Baby girl names beginning with S – with origins and meanings
Looking for baby name ideas for a girl that start with the 19th letter of the alphabet? We’ve got some smashing suggestions, along with their origin and meaning
Are you compiling a list of possible baby names for your newborn? Use our list of names beginning with S and their origin and meaning to find out whether your daughter could be a Sabina, Susan or Skye
1. Sabah
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: morning
2. Sabina
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: a Sabine woman
- Also: Sabine (French form)
3. Sabrina
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Latin name for the River Severn
4. Sacha
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- Origin: Russian
- Meaning: short form of Alexander; also used for boy’s name
- Also: Sasha
5. Sadda
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: support, help
6. Sadie
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: princess
- Also: Sarah
7. Saffron
- Origin: English
- Meaning: the saffron flower is a purple crocus that blooms in the fall and the name of a food spice that comes from the saffron flower
8. Sahara
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: desert
9. Sahila
- Origin: Indian
- Meaning: leader
10. Sakara
- Origin: North American Indian
- Meaning: sweet
11. Sal
- Origin: English
- Meaning: saviour
- Also: Sarah
12. Saliha
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: kindliness
13. Salima
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: protected
14. Sally
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: princess
- Also: Sarah
15. Salma
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: peaceful
16. Salome
- Origin: Aramaic
- Meaning: peace
17. Samaira
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: enchanting
18. Samantha
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: the name of God; the feminine form of Samuel
- Also: Sam and Sammy
19. Samima
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: honest
- Also: Sameema
20. Samira
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: lively conversation
- Also: Sameera
21. Sana
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: splendour
- Also: Saniyya
22. Sanchia
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: holy
- Also: Sancha
23. Sandra
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: protector of man
- Also: Alessandra, Sandie, Sandy
24. Sapphire
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: blue
25. Sarah
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: princess
- Also: Sara, Sadie, Sal, Sally
26. Sarama
- Origin: Mixed African
- Meaning: nice
27. Sarika
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: cuckoo
28. Saturnia
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: sowing, planting
29. Savannah
- Origin: Spanish
- Meaning: flat tropical grassland
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30. Sawyer
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: woodcutter
31. Scarlett
- Origin: English
- Meaning: a surname, given to people who sold cloth of scarlet or red; the name of the heroine in Margaret Mitchel‘s epic novel Gone With The Wind
- Also: Scarlet
32. Scout
- Origin: Old French
- Meaning: to listen; derived from escouter
33. Sejal
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: pure flowing water
34. Selina
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: moon
- Also: Selena, Céline, Célina (French forms)
35. Selma
- Origin: Old German and Arabic
- Meaning: helmet of God or safe
36. Septima
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: seventh; the feminine form of Septimus
37. Seraphina
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: high-born
38. Serena
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: calm and serene
- Also: Serenity
39. Shahida
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: a witness
40. Shamina
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: perfume
41. Shani
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: crimson
- Also: Sian
42. Shannon
- Origin: Irish
- Meaning: wise river
43. Sharada
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: Autumnal
- Also: Sharadini
44. Sharifa
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: distinguished
45. Sharlene
- Origin: American
- Meaning: free
- Also: Charlene
46. Sharmaine
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: beautiful soul
- Also: Charmaine
47. Sharon
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: a Biblical area of great beauty used as a first name
- Also: Shari
48. Sheba
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: promise
- Also: Bathsheba
49. Sheena
- Origin: Gaelic
- Meaning: God is gracious
- Also: Shona
50. Sheila
- Origin: Irish
- Meaning: heavenly
- Also: Shelagh, Sheela, Shayla, Celia
51. Shelby
- Origin: English
- Meaning: estate on the ledge
52. Shelley
- Origin: English
- Meaning: clearing on a bank
- Also: Shelly
53. Sheree
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: a Biblical area of great beauty used as a first name
- Also: Cherie
54. Sheryl
- Origin: French
- Meaning: beloved
- Also: Cheryl
55. Shirley
- Origin: English
- Meaning: bright meadow
56. Shizu
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: quiet, clear
57. Shona
- Origin: Scottish
- Meaning: God is gracious
- Also: Sheena
58. Shreya
- Origin: Hindi
- Meaning: fortunate
59. Sian
- Origin: Welsh
- Meaning: God is gracious
- Also: Jane, Siani, Shani
60. Sibyl
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: a prophetess
- Also: Sibylla and Sybil
61. Sidney
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: wide meadow; also used as boy’s name
- Also: Sydney, Sid
62. Sienna
- Origin: Italian
- Meaning: possibly derived from the Italian city of Siena, itself is possibly influenced by the word sienna, meaning orange-red
63. Sierra
- Origin: Spanish
- Meaning: mountain range
64. Sigrid
- Origin: Old Norse
- Meaning: victory
65. Silvia
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: from the wood
- Also: Sylvia, Silvie, Sylvie
66. Simone
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: listening of hearing, the feminine form of Simon
- Also: Sim
67. Sine
- Origin: Scottish
- Meaning: God is gracious
- Also: Sheena
68. Sinead
- Origin: Irish and Hebrew
- Meaning: God is gracious
- Also: Siobhan
69. Sissy
- Origin: American
- Meaning: sister
- Also: Cecilia
70. Sita
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: a furrow
- Also: Seeta, Seetha
71. Skye
- Origin: Old Norse
- Meaning: cloud; the name of a Scottish island
72. Skylar
- Origin: English
- Meaning: eternal life, strength
73. Sneha
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: friendly
- Also: Snehal
74. Snowdrop
- Origin: German
- Meaning: white flower
75. Solace
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: comfort, relief, a soothing quality
76. Sonal
- Origin: Hindi
- Meaning: golden
77. Sonia
- Origin: Russian/Ukrainian
- Meaning: wisdom
- Also: Sonya and Sonja
78. Sophia
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: wisdom
- Also: Sophie, Sophy
79. Sophie
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: wisdom
- Also: Sophia
80. Spring
- Origin: English
- Meaning: origin or source; the name of a season
81. Sri
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: beauty
- Also: Shree, Shri and Sree
82. Stacey
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: resurrection
- Also: Anastasia
83. Star
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: in astrology the heavenly body that is believed to influence a person’s character or their future
84. Steffie
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: crown
- Also: Stephanie
85. Stella
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: star
86. Stephanie
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: a crown; the feminine form of Stephen
- Also: Steph, Steffi, Steffie
87. Suki
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: beloved
88. Summer
- Origin: German
- Meaning: the season
89. Sunila
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: sapphire
90. Sunita
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: righteous
- Also: Suniti
91. Susan
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: a Lily
- Also: Susanna, Susanna; Suzanne, Suzette (French forms), Sue, Susie, Suzy
92. Suvi
- Origin: Indian
- Meaning: summer
93. Sylvie
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: woods
94. Syke
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: mulberry tree
About our author Catherine Ball
Catherine Ball is a freelance journalist who specialises in writing about parenting and health. She has been a journalist for 20 years, writing for a wide range of regional and national publications. She is also mum to 4 children between the ages 3 and 12, so has drawn up many, many lists of baby names over the past few years.
Illustration: Emma Winchester
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