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Tormod m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic name derived from both Þórmóðr and Þórmundr. This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Norman.

Toryn f Irish, English
Feminine form of Torin.

Trainor m Irish (Americanized, Rare)
Transferee use of the surname Trainor.

Treabhair m Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Trevor.

Treave m Cornish
Variant of Treeve.

Tredegar m Welsh
A rare given name of Welsh origin. Tredegar derives from the town so-named in Monmouthshire (now in Blaenau Gwent), Wales. The name derives from the Old Welsh treff meaning 'estate, village' and deg ewr meaning 'ten acres'.... [more]

Treelagh m Manx

Treeve m Cornish
Derived from Cornish tre "farmstead, dwelling, town, village, home".

Trefin f Breton (Archaic)
Variant of Trifin.

Tregereth f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Means "mercy" in Cornish. This is a modern Cornish name.

Tréinfear m Irish
A byname meaning "champion, strong man" (from tréan "strong" and fear "man").

Tréinfhear m Irish
Variant of Tréinfear.

Treise f Irish
Variant of Treasa.

Tremain m Cornish, English
Variant of Tremaine.

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]

Tremayne m Cornish (?), American
Variant of Tremaine.

Tremer m Breton
Variant of Tremeur.

Trémeur m French (Rare), Breton (Gallicized), History (Ecclesiastical)

Tremeur m Breton
Variant of Treveur.

Tréphine f Breton (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical, Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Triphina, the name of a 6th-century Breton saint.

Tressa f Cornish (Modern)
Derived from Cornish tressa "third". This is a modern Cornish name.

Trestan m Breton
Variant of Tristan.

Trestana f Breton (Rare)
Variant of Tristana.

Trever m Breton
Variant of Treveur.

Treveur m Breton
Derived from Breton trec'h "victory, superiority" and meur "great".

Trifina f Breton (Archaic)
Younger form of Trifin, recorded up until the 19th century.

Triphina f Breton, History
Allegedly from Trifin, a Welsh name derived from triw "exact, precise". This was the name of a 6th-century Breton saint, wife of the tyrant Conomor who killed their young son Tremorus.

Tristana f Literature, Breton, Provençal
Feminine form of Tristan. This is the name of the main character in Benito Pérez Galdós' eponymous novel Tristana (1892).

Trueth f Cornish
Means "compassion" in Cornish. This is a recently coined Cornish name.

Tual m Breton
Variant of Tugdual.

Tuala f Breton
Feminine form of Tual.

Tuala f Irish (Anglicized)
Semi-anglicized form of Tuathla (ultimately Tuathflaith)

Tualen f Breton
Feminine form of Tual.

Tuathla f Irish
Form of Tuathlaith.

Tuathlaith f Irish
Means "princess of the people" from Irish tuath meaning "people, land" combined with flaith "princess".

Tudal m Breton
Variant of Tugdual.

Tudalen f Breton
Feminine form of Tudal.

Tudalez f Breton
Feminine form of Tudal.

Tudi m Breton

Tudig m Breton
Diminutive of Iltud.

Tudno m Medieval Breton, Welsh (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Welsh tut "people" and -no "knowing"

Tugdual m Breton (Rare)
Derived from Breton tut "people" and uual "brave; bold; noble; exalted" or tad "father".

Tuilelaith f Irish (Rare)
Original Gaelic form of Talulla.

Tuiren f Irish (Modern, Rare), Astronomy
Meaning unknown. Tuiren was a character in The Birth of Bran, a story in the book Irish Fairy Tales, written by James Stephens. A star has been named after her.

Tujen m Breton
Derived from Breton tut "people" and gen "birth".

Tumed f Breton (Rare)

Turian m Breton
Original Breton form of Thurian.

Tuzwal m Breton (Archaic)
Variant of Tugdual.

Twilleliah f Irish (Anglicized, Archaic)
Anglicized form of Tuileflaith

Tybie f Welsh, History
This was the name of an obscure Welsh saint of the 5th century, supposedly a daughter of Brychan Brycheiniog. A church in Dyfed, Wales was named after her.

