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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Tanjef m German (Modern, Rare)
A spelling variant of Tanjev.
Tanjeff m German (Modern, Rare)
A spelling variant of Tanjev.
Tanjev m German (Modern, Rare)
Despite its Russian sound, the name originated in Germany in the 1970's. According to the journalist Tanjev Schultz his parents have heard the name in an unidentified Russian film.... [more]
Tanjil f & m English (Australian, Rare)
A clan name of the historic indigenous inhabitants of the area (Gippsland, Victoria, Australia), subsequently given to several natural features (rivers, mountains) and towns in the region.
Tankagin f Armenian (Rare)
From Armenian թանկագին (t'ankagin) meaning "dear","precious".
Tankréd m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Tancred.
Tanne f & m West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Tane, which is a Frisian short form of names that contain the Germanic element thanc "thought", such as Thancmar.
Tanneke f West Frisian, Dutch, Flemish (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of Tane via Tanne, which was created using the diminutive suffix -ke.... [more]
Tannis f English (Rare)
Variant of Tanis. This was used by Canadian author L. M. Montgomery in her short story 'Tannis of the Flats' (1920), where it belongs to a Métis girl of Cree descent... [more]
Tanny f & m Brazilian (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Either a diminutive of Tanaquil or a variant of Danny.
Tano m Italian (Rare)
Short form of Gaetano.
Tanpopo f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From 蒲公英 (tanpopo), referring to the dandelion, likely to have originated from a contraction of 田菜 (tana), the old name for the flowering plant, with the addition of 頬 (hoho) meaning "cheek," from the flowering plant's resemblance to a cheek of a face.... [more]
Tanqueray m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tanqueray. This is the name of a brand of gin, which was founded by British distiller Charles Tanqueray (1810-1868).
Tanssi m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "dance" in Finnish.
Tanța f Romanian (Rare)
Short form of names ending in -tanța like Constanța.
Tanți f Romanian (Rare)
Diminutive of Tanța.
Tanush m Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Tanusio.
Tanyetta f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Tanya.
Tanzala f African American (Modern, Rare)
Likely an invented name.
Tanzania f African American (Rare)
From the name of the African country.
Tapley m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tapley, which was derived from the name of Tapeley, a place in Devon, England; according to the toponymist Eilert Ekwall, the place name means "wood where pegs are obtained" from Old English tæppa "peg" and leah "wood, clearing".
Taplo f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun თაფლი (tapli) meaning "honey".
Taqui m Arabic, English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Taqi.
Taralyn f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
An elaboration of Tara 1 using the popular name suffix lyn. Taralyn was a minor character on the TV show "Legend of the Seeker."
Tarasiya f Belarusian, Russian (Rare)
Belarusian and Russian feminine form of Taras.
Tarċis m Maltese (Rare)
Maltese form of Tarsicius.
Tarhonda f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix Ta with the name Rhonda.
Tariko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Tariel and its short form Taro.
Tarissa f American (Modern, Rare)
A blend of the name Tara 1 with a name that ends in -issa, such as Clarissa and Marissa... [more]
Tarje m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Torgeir found in Telemark and Aust-Agder.
Tarka m & f English (Rare), Literature
Name of the title character in Henry Williamson's novel 'Tarka the Otter' (1927) and the subsequent movie adaptation (1979). In the book the (male) character's name is said to mean "wandering as water"; perhaps the author based it on Welsh dwrgi "otter", literally "water dog", or on its Cornish cognate dowrgi.... [more]
Tarkhan m Chechen (Rare), Ingush (Rare)
From an ancient military title used by Mongol, Turkic and Iranian leaders, which is of uncertain origin. In the Mongol Empire this title granted exemption from taxation.
Tarn m English (Rare)
Middle English (originally northern English dialect) from Old Norse tjǫrn.... [more]
Tarne m Dutch (Rare), Literature
Name of a fictional male character by Dutch author Tonke Dragt. Prince Tarne is the main protagonist of a children's story titled "Het was maar een droom - De geschiedenis van prins Tarne" ("It was just a dream - The history of prince Tarne"), which is one of several short stories in the book "Het gevaarlijke venster en andere verhalen" (Tonke Dragt, 1979)
Tarōta m Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick" or 田 (den, ta) meaning "rice field/paddy" & 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou, aki.raka, hoga.raka) meaning "bright, cheerful, clear, melodious, serene" with 太.... [more]
Tarquine f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Tarquin.
