American Submitted Names

American names are used in the United States. See also about American names.
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Tippy f English
Diminutive of Tiffany
Tipton m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tipton.
Tirese m English (American, Rare)
Masculine variant of Therese.
Tirien f & m African American
Meaning "kind", Tirien may be invented, or a variant of Tirion.
Tish f English
Short form of Letitia.
Tishie f English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Letitia. Also compare Tisha.
Titan m English, Hungarian
From 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.
Titana f English
Feminine form of Titan
Titia f Dutch, English (Archaic)
Dutch and English short form of Laetitia as well as an archaic English diminutive of Crescentia.
Tiyanah f English
Alternative spelling of Tiyana.
Tiyon m African American (Americanized, Rare)
Brave, Funny, Wise warrior
T'Keyah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Takia. This was popularized by the American actress, comedian, writer and singer T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh (1962-), who was born Crystal Walker and adopted her stage name in 1988... [more]
Tobe m English (Rare)
Variant of Toby.
Tobey m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Toby. A famous bearer of this name is American actor Tobey Maguire (1975-), born Tobias Vincent Maguire.
Tobi m & f Hebrew, English (Modern)
Variant of Toby. ... [more]
Tobyn m English
Variant spelling of Tobin.
Toddy m English
Diminutive of Todd.
Todhunter m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Todhunter. In the case of Mary Todhunter Clark Rockefeller "Tod", this is a family surname (her grandmother was Mary Todhunter Sill, and great-grandmother, Jane Todhunter).
Todrika f African American
Todrika comes from the masculine name Todd and and the feminine name Erika/Erica.
Tokota m American
It's widely spread meaning is "friends to everyone" in Sioux but there's no evidence that it is a genuine name or word. It's likely an invented name, a variant of Dakota.
Tokyo f & m Popular Culture, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred usage of the Japanese capital city Tokyo as a given name. Its usage as a feminine given name is popularized by the TV show Money Heist, where Tokyo is one of the nine robbers featured there.
Tolan m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tolan.
Tolbert m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tolbert.
Toller m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Toller.
Tolman m English
"Collector of taxes"
Tolvin m American (South, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Tolvin.
Tomasyne f English (Rare, ?)
Variant of Thomasine.
Tomeka f English
Variant of Tomika.
Tomi f English
Diminutive of Thomasina.
Tomika f English
Variant of Tamika.
Tommi f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Tommy.
Tommo m English (Rare), Medieval Italian, Literature
English diminutive of Thomas and medieval Italian short form of Tommaso.... [more]
Tommye m & f English
Variant of Tommie.
Tomya f English (Rare)
Probably a variant of Tonya, influenced by Tom 1.
Tona f Dutch, Scandinavian, Spanish, African American
Diminutive of Antonia. In Scandinavia it is also used as a variant of Tone (the Norwegian form of Þone).... [more]
Tondalaya f African American
The (misspelled) name of an 11 year old girl featured in the 'Jet' magazine in 1955.... [more]
Tonee f & m English
Variant of Toni 2 or Tony.
Tonette f English (Modern, Rare)
Likely a (slightly corrupted) short form of Antoinette.
Toney m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Tony or Toni 2.
Tonicha f African American (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tanisha. In the case of the Portuguese singer Tonicha (1946-), born Antónia de Jesus Montes Tonicha, it is apparently from her surname.
Tonie m & f English
Variant of Tony and Toni 2.
Tonique f African American
From French “tonic”.
Tonisha f English (Modern)
Combination of the popular name element Ton (from names such as Antonia) and the common name suffix sha.
Tonita f African American
Posibbly a diminutive of Tonia.
Tootie f English
Diminutive of Dorothy.
Tootsie f English
Diminutive of Dorothy.
Topeka f American (Modern, Rare), Indigenous American
From the name of the capital city of the US state of Kansas (see Topeka).... [more]
Tophia f American (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
Used by notable tiktoker "tophiachu"
Toran m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Torin.
