila budhi dharma.

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Suchy

From Czech suchý, Slovak suchý, or Polish suchy.

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Sucio

Borrowed from Spanish Sucio.

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Sucre

Borrowed from Spanish Sucre, named after Antonio José de Sucre.

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Suda

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Sūda, from Medieval Greek Σοῦδᾰ (Soûdă).

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Sudan

Derived from Arabic سُودَان (sūdān, “black people”), plural of أَسْوَد (ʔaswad).

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Sudd

From an inflected form of Arabic سد; not related to Sudan.

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Sudha

Borrowed from Sanskrit सुधा (sudhā, “nectar, ambrosia”).

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Sudip

From Sanskrit, meaning "good light, enlightenment".

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Sudo

From Japanese 須藤 (Sudō).

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Sudol

From Polish Sudoł or Sudół.

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Sudy

Borrowed from Polish Sudy.

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Sue

Clipping.

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Suebi

From Latin Suēbī

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Suell

Variant spelling of Sewell.

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Suen

From Cantonese 孫／孙 (syun1).

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Suero

From Spanish Suero, from a name *Sŏrus in Paleo-Hispanic.

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Suevi

From Latin Suēvī, from Proto-Germanic *swēbaz.

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Suez

Borrowed from Arabic السُّوَيْس (as-suways).

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Sufi

From Ottoman Turkish صوفی (sufi), from Arabic صُوفِيّ (ṣūfiyy, “man of wool”).

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Sufic

From Sufi + -ic.

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Suga

Borrowed from Japanese 菅 (Suga) or すが (Suga).

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Sugar

* As a Hungarian surname, from the noun sugár (“light ray”). * As a German and Jewish surname, semantic loan from German Zucker (“sugar”).

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Sughd

From Tajik Суғд (Suġd); see it for more. Related to Sogdiana and Sogdia.

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Suh

From Korean 서(徐) (Seo). Cognate with English Xu (from Mandarin).

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Sui

From Mandarin 隋 (Suí).

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Suide

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 綏德 /绥德 (Suídé).

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Suir

From Irish An tSiúir, Abhainn na Siúire.

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Suita

Borrowed from Japanese 吹田 (Suita).

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Sujit

Transliteration of Bengali সুজিত (śujito).

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Sukey

A spelling variant of Suky.

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Sukie

A spelling variant of Suky.

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Suky

An 18th-century pet form of Susan and Susanna.

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Sul

Shortenings

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Sulby

From Old Norse Sóla-bør (“Soli's farm”).

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Sule

Various origins: * Nigerian surname predominantly found in Northern Nigeria and among Hausa such as Maitama Sule, Sule Lamido, and Abdullahi Sule, and among Yoruba such as Olayinka Sule, Rofiat Sule, and Sule Ladipo, as

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Sullo

Borrowed from Italian Sullo.

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Sulu

From Spanish Sulu/Sulú, from Tausug Sulug (“Sulu”), an older form of Sūg (“Sulu”), possibly from Tausug sulug, an older form of sūg (“current”). Compare Maranao Solog, Malay Suluk, Hokkien 蘇祿 /苏禄 (So͘-lo̍k).

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Sum

* As a Chinese surname: ** a pronunciation of 沈, see Shen. ** Also Romanized from 岑 (cén) based on the Cantonese pronunciation, see Cen. ** Variant Romanization of 覃, see Tan, Qin. * As a Cambodian/Khmer surname, from th

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Suman

From Middle English Seman, Sæmann, from Old English sǣmann (“seaman”). Possibly conflated with Old English Sǣmund (“sea-protector”) and Old English Siġemund (“victory-protector”).

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Sumas

From Halkomelem Semá:th, from semá:th (“big level opening”), for the lowland area surrounding Sumas Lake.

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Sumer

Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒋗𒈨𒊒 (Šumeru), in Assyriology since the 1870s; compare French sumérien since 1872. Compare Shumer, Sumir. More at Sumer.

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Summa

Borrowed from Italian Summa.

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Sumy

Transliterations of Ukrainian Су́ми f inan pl (Súmy, “Sumy”, literally “Sumas”) and Russian Су́мы f inan pl (Súmy, “Sumy”, literally “Sumas”).

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Sun

From Middle English sunne, from Old English sunna, sunne (“sun; the Sun”), from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from the heteroclitic inanimate Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wén-, oblique form of *sóh₂w

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Sunak

Borrowed from Hindi सुनक (sunak).

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Sunda

Most terms: Indonesian Pasundan (“former Sunda Kingdom area such as West Java, Banten and western Central Java”) Other terms

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Sunde

From the Norwegian surname named after several farmsteads, from Old Norse sund (“strait, sound”), from Proto-Germanic *sundą.

