Girls Names – Meanings & Origins

ستيلا

A celestial spirit radiating timeless grace, Satila embodies the quiet brilliance of a starlit night, guiding those around her with an enduring, gentle light and profound, serene wisdom.

سَوْدَة

Name of one of the honourable wives of the Holy prophet(peace be upon him).

سَفِيرة

A radiant messenger of light, Savaira embodies the grace of a celestial traveler, illuminating paths with quiet wisdom and the gentle, enduring spirit of a guiding star.

سَوْدَا

Daughter of Aasim bin Khalid bin Dirar al-Qarshiyah, she was a narrator of Hadith.

سَوْسَنة

Sawsanah is an Arabic name for girls that means lily (a type of flower).

صَيَّاح

A name of resounding strength, Sayah carries the spirit of a herald, one whose voice rings out with clarity, courage, and the unwavering power to announce the truth.

ساذجر

Sazgar is a Persian and Kurdish name for girls that means harmonious (one who works in harmony with others), cooperating, friendly.

سحريش

The sunrise, Glamorous, magical.

سِتَار

Setareh is a Persian name for girls that means star, figuratively it means fortune, luck, and as an adjective it means beautiful.

شَاهِين

A name of regal strength and piercing vision, Shaheen embodies the noble spirit of the royal falcon, soaring high with grace, sharp intelligence, and a heart untamed by boundaries.

شَاهِدة

One who bears witness, a deponent.

شَالَّة

Shaalah is an Arabic name for girls that means kindler, one who kindles fires.

شبهنج

Shabahang is a Persian name for girls that is the name of the brightest star in the southern constellation, known as Canopus in English. It can also mean nightingale.

شَعْبَان

Eighth lunar month. It is a month of religious significance for Muslims.

شَبِيبَة

Radiating the vibrant essence of youth and perpetual renewal, Shabibah captures the golden glow of early life, embodying a spirit that remains forever fresh, spirited, and gracefully bloom.

شابينة

Shabinah is an Arabic name for girls that means beautiful young woman.

شعبنام

Dew, a pendant of pearls.

شاديه

Sahdia is a Persian name for girls that means happiness, joy. In classical Persian it means festival.

شَاذِلي

Shadleen is a Persian-Arabic name for girls made up of the Persian word Shad (happy) and the Arabic word leen (softness, delicateness), creating the meaning of happy and delicate, happy and soft-hearted.

شَفَق

Shafaq is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means sympathy, affection, pity, tenderness. It also means twilight, the redness that appears in the sky before the sun comes up and after it goes down.

شَفِيفَة

Shafeefah is an Arabic name for girlsthat means translucent, transparent, clear.

شفيقه

Affectionate,compassionate, a kind hearted friend.

شِفِّيَّة

Shafiyyah is an Arabic name for girls that means healer, one who heals and cures sick people.

شافيا

Shafyaa is an Arabic name for girls that means healer, one who heals and cures others.

شغفتة

(Persian) Expanded, blown, blooming, flourishing. happy.

شهادة

Shadaha is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means martyrdom. It can also mean testimony.

شَهْباء

Shahbaa is an Arabic name for girls that means gray. It is the nickname of the city of Aleppo in Syria. It also means year in which much snow falls.

شاهدخة

Shahdokht is a Persian name for girls that means daughter of a king, princess.

شهيدا

Martyr in the cause of Islam and as such held in very high esteem and honour, fem of Shaheed.

شُهَيَرة

Famous, eminent, renowned, fem. of Shahir.

شَاهِقة

High, towering, lofty, tall, fem. of Shahiq.

شهلاء

Having grey eyes with a shade of red, a species of Nacissus flower.

شهناز

A musical note, name of a melody, Pride and bride of the king from the Persian elements (shah) "king" and (naz) "pride"..

شهربان

Shahrbanu is a Persian name for girls that means wife of a king. It was the name of the daughter of the last Sassanian king, before the Persian empire fell to the Islamic armies, and it said that she married Hussain, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him.

شهرين

Month. Shahrin, the fully inflected form of Shahr appears in verse 3 of surat al-Qadr (no. 97).

شَهْرناز

The towns loved/favorite one.

شهرزادة

offspring of the city

شَاعِرَة

Poetess, endowed with deep insight or intuition, fem. of Shair.

شَجَرة

Tree, This was the name of a famous queen of Islam, she was Shajarah al-Durr, and known as Umm Khaleel al-Salihiyah.

شُكَيْب

Shukeib embodies the essence of a generous soul, a gentle spirit whose presence offers quiet comfort, steady resilience, and the enduring beauty of a heart that gives freely.

شاكرة

Shakirat is the Turkish form of the Arabic name Shakirah which means thankful, appreciative. It is used for boys and girls.

شكريه

Shakiriyyah is an Arabic name for girls that means thankful, appreciative.

شَمَّا

Lamp, Candle, Light, Flame.

شَمَّامَة

The fragrance of scent, perfume.

شُمَيِّل

Virtues, pl. of Shamila.

شَمَّام

A name reflecting a spirit of vibrant fragrance and warmth, evoking the essence of sweet blossoms and the golden, sun-drenched richness of a life lived in gentle bloom.

شُمَيْلة

Natural disposition, character quality, virtue, a young shoot, a bud.

شميمة

A fragrant breeze, scent, a sweet-smelling breeze, lofty.