Toree f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Tori and Tory
Torey m & f English
Variant of Tori and Tory.
Toriana f American (Rare)
Combination of Tori and Ana.
Toriano m African American, Trinidadian Creole
Perhaps originally a short form of Victoriano. This is borne by American musician Toriano 'Tito' Jackson (1953-), a member of the Jackson 5.
Torie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Tory or Tori.
Torika f English
Form of Toriko
Torren m English
Transferred use of the surname.
Torrence m African American (Modern, Rare), English
Transferred use of the surname Torrence or variation of Terrance.
Torrent m English
Transferred use of the surname Torrent.
Torreon m African American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Taurean. It also coincides with the name of a city in Mexico, Torreón.
Torres m American (Hispanic)
Transferred use of the surname Torres.
Torrey m & f English
Variant of Tory based on the spelling of the surname Torrey.
Torri f English
Variant of Tori.
Torrie f & m American
Variant of Tori and Tory
Torry m & f American (Rare)
Variant of Tory.
Torryn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant and feminine form of Torin.
Toryn f Irish, English
Feminine form of Torin.
Tosh f English, African American
Variant if Tash, diminutive of Natasha, Latosha, etc.
Toshia f American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Tosha.
Totti f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Charlotte and Dorothy. A known bearer of this name was the British actress Totti Truman Taylor (1903-1981), whose birth name was Dorothy Leah Truman.
Tourmaline f English (Rare)
From the name of a type of crystal.... [more]
Townes m English (Rare)
Possibly a shortened form of Townsend.
Townsend m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Townsend.
Toxey m English (American, Rare), American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Toxey.... [more]
Toyah f English, Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Toya.... [more]
Toyota f African American (Rare)
From the name of the Japanese car company (See Mercedes, Ferrari and Porsche).... [more]
Tracia f English
Elaboration of Tracy.
Track m English (Rare)
From Middle English trak, tracke, from Old French trac, from a Germanic source akin to Old Norse traðk (“a track; path; trodden spot”).
Trad m American (Modern)
Short form of unknown origin.
Traeh f English
The word heart spelled backwards.
Traimia f African American
Female version of the name Tremaine or Traimian. Means quiet, fun-loving, loves to cook and enjoy life.
Tranese f African American (Modern, Rare)
A blend of Tracy and names that end in -nese.
Tranley f & m English
Means nothing
Trav m English (Rare)
Short form of Travis.
Travanti m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Travanti due to the popularity of the actor Daniel J. Travanti.
Traver m English (American, Rare)
Possibly transferred use of the surname Traver.
Traverse m English
Virtue name after the vocabulary word traverse, to suggest a journey (through life) or transferred use of the surname Traverse.
Trayden m American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name created using the suffix aden. First used in 2002.
Traylor m & f English
From an English surname, derived from the Middle English term "trel," which means a type of machine or device. Actress Traylor Howard is a well-known bearer.
Traysen m American (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
I used the name Grayson and switched the g for a t and played with the spelling and loved it.
Trea m English
Often given to the third boy child/son.
Treat m English
From Middle English (in the senses ‘negotiate’ and ‘discuss a subject’) from Old French traitier, from Latin tractare ‘handle’, frequentative of trahere ‘draw, pull’.
Trebor m English
Robert spelled backward.... [more]
Trecy f English
Diminutive of Theresa.
Tredarius m African American
Probably a combination of the name element TRE "three" with the name Darius.
Treelore m English (Rare)
Probably a variant of Treloar, this was the name of Aibileen Clark’s son, in Stockett’s ‘the help’
Tregory m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tregory.... [more]
Treia f English (Modern, Rare)
Either a diminutive for any name containing the element or sound of -trey-, or derived from the Latin tria, trēs "three" (see: Trey).
Trell m American
Diminutive of names ending in -trell, such as Kentrell or Latrell or used as an independent name.
Tremaine m & f African American, Cornish
Historically a Cornish surname meaning "stone settlement", derived from the Cornish 'tre', meaning a homestead or settlement, and 'men', meaning stone. ... [more]
Trena f English
Variant of Trina.
