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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is American.
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Tea f English
Variant of Tia and Téa.
Teairra f English
Variant of Tiara. This is the name of Teairra Marí (born Teairra María Thomas) who is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, hip hop model and actress.
Tealia f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Teal.
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.
Tealynn f English
A famous bearer is TeaLynn Adamson who starred on “Dance Moms”
Techna f English (American, Rare)
This name is most likely a play-on-words of the English word “technology”. It was used on the television show “Winx Club” for one of the six main characters.
Teddi f & m English
Variant of Teddy.
Tedi f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Teddy.... [more]
Tedra f American (South, Rare)
Maybe a shortened form of Cátedra.
Tee f & m African American
Variant of Tea.
Teegan f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Teagan.
Teejay m & f English
Phonetic spelling of the initials TJ.
Teel f English (Rare)
Variant of Teal.
Teeny f English
Diminutive of Tina.
Tehya f English (American)
Probably an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Taya. Though many questionable websites claim this is a Native American name meaning "precious", there is as yet no evidence that it is an authentic name or word in any Native American language.
Teigan f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Teagan.
Teigen f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Teigen or a variant of Tegan/Teagan.
Telari f American (Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Teleri or a transferred use of the Italian surname Telari.
Telicia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Talisha, possibly influenced by the spelling of Felicia.
Temerity f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word meaning "audacity, recklessness, foolhardy disregard of danger", which is ultimately from Latin temeritatem "blind chance, accident, rashness" (nominative temeritas), from temere "by chance, blindly, casually, rashly", related to tenebrae "darkness" (from the Indo-European root *temes- meaning "dark").
Temetrius m & f African American
Temetrius is a variant spelling of Demetrius.
Tempe f English (Rare)
From the name of the Vale of Tempe, a gorge in Thessaly (located south of Mount Olympus) which was celebrated by the ancient Greeks for its beauty.... [more]
Tempestt f English
Variant of Tempest. A famous bearer is the actress Tempestt Bledsoe, who played Vanessa Huxtable on 'The Cosby Show.'
Tempie m & f American
Diminutive of names beginning with Temp- such as Temperance, Tempest or Temple.
Tenae f English (Modern)
An invented name that sounds like Renae, but then with a 't' instead.
Tenaya f American (Modern, Rare)
This has been in rare use as a feminine given name in the United States since the 1970s. It is possibly taken from the name of a lake in Yosemite, California, which was itself named for a 19th-century chief of the Ahwahnechee (a Miwok people of the Yosemite Valley), whose name may be derived from Central Sierra Miwok taná·ya- meaning "evening star".
Tenesen f English
Variant of Tennyson.
Tenielle f English
Variant of Tenille.
Tenille f English
Variant of Tennille. Known bearers include Canadian country singers Tenille Townes (1994-) and Tenille Arts (1994-).
Tenita f African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Tanisha.
Tennelle f & m English
Variant of Tenille.
Tennessee f & m English (American)
From the Cherokee word Ta'nasi' of uncertain meaning which was originally the name of a village in present-day Monroe County, Tennessee (U.S.A.).
Tennie f English
Diminutive of Tennessee.
Tennille f English
Transferred use of the surname Tennille. This is the surname of American singer Cathryn Antoinette 'Toni' Tennille (1940-) who gained fame in the 1970s singing duo Captain & Tennille... [more]
Tennise f Dutch (Anglicized), English (American)
Anglicized form of both Teunisje and the Dutch patronymic Teunis(s)e(n), which means "son of Teunis". In some cases, this name can also be a modern variant spelling of the name Denise, via its variant spelling Dennise.... [more]
Tequila f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word tequila for the alcoholic drink. It is ultimately from Spanish, the name of a town in Mexico where the drink was made.
Ter f & m English
Diminutive of Theresa, Terri, and sometimes Terence.
Teressa f American (Rare)
Phonetic respelling of Theresa, trying to capture several European pronuncations of this name, for example the Italian pronunciation.
Terica f African American (Modern, Rare)
Created name. Most likely a blend of Terri and Erica.
Terilyn f English (Rare)
Combination of Teri and Lyn. According to the SSA, 10 girls were named Terilyn in 2002.
Terilynn f English (Rare)
Combination of Teri and Lynn. According to the SSA, Terilynn was given to 5 girls in 2014.
Terin f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Allegeldy a variant of Taryn.
Terralyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Terra using the popular name suffix lyn.
Terran m & f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Terrance or a masculine form of Terra.
Terrel m & f English
Variant of Terrell.
Terrica f American (Rare)
Elaboration of Terri (compare Jerrica).
