the etymology and history of first names
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TABASSUM m & f Arabic
Means "smiling" in Arabic.
TABATHA f English
Variant of TABITHA
TABBY f English
Diminutive of TABITHA
TABEA f German
German short form of TABITHA
TABITHA f English, Biblical
Means "gazelle" in Aramaic... [more]
TACEY f English (Archaic)
Derived from Latin tace meaning "be silent"... [more]
TACITA f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of TACITUS
TAEGAN f & m English (Rare)
Variant of TEAGAN
TAFADZWA m & f Southern African
Means "we are pleased" in Shona.
TAHIRA f Arabic
Feminine form of TAHIR
TÁHIRIH f Iranian
Variant of TAHIRA... [more]
TAHLIA f Jewish
Variant of TALYA
TAHNEE f English (Rare)
Variant of TAWNY
TÄHTI f Finnish (Rare)
Means "star" in Finnish.
TAI m & f Chinese
Means "great, extreme" in Chinese.
TAIKA f Finnish (Rare)
Means "magic, spell" in Finnish.
TAIMI f Finnish
Means "sapling, young tree" in Finnish.
TAINA f Finnish
Finnish short form of TATIANA
TAISIYA f Russian
Meaning unknown, possibly a Russian form of THAIS.
TAJUANA f English (African American, Rare)
Combination of the prefix Ta with the name JUANA.
TAKAKO f Japanese
From Japanese 孝 (taka) "filial piety" and 子 (ko) "child".
TAKARA f Japanese
Means "treasure" in Japanese.
TAKOUHI f Armenian
Means "queen" in Armenian.
TAL m & f Jewish
Derived from Hebrew טַל (tal) meaning "dew".
TALIA f Jewish
Variant transcription of TALYA
TALIBA f Arabic
Means "seeker of knowledge" in Arabic.
TALINE f Armenian
Meaning unknown. This was the name of an old Armenian monastery.
TALISHA f English (African American, Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix Ta and LISHA.
TALITHA f Biblical
Means "little girl" in Aramaic... [more]
TALLULAH f English (Rare)
Means "leaping waters" in the Choctaw language... [more]
TALULLA f Irish
From the Gaelic name Tuilelaith, which was derived from Irish tuile "abundance" and flaith "princess".
TALYA f Jewish
Means "dew from God" in Hebrew.
TAMAR f Jewish, Biblical
Means "palm tree" in Hebrew... [more]
TAMARA f Russian, English
Russian form of TAMAR... [more]
TAMAYA f Native American
Means "in the center" in Quechua.
TAMEKA f English
Variant of TAMIKA
TAMELA f English
Probably a combination of TAMARA and PAMELA... [more]
TAMERA f English
Variant of TAMARA
TAMI f English
Variant of TAMMY
TAMIA f English (Modern)
Elaborated form of the popular name syllable Tam, from names such as TAMARA or TAMIKA... [more]
TAMIKA f English
Variant of TAMIKO, inspired by the American jazz singer Tamiko Jones (1945-) or the American movie 'A Girl Named Tamiko' (1963).
TAMIKO f Japanese
From Japanese 多 (ta) "many", 美 (mi) "beautiful" and 子 (ko) "child".
TAMMARA f English (Rare)
Variant of TAMARA
TAMMI f English
Variant of TAMMY
TAMMIE f English
Variant of TAMMY
TAMMY f English
Short form of TAMARA and other names beginning with Tam.
TAMRA f English
Contracted form of TAMARA
TAMSEN f English (Rare)
Variant of TAMSIN
TAMSIN f English (British)
Contracted form of THOMASINA... [more]
TAMSYN f English (British)
Variant of TAMSIN
TAMZEN f English (Rare)
Variant of TAMSIN
TANEKA f English (African American, Rare)
Variant of TANIKA
TANESHA f English (African American)
Variant of TANISHA
TÂNIA f Portuguese
Short form of TATIANA
TANIA f English
Variant of TANYA
TANIKA f English (African American)
Invented name, probably modeled on TAMIKA and influenced by TANYA.
TANIQUA f English (African American, Rare)
Combination of the popular name element Tan (from names such as TANYA) and the common name suffix qua.
TANIS f Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of TANITH
TANISHA f English (African American)
Combination of the popular name element Tan (from names such as TANYA) and the common name suffix sha.
TANIT f Near Eastern Mythology
Variant of TANITH
TANITH f Near Eastern Mythology
Derived from Semitic roots meaning "serpent lady"... [more]
TANJA f German, Finnish, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Short form of TATIANA
TANSY f English (Rare)
From the name of the flower, which is derived via Old French from Late Latin tanacita.
TANYA f Russian, English
Russian diminutive of TATIANA... [more]
TANZI f English (Rare)
Variant of TANSY
TAONGA f & m Southern African
Means "we are thankful" in Tumbuka.
TAPIWA f Southern African
Means "given" in Shona.
TARA (1) f English
Anglicized form of the Irish place name Teamhair, which possibly means "elevated place" in Gaelic... [more]
TARA (2) f Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "star" in Sanskrit... [more]
TARAH (1) f English (Modern)
Variant of TARA (1)
TARAH (2) f Biblical
A place name used in some versions of the Old Testament... [more]
TARINA f English (Rare)
Perhaps an elaborated form of TARA (1)
TARIRO f Southern African
Means "hope" in Shona.
TARJA f Finnish
Finnish form of DARIA
TARU f Finnish
Means "legend, myth" in Finnish.
