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Sula f English (American, Archaic), Literature
Truncated form of Ursula. This was the name of the titular character in Toni Morrison's 1973 novel Sula.

Sulon m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton sul "sun".

Suna f Medieval Arabic (Moorish), Persian
Means "gold" in Persian.

Suphy f Scots
Scots diminutive of Sophia.

Susaina f Catalan
Variant of Susanna, traditionally found on the island of Mallorca.

Suse f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Variant of Zusa, recorded in 15th-century Frankfurt, Germany (see also Sisel).

Sushin m Manx
Manx form of Swithin.

Sussmann m Yiddish

Světla f Czech
Derived from Czech světlo "light".

Swanilda f Medieval English
Cognate of Swanhilda.

Swayxtix m Baltic Mythology
Old Prussian god of light whose name is derived from Old Prussian swāigstan "light; shine".... [more]

Sybila f Sorbian
Sorbian form of Sibyl.

Sydel m German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German diminutive of Siegfried.

Sylka f Sorbian
Borrowing of German Silke.

Sylvina f Corsican, French, Bulgarian
Cognate of Silvina.

Sylwek m Polish
Diminutive of Sylwester and Sylwiusz.

Sylwijo m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Silvius.

Syman m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Simon 1.

Synnie f Scots
Shetlandic Scots form of Signy.

Syrith f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Sigrid.

Syszczyna f Medieval Polish

Sytric m Manx
Manx form of Sigtryggr.

Szalóme f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Salome.

Szemirámisz f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Semiramis.

Szëmón m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Simon 1.

Szerén f Hungarian
Variant of Szeréna.

Szörény m Medieval Hungarian
Old Hungarian form of Szeverin.

Szule f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German short form of Sulamith, the German form of Shulamith, as well as a short form of Ursula... [more]

Taavo m Estonian
Variant of Taavi.

Tábita f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Tabitha.

Taga f Swedish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Tage.

Taileflaith f Medieval Irish

Taillte f Medieval Irish
Derived from a Brythonic loan word represented by Welsh telediw "well formed, beautiful".

Taimija f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Taimi.

Taina f Russian (Archaic)

Taissija f Estonian
Estonian transcription of Russian Таисия (see Taisiya).

Taive f Estonian

Taivi f Estonian
Variant of Taive.

Tâjûyah f Old Persian

Talba f Judeo-Arabic

Tāle f Latvian (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include an adoption of Low German and Frisian Tale, a short form of Natālija and a derivation from Latvian tāle "far, far away".

Talesa f Medieval Catalan, Medieval Spanish, Medieval Occitan, Medieval Aragonese
Possibly a variant of Talesia.

Talésie f Medieval French, Medieval Occitan (Gallicized)
French form of Talesia.

Talghefeer m Medieval Flemish

Talos m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish talu- "forehead; front; surface".

Talva f Estonian (Archaic)
Variant of Talvi.

Tammara f Neapolitan (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Thancmar via the Latinization Tammarus.

Tamme m Jèrriais
Variant of Tanme.

Tammes m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Tammo, used in the 17th century.

Tanguistl f Medieval Cornish
Cornish cognate of Tangwystl.

Tanima f Indian

Tanisius m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish teno- "heat; fire".

Tanius m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German short form of Antonius.

Tanka f Russian (Archaic)

Tanzeda f Medieval Occitan

Taranuz f Ottoman Turkish

Tarcisia f Italian
Feminine form of Tarcisio.

Tareija f Medieval Galician
Medieval Galician form of Tareixa.

Tareja f Medieval Portuguese
Medieval Portuguese variant of Teresa.

Taresa f Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of Teresa.

Tareza f Medieval Catalan
Cognate of Teresa.

Tarsilia f Sardinian
Feminine form of Tarsilio.

Tasco m Gaulish
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Tasufin m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Taube f Yiddish (Archaic)
German-Yiddish form of Toiba. The name coincides with German Taube "dove".

Taudisca f Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Variant of Tedesca.

Tawni f & m Romani
Means "young; little" in Romani.

