Popular and traditional British names that start with “S”, with meanings and origin. 65 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sadie | Princess (Sarah) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Sally | Princess (Sarah) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Sam | Heard by God (Samuel); Listener (Samantha) | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Sammie | Heard by God; Listener | 👧 Girl | English |
| Sammy | Heard by God (Samuel) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Samuel | God has heard | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, French, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Sandy | Defender of mankind | 👧 Girl | English |
| Saoirse | Freedom | 👧 Girl | Irish |
| Sara | Princess; Pure | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Slavic |
| Sarah | Princess | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Scarlet | Red | 👧 Girl | English |
| Scarlett | Scarlet; Bright red | 👧 Girl | English |
| Scott | Scotsman | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Seán | God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Seb | Venerable (Sebastian) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Sebastian | Venerable; Revered (Greek) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Spanish |
| Selina | Moon; Heaven | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Senan | Little old wise one | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Seren | Star | 👧 Girl | Welsh |
| Shai | Gift | 🧒 Unisex | Hebrew |
| Shane | God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Shannon | Old; Wise; The River Shannon | 👧 Girl | Irish |
| Sharon | Plain; Fertile land | 🧒 Unisex | Hebrew |
| Sharron | Plain; Fertile land | 👧 Girl | English |
| Shaun | God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Shauna | God is gracious | 👧 Girl | Irish |
| Sheena | God is gracious (Jane) | 👧 Girl | Scottish |
| Sheila | Blind (Celia) | 👧 Girl | Irish |
| Shelley | Meadow on a ledge | 👧 Girl | English |
| Shelly | Meadow on a ledge; Mine | 👧 Girl | English, Hebrew |
| Shira | Song | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Shirley | Bright meadow | 👧 Girl | English |
| Shmuel | God has heard (Samuel) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Shona | God is gracious | 👧 Girl | Scottish |
| Sian | God is gracious (Jane) | 👧 Girl | Welsh |
| Sid | Wide island (Sidney); Lord | 👦 Boy | English |
| Sidney | Wide island | 👦 Boy | English |
| Sinéad | Jane; God is gracious | 👧 Girl | Irish |
| Siobhán | Joan; God is gracious | 👧 Girl | Irish |
| Skye | Isle of Skye | 👧 Girl | Scottish |
| Sofia | Wisdom (София) | 👧 Girl | Greek, International, Spanish |
| Sonny | Son; Boy | 👦 Boy | English |
| Sophia | Wisdom (Greek) | 👧 Girl | Latin, Greek, Portuguese |
| Spencer | Steward; Dispenser | 👦 Boy | English |
| Stacey | Resurrection (Anastasia) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Stacy | Resurrection (Anastasia) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Stan | Stone clearing (Stanley); Glory (Stanislav) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Stanley | Stone clearing | 👦 Boy | English |
| Steph | Crown (Stephen, Stephanie) | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Stephanie | Crown | 👧 Girl | English |
| Stephen | Crown; Garland | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Steve | Crown (Stephen) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Steven | Crown | 👦 Boy | English |
| Stevie | Crown (Stephen) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Stewart | Steward | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Stu | Steward (Stuart) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Stuart | Steward | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Sue | Lily (Susan) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Summer | Summer | 👧 Girl | English |
| Sunny | Sunny; Cheerful | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Susan | Lily | 👧 Girl | English |
| Susie | Lily (Susan) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Suzie | Lily (Suzanne) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Suzy | Lily (Suzanne) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Sylvia | Of the forest | 👧 Girl | Latin |