Tyghe m Celtic
Transferred use of the surname Tyghe.

Tyleri f Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Teleri.

Tylia f Breton (Gallicized, Modern)
Gallicized form of Tilia.

Tylian m Breton (Gallicized, Modern, Rare), French (Modern, Rare)
Masculine form Tyliana.

Tyliana f Breton (Gallicized, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Tylia.

Tylio m French (Modern), Breton (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Tilio.

Tynan m English (Australian, Rare), Irish
Variation of the transferred use of the surname Tuíneán.

Uaid m Irish
Irish form of Wat

Uailean m Scottish Gaelic
Variant of Ualan.

Uainín f Irish
Means "little lamb" in Irish.

Uaininn f Irish
Modern Irish form of Uainionn.

Uainionn f Irish
Feminine Irish name meaning "foam-white complexion".

Ualtar m Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Walter.

Uarraig m Scottish Gaelic
Anglicised as the etymologically unrelated given name Kennedy, The name is said to have been borne by various families of the surname Kennedy.

Uileagóid m Irish
Diminutive of Uilleag

Uilleachan m Scottish Gaelic
Diminutive of Uilleam.

Uinsean m Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Vincent.

Uisce f Scottish Gaelic

Una f Manx
Manx cognate of Úna and Ùna.

Urian m English (Rare), Welsh
Variant of Urien.

Uriel f Breton
Variant of Uriell.

Uriell f Breton, History (Ecclesiastical)

Urielle f Breton (Gallicized), French (Modern), History (Ecclesiastical), Gallo
Gallicized form of Uriell.

Urmen m Manx (Archaic)
Manx form of Eremon.

Ursela f English (Archaic), Cornish (Archaic)
Variant of Ursella.

Ursilla f Swedish (Archaic), Cornish (Archaic)
Variant of Ursula.

Ursily f Cornish (Archaic)
Variant of Ursilla.

Valmai f English (Rare), English (Australian, Rare), Welsh (Rare)
From the Welsh 'fel Mai' = like May. It was invented by best-selling Welsh author Allen Raine for her popular romance novel 'By Berwen Banks', (1899) in which Valmai is a main character: the meaning of her name is footnoted at the end of Chapter One... [more]

Vannin m Manx
Derived from the Manx name for the Isle of Man, Ellan Vannin.

Vefa f Breton
Short form of Jenovefa.

Venaig f Breton
Diminutive of Nevena.

Veneg m Breton (Rare)

Vennor m Cornish
Middle name of Captain Ross Poldark, the main character in the historical television series Poldark. Ross Vennor Poldark is his full name on the BBC show.

Venou m Breton
Short form of Nevenou.

Veryan f & m Cornish
From the name of a Cornish town, which is taken from Sen Veryan meaning "Saint Veryan", a Cornish corruption of Severian, itself a corrupted form of Symphorian (the saint to whom the village church is dedicated)... [more]

Vinoc m Breton (Rare)
Breton diminutive masculine name derived from the name Gwenneg.

Vinvela f Breton

Vio m Breton (Rare)

Visant m Breton (Rare)
Breton cognate of Vincent.

Von f Irish, English
Shortened form of Irish name Siobhan

Vona f Breton
Short form of Ivona.

Vonig f Breton
Diminutive of Vona.

Vorgell f Manx (Archaic)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a Manx form of Borghild, a Manx form of Derbforgaill and an aspirated form of Morgell.

Vrian m English (Rare), Welsh
Variant transcription of Urien or Urian, though in some cases it may be a rhyming variant of Brian.

Walig m Breton
Diminutive of Riwal.

Warog m Breton (Rare)
Variant of Gereg.

Watcyn m Welsh
Welsh form of Watkyn or Watkin, a medieval English diminutive of Walter.

Weithnoc m Breton (Rare, Archaic)
Breton given name derived from Gwezheneg.

