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TAAVETTI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of DAVID

TAAVI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of DAVID

TABASSUM   m & f   Arabic
Means "smiling" in Arabic.

TACITO   m   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of TACITUS

TACITUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which meant "silent, mute" in Latin... [more]

TAD   m   English
Short form of THADDEUS

TADDEO   m   Italian
Italian form of THADDEUS

TADEÁŠ   m   Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of THADDEUS

TADEJ   m   Slovene
Slovene form of THADDEUS

TADEO   m   Spanish
Spanish form of THADDEUS

TADEU   m   Portuguese
Portuguese form of THADDEUS

TADEUSZ   m   Polish
Polish form of THADDEUS

TADG   m   Irish, Scottish
Variant of TADHG

TADHG   m   Irish, Scottish
Means "poet" in Irish. This was the name of an 11th-century king of Connacht.

TAEGAN   f & m   English (Rare)
Variant of TEAGAN

TAFADZWA   m & f   Southern African
Means "we are pleased" in Shona.

TAFARI   m   Eastern African
Possibly means "he who inspires awe" in Amharic... [more]

TAFFY   m   Welsh
Diminutive of DAFYDD

TAHIR   m   Arabic
Means "virtuous, pure, chaste" in Arabic.

TAHMID   m   Arabic
Means "praising" in Arabic.

TAHVO   m   Finnish
Finnish form of STEPHEN

TAI   m & f   Chinese
Means "great, extreme" in Chinese.

TAICHI   m   Japanese
From Japanese 太 (ta) "thick, big" and 一 (ichi) "one".

TAIKI   m   Japanese
From Japanese 大 (tai) "large, great" and 輝 (ki) "radiance, shine".

TAISTO   m   Finnish
Means "battle" in Finnish.

TAKAHIRO   m   Japanese
From Japanese 貴 (taka) "valuable, noble" or 孝 (taka) "filial piety" combined with 大 (hiro) "large, great" or 浩 (hiro) "prosperous".

TAKASHI   m   Japanese
From Japanese "filial piety", "noble, prosperous" or "reverence".

TAKEHIKO   m   Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) "military" or 竹 (take) "bamboo" combined with 彦 (hiko) "boy, prince".

TAKESHI   m   Japanese
Means "military, warrior" in Japanese.

TAKIS   m   Greek
Short form of PANAGIOTAKIS

TAKUMA   m   Japanese
From Japanese 拓 (taku) "expand, open, pioneer" and 真 (ma) "real, true".

TAKUMI   m   Japanese
From Japanese "artisan" or "skilled"... [more]

TAL   m & f   Jewish
Derived from Hebrew טַל (tal) meaning "dew".

TALBOT   m   English (Rare)
From a surname which was perhaps derived from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements tal "to destroy" and bod "message".

TALFRYN   m   Welsh
From a Welsh place name meaning "high hill", derived from Welsh tal "high" and bryn "hill".

TALIESIN   m   Welsh
Means "shining brow", derived from Welsh tal "brow" and iesin "shining"... [more]

TALLAK   m   Norwegian
Variant of TOLLAK

TALON   m   English (Modern)
From the English meaning "talon, claw", ultimately derived (via Norman French) from Latin talus "anklebone".

TAM   m   Scottish
Scottish short form of THOMAS

TAMA   m   Maori
Means "son, boy" in Maori.

TAMÁS   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of THOMAS

TAMATI   m   Maori
Maori form of THOMAS

TAMERLANE   m   History
Westernized form of Timur i Leng (see TIMUR).

TÀMHAS   m   Scottish
Scottish form of THOMAS

TAMID   m   Arabic
Short form of MU'TAMID

TAMIR   m   Jewish
Means "tall" in Hebrew.

TAMMARO   m   Italian
Italian form of a Germanic name composed of the elements thank "thought" and mer "fame".

TANCRED   m   Ancient Germanic
Norman form of a Germanic name meaning "thought and counsel", derived from the elements thank "thought" and rad "counsel"... [more]

TANCREDI   m   Italian
Italian form of TANCRED... [more]

TANCREDO   m   Spanish
Spanish form of TANCRED

TANE   m   Maori, Pacific/Polynesian Mythology
Means "man" in Maori... [more]

TANELI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of DANIEL

TANGAROA   m   Pacific/Polynesian Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

TANIEL   m   Armenian
Armenian form of DANIEL

TANNER   m   English
From an Enlgish surname meaning "one who tans hides".