Tarquinia f Ancient Roman, Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Tarquinius (see Tarquin).
Tarran m & f English (American, Rare)
From the surname Tarran.
Tarren m & f English (Rare)
Variation of Welsh Taran.
Tarrhonda f African American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Rhonda using the prefix Ta-.
Tasarla f English (Rare), Romani (Rare, ?)
Possibly means "evening" in Romani, deriving from the Wallachian word searla. Alternatively it is a variant of Tasorlo.
Taşdemir m Turkish (Rare)
Most likely a combination of words taş (from Old Turkic taş and Proto-Turkic *tāş) meaning "stone, rock, gem" and Demir, which is also used as a name, (from Old Turkic témir and Proto-Turkic *tämür) meaning "iron."... [more]
Taseen m Bengali (Muslim, Rare)
Taseen is a Quranic name for boys. Chapter 27 of the Quran (known as Surat an-Naml) begins with Taseen, just like Chapter 36 begins with Yaseen and chapter 20 starts with Taha. The meaning of these words are not known, but since they are in the Quran in the beginning of Quranic chapters, people use them as names.
Tashaud m African American (Rare)
Perhaps a blend of the phonetic element ta with Rashad.
Tasheka f African American (Modern, Rare)
Likely an invented name, possibly an elaboration of Tasha influenced by Tamika.
Tasiah f Indonesian (Rare), Indigenous American, Arabic
Feminine given name for a royal Princess of a King or Queen.... [more]
Tasiko f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Anastasia and its short form Taso.
Tassilo m German (Rare), Medieval German, Medieval Italian, Medieval French, Lombardic
Diminutive of Tasso. The Blessed Tassilo III (c. 741 – c. 796) was duke of Bavaria from 748 to 788, the last of the house of the Agilolfings... [more]
Tasuna f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Anastasia and its short form Taso.
Tasya f Russian, English (Rare)
Russian diminutive of Anastasia.
Tasziló m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Tassilo.
Tat m Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Cantonese, Rare)
Hokkien Chinese form and Cantonese Chinese variant transcription of 達 (see Da and Daat).... [more]
Tatako f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Tata 2, which is a short form of several names.
Tatara m & f Japanese (Rare)
the traditional Japanese furnace used for smelting iron and steel. The word later also came to mean the entire building housing the furnace.... [more]
Tatash m Georgian (Rare)
Variant of the Georgian name Dadash.
Tate m Georgian (Rare)
When written as ტატე, this name is a short form of Estate. It is now also used as an independent name.... [more]
Tatelyn f American (South, Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Blend of Taylor and Katelyn, or a combination of Tate and the popular name suffix lyn... [more]
Tati m Albanian (Rare)
Meaning as of yet unknown. A notable bearer of this name was the Albanian prince Tati of Kosovo (1923-1993).
Tatiane f Late Greek, Greek (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
In Greece, this name can be a variant form of the Greek name Tatiana as well as the Latin name Tatiana. In Brazil, Tatiane is usually a variant form of the Latin name Tatiana.
Tatiko f & m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Tata 2, Tate 1, Tati and Tato, which are all short forms of various names.... [more]
Tatja f Medieval Polish, German (Rare)
Medieval Polish diminutive of Tatiana.
Tatomir m Polish, Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Slavic tata "father" combined with Slavic mir "peace". A known bearer of this name was Tatomir Anđelić (1903-1993), a Serbian mathematician and expert in mechanics.
Tatsuakira m Japanese (Rare)
From 竜/龍 (tatsu) meaning "dragon" combined with Akira.... [more]
Tatumn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tatum, the spelling influenced by that of Autumn.
Tatuna f & m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Tata 2, Tate 1, Tati and Tato, as it contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).... [more]
Tauekel m Kazakh (Rare)
Means "risk" in Kazakh.
Taulanta f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Taulant.
Taulante f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Taulant.
