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Turarm & fKazakh Means "will live", derived from Kazakh тірі (tiri) meaning "survive" or "alive, lively". This name was traditionally given when a child (usually a son) was not expected to live.
Turg'unpo'latmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek turg'un meaning "permanent, unchanging" and po'lat meaning "steel, sword".
Turgunu-SangamSumerian Turgunu-Sanga (3100 BC) seems to have been a Sumerian accountant for the Turgunu family. His names is one of the earliest names recorded.
Turhanm & fTurkish, Albanian Turkish masculine name; meaning unknown. It is also occasionally used as a feminine name, as was the case of Turhan Hatice, wife of Sultan Ibrahim I of the Ottoman Empire.
TuríbiomPortuguese (Brazilian) Portuguese form of Turibius (see Toribio). A known bearer of this name is the Brazilian classical guitarist and composer Turíbio Santos (b. 1943).
TurpilianusmLate Roman This Roman cognomen is an extended form of Turpilius. A bearer of this name was Publius Petronius Turpilianus, a Roman politician, general and consul from the 1st century AD.
TurpiliusmAncient Roman Probably derived from the Latin adjective turpis meaning "ugly, filthy, disgraceful", which itself derives from the Latin verb turpo "to make ugly, to defile, to disgrace". This name was borne by a Roman comic poet from the 2nd century BC.
TurstinmOld Norman, History Norman form of Þórsteinn. Turstin fitz Rou (known as Turstin FitzRolf in English) played a prominent role in the Norman conquest of England and is regarded as one of the few proven companions of William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
TursunmUyghur It means "Being Alive" or "Stay", from the Uyghur language.
TursynbaymKazakh (Rare) From Kazakh тұрсын (tursyn) meaning "remaining, staying, standing", from тұру (turu) meaning "to stand, to live", combined with бай (bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".
TursynbekmKazakh From Kazakh тұрсын (tursyn) meaning "remaining, staying, standing", from тұру (turu) meaning "to stand, to live", combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
TurukánomLiterature Meaning uncertain; contains the Quenya word káno, meaning "commander". In The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien, this is the original name of King Turgon of Gondolin... [more]
TuscaloosamCreek, Choctaw Derived from the western Muskogean elements tashka meaning "warrior" and losa meaning "black". This was the name of a 16th-century Mississippian chief who in 1540 led the Battle of Mabila against Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto... [more]
TutyrmOssetian Mythology Meaning unknown. Tutyr was the Ossetian lord of wolves and the enemy of Fælværa, protector of sheep. He is identified with Saint Theodore of Tyre.
TüvshinbayarmMongolian Means "level of happiness" in Mongolian, from түвшин (tüvshin) meaning "level, degree" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".
Tüvshinjargalm & fMongolian Means "level of happiness" from Mongolian түвшин (tüvshin) meaning "level" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
TwainmEnglish Transferred use of the surname and pseudonym, Twain. Twain is an archaic term for "two", as in "The veil of the temple was rent in twain."
TwardomirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish twardy "hard, tough, firm", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic tvьrdъ "hard". Compare Croatian tvrd and Czech/Slovak tvrdý, all of which mean "hard, tough, firm"... [more]
TwardosławmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish twardy "hard, tough, firm", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic tvьrdъ "hard". Compare Croatian tvrd and Czech/Slovak tvrdý, all of which mean "hard, tough, firm"... [more]
Twilightf & mAmerican (Modern, Rare) From the English word referring to the time of day when the sun is just below the horizon. Ultimately from Old English twi- "half" + līht "light".... [more]
TworzymirmPolish Means "to create peace", derived from Polish tworzyć "to create, to make" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic tvoriti "to make, to create") combined with Slavic mir "peace".
TworzysławmPolish Derived from Polish tworzyć "to create, to make" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic tvoriti "to make, to create") combined with Slavic slav "glory".
TychandrosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun τύχη (tyche) meaning "fortune, chance" (see Tyche) combined with Greek ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man".... [more]
TychanormAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun τύχη (tyche) meaning "fortune, chance" (see Tyche) combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]
TydeusmGreek Mythology Possibly derived from Aeolic Greek τῦδε (tude) or (tyde), which is derived from Aeolic Greek τύδαι (tudai) or (tydai) meaning "here, there". Also compare Aeolic Greek τυῖδε (tuide) or (tyide) meaning "hither"... [more]
TygrynkeevmChukchi Means "after" in Chukchi. This name was given to children as a reference the spirits or souls of deceased ancestors or family members.
TygynmYakut From the name of Тыгын Дархан (Tygyn Darkhan) a legendary Yakut leader from the 17th century.
Tyjahm & fAfrican, African American (Modern) Apparently means "smart" in one of the languages on the African continent. However, the name can also be derived from the name abbreviation (or initials) T.J., which is typically pronounced as "tee-jay" and its pronunciation henceforth developed into a first name of its own right (Teejay).
TylandmLiterature Created by author George R. R. Martin for his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the upcoming television adaptation "House of the Dragon". In the series, Tyland Lannister is a politician of Westeros and the identical twin brother of Jason Lannister, the Lord of Casterly Rock.
Tyleef & mPopular Culture, English (Modern) This is the name of a character in the cartoon show 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' whose name is meant to be derived from Chinese 泰 (tài) meaning "big, large" combined with 麗 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely".
TylosmAncient Greek Tylos was the name used by the Greeks to refer to Bahrain, as the centre of pearl trading, when Nearchus came to discover it serving under Alexander the Great. From the 6th to 3rd century BC Bahrain was included in the Persian Empire by the Achaemenids, an Iranian dynasty.
TyltylmTheatre Meaning unknown. This is the name of a character from the 1908 play 'The Blue Bird' (French: 'L'Oiseau bleu') by Belgian playwright and poet Maurice Maeterlinck.
TymishmUkrainian Ukrainian diminutive or folk form of Tymofiy. Tymish Khmelnytskyi was hetman Bohdan Khmelnytskyi's eldest son and projected successor, who was killed at the age of 20 in one of his Moldovan campaigns.
TynchtykbekmKyrgyz From тынчтык (tınctık) meaning "peace, quiet" and бек (bek) meaning "master, prince, nobleman."
TyndareusmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Τυνδάρεως (Tyndareos), of which the meaning is uncertain. However, it is possible that the first element of the name may have been derived from Doric Greek τύνη (tune) or (tyne), which is a second-person singular pronoun... [more]
TyndarionmAncient Greek Most likely a diminutive form of Tyndareos (see Tyndareus), since this name contains the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων (-ion). Tyndarion was the name of a tyrant of Tauromenion (which is nowadays Taormina in Sicily), who lived in the 3rd century BC.
TyrannionmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun τύραννος (turannos) or (tyrannos) meaning "absolute ruler" combined with the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων (-ion). A known bearer of this name was Tyrannion of Amisus, a Greek grammarian from the 1st century BC.
TyrianmEnglish (Rare) Derived from Latin Tyrianus "of Tyre", an ancient city which is located in modern-day Lebanon. The name of the city itself is said to be derived from a Semitic word meaning "rock".... [more]
TytosmLiterature Created by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television adaptation "Game of Thrones". In the series, Tytos Lannister is the patriarch of House Lannister during the later years of the Targaryen dynasty and the father of Tywin and Kevan.