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Tanaya f Indian, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit tanaya (तनया ) "daughter" or "belonging to one's family; this child of mine".

Tanaze m Gallo
Gallo short form of Atanase.

Tanázia f Hungarian
Truncated form of Atanázia.

Tanca f History (Ecclesiastical)
English, Portuguese, Catalan and Spanish form of Tanche.

Tancha f History (Ecclesiastical)
German form of Tanche.

Tanche f History (Ecclesiastical)
Saint Tanche is a local Christian saint from Troyes, France. She was killed while defending her virginity when attacked by a servant. She is considered to be a martyr. Her cultus dates from the early 7th century and her feast day is celebrated October 10.

Tancia f African American (Rare)

Tandekah f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tandice f English (Modern, Rare)

Tandra f Indian, English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tandy f South African

Tandy f & m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Tandy.

Tane m Macedonian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare)
Short form of Atanasije and Atanas.

Tanea f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Tanya.

Tanea f East Frisian
19th-century elaboration of Tana.

Tanegui m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Tanguy.

Taneishia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tanisha.

Tanela f Obscure

Tanelle f English (Modern, Rare)

Tanessa f American (Modern, Rare)

Tangakin f ? (Rare)

Tanganika f American (Modern, Rare)

Tangela f African American

Tangiora f & m Maori

Tanguistl f Medieval Cornish
Cornish cognate of Tangwystl.

Tani m Estonian
Short form of Tanel, rarely used as a given name in its own right.

Tani m Romansh
Short form of Cristian, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in central Grisons.

Tanielle m Sardinian
Nuorese form of Daniel.

Tanija f Slovene
Variant of Tanja.

Tanima f Indian

Tanimara f Dutch (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Some sources claim this name means "lonely north wind" in Comanche, though no evidence supporting this meaning can be found. The name appears most common in Spanish, Portuguese, and Dutch speaking nations, which further suggests the name is not of Comanche origin... [more]

Taniquewa f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tanise f American (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Tanishia f American (Modern)
Elaboration of Tanisha.

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

Tanita f Thai

Tanitha f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Tanith.

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

Taniya f Indian (Rare)

Taniyah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tania.

Tanjev m German (Modern, Rare)
Despite its Russian sound, the name originated in Germany in the 1970's. According to the journalist Tanjev Schultz his parents have heard the name in an unidentified Russian film.... [more]

Tanjil f & m English (Australian, Rare)
A clan name of the historic indigenous inhabitants of the area (Gippsland, Victoria, Australia), subsequently given to several natural features (rivers, mountains) and towns in the region.

Tanka f Russian (Archaic)

Tanme m Jèrriais
Short form of Thonmas.

Tanmîn m Jèrriais
Diminutive of Thonmas.

Tanmoy m & f Indian, Bengali
Variant transcription of Tanmaya.

Tannah f & m English
Variant of Tana or Tanna.

Tanne f & m West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Tane, which is a Frisian short form of names that contain the Germanic element thanc "thought", such as Thancmar.

Tannie f & m English (American)

Tannis f English (Rare)
Variant of Tanis. This was used by Canadian author L. M. Montgomery in her short story 'Tannis of the Flats' (1920), where it belongs to a Métis girl of Cree descent... [more]

Tanno m Estonian
Variant of Taano.

Tannon m English

Tanqueray m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tanqueray. This is the name of a brand of gin, which was founded by British distiller Charles Tanqueray (1810-1868).

Tanța f Romanian (Rare)
Short form of names ending in -tanța like Constanța.

Tanți f Romanian (Rare)
Diminutive of Tanța.

Tanue m African

Tanush m Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Tanusio.

Tanveer m Bengali, Indian, Pakistani
Variant of Tanwir.

Tanwen f Welsh
Means "white fire" from Welsh tan "fire" (compare Tanguy) combined with gwen "white, fair, blessed". This is a modern Welsh name, first used in the 1960s.

Tánya f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Tanya.

Tanyale f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tanyka f American (Modern, Rare)

Tanzala f African American (Modern, Rare)
Likely an invented name.

Tanzeda f Medieval Occitan

Tanzeela f Arabic (Rare), Pakistani (Rare)

Tanzlee f Obscure

Tão m Portuguese
Diminutive of Sebastião.

Tapanga f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Topanga.

Taposhi f Bengali (Rare)

Tapper m Estonian (Archaic)

Tara f Slovene
Feminine form of Taras.

Taraia m Maori

Taraise m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Tarasios via Tarasius.

Taran f Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal variant of Torunn.

Tarani m Indian (Rare)

Taranuz f Ottoman Turkish

Tarasius m Late Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Tarasios. Saint Tarasius (c. 730 – 25 February 806) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 25 December 784 until his death on 25 February 806.