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Sung

From Chinese 宋 (Sòng) Wade–Giles romanization: Sung⁴.

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Sunil

From Sanskrit सुनील (sunīla, “very black or blue, dark”); ultimately from सु (su) + नील (nīla).

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Sunja

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Sȕnja.

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Sunni

From Arabic سُنِّيّ (sunniyy), from سُنَّة (sunna, “Sunna”) + ـِيّ (-iyy). By surface analysis, Sunna + -i.

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Suomi

Borrowed from Finnish Suomi.

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Suon

Perhaps borrowed from the Khmer given name សួន (suən).

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Supan

Various origins: * Borrowed from Austrian German Supan, an occupational surname for an administrator in a Slavic-speaking region. Ultimately, from Proto-Slavic *županъ, from *župa (“area, district”). * Germanized form of

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Super

Proper name capitalized from ellided forms with super and super-.

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Supes

Clipping of Superman + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

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Supur

From Romanian Supur.

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Suraj

Hindi सूरज (sūraj, “the sun”).

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Suren

Ultimately from Parthian 𐭎𐭅𐭓𐭉𐭍 (swryn /⁠Sūrēn⁠/).

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Suri

Borrowed from Bengali সিউড়ি (śiuṛi), সিউড়ী (śiuṛi).

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Surin

From Thai สุรินทร์ (sù-rin).

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Surry

A spelling variant of Surrey found in some place names.

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Surul

Transliteration of Bengali সুরুল (śurul).

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Suruç

From Turkish Suruç.

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Surya

Borrowed from Sanskrit सूर्य (sū́rya, “the sun or its deity”). Doublet of sun.

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Sus

Borrowed from Persian سوس (sus), alternative form of شوش (šuš), from Middle Persian 𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩 (sūš), from Old Persian 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠 (çūšā), from Elamite 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗 (šušen). Doublet of Susa and Shush.

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Susa

From Latin Sūsa, from Ancient Greek Σοῦσα (Soûsa), from Old Persian 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠 (çūšā), from Elamite 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗 (šušen). Doublet of Sus and Shush.

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Susan

English form of the biblical Susanna, from Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (šōšannā, “lily”), ultimately from Egyptian z:S:n-M9 (zšn).

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Susie

Various names + -ie

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Suski

Borrowed from Polish Suski.

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Susko

Borrowed from Russian Сусько (Susʹko), Czech Suško or Hungarian Suskó.

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Susla

Borrowed from either Ukrainian Сусла (Susla) or Polish Susła.

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Suter

English, Dutch, and Swiss/Alemannic German surname, from Suter, from Middle High German sūter, from Old High German sūtāri, from Proto-West Germanic *sūtārī (“shoemaker”), borrowed from Latin sūtor (“cobbler”); ultimatel

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Suto

Borrowed from Hungarian Sütő, from sütő (“baker”). Borrowed also from Japanese 須藤 (Sutō).

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Sutor

A variant of Suter or borrowed from German and Polish Sutor, an occupational surname for a tailor or shoemaker.

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Suva

Borrowed from Fijian Suva, from suva (“mound”), from Proto-Central Eastern Oceanic *supa.

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Suwon

From Korean 수원(水原) (Suwon).

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Suy

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Khmer ស៊ុយ (suy), a surname typically found in Cambodia, ultimately deriving from Chinese 隋 (suí). * Borrowed from Catalan Suy, a surname of unknown origin. This surname is predominantly

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Suyo

Possibly from Ilocano suyo.

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Suyog

From Sanskrit (meaning "favourable juncture", "good opportunity" and "Auspicious time") from su- (best, very) and yoga (juncture).

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Suzie

Diminutives + -ie.

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Svahn

Borrowed from Swedish Svahn.

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Svan

From Georgian სვანი (svani).

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Svec

From Czech Švec and Slovak Švec, from švec, from Proto-Slavic *šьvьcь.

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Sven

Borrowed from Swedish Sven.

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Sveta

From Russian Све́та (Svéta), an informal pet form of Светла́на (Svetlána, “Svetlana”).

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Swabe

Compare German Schwabe.

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Swaby

From the Old Norse ethnic byname Sváfi (“Swabian”) + býr (“farm, settlement”).

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Swale

From Old English *swalwe (“rushing water”), which could be related to swealwe. Also compare the proper noun Swallow.

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Swamy

Borrowed from Hindi स्वामी (svāmī).

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Swan

From swan, the bird. * (surname): An English nickname from the swan bird.

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Swann

Variant of Swan.

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Swart

English and Dutch surname, from swart (“dark-haired, dark-skinned, swarthy”).

