95 Hebrew Judaism Boy Names with Meanings, Starting With S

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Name	Gender	Meaning
Samuel	Boy	Name of God; God has heard
Simon	Boy	Hearing; Listening; Flat-nosed
Sean	Boy	Yahweh is gracious
Solomon	Boy	Peace
Seth	Boy	Appointed; Placed
Saul	Boy	Asked; Loaned; Grave; Prayed for
Samson	Boy	Sun
Shlomo	Boy	One who is peaceful; Friend of God
Shmuel	Boy	Name of God; God has heard
Simeon	Boy	Obedient; Listening; Hearing

Seamus	Boy	One who grips at the heel; One who supplants; May god protect
Sol	Boy	Peace; Sun
Sione	Boy	God is gracious
Sampson	Boy	Sun
Shamir	Boy	Guardian; Protector; Battle warrior; Flint
Sion	Boy	Holy sanctuary
Shaul	Boy	Asked for; Prayed for
Shneur	Boy	Two lights
Samari	Unisex	Under God's rule; Companion in night conversation; Battle
Sammuel	Boy	God has heard; Name of God

Samwise	Boy	Half-wise; Simple; God has heard
Shraga	Boy	Candle; Light
Samual	Boy	Name of God; God has heard
Saulo	Boy	Asked; Prayed for
Soloman	Boy	One who is peaceful
Sinai	Boy	Mount Sinai; From the desert of clay
Shem	Boy	Name; Renown
Shauna	Boy	Yahweh is gracious; God is gracious; Gift
Samuele	Boy	Name of God; God has heard
Sy	Boy	Contraction Of St. Denys; One who hears everything; Victory; Hearing; Listening; Summer; Great; Rosy clouds

Shadrach	Boy	Command of Aku, the Babylonian god of the moon
Shamus	Boy	Supplanter; Holder of the heel
Sem	Boy	Name; A son of Noah
Sheamus	Boy	Holder of the heel; Supplanter; May God protect
Shemuel	Boy	God's name; God has heard
Shaphan	Boy	Hyrax; Coney
Shanay	Boy	God is gracious; Beautiful
Shammah	Boy	Is there; Appalling desolation
Sariel	Unisex	Command of God; God is my ruler
Seriah	Unisex	Prince of the Lord; Yahweh is ruler

Sephiroth	Boy	God's manifestations; Counting
Suriel	Boy	My rock is God
Sef	Boy	God will increase; Gid will add
Seraphim	Boy	Burning ones; Fiery ones; An order of angels, each with six wings
Samwell	Unisex	Of Samuel; God has heard; Name of God
Sirach	Boy	Name of the Book of the Bible in the Old Testament
Saimon	Boy	Hearing; Listening; Talent; Ability; Gift; Gate; Doorway; Entrance; Purification; Fasting; Abstinence; Equality; Uniformity; Evenness; West; Western
Sargon	Boy	The legitimate king; True king
Seraph	Boy	Burning ones; Fiery ones; An order of angels, each with six wings
Seraiah	Boy	Yahweh is ruler

Shameer	Boy	Flint; Young; Beautiful
Shaymus	Boy	Holder of the heel; Supplanter; May God protect
Samiel	Unisex	God has heard; Name of God
Solly	Boy	A peaceful feeling
Sharan	Boy	Shelter; Refuge; Plain; Glean; Line
Simao	Boy	A man who is obedient
Shayn	Boy	Yahweh is gracious; God's gift; Beautiful
Serafim	Boy	Fiery ones; An order of angels, each with six wings
Soliman	Unisex	Peace; Man of peace
Sim	Boy	Listening; Hearing

Sanson	Unisex	Sun
Salathiel	Boy	I have asked of God
Shemaiah	Boy	Heard by Yahweh
Shema	Unisex	Hearing; Obeying
Sinaya	Boy	Moon; Volano
Shale	Unisex	Stratified sedimentary rock; Asked for; Prayed for
Samu	Boy	The name of God
Sansao	Boy	Sun
Santiago	Unisex	Saint James; Holder of the heel; Supplanter
Seeman	Boy	Man of the sea; Hearing; Listening

Seir	Boy	To fly
Semjon	Boy	He who hears God
Semuel	Boy	One who God listens to
Sethe	Girl	Appointed; Placed
Shallum	Boy	Retribution
Shoham	Boy	A precious stone
Shulem	Unisex	Peaceful
Shushan	Boy	Lily; Purity
Silan	Boy	Heavenly; Peaceful
Siman	Boy	Hearing; Two souls

Simen	Boy	Heard; Listening; Victorious man
Simme	Boy	Hearing; Victorious protection
Simo	Boy	Hearing; Greatest
Simson	Boy	Sun
Solaman	Boy	To feel at peace
Schmuel	Boy	Name of God
Shelomoh	Boy	Peace
Shlemun	Boy	Peace
Shawar	Boy	Comet
Shachna	Boy	Close to God

Shabtai	Boy	A derivative of Shabbat
Shmariyahu	Boy	God's protection
Sachiel	Unisex	The covering of God
Semon	Unisex	Hearing; Listening; Flat-nosed
Satan	Unisex	Adversary; Enemy

Infographic: Top Hebrew Judaism Boy Names with Meanings, Starting With S

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Hebrew Judaism Boy Names with Meanings, Starting With S(infographic)

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