Tarass m Estonian
Estonian transcription of Тарас (see Taras).

Taráz m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Tarasios.

Tarcila f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Tarsila.

Tárcio m Portuguese (Brazilian)

Tarcisi m Romansh
Romansh form of Tarcisius.

Tarcisia f Italian
Feminine form of Tarcisio.

Tarcísio m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Tarsicius.

Tarcsa m Medieval Hungarian

Tarcyzjusz m Polish
Variant of Tarsycjusz.

Tareef m Arabic
Means "exquisite", "rare", "unique", "quaint" in Arabic.

Tareija f Medieval Galician
Medieval Galician form of Tareixa.

Tareixa f Galician
Galician form of Teresa.

Tareja f Medieval Portuguese
Medieval Portuguese variant of Teresa.

Taresa f Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of Teresa.

Tarese f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Therese.

Tareza f Medieval Catalan
Cognate of Teresa.

Tarhonda f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix Ta with the name Rhonda.

Taria f English (Modern, Rare)

Tariana f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Tarin m & f Indian, English

Tarise f American (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Tarissa f American (Modern, Rare)
A blend of the name Tara 1 with a name that ends in -issa, such as Clarissa and Marissa... [more]

Tarján m Medieval Hungarian

Tarje m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Torgeir found in Telemark and Aust-Agder.

Tarjei m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Torgeir.

Tárkány m Medieval Hungarian
Variant of Tarján.

Tarl m English

Tarlae f Fijian
Means "princess" in Fijian.

Tarmra f Obscure
Possibly a variant of Tamara

Tarmu m Estonian
Variant of Tarmo.

Tarna f English (Modern, Rare)

Tarni f Indigenous Australian
Means "surf, wave, breaker" in Kaurna. The original form of Tahnee.

Tarnya f English (British, Modern, Rare), English (Australian, Modern)
Variant of Tanya.

Tarpeia f Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
In Roman mythology, Tarpeia, daughter of the Roman commander Spurius Tarpeius, was a Vestal Virgin who betrayed the city of Rome to the Sabines at the time of their women's abduction for what she thought would be a reward of jewelry... [more]

Tarquine f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Tarquin.

Tarquinia f Ancient Roman, Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Tarquinius (see Tarquin).

Tarra f English
Variant of Tara 1.

Tarrah f American (Modern, Rare)

Tarrell m English (American)

Tarrhonda f African American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Rhonda using the prefix Ta-.

Tarsa m Medieval Hungarian

Tarsicio m Italian, Spanish, Galician
Italian, Galician and Spanish form of Tarsicius.

Tarsila f Portuguese (Brazilian), Galician
Variant of Trasilla. A known bearer is Brazilian painter Tarsila do Amaral (1886-1973).

Tarsilia f Sardinian
Feminine form of Tarsilio.

Tarso m Portuguese (Brazilian)

Tarsycja f Polish
Feminine form of Tarsycjusz.

Tarsycjusz m Polish
Polish form of Tarsicius.

Tarsylia f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Trasilla.

Tartara f Greek Mythology

Tarvi m Estonian
Variant of Tarvo.

Tarvo m Finnish, Estonian
Derived from either Old Finnish tarvas "wild aurochs" or from Estonian tarv, a dialectal variant of tarm, "energy, vigour".

Tarz m & f Indian (Rare)

Tarzán m Popular Culture, Literature
Spanish, Slovak, Czech and Greek form of Tarzan.

Tarzanas m Literature
Lithuanian form of Tarzan.

Tarzāns m Literature
Latvian form of Tarzan.

Tarzícia f Hungarian
Feminine form of Tarzíciusz.

Tarzisia f Romansh
Feminine form of Tarzisi.

Tas m Hungarian

Tasarla f English (Rare), Romani (Rare, ?)
Possibly means "evening" in Romani, deriving from the Wallachian word searla. Alternatively it is a variant of Tasorlo.

Tascha f English (American, Modern, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)

Tasco m Gaulish
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Tashana f English (Modern, Rare)

Tashauna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Tashaun.

Tasheka f African American (Modern, Rare)
Likely an invented name, possibly an elaboration of Tasha influenced by Tamika.

Tashia f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Tasha.

Tashrique m Bengali (Rare)

Tasie f English (Archaic)
Variant of Tacey.

Tasie m History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Tasius.

Tasko m Bulgarian
Dialectal variant of Atanas.

Tasław m Medieval Polish
Contracted form of Stanisław.

Tasmiah f Indian, Pakistani, Bengali

Tasmine f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tasmin.

Taspia f Bengali (Rare)

Tasse m Afro-American (Slavery-era)
French form of Tasso.

