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| NAME | ROOT | MEANING |
| Sabbay (m) | khmer | happy, glad, delighted, joyful, pleased |
| Samaki (m) | khmer | solidarity, unity, togetherness |
| Sambath (m) | khmer | wealth, riches, fortune |
| Sambol (u) | khmer | complexion, tone, tint, appearance, pigmentation |
| Samchay (f) | khmer | preserve, withhold, lay aside, save for future use |
| Samnang (u) | khmer | good fortune, fortunate, lucky, blessed, blessed with luck |
| Samnith (m) | khmer | faithful, loyal, devoted, true-hearted |
| Samphoas (f) | khmer | beauty, charm, allure, grace, elegance |
| Samraj (m) | khmer | accomplishment, fulfillment, achievement, realization of goals |
| Samudra (f) | sanskrit | ocean, sea |
| Sangvath (m) | khmer | persistence, tenacity, perseverance |
| Sangvavan (u) | khmer | one who wears a golden sash |
| Sara (f) | sanskrit | essence, inmost substance, central nature, vital element, core element |
| • Saramunti (m) | sanskrit, khmer | sara + munti (place, storage) : place to store the most vital elements, storage place of crucial documents, an archive or museum |
| • Sarapich (u) | sanskrit, khmer | sara + vichea (knowledge) : enlighted wisdom, enlightened one; a name for the Buddha signifying his enlightenment |
| • Saravuth (m) | sanskrit, khmer | sara + vuth (power, strength) : essential power, inherently powerful, core strength |
| • Sarayeth (f) | khmer | khmer variant of Sara ('yeth' is a female name suffix added simply for conducive sound effect) |
| Sarathi (m) | pali | leader, chief, pacesetter, trendsetter |
| Sarika (f) | khmer | name of a popular singing bird species found mostly in Cambodia |
| Sarin (u) | khmer | name of a province in southern Thailand once part of the Khmer Empire; ethnic Khmers in Thailand are called Khmer Sarin |
| Sarit (m) | sanskrit | river, waterway |
| Satya (f) | sanskrit | truthful, honest, candid, factual, credible, accurate, precise |
| • Satyamuni (u) | sanskrit | satya + muni (sage) : truthful sage, honest sage, accurate scholar, credible scholar |
| • Satyanari (f) | sanskrit, khmer | satya + nari (young lady) : truthful, candid, credible young lady |
| • Satyendra (u) | sanskrit | satya + indra (god) : truthful and almighty |
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Savadda (f)
Savaddi (m) |
khmer | history, recapitulation, unfolding of events, narration, record, chronicle, chronology |
| Sav (u) | khmer | teenager, single young adult (usually used as a prefix) |
| • Savaddey (f) | khmer, pali | sav + vaddi (keeper, place) : keeper of youth, beholder of strength and youth, place of youth |
| • Savrath (u) | khmer | sav + rath (nation) : the nation's youth |
| • Savry (f) | khmer | sav + ry (female name suffix) : female youth |
| • Savuth (m) | sanskrit | sav + vuth (progress) : youthful progress, growth, development |
| Sayenna (f) | khmer | evening, before sundown, pre-dusk |
| Sayuth (f) | khmer | holiday, day off work; also name of a wild tropical climbing vine whose flowers generate strong fragrance only at night |
| Seda (f) | khmer | kind of fruit in Cambodia that has yellow skin and flesh when ripe |
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Seiha (u)
(also Seyha) |
khmer | month of August |
| Serita (f) | pali | independence, freedom, liberty, autonomy, emancipation |
| Sethi (u) | khmer | accomplishment, fulfillment, final result, final realization, achievement |
| • Sethichey (m) | khmer | sethi + chey (victory) : final victory |
| • Sethika (m) | khmer | sethi + ka (process or processor) : one who accomplishes, process or manner of accomplishment |