TAONGA   f & m   Southern African
Means "we are thankful" in Tumbuka.

TAPANI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of STEPHEN

TAPIO   m   Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Meaning unknown. Tapio was the Finnish god of forests, animals, and hunting.

TARANA   m   Azerbaijani
Means "music" in Persian.

TARANIS   m   Celtic Mythology
Derived from Celtic taran meaning "thunder", cognate with Þórr (see THOR)... [more]

TARAS   m   Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian and Russian form of the Greek name Ταρασιος (Tarasios), which possibly means "from Taras"... [more]

TARBEN   m   Danish
Danish form of TORBJÖRN

TAREK   m   Arabic
Anglicized form of TARIQ

TARIQ   m   Arabic
Means "he who pounds at the door" in Arabic... [more]

TARMO   m   Finnish
Means "energy" in Finnish.

TARO   m   Japanese
Variant transcription of TAROU

TAROU   m   Japanese
From Japanese 太 (ta) "thick, big" and 郎 (rou) "son".

TARQUIN   m   History
From the Roman name Tarquinius which is of unknown meaning, possibly Etruscan in origin... [more]

TASGALL   m   Scottish
Scottish form of the Old Norse name Ásketill, meaning "cauldron of the gods" from Old Norse áss "god" and ketill "cauldron".

TASKILL   m   Scottish
Anglicized form of TASGALL

TATE   m   English
From an English surname which was derived from the Old English given name Tata, of unknown origin.

TATENDA   m & f   Southern African
Means "thank you" in Shona.

TATTON   m   English (Rare)
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "Tata's town" in Old English.

TATU   m   Finnish
Diminutive of TANELI

TAU   m   Southern African
Means "lion" in Tswana and Sesotho... [more]

TAUNO   m   Finnish
Means "peaceful, modest" in Karelian Finnish.

TAVISH   m   Scottish
Anglicized form of Thàmhais, vocative case of TÀMHAS... [more]

TAWFIQ   m   Arabic
Means "good fortune", derived from Arabic وفق (wafiqa) "to be successful".

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]

TEAGAN   m & f   English (Modern)
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Tadhgáin meaning "descendent of Tadhgán"... [more]

TEAGUE   m   Irish
Anglicized form of TADHG

TEÀRLACH   m   Scottish
Scottish form of TOIRDHEALBHACH... [more]

TECUMSEH   m   Native American
Means "panther passing across" in Shawnee... [more]

TED   m   English
Short form of EDWARD or THEODORE

TEDDY   m   English
Diminutive of EDWARD or THEODORE

TEEMU   m   Finnish
Finnish form of NICODEMUS

TEIGE   m   Irish
Anglicized form of TADHG

TEIGUE   m   Irish
Anglicized form of TADHG

TEIVEL   m   Yiddish
Means "devil" in Yiddish.

TEKOA   m   Biblical
Means "stockade" in Hebrew... [more]

TEL   m   English (British)
Short form of TERENCE or TERRY

TELESPHORE   m   French
French form of the Greek name Τελεσφορος (Telesphoros) which means "bringing fulfillment" or "bearing fruit"... [more]

TELMO   m   Portuguese, Spanish
Derived from a misdivision of Spanish Santelmo meaning "saint Elmo"... [more]

TEMAN   m   Biblical
Means "right hand" or "south" in Hebrew... [more]

TEMANI   m   Biblical (Variant)
In the Old Testament this refers to a person from the land of TEMAN.

TEMEL   m   Turkish
Means "fundamental, basic" in Turkish.

TEMIR   m   Kazakh
Kazakh cognate of Temor (see TIMUR).

TEMITOPE   f & m   Yoruba
Means "enough to give thanks" in Yoruba.

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.

TEMUJIN   m   History
Means "of iron" in Mongolian... [more]

TENDAJI   m   Eastern African
Means "makes things happen" in Swahili.

TENNYSON   m   English (Rare)
From an English surname which meant "son of Tenney", Tenney being a medieval form of DENIS... [more]

TENSKWATAWA   m   Native American
Means "open door" in Shawnee... [more]

TENZIN   m   Tibetan
From the Tibetan name Bstan-'dzin which means "upholder of teachings"... [more]

TÉO   m   Portuguese
Short form of TEODORO and other names that begin with Teo.

TEO   m   Italian, Spanish
Short form of TEODORO and other names that begin with Teo.