Taurean m & f African American (Rare)
From the English word that means "person born under the astrological sign Taurus" (see Taurus). Use of the name has been inspired by the American actor Taurean Blacque (1941-2022), known for his role on the police drama television series Hill Street Blues (1981-1987), who was born Herbert Middleton, Jr... [more]
Tauren m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Taurean, perhaps influenced by Lauren. Also see Torin.
Tautvaišas m Lithuanian (Rare)
The first element of this name is derived from Baltic tauta meaning "people, nation" (see Vytautas). The second element is either derived from the Lithuanian verb vaišinti meaning "to entertain, to treat" or from the related Lithuanian noun vaišės meaning "feast, party, celebration" as well as "entertainment".... [more]
Tav f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "musical note" in Hebrew.
Tavari m African American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps an altered form of Tavares.
Tavasz f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian tavasz "springtime".
Tavi f & m English (Rare), Yiddish
Feminine diminutive of David. Diminutive of Octavia. Variation of Tavish. ... [more]
Tawarikh m & f Indonesian (Rare)
Derived from the Bible books of 1 dan 2 Tawarikh, the Indonesian translation of 1 and 2 Chronicles.
Tawelfryn m Welsh (Rare)
Derived from the Welsh word tawel meaning "quiet" and bryn meaning "hill".
Tawna f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Variant of Tawny, possibly influenced by Shawna. A notable bearer of this name is Tawna Bandicoot, a character in the Crash Bandicoot video game series.
Tawsif m Arabic (Rare), Bengali
Means "description, specification" in Arabic, derived from the root وَصَفَ (wasafa) meaning "to describe".
Taya f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Taisiya and Thaïs influenced by the spelling of the name Tai.
Tayden m & f American (Rare)
Name created alongside the -den name trend.
Taylene f English (Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Likely an invented name. Possibly an elaboration of Tayla/Taylor with the name suffix -lene in the style of Jaylene and Raylene (See also Tayley/Taylee).
Tayleona f English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning: God's "Jewel of Nature"... [more]
Taylinn f & m American (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
Meanings and history of the name Taylin. Taylin is the feminine form of Taylor (masculine) from Old English meaning beautiful taylor/seamstress.
Taylynn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Taylor and Lynn, probably based on similar-sounding names such as Kaylyn, Raelyn and Shaelyn.
Taymaz m Persian, Chechen, Dagestani, Kazakh, Uzbek (Rare)
Possibly a modern form of the ancient Persian name Tahmasp (also see its Georgian form Tamaz). Alternatively, this name may be a contracted form of Taymuraz, which ultimately comes from the ancient Persian name Tahmuras.... [more]
Taysz f Hungarian (Rare, ?)
Hungarian form of Thaïs
Tayu f & m Japanese (Rare)
Combination of a ta kanji, like 太 meaning "plump, thick," 多 meaning "many, much," 大 meaning "large, big" or 手, the bound form of te meaning "hand," and a yu kanji, such as 結 meaning "tie, bond" or 優 meaning "gentle, elegant."... [more]
Tazagul f Kazakh (Rare), Kyrgyz (Rare)
From Kazakh таза (taza) meaning "clean, neat, pure" combined with гүл (gül) meaning "flower".
Tazen m Turkish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Turkish taze meaning "new, fresh".
Tazhai f Tamil (Rare)
From Tamil தாழை (tāḻai) meaning "pandanus odorifer".
Tazia f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Tatia.
Taziko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Tazo.
Tazirga f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
From Guanche *tazirga, meaning "she who leads to the water".
Tazuka m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Tazo.
T-bone m American (Rare)
Nickname with meaning particular to the bearer, but often used for someone with a name beginning with the letter 'T'. Bearers include blues singer and guitarist Aaron Thibeaux "T-Bone" Walker (1910–1975), for whom the name was derived from his middle name because of its close pronunciation of Tee-bow... [more]
Tchelet f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "Azure" or "Light blue" in Hebrew.
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.
Tebaldo m Italian (Rare)
Variant form of Teobaldo. A known bearer of this name is the Italian former soccer player Tebaldo Bigliardi (b. 1963).
Tebronia f Georgian (Rare)
Georgian name sources state that this name is of Greek origin, but that the meaning is unknown.... [more]
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.