Tebronia f Georgian (Rare)
Georgian name sources state that this name is of Greek origin, but that the meaning is unknown.... [more]

Tedesca f Medieval Italian
Derived from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz "of the people, popular, vernacular". It coincides with the modern Italian adjective tedesca, the feminine form of tedesco, "German".

Tegrida f Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish variant of Tigris.

Tegyn m Medieval Welsh

Teiksma f Latvian
Directly taken from Latvian teiksma "story; legend, fable".

Teiso m Romani
Romani corruption of Tasso.

Tekusa f Medieval Russian
Russian form of Thekusa.

Telent m Medieval Cornish

Teliav m Breton (Rare)
Original Breton form of Théliau.

Tello m Medieval Spanish, Medieval Basque

Teltse f Yiddish
Variant of Toltse.

Telva f Spanish (?), Aragonese (?)

Telze f Yiddish
Variant of Teltse.

Tematea f Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Mary, used in reference to the Virgin Mary.

Temerla f Yiddish
(Polish?) Yiddish diminutive of Tema. Found in Polish documents from the early 1800s.

Temperantia f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin temperantia "moderation, sobriety, temperance, self control".

Ténia f Hungarian
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a short form of Antónia and a short form of names ending in -ténia.

Tenrebile f Medieval Jewish

Teoda f Medieval Spanish

Teodesia f Medieval Italian

Teodorica f Italian (Rare), Italian (Swiss, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine form of Teodorico.

Teodota f Italian (Rare), Polish
Italian and Polish feminine form of Greek Theodotos.

Teofilatta f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Greek Theophylaktos.

Teonilla f Italian (Rare), Polish (Rare)
Italian and Polish form of Theonilla.

Teosebia f Italian (Swiss, Rare, Archaic)
Swiss-Italian form of Theosebia.

Terce f Jewish

Terēza f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Theresa.

Tereża f Maltese
Maltese form of Theresa.

Terēzija f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Theresia.

Terithien m Medieval Cornish

Tersille f French (Acadian)
Variant of Tharsile.

Terzia f Italian
Italian form of Tertia.

Tessina f Medieval Italian

Teta f Greek (Rare)

Tetbaut m Gascon
Gascon form of Thibault.

Teudar m Medieval Cornish

Texto m Medieval Catalan

Thalesa f Gascon
Possibly a Gascon adoption of Talesia.

Thamira f Judeo-Arabic
Feminine form of Thamir.

Thangustella f Medieval English, Medieval Welsh (Latinized)
Latinization of Tangwystl.

Thania f Etruscan

Tharsile f French (Acadian)

Thebe f Scots (Archaic), Medieval Scottish
Diminutive of both Isobel and Elizabeth.

Theda f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Old English Þéode.

Thedilda f Medieval English
Medieval English contracted form of Theodechilda.

Theniel m Scots
Truncated form of Nathaniel.

Theodorica f German (Archaic), Filipino (Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)

Theodorike f German (Rare, Archaic), Danish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Theoderich (compare Theodoric).

Théodosine f French (Archaic)
Diminutive of Théodosie.

Theonasz m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Theonas.

Theosia f Louisiana Creole
Most likely a contracted form of Theodosia.

Théotiste f Louisiana Creole, French (Rare, Archaic)
While apparently originally a unisex name, Théotiste seems to have been used predominantly on females since at least the early 1800s.... [more]

Theres f German, German (Austrian), German (Swiss)
Traditional southern German, Swiss German and Austrian variant of Therese.

Théréséda f Picard (Rare, Archaic)

Therzile f Louisiana Creole
Creole variant of Tharsile.

Thomaaseen m Manx
Diminutive of Thomaase.

Thomasa f Medieval Catalan, American (Rare)
Cognate of Tomasa.

Thomassine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Thomas.

Thomisina f Medieval Italian
Latinized form of Tomisina.

Thomsine f Danish (Archaic)
Contracted form of Thomasine.

Thonmas m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Thomas.

Thorette f Medieval French

Thorfin m Old Danish, Old Swedish, Manx (Archaic)
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Þórfinnr which was also used on the Isle of Man.

Thorkell m Norwegian (Rare), Manx (Archaic)
Norwegian variant of Torkel and Manx adoption of Þórkæll.

