Boy Dog Names That Start With S
- Salmon
Origin:
Animal nameMeaning:
"salmon, a fish"Description:
nature namesare in, and even fish names like Pike and Salmon are open for consideration.
- Sancho
Origin:
Spanish variation of SantosDescription:
Name of nine provincial Spanish kings, but more likely to conjure up Sancho Panza, the hapless squire of Don Quixote.
- Schroeder
Origin:
German occupational nameMeaning:
"tailor; beer porter, wine porter"Description:
Charles Schulz adopted Schroeder as a first name for his piano-playing character in the "Peanuts" comic strip. It's a popular German surname derived from Schröder, denoting a tailor or porter or wine or beer.
- Stancio
Origin:
Spanish variation of ConstantineDescription:
Unusual, with an energetic spirit.
- Shaya
Origin:
Arabic, HebrewMeaning:
"worthy, deserving, gift"
- Swithin
Origin:
Spelling variation of SwithunDescription:
Saint Swithin or Swithun is best known for his feast day, July 15, which according to legend will determine the weather for the next 40 days.
- Selim
Origin:
Turkish variation of Salim, ArabicMeaning:
"safe"
- Sonic
- Selam
Origin:
AmharicMeaning:
"peace"Description:
A unisex name with a lovely serene meaning in the Ambaric language of Ethiopia.
- Scorpion
Origin:
Animal nameMeaning:
"scorpion"Description:
Animal name with some serious sting to it, Scorpion is one of the unique baby names that should probably stay that way.
- Squire
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"esquire"Description:
Conjures up a tweedy English country gentleman with a large paunch.
- Sabio
- Seward
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"sea defender"Description:
Double whammy: the expression "Seward's folly" and inevitable sewer jokes.
- Salim
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"safe"Description:
Distinguished by association with renowned African diplomat Salim Ahmed Salim, this name is popular in many variations throughout the Arab world. Its use is growing in the US as well, especially in its Salem version.
- Sadik
Origin:
SwahiliMeaning:
"friend"Description:
Frequently found in all three forms: Sadik, Sadiki, and Sadiq.
- Sheriff
- Sargent
Origin:
Spelling variation of Sergeant, LatinMeaning:
"to serve"Description:
One of the few military ranks used as a name, as in Kennedy in-law and Peace Corps creator Sargent (born Robert Sargent) Shriver. There's also a more creative, artistic association with painter John Singer Sargent.
- Shady
- Sakae
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"prosperity"Description:
Unisex Japanese name used by the singer Thalia as her daughter Sabrina's middle.