Saadya
Hebrew: he who helps God
(Saadia, Saadiah)
Sacha
Russian: diminutive form, or nickname of Alexander
Sagi
Aramaic: the strong and mighty one
Sal
Latin: salt
Old English: a willow
(Sale)
Salim
Swahili: peace
(Salem)
Salvador
Latin: to be saved, or the Savior
(Sal, Sallie, Salvadore, Salvator, Salvatore)
Samson
Hebrew: being as bright as the light of the sun
(Sam, Sammy, Sonny, Sonnie)
Samuel
Hebrew: the answer to prayers to God
(Sam, Sammie, Sammy)
Samuru
Japanese: he whose name is God
Santos
Spanish: belonging to or coming from the saints
(Sancho, Sanchez, Sanches, Saint, Sanche, Santo, Santi)
Sanyu
Ugandan: happiness
Sargent
Latin: a military man
(Sarj, Sarge, Seargent)
Saul
Hebrew: asked for
(Saulo)
Sawyer
Middle English: woodcutter
Saxon
Old English: he who bears arms, the swordsman
(Sax)
Schuyler
Dutch: learned man, or scholar
(Sky, Skye, Skyler)
Scott
Old English: from Scotland, or Scottish people
(Scot, Scotty, Scottie)
Sean
Irish: form of John
(Shawn, Shaun, Shane)
Sebastian
Greek: majestic
(Bastian, Bastien, Seb, Sebastien, Sebastiano)
Selby
Teutonic: he who lives by the manor's farm
(Shelby)
Selig
Teutonic: being blessed and possessed of holiness
(Zelik)
Sempala
Ugandan: a child of riches, born during prosperity
Serge
Latin: servant, or attendant to nobility
(Sergei, Sergio, Sergi, Sergiu)
Seth
Hebrew: the appointed one, or compensation
Seymour
Old French: form of Maurice
(Morey, Morrie, Morry, Seymore)
Shakir
Arabic: greatful, full of thankfulness
Shamus
Irish: form of James
(Seamus)
Shane
Irish: form of John
(Shaine, Shayn, Shayne)
Shannon
Gaelic: little wise one
(Shannan, Shanon, Shanen)
Shaun
Irish: form of John
(Seamus, Sean, Shamus, Shane, Shawn)
Shea
Gealic: fairy place, or a man from the fairy grotto
(Shay, Chay)
Sheehan
Celtic: little, peaceable, or the peacemaker
Shelby
Anglo-Saxon: the farm near the cliff
(Shel, Shell, Shelly, Shelley)
Shelley
Anglo-Saxon: the farm on the ridge
(Shell, Shelly, Shelby, Sheldon, Shelton)
Sherman
Anglo-Saxon: clothcutter
(Sherm, Shermy, Shermie)
Shing
Chinese: victory, or the victorious one
Shlomo
Hebrew: peaceful, peace seeking
(Shelomo, Solomon)
Sidney
Old French: derived from St. Denis
(Sid, Sy, Syd, Sydney)
Siegfried
German: peaceful victory, or peacefully victorious
(Sig, Siggy, Sigfrid, Sigfried)
Simon
Hebrew: he who has heard
Greek: snub-nosed
(Si, Silas, Silm, Simeon, Shimon, Simpson, Syman, Shimon, Simpson, Syman, Symon, Sy)
Sinai
Hebrew: the desert of clay
(Si, Sy)
Skip
Old Norse: a ship owner
(Skipper, Skippy)
Sloan
Celtic: warrior
(Sloane)
Smith
Old English: blacksmith
(Smitty)
Solomon
Hebrew: peaceful
(Salomon, Salman, Selman, Shalom, Sholom, Sueleiman, Zalman, Zelman)
Son
Native American: star
Sook
Korean: light
Spark
Middle English: happy go lucky
(Sparky)
Spencer
English: steward, or shop keeper
(Spence)
Stacy
Latin: fruitful, or good companion
(Stace, Stacey, Stacie)
Stanislaus
Slavic: glorious stand
(Stan, Stanislas, Stanislaw, Stanislav, Stanislao, Estanislau)
Stanley
English: stony field
(Stan, Stanly, Stash, Stosh)
Stavros
Greek: crowned with laurel leaves
Stephen
Greek: garland, or crown
(Stefan, Stefen, Steve, Stevie, Steven, Stefano, Etienne, Esteban, Estevan, Stephanas, Stepan, Stepka)
Sterling
English: of highest quality
(Stirling)
Stuart
Anglo-Saxon: keeper of the estate
(Stu, Steward, Stewart, Stuward, Stuwart, Stew)
Sullivan
Irish: black-eyed
(Sully)
Sumner
Latin and French: summoner
Sutton
Old English: village to the south
Sven
Swedish: youth
(Svend, Swen)
Swithin
Old English: strong
(Swithun)
Sylvester
Latin: woods
(Silvester, Sy, Sly, Silas)