Trenay f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements tre and nay, probably modelled on Renee.
Trene f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements tre and nay, probably modelled on Renee... [more]
Trenice f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements tre and nees. It may be modelled on Denise.
Treniss m English (Rare)
Possibly derived from a surname.
Treshawn m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix tre and Shawn.
Tresillian m English (Rare)
Possibly from a surname that was derived from a Cornish place name meaning "Sulien's homestead".
Tress f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Theresa.
Tressi f English (Modern, Rare)
Either a diminutive of Tressa or else a transferred use of the surname Tressi.
Tressie f English
Diminutive of Theresa.
Treu m & f English (Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Treu or a variant of True.
Trevar m English
Variant of Trevor.
Trevaughn m African American
Variant of Trevon influenced by Vaughn.
Trevelee f English (Rare)
Combination of Trev and Lee.
Treveonta m African American (Rare)
Possibly a blend of names such as Trevion (or Treveon) and Trevonte... [more]
Trevi f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive or feminine form of Trevor.
Trevonte m African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements tre, von and tay.
Trevore m English
Variant of Trevor.
Trevour m English
Variant of Trevor.
Trevy m & f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Trevor.
Trevyr m English
Variant of Trevor.
Treyce m English
Variant of Trace
Treyden m American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name created using the suffix aden, possibly influenced by the name Trey.
Treyson m American
Meaning son of the third
Tribeca f English (American, Modern, Rare)
After the New York neighbourhood, ultimately derived from "TRIangle BElow CAnal street".
Trieste f English (American)
Trieste Kelly Dunn is an American actress. ... [more]
Trig m English
Anglicized form of Trygve.
Trigg m English
Transferred use of the surname Trigg from the Old Norse name Tryggr, meaning “trustworthy, faithful, true”... [more]
Trigger m American (Rare), English (British, Rare)
Meaning can be particular to the bearer, such as "trigger of a gun" for someone noted for marksmanship. In the British television series 'Only Fools and Horses' (1981-1991) one character was called Trigger after the horse owned by Roy Rogers.
Trilby f English (Rare), Literature
The name of the titular character in George Du Maurier's 1894 novel 'Trilby', about an tone-deaf model who is hypnotized to become a talented singer. The name became a (now obsolete) colloquial term for a foot, as the character's feet were objects of admiration... [more]
Trillion m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word trillion.
Trillium f English (Modern)
The name of a flowering plant genus, which is derived from Latin trium "three". (It has also been speculated that the Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus modified the Swedish word trilling "triplet" to arrive at the New Latin name trillium.) The plant is so called for its whorl of three leaves (at the top of the stem), from the center of which rises a solitary, three-petaled flower, in color white, purple or pink.... [more]
Trinia f English (American), African American
Combination of the popular name prefix tri and Shania.
Trinie f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Trinity.
Triniti f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Trinity
Trip m English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Means "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').
Triphene f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tryphena. This was borne by a short-lived daughter (1765-1769) of the early American midwife and diarist Martha Ballard.
Tris f & m English, Literature
Short form of Beatrice, Trisana, Tristan or Tristram.... [more]
Trishelle f American (South)
Variant of Michelle, influenced by Trish.
Trishie f English
Variant of Trishy.
Trissy f English
Diminutive of Beatrice.
Tristesse f English (Modern, Rare)
Apparently an adoption of the French word tristesse "sadness; melancholy".... [more]
Tristez f African American
Possibly from the word “tristesse”
Tristia f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Trista. It coincides with the neuter plural form of Latin tristis "sad".
Tristina f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Tristan using the popular suffix ina, probably influenced by the sound of Christina.
Tristine f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Tristan using the popular suffix ine, probably influenced by the sound of Christine. It is borne by American writer Tristine Rainer.
Tristitia f English (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Latin tristitia "sadness; grief; melancholy".... [more]
Tristy f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Tristan.