English Names that Start With S

Not quite as over-the-hill as Herman, but not far behind either.

Possible alternative to Anderson.

Associated with archetypal folksinger Pete Seeger.

Stiff and sedate surname name, despite its salty start.

Try Simon. Or Homer.

Has a positive meaning and a nickname feel. Sealey was a feminine name in medieval times but would be equally stylish (and rare) for both sexes now.

One place-name that doesn't make the cut as a person name, associated with several commercial enterprises. We've seen it used by Chicago Cubs fans — Sheffield is the name of a major street bordering Wrigley Field.

Sisley may look like a modern coinage, building on the fashionable -ley ending, but it's actually a medieval English variant of Cicely or Cecily, which in turn is a variation of Cecilia. Also found as an English surname, from the same root.

A video-game name ("Final Fantasy VII") with an unappealing sound and meaning.

nature namesare in, and even fish names like Pike and Salmon are open for consideration.

Not only did rocker John Mellencamp name his son Speck, but he appended the middle name Wildhorse to it.

A jolly, bawdy image that recalls the hero of the eighteenth-century novel Tristram Shandy; also a drink in British pubs.

Chosen by Woody Allen for his son with Mia Farrow (now renamed Seamus), honoring the great old-time baseball player Satchel Paige, and by Spike Lee for his daughter, but far too eccentric for ordinary use.

Possibility for fish enthusiasts, but works better for a boy.

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.

Climbing a mountain somewhere with Radcliff and Heathcliff.

In 2014, six little girls in the US were given the name Starlit. Starlit has a sweeter meaning than the similar Starlet, and a better ring than Starlight.

Shaw is a streamlined and more modern-sounding Shawn, with many notable surname namesakes.

Hippie name of the Jonathan Livingston Seagull era.