Terrylyn f English
Combination of Terry and Lyn
Terryn f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Taryn.
Teryl f & m English
Variant of Terrell.
Teryn f English
Variant of Taryn.
Tesehki f & m African American (Rare)
First used by TV personality Latifa “Tesehki” Malone. Origin unknown.
Tesla m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Tesla. This was the surname of Serbian-American inventor, physicist, and engineer Nikola Tesla (1856-1943)... [more]
Teslin f English (Canadian, Rare), English (American, Rare)
From the name of the mountain, plateau, river, and lake in Yukon and British Columbia, Canada. It comes from the Tlingit name for the river, Teslintoo or Teslintuh, meaning "long, deep water."
Tessalynn f English
Combo of Tessa and Lynn. Nicknames can be Tessa, Tess, etc.
Tessandra f English, Popular Culture
Combination of Tess and Sandra. A famous bearer was Tessandra Chavez.
Tessanee f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Destiny, influenced by Tessa
Tessann f English (Rare)
Combination of Tess and Ann.
Tessarah f American (Modern, Rare)
Apparently a blend of Tessa and Sarah.
Tessarena f English (Rare)
Likely a combination of the names Tessa and Rena.
Tessi f English
Variant of Tessie.
Tessiana f English (Rare)
Combination of Tess and Ana.
Tessianna f English (Rare)
Combination of Tess and Anna.
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.
Tessy f English, Various
Variant of Tessie.
Testimony m & f English
From the English word Testimony: "A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact".... [more]
Tetra m & f Indonesian (Rare), English, Indian
From the Greek prefix tetra- meaning, “four.”
Tevina f African American
Feminine form of Tevin.
Texana f American (South, Rare)
Means "Texan" in Spanish, referring to a female inhabitant of the state of Texas. It may also be used as a feminine elaboration of Tex... [more]
Texanna f American (South, Rare)
Elaboration of English Texan meaning "of Texas". Also compare Texana and Tex.
Texas m & f English
Caddo word meaning "Friend", referring to the larger Caddo nation (in opposition to enemy tribes). The name was borrowed into Spanish as texa, plural texas, and used to refer to the Caddo Nation... [more]
Teyana f African American (Rare)
Contraction of Tiana with the popular prefix/suffix Tey.
Teyla f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Tayla. This was the name of one of the main characters in 'Stargate Atlantis'.
Teylan m & f American (Rare)
Variant of Taylan.
Tezana f English (American, Americanized, Modern, Rare)
The meaning of Tezana is 'Princess, Fairy Queen, The Morning star
Thai m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Ty influenced by the word Thai, referring to the language spoken in Thailand.
Thailand m & f American (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the Asian country.
Thandy f English
Variant of Thandie.
Tharah f English (Rare)
Possible variant of Tara 1.
Thaylee f English
Probably invented, or a variant of Thalie.
Thealia f English
Possibly a variant of Thalia influenced by Thea.
Thedra f English (American, Rare)
Contracted form of Theodora or a shortened form of Cathedra.
Theena f English
Variant of Thina.
Theeny f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Thenie.
Thelmetta f African American (Rare)
Combination of Thelma with the suffix -etta. This name is borne by Thelmetta "Toddy" Suggs, the wife of American singer Chuck Berry.
Thenia f English (American, Archaic)
Meaning unknown, possibly a shortened form of Parthenia. This name was borne by a daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings who died in infancy. She was possibly named after one of Sally's sisters, Thenia Hemings (1767-1795).
Thenie f English
Diminutive of feminine names that end in -thena and -thenia, such as Athena, Parthena and Parthenia.
Theodate f American (Rare, Archaic)
Apparently coined as a feminine form of Theodatus.
Theodotia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Theodota, which was probably influenced by the similar name Theodosia.
Theonita f African American
The name was originally made up from Theophilus and Juanita.... [more]
Theora f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Often a contracted form of Theodora, but there are also instances where it is actually a name on its own, then derived from Greek theorein "to watch, to look at."
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]
Thereseta f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Nickname of the given name Teresa, given to me by my Spanish teacher. She is from Hungary, so she spoke Spain Spanish, so the name might not be a Latina name.
Theresina f English
Variant of Theresa with the suffix -ina
Therzile f Louisiana Creole
Creole variant of Tharsile.
Thesea f English
Feminine version of Theseus
Thessaly f English
Thessaly is a traditional geographic and modern administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name. This name is borne by Thessaly Lerner, American stage, film and voice actress.
Theta f English (Rare)
From Ancient Greek thē̂ta, thī́ta is the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet, derived from the Phoenician letter Teth.