Þórlaug f Icelandic, Old Norse
Old Norse and modern Icelandic name derived from the elements þor (compare Thor) and laug (ultimately from Ancient Germanic *leuʒ- / *-lauʒ- / *luʒ- "to swear a holy oath; to celebrate marriage; to be dedicated, promised (in names)".

Thorryn m Manx
Variant of Thorfin.

Thriti f Old Persian (Latinized)
This name was borne by one of the daughters of Zarathushtra.

Thyman m Medieval Flemish

Tiadora f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Teodora.

Tibalde f Medieval English

Tibalt m Medieval Basque
Basque form of Theobald.

Tícia f Hungarian
Hungarian short form of Letícia, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Ticián m Slovak (Rare), Hungarian
Slovak and Hungarian form of Titianus.

Ticiána f Hungarian, Slovak (Rare)
Feminine form of Ticián.

Tiece f Medieval French, Medieval English
Variant of Theuda.

Tigaerd m Medieval Flemish

Tikla f Latvian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Latvian tikls "coy" and a variant of Tekla.

Tilka f German (Silesian), Slovene
Silesian German diminutive of Ottilie and occasionally of Mathilde and Slovene diminutive of Matilda, Otilija and Klotilda... [more]

Tille f German (East Prussian), Medieval English
East Prussian German form of Tilla as well as a medieval English variant of Tilla.

Timaia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Timaios.

Timas m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Timotheus.

Timea f Italian
Italian feminine form of Greek Timaios.

Timotea f Spanish, Italian, Galician
Feminine form of Timoteo.

Tindara f Italian
From Tindari, the name of a city in Sicily where there is a famous statue of the Virgin Mary. Our Lady of Tindari is a Black Madonna. The Italian place name derives from Greek Τυνδαρίς (Tyndaris), the name of the preexisting Greek colony which honours the legendary Spartan king Tyndareus.

Tinus m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish teno- "heat; fire".

Tiobaid m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Theobald.

Tiöma m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Timothy.

Tiphina f Medieval English
Variant of Tiffany.

Tirtsa f Basque
Basque feminine form of the Ancient Roman name Thyrsus, most likely given in reference to Saint Thyrsus, as well as an equivalent of Spanish Tirsa.

Tirtsa f Dutch (Rare), Hebrew
Variant of Tirzah.

Tirval m Scots
Shetlandic Scots form of Torvald.

Tirze f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Tirzah.

Titbores f Medieval Catalan

Titoan m Occitan
Diminutive of Antòni, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Titouane f Occitan (Modern, Rare), Gascon (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Titouan.

Tivio m Breton

Tizia f Italian (Rare), German (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare)
Feminine form of Tizio.

Tizzie f Scots
Diminutive of Theresa and occasionally of Elizabeth.

Tocca f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish tocca, itself of uncertain origin and meaning. The meaning "hat" has been suggested.

Toccus m Gaulish
Masculine form of Tocca.

Todros m Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Jewish form of Theodore

Todrus m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Theodore. This name was originally used to translate Nathan and Jonathan.

Tolomea f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Tolomeo.

Toltse f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Dolça.

Toltzy f Jewish, Yiddish
Variant of Toltsa.

Tölz f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Variant of Toltse. It was recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.

Tomasia f Faroese
Feminine form of Tomas.

Tomáška f Slovak, Czech (Rare)
Feminine form of Tomáš.

Tomidia f Medieval French
Derived from Latin tumidia "pride; confidence".

Tomiła f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Tomila.

Tomilė f Medieval Baltic
Lithuanian form of Tomila, recorded in the 15th century.

Tomima f Scottish (Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include an Orcadian form of Tomina, possibly influenced by Jemima.

Tomina f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Tomine.

Tomira f Polish
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a contracted form of Tomimira, itself derived from the Slavic elements tomiti "torture" and miru"peace, world", and a short form of names like Świętomira.

Tomyla f Medieval Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Tomila.

Took m Scots
Diminutive of Tom 1.

Toregene f Medieval Mongolian
Variant of Töregene.

Torie f Medieval Flemish

Tormod m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic name derived from both Þórmóðr and Þórmundr. This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Norman.

Tórunn f Faroese
Faroese form of Þórunnr.