Wella m Cornish
Cornish form of William.

Wenna f Welsh
Anglicised form of Gwennan, this was the name of one of Brychan Brycheiniog’s daughters

Wenog m Welsh, History (Ecclesiastical)
Saint of Wales who is mentioned in several liturgical calendars.

Wilgar m Irish
Transferred use of the ancient surname Wilgar having Olde English and Scottish origins.

Wiliam m Welsh
Welsh form of William.

Willmott f Cornish (Archaic)
Variant of Wilmot, which in Cornwall survived the Middle Ages as a strictly feminine name.

Willow m Cornish (Archaic)
Variant of Wella.

Willym m Cornish (Archaic)
Cornish form of William.

Wilmotta f Cornish (Archaic)
Latinized form of Willmott.

Wmffre m Welsh (Archaic)
Welsh form of Humphrey.

Wranws m Welsh
Welsh form of Uranus.

Wyllow m Cornish
The name of a 6th Century Cornish saint.

Wynford m Welsh, English (British, Rare)
Variant of Gwynfor.

Wyre m Welsh
The name is derived from the the name of the rivers Afon Wyre in Wales and Wyre in Lancashire. It means "winding river". It is bourne by the BBC journalist Wyre Davies.

Ya f Cornish, English (British, Archaic)
Variant of Ia 2.

Yakob m Cornish
Cornish form of Jacob used in Cornish Bible translations.

Yan m French, Breton
Variant of Yann.

Yann Badezour m Breton
Breton form of Jean 1-Baptiste, used in reference to the saint.

Yann-Bêr m Breton
Breton form of Jean-Pierre (cf. Yann-Vari).

Yannez f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Yann.

Yannik m French, Breton (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Yannig.

Yannou m Breton
Diminutive of Yann.

Yann-Vari m Breton
Breton form of Jean-Marie.

Yeltaz m Breton (Rare)
Variant of Gweltaz and Jildaz.

Yestin m Cornish
Cornish form of Justin.

Yeun m Breton (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. While some academics consider this name a variant of Youenn, others argue that it might be a form of Eozen.

Yeuna f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Yeun.

Ynyr m Welsh
Welsh form of Honorius.

Ynyra f Welsh (Rare)
Feminine form of Ynyr (and, as such, the Welsh cognate of Honora).

Youen m Breton
Variant of Youenn.

Youenn m Breton
Breton form of Yves.

Youn m Breton
Variant of Yeun.

Youna f Breton, French (Modern, Rare)
Breton feminine form of Youenn.

Ysaag m Manx
Variant of Ysaig.

Ysaig m Manx
Manx form of Isaac.

Ysbal f Manx
Manx form of Isabel.

Ysella f Cornish
Derived from Cornish ysel "modest". This is a recently coined Cornish name.

Ystradwel f Welsh
Derived from the Old Welsh name Stradwel, ultimately from strat meaning “valley” and guaul meaning “rampart, boundary”.

Yuaase m Manx
Manx form of Judas.

Yulid f Breton (Rare)
Breton form of Julitta.

Yuna f Breton
Probably a Breton form of Úna. This was the name of a 6th-century Welsh saint who settled in Brittany with her brother, Saint Gwenvael.

Yvar m Manx
Variant of Ivar.

Yvonnick m French, Breton (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Yvonnig.

Yvonnig m Breton (Rare)
Breton diminutive of Yvon.

Zacairiá m Irish
Irish form of Zechariah.

Zaig f Breton (Archaic)
Diminutive of Loeizaig.

Zennor m & f Cornish (Rare)
Name of a Cornish village derived from the local saint, St Senara. In current use.

Zenoby f American (South, Rare, Archaic), Cornish (Rare, Archaic), English (Rare, Archaic)
Archaic variant of Zenobia, prevalent in Cornwall and Devon as well as in the southern states of the US.

Zerelle f English (Archaic), Irish
Unknown origin, possibly a variant of a last name.

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