Thetra f English (American, Rare)
Probably a variant of Thedra.
Thia f English
Diminutive of Cynthia.
Thistle f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the flowering plant, or in some cases taken from the surname.
Thomaie f Greek (Anglicized, Rare), English (Rare)
A rare English transcription of the Greek name Θωμαή (see Thomai). See also Thomais.
Thomasin f English (Rare, Archaic), Cornish (Archaic)
English vernacular form of Thomasina. This was one of the most popular English girls' names in the 16th century. It was used by Thomas Hardy for a character in his novel The Return of the Native (1878).
Thorna f English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the English word "thorn", a sharp feature on many plants. Possibly meaning "strong and bright".
Thornetta f English (American, Rare)
It seems to be a combination of Thorn and Etta, and/or a feminization of the surname Thornett... [more]
Threnody f American (Rare)
From the English word meaning "song of lamentation", which is ultimately derived from the Greek elements θρῆνος (threnos) "lament, wail, dirge" (probably from a Proto-Indo-European imitative base meaning "to murmur, hum") and ᾠδή (oide) "ode".
Thresa f English
Variant of Theresa.
Thressa f English
The given name of the American biochemist Thressa Campbell Stadtman (1920–2016), notable for the discovery of selenocysteine.
Thunder f & m English, English (American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
From the English word thunder meaning "a loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air’ from Old English thunor.
Thursday m & f English (Rare), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
From the name of the day of the week, which ultimately derives from Old English þunresdæg meaning literally "Thor's day", from Þunor (genitive Þunre) and dæg... [more]
Thyatira f American (Modern, Rare)
From the name of a city in Asia Minor mentioned in Revelation in the New Testament. According Stephanus of Byzantium, the name of the city meant "daughter" from Greek θυγατήρ (thugatēr), though it may actually be from an older Lydian name... [more]
Thyme f & m English (Rare)
From Old French thym, from Latin thymum, from Ancient Greek θύμον (thúmon).
Tiah f English
The definite origin remains unknown but has links with names similar to Theia or Thea, however, considering it is such a short name it could be the pet form of many European names such as Cinthea or Lucretia.... [more]
Tianah f English
Variant of Tiana.
Tiandra f English (Rare)
Combination of Tiana and the popular suffix -dra.
Tiane f English
Short form of Christiane. Not as popular as the related name Tiana, but has roughly followed its popularity curve in much smaller numbers.
Tianne f English (Rare)
Variant of Tiane and Tiana.
Tiarella f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Tiara and Tiare. Also the name of a small woodland flower also known as foamflower.
Tiarra f English
Variant of Tiara
Tiasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyasia, It is influenced by the prefix ti-.
Tibbi f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Tibby.
Tienell f American
Possibly a female American form of Taniel, but most likely invented.
Tienna f English (Rare)
Variant of Tiana influenced by Sienna.
Tierney f English
Transferred use of the surname Tierney. Known bearers of this female name include the American photographer Tierney Gearon (1963-), American basketball player Tierney Pfirman (1994-), American jazz singer Tierney Sutton (1963-), and American biologist Tierney Thys (1966-).
Tifany f English
Variant of Tiffany.
Tiff f & m English
Short form of Tiffany. This name is more commonly used on women than on men.
Tiffanie f English
Variant of Tiffany.
Tiffi f English
Diminutive of Tiffany.
Tiffie f English
Variant of Tiffy.
Tiffnay f English (Rare)
Variant of Tiffany. From 1880 to 2018, the Social Security Administration has recorded 71 babies born with the first name Tiffnay in the United States.
Tiffney f English
Variant of Tiffany.
Tiffy f English
Diminutive of Tiffany.
Tift f & m English (Rare)
From the surname Tift.
Tig m & f English (Rare)
Pet form of names beginning with T
Tiggy f English
Diminutive of Antigone also used for many other names.
Ti-grace f English (American, Rare), French (Cajun, Rare)
Derived from Cajun French ''petite-Grace'' meaning "little Grace". A notable bearer is American feminist Ti-Grace Atkinson (1938-).
Tigress f English (American, Rare)
This name comes from the word referring to a female tiger (from tiger and feminine suffix -ess.)
Tijuana f African American
Possibly from the name of the Mexican city, Tijuana. A known bearer of this name is American actress Tijuana Ricks (1978-).
Tiler m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Tyler.
Till f English
Diminutive of Matilda.
Tille f & m English (American, Archaic)
For men most likely use of the surname Tille as a given name for women a nickname of Matilda or a variation of Tilly is also possible.
Tilley f English
Variant of Tilly.