Tosseyn m Medieval Flemish
Medieval Flemish "variant" of French Toussaint.

Tours m French (Swiss, Archaic)
Contraction of Saint Ours recorded in French-speaking Switzerland up until the 19th century.

Toussaine f Medieval French, French (Archaic)
Late medieval variant of Toussainte recorded up until the 17th century.

Tóva f Faroese
Faroese form of Tófa.

Traiana f Italian
Feminine form of Traiano.

Trajana f Macedonian
Feminine form of Trajan 2.

Treine f Judeo-French

Tréis f Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Thérèse.

Treise f Irish
Variant of Treasa.

Trestan m Breton
Variant of Tristan.

Treysona f Medieval Occitan (Rare)

Trezza f Maltese
Contracted form of Tereża.

Triadano m Medieval Italian

Triestrain m Medieval Flemish

Trifina f Breton (Archaic)
Younger form of Trifin, recorded up until the 19th century.

Triphena f Medieval English
Variant of Tryphena.

Trostlin f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Derived from German Trost "solace; comfort". This name was occasionally given to a girl born into a grieving family.

Trúda f Slovak (Rare)
Slovak short form of Gertrúda, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Trudla f Sorbian
Sorbian short form of Gertrude.

Tryana f Medieval English

Tschepan m German (Silesian, Rare, Archaic)
Silesian German phonetic variant of Czech Štěpán.

Tuccia f Sicilian
Feminine form of Tuccio.

Tuccio m Medieval Italian
Short form of Albertuccio, Donatuccio, Renatuccio, Vituccio and other pet forms that end in -tuccio.

Tudi m Breton

Tudno m Medieval Breton, Welsh (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Welsh tut "people" and -no "knowing"

Tuffayna f Medieval Occitan

Tugdual m Breton (Rare)
Derived from Breton tut "people" and uual "brave; bold; noble; exalted" or tad "father".

Tugend f German (Rare, Archaic)
Directly taken from German Tugend "virtue". This is one of the so-called pietistic names coined in the 18th century.

Tugendreich f German (Archaic)
Directly taken from German tugendreich "full of virtue". This is one of the so-called pietistic names coined in the 18th century.

Tullia f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Tullius; in former times, it was occasionally used as a Latinization of Tolla.

Tulliola f Ancient Roman
Diminutive of Tullia. Cicero used this nickname for his beloved daughter Tullia.

Tumek f Silesian
Silesian form of Tomek.

Tunn m Luxembourgish
Vernacular short form of Anton and Antoine.

Tunnes m Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Variant of Tunn.

Turian m Breton
Original Breton form of Thurian.

Turu m Maltese
Short form of Arturu.

Tutana f Georgian (Rare), Mingrelian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This name might possibly be an elaboration of Tuta or is otherwise related to it.

Tuthenert m Medieval Welsh

Txaran m Medieval Basque
Derived from Basque txaran "blackthorn".

Tyesca f Medieval Czech
Medieval Czech variant of Theuda.

Tyfainne f Medieval French
Medieval French variant of Typhaine.

Tylla f Yiddish
Polish Yiddish variant of Tilla.

Týra f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Tyra.

Uailean m Scottish Gaelic
Variant of Ualan.

Uda f Basque (Rare)
From Basque uda "summer".

Uedem m Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Variant of Adam.

Uenomail m Medieval Breton

Ugénie f Jèrriais, Picard
Jèrriais and Picard form of Eugénie.

Ugueta f Gascon
Gascon form of Huguette.

Uldenago m Livonian, Medieval Baltic

Uliania f Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Variant of Uliana.

Ulita f Fijian (Rare)

Üllo m Estonian, Medieval Baltic
Derived from Livonian ilo "joy", this name was mentioned in the Chronicle of Henry of Livonia in its Latinized form Ylo. The form Üllo was eventually revived through 19th-century literature; folk etymology has associated the name with Estonian ülev "exalted" and üllas "noble" ever since.

Ulpiana f Italian
Feminine form of Ulpiano.

Ulrihs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Ulrich and older form of Ulriks.

Ulry m French (Swiss, Archaic)
Gallicized form of Ulrich found in French-speaking Switzerland up until the 1700s.

