Muslim boy names starting with S
Boy names, from the prophets to the Companions, with a one-line meaning.
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- Saadسَعْد “Happiness, good fortune”, the opposite of ill luck
- Sadeemسَدِيم “Light mist”; in modern Arabic, “nebula”
- Sadiqصَادِق “Sincere, truthful”, who speaks truth and keeps his word
- Saeedسَعِيد “Happy, fortunate”, the blessed one
- Sahlسَهْل “Easy, gentle”; the plain, level ground
- Salamسَلَام “Peace, safety”, and the greeting of Muslims
- Salihصَالِح “Righteous, upright”; name of the prophet Salih, sent to Thamud
- Salimسَالِم “Safe and sound”, unharmed, kept from all harm
- Salmanسَلْمَان “Safe and sound, preserved”, from the root of peace (salam)
- Saqerصَقْر “The falcon”, a bird of prey trained for hunting
- Sattamسَطَّام Najdi name linked to sitam, “the edge of the sword”
- Sharifشَرِيف “Noble, honourable”, of high birth; a title of the Prophet’s ﷺ descendants
- Shoaibشُعَيْب Arabic diminutive related to shaʿb (“people”); name of the prophet sent to Madyan
- Siddiqصِدِّيق “The truthful one”, who believes without reserve and confirms the truth
- Sirajسِرَاج “The lamp”, that which gives light
- Suhaibصُهَيْب “The little red-haired one”, diminutive of ashab, with reddish-fair hair
- Suhailسُهَيْل Diminutive of sahl, “easy, gentle”; the Arabic name of the star Canopus
- Sulaymanسُلَيْمَان Name of the prophet-king Sulayman (Solomon); from the Hebrew Shelomo, linked to “peace”
- Sultanسُلْطَان “Power, authority”; also “compelling proof”