American Submitted Names

Tervon m African American

Teryl f & m English
Variant of Terrell.

Teryn f English
Variant of Taryn.

Tesa f English (Modern, Rare), Croatian, Serbian, Spanish
Variant of Tessa.

Tesehki f & m African American (Rare)
First used by TV personality Latifa “Tesehki” Malone. Origin unknown.

Tesha f American (Rare)

Teshawn m African American
Variant of Tayshaun.

Teshekia f African American (Rare)

Tesia f American

Tesiana f English (Rare)
Variant of Tessiana.

Tesianna f English
Variant of Tessiana.

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]

Tesley m & f English

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."

Tessah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tessa.

Tessalyn f English
Variant of Tessalynn.

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.

Tessia f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Tessa or Tess.

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.

Tessica f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Probably a blend of Jessica and Tessie.

Tessla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tesla.

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.”

Tettie f English (Archaic)
Variant of Tetty.

Tevina f African American
Feminine form of Tevin.

Tevlin m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Tevlin.... [more]

Tevon m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tavon.

Tevron m African American (Rare)

Tevyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)

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]

Texie f English (American)
Diminutive of Texas.

Texlee m & f English (American)

Teyana f African American (Rare)
Contraction of Tiana with the popular prefix/suffix Tey.

Teyanna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Teyana.

Teyarna f English (Modern, Rare)

Teygan f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Teagan.

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.

Teylor f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylor.

Teyona f English (Rare)
Variant of Teyana.

Tezana f English (American, Americanized, Modern, Rare)
The meaning of Tezana is 'Princess, Fairy Queen, The Morning star

Thackeray m English
Transferred use of the surname Thackeray, often inspired by the English novelist William Makepeace Thackeray.

Thackery m Popular Culture, Literature, English
Transferred use of the surname Thackery.

Thaddea f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare), German (Rare)
Feminine form of Thaddeus.

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.

Thailynn f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tylynn. Also compare Thai.

Thain m Scots, English
Transferred use of the surname Thain meaning a nobleman who served as an attendant to royals or who was awarded land by a king... [more]

Thalen m American (South)

Thalo m English
Thalo is short for Phthalo, which is a dark shade of blue.

Thames m English (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the name of the River Thames. It has been in occasional use as a given name since the 19th century.

Thanael m English
Short form of Nathanael.

Thandy f English
Variant of Thandie.

Thaniel m English

Tharah f English (Rare)
Possible variant of Tara 1.

Thayden m English

Thayer m English
Transferred use of the surname Thayer.

Thaylee f English
Probably invented, or a variant of Thalie.

Thayne m English (Modern)
Variant of Thane.

Theadora f English (Rare)
Variant of Theodora.

Theadore m English (American)
Variant of Theodore.

Theadosia f English (Rare)
Variant of Theodosia.

Thealia f English
Possibly a variant of Thalia influenced by Thea.

Thearsa f English (Rare)

Thedora f English (Rare)
Variant of Theodora.

Thedore m English
Variant of Theodore.

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.

Theil m African American

Thelen m English

Thelford m English (American, Rare)

Thélismar m Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Télesmar.

Thelm m English
Masculine form (backformation) of Thelma.

Thelmarie f English (Rare)
Blend of Thelma and Marie.

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.

Thelonia f African American

Thelonious m English
Anglicized form of Thelonius. A famous bearer was jazz musician Thelonious Monk (1917-1982).

Thelred m English
"Noble Counsel"

Thena f English (Rare)

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.

Theobold m English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Theobald, usually used as a surname.

Theodate f American (Rare, Archaic)
Apparently coined as a feminine form of Theodatus.

Theodicia f English (American)
Variant of Theodosia

Theodile f Louisiana Creole

Theodis m English (American), Greek
Possibly a variant of Theodore.

Theodocia f English
Variant of Theodosia.

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

Theodorine f Louisiana Creole (Archaic), French (Acadian, Rare)
Variant of Théodorine.

Theodoris m Greek, English (Rare)

Theodoro m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Teodoro.

Theodotia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Theodota, which was probably influenced by the similar name Theodosia.

Theodule m Louisiana Creole
Variant of Théodule.

Théogène m & f French (Archaic), Louisiana Creole, French (African)
French form of Theogenes. In modern times, this name is found primarily in Rwanda.

Theola f American (South, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), South African
Possibly a shortened form of Theolene or Theolinde (compare Theora, Theoda, Theda).

Theolene f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Theolinde.

Theondra f African American

Theone f English (American, Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Theon.