| • Sethikoon (m) | khmer | sethi + koon (causation, origin, mover) : grounds or causes that make the accomplishment possible; causation that produces the realization |
| • Sethipool (m) | khmer | sethi + pool (strength) : strength of the accomplishment |
| • Sethisak (m) | khmer | sethi + sak (power) : power of the accomplishment |
| Siddha (u) | sanskrit | accomplished, fulfilled, achieved, perfected |
| Siddhi (u) | sanskrit | accomplishment, fulfillment, achievement, perfection |
| Siha (m) | khmer | lion, lion-hearted, valiant, courageous |
| • Sihamuni (m) | khmer, sanskrit | siha + muni (sage) : brave sage, valiant sage, lion-hearted sage; King Sihamuni, King Sihanouk's son |
| • Sihaneath (u) | khmer | siha + neath (voice, utterance) : lion's roar, powerful speech, royal voice |
| • Sihanouk (m) | khmer, sanskrit | siha + manu (father of the human race) : lion-hearted father of the human race; Norodom Sihanouk reigned as King of Cambodia from 1941–55 and 1993–2004 |
| • Sihasana (m) | khmer | siha + asana (ashram, retreat) : haven or abode of one as powerful as a lion, kingly residence, throne |
| Sinith (m) | khmer | intimate, dear, inseparable |
| Siri (u) | sanskrit | honorable, noble, highly acclaimed, highly regarded, eminently respected; also used as an honorific prefix to the names of gods and saints meaning 'most revered, most divine' |
| • Sridevi (f) | sanskrit | sri + devi (goddess) : most revered, highly regarded goddess |
| • Siriphal (m) | sanskrit, khmer | siri + phal (harvest, productive) : noble effect, acclaimed work-product, highly regarded result |
| • Sriratana (f) | sanskrit | sri + ratana (jewel) : highly acclaimed jewel, highly regarded gem |
| • Sirirath (m) | sanskrit, khmer | siri + rath (nation) : highly acclaimed nation, prestigious nation |
| • Sirisophana (f) | sanskrit, khmer | siri + sophana (charm) : noble charm, divine grace, highly acclaimed beauty |
| • Sisowath (m) | sanskrit, khmer | siri + sowathi (peaceful accomplishment) : free of disturbances, with revered harmony, with blessed accorded; King Sisowath ruled Cambodia from 1904 until his death in 1927 (one of the two main branches of the modern-day Cambodian royal family - the other branch consisting of descendents of his brother Norodom) |
| • Sri Suryavarmanadeva (m) | sanskrit, khmer | sri + surya (sun) + varman (armor) + deva (god) : revered and armor-clad sun-god; name bestowed upon King Suryavarman I of the Khmer Empire (1010AD) |
| • Sri Umadevi (f) | sanskrit | sri + uma (radiant) + devi (goddess) : revered and radiant goddess |
| • Sri Umavaddey (f) | sanskrit, pali | sri + uma (radiant) + vaddi (holder) : she who is revered and radiant, one who holds high honor and dazzling beauty |
| • Sirivadhana (f) | sanskrit, pali | siri + vadhana (progress) : most divine progress, highly acclaimed progress, noble progress; also may be spelled Sirivattana |
| • Sirivuth (m) | sanskrit, khmer | siri + avuth (power, weapon) : highly acclaimed strength, revered power, divine force; Prince Sirivuth, King Sihanouk's step-brother |
| Soben (u) | khmer | dream, mirage, visualization, imagination |
| Socheatha (u) | khmer | great birth, noble birth, excellent birth |
| Sokha (u) | khmer | gladness, delightfulness, happiness, joyfulness |
| Sokun (u) | khmer | fragrance, aroma, bouquet, sweet-smelling |
| • Sokun Bopha (f) | khmer | sokun + bopha (flower) : flower fragrance, sweet-smelling flower |
| • Sokunthea (f) | khmer | sokun + kunthea (fragrance) : fragrance, aroma, sweet-scented |
| • sokunvary (f) | khmer | sokun + vary (water) : sweet-smelling water, bouquet-scented liquid, perfume |
| Soma (f) | sanskrit | nectar of immortality, ambrosia |
