Female names:
Sadiqeh means “friend,” from the Arabic root sadiq. This is a rare name.
Sadira/Sadirah is the Persian form of the Hebrew name Sidra (most common among North African Jewry), which means “order, sequence.”
Saghar means “wine glass.”
Sahar means “dawn.”
Sahel means “coast, beach.”
Sakineh is the Persian form of the Arabic name Sakina, which means “peace, calmness.”
Sanaz may mean “full of grace.”
Samira means “companion in evening talk.”
Saye means “shadow.”
Sedigheh means “friend.”
Sepideh means “dawn.”
Setareh/Setare/Setara means “star.”
Shabnam means “dew.” This name is also Urdu.
Shadi means “happiness.”
Shaghayegh means “poppy.”
Shahrazad means “free city.” This is a rare name.
Shalizeh means “rice.”
Shamsi means “solar” in Arabic. This is a strictly male name in Azeri.
Shanar means “pomegranate flower.”
Sharareh means “spark.”
Shirin/Shireen means “sweet.”
Shirinbanu means “sweet lady.”
Shiva means “charming, eloquent.”
Shohreh/Shohre means “famous.”
Shokoufeh means “blossom.”
Sima means “face.”
Simin means “silvery.”
Soheila/Soheyla is the Persian feminine form of the Arabic name Sohail, which means “even, level.”
Somayeh is the Persian form of the Arabic name Sumayya, which means “high above.”
Soraya is the Persian form of the Arabic name Thurayya (the Pleiades). It became popular because it was the name of one of the wives of the last Shah.
Sotoda means “blessed.”
Soudeh/Soodeh means “painted” or “touched.”
Suna means “gold.”
Male names:
Saber is the Persian form of the Arabic name Sabir, which means “steadfast, patient, enduring.”
Sadegh/Sadeq is the Persian form of the Arabic name Sadiq, which means “true, loyal.”
Saeed is the Persian form of the Arabic name Sa’id, which means “lucky, happy.”
Safdar means “brave, valiant.”
Salar means “leader, commander.”
Sam/Saam means “fire.”
Saman means “order, disposition, arrangement.”
Samir means “companion in evening talk.”
Sarmad means “eternal, everlasting.”
Seyyed/Seyed is the Persian form of the Arabic name Sayyid, which means “master, lord.”
Shahab means “meteor, shooting star.”
Shahdokht means “daughter of the Shah.”
Shaheen/Shahin means “falcon,” specifically the Barbary falcon, whose Persian name is a diminutive of the word Shah.
Shahnoor means “light of the Shah.”
Shahriyar means “lord.”
Shahrokh means “royal face.”
Shahzad means “son of the Shah.”
Shakib means “tolerance, patience.”
Shapour is the modern form of the Old Persian name Shapur, which was the name of several kings in Antiquity. It means “son of the Shah.”
Sharif means “virtuous, eminent” in Arabic.
Siamak may mean “dear black-headed boy.” This is the name of a character in Iran’s great national epic The Shahnameh.
Siyavash is the Persian form of the Avestan name Siiauuarshan, which means “possessing black stallions.” This is the name of one of the main characters of The Shahnameh. As a horse-lover, I highly approve of the meaning!
Soheil is the Persian form of the Arabic name Sohail, which means “level, even.”
Sohrab means “red water.” This is the son of the hero Rostam in The Shahnameh.
Soroush is the Persian form of the Avestan name Sraosha, which means “obedience.” This was the name of a holy Zoroastrian being later associated with the Angel Gabriel.
Unisex names:
Safa is the Persian form of the Arabic name Safaa, which means “pure.” This name is also Turkish.
Salamat means “good health, safety.”
Samin means “precious, valuable,” from Arabic root thamin.
Shahnaz means “delight of the king.”
Shams means “Sun.”
Sokhan means “obedient.”