Theonita f African American
The name was originally made up from Theophilus and Juanita.... [more]

Theonora f English (American, Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic)

Theophan m English
English form of Theophanes. A known bearer of this name was saint Theophan the Recluse (1815-1894).

Theophylact m English
English form of Theophylaktos.

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.

Theotis m French (Cajun), Louisiana Creole, American (South)
Apparently created as a strictly masculine form of Théotiste.

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]

Therapont m English
English form of Therapon.

Thereesa f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Theresa.

Thérence m Louisiana Creole
Variant of Térence.

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.

Theressa f English (American), Nigerian (Rare)
Variant of Theresa.

Theressia f American (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Variant of Theresia.

Theria f English

Therman m English (American)
Variant of Thurman.

Therona f South African, English (Rare)
Feminine form of Theron.

Therressa f English
Variant of Theresa.

Therronia f English (American, Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare, ?)

Therzile f Louisiana Creole
Creole variant of Tharsile.

Thesea f English
Feminine version of Theseus

Thesius m American (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant 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.

Thicket m English

Thielen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Thielen.

Thistle f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the flowering plant, or in some cases taken from the surname.

Tholomew m English
Short form of Bartholomew.

Thomaie f Greek (Anglicized, Rare), English (Rare)
A rare English transcription of the Greek name Θωμαή (see Thomai). See also Thomais.

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

Thomasena f English (Rare)
Variant of Thomasina.

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).

Thomasine f English (Rare), English (Puritan), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Archaic), French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Thomas.

Thomassin f French (Cajun), African American, American (South)
Variation of Tamsin or Thomasine.

Thompson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Thompson.

Thomson m English
Transferred use of the surname Thomson.

Thomy m Louisiana Creole, American (South)
Variant of Tommy.

Thoran m African American (Modern, Rare)

Thorina f English, German, Popular Culture
Feminine form of Thorin.

Thorlac m English
English version of Þórlakr. A notable bearer of this name is Thorlac Turville-Petre.

Thorn m English (Rare), Medieval English
Transferred use of the surname Thorn.

Thorna f English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the English word "thorn", a sharp feature on many plants. Possibly meaning "strong and bright".

Thorne m English
Transferred use of the surname Thorne. Derived from the Old English word for "thorn." This was the name of a letter in the Old English alphabet, as well as the name of a character from the soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful."

Thornetta f English (American, Rare)
It seems to be a combination of Thorn and Etta, and/or a feminization of the surname Thornett... [more]

Thorney m & f English (American)

Thornley m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Thornley.... [more]

Thos m English
A nickname for Thomas. In P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves stories, Bertie Wooster calls his Aunt Agatha's son Thomas "Thos".

Thoyce m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an alternative to Royce. Used in the south eastern USA at least as early as 1940.

Three m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word for the number 3.

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.

Thulia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Rare, Archaic)

Thullia f American (Rare, Archaic)

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.

Thurgood m English
A contraction of the Puritan name Thoroughgood. A famous bearer is Thurgood Marshall (Born: July 2, 1908, Died: January 24, 1993), an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

Thurl m American
Possible transferred use of the surname Thurl.

Thurlow m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Thurlow.

Thurman m English
Transferred use of the surname Thurman.

Thursa f English (Rare)
Variant of Thurza.

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]

Thurston m English, Medieval English
Variant of Thorsten.

Thurza f English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Thirza.

Thwaite m English (Rare)
Meaning, "clearing in a wooded area." May be used on its own, but may also be seen in combination with Medieval English and Old German personal names.

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 m English
Diminutive of Azariah used in the 18th century.

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]

Tiajuana f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Tijuana.

Tialys m English
Tialys is a chevalier in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials book series, first released in 1995.

Tianah f English
Variant of Tiana.

Tianca f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Tiana and Bianca.

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.

Tiannah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tiana.

Tianne f English (Rare)
Variant of Tiane and Tiana.

Tianni f English (American)
Variant of Tiana.

Tiarah f African American
Variant of Tiara.

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

Tiarrah f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tiasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyasia, It is influenced by the prefix ti-.

Tiaundra f African American

Tibbi f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Tibby.

Tiberce m Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Tiburce.

Tiberias m English (Rare)
Likely a variant of Tiberius.

Tichanti f American (Modern, Rare)

Tieghan f English (Modern)
Variant of Teagan.

Tienell f American
Possibly a female American form of Taniel, but most likely invented.

Tienna f English (Rare)
Variant of Tiana influenced by Sienna.

Tiera f English (American)
Variant of Tiara or Tierra.

Tiereny f American (Rare)
Variant of Tierney.

Tierin f American (Modern, Rare)

Tierlyn f American (Modern, Rare)

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-).