| • Somalay (f) | sanskrit | soma + alaya (abode, source) : source of the nectar of immortality, abode of the gods |
| • Somaly (f) | khmer | khmer variant of Somalay |
| • Somanith (f) | sanskrit, khmer | soma + nitya (eternal) : timeless nectar of immortality, never-ending ambrosia |
| • Somany (f) | khmer | khmer variant of Somanith |
| • Somavaddi (f) | sanskrit, pali | soma + vaddi (place, abode) : source of the nectar of immortality, abode of the gods |
| Someth (m) | pali | one who is intelligent, one who is adept in the Dharma, one who is in control of unwholesome attachments |
| Sophalla (u) | khmer | good harvest, excellent yield, outstanding result/accomplishment |
| Sophy (f) | khmer | a kind of tropical rain forest tree that has little yellow flowers of beautiful fragrance and also oval fruit yellow in color |
| • Sophini (f) | khmer | she whose fragrance is like that of the Sophy blossom |
| Sorikanth (m) | khmer | sun-gemstone, high-powered crystal ball |
| Sothea (u) | pali | heavenly food and drink, ambrosia, flower nectar |
| • Sothearos (f) | pali, khmer | sothea + ros (flavor) : heavenly flavor, celestial savor, divine taste |
| Sothi (u) | khmer | intelligence, right understanding |
| Sovattha (m) | pali | harmoniously peaceful, with peaceful accord, peace and happiness |
| Subhadra (f) | sanskrit | greatly blessed, very auspicious, highly providential |
| Sujata (f) | sanskrit | well-born, noble birth, excellent birth; Princess Sujata, one of King Sihanouk's daughters |
| Suma (f) | sanskrit | flower, blossom |
| Sumanea (f) | pali | jasmine of multiple-layered pedals |
| Sumeru (m) | sanskrit | excellent Mount Meru, noble Mount Meru |
| Sumitra (f) | sanskrit | good friend, excellent friend |
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Sunara (m)
Sunari (f) |
sanskrit | good person, excellent person |
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Sundara (m)
Sundari (f) |
sanskrit | good-looking, beautiful, charming |
| Suntharac (m) | khmer | well-worth listening to, beautifully voiced or delivered |
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Suntharo (m)
Sunthary (f) |
khmer | one who is beautiful, one who is charming |
| Suparna (f) | sanskrit | one who possesses beautiful limbs (arms and legs); Khmer variants include Suparnara (f), Suparno (m), Suparnarith (m) |
| Supunya (u) | sanskrit | very virtuous, extremely righteous, most ethical, high-minded |
| Sura (m) | sanskrit | god |
| • Suralay (f) | sanskrit | sura + alaya (abode) : abode of god, paradise, heaven |
| • Suramani (u) | sanskrit | sura + mani (jewel) : jewels of god, god's riches |
| • Suramarit (m) | sanskrit | sura + amrita (ambrosia) : god's ambrosia; King Suramarit, King Sihanouk's father |
| • Suramuni (u) | sanskrit | sura + muni (sage) : divine sage, godly savant |
| • Suranadi (u) | sanskrit | sura + nadi (river) : river of god, divine river |
| • Suranari (f) | sanskrit | sura + nari (woman) : goddess |
| • Surindra (u) | sanskrit | sura + indra (chief, ruler) : chief of the gods, god of gods |
| Surya (f) | sanskrit | sun, sun-god |
| • Suryadeva (m) | sanskrit | surya + deva (god) : the god Surya |
| • Surya Rangsi (f) | sanskrit, khmer | surya + rangsi (illumination) : radiance of the sun-god, illumination of the sun-god; Princess Surya Rangsi, King Sihanouk's daughter |
| • Suryotey (m) | sanskrit, khmer | surya + ottey (elevation) : elevation of the sun-god, ascension of the sun-god; name of an ancient Khmer King |
| Suvanna (u) | khmer | having beautiful, golden complexion, having beautiful color or skin tone; variants include Suvannara (f), Suvannareth (u), Suvannarith (m), Suvannarong (u), SUvannary (f) |
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