Umayna f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Moorish variant of Amina.

Una f Manx
Manx cognate of Úna and Ùna.

Unaisa f Basque (Rare)
Basque equivalent of Spanish Pastora.

Unaisa f Indian (Rare), Bengali (Rare)

Ungust m Medieval Cornish

Uran m Albanian
Albanian form of Uranus.

Urbe m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Urban.

Urdin m Medieval Basque
Derived from Basque urdin "blue".

Uriell f Breton, History (Ecclesiastical)

Urmen m Manx (Archaic)
Manx form of Eremon.

Urseline f French (Archaic), Antillean Creole
Archaic French variant of Ursuline recorded up until the 1700s. In modern times, this name seems to have survived, and barely so, in the Netherlands Antilles.

Ursicina f Italian
Feminine form of Ursicino.

Ursilda f Medieval German
Of uncertain Germanic origin.

Ursilla f Swedish (Archaic), Cornish (Archaic)
Variant of Ursula.

Ursine f German (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), French (Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Swiss, Rare)
German variant and French form of Ursina.

Ursola f Medieval Catalan, Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Ursula.

Urus m Gaulish (Latinized)
Derived from Gaulish uros "aurochs".

Use f Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Of uncertain etymology. One theory, however, relates this name to Finnish uusi "new".

Usis m Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Masculine form of Use.

Ustinia f Russian
Variant transcription of Ustinya.

Vadzimir m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Vadimir.

Vai f Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Eve.

Vaiko m Estonian
Masculine form of Vaike.

Vaironis m Latvian
Possibly a variant of Vairis.

Valancina f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Valentina.

Valantine f Picard
Picard form of Valentine 2.

Valata f Livonian (Rare), Medieval Baltic (Rare)
Of extremely uncertain origin and meaning. One group of modern-day academics link this name to Estonian vallatus "naughtiness; recklessness", while others adamantly doubt this derivation.

Valbert m French (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Waldebert.

Valdete f Albanian
Derived from Albanian valë "wave" and deti "the sea; the ocean".

València f Medieval Catalan

Valenta f Russian (Archaic)

Valer m Belarusian

Valerián m Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare)
Czech and Slovak form of Valerian.

Valerica f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Walherich via the Latinization Valericus.

Valerica f Romanian
Diminutive of Valeria.

Valeryj m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Valerius.

Valeryja f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Valeria.

Valette f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Valette.

Valfreda f Italian (Tuscan)
Tuscan feminine form of Gualfredo.

Valia f & m Bulgarian, Georgian (Rare), Greek, Russian
In Bulgaria and Russia, this name is a variant transcription of the unisex name Valya.... [more]

Valiancin m Belarusian
Variant transcription of Valiantsin.

Valke m Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Some modern-day academics suggest a derivation from Latvian valks "brook, brooklet", while others see a connection to the Latvian placename Valka, and a third group theorizes a connection to Finnish and Estonian valkoinen "white"... [more]

Valmarie f English (American), Afrikaans
Variant of Valmai influenced by Marie as well as a combination of Valerie and Marie.

Valmira f Albanian
Derived from Albanian valë "wave" and mirë "good".

Valon m Albanian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Valona, the former name of the city of Vlorë (compare Vlora), a derivation from Albanian valë "wave" and a derivation from Albanian valon "to seethe; to simmer; to boil".

Valsin m French (Acadian), French (Cajun)

Välte m Alsatian
Vernacular form of Valentin.

Valten m German (Silesian)
Silesian German contracted form of Valentin.

Valtin m German (East Prussian)
Contracted form of Valentin. (Compare Velten)

Valtr m Czech
Variant of Valter.

Vannozzo m Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Giovanni via the form Giovannozzo.

Varenīte f Latvian (Archaic)
Possibly derived from Latvian varens "mighty, powerful, forceful, strong; famous, great".

Varis m Latvian
Derived from Latvian varēt "to be able to". This name was used by Latvian playwright Anna Brigadere in her play Maija un Paija.

Varita f Latvian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Vara.

Varje f Estonian
Variant of Varve.

Varka f Russian (Archaic)

Vasalisa f Medieval Russian
Likely a variant of Vasilisa.