Tierny f English (Rare)
Variant of Tierney.

Tierre f & m American (Rare)

Tierria f American (Modern, Rare)

Tiesha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Tyesha.

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.

Tiffane f African American
Variant of Tiffany.

Tiffanee f English (Rare)
Variant of Tiffany.

Tiffaney f English (American)
Variant of Tiffany.

Tiffanie f English
Variant of Tiffany.

Tiffanni f English
Variant of Tiffany

Tiffeny f English (Modern)
Variant of Tiffany.

Tiffer m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tiffer.

Tiffi f English
Diminutive of Tiffany.

Tiffie f English
Variant of Tiffy.

Tiffiney f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tiffany.

Tiffini f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tiffany.

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.

Tifnee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant 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.)

Tigue m American (Rare)
Anglicized variant of Tadhg.

Tiguen m & f American (Modern), American

Tijay m & f African American (Modern, Rare), Indian (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Ti-jean m Folklore, Antillean Creole (Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare), French (Cajun, Rare)
Derived from Cajun French ''petit-Jean'' meaning "little Jean". This is the name of a stock character in fairy tales from francophone areas in the Americas such as Quebec, Louisiana, Martinique, and Guadeloupe.

Tijuan m African American (Rare)
Masculine form of Tijuana.

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-).

Tijwana f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tijuana.

Tikisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Takisha.

Tilden m English
"From the fertile valley"

Tildy f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Matilda.

Tiler m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Tyler.

Till f English
Diminutive of Matilda.

Tillara f English (Rare)

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.

Tillman m German (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Tillmann.

Tillye f English
Variant spelling of Tilly.

Tilmon m English

Tilor m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyler.

Timantha f English (Rare), Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Timanthes. As an English name, this may be a blend of Tim and Samantha.

Timas m American (Rare, Archaic)

Timaya f & m English
May be a variant of Tamaya.

Timber m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the type of wood which is proper for buildings or for tools, utensils, furniture, carriages, fences, ships, and the like; -- usually said of felled trees, but sometimes of those standing.... [more]

Timberlee f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Timberley/Timberly.

Timberley f American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Timberley.

Timberly f American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Timberly.

Timberlyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Timber with the popular name suffix -lyn. This particular combination may have been somewhat inspired by the name Kimberly.

Timbra f American (Rare)
Short form of Timberly in the style of Kimbra.

Timbrely f American (Modern)
Variant of Timberly.

Time m English

Timesha f African American
Variant of Tamesha.

Timeshia f American (Modern, Rare)

Timi f & m English
Variant of Timmy.

Timia f American (South, Rare)

Timika f English (American)
Variant of Tamika.

Timm m English
Variant of Tim.

Timmi f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Timmy.

Timmie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Timmy.

Timmion m African American
Timmion (v.) - He who creates himself.... [more]

Timmothy m English
Variant of Timothy.

Timmye f English
Feminine spelling of Timmy.

Timolin f English (American)
Probably derived from the name of the Irish village Timolin.... [more]

Timothia f English (Rare)
Variant of Timothea.

Timothie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Timothy.

Timothye m & f English, English (Puritan)
Variant of Timothy, notably the name of theologian William Perkins' wife.

Timoty m English (Rare)
Variant of Timothy.

Tinda f English (Rare)

Tineria f African American (Rare)

Tiney f English
Either from the English tiny meaning "small," or a diminutive of Christina, Valentina, Martina, and other names ending in -tina.

Tinie f Danish, English (American)
Pet form of Tina.... [more]

Tinisha f African American

Tink f Popular Culture, English
Diminutive of Tinker Bell.

Tinlee f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tinley.

Tinleigh f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tinley.

Tinley f English (American)
Variant of Tenley.

Tinnie f American
The 19th century American name is possibly a variant of Tennie.

Tinsel f English (Modern, Rare)
A "glittering metallic thread" invented in Nuremberg around 1610. It is usually found woven in fabric to give a shimmery aesthetic or hung in strands on trees, usually Christmas trees, during the winter season to simulate icicles... [more]

Tinslee f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tinsley.

Tinsleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tinsley.

Tinsley f & m American (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Tinsley.

Tiny f & m English
Nickname for someone with a tiny build.

Tinzley f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tinsley.

Tiona f American (Modern, Rare)

Tionne f English (Modern, Rare)
This name is Modern English in origin and has an unknown meaning. Tionne Watkins is the birth name of T-Boz from the American musical group TLC

Tip m English (Rare)

Tiphani f English (Modern)
Variant of Tiffany.

Tiphany f English
Variant of Tiffany.