TEOBALDO   m   Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of THEOBALD

TEODOR   m   Scandinavian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Hungarian, Bulgarian
Cognate of THEODORE

TEODORO   m   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Theodoros (see THEODORE).

TEODORS   m   Latvian
Latvian form of Theodoros (see THEODORE).

TEODÓSIO   m   Portuguese
Portuguese form of THEODOSIUS

TEODOSIO   m   Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of THEODOSIUS

TEÓDULO   m   Spanish
Spanish form of THEODULUS

TEOFIL   m   Polish
Polish form of THEOPHILUS

TEÓFILO   m   Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of THEOPHILUS

TEOFILO   m   Italian
Italian form of THEOPHILUS

TEPPO   m   Finnish
Finnish short form of STEPHEN

TERACH   m   Biblical (Variant)
Variant of TERAH

TERAH   m   Biblical
Possibly means "wild goat" or "station" in Hebrew... [more]

TERANCE   m   English
Variant of TERENCE

TERCERO   m   Spanish
Means "third" in Spanish. Traditionally given to the third child born.

TERENCE   m   English
From the Roman family name Terentius which is of unknown meaning... [more]

TERENTI   m   Russian
Russian form of Terentius (see TERENCE).

TERENZIO   m   Italian
Italian form of Terentius (see TERENCE).

TERHO   m   Finnish
Means "acorn" in Finnish.

TERJE (1)   m   Norwegian
Norwegian variant of TORGEIR

TERMINUS   m   Roman Mythology
Means "limit, boundary, end" in Latin... [more]

TERO   m   Finnish
Short form of ANTERO

TERRANCE   m   English
Variant of TERENCE

TERRELL   m   English
From an English surname which was probably derived from the Norman French nickname tirel "to pull", referring to a stubborn person... [more]

TERRENCE   m   English
Variant of TERENCE

TERRY   m & f   English
From an English surname which was derived from the medieval name Thierri, a Norman French form of THEODORIC... [more]

TERTIUS   m   Ancient Roman
This was both a Roman praenomen and a cognomen which meant "third" in Latin.

TERZO   m   Italian
Italian form of TERTIUS

TEUN   m   Dutch
Dutch diminutive of ANTONIUS

TEUNIS   m   Dutch
Dutch diminutive of ANTONIUS

TEUVO   m   Finnish
Finnish short form of THEODORE

TEVYE   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of TOBIAH

TEX   m   English
From a nickname which denoted a person who came from the state of Texas... [more]

THABO   m   Southern African
Means "joy" in Tswana.

THAD   m   English
Short form of THADDEUS

THADDEUS   m   English, Biblical
From Θαδδαιος (Thaddaios), the Greek form of the Aramaic name Thaddai... [more]

THALES   m   Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek θαλλω (thallo) meaning "to blossom"... [more]

THANASIS   m   Greek
Modern Greek short form of ATHANASIOS

THANATOS   m   Greek Mythology
Means "death" in Greek... [more]

THANE   m   English (Rare)
From the Scottish and English noble title, which was originally from Old English thegn.

THANH   m & f   Vietnamese
Means "bright, clear, elegant, blue" in Vietnamese.

THANOS   m   Greek
Diminutive of ATHANASIOS

THEIRN   m   French
Possibly a Cajun French form of THEODORE

THELONIUS   m   Various
Latinized form of Tielo (see TILLO).

THEMBA   m & f   Southern African
Means "trust" in Zulu.

THEMISTOCLES   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Θεμιστοκλης (Themistokles), which meant "glory of the law" from θεμιστος (themistos) "of the law, of customs" and κλεος (kleos) "glory"... [more]

THÉO   m   French
Short form of THÉODORE

THEO   m   English, Dutch
Short form of THEODORE, THEOBALD, and other names that begin with Theo.

THEOBALD   m   English (Rare)
Derived from the Germanic elements þeud "people" and bald "bold"... [more]

THEOCRITUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Θεοκριτος (Theokritos), a Greek name which meant "judge of god" from θεος (theos) "god" and κριτης (krites) "judge, critic"... [more]

THEODOOR   m   Dutch
Dutch form of THEODORE

THEODOR   m   German, Scandinavian, Czech, Romanian
German form of THEODORE, as well as a Scandinavian, Czech and Romanian variant of TEODOR.

