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Sabrina

• From: Latinized form of Habren, the original Welsh name of the River Severn. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, Sabrina was the name of a princess who was drowned in the Severn. Supposedly the river was named for her, but it is more likely that her name was actually derived from that of the river.
• Meaning: Unknown (the name of the river)
• Quenya: Harenë (orthographic adaptation of the original Welsh name)

Sacha

• From: French form of Sasha which is the diminutive of Russian  Александр (Aleksandr) &  Александра (Aleksandra)
• Meaning: See Alejandro & Alejandra entries here
• Quenya: Atarvarno (atan+varno = man+defender) OR Atanvarnië (atan+varno+[ië] = man+defender+[feminine names suffix])

Samuel

• From: Hebrew name שְׁמוּאֵל (Shemu’el)
• Meaning: God has heard
• Quenya: Erulastëon (Eru+alastië+[on] = God+has listened+[masculine names suffix])

Santiago

• From: Spanish santo combined with Yago, an old Spanish form of  James
• Meaning: Saint James (See James entry here)
• Quenya: Ainencaitar (aina+encaita+[r] = holy+to lie down+[short agent suffix])

Sarah

• From: Hebrew שָׂרָי (Saray)
• Meaning: Princess or lady
• Quenya: Aranel (aranel = princess)

Satu

• From: Finnish feminine name Satu
• Meaning: Fairy tale, fable
• Quenya: Nyárë (nyárë = tale, saga) OR Quentalë (quentalë = story, account)

Sebastian

• From: Latin SEBASTIANVS which came originally from Greek word σεβαστος (sebastos)
• Meaning: From Sebate (a city in Asia Minor) and sebastos means venerable
• Quenya: Alcarinollo (alcarin+o+llo = glorious+masculine names suffix+ablative suffix meaning from)

Selene

• From: the name of the Greek goddess
• Meaning: Moon
• Quenya: Isilië (Isil+[ië] = Moon+[feminine names suffix])

Serafina

• From: Italian, Portuguese and Polish form of Seraphina which comes from Late Latin name SERAPHINVS, derived from the biblical word seraphim which is Hebrew in origin.
  
• Meaning: Seraphim means “fiery ones”
• Quenya: Uruitë (adj. fiery)

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Sergej

• From: Russian form of the Roman family name SERGIVS
• Meaning: Servant
• Quenya: Andur ([a]+{ndur} = [supporting vowel]+{suffix meaning servant})

Seth

• From:  Σεθ (Seth), the Greek form of Egyptian   Swtkh (reconstructed as Sutekh). It also had a Hebrew counterpart שֵׁת (Shet)
• Meaning: Seth possibly meant “pillar” while Shet means “appointed, placed”
• Quenya: Tarmon (tarma+[on] = pillar+[masculine names suffix]) OR Tanco (tanca+[o] = firm, fixed, placed+[masculine names suffix])

Shannon

• From: The name of the river Shannon, the longest in Ireland which was named after the Irish goddess Sionann, probably related to Old Irish words sen
• Meaning: Sen means “old, ancient”
• Quenya: Yárië (yára+[ië] = adj. old, ancient+[feminine names suffix])

Shelby

• From: English surname which was possibly a variant of Selby from a place name.
  
• Meaning: Willow farm coming from Old Norse.
• Quenya: Tasarinon (tasarinan+[on] = n. willow-valley+[masculine names suffix]) or Tasarinanië (tasarinan+[ië] = n. willow-valley+[feminine names suffix])

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Sheldon

• From: Surname which was originally derived from a place name in Old English
• Meaning: Valley with steep sides
• Quenya: Aiquatumbo (aiqua+tumbo = steep+deep valley)

Sileide

• From: Portuguese variant of English Slade which comes from a Old English surname (ATTENTION: This relation is purely conjectural. It might be prone to error)
• Meaning: Slade means “valley”
• Quenya: Nandë (nan+[ë] = valley+[feminine names suffix] OR Silyendë (Orthographic equivalent)

Silke

• From: German and Dutch diminutive of Celia & Cecilia. Celia comes from Latin name CAELIVS, derived from CAELVM; and Cecilia comes from Latin name CAECILIVS derived from CAECVS.
• Meaning: CAELVM means “sky” & CAECVS means “blind”
• Quenya: Vilyë (vilya+[ë] = sky+[feminine names suffix]) OR Úcenië ({ú}+cenë+[ië] = {negative prefix, without, destitute of}+vb. to see+[feminine names suffix])

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Simon

• From: Σιμων (Simon) which was the Greek form of the Hebrew name שִׁמְעוֹן (Shim’on)
• Meaning: He has heard
• Quenya: Ahlárion (ahlárië+[on] = verb to hear conjugated in the perfect tense+[masculine names suffix])

Sophie

• From: French form of the Greek name Σοφια (Sophia)
  
• Meaning: Wisdom
• Quenya: Nólië (Nólë+[ië] = n. wisdom+[feminine names suffix])

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Stephanie

• From: Feminine form of Stephen which comes from the Greek name Στεφανος (Stephanos)
• Meaning: Crown
• Quenya: Ríë (ríë = crown)

Steve

• From: English short form of Steven which is a medieval variant of Stephen coming from the Greek Στεφανος (Stephanos)
• Meaning: See Stephanie entry here
• Quenya: Ríëno (ríë+[no] = crown+[masculine agental suffix]) NOTE: This suffix sometimes works as an agental suffix, sometimes simply masculine.

Suvi

• From: Finnish suvi
• Meaning: Summer
• Quenya: Lairë (lairë = summer)

Sydney

• From: English surname Sidney which comes from Old English elements sid & eg.
  
• Meaning: Wide island
• Quenya: Pallatollë (palla+{tol}+[ë] = adj. wide+{island}+[feminine names suffix])

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