Dog Names That Start With S

Sandora

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in Basque

Sandoro

Sandra

Short form of Alessandra, and in English of Alexandra and Cassandra

Sandria

Not documented; recorded as a rare feminine given name in American English

Sandro

Short form of Alessandro (Italian) or Aleksandre (Georgian)

Sandy

Diminutive of Alexander, Alexandra or Sandra; also given for the colour

Sandy Paws

Sanford

From an English surname, from a place name meaning "sand ford" in Old English

Sanja

South Slavic feminine name, from sanjati, "to dream"

Sanjo

A name of Japanese origin, meaning 'three paths' or 'triple place'

Sanna

Short form of Susanna; also from Swedish sann, "true"

Sanne

A variation of the name 'Anna', meaning grace.

Sanni

Finnish diminutive of Susanna, also of Aleksandra.

Sannie

Sanny

English sanny, formed from sanitiser with the suffix -y

Sanora

No documented meaning; recorded as a rare feminine given name in American usage

Sansa

A character from the series 'Game of Thrones', representing resilience and growth.

Santa

Feminine form of Santo, or from Latin sanctus, "holy, saint"

Santa Paws

Santana

From a contraction of Santa Ana, referring to Saint Anna, or a Spanish and Portuguese surname

Santi

Short form of Santiago or a variant of Santo

Santini

Italian surname, a diminutive of the surname Santi

Santino

Diminutive of Santo, Italian for "little saint"

Santo

A surname from the Romance languages

Santos

Spanish for "saints"; used in reference to All Saints' Day

Santra

Recorded as a rare Greek given name and as an Indian surname

Santy

From Santa + -y, or borrowed from French Santy.

Sany

Sanya

Alternate transcription of Arabic Saniyya; also a diminutive of Aleksandr or Aleksandra.

Saoirse

Irish word for "freedom", from saoirse; used as a given name since the 20th century.

Saphir

Sapphire in several languages, including French and German

Sapphira

From the greek sappheiros, meaning "sapphire" or "lapis lazuli"

Sapphire

A precious gemstone, prized for its blue color and associated with wisdom, loyalty, and nobility.

Sappo

Sara

Form of Sarah, a Hebrew name; used in various languages

Sarabi

A name of Swahili origin meaning 'mirage' or 'illusion'.

Sarai

Hebrew "my princess", a possessive form of sara, "lady, princess, noblewoman"

Sare

A term of endearment meaning 'beloved' or 'darling'

Sarek

A fictional character in the Star Trek media franchise

Sarge

Short for sergeant, a military rank

Saria

Recorded as a feminine given name in Judeo-Anglo-Norman

Sariah

Hebrew, meaning 'princess' or 'God is ruler'.

Saril

Sarina

Diminutive of Sara, or sometimes a variant of Serena

Sarita

Spanish diminutive of Sara; also a Sanskrit word meaning "flowing".

Sarko

A French clipping of the surname Sarkozy

Saro

Recorded as a given name in Italian, Ogoni, English and Armenian

Sarris

A surname, documented on people of Greek and other backgrounds.

Sary

A given name recorded in English, and a surname

Sasa

A given name recorded in Japanese and Greek, both rare and feminine

Sash

A band of material worn around the body

Sasha

Russian and Ukrainian diminutive of Aleksandr or Aleksandra

Saska

Recorded as a masculine given name in Finnish

Saski

Saskia

A Dutch name that means 'protector' or 'defender'.

Saskin

Sasko

Czech name from Sas + -sko; also a given name (Saško) and surname (Šaško).

Sass

English word for backtalk or cheek; recorded as a masculine given name in Estonian

Sassa

Swedish diminutive of Astrid, Alexandra or Sara.

Sassi

An Italian surname, also a Finnish variant of Saksi

Sasso

Italian word for "stone"

Sassy

English word meaning bold and spirited, cheeky, or lively and vigorous

Satch

A nickname, short for Satchmo or Satchel

Satchmo

A nickname for the famous jazz musician Louis Armstrong

Sati

Sanskrit sat, "true, virtuous"; name of a Hindu goddess

Satu

Finnish word for "fairy tale, fable"

Saul

Hebrew שָׁאוּל (Šāʾūl), translated as "asked/prayed for"

Sauvage

French surname

Savana

Recorded as a feminine given name in modern English and Bessarabian German

Savannah

From the English word for a large grassy plain, from Taíno sabana

Savanne

Recorded as a feminine given name in modern Dutch

Savas

A masculine given name recorded in Greek.

Savash

Savio

Italian word meaning "wise"

Savva

Russian form of Sabas, from Aramaic sāḇā, 'wise'.

Savy

Recorded as a feminine given name in English (African)

Sawyer

From an English surname meaning "sawer of wood"

Saxo

Latinized Old Norse given name, recorded as masculine

Saxon

From an English surname derived from the Germanic tribe the Saxons, from *sahsą, "knife"

Sayan

Transliteration of the Bengali সায়ন (śaẏon), from Sanskrit

Sayen

Meaning uncertain; possibly from Mapuche ay n, "love".

Sayena

Sayo

Japanese and Yoruba given name; feminine in Japanese, unisex in Yoruba

Scalawag

A pejorative term for white Southerners who supported Reconstruction

Scally

An Irish surname, also spelled Skelly or Skally

Scamp

Scamper

Scamperdoo

Scampers

Scampy

Scarlet

A bright red colour, or a variant of Scarlett; both from a type of cloth

Scarlett

From an English surname for a person who sold or made scarlet cloth

Scarlette

Variant of Scarlett.

Schari

Schatz

German word for treasure, from Old High German skaz; also a term of endearment

Schatzi

German diminutive of Schatz, "treasure"

Scherie

Scherry

Not documented as a word with a meaning; recorded as a rare English given name

Schico

Schika