THÉODORE   m   French
French form of THEODORE

THEODORE   m   English
From the Greek name Θεοδωρος (Theodoros), which meant "gift of god" from Greek θεος (theos) "god" and δωρον (doron) "gift"... [more]

THEODORIC   m   Ancient Germanic
Germanic name meaning "ruler of the people", derived from the elements þeud "people" and ric "power, ruler"... [more]

THEODOROS   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of THEODORE

THEODORUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized), Dutch
Latinized form of the Greek name Θεοδωρος (Theodoros) (see THEODORE).

THEODOSIUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Θεοδοσιος (Theodosios) which meant "giving to god", derived from θεος (theos) "god" and δοσις (dosis) "giving"... [more]

THEODOTUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Θεοδοτος (Theodotos) which meant "given to god" from θεος (theos) "god" and δοτος (dotos) "given"... [more]

THEODULUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Θεοδουλος (Theodoulos) which meant "slave of god", derived from θεος (theos) "god" and δουλος (doulos) "slave"... [more]

THEOFILUS   m   Dutch
Dutch form of THEOPHILUS

THEOPHANES   m   Ancient Greek
Means "manifestation of God" from Greek θεος (theos) "god" and φανης (phanes) "appearing"... [more]

THÉOPHILE   m   French
French form of THEOPHILUS

THEOPHILUS   m   Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Θεοφιλος (Theophilos) which meant "friend of god", derived from θεος (theos) "god" and φιλος (philos) "friend"... [more]

THEOPHYLAKTOS   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Means "guarded by god" from Greek θεος (theos) "god" and φυλασσω (phylasso) "to guard"... [more]

THERAPON   m   Ancient Greek
Means "servant" or "worshipper" in Greek.

THERON   m   Ancient Greek
Means "hunter" in Greek.

THESEUS   m   Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Greek τιθημι (tithemi) meaning "to set"... [more]

THEUNIS   m   Dutch
Dutch diminutive of ANTONIUS

THIAGO   m   Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of TIAGO

THIBAULT   m   French
French form of THEOBALD

THIERRY   m   French
French form of THEODORIC

THIJS   m   Dutch
Short form of MATTHIJS

THOM   m   English
Short form of THOMAS

THOMAS   m   English, French, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Greek, Biblical
Greek form of the Aramaic name Te'oma which meant "twin"... [more]

ÞÓR   m   Icelandic
Short form of Old Norse names beginning with the element Þór (which refers to the god THOR).

THOR   m   Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse Þórr meaning "thunder", ultimately from the early Germanic *Þunraz... [more]

THORBEN   m   German
Variant of TORBEN

ÞÓRBJÖRN   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of TORBJÖRN

THORBJÖRN   m   Swedish
Variant of TORBJÖRN

THORBJØRN   m   Norwegian, Danish
Variant of TORBJØRN

THORBURN   m   English (Rare)
From a Scottish and English surname which was derived from the Norse name Þórbjörn (see TORBJÖRN).

ÞÓRIR   m   Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
Means "Thor's warrior" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with Old Norse verr "warrior, man".

THORLEY   m   English (Rare)
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "thorn clearing" in Old English.

THORNTON   m   English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "thorn town" in Old English.

ÞÓRR   m   Norse Mythology
Original Old Norse form of THOR

THORSTEIN   m   Norwegian
Norwegian form of TORSTEN

ÞÓRSTEINN   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of TORSTEN

THORSTEN   m   Swedish, Danish, German
Variant of TORSTEN

THORVALD   m   Scandinavian
Variant of TORVALD

THOTH   m   Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of Egyptian Tehuti, perhaps meaning "he who balances"... [more]

THRACIUS   m   Ancient Roman
From a Roman name which meant "of Thracia"... [more]

THUÁN   m   Vietnamese
Means "tamed" in Vietnamese.

THUCYDIDES   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Θουκυδιδης (Thoukydides), derived from θεου (theou) "of god" and κυδος (kydos) "glory"... [more]

THULANI   m   Southern African
Means "be quiet, be comforted" in Zulu.

ÞUNOR   m   Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Anglo-Saxon cognate of Þórr (see THOR).

THURSTAN   m   English (Rare)
From an English surname which was derived from the Norse name Þórsteinn (see TORSTEN).

THUTMOSE   m   Ancient Egyptian
Means "son of Thoth", composed of the name of the Egyptian god THOTH combined with the word mes "son" or mesu "be born"... [more]

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