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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Tessibel f Literature, English (American, Rare, Archaic)From the fictional character Tessibel Skinner, occurring in the books 'Tess of the Storm Country' (1909) and 'Tess, The Secret of the Storm Country' (1917) by Grace Miller White. There were also four films where Tessibel appears.
Theologia f GreekFrom the Koine Greek (or Biblical Greek) noun θεολογία
(theologia) meaning "theology, science of things divine". Also compare the related Late Greek name
Theologos.
Thessalonike f Ancient GreekMeans "victory in Thessaly" from Greek Θεσσαλός
(Thessalos) "Thessalian" and νίκη
(nike) "victory". This was the name of a 4th-century BC Macedonian princess, the daughter of king Philip II by his Thessalian wife or concubine, Nicesipolis, and as such a half-sister of Alexander the Great... [
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Thressa f EnglishThe given name of the American biochemist Thressa Campbell Stadtman (1920–2016), notable for the discovery of selenocysteine.
Tiba f East FrisianEast Frisian short form of names starting with the Germanic name element
þeudō "people" followed by a name element containing the letter
b, e.g.
burg "protection; protected place".
Tida f East FrisianEast Frisian short form of names starting with the Germanic name element
þeudō "people".
Tilla f German, Romansh, Medieval English, Hungarian, Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)Medieval English, Dutch and German short form of
Mechtilda or
Mathilda as well as a German short form of
Ottilie and
Ottilia, Romansh short form of
Matilda,
Ottilia,
Domitilla,
Bertilla and
Cecilia and Hungarian short form of
Matild,
Otília and
Klotild.... [
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Timna f & m Biblical Hebrew (Rare), German (Austrian)From a Biblical place name. In the Bible, this name is borne by a concubine of Eliphaz son of Esau, and mother of Amalek ( Genesis 36:12 ) (it may be presumed that she was the same as Timna sister of Lotan... [
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Titan m English, HungarianFrom the English word referring to "any of the giant gods in Greek mythology who preceded the Olympian gods". From the Ancient Greek
titan (Τιτάν) of the same meaning.
Titurel m Arthurian RomanceThe name of the Grail King in Wolfram von Eschenbach's 'Parzival'. Also the title of another work by Wolfram von Eschenbach (preserved only fragmentary).
Tjure m German (Modern, Rare), Popular CultureDerived from Swedish
tjur "bull". This is the name of a character of the German Anime-Show 'Vicky the viking (Wickie und die starken Männer)', based on a novel by Swedish author Runer Jonsson.
Toprak m & f TurkishMeans "earth (soil), dry soil, land, country" in Turkish.
Trenk m LiteratureThe title hero in the series of children's books by Kirsten Boie 'Der kleine Ritter Trenk'.... [
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Trillian f LiteratureUsed in Douglas Adams's 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.' In the story, Trillian is an elided form of her full name, Tricia McMillan.
Trip m English (Modern, Rare), Popular CultureMeans "three" or "third", ultimately from a Latin root. It is the nickname of both Antoine Triplett ('Marvel's Agents of SHIELD') and Charles Tucker III ('Star Trek: Enterprise').
Trixibelle f EnglishPossibly coined by television presenter Paula Yates and musician Bob Geldof for their daughter Fifi Trixibelle Geldof (1983-), from a combination of
Trixie and
Belle.
Tuisto m Germanic MythologyThe name of a Germanic Earth god mentioned once in the work of Tacitus. One manuscript of Tacitus provides the alternate name form
Tuisco.
Tuncer m TurkishComposed from Turkish
tunç ''bronze'' and
er "brave; man".
Ubax f SomaliMeans "flower" or "blossom" in Somali.
Udea f FolkloreThis is the name of the protagonist of the North African fairy tale "Udea and her Seven Brothers".... [
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Udele f EnglishMeans "prosperous, wealthy", from the Germanic root
ot.
Üffes m Popular CultureThis name started as a joke about the mispronounciation of the foreign name
Yves by some people in Germany. Due to the proliferation of the joke, it has become a nickname for Yves.
Ukari f African AmericanThe name was popular in the year 1999 in the USA for the women college basketball player Ukari Figgs.
Ulara f KyrgyzFrom Kyrgyz улар
(ular) meaning "snowcock (a type of bird)”.
Ulfat f & m UrduDerived from Arabic أُلْفَة
(ʾulfa) meaning "intimacy, affinity, affection, harmony".
