_Searle._ _Soḿairle_, pronounced _Sowarley_, Sorley, or Charles. Shorley
is from the same root, only the initial consonant has its characteristic
force before the slender vowel _e_.
_Sewell._ _Suil_, pronounced _soo-ill_, the eye. Sewall, a slightly
modified form of the name.
_Shane._ _Sean_, pronounced _shane_, old. Shan, Shean, Sheain, Sheahan,
Sheehan, of similar derivation.
_Shannon._ _Sean_, old; _aḿan_, pronounced _awan_, river. An ancient
river.
_Shaughney._ _Seaǵain_, pronounced _Shawn_, genitive of _Seaǵan_, John;
_neać_, an individual, an agent. The helpmeet of John.
_Sheely._ _Sile_, pronounced _Shee-le_, Celia.
_Shinn._ _Sinn_, pronounced _shinn_, we, us. _Sinn_, the same, only the
_s_ has not taken its accustomed sound of _sh_ before the slender vowel
_i_.
_Sinnott._ _Sinn_, we, us; _aid́_, or _aoid́_, a person. One who uses the
pronoun _we_; an editor; a reviewer; a governor. Sinett, Synott, Shenett,
Sennett, equivalent names.
_Smiggins._ _Smiggin_, from _smigin_, the chin; _s_, contraction of
_sun_, Anglo-Saxon for son. Son of Smiggin; son of the chin.
_Stephenson._ _Mac Steṕain_, from _mac_, son, and _Steṕain_, genitive
of _Steṕan_, Stephen. Son of Stephen. Fitzstephen has the same
signification.
_Sullivan._ _Sul-a-b́ean_, from _sul_, the eye; _a_, of; _b́ean_, woman.
The eye of woman.
_Sully._ _Sul_, the eye; genitive _suile_, pronounced _soo-il-le_,
belonging to the eye.
_Sweegan._ _Saoi_, pronounced _swee_, a philosopher, a man of letters;
_gan_, descendant. The offspring of a philosopher.
_Sweeney._ _Saoi_, a gentleman, a hero; _neać_, an individual, an agent.
A valet; an aid-de-camp.