Tassiana f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Tassica f Obscure

Tassilo m German (Rare), Medieval German, Medieval Italian, Medieval French, Lombardic
Diminutive of Tasso. The Blessed Tassilo III (c. 741 – c. 796) was duke of Bavaria from 748 to 788, the last of the house of the Agilolfings... [more]

Tassja f German
Diminutive of Nastassja.

Tasufin m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Tasziló m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Tassilo.

Tat m Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Cantonese, Rare)
Hokkien Chinese form and Cantonese Chinese variant transcription of 達 (see Da and Daat).... [more]

Tatana f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Sebastiana.

Tatanu m Sardinian
Sardinian variant of Sebastian.

Tatave m Picard
Diminutive of Octave.

Tateona f Obscure

Tati f Ancient Egyptian, History
Meaning unknown. This was the name of an Egyptian queen from the 17-18th century BC.

Tatia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Tatius. A bearer of this name was the wife of Numa Pompilius, a king of Rome from the 7th century BC.

Tatia f Georgian
Meaning uncertain. Georgian sources state that the name is of Kartvelian origin but neglect to provide its meaning, whilst one Russian source essentially states that the name is a georgianization of Tatya, the Russian short form of Tatyana... [more]

Tatiane f Late Greek, Greek (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
In Greece, this name can be a variant form of the Greek name Tatiana as well as the Latin name Tatiana. In Brazil, Tatiane is usually a variant form of the Latin name Tatiana.

Tatianne f Belgian (Rare)

Tatiano m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Tatian.

Tatien m French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Tatian.

Tatijana f Slovene
Variant of Tatjana.

Tatiyana f Uzbek
Variant of Tatyana.

Tatja f Medieval Polish, German (Rare)
Medieval Polish diminutive of Tatiana.

Tatjána f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Tatiana.

Tatjanna f Obscure
Variant of Tatiana.

Tatomir m Polish, Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Slavic tata "father" combined with Slavic mir "peace". A known bearer of this name was Tatomir Anđelić (1903-1993), a Serbian mathematician and expert in mechanics.

Tauba f Yiddish (Archaic)
Variant of Taube.

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

Taudisca f Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Variant of Tedesca.

Taunya f American (Modern, Rare)

Taurea f American (Modern, Rare)

Tauri m Estonian
20th-century coinage of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Kauri or from Tarvo.

Taurin m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Taurinus.

Tausha f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Phonetic variant of Tasha.

Tav m English
Diminutive of Gustav or Gustavo. Bearers include musician Gustavo Antonio "Tav" Falco (1945-).

Tavari m African American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps an altered form of Tavares.

Tavarious m African American (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Tavares.

Tavarres m African American (Rare)
Variant of Tavares.

Tavasz f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian tavasz "springtime".

Tavaszka f Hungarian
Variant of Tavasz.

Tave m Picard
Diminutive of Octave.

Taveion m African American (Modern, Rare)

Tavia f Corsican
Short form of Ottavia.

Tavianu m Corsican (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Corsican form of Tavianus.

Tavie f Picard, French
Diminutive of Octavie.

Tavin m Scottish (Modern), Irish (Modern)
In Scottish, Tavin means 'twin'. Tavin is also the Irish word teevee meaning 'hillside'.

Távio m Portuguese
Diminutive of Octávio and Otávio.

Taviu m Corsican
Short form of Ottaviu.

Tavo m Estonian
Variant of Taavo.

Tavori f American (Rare)

Tawera m & f Maori

Tawia f Western African (Archaic)
Tawia mean "born after twins"

Tawney f English
Variant of Tawny.

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

Tay f & m English (Modern)
Short form of Taylor.

Taya f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Taisiya and Thaïs influenced by the spelling of the name Tai.

Tayana f American (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Tiana.

Tayarna f English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)

Tayde f Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Taide.

Taylah f English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tayla.

Tayleah f American (Modern, Rare)

Tayleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylee.

Taylen m & f American (Modern, Rare)

Taylin f & m American (Modern, Rare)

Taylos m English (Rare, ?)

Taym m Arabic

Taymor m African American

Tayna f Brazilian, Tupi
Variant of Tayná.

Tayná f Brazilian, Tupi
Variant of Tainá.

Taynara f Brazilian, Tupi
Variant of Tainara.

Tayshia f African American

Taysir m Arabic

Taysom m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Tayton m American (Rare)

Tayyibah f Pakistani (Rare)
Compare Tayebeh.

Tazagul f Kazakh (Rare), Kyrgyz (Rare)
From Kazakh таза (taza) meaning "clean, neat, pure" combined with гүл (gül) meaning "flower".

Tazanna f English (Rare)

Tazia f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Tatia.

Taziana f Italian
Italian variant of Tatiana.

Tazie f Gallo
Gallo short form of Anastasie.

