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Names starting with S

Browse the recorded spellings beginning with S, including accented and multiword forms. Compare the meanings and language histories on each entry.

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232meaning and editorial entries
96with dictionary IPA readings
18recorded compound forms

Sabas

Aramaic elder or grandfather through Greek

The exact Sabas account derives the Spanish name through Greek Sabbas from Aramaic sava, old man or grandfather. Several saint traditions carried the name across languages.

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Sabiniano

Latin Sabinianus; Sabine name family

The exact dictionary of names at Santi e Beati derives Sabiniano from Latin Sabinianus and associates it with the Sabines. The Vatican independently uses the exact Spanish Sabiniano for the historical pope.

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Sabino

A Sabine, from the ancient people of central Italy

Sabino is documented in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese as a form of Sabinus. The Roman name referred to the Sabine people of central Italy.

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Where these forms come from

  • 136 Dictionary evidence
  • 117 Wikidata
  • 130 Philippine source records

A name can have more than one evidence layer, so these counts overlap. An exact spelling record supports its use in that source; the meaning and pronunciation need their own evidence. How we research names →