Umaima f ArabicArabic variant of
Umama, the name of a granddaughter of the Prophet Muhammad.
Umbarra m Indigenous AustralianUmbarra, or King Merriman (died 1904) was an Aboriginal elder of the Djirringanj/Yuin people of the Bermagui area on the South Coast of New South Wales.
Una f German, History (Ecclesiastical)Variant of
Hunna. Saint Una or Hunna (died ca. 679) is a French saint who devoted herself to serving the poor women of Strasbourg, France. Because she undertook to do the washing for her needy neighbors, she was nicknamed by her contemporaries "The Holy Washerwoman".
Unuel m EsperantoFrom the Esperanto phrase
Unu el la popolo "One out of the people". Unuel was a pseudonym used by L. L. Zamenhof, the creator of Esperanto.
Urwen f LiteratureThe name means "Fire Maiden", it comes from the Sindarin words
ur "fire" and
-wen "maiden". ... [
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Uys m AfrikaansTransferred use of the surname
Uys. The Uys family played a significant role in South African history during the nineteenth century and made distinguished contributions to South African culture, politics and sports during the course of the twentieth.
Vae f ObscureMeaning unknown, possibly a spelling variation of the name
Fay or
Faye. There is a typhoon in the 1952 Pacific typhoon season with this name.
Valena f North FrisianSeibicke thinks this name is an elaborate form of
Vahle which he further links via
Volle with names including the Germanic name element
folk "people, folk".
Valke m Livonian, Medieval BalticOf 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"... [
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Ved m Popular CultureA character appearing in the 4th series of 'The Tribe', a British TV series.
Veda m Old CelticFrom a dedicatory inscription on a bronze plate from the 3rd century AD found in Colchester, England.
Vendetta f English (American)Transferred use of the surname
Vendetta or from the word
vendetta, from Italian
vendetta "a feud, blood feud," from Latin
vindicta "vengeance, revenge."
Venelin m BulgarianDerived from Венелин (
Venelin), the surname of the Russian slavist and philologist Yuriy Venelin (1802-1839), who is best known for his research on the language, history and culture of Bulgaria and the Bulgarian people... [
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Ventus m Popular CultureMeans "wind" in Latin. A main character from Square Enix and Disney's video game "Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep" bore this name.
Vercana f Germanic Mythology, Celtic MythologyVercana was a goddess who was venerated by the Gauls in Roman times, it is, however, uncertain whether she was a Germanic or a Celtic goddess. Since inscriptions dedicated to her were found near healing springs, it has been proposed that she may have been a goddess of healing and waters and attempts have been made to link her name to Germanic
*Werkanô "she who does deeds" and to
*Berkanô "goddess of birch trees".
Veysel m TurkishThe name is derived from Arabic
Uwais al-Qarani, the name of the first Islamic mystic. His name is rendered in Turkish as
Veysel Karani.
Via f Various (Modern), Popular CultureShort form of names ending in
-via. In the USA the popularity of this name was triggered by the movie
Wonder (2017) where the main character Olivia goes by Via.
Vijessna f GermanIjekavian form of
Vesna. Borne by Vijessna Ferkic (b. 1987), a German actress of Croatian descent.
Villő f Hungarian (Modern)Recent Hungarian name based on the title of Zoltán Kodály's children's choir formed in 1925. The word
villő occurs in poems and songs sung during the old Hungarian winter cemetery ceremony and seeing as the girls walked the village with twigs during the shooting,
villő is probably derived from the Latin
villus "tuft of hair" (referring to the fine soft hairs on fruits, flowers, and other parts of plants)... [
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Vintilă m Medieval Romanian, RomanianRomanian name of unclear origin, used as both a masculine personal name and a family name. It was most notably borne as a given name by Vintilă Brătianu (1867-1930), Prime Minister of Romania (1927-1928)... [
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Viribunda f FolkloreFrom a Swedish fairy tale by Anna Maria Roos 'Prins Florestan eller sagan om jätten Bam-Bam och feen Viribunda' "Prince Florestan or the saga of he giant Bam Bam and the fairy Viribunda" that inspired Astrid Lindgren's novel 'Mio, my son'.... [
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Viridian m & f American (Modern, Rare)Viridian is a blue-green pigment, a hydrated chromium oxide, of medium saturation and relatively dark in value. It is composed more of green than blue.