Tede m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Diede.
Tedi f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Teddy.... [more]
Tedi m Albanian (Rare)
Of uncertain meaning.... [more]
Tedmund m English (Rare)
Variant of Edmund, incorporating the diminutive Ted.
Tedra f American (South, Rare)
Maybe a shortened form of Cátedra.
Tedward m American (Rare), Caribbean (Rare)
Variant of Edward, incorporating the diminutive Ted.
Teea f Romanian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Tea and Romanian form of Thea.
Teegan f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Teagan.
Teel f English (Rare)
Variant of Teal.
Teela f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Dela and Tela.
Teenah f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "fig tree" in Hebrew.
Tefke f Dutch (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, though the second element of this name certainly consists of the diminutive suffix -ke. The name is possibly Frisian in origin.
Tefkros m Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Teukros. This name is rare and used mostly in Cyprus.
Tegeirian f & m Welsh (Rare)
Means "orchid" in Welsh, composed of Welsh teg "fair, beautiful" and eirian "bright, brilliant, fair".
Tegen f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish tegen "pretty thing, jewel, ornament".
Tehilah f Hebrew (Rare)
Rare variant transcription of Tehila.
Tehillah f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant transcription of Tehila.
Tehron m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
Derived from Теҳрон (Tehron), which is the Tajik and Uzbek name for Tehran, the capital city of Iran.
Tei m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Mattheus.
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.
Teika f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian teika "legend; folktale".
Teiloras m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian borrowing of Taylor (masculine form).
Tein m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Tijn.
Teis m Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Theis. It was brought to Norway from the Netherlands in the 1700's.
Teisė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Teisius.
Teisutė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Diminutive of the rare name Teisė, since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix -utė. In other words, you could say that this name is the feminine equivalent of Teisutis.
Tejo m Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Theo.
Tejram m Indian (Rare), Hindi (Rare)
This name means "radiance of Rama," "soul of Rama" or "majesty of Rama", which is derived from a combination of Sanskrit तेज (tēja) meaning "radiance, soul, majesty, lustre, energy, splendour, magnificence" and the name of the god Rama 1.
Tekle f Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Thekla. A notable bearer of this name was the Georgian princess and poet Tekle of Georgia (1776-1846).
Teklusha f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Tekla and Tekle, as it contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უშა (-usha).
Tekuna f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Teko, which itself is a diminutive of Tekla and Tekle.... [more]
Telari f American (Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Teleri or a transferred use of the Italian surname Telari.
Telerig m Bulgarian (Rare), History
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a Bulgarian khan (ruler) from the 8th century AD.
Telesfor m Bulgarian, Croatian, Polish (Rare), Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Croatian, Polish, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian form of Telesphoros (see Télesphore).
Teliav m Breton (Rare)
Original Breton form of Théliau.
Telicia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Talisha, possibly influenced by the spelling of Felicia.
Tella f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Diminutive of Otelie or Otelia. It may also be used as a diminutive of Tellervo.
Telleiv m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Torleiv.
Teller m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Teller.
Telli f & m Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Finnish (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal pet form of Torleiv... [more]
Temari f Japanese (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
This name can be used to combine 天 (ten, amatsu, ame, ama-, te) meaning "sky, heaven" or 手 (shu, zu, (-)te(-), ta-) meaning "hand" with 毬 (kyuu, iga, mari) or 鞠 (kiku, kyuu, mari), both meaning "ball."... [more]
Tembang m Indonesian (Rare)
Means "song" in Javanese.
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").
Temko m Macedonian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, but it is likely a diminutive of a masculine given name that starts with Tem-, such as Temelko.... [more]
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]
Templar m English (American, Rare)
From Old French templier, from medieval Latin templarius, from Latin templum.
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".
Tenbroeck m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tenbroeck.... [more]
Tenchi m & f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name combines 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky" with 地 (ji, chi) meaning "earth, ground", 智 (chi) meaning "intellect, reason, wisdom" or 知 (chi, shi.raseru, shi.ru) meaning "know, wisdom."... [more]
Tendeso f & m Shona (Rare)
Can mean "faith" or some may use it as meaning something used to give thanks