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Swat

From Urdu سوات (svāt).

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Swati

From Swazi liSwati.

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Sway

From Old English svieia (“noisy stream”) (see swegan (“to make a noise”)), probably referring to the river Avon.

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Swazi

From Zulu iSwazi, after the name of an early chief, Mswati. The alternative forms come from Swazi liSwati.

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Swede

From Middle Low German Swêde, from a Germanic word akin to Old Norse Svíþjóð, Old English Swēoþēod (“Sweden”, literally “Swede nation”), itself from Swēo (“Swede”), from Proto-Germanic *swihô (“Swede”). Cognate with Dutc

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Sween

* As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, reduced form of McSween. * As a Norwegian surname, variant of Sveen, from Old Norse svíð (“land cleared by burning”), from svíða (“to burn”).

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Sweet

* As an English surname, from the adjective sweet. * As a German and Jewish surname, translated from Suess, from süß (“sweet”). * As a French surname, translated from Ledoux.

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Sweis

Borrowed from Arabic. This surname is mostly found in Jordan.

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Sweyn

From Old Norse Sveinn, a name, from Old Norse sveinn (“boy, servant”). Doublet of swain.

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Swier

Borrowed from Dutch Swier.

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Swift

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ksweybʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *kswéybʰ-e-ti Proto-Germanic *swībaną Old English swīfan Old English swift Middle English swift English swiftder. English Swift Derived from swift, fro

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Swims

Variant of Swim.

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Swiss

Adopted from Middle French Suisse in circa 1515, alongside the form Switzer directly loaned from German.

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Swist

Borrowed from Polish Świst.

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Swope

Perhaps an altered form of German Schwab.

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Sword

Various origins: * Metonymic occupational surname for a sword maker or armorer. * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Suaird (“descendant of Suard”), a Gaelicized form of Old Norse Sigvarðr.

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Sy

From Spanish Sy, from Hokkien 施 (Si). Doublet of See, Sze, Siy, and Shi.

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Sychi

From Russian Сычи́ (Syčí) and Ukrainian Сичі́ (Syčí). Compare Siče, Syčé, Syčy, and Sycze.

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Sycze

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Sycze. Compare Siče, Syčé, Sychi, and Syčy.

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Syd

Shortening.

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Sydow

Borrowed from German Sydow.

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Syeda

Borrowed from Arabic سَيِّدَة (sayyida). * (female given name): From Urdu سیدہ, from Arabic سَيِّدَة (sayyida)

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Syifa

From Indonesian Syifa, ultimately from Arabic شفاء (“cure”).

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Sykes

From Middle English sike (“marshy stream, gutter, ditch”).

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Sylas

Rare non-standard spelling of Silas.

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Sylki

Blend of Sylvie + Loki.

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Syme

From Latin Sȳmē.

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Symi

Influenced by the standard Modern Greek Romanisation of Σύμη (Sými).

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Syms

From a short form of the personal name Simon.

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Syr

From calquing or omitting Darya ("River") from the river's usual name.

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Syria

Etymology tree Akkadian 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr) Akkadian 𒀾𒋗𒊏𒅀 (Aššūrāyu)bor. Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία (Assuría)aph. Ancient Greek Σῠρῐ́ᾱ (Sŭrĭ́ā)bor. Latin Syriader. Middle English Sirie English Syria From Middle English Sirie,

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Syro-

Etymology tree Akkadian Aššūrbor. Ancient Greek Σύρος (Súros)bor. Latin Syrus Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English Syro- From Latin Syrus (“Syrian”) + English -o-.

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Syrte

From French Syrte, from Latin Syrtis, from Ancient Greek Σύρτις (Súrtis), q.v.

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Syu

Borrowed from Mandarin 徐 (Xú) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Syú.

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Syčy

From Belarusian Сычы́ (Syčy). Compare Siče, Syčé, Sychi, and Sycze.

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Syčé

From Podlachian Syčé. Compare Siče, Sychi, Syčy, and Sycze.

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Szabo

Etymology tree Hungarian szab Hungarian -ó Hungarian szabó Hungarian Szabóbor. English Szabo Borrowed from Hungarian Szabó, from szabó (“tailor”).

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Sze

Borrowed from Cantonese 施 (si¹, IPA: /siː⁵⁵/). See also Szeto, which is from Cantonese 司徒 (si¹ tou⁴, IPA: /siː⁵⁵ tʰou̯²¹/).

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Szeto

Borrowed from Cantonese 司徒 (si1 tou4).

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Szuba

Borrowed from Polish Szuba.

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Szuch

Polish spelling of German Schuch.

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