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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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