Tazmin f English (British, Rare), English (Canadian)
Variant of Tasmin.

Tazonia f African American (Rare)

Tchårlote f Walloon
Walloon form of Charlotte.

Tchèrli m Jèrriais
Diminutive of Charles.

Tchofile m Walloon
Walloon form of Théophile.

Téa f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Théa.

Teagyn f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Teagan.

Teah f American (South, Rare)

Teala f American (South, Rare)

Tealyn f American (Modern, Rare)
Extremely rare combination of Teal and the popular name suffix lyn, based on similar-sounding names such as Keelin and Teagan.

Téana f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Théana.

Teancum m Mormon
According to the Book of Mormon, Teancum was a Nephite military leader.

Teanna f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Teany.

Teany f Romani (Archaic)
Romani form of Dinah and Diana.

Tearlach m Scottish Gaelic
Variant of Teàrlach.

Tearra f English (American)

Tearsey f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Teasha f American (Modern, Rare)

Tebra f English (Rare)
Variant of Debra.

Tebrich m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Teodoryk.

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

Techomir m Czech, Slovak
Derived from Slavic tech "solace, comfort, joy" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Tecia f Polish
Diminutive of Tekla.

Técola f Galician (Archaic)
Variant of Tecla.

Tecora f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Tecra f Galician (Archaic)
Variant of Tecla.

Tecula f Corsican (Archaic)
Corsican form of Thekla.

Tecwen m Welsh

Tecwyn m Welsh, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Welsh teg "beautiful; fair" and gwyn "white; fair; blessed". Saint Tecwyn is the patron saint and founder of Llandecwyn in the Welsh county of Gwynedd.

Téczelka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Tékla.

Teda f Japanese Mythology

Tede m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Diede.

Tederic m Gascon
Gascon form of Theodoric.

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".

Tedesco m Medieval Italian
Derived from Proto-Germanic þiudiskaz "of the people, popular, vernacular". It coincides with the modern Italian adjective tedesco "German".

Tedha f History (Ecclesiastical), Medieval Cornish
Cornish form of Tedda. This name was borne by a 5th-century virgin and saint in Wales and Cornwall. Early Latin records, however, mention the saint by the name Tecla (itself a form of the name Thecla borne by the first female martyr in Christianity) and consider her a companion of Breaca, while in Cornish sources, she was listed among the daughters of Brychan, king of Brycheiniog in Wales... [more]

Tedmund m English (Rare)
Variant of Edmund, incorporating the diminutive Ted.

Tédór m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Theodore.

Tedore f East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Theodore.

Tedra f American (South, Rare)
Maybe a shortened form of Cátedra.

Tedward m American (Rare), Caribbean (Rare)
Variant of Edward, incorporating the diminutive Ted.

Teea f Romanian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Tea and Romanian form of Thea.

Teedo m Estonian (Archaic)
Short form of Teetlev.

Teedu m Estonian (Archaic)
Variant of Teedo.

Teela f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tila.

Teela f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Dela and Tela.

Teele f Estonian
Originally a short form of Adeele, used as a given name in its own right.

Teeli f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Teele.

Te'erica f African American (Modern, Rare)

Teesha f English, African American
Variant of Tisha.

Teesi f Estonian
Diminutive of Tereese.

Teet m Estonian
Short form of Teetlev.

Teetlev m Estonian (Archaic)
Estonian form of Detlef.

Teeto m Estonian (Archaic)
Short form of Teetlev.

Teevi f Estonian (Rare)

Teexa f Ligurian
Ligurian form of Theresa.

Tefta f Albanian
Tosk Albanian form of Teuta.

Tege m Medieval Hungarian

Tegen f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish tegen "pretty thing, jewel, ornament".

Tegra f Galician (Rare)
Variant of Tecla.

Tegrida f Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish variant of Tigris.

Tegwared m Medieval Welsh
Presumably it is a combination of teg "fair" and gwared "deliverance." The eldest natural son of Llywelyn the Great was named Tegwared, born c. 1210.

Tegyn m Medieval Welsh

Tegza f Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian tegez "quiver (for arrows)".

Tehani f Tahitian, Hawaiian, Literature
Derived from Tahitian te meaning "the" and hani meaning "darling". This was used for a character in the novel Mutiny on the Bounty (1932) by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall... [more]

Tehina f Polynesian (Rare)

Teho m Estonian
Contracted form of Tehvo.

Tehvan m Estonian (Archaic)
Variant of Tehvo.

Tehvo m Estonian (Archaic)
Variant of Tahvo.

Teia f Greek Mythology (Portuguese-style), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Theia.

Téide f Irish Mythology (?)
Allegedly a wife of Finn MacCúmhaill.... [more]