54 of the 104 names we publish under S are recorded as girls' names. They are grouped below by Chaldean root number, with the Devanagari spelling our transliteration engine produces for each and the meaning where we have verified one.
The full letter — girls', boys' and unisex together — is on names starting with S.
The root number is the Chaldean reduction of the whole spelling — the same calculation the live check runs, applied to the spelling shown.
7 names · traditionally favoured for Leadership, Politics, Entrepreneurship, Independence brands · what root 1 means
| Name | Devanagari | Compound number | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sadhna | सध्ना | 19 | — |
| Sana | सना | 10 | — |
| Shalini | शलिनि | 19 | — |
| Shanti | शांति | 19 | peace, tranquility, quiet, ease |
| Sudha | सुधा | 19 | nectar |
| Suman | सुमन | 19 | — |
| Sweta | स्वेता | 19 | — |
4 names · traditionally favoured for Hospitality, Diplomacy, Wellness, Children's products · what root 2 means
| Name | Devanagari | Compound number | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandhya | संध्या | 20 | evening, dusk |
| Sonali | सोनलि | 20 | — |
| Sonam | सोनम | 20 | — |
| Sunita | सुनिता | 20 | — |
5 names · traditionally favoured for Education, Publishing, Wisdom-focused brands, Religious products · what root 3 means
| Name | Devanagari | Compound number | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salma | सल्मा | 12 | — |
| Sarita | सरिता | 12 | river, stream |
| Shabnam | शबनम | 21 | dew |
| Shilpa | शिल्पा | 21 | — |
| Sumitra | सुमित्रा | 21 | — |
9 names · traditionally favoured for Construction, Engineering, Manufacturing, Logistics · what root 4 means
| Name | Devanagari | Compound number | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabana | सबना | 13 | — |
| Sabina | सबिना | 13 | — |
| Saraswati | सरस्वति | 22 | — |
| Sashi | शशि | 13 | moon |
| Sheela | शीला | 22 | — |
| Shivani | शिवनि | 22 | — |
| Shiwani | शिवनि | 22 | — |
| Sushila | सुशीला | 22 | well-behaved, virtuous, good-natured |
| Sushma | सुषमा | 22 | beauty, charm, grace |
3 names · traditionally favoured for Media, SaaS / Tech, Communication, Mobility · what root 5 means
| Name | Devanagari | Compound number | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saroj | सरोज | 14 | lotus |
| Shama | शमा | 14 | — |
| Shobha | शोभा | 23 | splendour, brilliance, lustre, beauty, grace, loveliness |
2 names · traditionally favoured for Luxury, Fashion, Beauty, Hospitality · what root 6 means
8 names · traditionally favoured for Research, Spirituality, Independent consulting, Esoteric arts · what root 7 means
| Name | Devanagari | Compound number | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabnam | शबनम | 16 | dew |
| Samreen | सम्रीन | 25 | — |
| Sara | सरा | 7 | pure; princess |
| Savita | सविता | 16 | the sun |
| Sharda | शर्दा | 16 | — |
| Simran | सिम्रन | 16 | — |
| Sona | सोना | 16 | gold |
| Soni | सोनि | 16 | — |
6 names · traditionally favoured for Banking, Insurance, Real estate, Long-term investment · what root 8 means
| Name | Devanagari | Compound number | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saanvi | सान्वि | 17 | a name of Goddess Lakshmi |
| Sanjana | संजना | 17 | — |
| Sheetal | शीतल | 26 | cold, cool |
| Shikha | शिखा | 17 | flame |
| Shreya | श्रेया | 17 | auspicious; the most excellent |
| Sonia | सोनिय | 17 | — |
10 names · traditionally favoured for Defence, Sports, Surgery, Manufacturing of cutting tools · what root 9 means
| Name | Devanagari | Compound number | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sangeeta | संगीता | 27 | — |
| Sangita | संगीत | 18 | music |
| Sapna | सपना | 18 | dream, reverie, vision |
| Savitri | सवित्रि | 18 | — |
| Seema | सीमा | 18 | limit |
| Seeta | सीता | 18 | a furrow, the track or line of a ploughshare |
| Shabana | शबना | 18 | — |
| Shalu | शलु | 18 | — |
| Sita | सिता | 9 | — |
| Soniya | सोनिया | 18 | — |
A blank meaning is one we have not verified against a citable source. We would rather leave the cell empty than fill it with a plausible guess.
Counted across all 54 names on this page.
| Root | Ruling planet | Names | Fields traditionally favoured |
|---|---|---|---|
| Root 9 | ♂ Mars | 10 | Defence, Sports, Surgery |
| Root 4 | ♅ Uranus | 9 | Construction, Engineering, Manufacturing |
| Root 7 | ♆ Neptune | 8 | Research, Spirituality, Independent consulting |
| Root 1 | ☉ Sun | 7 | Leadership, Politics, Entrepreneurship |
| Root 8 | ♄ Saturn | 6 | Banking, Insurance, Real estate |
| Root 3 | ♃ Jupiter | 5 | Education, Publishing, Wisdom-focused brands |
| Root 2 | ☽ Moon | 4 | Hospitality, Diplomacy, Wellness |
| Root 5 | ☿ Mercury | 3 | Media, SaaS / Tech, Communication |
| Root 6 | ♀ Venus | 2 | Luxury, Fashion, Beauty |
The chakra is a table of 108 syllables, not of letters — it is the opening sound that places a name, so one letter can spread across several birth stars.
| Opening syllable | Names | Nakshatra | Rashi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sa | 21 | ⭕ Shatabhisha · pada 2 | Kumbha |
| Sha | 7 | ✋ Hasta · pada 2 | Kanya |
| So | 6 | ⚔️ Purva Bhadrapada · pada 2 | Kumbha |
| Su | 6 | ⭕ Shatabhisha · pada 4 | Kumbha |
| Si | 4 | ⭕ Shatabhisha · pada 3 | Kumbha |
10 further names beginning with S open on a sound the 108 syllables do not carry, so they are not in this table.
Traditionally the table runs the other way: a pandit reads the birth star and pada from the janam kundli and hands the family a syllable to start the name with. The birth chart is the authority, not the name. This is the reverse lookup, useful once you already have a name in mind.
54, out of 104 published names beginning with S. The gender is the one our corpus records for the name in common Indian usage, not a rule about who may carry it. A further 9 names beginning with S are recorded as unisex and are listed on the letter page rather than here.
All nine Chaldean roots are represented — 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. The root is the reduction of the whole spelling, so it changes with the spelling: a name written with a doubled vowel and the same name without one can reduce differently, which is worth checking before the spelling goes on a birth certificate.
It is a convention, not a rule. The pandit reads the Moon's nakshatra and pada from the janam kundli and gives the family a syllable; plenty of families treat it as a shortlist and plenty choose the name they love regardless. The names here open on Sa, Sha, So, Su and Si, and the table below shows which star each of those sounds belongs to.
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