TARYN f English
Probably a feminine form of TYRONE... [more]
TASHA f Russian, English
Short form of NATASHA
TASIA f Greek
Short form of ANASTASIA
TASNIM f Arabic
Means "a spring in paradise" in Arabic.
TASOULA f Greek
Greek diminutive of ANASTASIA
TAŤÁNA f Czech
Czech form of TATIANA
TATENDA m & f Southern African
Means "thank you" in Shona.
TATIANA f Russian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Romanian, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, English, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, a derivative of the Roman name Tatius, which is of unknown meaning... [more]
TATIANNA f English (Modern)
Variant of TATIANA
TATIENNE f French
French form of TATIANA
TATJANA f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, German
Cognate of TATIANA
TATUM f English (Modern)
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "Tata's homestead" in Old English.
TATYANA f Russian
Variant transcription of TATIANA
TATYANNA f English (Modern)
Variant of TATIANA
TAWNEE f English (Rare)
Variant of TAWNY
TAWNIE f English (Rare)
Variant of TAWNY
TAWNY f English (Modern)
From the English word, ultimately deriving from Old French tané, which means "light brown".
TAYLA f English (Modern)
Probably a feminine form of TAYLOR influenced by similar-sounding names such as KAYLA (1).
TAYLER f & m English (Modern)
Variant of TAYLOR
TAYLOR m & f English
From an English surname which originally denoted someone who was a tailor, from Norman French taillur, ultimately from Latin taliare "to cut"... [more]
TEA f German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Slovene
Short form of THEODORA or DOROTHEA
TEAGAN m & f English (Modern)
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Tadhgáin meaning "descendent of Tadhgán"... [more]
TEAL f English (Rare)
From the English word for the type of duck or the greenish-blue colour.
TEALE f English (Rare)
Variant of TEAL
TEÀRLAG f Scottish
Feminine form of TEÀRLACH
TEASAG f Scottish
Scottish diminutive of JEAN (2)
TECA f Hungarian
Diminutive of TERÉZIA
TECLA f Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of THEKLA
TEGAN f Welsh
Derived from Welsh teg "fair".
TEGWEN f Welsh
Derived from the Welsh elements teg "fair" and gwen "blessed".
TEHILA f Jewish
Means "praise" in Hebrew.
TEIJA f Finnish
Finnish form of DOROTHEA
TEJA f Slovene
Short form of DOROTEJA
TEKLA f Scandinavian, Russian, Polish
Scandinavian, Russian and Polish form of THEKLA
TELLERVO f Finnish Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]
TELMA f Portuguese, Spanish
Feminine form of TELMO
TEMITOPE f & m Yoruba
Means "enough to give thanks" in Yoruba.
TEMPERANCE f English (Archaic)
From the English word meaning "moderation" or "restraint"... [more]
TEMPEST f English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "storm"... [more]
TEMPLE m & f English (Rare)
From a surname which originally belonged to a person who was associated with the Knights Templar, a medieval religious military order.
TENDAI f Southern African
Means "be thankful" in Shona.
TEODÓRA f Hungarian
Hungarian feminine form of THEODORE
TEODORA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Romanian, Polish, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Theodoros (see THEODORE).
TEODOZJA f Polish
Polish form of THEODOSIA
TEÓFILA f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of THEOPHILUS
TEOFILA f Italian, Polish
Italian and Polish feminine form of THEOPHILUS
TERA f English
Variant of TARA (1)
TERE f Spanish
Spanish short form of THERESA
TERESA f Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish, Polish, German, Scandinavian, English
Cognate of THERESA... [more]
TERESE f Basque
Basque form of TERESA
TERESIA f Swedish
Swedish variant of THERESA
TERESINHA f Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of THERESA
TERESITA f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of TERESA
TERÉZ f Hungarian
Hungarian short form of THERESA
TEREZA f Bulgarian, Czech, Romanian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Bulgarian, Czech, Romanian and Portuguese form of THERESA
TERÉZIA f Hungarian, Slovak
Hungarian and Slovak form of THERESA
TEREZIE f Czech
Czech form of THERESA
TEREZIJA f Slovene
Slovene form of THERESA
TEREZINHA f Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of TERESA
TERHI f Finnish
Short form of Terhenetär, which was derived from Finnish terhen "mist"... [more]
TERI f English
Either a strictly feminine form of TERRY or a diminutive of THERESA
TERJE (2) f Estonian
Estonian form of TERHI
TERPSICHORE f Greek Mythology
Means "enjoying the dance" from Greek τερψις (terpsis) "delight" and χορος (choros) "dance"... [more]
TERRA f English
Variant of TARA (1), perhaps influenced by the Latin word terra meaning "land, earth".
TERRI f English
Either a strictly feminine form of TERRY or a diminutive of THERESA
TERRIE f English
Either a strictly feminine form of TERRY or a diminutive of THERESA
TERRY m & f English
From an English surname which was derived from the medieval name Thierri, a Norman French form of THEODORIC... [more]
TERTTU f Finnish
Means "bunch, cluster" in Finnish.
TESNI f Welsh
Means "warmth from the sun" in Welsh.
TESS f English
Diminutive of THERESA... [more]
TESSA f English
Diminutive of THERESA
TESSAN f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of THERESA
TESSIE f English
Diminutive of THERESA
TETHYS f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek τηθη (tethe) meaning "grandmother"... [more]
TETTY f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of ELIZABETH
TEUTA f Albanian
Possibly derived from an Illyrian word or title meaning "queen"... [more]
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